Vocabulary Translation, Chapter 2: La Salud

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LAS EDADES- THE AGES
● niñez(f)- childhood
● pubertad(f)- puberty
● juventud(f)- youth
● adolescencia- adolescence
● madurez(f)- maturity
● vejez(f)- old age

LOS DESASTRES- THE DISASTERS

● atropellar- to run over
● caer- to fall
● chocar- to crash
● cochebombas(m)- car bombs
● corte(m)- cut/court
● diluvio- torrential rain
● epidemia- epidemic
● huracán(m)- hurricane
● matar- to kill
● peste(f)- plague
● tropezar- to stumble

LAS ENFERMEDADES- THE ILLNESSES

● gripe(f)- flu
● neumonía- pneumonia
● paperas- mumps
● resfriado- cold
● rubéola- German measles
● sarampión(m)- measles
● SIDA(m)- AIDS
● varicela- chicken pox
● viruela- smallpox

MEDICAMENTOS- MEDICINE
● aspirina- aspirin
● drogas- drugs
● jarabe- syrup
● linimento- liniment
● medicina- medicine

PALABRAS ÚTILES- USEFUL WORDS

● aprovechar- to take advantage of
● brotar- to sprout
● mejorar- to improve/get better
● quebrar- to break/go bankrupt
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DENTISTA- DENTIST
● inyección- injection
● aguda- sharp/acute
● encías-gums
● diente- tooth
● aguja- needle
● muela- molar
● novocaína- novocaine
● sacar- to take out/remove
● escupir- to spit
● pulir- to polish
● escupidor- spittoon/mat/doormat
● fresa- drill
● saliva- saliva
● sangre- blood
● caries- cavity
● taladrar- to drill into

LAS CAUSAS- THE CAUSES

● alegría- joy
● estilo de vida- way of life
● estrés(m)- stress
● fumar- to smoke
● herir- to wound/hurt
● mordisco- bite
● picadura- sting/bite
● peligro- danger

LAS PERSONAS- THE PEOPLE

● doctor/a- doctor
● enfermo/a- sick people
● especialista- specialist/stuntman
● experto/a- expert
● herido- wounded/hurt
● matasanos- quack
● médico- doctor
● minusválido- disabled
● paciente- patient
● pediatra- pediatrician
● psicólogo- psychologist
● psiquiatra- psychiatrist
● técnico- technician
● terapeuta- therapist
● víctima- victim

EL ESTRÉS- STRESS
 ● agitado/a- agitated
● ansiar- to long for
● asustar- to frighten/scare
● aterrorizar- to terrorize
● llanto- crying
● llorar- to cry
● lloriqueo- whimpering
● pánico- panic
● preocuparse- to worry
● quejarse- to complain
● temblar- to shake
● tensión- tension

LA TERAPIA- THERAPY
● abuso- abuse
● aconsejar- to advise
● ajustarse- to fit
● apoyo- support
● calmar- to calm
● consejo- advice/board
● quejarse- to complain
● tranquilizante- soothing/tranquilizer
● tratamiento- treatment
● violación (f)- violation/rape
● células- cells
● cicatriz (f)- scar
● espinilla- pimple
● glándula- gland
● grano- pimple/spot
● grasa- fat/grease
● hormona- hormone
● lesión- injury/damage
● magulladura- bruise
● nervio- nerve
● nódulo- nodule
● poro- pore
● quemadura- burn
● quiste(m)- cyst
● rasguño- scratch
● roncha- lump
● sebáceo- sebaceous

LAS CONDICIONES- THE CONDITIONS

● cáncer- cancer
● catarro- cold
● congestión(f)- congestion
● desmayarse- to faint
● dolor(m)- pain
 ● estornudar- to sneeze
● fallecer- to pass away/die
● fiebre- fever
● fractura- fracture
● hipos- hiccups
● incapacidad(f)- inability
● infarto- heart attack
● insomnio- insomnia
● muerto/a- dead
● padecer- to suffer from/endure
● nauseabundo- nauseating
● palpitar- to palpitate
● recurrir- to turn to
● resfriado- cold
● romper- to break
● torcer- to twist
● tirón(m)- pull/tug/pulled muscle

PALABRAS FAMILIARES- FAMILY WORDS

● cabeza- head
● salud(f)- health
● enfermedad(f)- illness
● relajo- mess/chaos/commotion
● sueño- dream
● susto- scare
● encabezar- to head
● saludar- to say hello to/greet
● enfermarse- to get sick
● relajarse- to relax
● asustar- to frighten/scare
● cabezón/a- pigheaded/pigheaded person
● saludable- healthy/beneficial
● enfermo/a- sick
● relajante- relaxing
● soñoliento/a- sleepy
● asustado/a- scared
● cabecera- head/headboard
● saludos- regards
● enfermero/a- nurse
● relajación (f)- relaxation
● soñador/a- dreamer/dreamy

LOS REMEDIOS- THE REMEDIES

● aliviarse- to ease/get better
● consultar- to consult/discuss with
● cuidar- to take care of
● curación(f)- recovery
● descansar- to rest
● dormir- to sleep
● energía- energy
● enyesar- to plaster/put in a cast
● higiene(f)- hygiene
● masaje(m)- massage
● muletas- crutches