Spanish 4 Flashcards by Clint Rollins

to sink; submerge; collapse

hundir (also derrumbar for collapse)

‘El gnomo le hundió sus dientes en un dedo’

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darn; wow; jeez

Caramba! (not often)

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soft (or to soften); lenient; tolerant

blando (ablandar)

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to sigh

suspirar

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deaf

sordo

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gulp; sip

trago; sorbo (sip)

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bald

calvo; pelado; pelón

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worn out; damaged

estropeado

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dusty; powdery

polvoriento

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To shrink; to diminish

encogerse, mermar (disminuir)

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committee

comité/comisión

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What is it used for? (Why bother…?)

para que sirve

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to torment; torture

atormentar

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tiny

minúsculo; diminuto; chiquitito; pequeñito

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come up with

dar con

‘Hemos de dar con una solución - We better come up with a solution’

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convict

declarar culpable; condenar

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staring you in the face

tener delante de los ojos; te esta mirando a la cara

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as long as; provided that

siempre y cuando; con tal de que

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loophole; gap (deficiency or left out)

laguna

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Junk

chatarra (scrap; ya no sirve);
porquería (dirty; grime);
cachivaches (contraption-name things you no longer use)

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To give emphasis; indeed

pero que

‘Los zapatos fueron caros; pero que muy caros’

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Even if; although; mind you

eso sí

‘El hotel es muy acogedor. Eso sí, resulta caro’

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sneakily; stealthily

sigilosamente (without noise);
furtivamente (do it without someone finding out);
a hurtadillas (not used much);
a escondidas

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to sneak in

colarse

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ajar; open

entornado

stare

mirar fijamente

plaque; license plate; name plate

placa

flaking (off); chipped

desconchado 'Si compras pintura barata, se desconchará y la casa se verá destartalada'

sheets (bed)

sábanas

league (Like a quidditch league)

liga 'Van novenos en la liga'

curfew

toque de queda

Fish Tank; Aquarium

pecera; acuario

windowsill; ledge

alféizar

to doze; snooze

dormitar

after; behind

tras

Deck of Cards

baraja; mazo (latin america)

field; countryside

campo

one by one

Uno a uno; uno por uno; uno tras uno; (emphasizes the flow) de uno en uno (one at a time)

wow; well; oh no

vaya! ¡Vaya Pinta! Means 'What a look!' Usually a negative connotation

tuck (ones shirt)

meterse

To get (frigthened; disappointed; upset)

llevarse un (buen susto; chasco; disgusto)

talking

parlante (el estatua parlante)

plug; outlet

enchufe

interrogation

interrogatorio

to manage; to make do; get by

apañarse 'son ingeniosas de verdad las cosas que inventan para apañárselas sin magia'

shell (also vulgar slang)

concha

to pretend

fingir (feign)

envelope

sobre

ink; dye

tinta

parchment

pergamino

as usual

como de costumbre

I bet that

apuesto a que (sometimes they just say 'a que')

askance; out of the corner of one's eye

de reojo

knitted

de punto/tejido

to wear; to display; to look good or show off (also to shine)

lucir

to tear; rip

Rasgar; desgarrar (more violent or emotional tears)

meadow; field

prado

What are you up to? (suspicious)

Que está tramando? (suspicious) Que se trae entre manos? (Acting in weird way)

halfway; halfway there

a medio camino

He's not himself

no parece él mismo

distinction; honor roll; magna cum laude

matrícula de honor

set (of books); batch; plot (of land)

lote

to store (in a bank; pantry; etc); save; keep

guardar

chamber

cámara

armored; battleship

acorazado

plant or flower pot

maceta

a pinch of

pellizco

flame (or passion)

llama

bonfire; campfire

fogata

I don't care. It doesn't matter to me.

Me da igual

joke; prank

broma

ash

ceniza

plug; outlet

enchufe

slap

bofetada

deafening

ensordecedor

spiraling pattern; whirl; swirl; whirlwind

remolino

to hold on; hold in place

sujetarse 'Algo duro le golpeó en el codo, así que se lo sujetó contra el cuerpo'

to hold; fasten

sujetar

blurred

borroso

to glimpse; make out

vislumbrar

to fall flat on one's face; face plant

caerse de bruces

Bruised/to bruise

magullado (magullar)

display or glass case

vitrina

spikes

pinchos (also skewer); puntos

as soon as possible

cuanto antes; lo antes posible; en cuanto pueda; tan pronto como sea posible.

crack; gap (often for sight; light; air; etc passing through)

rendija

the more...the more

cuanto mas...mas

but rather, except

sino (no podía ser sino su padre)

race (to run in)

carrera

lazy

perezoso (most common. Someone who avoids work) flojo (weak, no energy or motivation); vago (aimlessness); holgazán (stronger tone than perezoso)

to drum; to tap (ie fingers)

tamborilear (tocar el tambor)

predicament; difficult situation

aprieto; apuro

to meddle; interfere

entrometerse

despicable; contemptible

rastrero; despreciable

to track; follow

rastrear; seguir la pista

to head toward; set out for

encaminarse

grades (school)

notas

teachers pet (colloquial); well-connected (IE favored by the boss and other coworkers)

enchufado

To agree on; to be advisable or a good idea

Convenir 'Convinimos en la necesidad de luchar contra el cambio climático' Conviene ponerse protector solar para salir a la calle. (It’s advisable generally) No conviene que vayas sola por la calle de noche

to haggle; bargain

regatear (negociar)

Spanish 4 Flashcards

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