10 Flashcards
County
Condado
To wrap up warm
Abrigarse
Based on
2 forms
En base a
En base en
As a result of
A raíz de
It’s 20 degrees
Hay 20 grados
To be handy
Estar a la mano
To come across
Toparse
Investigate (3 forms)
Investigar
Indagar
Averiguar
Even (e.g. worse)
3 forms
Aún
Incluso
Hasta
Because I’m stupid
Because he’s lazy
(Phrases)
Por tonto
Por flojo
Things outstanding to do
To be attentive
Pendientes
Estar pendiente
To decorate
Decorative
Decoration
Adornar
De adorno
Adorno
Out of the blue
De la nada
Kind hearted
Corazón de pollo
Steel
Acero
Ivory
Marfil
In instalments
A plazos
Mould
Moho
Long time no see!
¡Qué milagro!
To get used to (the environment)
Ambientarse
One in a million
Fuera de serie
Sack
That’s something else entirely
Costal
Es harina de otro costal
Dense (3 forms)
Denso
Tupido
Espeso
To recommend highly
Recomendar ampliamente
To charge at, attack, criticise
Arremeter contra
Prestige
2 forms
Prestigio
Caché
Fickle
Voluble
To gamble with e.g. safety
Apostarse
To inflame
Enardecer
A nonsense, contradiction
Contrasentido
To soften, ease, mitigate
Atenuar
Bundle, lump, bag
To be in the way (phrase)
Bulto
Estar de bulto
To settle up
Solventar
Majority (adjective, e.g. vote)
Mayoritario
Most of the time
La mayor parte del tiempo
Of utmost importance
De suma importancia
Accelerate
Decelerate
Acelerar
Desacelerar
Needy
Necesitado
Wire netting, mesh
Malla
Cunning, crafty
Mañoso
To lean against
2 forms
Recargarse
Inclinarse
To grind or crush
Machacar
Crooked
Chueco
To detach
2 forms
Desprender
Despegar
Syringe
Jeringa
Bald (informal, friendly)
Pelón
To replenish, reinstate
Reponer
Finishings
Acabados
Motivating
Motivante
To feel or touch
Palpar
To be in trouble
Estar en problemas
Head of state, leader
Mandatario
To fit or match (e.g. 2 pieces)
Embonar
To shoot a ball; to put up with someone (sl.)
Chutar
Condemned; damned…
Condenado
To bring up or suggest
Plantear
To vindicate; to restore one’s reputation
Reivindicar
Warmth (of a person)
Calidez
Coldness (of a person)
Frialdad
Without doubt (phrase to emphasise a something said in negative form)
De plano
To set the date
Ponerle fechas
Are you crazy?
3 slang phrases
Estás güey?
Estás chiflado?
Estás pacheco?
Like always (phrase to emphasise fact)
De por sí
To get goose bumps
2 forms
Ponerse la piel chinita
Ponerse la piel gallina
An enclosure or site
Recinto
Achilles’ heel
Talón de Aquiles
Self-learning
Autodidáctico
Wholesale client
In bulk
Cliente mayorista
Al mayoreo
Detached
Desprendido
Generous
2 forms
Dadivoso
Generoso
Sole of foot
Planta
Shares (of a company)
Acciones
Chancellor
Canciller
To milk (a cow)
Ordeñar
Don’t even go there!
Ni que lo digas!
A ton
Tonelada
Manners
Modales
Hash sign
2 forms
Tecla de gato
Tecla de número
Goods, merchandise
2 forms
Insumo
Mercancía
A voucher for petrol, food etc.
Un vale