12 Flashcards

1
Q

10 metres long

3 forms

A

10 metros de extensión
10 metros de largo
10 metros de longitud

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2
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To con, trick

A

Estafar

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3
Q

Who are you supporting?

A

¿A quién le vas?

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4
Q

Nickname

2 forms

A

Apodo

Sobrenombre

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5
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Very impressed (slang)

A

Lampareado

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6
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Malice

A

Saña

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7
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Evil (noun)

A

Maldad

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8
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Treatment (medical)

Treatment (behaviour towards)

A

Tratamiento

Trato

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9
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Collision

2 forms

A

Colisión

Encontronazo

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10
Q

Maybe (Mx slang)

A

Estaría (bien)

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11
Q

Umpteenth, nth

A

Enésima

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12
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To put on

To have on

A

Ponerse

Estar puesto

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13
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I’m afraid that

A

Me temo que

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14
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How [adjective]

Alternate to como

A

Lo [adjective]

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15
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Alarmed

A

Alarmado

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16
Q

Let’s get to work

A

Manos a la obra

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17
Q

To twist

A

Torcer

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18
Q

The ending

A

El desenlace

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19
Q

The sender

A

El / la remitente

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20
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To figure out

A

Plantearse

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21
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That’s the last straw; that’s too much

A

Es el colmo

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22
Q

I don’t feel comfortable (2 forms)

A

No me hallo bien

No me encuentro bien

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23
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Sleepwalker

A

Sonámbulo

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24
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At the same time (e.g. 3pm)

A

A la misma hora

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25
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Plot of land

A

Parcela

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26
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Two other friends

A

Otros 2 amigos

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27
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To press firmly, to emphasise

A

Recalcar

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28
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To roar

My stomach is rumbling

A

Rugir

Me están rugiendo las tripas

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29
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To persist in, to insist upon

A

Obstinarse en

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30
Q

-ish

Eg cute-ish, famous-ish

A

-ón
Monón
Famosón

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31
Q

To go back on a decision

A

Echarse para atrás

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32
Q

To reject (phrase)

A

Echar abajo

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33
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A consequence

2 forms

A

Consecuencia

Secuela

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34
Q

Someone that goes too far (Mx)

A

Llevadito

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35
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To invigorate, brighten

A

Avivar

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36
Q

To be soaked by the rain

Slang

A

Hecho sopa

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37
Q

An errand, small job

A

Diligencia

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38
Q

To make/be proud

A

Enorgullecerse

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39
Q

To rub yourself after hitting yourself on something

A

Sobarse

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40
Q

To not take care of
In a bad state; careless
Don’t worry!

A

Descuidar
Descuidado
Descuida!

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41
Q

It better be!

A

Más (te) vale

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42
Q

Dew; a sprinkling

A

Rocío

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43
Q

Bowling pin

A

Bolo

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44
Q

Record, documentation, file

A

El expediente

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45
Q

A hint or suggestion of something

A

Esbozo

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46
Q

Hood

A

Capucha

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47
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To cede, give up, hand over

A

Ceder

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48
Q

In the dark

A

A oscuras

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49
Q

Razor blade

A

Navaja

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50
Q

To get a big head

A

Subirse a la cabeza

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51
Q

Premature

A

Precoz

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52
Q

Business hours, opening hours, hours of operation

A

Horario de atención

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53
Q

3 million people

A

3 millones de personas

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54
Q

To vilify

A

Vilipendiar

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55
Q

Flock (of birds)

A

Parvada

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56
Q

A loss

A

Una pérdida

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57
Q

More than anything

A

Más que nada

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58
Q

Headed by; led by; run by

A

Encabezado por

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59
Q

Watt

A

Vatio

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60
Q

To talk to yourself

A

Hablar entre dientes

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61
Q

To make known

A

Dar a conocer

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62
Q

More than one should, more than one is supposed to

A

Más de la cuenta

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63
Q

Operating theatre

A

Quirófano

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64
Q
More than (a number)
(X is) more than (Y)
A

Más de

Más que

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65
Q

Hurriedly, without care (Mx slang)

A

Al chilazo

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66
Q

Well kept

A

Bien conservado

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67
Q

From a distance

A

A lo lejos

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68
Q

Thug, trickster

A

Fichita

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69
Q

To get revenge

A

Vengarse

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70
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To part from; to cut (e.g. cake)

A

Partir

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71
Q

A slap

Someone with chubby cheeks

A

Cachetada

Cachetón

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72
Q

Spend a massive amount

On eg event

A

Echar la casa por la ventana

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73
Q

To withdrawn into oneself; to keep to oneself

Withdrawn, reserved

A

Retraerse

Retraído

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74
Q

Break or playtime; recreation

A

Recreo

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75
Q

These are the people with whom I went to the game

A

Estas son las personas con las que fui al partido

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76
Q

This is the pen with which I write

A

Este es la pluma con la que escribo

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77
Q

This is the friend I talked to you about

A

Esta es la amiga de la que te hablé

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78
Q

Parliament

A

Parlamento

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79
Q

Who are you going to believe?

A

¿A quién le vas a creer?

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80
Q

Son-in-law

Daughter-in-law

A

Yerno

Nuera

81
Q

To not make sense; to not be understandable (phrase)

A

No tener pies ni cabeza

82
Q

Psychiatric hospital

A

Manicomio

83
Q

To inherit

A

Heredar

84
Q

To overrun or run longer than expected

A

Ir para largo

85
Q

Go for it!

A

Dale!

86
Q

I’m a beginner (phrase)

A

Estoy (muy) verde

87
Q

Dirt, muck

A

La mugre

88
Q

By means of, through, via

A

Mediante

89
Q

The green, the red etc.

A

El verde, el rojo…

90
Q

… and a bit (2 forms)

I arrived just after 12

A

…y cacho/ pico

Llegué a las 12 y cacho/ pico

91
Q

What’s up?

More elegant than qué pedo?

A

¿Qué pex?

92
Q

Already Mexico is polluted, without the volcano erupting

A

De por sí México está contaminada, sin la erupción de la volcán

93
Q

Stubborn, convinced, stuck to

A

Aferrado

94
Q

To make excuses (phrase)

A

Dar largas

95
Q

Marker pen

A

Marcador

96
Q

To quote (a phrase)

A

Citar

97
Q

To be full up, to the top

A

Estar al tope

98
Q

To take a long time

Mx slang

A

Colgarse

99
Q

Unequivocal, strict, categorical

A

Tajante

100
Q

To suffer from

A

Padecer

101
Q

To flip a coin

A

Echar un volado

102
Q

Overwhelming

A

Abrumador

103
Q

Someone who gets angry easily

A

Corajudo

104
Q

Dwarf

A

Enano

105
Q

He didn’t do anything to achieve it

A

No es mérito suyo

106
Q

The speech or talking

A

El habla

107
Q

To be loveable

A

Darse a querer

108
Q

To differ

A

Diferenciarse

109
Q

To be hooked on something

Four forms

A

Estar metido
Estar picado
Estar enganchado
Estar clavado

110
Q

To overlook, miss, ignore

A

Pasar por alto

111
Q

Tedious

A

Tedioso

112
Q

3.5 years

A

3 años y medio

113
Q

To hang out the clothes

A

Tender la ropa

114
Q

Clothes line

A

Tendedero

115
Q

To disassociate

A

Deslindarse

116
Q

To make the bed

2 verbs

A

Tender / hacer la cama

117
Q

To cover, extend over

“He that tries to do too much, accomplishes little

A

Abarcar

El que mucho abarca, poco aprieta

118
Q

To pull the flush

A

Bajar la palanca

119
Q

To smell of

A

Oler a

120
Q

Shelf (2 forms)

A

Repisa

Estantería

121
Q

Crude, primitive, rough

A

Tosco

122
Q

Green beans

A

Los ejotes

123
Q

To have a terrible memory (phrase)

A

Tener memoria de teflón

124
Q

To make life hard, to be given a hard time

Mx phrase

A

Hacer la vida de cuadritos

125
Q

To overdo it

A

Excederse

126
Q

The least important thing (phrase)

A

Lo de menos

127
Q

Everywhere, all over

A

Por doquier

128
Q

Big waterfall; cataract

A

Catarata

129
Q

To beat around the bush

A

Andarse con rodeos

130
Q

To get mixed-up (Mx phrase)

A

Hacerse bolas

131
Q

Absolutely (for emphasis), seriously

A

De plano

132
Q

Omen

Bearer of bad news

A

Agüero

Ave de mal agüero

133
Q

Vulture, opportunistic person (2 forms)

A
El buitre
El zopilote (opportunist)
134
Q

A novice (2 forms)

A

Neófito

Novato

135
Q

A taxpayer

A

Un / una contribuyente

136
Q

A scare

A

Un susto

137
Q

It was expected

A

Era de esperarse

138
Q

What traffic! What adrenaline!

A

¡Vaya tráfico! ¡Vaya adrenalina!

139
Q

The announcement is expected at 2pm

A

El anuncio se espera a las 2pm

140
Q

There you go (informal)

A

Ahí te va

141
Q

Let’s call it quits

A

Ahí muere

142
Q

Intriguing

A

Intrigante

143
Q

To swear (phrase with emphasis)

A

Jurar y perjurar

144
Q

A warning

A

Una advertencia

145
Q

The thing is… (Mx)

A

El chiste es…

146
Q

What a relief!

A

¡Qué alivio!

147
Q

Faultless

A

Intachable

148
Q

In bold

A

En negrilla

149
Q

The whereabouts

A

El paradero

150
Q

Person who clears tables in restaurant or cafe

A

Garrotero

151
Q

To digress or ramble

A

Divagar

152
Q

To get ready (to go out)

A

Alistarse

153
Q

Obsessed

2 forms

A

Obsesionado

Endiosado

154
Q

Enough savings

A

Bastantes ahorros

155
Q

Snatch

2 forms

A

Arrebatar

Arrancar

156
Q

Striking

A

Llamativo

157
Q

Scarcely

A

A escasos

158
Q

To go pear shaped, tits up

Mx phrase

A

Ponerse color de hormiga

159
Q

From now on

A

De ahora en adelante

160
Q

Help!
(Unspecific, unlike ayúdame)
(2 forms)

A

Auxilio

Socorro

161
Q

To capitalise on, benefit from, take advantage of

A

Sacarle provecho

162
Q

To hit the target, get right without knowing it

A

Atinarle

163
Q

To play around, mess around

A

Juguetear

164
Q

With everything;
(He told me) every detail
(Phrase)

A

Con nombre y apellido

165
Q

To reveal

2 forms

A

Develar

Revelar

166
Q

To meow

A meow

A

Maullar

Maullido

167
Q

Around 1980

Only with dates

A

Hacia 1980

168
Q

The lineup (eg football)

A

La alineación

169
Q

Permission to…

A

Permiso para…

170
Q

We have nothing to be nervous about

A

No tenemos por estar nerviosos

171
Q

My brother is older than me

A

Mi hermano es más grande que yo

172
Q

Box (in theatre, stadium)

A

Palco

173
Q

A stay

A

Una estadía

174
Q

To vent, let off steam, relieve

A

Desahogar

175
Q

To astonish (phrase, 2 forms)

A

Quedarse de a seis

Quedarse con el ojo cuadrado

176
Q

Mortar and pestle

A

Molcajete

177
Q

An official document

A

Oficio

178
Q

Every cloud has a silver lining

A

No hay mal que por bien no venga

179
Q

A follow up

A

Seguimiento

180
Q

Scruffy

2 forms

A

Fodongo (informal)

Desaliñado

181
Q

Mole (animal)

A

Topo

182
Q

Oak

A

El roble

183
Q

Landscape

A

El paisaje

184
Q

Elderly or old person (colloquial)

A

Ruco / Ruca

185
Q

To dictate or say aloud

A

Dictar

186
Q

Silk

A

Seda

187
Q

Lump, swelling, bruise

A

Roncha

188
Q

They take the piss!

A

Se manchan!

189
Q

I won’t return until 10pm

2 forms

A

No voy a regresar hasta las 10pm

Voy a regresar hasta las 10pm (Mx colloquial)

190
Q

Waterproof

A

Impermeable

191
Q

Young upstart, kid

A

Escuincle, Escuincla

192
Q

Fuck! Damn it!

A

Carajo!

193
Q

To head over to / out to / into etc (v informal)

I’m going to nip out for a coffee

A

Lanzarse

Me voy a lanzar por un café

194
Q

To be in love with

A

Estar enamorado de

195
Q

Crane, tow truck

A

Grúa

196
Q

Boiler

A

Caldera

197
Q

Paving stone, slab

A

Losa

198
Q

A look

A

Una facha