Set 1 Flashcards
el error de bulto, el gran error
the big mistake
descarrilar
to derail
salvo que (+subjuntivo), al menos que (+subjuntivo), a menos que (+subjuntivo)
unless (+subjunctive)
el exfoliante
the exfoliant
en cuanto (+subjuntivo), tan pronto como (+subjuntivo)
as soon as (+subjunctive)
cuanto antes, lo antes posible, lo más pronto posible
as soon as possible
el inversor/la inversora
the investor
dispuesto a (+infinitivo)/dispuesta a (+infinitivo)
ready to (+infinitive), willing to (+infinitive), disposed to (+infinitive)
por tanto
so, therefore
el sintagma (m)
the phrase, the syntagm
el asombro
the amazement, the surprise, the fright
generar algo
to generate something, to produce something, to create something
la racha
the streak, the (good/bad) run, the gust of wind
por lo que
so, for which reason, which is why
la brújula
the compass
el ejército
the army
plenamente
fully, completely, thoroughly
según
according to, just as (time), depending on
exigir algo
to demand something, to require something, to levy something, to call for something
la norma
the rule, the norm, the standard
demás
additional, remaining
de más
extra, spare, too much/too many
hallarse
to be (located somewhere), to be part of, to find oneself (in a state or emotion or to discover oneself), to feel something (a state or emotion)
en lugar de (+infinitivo)
instead of (+infinitive), in place of (+infinitive)
la plaza
the square, the job position
el doctorado
the doctorate, the PhD
el manantial
the spring (of water)
obrar
to act (function), to have an effect (function), to work (function), to pass a stool
obrar milagros
to work miracles
el tiovivo
the merry-go-round, the carousel, the roundabout
el hereje/la hereje
the heretic
los ambages
the circumlocutions
el circunloquio
the circumlocution
el cuáquero/la cuáquera
the Quaker
el catering, el servicio de comidas, el servicio de comida y bebida
the catering (the food itself)
la hostelería, la restauración, el catering
the catering (industry/job)
el alicantino/la alicantina
the person from Alacant
Alicante
Alacant (city in Spain)
el barco atunero
the tuna fishing boat
el pescador atunero/la pescadora atunera
the tuna fisherman/the tuna fisherwoman
encrespado/encrespada
curly, choppy, frizzy
con decisión
decisively, resolutely
la carabela
the caravel
el récord
the record (sports or account - eg no record exists of the event)
la sintaxis
the syntax
cuanto (+adjetivo) es (+sustantivo) . . . más/menos (+adjetivo será sustantivo)
the (adjective) the (noun) is . . . the more/less (adjective “will be” the noun)
cuanto mayor . . . más difícil
the higher . . . the harder
el rendimiento
the performance, the capacity, the output, the yield, the return (on an investment)
el coeficiente
the coefficient, the rate
la comprensión
the comprehension, the understanding
el atún
the tuna
al día
up to date, current
pan comido
easy as pie, a piece of cake
el pay, el pai
the pie
el papagayo, el loro, la cotorra, el perico
the parrot
llamarse andana
to go back on one’s word
el diente andana, el diente ectópico
the tooth that is out of line or in the same place as another
es hora de (+infinitivo)
it’s time to (+infinitive)
qué pena, qué lástima
what a pity, what a shame
ojear algo
to browse through something, to have a look at something, to peruse something, to beat something (drive something away - eg birds with a stick)
algo para la posteridad
one for the books, something to remember
el porcentaje
the percentage
complejo/compleja
complex, complicated
el cálculo
the calculation, the arithmetic, the calculus, the estimate
la seguridad
the security, the safety, the certainty, the (emotional/mental) conviction, the confidence
ti mismo
yourself
pulsar algo
to press something, to push something (press), to tap something, to click something, to pluck something (strum - eg a string), to sound something out (assess), to take something’s pulse, to pulsate (intransitive)
los dos primeros/las dos primeras
the first two
la piquiña
the envy, the itch
en pausa
paused
pasar por alto algo
to overlook something (disregard or not notice), to skip something
la ortografía
the spelling, the orthography
la ronda
the round (in sports or part of a series or in games or culinary - eg round of drinks), the patrol (tour of inspection), the beat (tour of inspection), the rounds (tour of inspection), the hand (in card games), the beltway (transport), the bypass (transport), the serenade (music)
rellenar
to refill something, to stuff something (a cushion or food), to fill something (a hole or cakes), to fill something in (gaps), to fill something out (a form) (ALL CAN BE FOLLOWED BY DE TO MEAN WITH)
la progresión
the progression (music or development)
volteado/volteada
upside down, queer (offensive)
el volteado/la volteada
the turncoat (offensive), the queer (offensive)
dudoso/dudosa
doubtful
la febrícula
the mild fever, the low-grade fever
la expulsión
the expulsion
espontáneo/espontánea
spontaneous
la hipercorrección, la ultracorrección
the hypercorrection (grammatical - eg dijistes instead of dijiste, pienso de que instead of pienso que, inflacción instead of inflación)
la hipercorrección fónica
type of hypercorrection where a word is misspelled due to confusion with another (eg inflacción instead of inflación)
la hipercorrección léxica
type of hypercorrection where one word is used instead of another due to not knowing the meaning
la hipercorreción morfosintáctica
type of hypercorrection: queísmo or dequeísmo (eg pienso de que instead of pienso que)
espléndido/espléndida
splendid, magnificent, generous (character trait), lavish
el trullo
the slammer (jail)
abofetear
to slap something
la luciérnaga
the firefly, the lightning bug, the glowworm
el metaplasmo
the metaplasm (grammatical)
desahuciar a alguien
to evict someone, to declare someone terminally ill, to give up hope for someone
costroso/costrosa
crusty (attitude), scabby (medical)
la costra, la postilla
the scab
formar costra
to scab over
inmenso/inmensa
immense, vast, enormous, great, deep (intense), tremendous
el chorro
the stream, the jet (of water), the ton (of something - figurative)
el informe, el reportaje, el reporte, la noticia, la crónica
the report
el contenido
the content
biodegradar algo
to biodegrade something
biodegradarse
to biodegrade (intransitive)
métele con candela
fire up, fire it up, get excited, give it all you’ve got
el sufijo
the suffix
el prefijo
the prefix
descalzo/descalza
barefoot, discalced (religious)
calcinar algo
to scorch something, to burn something, to char something, to calcine something (chemistry)
el sopapo
the smack, the slap
cachetear
to slap something (general or in the face), to hit something, to scrounge, to leech off
el aguaje
the watering hole, the water supply, the tide, the current, the wake (of a ship)
inmune
immune (unaffected or medically), exempt (ALL FOLLOWED BY A)
meter mano en algo
to meddle with something, to get one’s hands on something
meter mano
to interfere, to get one’s teeth in, to grope, to meddle, to be/get active, to put one’s hands in (to do one’s part)
meter mano a algo
to deal with something
meter mano a alguien
to grope someone, to feel someone up, to fondle someone’s body, to caress someone without their consent for one’s own sexual pleasure
la bayoneta
the bayonet
el girasol
the sunflower
la margarita
the daisy, the marguerite, the margarita, the daisy wheel (of a typewriter)
la bilharzia
the bilharzia
bembetear
to gossip, to talk trash, to chatter
puedo manejarlo, tengo esto, yo me ocupo, yo me encargo
I got this
puedes manejarlo, tienes esto, lo tienes, tú puedes
you got this
el cliente/la cliente
the customer, the client, the hotel guest, the caller (visitor to a store)
el atuendo, el equipo
the outfit
buen equipo
nice outfit
no muerdas el anzuelo
don’t take the bait
morder el anzuelo
to take the bait
el cebo, el anzuelo, la carnada
the bait
no te muerdas (la lengua)
don’t bite your tongue (literal), don’t hold your tongue (figurative)
el lagarto, la lagartija (pequeña)
the lizard (2nd is small lizard)
algaro/algara, a la deriva
adrift
el al garete
the disaster, the mess
al garete
down the drain, adrift, off the rails, out of it, wild (eg running wild), recklessly (adverb)
el éxito
the success
exitoso/exitosa
successful
exitosamente
successfully
el zafacón, la papelera, el bote de basura, el cubo de basura
the trash can
clavar algo/a alguien
to hammer something (followed by en), to drive something (force - followed by en), to thrust something (force - followed by en), to pin something (force - followed by en), to sink something (force - followed by en), to stick something (force - followed by en), to nail something (put up with nails - followed by en), to screw something/someone (tools and to have sex), to rip someone off (overcharge), to fix something (stare/gaze - followed by en)
clavarse algo/a alguien
to get something (to force), to stick something (to force), to screw someone (have sex with)
se me clavó un tenedor en la mano sin querer
I stuck a fork in my hand by accident
el tornillo
the screw (metal pin fixed with a screwdriver), the bolt (metal pin fixed with a nut)
el destornillador
the screwdriver (tool or drinking cocktail)
sacar a pasear a (tu perro)
to walk (your dog)
la maldad
the evil, the wickedness, the wicked thing
cualquiera diría que . . .
you’d think that . . . , anyone would think that . . .
tomar una foto, sacar una foto, hacer una foto
to take a picture
quedar
to remain, to have left over, to be left over, to be (+ location or adjective)
quedarse
to stay, to go (condition, eg blind)
no se me queda (+ sustantivo)
I can’t remember (+ noun)
todo el mundo, todos/todas
everyone
veintitrés
23
veintiséis
26
veintisiete
27
alrededor, por aquÍ
around, in the vicinity
alrededor de algo, en torno a algo
around something, encircling something
el aprendizaje
the learning, the apprenticeship, the training period
la ficha
the index card, the record card, the file (computer), the gaming chip (in a casino), the game piece, the game counter, the domino, the token, the ticket, the contract, the rat (when describing a person)
Él es una ficha
he’s a rat
expulsar algo/a alguien
to throw something out, to expel something, to eject something, to send someone off (eg a sports field)
el padrino
the godfather, the best man, the sponsor, the second (a duel assistant), the 2-liter soda bottle
pipón/pipona
potbellied, bloated
la balsa
the raft, the pond, the pool (of natural water), the balsa (tree)
el basurero
the dump, the trash can
el basurero/la basurera
the garbage collector, the refuse collector, the garbage man/the garbage woman
los binoculares, los prismáticos
the binoculars
el cachorro/la cachorra
the puppy (of a dog), the cub (of a bear or lion), the pup (of a fox, seal, or sea lion)
la coincidencia
the coincidence, the agreement
la casualidad
the chance (coincidence), the coincidence
el masoquista/la masoquista
the masochist
el masoquismo
the masochism
el honor
the honor
honrar algo
to honor something
Es un honor para mí (+infinitivo)
I’m honored to (+infinitive)
Me honra(n) (+sustantivo)
I’m honored by (+noun)
la élite
the elite (group)
de élite, selecto/selecta
elite
en conflicto, en guerra
at war
en guerra con
at war with
reemplazar algo
to replace something (with something else)
recolocar algo, devolver algo
to replace something (to the way it was)
el aborrecedor/la aborrecedora, la persona que odia (algo/a alguien), el hater/la hater
the hater
generoso/generosa
generous (character trait or in amount)
generoso/generosa, abundante
generous, large
la lista de personas buscadas
the wanted list
se busca(n)
“wanted” (in adverts or on a poster)
el bagel, la rosca (de pan), la rosquilla
the bagel
eructar, erutar
to burp, to belch
el eructo, el eruto
the burp, the belch
el filete
the filet
el bioma
the biome
la cancha
the sports court, the sports field, the (work/job) experience, the free rein
aparentar
to appear as, to feign, to seem, to show off
la magdalena, el bollo, el muffin
the muffin
la muletilla
the filler word, the red cape (in bullfighting), the walking cane
el mandinga
the devil, the goblin, the evil spirit, the Malinke language, the black person
el mandinga/la mandinga
the Malinke person
mandinga
related to the Malinke people
lo mismo te digo, lo mismo para ti
right back at you
la picadera, la picada, el tentempié, el refrigerio, el bocadito, la merienda (por la tarde)
the snack (last is in the afternoon)
tomarse un tentempié, picotear, pinchar
to snack
el aterrizaje
the landing (aviation)
el brownie, el bizcocho de chocolate (y nueces)
the brownie (dessert)
la niña exploradora
the Brownie (Girl Scouts)
el duende
the brownie (supernatural being), the elf, the goblin, the imp, the spirit (supernatural being), the leprechaun, the charm (attractive quality), the magic (attractive quality)
la melena
the mane (of a lion or person), the long hair (of a person), the bob (haircut)
las melenas, la pelambrera
the mop of hair
