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Short Stories Vocab 5 Flashcards

1
Q

to convince, to persuade

A

convencer

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2
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a short while ago

A

hace un rato

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3
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sweetly, gently

A

dulcemente

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4
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to give someone a nudge in the ribs

A

dar a alguien un codazo en las costillas

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5
Q

to approach
to take an interest in
to go

A

acercarse

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6
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to stop, to stand up, to get up (from bed - Central America)

A

pararse

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7
Q

a few

A

unos pocos

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8
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intimidating

A

amedrentador/a

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9
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to imagine

A

suponerse

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10
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to show, to point out, to point to
to mark
to signal
to set, to fix

A

señalar

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11
Q

What happened?
that happened, that followed
(2 respuestas)

A

Qué sucedió?

que sucedió

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12
Q

prized, previous, valued, valuable

A

preciado/a

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13
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to hold
to support, to back up
to bear
to maintain
to hold, to have
A

sostener

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14
Q

se puso (4 opciones)

A

he/she got, it got, got
he/she put on, put on
he/she moved, moved
set

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15
Q

owner, proprietor, landlord/lady

A

el/la dueño/a

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16
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card, licence

A

el carné

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17
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pale, faint, pallid

A

pálido/a

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18
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impressive, amazing, unbelievable, astonishing

A

impresionante

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19
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bar, rail, crossbar, pole, rod

stick (e.g., of chocolate)

A

una barra

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20
Q

to be happy, to be pleased, to be glad

to get tipsy (colloquial)

A

alegrarse

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21
Q

el chaval/la chavala

A

kid (colloquial/form of address), lad, lass

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22
Q

of what, which, than

A

de lo que

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23
Q

underage

A

menor de edad

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24
Q

i hope so

A

espero que así sea

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25
Q

missing

late

A

desaparecido/a

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26
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around him/her/it, around them, around you

A

a su alrededor

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27
Q

dance floor

A

la pista de baile

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28
Q

to get along, to get on well

A

llevarse bien

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29
Q

nowhere

A

por ningún lado

30
Q

pocket

A

el bolsillo

31
Q

to order, to tell, to command
to send
to be in command of, to be in charge of
to prescribe

A

mandar

32
Q

next, the following

A

lo siguiente

33
Q

behaviour

performance

A

un comportamiento

34
Q

to risk, endanger

A

arriesgar

35
Q

to scare

A

espantar

36
Q

laughing, laughter, laugh (noun)

A

la risa

37
Q

to laugh, to indulge

A

reír

38
Q

shy (2 opciones)

A

tímido

vergonzoso

39
Q

to kill

A

matar

40
Q

lucky (2 opciones)

A

afortunado/a

suertudo/a

41
Q

to charge to someone’s bill/tab

A

cargar en la cuenta de alguien

42
Q

to move away

A

alejar(se)

43
Q

crowded

A

concurrido/a

44
Q

to lose one’s job

A

quedarse sin trabajo

45
Q

loser

A

el/la perdedor(a)

46
Q

to bite one’s lip

A

morderse el labio

47
Q

to take a look, to have a look

A

echar un vistazo

48
Q

just like, just as

A

tal y como

49
Q

powerful, strong

virile

A

potente

50
Q

DJ

A

disyóquey

51
Q

seat

A

el siento

52
Q

is that a hint?

A

es una indirecta?

53
Q

to stretch

A

estirar

54
Q

to add oneself

A

agregarse a sí mismo/a

55
Q

to turn on

A

encender

56
Q

to pass oneself off as, to impersonate

A

hacerse pasar por

57
Q

to stop, to arrest, to delay

A

detener

58
Q

red (colour), red (blushing)
dirty, off-colour (Latin America)
not rojo!

A

colorado/a

59
Q

contact list

A

la lista de contactos

60
Q

to stand up

A

ponerse de pie

61
Q

to bet

A

apostar

62
Q

to wink one’s eye

A

guiñar el ojo

63
Q

to be so lucky

A

tener tanta suerte

64
Q

here it/she/he is

here is, here’s

A

aquí está

65
Q

sincere, honest

A

sincero/a

66
Q

to be quiet, to shut up, to keep quiet

A

callarse

67
Q

openly

A

abiertamente

68
Q

ponerse

A

to get, to be, to turn
to put on, to wear
to move, to set

69
Q

to head toward, to head for
to set out for, to set off for
to be aimed at

A

encaminarse

70
Q

to direct, to guide, to aim, to channel

A

encaminar

Spanish (Story Vocab) (5 decks)

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