10 Flashcards
(200 cards)
1
Q
County
A
Condado
2
Q
To wrap up warm
A
Abrigarse
3
Q
Based on
2 forms
A
En base a
En base en
4
Q
As a result of
A
A raíz de
5
Q
It’s 20 degrees
A
Hay 20 grados
6
Q
To be handy
A
Estar a la mano
7
Q
To come across
A
Toparse
8
Q
Investigate (3 forms)
A
Investigar
Indagar
Averiguar
9
Q
Even (e.g. worse)
3 forms
A
Aún
Incluso
Hasta
10
Q
Because I’m stupid
Because he’s lazy
(Phrases)
A
Por tonto
Por flojo
11
Q
Things outstanding to do
To be attentive
A
Pendientes
Estar pendiente
12
Q
To decorate
Decorative
Decoration
A
Adornar
De adorno
Adorno
13
Q
Out of the blue
A
De la nada
14
Q
Kind hearted
A
Corazón de pollo
15
Q
Steel
A
Acero
16
Q
Ivory
A
Marfil
17
Q
In instalments
A
A plazos
18
Q
Mould
A
Moho
19
Q
Long time no see!
A
¡Qué milagro!
20
Q
To get used to (the environment)
A
Ambientarse
21
Q
One in a million
A
Fuera de serie
22
Q
Sack
That’s something else entirely
A
Costal
Es harina de otro costal
23
Q
Dense (3 forms)
A
Denso
Tupido
Espeso
24
Q
To recommend highly
A
Recomendar ampliamente
25
To charge at, attack, criticise
Arremeter contra
26
Prestige
| 2 forms
Prestigio
| Caché
27
Fickle
Voluble
28
To gamble with e.g. safety
Apostarse
29
To inflame
Enardecer
30
A nonsense, contradiction
Contrasentido
31
To soften, ease, mitigate
Atenuar
32
Bundle, lump, bag
| To be in the way (phrase)
Bulto
| Estar de bulto
33
To settle up
Solventar
34
Majority (adjective, e.g. vote)
Mayoritario
35
Most of the time
La mayor parte del tiempo
36
Of utmost importance
De suma importancia
37
Accelerate
| Decelerate
Acelerar
| Desacelerar
38
Needy
Necesitado
39
Wire netting, mesh
Malla
40
Cunning, crafty
Mañoso
41
To lean against
| 2 forms
Recargarse
| Inclinarse
42
To grind or crush
Machacar
43
Crooked
Chueco
44
To detach
| 2 forms
Desprender
| Despegar
45
Syringe
Jeringa
46
Bald (informal, friendly)
Pelón
47
To replenish, reinstate
Reponer
48
Finishings
Acabados
49
Motivating
Motivante
50
To feel or touch
Palpar
51
To be in trouble
Estar en problemas
52
Head of state, leader
Mandatario
52
To fit or match (e.g. 2 pieces)
Embonar
52
To shoot a ball; to put up with someone (sl.)
Chutar
52
Condemned; damned...
Condenado
52
To bring up or suggest
Plantear
52
To vindicate; to restore one's reputation
Reivindicar
52
Warmth (of a person)
Calidez
53
Coldness (of a person)
Frialdad
54
Without doubt (phrase to emphasise a something said in negative form)
De plano
55
To set the date
Ponerle fechas
56
Are you crazy?
| 3 slang phrases
Estás güey?
Estás chiflado?
Estás pacheco?
57
Like always (phrase to emphasise fact)
De por sí
58
To get goose bumps
| 2 forms
Ponerse la piel chinita
| Ponerse la piel gallina
59
An enclosure or site
Recinto
60
Achilles' heel
Talón de Aquiles
61
Self-learning
Autodidáctico
62
Wholesale client
| In bulk
Cliente mayorista
| Al mayoreo
63
Detached
Desprendido
64
Generous
| 2 forms
Dadivoso
| Generoso
65
Sole of foot
Planta
66
Shares (of a company)
Acciones
67
Chancellor
Canciller
68
To milk (a cow)
Ordeñar
69
Don't even go there!
Ni que lo digas!
70
A ton
Tonelada
71
Manners
Modales
72
Hash sign
| 2 forms
Tecla de gato
| Tecla de número
73
Goods, merchandise
| 2 forms
Insumo
| Mercancía
74
A voucher for petrol, food etc.
Un vale
75
To be deserving of
Ser acreedor de
76
I don't care (informal, but not too strong)
Me vale gorro
77
To inform (phrase, formal)
Hacer de su conocimiento
78
Neutral
Neutro
79
Null
Nulo
80
To pour; to express or voice (elegant)
Verter
81
Unhygienic
| 2 forms
Insalubre
| Antihigiénico
82
Butt (of cigarette)
Colia
83
Fixed e.g. contract
De planta
84
Side
| 2 forms
Lado
| Costado
85
To bother (phrase)
Dar lata
86
To compliment or say nice things about (Mx slang)
Chulear
87
Beak
Pico
88
To fuck up; to fuck this shit up
Hacer mierda
89
It seems X to me
| 2 forms
Me parece X
| Se me hace X
90
(Immediate) Surroundings
Etorno
91
To get drunk (very Mx)
| I'm on the piss!
Empedar
| Estoy en la peda!
92
To sting
| A sting; a small addition of booze
Picar
| Un piquete
93
To be broke
| Mx phrase
Andar bruja
94
Senate
Senado
95
A motto
El lema
96
Balance (amount)
Saldo
97
Marsh
Pantano
98
Scratch (an itch)
| Scratch (strong e.g. to injure) (2 forms)
Rascar
| Rasguñar; Arañar
99
(A person) Full of problems, complexes
Acomplejado
100
To de depressed (Mx slang)
| Depressed
Bajonearse
| Bajoneado
101
A moral
Una moraleja
102
To take responsibility for
Responder
103
To make work hard, to crack the whip
Cargar la mano
104
Light years
Años luz
105
Everything revolves around...
Todo gira en torno a...
106
Retirement home
Asilo
107
Staff (3 words)
El personal
El empleados
La plantilla
108
Latest technology
Tecnología de punta
109
To nourish
Nutrir
110
Housing
Vivienda
111
Suppress
Suprimir
112
Too sticky or sweet
| Literal or figurative
Empalagoso
113
Hyperactive
| 2 forms
Hiperactivo
| Acelerado
114
To be all talk / someone that exaggerates a lot
| To talk a lot
Ser puro chorro
| Echar chorro
115
Scorpion
| 2 forms
El escorpión
| El alacrán
116
Third time lucky
La tercera es la vencida
117
It's famous for the rain
Es famoso por la lluvia
118
I'm on it!
Estoy en eso!
119
To man e.g. a boat
Tripular
120
To betray
A betrayal
Traitor
Traicionar
Traición
El traidor
121
The rest
| The others
Lo demás
| Los demás
122
Rehearsal; essay
| To rehearse
Ensayo
| Ensayar
123
Student (adjective e.g. student march)
Estudantil
124
Fellow countryman
Paisano
125
To oppose
Oponerse a
126
Office for lawyer, accountant etc
Despacho
127
Scarce
Scarcely
Scarce resources; poor
Escaso
Escasamente
Escasos recursos
128
To hinder or make difficult
Dificultar
129
Very poor, impoverished
Paupérrimo
130
Everything's running smoothly
Todo marcha sobre ruedas
131
Bunch, bouquet
Ramo
132
In the flesh
En carne propia
133
Pride
Orgullo
134
In person
Presencial
135
To tread carefully
Tratar con pinzas
136
Agreeable, engaging, pleasant
Ameno
137
Eagerness, desire; effort
Afán
138
Very softly, quietly, gently
Quedito
139
The X possible
| Soonest, longest, briefest etc
Lo más X posible
140
To do a bit of exercise (Mx phrase)
Hacer pierna
141
In retrospect
En retrospectiva
142
To take matters into your own hands
Tomar cartas en el asunto
143
To spend like crazy, squander
Despilfarrar
144
As time passes, I get hungrier
Conforme pasa el tiempo, tengo más hambre
145
I've got no other choice
No me queda de otra
146
Something very difficult or impossible (Mx phrase)
Está en Chino
147
To agree
Acordar
148
To try to remember
Hacer memoria
149
In a personal view
A título personal
150
He that is silent, gives consent
El que calle, otorga
151
A person or thing that is everywhere (phrase)
El ajonjolí de todos los moles
152
To be caught off guard
Agarrar en curva
153
Only! (With emphasis)
Tan sólo!
154
Secular
| 2 forms
Secular
| Laico
155
To standardise, classify
Tipificar
156
Bow tie
| To push your luck
Moño
| Ponerse moños
157
To turn a blind eye
Hacerse de la vista gorda
158
Brick
Ladrillo
159
Zipper
Cierre
160
Fish tank
Pecera
161
To burp
Eructar
162
Kid (slang)
Chamaco
163
Cot
Cuna
164
A draft (written)
El borrador
165
Coastal
Costera
166
Yacht
El yate
167
To cheat on a partner
| Person cheated on; deceived
Poner los cuernos
| Cornudo
168
A vessel, craft or boat
La embarcación
169
A finding
El hallazgo
170
A leak
La fuga
171
Tissue (anatomy)
Tejido
172
Womb
Matriz
173
Vein
La vena
174
Relationship (with family member)
Parentesco
175
To wrinkle, crease
A wrinkle, crease
Wrinkled, creased
Arrugar
Arruga
Arrugado
176
To snub or reject something
| Colloquial
Hacer el feo
177
To not be working nor studying (Mx phrase)
Estar de nini
178
To pick apart, scrutinise
Desmenuzar
179
Everywhere!
| Mx phrase
Aquí y en China
180
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To praise (2 forms)
A praise
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Elogiar; echarle flores
| Elogio
181
To knock over
Volcar
182
Stranded
Varado
183
To hoard; to hog
Acaparar
184
Weights
Pesas
185
To put off, defer
Postergar
186
To lose weight
| 2 forms
Adelgazar
| Enflacar
187
To mist up; to tarnish
Empañar
188
Carriage; hearse
Carroza
189
To run into, charge towards
Embestir
190
To snatch
Arrebatar
191
Transmitter
El emisor
192
A bump
Batacazo
193
It's well known that...
Es bien sabido que...
194
It can be assumed that...
Es de suponer que...
