BL May Vocab

Question 1

La apertura

Answer 1

The opening / gap

Question 2

El encuadre

Answer 2

The framing (photo)

Question 3

La nitidez

Answer 3

The clarity

Question 4

Entregar

Answer 4

To turn in / deliver / hand in

Question 5

Maria me preguntó de qué era la tarea y para cuando ella debía entregarla

Answer 5

Maria asked me what the assignment was and when she should turn it in.

Question 6

Mi mama me sugirió que debería hacer un trabajo que me gustara.

Answer 6

My mom suggested that I should do a job that I liked.

Question 7

El nudo

Answer 7

The knot

Puedes usar con “hacer” para decir “to tie a knot” - hizo un nudo - he tied a knot

Question 8

Hinchado / inflamado

Answer 8

Swollen

Question 9

Lastimar

Me lastimé el pulgar

Answer 9

To hurt

I hurt my thumb.

Question 10

No me di cuenta lo importante que es… hasta que….

Answer 10

I didn’t realise how important…. was until…

Question 11

Antes de que + subj

Answer 11

Before….

Always needs to follow with subj.

E.g. Antes de que fueramos al gimnasio.

Recuérdame que te dé el libro antes de que te vayas

Question 12

No sé como me quedará

Answer 12

I don’t know how it will look on me (la ropa).

Question 13

Se daño

Answer 13

Was damaged (from dañarse)
SLT: damaged itself

Question 14

Está dañado / estropeado

Answer 14

It is damaged

Question 15

La revista

Answer 15

The magazine

Question 16

Desvincularse

Answer 16

To dissociate/distance oneself

Ivanka Trump se ha desvinculado de la campana de su padre.

Yo nunca me había desvinculado a mi familia, por lo que hubiera sido dificil vivir en el extranjero.

Question 17

La nuera

Answer 17

Daughter-in-law

Question 18

que tendrá lugar en…

Answer 18

that will take place in…

Question 19

Financamiento

Answer 19

Financing / funding

Question 20

La ciclovía

Answer 20

The bike path

Question 21

No está bien diseñado.

Answer 21

It is not well-designed.

Question 22

Aterrizar / despegar

Answer 22

To land / to take off

Specifically for planes, helicopters etc.

Espero que el avión no haya despegado todavía.

Question 23

Embarcar / desembarcar

Answer 23

Embark / disembark

For ships

Sidney fue el primer lugar donde los europeos desembarcaron en Australia.

Question 24

Me daría mucho miedo si no tuviera ahorros

Answer 24

It would give me a lot of fear if I had no savings.

Question 25

Si estuviera soleado y frío todos los días, estaría en el cielo

Answer 25

If it was sunny and cold every day, I would be in heaven.

Question 26

Algo es algo, peor es nada

Answer 26

Something is something, worse is nothing. Basically a spanish saying meaning "something is better than nothing"

Question 27

de posgrado

Answer 27

Postgraduate Mi novia va a empezar clases de posgrado el proximo año

Question 28

Las barreras

Answer 28

Barriers

Question 29

Esparcir Esparcieron enfermedades.

Answer 29

To scatter / spread (ideas or disease)

Question 30

Es un buen hábito seguir adelante sin mirar átras

Answer 30

It is a good habit to move forward without looking back.

Question 31

Cuando está lloviendo todos los días, puedes tener moho en tu ropa.

Answer 31

When it's raining everyday, you can get mould in your clothes.

Question 32

Tuvieron que firmar un tratado.

Answer 32

They had to sign a treaty.

Question 33

Se fundo...

Answer 33

It was founded/established... SLT: It found/established itself...

Question 34

Afrontar

Answer 34

To confront / take (something) Al final afronté la verdad. Afrontará consecuencias legales.

Question 35

Vale la pena

Answer 35

It's worth it

Question 36

La sien

Answer 36

Temple (part of the head)

Question 37

No fuimos colonizados por España

Answer 37

We were not colonized by Spain

Question 38

Para mi solo

Answer 38

To myself / for myself Tengo mi casa para mi solo. I have my house to myself.

Question 39

El plomero / la plomera

Answer 39

The plumber

Question 40

El jubilado / la jubilada

Answer 40

Retiree

Question 41

Desilusionar

Answer 41

To disappoint / disillusion Nadie quería escucharme, y esta experiencia me desilusionó.

Question 42

Después de que + subj

Answer 42

After... Después de que mi novia se vaya, iré al gimnasio.

Question 43

Que es lo que estaré haciendo mañana?

Answer 43

What will I be doing tomorrow?

Question 44

No hay ningúna persona que me observe.

Answer 44

There's no one watching me. Note: subjunctive of observar because of double negation.

Question 45

Para mantenerme ocupado

Answer 45

To keep me busy

Question 46

Rendimiento

Answer 46

Performance / yield / return

Question 47

La zona horaria

Answer 47

Time zone

Question 48

Engañoso/a

Answer 48

Deceiving

Question 49

Peor que el mío

Answer 49

Worse than mine

Question 50

Catar

Answer 50

To taste / sample (used with wine) Catamos los bocadillos y el champán que servirán en nuestra boda.

Question 51

Aplastar

Answer 51

To flatten Uso mi gora para aplastar mi cabello.

Question 52

Se está rodando

Answer 52

It is still rolling / shooting / filming

Question 53

La trama

Answer 53

The plot

Question 54

Confundo el martes con el jueves a veces.

Answer 54

I confuse Tuesday with Thursday sometimes.

Question 55

Pedir prestado / prestarse

Answer 55

To borrow (use temporarily). Note: there's no verb "to borrow" in spanish, so this is used instead. In this case the person asking for the loan becomes the subject. E.g. Siempre le puedes pedir prestado el coche a tu padre. SLT: Always (to him/dad) you can ask to borrow the car to your dad. ¿Me prestas la aspiradora un par de horas? Can you lend me your vaccum cleaner for a couple hours?

Question 56

Si no te hubieras arreglado rápido, habrías salido tarde de casa.

Answer 56

If you hadn't dressed / gotten ready quickly, you'd have left home late.

Question 57

Si hubiera pagado en dolares, me habría costado casi tres mil dolares

Answer 57

If I had paid in dollars, it would have cost me almost three thousand dollars.

Question 58

Tardar

Answer 58

To take (time). Note: often infers it's taking too long. Si tardas, vamos a perder el tren - If you take too long, we are going to miss the train.

Question 59

Lo estoy aprovechando al máximo

Answer 59

I'm making the most of it Note: can also put "lo" after aprovechando.

Question 60

Cocinaríamos, si no nos hubiera gustado comer en un restaurante

Answer 60

We would cook, if to us it was not pleasing to eat in a restaurant. (Literal translation)

Question 61

Diapositiva / diapositivas

Answer 61

Slide / slides or slideshow

Question 62

Me sentiría triste, porque mi viaje se acabó

Answer 62

I'd feel sad, because my trip is over.

Question 63

Si me hubieras llamado, ya telo habría dicho

Answer 63

If you had called me, I would have already told (it to) you.