Set 21 Flashcards
la plebe
the plebeians, the plebs, the commoners, the masses, the rabble, the hoi polloi
impotable
non-potable, nonpotable, undrinkable, impotable
potable
potable, drinkable, drinking (potable - eg drinking water), passable (colloquial), edible (colloquial), watchable (of a movie)
el agua potable
the potable water, the drinking water
la gordura
the fatness, the obesity, the fat (grease on food), the corpulence
el pasme
the astonishment, fright, or surprise that leaves someone speechless
¡Qué pasme!
How frustrating!
llevarse un pasme
to be ashamed, to be embarrassed
el descargo de responsabilidad
the disclaimer
publicar un descargo de responsabilidad, hacer pública renuncia de responsabilidad legal
to publish a disclaimer
la declaración de ausencia de responsabilidad, el descargo de responsabilidad
the Standard Disclaimer
desbaratarse
to break down, to be disrupted, to break, to get broken, to lose it (lose one’s composure), to get messed up (used in Mexico), to fall apart, to break into pieces, to go to pieces (lose one’s composure), to flip one’s lid (lose one’s composure), to fly off the handle (lose one’s composure), to be out of control (behave badly)
desbaratar algo
to ruin something (cause literal damage or spoil something), to mess something up, to disrupt something, to destroy something (cause literal damage), to spoil something, to thwart something, to foil something, to throw something into disarray, to throw something into confusion, to confuse something (surprise something), to baffle something, to wreck something, to damage something
el lente de contacto, la lente de contacto, la lentilla (España), el pupilente
the contact lens
estar en lo cierto
to be right, to be certain
disolver algo
to break something up (a meeting, demonstration, contract, society, group of people, demonstration, or company), to dissolve something (a marriage, substance, or parliament), to disperse something (e.g. a demonstration)
disolverse
to break up (come to an end OR become dispersed), to dissolve (of a substance or marriage), to become dissolved (come to an end), to come to an end, to separate (split off), to split off, to scatter (of people), to disperse (of people), to scarper (of people)
el homicidio imprudente, el homicidio culposo, el homicidio involuntario, el homicidio imprudencial
the manslaughter (unintended killing)
el homicidio involuntario
the manslaughter (unintended killing), the involuntary manslaughter (accidental killing)
el homicidio imprudente por negligencia, el homicidio involuntario por negligencia
the negligent manslaughter (death due to carelessness)
el homicidio intencional
the voluntary homicide (killing with no prior intent), the voluntary manslaughter (killing with no prior intent)
el homicidio intencional, el homicidio imprudente, el homicidio calificado, el asesinato
the voluntary manslaughter (killing with no prior intent)
el matarife, el jifero
the slaughterman (slaughterhouse worker)
el asesino/la asesina, el matarife/la matarife
the slaughterer (1st is murderer, 2nd is slaughterhouse worker)
la matanza, el sacrificio
the slaughter (of animals for food)
la matanza, la masacre, la carnicería
the slaughter (massacre of people)
matar algo, sacrificar algo, carnear algo (Cono Sur)
to slaughter something (kill an animal for food)
masacrar a alguien, matar a alguien
to slaughter someone (massacre someone)
darle una paliza a alguien, machacar a alguien (España), aplastar a alguien, masacrar a alguien
to slaughter someone (figurative - beat someone in sports)
el matadero, el rasco (México), el desolladero, el camal (Perú/Bolivia/Ecuador)
the slaughterhouse
chiflado/chiflada
crazy, mad (crazy), nuts, nutty, screwy, batty
estar chiflado/chiflada por algo
to be crazy about something, to be mad (crazy) about something
el chiflado/la chiflada
the nutcase, the fan (of something = de + definite article), the screwball, the kook, the crackpot, the wacko
el gladiador
the gladiator
gladiatorio/gladiatoria, de los gladiadores, de gladiadores
gladiatorial
malhablado/malhablada, mal hablado/mal hablada
foulmouthed, foul-mouthed
el malhablado/la malhablada
the foul-mouthed person
la cuerda
the land measurement equivalent to 4 thousand square meters, the peculiar hobby, the area measure equivalent to 3929 centiares (3929 square meters), the rope, the string, the cord (general or anatomical), the bowstring, the winder (watch mechanism), the thread, the piece of string
cuerdo/cuerda
sane (used with estar), rational (used with estar), sensible (used with ser)
bajo cuerda
secretly, under the table (secretly), behind someone’s back
la cuerda floja
the tightrope
darle cuerda a algo
to wind something up (a mechanical apparatus)
darle cuerda a alguien
to get someone started, to get someone wound up
de cuerda
spring-powered, wind-up (of a toy)
estar en la cuerda floja
to be walking on thin ice, to be walking on a tightrope (both figurative)
el instrumento de cuerda
the string instrument
jugar a la cuerda floja
to walk on a tightrope, to walk on thin ice, to skate on thin ice (all figurative)
mentar la cuerda en casa del ahorcado, nombrar la soga en la casa del ahorcado
to bring up a sensitive subject, to mention a sensitive subject, to say the wrong thing
saltar la cuerda, saltar a la cuerda
to jump rope, to skip rope
ser de la misma cuerda
to think alike, to be on the same wavelength (figurative), to be of the same opinion
tener cuerda para rato
to have a lot to talk about, to go on for a while, to have a lot of energy, to be full of energy, to have a long life ahead of one, to have a few years in one yet
tocar la cuerda sensible de alguien
to touch someone’s nerve (excite/impress someone), to strike someone’s nerve (excite/impress someone)
tocar la fibra sensible de alguien, tocar la cuerda sensible de alguien
to hit someone’s nerve (provoke emotions), to strike someone’s nerve (provoke emotions), to touch someone’s nerve (provoke emotions)
tenemos un problema
we have a problem
muy versado/muy versada
well-versed
estar muy ducho/ducha en algo, estar muy versado/versada en algo
to be well-versed in something
la jaiba
the astute or smart person (especially in business), the female cheater (derogatory), the hooligan (derogatory), the Atlantic blue crab, the Chesapeake blue crab, the crab (living or cooked), the crayfish (living or cooked), the mouth (anatomical)
