Vol. XV Flashcards

1
Q

Zonked

A

Hecho polvo, agotado

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2
Q

Shred

A

To tear or cut something into small, thin pieces

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3
Q

Hash sth out

A

To talk about something with someone else in order to reach agreement about it

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4
Q

Blush

A

Ruborizarse

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5
Q

Drenched

A

Empapado

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6
Q

Bail

A

Fianza

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7
Q

Chink

A

Resquicio, grieta

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8
Q

Snub

A

To insult someone by not giving them any attention or treating them as if they are not important

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9
Q

Pat down

A

To search someone for weapons, drugs, etc. by touching their clothes

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10
Q

Bunce off

A

If you bounce something off someone, you tell someone about an idea or plan in order to find out what they think of it

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11
Q

Ruse

A

A trick intended to deceive someone

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12
Q

Shrug off

A

Hacerle caso omiso

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13
Q

Bide one’s/your time

A

Esperar el momento oportuno

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14
Q

Heartburn

A

A painful burning feeling in the lower chest caused by the stomach not digesting food correctly

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15
Q

Sloppy

A

Descuidado, chapucero

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16
Q

Damp down

A

To make (a fire) burn more slowly

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17
Q

Uptight

A

Tenso, nervioso

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18
Q

Duly

A

Debidamente, como era de esperar

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19
Q

Misgiving

A

Recelo, duda

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20
Q

Tip-off, tip off

A

A secret warning or piece of secret information.

Prevenir, avisar

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21
Q

Drum

A

Tamborilear

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22
Q

Put a hit out of someone

A

To order to assassinate someone

23
Q

Leverage

A

The power to influence people in order to get what you want

24
Q

Scrounge

A

To get something from someone else instead of paying for it yourself = gorronear

25
Q

Whack

A

Golpear, aporrear

26
Q

Dispose

A

Get rid of

27
Q

Snatch

A

Arrebatar algo de alguien

28
Q

Shady

A

Sombreado

Dudoso, turbio

29
Q

Groove

A

A long, narrow, hollow space cut into a surface

30
Q

Latch

A

Pestillo, cerrojo

31
Q

Shortfall

A

Déficit, escasez

32
Q

Flinch

A

Estremecerse

33
Q

Wince

A

To show pain or embarrassment suddenly and for a short time in the face, often moving the head back at the same time

Hacer una mueca de dolor

34
Q

Feisty

A

Active, forceful, and full of determination

35
Q

Hitch

A

A temporary difficulty that causes a short delay

36
Q

Snuff out

A

To cause something to end suddenly. To extinguish the flame of sth.
To kill somebody

37
Q

Swindle

A

Estafar, timar

38
Q

Toll

A

Peaje

39
Q

Dumbly (adverb)

A

Sin hablar

40
Q

Crumbly

A

Desmenuzado

41
Q

Curfew

A

Toque de queda

42
Q

Acquit

A

To decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime

43
Q

Lair

A

Guarida

44
Q

Hurdle

A

Valla

45
Q

Steadfast, staunch, unwavering

A

Always loyal in supporting a person, organization, or set of beliefs or opinions (inquebrantable, férreo, firme)

46
Q

Swampy, marshy, boggy

A

Pantanoso

47
Q

Outpouring

A

An expression of strong feeling that is difficult to control (emanación)

48
Q

Punchline

A

The last part of a story or a joke that explains the meaning of what has happened previously or makes it funny

49
Q

Nail sbs down

A

To make someone give you exact details or a firm decision about something

50
Q

Unsettle

A

Estremecer, temblar

51
Q

Gig

A

Actuación musical

52
Q

Curtsy, bow

A

Hacer una reverencia

53
Q

Plaintiff

A

Demandante

54
Q

Forth

A

Hacia delante