DD 4.14 b

Question 1

to dent (get dented)

Answer 1

abollar(se)

Question 2

to exaggerate

Answer 2

abultar, exagerar

Question 3

grieving, heartbroken

Answer 3

afligido

Question 4

to upset, distress, afflict

Answer 4

afligir

Question 5

What’s upsetting (or: bothering) you, dear?

Answer 5

¿Qué te aflige, cariño?

Question 6

stuff, things, gear, belongings

Answer 6

los bártulos

Question 7

to polish, burnish

Answer 7

bruñir

Question 8

anguish, distress

Answer 8

congoja

Question 9

after four hours of worry, the hostages were released

Answer 9

Tras cuatro horas de congoja, los rehenes fueron liberados.

Question 10

to croak

Answer 10

croar

Question 11

to crouch/squat

Answer 11

ponerse/sentarse en cuclillas

Question 12

to do sth unwillingly/reluctantly

Answer 12

hacer algo a/con desgana

Question 13

Juan worked with indifference

Answer 13

Juan trabajaba con desgano.

Question 14

a bottle opener

Answer 14

destapador

Question 15

to uncover, open, unblock

Answer 15

destapar

Question 16

block, clog, plug up

Answer 16

atascar

Question 17

unclog

Answer 17

desatascar

Question 18

to control, master

Answer 18

dominar

Question 19

she has a good grasp of the sujbect

Answer 19

domina bien la materia

Question 20

he’s fluent in four languags

Answer 20

domina cuatro idiomas

Question 21

control, command

Answer 21

el dominio

Question 22

his command of English is impressive

Answer 22

es impresionante su dominio de inglés

Question 23

to pocket a ball in billiards

Answer 23

embocar

Question 24

to darken, blacken (get black)

Answer 24

ennegrecer(se)

Question 25

a fright, monstrosity

Answer 25

un esperpento

Question 26

housework

Answer 26

la faena domésica

Question 27

to be hard at work

Answer 27

estar en plena faena

Question 28

a task, job

Answer 28

una fajina

Question 29

the gullet, jaws (of the wolf)

Answer 29

las fauces (del lobo)

Question 30

a gurgle

Answer 30

un gorgoteo

Question 31

one's assets, belongings

Answer 31

los haberes

Question 32

to stuff oneself with

Answer 32

darse un hartón de

Question 33

he binged on crime novels

Answer 33

se dio un hartón de leer novelas policíacas

Question 34

very small, tiny, poor

Answer 34

ínfimo

Question 35

the help they gave him was next to nothing

Answer 35

la ayuda que le dieron fue ínfima

Question 36

crockery, dishes, chinaware

Answer 36

la loza

Question 37

to spoil, ruin, waste, decay

Answer 37

malograr

Question 38

stinging netel

Answer 38

ortiga

Question 39

a rogue, scoundrel

Answer 39

un/a pillo/a

Question 40

sly, naughty, crafy

Answer 40

pillo/a

Question 41

a pirouette

Answer 41

una pirueta

Question 42

branch line (train)

Answer 42

un ramal

Question 43

a disturbance, riot

Answer 43

una revuelta

Question 44

to chew over

Answer 44

rumiar

Question 45

What's Juan pondering over (or; brooding over) the entire afternoon?

Answer 45

¿En qué pensará Juan que lleva rumiando toda la tarde?

Question 46

dark, gloomy, sinister

Answer 46

tenebroso

Question 47

a terminte

Answer 47

una termita

Question 48

to tease, play with

Answer 48

torear

Question 49

to truncate, shorten

Answer 49

truncar

Question 50

The knee injury ended her dream of becoming a ballerina

Answer 50

La lesión en su rodilla truncó su sueño de ser bailarina de ballet.

Question 51

to bandage, dress

Answer 51

vendar

Question 52

to blindfold

Answer 52

vendar los ojos

Question 53

the rafter, main beam

Answer 53

la viga

Question 54

an anvil

Answer 54

el yunque