B1 · 32 words
Emergencies and safety in Spanish
The words for the day something goes wrong.
Echar is the verb Spanish reaches for whenever something is put somewhere with a movement. Echar la llave is to lock the door: the key is thrown at it. From there the family runs a long way — echar una manois to lend a handechar a correris to break into a runechar de menosis to miss somebodyechar la culpais to lay the blame English has no verb that stretches that far, so there is no rule to carry across: each one is met as a phrase. They are all short and all common, and the door is the one to start with.
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Verb (6)
desplomarseto collapseVerbB1
Puede desplomarse por el calor.He may collapse in the heat.
sangrarto bleedVerbB1
La mano no deja de sangrar.The hand will not stop bleeding.
huirto get away, to fleeVerbB1
Los dos consiguieron huir por el patio.The two of them got away across the yard.
rescatarto rescueVerbB1
Lograron rescatar a todos los vecinos.They managed to rescue all the neighbours.
sustraerto take without permissionVerbB1
Alguien pudo sustraer la cartera en la cola.Somebody managed to take the wallet in the queue.
identificarto identifyVerbB1
No pudo identificar a nadie en las fotos.He could not identify anybody in the photographs.
Adjective (3)
inconscienteunconsciousAdjectiveB1
El hombre seguía inconsciente en el suelo.The man was still unconscious on the ground.
desaparecidomissingAdjectiveB1
Un excursionista sigue desaparecido.One walker is still missing.
prudentecarefulAdjectiveA2
Es mejor ser prudente con el agua.It is better to be careful with the water.
Phrase (18)
el número de emergenciasthe number to ring when something happensPhraseB1
El número de emergencias es el mismo en toda Europa.The emergency number is the same all over Europe.
los primeros auxiliosfirst aidPhraseB1
Hizo los primeros auxilios hasta que llegó ayuda.He gave first aid until help arrived.
el parque de bomberosthe fire stationPhraseB1
El parque de bomberos está a dos calles.The fire station is two streets away.
la alarma de incendiothe alarm (for a blaze)PhraseB1
Sonó la alarma de incendio a media noche.The alarm went off in the middle of the night.
el olor a quemadothe smell of burningPhraseB1
Hay olor a quemado en la escalera.There is a smell of burning in the stairwell.
la salida de socorrothe emergency exitPhraseB1
La salida de socorro estaba cerrada con cadena.The emergency exit was chained shut.
advertir deto warn aboutPhraseB1
Un cartel advierte del hielo en el suelo.A sign warns about the ice on the ground.
el puesto de policíathe police postPhraseB1
Hay un puesto de policía junto al puerto.There is a police post next to the harbour.
denunciar un roboto report a theftPhraseB1
Fuimos a denunciar un robo esa misma tarde.We went to report a theft that same afternoon.
entrar a robarto break inPhraseB1
Entraron a robar en el piso de abajo.They broke in to the flat below.
la denuncia por escritothe written statementPhraseB1
La denuncia por escrito tarda una hora.The written statement takes an hour.
la oficina de objetos perdidosthe lost property officePhraseB1
Pregunta en la oficina de objetos perdidos.Ask at the lost property office.
echar la llaveto lock upPhraseB1
Echa la llave aunque salgas un momento.Lock up even if you are only going out for a moment.
la caja de seguridadthe safePhraseB1
Los papeles están en la caja de seguridad.The papers are in the safe.
pedir auxilioto call for helpPhraseB1
Empezó a pedir auxilio desde la ventana.He started to call for help from the window.
el servicio de urgenciasthe ambulance servicePhraseB1
El servicio de urgencias llegó en pocos minutos.The ambulance service arrived within minutes.
no perder los nerviosto keep your headPhraseB1
Lo primero es no perder los nervios.The first thing is to keep your head.
el botón de alarmathe panic buttonPhraseB1
Cada andén tiene un botón de alarma.Every platform has a panic button.
Noun (m) (3)
el choquethe crashNoun (m)B1
Hubo un choque en la salida del túnel.There was a crash at the tunnel exit.
el carteristathe pickpocketNoun (m)B1
En el tranvía trabaja más de un carterista.There is more than one pickpocket working the tram.
el vigilantethe security guardNoun (m)B1
El vigilante abrió la puerta desde dentro.The security guard opened the door from the inside.
Noun (f) (2)
la camillathe stretcherNoun (f)B1
Lo sacaron en camilla sin prisa.They carried him out on a stretcher without hurrying.
la sirenathe sirenNoun (f)A2
La sirena se oye desde muy lejos.The siren can be heard from a long way off.
This list belongs to Health and the body — 26 lists and 1248 words that can also be practised as a whole.
Practise this list
From these 32 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.