Juan From SpanishDictionary Flashcards
(169 cards)
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Dejado
A
Clean.
Also, past tense of to clean.
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Vacío
A
Empty
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El patano
A
The swamp
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Recorrer
A
To travel around
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La espuma
A
The foam
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El asiento
A
The seat
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Arreglarse
Me estoy arreglando para salir.
A
To get ready.
I’m getting ready to leave.
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La llave
A
The key
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El mirador
A
The viewpoint
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Trabajador (adj)
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Hardworking
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La toronja
A
The grapefruit
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Rugir (itv)
A
To roar
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Almorzar (itv)
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To have lunch
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El chicle
A
Chewing gum
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La ampolla
A
The blister
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Rumbear (itv)
A
To party
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El ancla
A
The anchor
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La cola
A
The tail
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Rápidamente
A
Quickly (note the accent mark)
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El/La salvavidaS
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The lifeguard
(Note the plural ending)
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La manga
A
The sleeve
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La barbuja
A
The bubble
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Pedalear
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To pedal
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Exprimir (TV)
A
To squeeze
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Distraerse
Me distraje viendo el celular.
To get distracted
I get distracted checking my cellphone.
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Mundial (adj.)
World, worldwide
With a capital M, it's the World Cup
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La contaminación
Pollution
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El tejón
The badger
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La madriguera
The burrow
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El delantero
La delantera
The forward, as in soccer
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para anotar
To score (eg goal)
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Maullar
To meow
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"el/la cavernícola"
The caveman
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Dibijo
Drawing
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El inframundo
The underworld
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Espeluznante (adj)
Terrifying
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El caldero
The cauldron
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El garfio (emphasis on first syllable)
The hook
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Oculto (adj)
Hidden
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El acertijo
The riddle
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Venenoso (adj)
Poisonous
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La luna llena
The full moon
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El relleno
The stuffing
(imagine becoming full, "lleno," again by eating stuffing)
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Amasar
To knead
45
El eneldo
The dill
(eneldildo with a pickle)
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El batidor
The whisk (imagine using a frayed bat as a whisk)
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Encebollado
Cooked with onions
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El berro
The watercress
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El ajo
The garlic (imagine using a hoe to harvest garlic)
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El ejército
The army
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Empalagoso
Sickly sweet (impaling a grossly sweet piece of candy in my mouth)
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La calabaza
The pumpkin
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Brumoso
Misty: a bear (oso) wipes away the mist with a broom
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Machacar
To crush
(smash a car)
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El champiñon
The mushroom
(Lion's Mane is the champion of mushrooms)
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Disfrazarse: pronominal verb
To dress up
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Pronominal = reflexive verb: Reflexive verb?
Verb whose direct object is the same as its subject.
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El títere
The puppet: a female puppet with tits full of air.
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Acechar
To stalk
(A helpful hardware cat wearing an Ace vest stalking a chair)
Ej: El gato estaba acechando su presa (prey)
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La presa
The prey
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El cuervo
The raven/crow
(Genus Corvus)
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Passerine (English)
Perching birds: order *Passeriformes*
A passerine (/ˈpæsəraɪn/) is any bird of the order Passeriformes (/ˈpæsərɪfɔːrmiːz/; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching.
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El malvavisco
The marshmallow
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Emocionado
Excited
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Estoy emocionado por ir a Argentina.
I'm excited to go to Argentina.
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El ombligo
The bully button
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La pelusa
The fluff
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La broma
The joke
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¡Esa fue una broma muy graciosa!
That was a very funny joke!
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La papilla
The baby food
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Es hora de darle su papilla a Toñito.
It's time to give Toñito his baby food.
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La mezquita
The mosque
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La maleta
The suitcase
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La jardinería
(Noun)
(The) gardening
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Abarcar
El libro abarca el periodo entre 1939 y 1945.
To cover
The book covers the period between 1939 and 1945.
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Plantar
To plant
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Plantamos varios árboles en la primavera.
We planted several trees in the spring.
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La mueca
The face
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Zarandear
To shake
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¡Deja de zarandear eso que lo vas a romper!
Stop shaking that or you're going to break it!
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El topo
The mole
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Los topos cavan hoyos en la tierra.
The moles dig holes in the ground.
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La tórtola
The turtledove
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Dos tórtolas estaban posadas en la rama.
Two turtledoves were perched on the branch.
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La tinaja
The large earthenware jar
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Los aldeanos guardan el aceite en tinajas.
The villagers store the oil in large earthenware jars.
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Los aldeanos
The villagers
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Voltear
To turn over
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Ed volteó la carta para revelar un as.
Ed turned over the card to reveal an ace.
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Un as
An ace (card)
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Fluir
To flow
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El pasatiempo
Hobby
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Moler
To grind
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La barista está moliendo el café.
The barista is grinding the coffee.
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Césped
Lawn
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Tengo que cortar el césped.
I have to mow the lawn.
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La zanahoria
The carrot
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Veranear
To spend the Summer
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Este año voy a veranear en Panamá
This year I'm spending the Summer in Panama.
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El zarpazo
The swipe
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El zarpazo
The swipe
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El gato me dió un zarpazo y me rasguñó la cara.
The cat took a swipe at me and scratched my face.
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Bucear
To scuba dive
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El arrecife
The reef
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El cangrejo
The crab
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Las tenazas
The pincers
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La tiza
The chalk
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El profesor agarró un trozo de tiza y comenzó a escribir.
The professor grabbed a piece of chalk and started writing.
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Un trozo
A piece
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Navegar
To sail
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La ola
The wave (like ocean waves)
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La balsa
The raft
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El babero
The bib
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Playero
Beach
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El voleibol playero es mi deporte olímpico favorito.
Beach volleyball is my favorite Olympic sport.
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La hamaca
The hammock
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Templado
Mild
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La zona goza de un clima templado todo el año.
The area enjoys mild weather all year.
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Gozar
To enjoy
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Sediento (adj)
Thirsty
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Susurrar
To whisper
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El trapeador
The mop
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El chapuzón
The dip (as in a lake)
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Descalzo (adj)
Barefoot
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Descalzo (adj)
Barefoot
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Quemando
Burning
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La sien
The temple (head)
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Refunfuñar
To grumble
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¡No refunfuñes! ¡Hace tu tarea!
Don't grumble! Do your homework!
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La tarea en casa
Homework
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Salteado
Sautéed
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El silbato
The whistle
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El partido no acaba hasta que el árbitro toque el silbato.
The game doesn't end until the referee blows the whistle.
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El partido no acaba hasta que el árbitro toque el silbato.
The game doesn't end until the referee blows the whistle.
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El partido
The match/game
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Empeñarse
To steam up
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El aire caliente hizo que se empañaran mis gafas.
The hot air made my glasses steam up.
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La luciérnaga
Firefly
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Las luciérnagas alumbran el pantano.
The fireflies light up the swamp.
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El pantano
The swamp
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Nublado (adj)
Cloudy
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El reto
The challenge
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El ratito
A little while
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El adivino
The fortune teller
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El calamar
The squid (duh!)
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Adivinar
To guess
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Cortésmente (adv)
Politely
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El zapallo
The pumpkin
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El camote
Sweet potato
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La alcaparra
The caper
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Este bagel LLEVA salmón ahumado, queso crema y alcaparras.
This bagel has smoked salmon, cream cheese, and capers. NB: "llevas" and lack of Oxford comma
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La alcancía
The piggy bank
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Volador (adj)
Flying
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Nadie me cree
No one believes me
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Pero sé que vi
But I know I saw
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Un platillo volador
A flying saucer
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La obsuridad
The dark (think "the obscurity")
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Viviente (adj)
Living
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Nos está persiguiendo...
We are being chased by...
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Bostezar
To yawn
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Desempacar
To unpack
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El amanecer
The dawn
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Esperanzado
Hopeful
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Friolento (adj)
Sensitive to the cold
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La sucursal
The branch (as in a bank)
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El diptongo
The dipthong
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La escarcha
The frost
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El trabalenguas
The tongue twister
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