Tema 4 Flashcards
(93 cards)
1
Q
el pasto
A
grass; pasture
2
Q
la vereda
A
lane, path
3
Q
el vaivén
A
swing
4
Q
amarrar
A
to tie up
5
Q
el día hábil
A
business day
6
Q
desempeñarse
A
to act as, to carry out the duties of
7
Q
el jeque
A
sheik (Muslim town governor)
8
Q
el porvenir
A
the future
9
Q
la apuesta
A
bet, guess
10
Q
el (la) adivino(a)
A
seer, fortune-teller
11
Q
pronosticar
A
to predict
12
Q
codiciado(a)
A
coveted
13
Q
el anhelo
A
desire, longing
14
Q
el cohete
A
rocket
15
Q
el (la) gerente
A
manager
16
Q
vaticinar
A
to foretell
17
Q
la fuga
A
to escape
18
Q
la remuneración
A
compensation (for a job)
19
Q
redundar
A
to result in
20
Q
la trata humana
A
human trafficking
21
Q
la equidad
A
equity
22
Q
la pauta
A
pattern
23
Q
cocer
A
to boil
24
Q
rebanar
A
to slice
25
colar
to strain
26
acitronar
to sauté, to caramelize
27
amargar
to make bitter
28
licuar
to liquefy
29
sazonar
to season
30
a caballo entre
(figurative) halfway between
31
el bombón
a beauty
32
conjugar
to combine
33
la parrilla
TV (or radio) guide or schedule
34
la sobremesa
after-dinner (drink or conversation)
35
el rodaje
shooting (of a film)
36
remontarse
to date back
37
llano(a)
plain, simple (language)
38
la franja horaria
time slot
39
gratamente
pleasantly
40
compensar
to compensate
41
esforzarse
to strive
42
conseguir
to achieve
43
darse por vencido
to give up
44
enriquecer
to enrich
45
la tara
defect, imperfection
46
suministro
supply, provision
47
mediático(a)
pertaining to the media
48
estrenarse
to premiere
49
batir
to break (a record)
50
cobrar fuerza
to gain strength
51
fondear
to anchor
52
la flota
fleet
53
el ventisquero
snowpack (the peak of the mountain that's most exposed to the wind and snow)
54
zarpar
to set sail
55
el calado
depth
56
el grumete
cabin boy
57
la carta de navegación
navigation chart
58
filudo(a)
sharp
59
condenado(a)
condemned, wretched
60
el chorro
jet (of water or light)
61
diáfano(a)
diaphanous, translucent
62
sostenible
sustainable
63
la propuesta
proposal
64
desplazarse
to travel; to move
65
el recorrido
route, itinerary
66
apetitoso(a)
appetizing, mouth-watering
67
el cetáceo
cetacean (a species of mammal that belongs to the whale and dolphin family)
68
la careta
mask
69
aglutinante
clinging
70
la apertura
openness
71
homogéneo(a)
homogeneous
72
perdurable
lasting
73
la ductilidad
ductility, flexibility, malleability
74
pertinaz
persistent, prolonged
75
afligirse
to grieve
76
extrañarse
to be surprised
77
disimular
to hide (from someone), to conceal
78
el mentón
chin
79
el acuse de recibo
acknowledgement of receipt (notification that one has received something, usually by email)
80
a quemarropa
directly, to the point
81
atento(a)
attentive
82
innoble
ignoble (dishonorable)
83
ladear
to tilt
84
humillar
to humiliate
85
la empatía
empathy
86
deteriorar
to deteriorate; to damage
87
arrastrar
to carry; to bear
88
el (la) interlocutor(a)
conversational partner
89
la sartén
frying pan
90
la guindilla
chili pepper
91
hundir(se)
to sink
92
la sobrasada
(pork) sausage
93
envolver
to wrap
