Box 3 S->E Flashcards
(265 cards)
1
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“El Mac”
A
McDonald’s (jerga)
2
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Tembloroso
A
Shaky
3
Q
Formato medio
A
Medium format
4
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Una ramera
A
A whore
5
Q
El pastro
A
The lawn; the grass; the pasture
6
Q
Una vacante
A
Vacant; empty (adj)
A vacancy; an opening (noun)
7
Q
Dar una golpiza
A
To beat up
8
Q
Mí media naranja
A
My other half
9
Q
Un pueblucho
A
A crappy run down town
10
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Chorrear
A
To gush
11
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Un marinero
A
A sailor
12
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Consolador
A
Consoling; comforting (adj)
A dildo (noun)
13
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Teclear
A
To type; to key in
14
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Invertir
A
To invest
15
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Amenizar
A
To soften; to mitigate
16
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Una aparición
A
An appearance; an apparition
17
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Soler
A
-past (to used to be)
-present (to usually be)
-future (to have a tendency to)
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Un decano
A
A dean
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Un destello
A
A sparkle (radiance)
A twinkle (star)
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De mi agrado
A
“To my liking”
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Cumplir los estándares (de)
A
To meet the standards (of)
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Plagiar
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To plagiarize
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El despacho
A
The dispatch
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Un chascarrillo
A
A funny story
25
El roble
The oak
The oak tree
26
Difamar
To slander; to defame
27
La insignia
The badge; the button patch (cops)
28
Una cifra
A figure (6 figure salary)
A sum (math, quantity)
29
La imprudencia
The imprudence
The carelessness
30
El farol
The lantern; the street lamp
31
Un funcionario
A civil servant
An official
32
Someter
To subdue
33
El reparto
The call sheet (film)
34
Una milonga
A fib
35
Enderezar
To straighten up
To put upright
36
Comúnmente
Commonly
37
Sra. Srta.
Señora; señorita
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Esponjoso
Spongy; fluffy
39
“Juernes”
A saying when you don’t work Friday and Thursday is your “Friday”
40
Un campesino
A peasant (from the “countryside”) (adj)
41
Una berenjena
An eggplant
42
Antipático
Unfriendly (not nice)
43
El submarino
The submarine
44
Tener hartura
To eat so much
45
La zanja
The ditch; the trench
46
Asentir (con la cabeza)
To agree; to nod
47
Conllevar
To entail
48
El cucuy
The boogeyman
49
Dar por sentado
To take for granted
50
Darle la razón (de)
To admit that (so-so) is right
51
El hecho de que
The fact that …
52
Un tablero
A switchboard
A board game
A bulletin board
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La alacena
The cupboard
54
Preferiblemente
Preferably
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La caridad
The charity
56
Devastador
Devastating
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El tobogán de agua
The water slide
58
El centauro
The centaur
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A mi alrededor
Around me
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A la inversa
The other way round
61
La sabandija
The bug; the “creepy-crowly”
The vermin
62
Una encrucijada
A cross road (literal/ metaphorical)
An intersection
63
Desempeñar
To play (acting)
To “play the part”
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Desempeñar
To play (acting)
To “play the part”
65
Un procedimiento
The procedure
66
Un alga
A seaweed
67
La trama segundaria
The secondary storyline (plot B)
68
Jerez
Sherry (wine type)
69
A quien le gusta …
Who likes …
“Who likes honeydew!?”
70
Déficit de atención (DDA)
A.D.D.
71
Yakarta
Jakarta
72
El vello
The body hair
The fuzz (face)
73
El anagrama
The anagram
74
Trás bambalinas
Behind the scenes
75
Madera dura
Hardwood (hardwood floor)
76
Una licuadora
A blender
77
Un arenero
A sandbox
A little box
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El flequillo
Bangs (hair)
79
La desesperación
The desperation
The despair
80
Dar a conocer
To announce
To make known
81
Desconocer
To not know
To not recognize (people)
82
Fulano/ mengano/ zutano
This & That/ so & so
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Inevitablemente
Inevitably
84
Arriesgar
To risk
85
Referirse a
To refer to
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El gavilán
The Hawk
87
La tarifa
The fare (transport)
The charge / the rate (price)
88
Arquear
To arch
89
El volante
The steering wheel (noun)
Flying (adj)
“Flying dogs”
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El tobogán
The slide (park)
91
Zafar
To untie
To free (release)
92
Zafarse de
To get away from
To break loose from
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La cordura
The sanity
Good sense (judgement)
94
Despellejar
To skin
To tear to pieces
95
La merecería
The hardware store
96
Encuadrar
To frame in (photo composition; put into frame)
To classify (category & genre)
97
prostituirse
To do sex work
98
Picotear
To peck
To peck at
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La perseverancia
The perseverance
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Prepotente
Arrogant; over bearing
101
Un surtido
Assorted (adj)
An assortment (noun)
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Un calculo
A calculation
Calculus (study)
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Desvanecer
To dispel (doubts/ fear)
To dissipate (smoke/fog)
To fade (decolor)
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Un chaleco salvavida
A life preserve
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El don
The gift (talent)
“O dom”
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Un tocho de
A heap of
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La tiniebla
The darkness
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Pelofrito
Frizzy hair
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Un triatlón
A triathlon
110
La jerarquía
The hierarchy
111
(Bala) de fogueo
Blank (bullet)
112
Mofarse de
To mock
To make fun of
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Sin miramientos
Unceremoniously
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La escotilla
The hatch (submarine)
115
La albahaca
The basil
116
Truenos y relámpagos
Thunder & lighting
117
Apenas + (verb)
To barely (verb)
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El vínculo
The link
119
Descartar
To rule out; to dismiss
To discard *card game*
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Desordenado
Messy; untidy
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Una limosine
A limo
A limousine
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Un hay de qué”
“Don’t mention it”
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La alcancía
The piggy bank
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El homónimo
Homonymous (adj)
Homonym (n)
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El superficie
The surface
126
Colmar
To fill to the brim
To shower (give abundance)
127
La bata
The robe
The lab coat
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“Soy bueno para eso”
“I’m good at it”
129
Horas extras
Overtime (job)
130
Un hombre encantador
A lovely man
131
Dado que
Given that …
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Una Padilla
A small frying pan
133
Susurrar
To whisper
To murmur
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Las baterías desechables
Disposable batteries
135
Un gallinero
A henhouse
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Un puñetazo
A punch
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Un antro
A dive bar
A “dump”
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Un colador
A colander
A spaghetti strainer
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Salvo por
“Except by”
“Apart from”
“Aside from”
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La primera plana
The front page
141
A menudo
Often; frequently
142
Patán
Uncouth (adj)
143
Una trabalenguas
A tounge twister
144
Un(a) faraón
A pharaoh
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Chiquearse
to act like a child
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Súper sobrevalorado
Way over valued
147
El radio (ciencia)
Radium
148
rozar
To chafe
To brush against
To border on
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Embustero
Lying; deceitful
“Lying bastard”
150
Susurrar
To whisper
151
Arreglarse
To get ready (appearance)
*clothes for the night out
152
El/la colegial(a)
The school boy (girl)
153
Un treintañero
A 30 something year okd
154
La cuna
The cradle
155
Meter la pata
To mess up
To make a “blunder”
156
Un hablador
A chatterbox (noun)
Talkative (adj)
157
Para que sepas
“Just so you know”
“FYI”
158
La apuesta
The bet
159
(Juguete) de peluche
Plush (toy)
160
Asearse
To get washed & dressed
To clean oneself up good
161
“Al parecer”
“Apparently”
162
Kazajistán
Kazakhastan
163
La desventura
The misfortune
164
Repentino (a)
Sudden (adj)
165
No sé por dónde empezar
I don’t know where to start
166
Venir a
To come to
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La rareza
The oddity; the rarity
168
Desandar
To undo the path or track you walked
169
Taladrar
To drill into
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La clemencia
The clemency
The leniency
171
Irse a la mierda
To go fuck oneself
172
El soplón
The informant
The snitch
173
En caso de que (subjunctive)
“In case that …”
174
Un manjar
A delicacy
175
Lucir como
To look like
176
Asegurar de (que)
To ensure (that)
177
Un fornido
Well-built (adj)
Hefty
178
Tal como
Such … as
179
Andar mal
To go wrong
180
Un peregrino
A pilgrim
181
El naufragio
The shipwreck
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Vengativo
Vengeful
Vindictive
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La vajilla
The dinner set *tableware*
184
Una reliquia
A relic
185
Un monopatín
A skateboard
A scooter
186
La grandeza
The nobility
187
Un aditamento
An accessory
An addition
188
La trama principal
The main storyline (plot A)
189
Destapar
To open *take off lid*
190
Un egipcio
An Egyptian
191
Entallado
Fitted; tailored *clothes*
192
Respaldar
To back; to back up
To support; to have one’s back
193
Arrodillarse
To kneel down
194
Además de
Besides …
195
Un atisbo
A hint
A glimmer of
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Con sumo respecto
With utmost respect
197
Un alcance
A reach (grasp)
198
Cada loco con su tema
To each their own
199
Estar a prueba
To be on trial
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Una subasta
An auction
201
Un tirante
A shoulder strap
202
Redimirse
To redeem oneself
203
Perdona la molestia
Sorry for the inconvenience
204
Parlotear
To chatter
To prattle
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Una litera
a bunk bed
206
Un molcajete
A mortar (bowl smasher)
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El repelente de insectos
Bug spray
208
Una canoa
A canoe
209
La armonía
The harmony
210
La mantequilla de maní
Peanut butter
211
El/la asaltacunas
The cougar (older woman)
212
Atomizar
To divide into fragments
213
Jugarse
To stake; to risk
To bet
To wager
214
Desalmado
Heartless (adj)
215
Cometer un error
To make a mistake
216
Tomar una decisión
To make a decision
217
El propietario
The owner
218
Aprestarse (a)
To get ready (to)
219
Una tormenta
A storm; a thunderstorm
220
Sujetar
To hold; to grasp
“Can you hold my bag?”
To fasten; to hold in place
221
Desamparar
To abandon
To desert
222
El eslogan
The slogan
223
De improviso
“Without warning”
“Out of the blue”
224
El/la prometido(a)
The fiancé
225
La ciruela
The plum
226
Un clavo
A nail (hardware)
227
Un asco
A disgust; a revulsion
228
Chiflado
Crazy; nuts (adj)
229
El/la fabricante
The manufacturer
The manufacturing
230
El limpiador facial
Facial cleanser
Face wash (product)
231
Exagerar
To exaggerate
To overdo it
232
Las máquinas expendedoras
The vending machine
233
Un bate
A bat
A baseball bat
234
Una fachada
A façade (architecture, look)
A front (illegal business)
235
Vagar
To wander
236
Hundir
To sink
237
La compuerta
The floodgate
238
Ablandar
To soften
To tenderize
239
La jaula
The cage
240
Acurrucarse
To curl up
To snuggle
241
La franquicia
The franchise
242
Desafiante
Defiant; challenging
243
Intentar entender
To try to understand
244
Ahuyentar
To frighten off
To score off
245
Quemarse un fusible
To blow a fuse
246
La lápida
The tombstone
247
El historial
The history; the record
*background information*
248
Un castillo inflable
A bouncy castle
249
Salpicar
To splash; to splatter
250
El Cáncer de mama
Breast cancer
251
Entrelazar
To intertwine
To interlace
252
Me importa un carajo
“IDGAF”
253
Sonar a
To sound like
254
Un florero
A flower vase
A florist
255
Calladito
Quiet (adj)
256
Idóneo
Ideal (adj)
Suitable
257
Un lazo
A bow
258
Ficticio
Fictitious
259
Un translado
A transfer
A move
260
Un chingo de
“A shit ton of”
261
Desvelar
To keep awake
To be unable to get sleep
262
El quilate
The karat (jewellery)
263
Hurgar en
To dig around in
To rummage through
264
Los electrólitos
The electrolytes
265
El camarógrafo
The cameraman
