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Capítulo 4 — 14 ES–EN vocabulary cards with Spanish audio, plus further vocabulary and contextual meanings.
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Una mañana diferente
1. Vocabulary cards
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- preparado/a
- ready
- raro/a
- strange
- llegar tarde
- to arrive late
- sigue vacía
- is still empty
- nadie
- nobody
- hace frío
- it is cold
- enfermo/a
- ill
- quizás
- maybe
- el tono
- the ring (phone)
- contestar
- to answer
- el móvil
- the mobile phone
- la correa
- the (dog) lead
- ninguno/a
- none, not one
- la rutina
- routine
2. Further vocabulary
| Spanish word or expression | English meaning in context |
|---|---|
| ser como un reloj | to be as regular as clockwork Antonio follows his routine so reliably that he is compared to a clock; the meaning is figurative. |
| una correa para personas | a leash for people Antonio sees a mobile phone as something that ties people down and limits their freedom. The full metaphor adds meaning beyond the noun correa in the cards. |
| la gorra azul | the blue cap The missing blue cap evokes Antonio’s absence. It is a clue within this story, not a fixed Spanish idiom. |
| el paseo marítimo | the seafront promenade Earlier el paseo refers to this promenade, a place for walking beside the sea. |
| en punto | exactly; on the dot |
| y cuarto | a quarter past |
| y media | half past |
| la mesa de la ventana | the table by the window |
| nunca | never |
| la panadera | the baker (a woman) |
| Don Antonio | Mr Antonio; Don Antonio Don is a respectful Spanish title used before a given name; retain the form Don Antonio when reading the dialogue. |
| no sé | I don’t know |
| ¿Y Don Antonio? | What about Don Antonio?; Where is Don Antonio? Here y introduces a question about the absent person; English supplies the missing words from context. |
| estar nervioso/a | to be worried; to feel anxious Rocío is a little worried because Antonio has not appeared. |
| llamar a casa de alguien | to phone someone’s home |
| llevar el móvil | to carry one’s mobile phone In nunca lo lleva, lo refers back to el móvil; llevar means to have it with him, not merely to own it. |
| pensar en alguien | to think about someone |
| toda la mañana | all morning |
| todo el tiempo | all the time |
| las tostadas | toast; slices of toasted bread |
| abrirse | to open La puerta no se abre means the door does not open; the story uses the event to show the expected arrival does not happen. |