Set 38 Flashcards
el alminar, el minarete
the minaret
la estocada
the stab, the thrust, the stab wound, the sword thrust (in bullfighting), the death blow (in bullfighting)
la cúpula
the cupola, the dome, the turret (on a ship), the leadership, the leaders, the upper echelons
el espadachín
the swordsman, the swashbuckler
escaso/escasa, exiguo/exigua, insuficiente
scant (insufficient)
sucinto/sucinta, corto/corta, pequeño/pequeña, estrecho/estrecha
scant (skimpy - of clothes)
escaso/escasa, poco/poca
scant (both are little in quantity, 1st is also in short supply) (both are used before noun)
desatender algo
to scant something (ignore something), to neglect something, to disregard something, to ignore something, to shrug something off
escatimar algo
to scant something (limit/hold something back - eg details), to skimp on something, to be sparing with something, to stint with something (skimp on), to spare something (skimp on - eg spare no expense), to be unstinting in something (NOT skimp on - when used in the negative)
un poco menos de algo, casi algo
a scant something (slightly less than something)
escaseando, que escasea(n)
in scant supply
desatender a alguien
to neglect someone, to disregard someone, to ignore someone
no escatimar gastos, no escatimar en gastos, no reparar en gastos
to spare no expense
escasamente (+adjetivo)
scantily (+adjective) (NOT used for clothing), barely, hardly, scarcely, slightly, sparsely, poorly, with difficulty
insuficientemente vestido/insuficientemente vestida, ligero de ropas/ligera de ropas, medio desvestido/medio desvestida, con poca ropa, ligero de ropa
scantily clad, scantily-clad, scantily dressed, scantily-dressed (last is adverb)
la obertura
the overture (in music)
la insinuación, la propuesta, la proposición
the overture (proposition to someone - 1st is sexual, others can be general or sexual)
esta noche, hoy en la noche
tonight (today after sundown)
esta noche, hoy por la noche
tonight (today in the evening)
esta noche
tonight (today after sundown, today in the evening, this day’s night, or this day’s evening), last night
el armónico, el sobretono
the overtone (in music - acoustical frequency of an instrument)
el tinte, el matiz, la connotación, la alusión, la insinuación
the overtone (connotation)
el trasfondo, el mensaje de fondo
the undertone (underlying quality/meaning)
la voz baja, el tono bajo
the undertone (low voice)
decir algo en voz baja, decir algo en tono bajo
to say something in an undertone
el matiz
the undertone (muted color or scent), the overtone (connotation), the tinge (nuance in meaning), the nuance (meaning), the touch (nuance in meaning), the subtle difference (nuance in meaning), the shade (slight color or shadow), the hue (slight color or shadow), the tint (slight color), the aspect (part of something - especially part of meaning/perspective)
la alta abstención de votantes, la baja participación de votantes, el bajo número de votantes, la baja participación electoral
the low voter turnout
el gran número de votantes, la alta participación de votantes, la alta participación electoral, la elevada participación electoral, la elevada participación de votantes
the high voter turnout
la concurrencia de votantes, la participación de electores, la participación electoral, la participación de votantes, la participación de los votantes
the voter turnout
el bombardero
the bombardier (air soldier who drops bombs), the bomber (plane that drops bombs)
bombardero/bombardera, de bombardeo
bombing (1st is that drops bombs, 2nd is related to bombing)
el caza-bombardero, el cazabombardero, el avión de cazabombardero
the fighter-bomber (military plane)
el bombardeo
the bombardment (literal or figurative - torrent of something - or in physics - intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance), the bombing, the shelling, the air raid, the air attack, the barrage (figurative - torrent of something), the volley (figurative - torrent of something)
apuntarse a un bombardeo
to be game for anything, to be up for anything
el bombardeo publicitario
the advertising blitz, the publicity barrage
bombardear algo/a alguien, acribillar algo/a alguien
to bombard something/someone (1st is literal or figurative - barrage with something - 2nd is only figurative) (both can be used with con + noun)
la Mancomunidad, la Commonwealth, la Comunidad Británica de Naciones
the Commonwealth (former members of British Empire - eg Canada)
el estado
the Commonwealth (US State - Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia), the state (condition OR country OR part of country OR in physics), the condition, the statement (in finance), the status (online), the phase (in physics), the stage (in physics)
el Estado, la Mancomunidad, el estado libre asociado, el territorio autónomo
the Commonwealth (self-governing part of US - eg Puerto Rico)
la Comunidad
the Commonwealth (former members of Soviet Union)
la Commonwealth
the Commonwealth (former members of British Empire OR federal union of states - eg Commonwealth of Australia), the Commonwealth of Nations (British-controlled countries), the British Commonwealth (British-controlled countries)
la República
the Commonwealth (United Kingdom), the republic (when lowercase)
de la Commonwealth
Commonwealth (of the British Commonwealth)
la CEI (la Comunidad de Estados Independientes)
the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) (former Soviet states)
el país de la Commonwealth, el país miembro de la Commonwealth
the Commonwealth country (nation in British Commonwealth)
la Mancomunidad de Australia, la Commonwealth de Australia
the Commonwealth of Australia
la Mancomunidad de Naciones
the Commonwealth of Nations (countries of former British Empire)
el MREMN (el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y de la Mancomunidad de Naciones)
the FO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (government agency in UK)
el Estado
the state (country), the nation
la comunidad
the community (society OR group of people), the association, the service charge (used in Spain), the service fee (used in Spain)
la comunidad autónoma (España)
the autonomous community, the autonomous region
la comunidad científica
the scientific community
la comunidad de bienes
the joint ownership (of a property), the community property
la Comunidad de Madrid
the Community of Madrid, the Autonomous Community of Madrid
la comunidad de propietarios
the residents’ association, the homeowners’ association
la comunidad de vecinos
the neighborhood association, the homeowner’s association
