Set 20 Flashcards
(179 cards)
el secretario de prensa/la secretaria de prensa, el encargado de prensa/la encargada de prensa
the press secretary
la conferencia de prensa, la rueda de prensa
the press conference
la eficacia, la efectividad
the efficacy
el crucigrama, las palabras cruzadas
the crossword
el paso de peatones, el paso de cebra, el cruce peatonal, el cruce de peatones, la senda peatonal
the crosswalk (pedestrian crossing)
la tabla cruzada
the crosswalk (type of table in accounting)
el guardia de cruce escolar/la guardia de cruce escolar
the crossing guard
la resistencia es inútil, es inútil resistirse, resistirse es inútil
resistance is futile
transcurrir
to pass (elapse or occur), to go by (elapse), to take place, to go (to occur - eg it went smoothly)
el transcurrir, el trascurrir
the pass (of time), the passing (of time)
el transcurrir de los años, el trascurrir de los años
the pass of time, the passing of time, the pass of years, the passing of years
el ultimátum
the ultimatum
transcurrido un tiempo
over time, after some time
Avatar: la leyenda de Aang
Avatar: The Last Airbender
el avatar de algo, la encarnación de algo
the avatar of something (both are personification of a deity, 1st is also a computer avatar)
la personificación de algo, la reencarnación de algo
the avatar of something (personification of a concept)
los avatares
the ups and downs, the vicissitudes, the phase, the change, the transformation
el avatar histórico
the historic change
el avatar político
the political change, the political transformation, the political avatar (political change)
el cretino/la cretina, el imbécil/la imbécil
the cretin
el gruyer
the Gruyere
tengo un gusto horrible en hombres
I have a horrible taste in men, I have an awful taste in men
la sede de un club, la casa club, el clubhouse, la casita
the clubhouse (last is kids’ playhouse, rest are where sports equipment is stored)
la pantera
the panther (puma or leopard), the yellow agate, the daring person (used in Cuba and Mexico), the risk-taker (used in Cuba and Mexico), the effective person (used in Uruguay), the leg (used in El Salvador), the foot (used in El Salvador)