Tema 2 Flashcards
(101 cards)
1
Q
cifrar
A
to calculate, to estimate
2
Q
aquejado(a)
A
suffering (from)
3
Q
el cuadro
A
symptoms
4
Q
el síndrome de abstinencia
A
withdrawal symptoms
5
Q
difuminado(a)
A
blurred
6
Q
el enganche
A
(informal) hook, addiction
7
Q
tintinear
A
to tinkle
8
Q
descomponerse
A
to decay, to putrefy
9
Q
la senectud
A
old age
10
Q
surtir
A
to produce; to take effect
11
Q
aprestarse
A
to prepare oneself
12
Q
el verdugo
A
executioner, tormentor
13
Q
derramar
A
to spill
14
Q
el desprecio
A
disdain, scorn
15
Q
rumbo a…
A
headed for
16
Q
carcomer
A
to eat away (at)
17
Q
el renacuajo
A
tadpole
18
Q
la cacería
A
hunt
19
Q
el peatón
A
pedestrian
20
Q
la somnolencia
A
drowsiness, sleepiness
21
Q
el fallecimiento
A
death
22
Q
los conductores kamikazes
A
reckless drivers
23
Q
el semáforo
A
traffic light
24
Q
el siniestro
A
accident, catastrophe
25
la gestión
administration
26
concienciar
to raise awareness
27
el (la) usuario(a)
user
28
arribar
to arrive; to reach
29
instaurar
to establish
30
asesorar
to advise
31
el (la) docente
educator
32
carecer
to lack
33
precisar
to need or require
34
acarrear
to entail, to result in
35
autóctono(a)
native
36
el aporte
contribution
37
el (la) laico(a)
lay person
38
despedazar
to tear to pieces
39
la peregrinación
pilgrimage
40
la picaresca
picaresque
41
acudir
to resort or turn to
42
el chivo expiatorio
scapegoat
43
cernir
to happen; to hold over (someone)
44
el ungüento
ointment
45
el filtro
potion
46
milagroso(a)
miraculous; providential
47
crédulo(a)
credulous; gullible
48
retrasar
to delay
49
el riesgo
risk
50
plantear
to suggest, to propose
51
rematar
to finish off
52
impetuoso(a)
impulsive, hot-headed
53
ADN
DNA
54
artífice
creator, author
55
avalar
to guarantee, to support
56
campar a sus anchas
to do as one pleases
57
replegarse
to withdraw
58
salpicar
to splash; to touch or affect; to spread
59
acoso
harassment
60
resarcimiento
compensation (for damage)
61
machaconería
tiresome insistence
62
mantener
to keep; to preserve
63
agotar
to use up
64
disponible
available
65
el patrón
pattern or model
66
perjudicar
to harm
67
a costa de...
at the expense of
68
quebrar
to break
69
cobijar
to wrap up
70
imponer
to impose
71
la búsqueda
search
72
la mortandad
death toll, slaughter
73
el Pérmico
the Permian (period)
74
el páramo
moorland
75
el hongo
fungus
76
la anoxia
anoxia (almost total lack of oxygen)
77
enlazado(a)
tied
78
cazar
to hunt
79
recorrer
to travel across
80
la planicie
flatland, plateau
81
el callejón
alleyway
82
la cordillera
mountain range
83
suscitar
to raise (doubts)
84
colgar
to hang
85
desentrañar
to figure out, to unravel
86
la sequía
drought
87
la agrometeorología
agrometeorology
88
repercutir
to affect, to have repercussions
89
mitigar
to mitigate
90
prever
to foresee
91
afrontar
to face
92
amenaza
threat
93
el efecto invernadero
the greenhouse effect
94
marginar
to exclude
95
ser muy movido(a)
to be (socially) proactive
96
dañino(a)
harmful
97
el poste
lamppost
98
la pila
battery
99
el atajo
shortcut
100
el rezago
backwardness
101
el entorno
surroundings
