16/03 Flashcards
(667 cards)
1
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secarse
A
to dry oneself
2
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de ceniza
A
ashen
3
Q
desmerecido
A
deteriorated
4
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ardilla
A
squirrel
5
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ímpetu
A
urge
6
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pin down
A
describir
7
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embody
A
representar
8
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to bring together
A
recopilar
9
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to shatter
A
sacudir/destruir
10
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to instil
A
inculcar
11
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to point out
A
señalar
12
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to pull together
A
unirse
13
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theme park
A
parque temático
14
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quintessences
A
quintaesencias
15
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standard
A
habitual
16
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random
A
aleatorio
17
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amusements
A
diversiones
18
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snobbery
A
esnobismo
19
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mistrustful
A
desconfiado
20
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soul-searching
A
introspección
21
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law abiding
A
respetuoso con las leyes
22
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trámite
A
procedure
23
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tópico
A
stereotype
24
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zalamero
A
flattering
25
grosero
rude/ill-mannered
26
desprenderse
to point out
27
matizar
to emerge
28
doblegarse
to give in
29
encuesta
survey
30
epígrafe
epigraph
31
brusco
rough/abrupt
32
piropear
to make flirtatious comments
33
evaluar
to assess
34
arrimar
to get closer
35
retrato
portrait
36
piropo
flirtatious comment
37
segurata
private security guard
38
ineludible
unavoidable
39
trasfondo
background
40
delito
crime
41
perfil racial
racial profile
42
requisito
requirement
43
lastre
burden
44
escaso
small, limited
45
español de segunda
second-class citizen
46
Magrebí
North-African
47
prevalecer
to prevail
48
connivencia
collusion
49
testigo
witness
50
hurto
robbery/theft
51
certificado de penales
police records
52
incomodidad
awkwardness
53
punto de inflexión
turning point
54
leve
minor
55
punto de vista jurídico
legal point of view
56
avergonzado
ashamed
57
asociarse
to join (a group)
58
derogar
abolish/repeal
59
ceder
transfer/cede
60
inscribirse
to be in line with
61
escueto
succinct, plain
62
bífido
forked
63
chantaje
blackmail
64
trasiego
coming and going
65
domar
to tame/bring under control
66
contraer
to contract
67
bravía
wild, indomitable
68
fútil
trivial
69
apego
attachment
70
asignatura pendiente
unresolved matter
71
pretensión
plan, desire, claim
72
vedar
ban
73
hostigar
to bother, harass
74
bronco
harsh, rough
75
mestizo
mixed race
76
pabellón
national flag
77
soberbia
arrogance
78
recorridos
travels
79
desventuras
misadventures
80
casona
big house
81
orillas
shores
82
ubicar
to locate
83
acuñar
to coin
84
asentarse
to settle
85
anudar
to link
86
enguillir
to bolt down
87
vetar
to veto
88
poner cautelas
to set up precautions
89
banalizar
to banalise
90
querella
lawsuit
91
querellante
plaintiff
92
fiscalía
office of public prosecutions
93
judicatura
judiciary
94
es un totum revolutum
it's chaos
95
el quid de la cuestión
the heart of the matter
96
cavar la tumba
to dig the grave
97
la ganancia de pescadores
to benefit from a chaotic or confusing situation
98
marea humana
human tide
99
lesión
injury
100
lesionar
to injure
101
lesionarse
to injure oneself
102
injuriar
to emotionally damage
103
vecindad
neighbourhood
104
eje
axis
105
acogimiento
admittance
106
chantajear
to blackmail
107
desamparado
helpless
108
amparo
defence, protection
109
amparar
to protect
110
comércio atípico
black market
111
condiciones fiscales
tax conditions
112
encaminar
to direct
113
desencaminado
disorientated
114
desplegar
to deploy
115
plegable
foldable
116
mantenerse a flote
to stay afloat
117
externalizar
to outsource
118
to get something off one's chest
confesar/deshogarse
119
to marry someone
casarse con alguien
120
to take pity on someone
apiadarse de alguien/simpatizar con alguien
121
Home Office
Ministerio del Interior
122
to get the ok
dar el visto bueno
123
once
hubo un tiempo en que
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a principios de
at the beginning of
125
bonanza
prosperity
126
alentar
to strengthen
127
hacendados
landowners
128
zafra
harvest
129
certificado de nacimiento
birth certificate
130
registro civil
registry office
131
derribar
to destroy
132
quebar
to interrupt
133
formar
to train
134
capacitar
to equip
135
anhelar
to long for
136
emprender
to undertake
137
dejar sin aliento
to leave without defence
138
a la par que
on par with
139
dirigente vecinal
community leader
140
orientadora legal
legal representation
141
banderola
banner
142
reivindicar
to claim justice
143
genio
genius, temper
144
solapa
label
145
sesgo
bias
146
solapar
to overlap, conceal
147
engancharse
to hook
148
proscrito
outlawed, banned
149
proscribir
to outlaw, banish
150
camarada
friend, comrade
151
burdo
crude, coarse
152
bautizar
to baptise
153
despectivo
derogatory
154
pandilla
gang, mob
155
presidario
convict
156
hipotética
hypothetical
157
eclosión
creation, hatching, emergence
158
inacabado
unfinished
159
insignia
flagship, flag, badge
160
ujier
usher
161
rehén
hostage
162
apaciguar
to appease, soothe
163
ensordecer
to deafen
164
restañar
to heal
165
incidir
to come into play, influence
166
chirriar
to creak, to screech
167
lidiar
to deal
168
derrochar
to waste
169
conciliar
to reconcile, settle
170
conciliar el sueño
to fall asleep
171
irrumpir
to barge in
172
acusar
to accuse, to blame
173
cohibir
to inhibit
174
liarse
to make out that, to become involved in, to match
175
máquina tragaperras
slot machine
176
lucidez
lucidity, clarity
177
entramado
estructura
178
entremesera
appetiser
179
loza
crockery
180
cacharrerío
utensils
181
turmix
blender
182
disparatado
crazy, foolish, ridiculous
183
desportillado
chipped
184
perder pie
to lose out, to feel lost
185
tener la moral por los suelos
to be demoralised
186
hacer un alto
to take a break
187
ir/venir cargado
to be drunk
188
dejar meter baza
to intervene in a conversation
189
ponerse perdido
to get lost
190
medias tintas
half measures
191
pasar de castaño oscuro
to go too far, to be very serious
192
mohoso
mouldy
193
innatural
unnatural
194
sostener
to hold
195
correr de vuelta
to run back
196
shovel
pala
197
deformed
deforme
198
fence
valla
199
chain link
tela metálica
200
smallpox
viruela
201
sugar cubes
terrones de azúcar
202
to light
encender
203
fireworks
fuegos artificiales
204
scabs
costras
205
drinking fountain
fuente para beber
206
to fall in love with
enamorarse de
207
to get bored
aburrirse
208
to get tired
cansarse
209
to be puzzled
extrañarse
210
to feel sick
marearse
211
to grow sad
entristecerse
212
to cheer up
alegrarse
213
to be amused
divertirse
214
to get annoyed
fastidiarse
215
to be bothered
molestarse
216
to get frightened
asustarse
217
to grow hard
endurecerse
218
to get irritated
irritarse
219
to become empty
vaciarse
220
to be dying
agonizar
221
to diminish
disminuir
222
to go deaf
ensordecer
223
to lose weight
adelgazar
224
to die
morir
225
to get worse
empeorar
226
to go mad
enloquecer
227
to improve
mejorar
228
to grow bright
clarear, iluminar
229
to be silent
enmudecer
230
to grow young
rejuvenecer
231
to come back to life
resuscitar
232
to increase
aumentar
233
to get ill
enfermar
234
to age
envejecer
235
to get dark
oscurecer
236
to grow
crecer
237
to go red
enrojecer
238
to be born
nacer
239
to get fat
engordar
240
to grow pale
palidecer
241
soplar
to blow
242
apagar
to put out, to switch off
243
banquero de inversión
investment banker
244
banquero
banker
245
paisano
civilian/fellow countryman
246
the more...more
cuanto más...más
247
to taunt
provocar
248
pinkish
rosado
249
greenish
verdoso
250
-ito/a
to indicate smallness and endearment
251
-illo/a
to indicate smallness and endearment (southern and central spain)
252
-cico/a
substitute for -ito, most common in eastern spain and spanish-speaking caribbean countries
253
bote
container
254
camión
truck
255
-uelo/a; -zuelo; -ezuelo; -ecezuelo
to indicate smallness, but in a derogatory form
256
ladrón
thief
257
pícaro
swindler
258
-ote/a
to indicate endearment or denote largeness in size
259
cabezota
big-headed/stubborn
260
angelote
large figure of an angel; chubby child; decent person (in south america)
261
amigote
buddy, pal, mate
262
-ucho/a
to indicate a negative connotation
263
casucha
shack, hovel
264
flaco
thin
265
flacucho
skinny
266
medicucho
quack, quackish
267
-ón/ona
to make a word bigger in size or intensity
268
cuchara
spoon
269
el cucharón/ la cucharona
ladle
270
el vozarrón/la vozarrona
booming voice
271
el portón/la puertona
gate
272
grandón/grandona
very big
273
simpaticón/simpaticona
very easily likeable
274
tontorrón/tontorrona
very silly (usually with endearment)
275
apagón
blackout
276
resbalar
to slip, to slide
277
resbalón
a slip
278
tropezar
to bump into, to trip over
279
tropezón
a trip, a stumble
280
mirón/mirona
nosy, snoopy
281
llorón/llorona
weeper, crybaby
282
tragar
to swallow, to gulp down
283
tragón/tragona
greedyguts, pig
284
-azo/a
to make a word bigger in size or intensity; to indicate a hit or blow with something
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puño
fist
286
puñetazo
punch
287
cabezazo
blow to the head
288
portazo
door slam
289
cañón
cannon
290
cañonazo
cannon shot
291
-udo/a
to indicate having a lot of something (normally used with parts of the body and physical qualities
292
peludo
hairy, furry
293
forzudo
strongman
294
orejudo
big-eared
295
-ada
to indicate a violent action or blow with; to indicate a big quantity or full of (similar to -ful in english); to indicate an action or effect of an infinitive
296
cuchillo
knife
297
cuchillada
knife cut, stab wound
298
cuerno
horn
299
piedra
rock, stone
300
pedrara
a hit or blow with a stone
301
cucharada
spoonful
302
millonada
fortune, lots of millions
303
-dor/-dora
to create instruments and household appliances that make the action of the verb they are derived from; to create names of places where you do the action of the infinitives they are derived from; to create occupations and jobs; to create adjectives and nouns having a specific quality related to the infinitive they are derived from
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asar
to roast
305
asador
rotisserie
306
probar
to try on
307
encantador/encantadora
charming
308
hablador/habladora
talkative; chatterbox
309
-al
to form adjectives that mean 'related to'; to form nouns that indicate a place where the original noun can be found
310
arrozal
paddy field
311
arenal
sandy area
312
-ante
to turn verbs into nouns and adjectives
313
picar
to be hot, to be spicy, to sting
314
calmante
painkiller; soothing, calming
315
-ario/a
to indicate a profession; to indicate a place; to mean 'a group of'; to mean 'related to'
316
empresario
entrepreneur
317
becario
intern, apprentice
318
bibliotecario
librarian
319
escenario
stage
320
campanario
bell tower
321
abecedario
alphabet
322
recetario
cookbook
323
poemario
book of poems
324
-ero/a
to turn a noun into an occupation; to denote types of fruit trees; to form adjectives with the meaning 'related to'; to form nouns meaning 'the place in which to keep'
325
camionero/a
truck driver
326
frutero/a
fruit seller
327
verdulero/a
greengrocer
328
panadero/a
baker
329
cocotero
coconut palm
330
limonero
lemon tree
331
melocotonero
peach tree
332
platanero
banana tree
333
pescar
to fish for
334
pesquero/a
related to fishing
335
lechero
related to milk
336
setentero/a
related to the 70s
337
azucarero
sugar bowl
338
salero
salt shaker
339
monedero
purse
340
-ía
to form the names of stores and shops from nouns; to indicate relation
341
galán
handsome man
342
galantería
gallantry
343
camaradería
comradeship
344
-mente
to transform adjectives into adverbs
345
-ista
to create names of occupations; to denote people who support or are associated with something
346
madridista
real madrid player or supporter
347
-acho/a
to add a negative connotation or contempt to a word
348
poblano
small hillbilly town
349
hombracho
big, heavy-built guy
350
-ajo/a
to denote something very small and insignificant, usually with a negative connotation
351
miga
crumb
352
migaja
tiny, insignificant crumb
353
hierba
grass
354
hierbajo
weeds
355
-anza
to form a noun from a verb
356
fiar
to sell/give on credit
357
-able/ible
to form adjectives from verbs
358
absorber
to absorb
359
absorbible
absorbable
360
-dad
to form a noun that's representative of the adjective or verb that it comes from
361
contabilidad
accounting
362
activar
to activate
363
-ísmo/a
to turn adjectives into adverbs that emphasise having a lot of or being in the most extreme state
364
-oso
to turn nouns into adjectives
365
-ano/a
to turn nouns into adjectives that indicate belonging or origin from the noun
366
-dero
to indicate a position, title, occupation etc in relation to a verb or noun; to turn a verb into a place where the activity verb occurs; to form an adjective out of a verb to indicate that something is possible
367
barrer
to sweep
368
barrendero
street sweeper
369
honda
sling
370
hondero
slinger, someone who uses slingshots
371
embarcar
to embark
372
embarcadero
pier
373
lavadero
laundry room
374
pagadero
payable
375
llevar
to take, tobear
376
llevadero
tolerable, bearable
377
hacedero
doable
378
-adizo
to form adjectives form verbs to mean 'prone to'
379
manchar
to stain
380
manchadizo
easily stained, prone to staining
381
olividadizo
forgetful, prone to forgetting
382
quebrar
to break
383
quebradizo
fragile, delicate
384
-grafo
spanish equivalent of the english ending - graph
385
-iento
to form adjectives from nouns that convey a physical or emotional condition
386
sed
thirst
387
sediento
thirsty
388
hambriento
sorrow
389
amarillento
yellowish
390
darle asco / disgustarle
to disgust
391
hacerle falta
to need something
392
tocarle
to be someone's turn
393
quedarle
to have something left
394
volverle loco
to drive (someone) crazy
395
convenirle
to be good for / suitable for
396
entusiasmarle
to be excited for something
397
dolerle
to be painful / to hurt
398
las chanclas
flip-flops
399
la sombrilla
sun umbrella
400
la tabla de surf
surfboard
401
la cometa
kite
402
la pala
shovel
403
la pelota de playa
beach ball
404
el castillo de arena
sandcastle
405
la concha
shell
406
las algas
algae, seaweed
407
la medusa
jellyfish
408
bucear
to dive/snorkel
409
estar fuera
to be outside
410
el veraneo
summer holiday
411
nublado
cloudy
412
cielo despejado
clear sky
413
La Pascua
Easter
414
florecer
to bloom
415
la hoja
leaf
416
la noche de brujas
halloween
417
fresco
cool, not hot
418
la cosecha
harvest
419
congelado
frozen
420
lloviendo a cántaros
raining cats and dogs
421
las botas de goma
rainboots
422
el impermeable
raincoat
423
la inundación
flood
424
el tifón
typhoon
425
luna de miel
honeymoon
426
escalofrío
shiver
427
helar
to freeze
428
ligero
light, slight, gentle
429
estremecimiento
thrill, shiver
430
dicha
happiness, bliss
431
ternura
tenderness
432
blancura
whiteness
433
friso
frieze
434
mármol
marble
435
rasguño
scratch, scrape
436
rasguñar
to scratch
437
sin un rasguño
unscathed
438
hallar
to find, discover
439
hallar un equilibrio
to strike a balance
440
nido
nest
441
arrastrar
to drag, to haul
442
insidiosamente
treacherously
443
reponer
to replenish, replace, refill
444
sollozo
sob
445
respiración honda
deep breath
446
llanto
cry
447
pozo
pit, well
448
baranda
rail, railing
449
interminablemente
endlessly
450
anaquel
rack, stand
451
angosto
narrow
452
zaguán
hallway, entrance
453
desembocar en
to culminate in, to result in
454
abismado
engrossed
455
espejo
mirror, glass
456
superficie
surface, area
457
bruñida
burnished
458
transversal
cross, cross-sectional
459
peregrino/a
pilgrim
460
acaso
perhaps
461
legua
league
462
piadoso/a
pious
463
mentira piadosa
white lie
464
tirar
to pull, throw, dump
465
sepultura
burial, grave
466
insondable
unfathomable, impenetrable
467
quedarse a gusto
to feel satisfied
468
quedarse tranquilo
to feel at peace
469
quedarse embarazada
to get pregnant
470
quedarse quieto
to remain still
471
pardo
colour between grey and brown
472
manco/a
a one-armed man
473
tuerto/a
a one-eyed person, or someone who is blind in one eye
474
vergüenza ajena
second hand embarrassment
475
duende
feeling of awe and inspiration
476
aturdir
when someone overwhelms, bewilders or stuns you to the point you can't focus or think straight
477
resol
the reflection of the sun off of a surface or the glare of the sun
478
sobremesa
after-dinner conversation
479
anteayer
the day before yesterday
480
desvelado/a
unable to sleep or sleep-deprived
481
pavonearse
strutting around like a peacock, acting like they own the place
482
picotear
to nibble, snack on
483
el hombro
the shoulder
484
la barriga
the tummy
485
la rodilla
the knee
486
el dedo
the finger
487
la espalda
the back
488
el codo
the elbow
489
el cuero cabelludo
the scalp
490
la frente
the forehead
491
la mejilla
the cheek
492
la barbilla
the chin
493
las cejas
the eyebrows
494
el párpado
the eyelid
495
las pestañas
the eyelashes
496
la muñeca
the wrist
497
el pulgar
the thumb
498
la cintura
the waist
499
el ombligo
the belly button
500
las caderas
the hips
501
el muslo
the thigh
502
la pantorrilla
the calf
503
el tobillo
the ankle
504
el hígado
the liver
505
el riñón
the kidney
506
el vientre
the womb
507
rasurarse
to shave
508
un diente de ajo
a garlic clove
509
llover
to rain
510
nevar
to snow
511
tronar
to thunder
512
chispear/llovinzar
to drizzle
513
la granizada
hailstorm
514
el bochorno
sultry or muggy weather
515
la racha/ráfaga
gust (of wind)
516
la niebla
fog
517
el granizo
hail
518
el pronóstico
forecast
519
actually
de hecho, realmente
520
currently
actualmente
521
to attend
asistir
522
to take care of
atender
523
to assist
ayudar
524
warning, notice
aviso
525
arena
estadio
526
plot
argumento
527
bald
calvo
528
bucket
balde
529
basement
sótano
530
bigot
un intolerante
531
trillion
billón
532
billion
mil millones
533
soft
blando
534
firefighter
bombero
535
carpet
alfombra
536
coincidence
casualidad
537
to choke
ahogar
538
comfort
comodidad
539
complexion
tono de piel, tez
540
accessory
complemento
541
to condescend
dignarse
542
to comply, to agree
condescender
543
having a cold
constipado
544
to correspond to
corresponder
545
curse
maldición
546
deception
engaño
547
delight
encanto
548
to wake up
despertar
549
destitute
indigente
550
diversion
desviación
551
empress
emperatríz
552
envy
envidia
553
eventually
a largo plazo
554
to excite
emocionar
555
to arouse
exitar
556
fabric
tela
557
facilities
instalaciones
558
familiar
conocido
559
bargain
ganga
560
vulgarity
grocería
561
to introduce
presentar
562
to insert
introducir
563
knot
nudo
564
relatives
parientes
565
to pretend
fingir
566
preservative
conservante, conservador
567
preoccupied
distraido
568
barber
rapista
569
to stir
remover
570
to resume
reanudar
571
to summarise
resumir
572
sane
cuerdo
573
sensible
sensato
574
perceptive
sensitivo
575
sin
pecado
576
soap
jabón
577
to tolerate, put up with
soportar
578
adormecer
to numb
579
stranger
desconocido
580
afraid
temeroso
581
to jabber/falter
farfullar
582
to tremble
temblar
583
edge
borde, límite
584
twin
gemelo
585
to stun/dizzy
aturdir
586
burden
carga/responsabilidad
587
to recede
retroceder
588
to entrust
confiar
589
clavar
to pin, to thrust
590
clavar un puñal
to stab
591
una y otra vez
over and over again
592
to joke
bromear
593
plans
planes
594
la peste
plague
595
grueso
bulk, majority
596
to pour
verter, echar
597
breath
aliento, respiración
598
mist
niebla, vaho
599
cloud
nube, sombra
600
coat
abrigo
601
crossed
cruzado
602
damp
húmedo
603
to whisper
susurrar
604
wet
mojado
605
cricket pitch
cancha de críquet
606
silver
plata
607
euphemistic
eufemístico
608
middle-aged
de mediana edad
609
to engage, to enter into
entablar
610
to meet up
reunirse
611
to misunderstand
malinterpretar
612
to hurt (feelings)
herir (sentimientos)
613
estirar
to stretch
614
arrugar
to wrinkle, to crumple
615
hule
rubber
616
mercado de pulgas
flea market
617
ralo
sparse, wispy
618
apuñalar
to stab
619
engreído
smug, arrogant
620
manso
meek, gentle
621
morado
purple
622
chillón
harsh, garish, gaudy
623
moretones
bruises
624
desperdicio
waste
625
anyway
de todos modos, en todo caso
626
mattress
colchón
627
porch
porche
628
socks
calcetines
629
grease
grasa
630
breakfast
desayuno
631
puñetazo
punch
632
rabieta
tantrum
633
gachas
gruel
634
estufa
stove, fire
635
desvencijado
cikety, dilapidated
636
féretro
coffin, casket
637
patadas
kicks
638
estremecer
to shake, to twitch
639
mezquino
petty, shabby
640
sin gracia
unfunny, unfunnily
641
agacharse
to bend, to squat
642
reventar
to burst, to pop
643
swollen
hinchado
644
wrinkles
arrugas
645
thick
grueso, denso
646
upside down
boca abajo, invertido
647
graceful
elegante
648
acariciar
to caress, to stroke
649
soltar
to release, to free
650
gemido
groan, wail
651
frotar
to rub
652
suela
sole
653
pisar
to tread, to step
654
curtain
cortina
655
clown
payaso
656
desgastado
worn, frayed
657
suelto
loose, flowing
658
brakes
frenos
659
to honk
pitar, tocar la bocina
660
to hit
golpear, tropezar con, atropellar
661
hoarse
afónico, ronco
662
traffic light
semáforo
663
troublemaker
alborotador
664
to dye
teñir
665
stretcher
camilla
666
meddling, nosy
metiche
667
nailed, stuck
clavado
