Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Instituto Cervantes > Instituto Cervantes 04_10A > Flashcards

Instituto Cervantes 04_10A Flashcards

(17 cards)

Start Studying
1
Q
  1. Wow. You don’t mess around (colq exp = ie face up to things head on)
  2. I’m an astronaught, waiting for my next mission
  3. I’ll take care of your brother (clue: alt to encargarse de) (Valeria)
    4a. The same, we’re been going really badly (vulg exp)
    4b. why that vb = to be
    4c. Why that adv = the same
A
  1. Wow! No te andas con tonterías (no andarse con tonterías)
  2. Soy astronauta, a la espera de mi próxima misión
  3. Voy a hacerme cargo de tu hermano (hacerse cargo de)
    4a. Igual llevamos como el culo
    4b. llevar = to be + time = idea is to remain in a place in time
    4c. igual = the same/ the same way
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

1a. I meant it in a good way …. fucking hell (vulgar expression enfatizado + alt reg)
1b. alt slightly old-fashioned = my goodness/whoopsy + darn/blast
1c. Why exp not ¡Madre mía!
2a. Maybe I fucked [it] up** (or I **screwed [it] up) okay (vulg)
2b. WOAH! What a fuck up (or a screw up)! (+ what more usual Woah!)
3. He looked like the fucking weatherman (+ how soften eg to the bloody weatherman)

A

1a. Que lo decía de buen rollo … joder + hombre
1b. recórcholis + jolín
1c. ¡Madre mía! = surprise
2a. Puede que yo la gagase, vale (+ subj cos’ is a possibility)
2b. ¡Buah! ¡Qué cagada! (Vaya)
3. Parecía el puto hombre/mujer del tiempo (-> el maldito hombre …)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q
  1. Fuck off! (clue: alt to Que te den) (Valeria)
  2. How are you? Bad hangover. (clue: think sufijo)
  3. I always skip it (ie breakfast)
  4. You´d never desert** (or **abandon) me (loc. vb)
A
  1. A tomar por el culo
  2. ¿Cómo estás? Resacón
  3. Yo siempre me la salto
  4. Tu nunca me dejarías tirado
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

The four steps to accentuation:

  1. clue: think sílabas
  2. clue: think particular type of sílabas
  3. clue: think 3 types of words by sílabas
  4. clue: add accent each word 4 rules for type of word
A

1) Separar por sílabas
2) Identificar la sílaba tónica (stressed syllable ie sounds stronger)
3) Identificar si la palabra es AGUDA (stressed sílaba = last) LLANA (stressed sílaba = 2nd last) ESDRÚJULA (stressed sílaba = 2nd last)
4) Acentuar según las reglas de acentuación
- aguda = + tilde IF word end in vowel + N + S eg París
- llana = + tilde IF not end on vowel + N + S eg lápiz
- Esdrújula = + tilde to ALL

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

1a. Yesterday I picked up the guy from the bar.
1b. I was really pissed, I mean really and seriously horny. (ie v drunk)
1c. No, I’m sorry for not having told you earlier (said after he says it doesn’t matter)
1d. Why QUE in 1c?

A

1a. Ayer me lie** **con el tío del bar. (liarse con)
1b. Iba muy pedoI, o sea, mucho y con un calentón serio
1c. No, que siento no habértelo contado antes.
1d. que = cos’ she is repicking up conversation re s.th said earlier

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Second set of rules re accents:

1a. what is a hiato? (clue: think vowels)
1b. what is a dipthong?
1c. when dipthongs formed?
1d. Which are strong vowels? Weak vowels?
1e. When is a hiato formed?
2. What is the 3rd set of rules re tildes?
3. What about words which are monosyllabic? eg paz

A

1a. 2 vowels together + each pronounced eg Mar-í-a
1b. 2 vowels together + NOT each pronounced eg Val-er-ia + a-gua
1c. only if an I and/or U (ciu-dad)
1d. DEBIL vowel = I + U, FUERTE vowel = A + E + O,
1e. FF (to-a-lla) + DF/FD and accent to show (fr-í-o + ex-cur-si-ón)
2. To distinguish diff words spelt the same
3. No tilde

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q
  1. to scarper/run off (colq exp)
  2. to be knackered/ready to drop (colq exp)
  3. Unfortunately I won´t be able to take care of the ARRANGEMENTS-PAPERWORK (Fernando)
  4. This ACADEMIC YEAR I have TAKEN ON a heavy teaching LOAD in several courses
A
  1. salir por patas
  2. Estar para el arrastre (arrastre = action of dragging -> arrastrar = to drag, along the ground)
  3. Lamentablemente no voy a poder ocuparme de las gestiones
  4. Este curso he asumido una carga importante de docencia en algunos cursos
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

1a. How do you like it more? (Primos)
1b. On top, below or from behind? (+ 2 ways to say DOGGYSTYLE)?
1c. I´ll get on top.
1d. It´s part of your charme
1e. The three musketeers.

A

1a. ¿Cómo te gusta más?
1b. ¿Encima, debajo o por detrás? (DE PERRITO + A CUATRO PATAS = on all fours)
1c. Yo me ponga encima
1d. Es parte de tu encanto.
1e. los tres mosqueteros

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

1a. or I could go shopping, [and] that way GET THAT MONKEY OFF MY BACK (nearest Eng exp)
1b. explain spanish exp?
2a. You believe it of Dani, but not me. (colq = to be gullible in believing + what reg meaning?)
2b. Your father believes it, but not me (eg said to lying child)
2c. Your story’s no going to FLY/WASH (another eg)
3. I could make A NEGATIVE COMMENT in the editorial
4a. I HAD JUST pressed send JUST AS he called me in that moment
4b. a coloq way to say - lo acabo de enviar

A

1a. o podría irme de compras, así me saco el rayazo que tengo encima
1b. rayazo = una preocupación (think: bugbear) -> rayarse = preocuparse, agobiarse
2a. A Dani se la CUELAS, pero a mí no (colar 1. To filter 2. to be believed gullibly + colarse = sneak in)
2b. A tu padre SE la cuelas, pero a mí no
2c. Tu historia no va a colar.
3. Yo haría UN ESCRACHE en la editorial.
4. Le he DADO A enviar y justamente me ha llamado en ese momento
4b. dar a enviar (Valeria)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q
  1. Impossible. I’m UP TO MY EYEBALLS/SNOWED UNDER WITH work.
  2. ,at the moment my life is a little crazy (Chus)
  3. Sorry, I can’t say YES (Chus)
    4a. I swear I don´t know how you´re not ashamed of yourself (Marina, La última tentación)
    4b. Bullshit! (really strong version in a fierce arg, denying truth of what other says)(said by Marina)
A
  1. Imposible. Estoy A TOPE DE trabajo.
  2. ,en estos momentos mi vida es un poco locura
  3. Lo siento, no puedo decirte QUE SÍ
    4a. Te juro que no sé como no te da vergúenza
    4b. ¡A mis cojones!
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q
  1. I’ve been a little bit MISSING IN ACTION (exp - to be missing in action, eg out of contact cos’ busy with stuff)
  2. It´s a McMANSION, right? (Valeria)
  3. You’ve put a SCAVENGER-TREASURE HUNT for us
  4. I only wanted to know how you were (reason: just a really natural way to say it)
A
  1. he ESTADO un poco DESAPARECIDA (estar desaparecido)
  2. Es CASOPLÓN ¿no?
  3. nos has puesta una YINCANA
  4. Solo quería saber qué tal estabas
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

1a. alt exp = irse por las ramas (to beat around the bush + go off on an tangent)
1b. exp = to change the subject + to say sth completely irrelevant
2a. inteligencia - Where accent? + is there a tilde?
2b. examenes - Where accent? + is there a tilde?

A

1a. irse por los cerros de Úbeda (porque son muy lejos)
1b. salirse por las peteneras (petenera = a type of flamenco song)
2a. In-te-li-GEN-cia - palabra llana (cos’ ia dipthong) + no tilde cos’ end in vocal
2b. ex-ÁM-en-es - palabra esdrújula + always tilde

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q
  1. that cockiness which no one can stand
    2a. he said it as a joke (la última tentación)
    2b. if use de + N how does meaning slightly change
  2. Oscar´s a scumbag, but he´s transparent.
  3. It wasn´t a fling -> vb of origin (clue: N often used = a flirtation)
A
  1. ese chulería que nadie se soporta
    2a. lo ha dicho como cachondeo
    2b vb + de + cachondeo = as a laugh
  2. Oscar es un canalla, pero es transparente
  3. No fue un tonteo -> tontear = to fool around (both 1. + con = to flirt with + 2. to play the fool)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

1a. excursion - Where accent? + is there a tilde?
1b. galaxia - Where accent? + is there a tilde?
2a. loc vb = I’m super happy.
2b. loc vb = to have a whale of a time (clue: use exp in jocular way)
2c. loc vb = to be loaded** (or **rolling in it)
2d. loc vb = to be hopeless** (or **useless**) **at X (eg dancing)
2e. loc vb = to go pear shaped (or to fall apart) (what N in exp mean?)

A

1a. ex-cur-sión - palabra aguda + tilde cos end in n
1b. Ga-la-xia = palabra llana (cos’ ia dipthong) + no tilde cos’ end in vocal
2a. estoy en el séptimo cielo
2b. pasarlo pipa
2c. estar forrado
2d. ser (un) negado para + (el baile(N)/bailar(vb))
2e. irse al traste (traste = fret on a guitar)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q
  1. Mate, [] don’t take the piss out of me anymore, please. That’s it. (Marina) (La última tentación)
  2. Oscar just let slip/blurted out about Manuel
  3. since that crazy day (Lucia)(adj -> vb explain)
  4. what happened to you was a bummer/shitty (Marta to Marina)
A
  1. Tío, que no me tomes más el pelo, por favor. Ya está. (tomar el pelo a alguien)
  2. Oscar, me acaba de soltar lo de Manuel
  3. desde ese día rayado (rayar = 2. to drive s.o crazy, as in irritate (colq) 1. to scratch)
  4. lo que te ha pasado fue una putada
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

1a. loc vb = to pig out
1b. loc vb = to be down in the dumps** (or **to be rock bottom)
1c. loc vb = to be seriously yummy
1d. loc vb = to make a mess of it** (or **to make a complete hash of it)
1e. loc vb = to be a complete mess (clue: a situation not a person)
2. I’ve got a vague (or hazy) memory of my childhood. (clue: ie s.th which isn’t clear to you)

Study These Flashcards
A

1a. ponerse las botas
1b. estar por los suelos
1c. estar para chuparse los dedos
1d. liarla parda eg Juan la lió parda con su novia
1e. estar todo patas arriba (patas arriba = upside down)
2. Tengo un recuerdo borroso de mi niñez

17
Q
  1. If soy casero, what is “a partyboy” -> vb origin
    2a. I’m feeling a little horny (Valeria) (-> vb slang/vulg)
    2b. I’m the one who makes you horny (Manuel)(clue: not hacer)
  2. he had a bad tooth ache (clue: think molar)
  3. I told you, it’s a little slice of my life (N - slang word for a wee bit or a tiny bit)
  4. I grabbed her bum (Manuel)(La última tentación)
Study These Flashcards
A
  1. parrandero -> ir de parranda or parrandear (1. to go out on the town or to go out partying 2. to binge, on drink) (de parranda = loc prep)
    2a. me siento un poco cachonda (cachondearse = to piss about)
    2b. soy el que te pone cachondo aqui
  2. lo dolía mucho una muela
  3. os dije que es un cachito de mi vida
  4. le cogí el culete

Instituto Cervantes (45 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions