To Fluency Sept 2021

Question 1

cat call
to cat call
It’s not worth it to cat call anyone anymore

Answer 1

piropo
piropear
Ya no se vale piropear a nadie

Question 2

respect (everyone) above all

Answer 2

respeto ante todo

Question 3

all made of (really) tasty things

Answer 3

hecho de pura cosa sabrosona

Question 4

This biscocho has* (to do with) coconut, nuts, and rompope

Answer 4

Este bizcocho tiene que ver con coco, nuez y rompope

Question 5

to kick off/ to (get) started

So, let’s kick off ‘el toque de aquiles’

Answer 5

arrancamos con

así que arrancamos con el toque de aquiles ya

Question 6

To start (a machine/vehicle)
The car’s not starting, the battery must be dead.
Marcos started the car and sped off.

Answer 6

Arrancar
El coche no arranca; debe estar sin batería.
Marcos arrancó el carro y salió a toda prisa.

Question 7

with confidence

And you will be able to start your own business project with CONFIDENCE.

Answer 7

sin miedo

Y podrás arrancar SIN MIEDO tu propio proyecto empresarial.

Question 8

a good evening

It could be for a nice evening or a birthday party

Answer 8

una tarde feliz

puede ser para una tarde feliz or uncompleaños

Question 9

to give into to a craving

or simply to give in to a craving

Answer 9

darse un antojo
o simplemente para darse un antojo
*usually used in this form (darse) after para

Question 10

hot chocolate (mexican style)

Answer 10

chocolatito

Question 11

people that are scared of baking

two preposition options

Answer 11

la gente le tiene meido a la pastelería

miedo de O miedo a

Question 12

I just add a bunch of pancake flour

Answer 12

Simplemente añado bastante harina de hot cakes

Question 13

additionally / in addition

Additionally, I’m going to add 4 full eggs

Answer 13

por otro lado…

por otro lado voy a añadir 4 blanquillos/huevos enteros

Question 14

a big cup vs a small cup

Answer 14

una taza grandota versus una taza chiquita

Question 15

just like this

I measure my oil, just like this

Answer 15

así no más

mido mi aceite, asi no más

Question 16

doohicky/gadget/thing-a -ma-jig

We are going to mix it with this doohicky

Answer 16

aparatejo

lo vamos a mezclar con ayuda de éste aparatejo

Question 17

We break the yolks that are mixing in with everything

Answer 17

Rompamos las yemas que se vayan mezclando todo

* subjunctive because it’s after ‘que’

Question 18

exactly/just like this

do you guys see the texture now? It should be just like this.

Answer 18

así mero

¿ya vieron la textura? Así mero…

Question 19

mix in*

we mix in these ingredients

Answer 19

incorporamos estos ingredientes

Question 20

sweet tooth
No sweet tooth can resist a chocolate cake.
But he has a sweet tooth.

Answer 20

goloso
Ningún goloso se resiste a una tarta de chocolate.
Pero tiene gusto por el dulce.

Question 21

tantalizing / irresistable / inviting / appetizing

Imagine how tantalizing/rich it is

Answer 21

Imagínense qué goloso está

Question 22

crack an egg

Answer 22

quebrar un huevo

Question 23

is called/bears the name/carries the name

… globe whisk

Answer 23

lleva el nombre… batidor globo

Question 24

a springform pan

Answer 24

un molde de cinturón

Question 25

non stick

Answer 25

antiadherente

Question 26

to pour | I just pour my mixed (batter) just like this

Answer 26

verter | simplemente vierto mi mezcla así en esta manera

Question 27

We are going to put it in to bake

Answer 27

lo vamos a meter a hornear

Question 28

Just like that | We were talking, and suddenly/just like that, he left.

Answer 28

Sin más ni más | Estábamos hablando y, sin más ni más, se fue

Question 29

without anything else | This (cake), like that without anything else goes directly into the oven

Answer 29

Sin más ni más | esto así sin más ni más va directamente a nuestro horno

Question 30

Elapse/passed (time) 25 or 30 minutes has passed, our bizcocho is now ready More than a year has passed since then.

Answer 30

transcurrir ha transcurrido los 25 o media hora nuestro bizcocho ya está Desde entonces ha transcurrido más de un año.

Question 31

to get ready to... / which The bizcocho is ready, *which* I am going to get ready to take it out of the oven The waiter got the table ready for four.

Answer 31

disponer El bizcocho ya está, el cual me voy a disponer a sacarlo del horno El camarero dispuso la mesa para cuatro personas.

Question 32

just that easy, just that simple, just that simple (basic)

Answer 32

así de fácil así de simple y así de sencillo

Question 33

countertop | I put it directly on my countertop

Answer 33

cubierta | lo pongo directamente sobre mi cubierta

Question 34

I'm going to stick a knife in it

Answer 34

voy a enterrar un cuchillo

Question 35

safety catch / hinge | I'm going to turn it a bit and undo this hinge

Answer 35

seguro / segurito | le doy un poquito la vuelta quito este segurito

Question 36

I take off the wax paper

Answer 36

retiro el papel encerado

Question 37

peck (poke with a fork/knife) | I'm going to make some small holes

Answer 37

picotazo | voy a hacerle unos pequeños picotazos

Question 38

``` to soak (with liquid) you must soak it ```

Answer 38

bañar | hay que bañarlo

Question 39

It is always necessary to have new ideas.

Answer 39

Siempre hay que tener ideas nuevas.

Question 40

We're going to give it a good shot of rompope

Answer 40

vamos a añadirle una buena | dosis de rompope

Question 41

double meaning play on words

Answer 41

un albur | doble sentido

Question 42

bite or sting (or alcohol added) A coffee with or without a shot of alcohol It's bad to scratch mosquito bites (or: stings)

Answer 42

piquete un cafe con piquete sin piquete Es malo rascarse un piquete de mosquito

Question 43

It says more than a thousand words

Answer 43

lo dice más que mil palabras

Question 44

to say goodbye | Juan said goodbye to his mother and went off to bed.

Answer 44

despedir | Juan se despidió de su madre y se fue a dormir.

Question 45

to realize

Answer 45

llevar a cabo

Question 46

El que es perico dondequiera es verde | refran

Answer 46

En realidad, se quiere decir que las personas que tienen cierta habilidad o talento, donde quiera lo pueden llevar a cabo.

Question 47

¡A darle que es mole de olla! | 'Cocinar bonito ¡Y darle que es mole de olla!

Answer 47

esto quiere decir que no hay que perder tiempo para hacer algo, y, además, hay que hacerlo con gusto. You aren't wasting time, instead, you are enjoying it.

Question 48

Better safe than sorry

Answer 48

Más vale prevenir que lamentar.

Question 49

Le echas mucha crema a tus tacos.

Answer 49

En esta frase, los tacos son como las acciones a las cuales se les enfatiza o exagera; la exageración la refiere con la crema en exceso.

Question 50

'old people have good advice, you should listen'

Answer 50

Gallina vieja hace buen caldo.

Question 51

About to give birth

Answer 51

está por dar a luz

Question 52

(it started/since) generations ago

Answer 52

desde hace generaciones

Question 53

midwives

Answer 53

parteras

Question 54

african-columbian

Answer 54

afrocolombiano-a

Question 55

threat

Answer 55

amenaza

Question 56

made up of | Every program is made up of 2 parts

Answer 56

se compone de | Cada programa se compone de dos partes

Question 57

abyss | She knows where all the abysses are

Answer 57

abismo | Ella sabe dónde están los abismos

Question 58

experienced mentor (feminine)

Answer 58

mentora experimentada

Question 59

highschool | It's important that you finish high school

Answer 59

bachillerato | Es importante que termines el bachillerato

Question 60

training | We held a special training session workshop

Answer 60

capacitación | Realizamos un taller especial de capacitacíon

Question 61

To be subjected | Not the first time we are subjected to events of this magnitude.

Answer 61

Someter | No es la primera vez que nos vemos sometidos a eventos de esta envergadura.

Question 62

To hold/grab (something) | Hold my purse while I put on my coat.

Answer 62

sujetar/agarrar | Sujeta mi bolso mientras me pongo el abrigo.

Question 63

To hold someones hand | And then she decided to hold my hand.

Answer 63

Sostener/tomar | Y luego decidió tomar mi mano.

Question 64

cramps (muscles) | I had to drop out of the race because I got a cramp.

Answer 64

Me tuve que retirar de la carrera porque me dio un calambre.

Question 65

To drop out of school | And I'm going to drop out of medical school.

Answer 65

abandonar | Y abandonaré la escuela de medicina.

Question 66

however, nevertheless | Shying away, however, doesn't resolve the problem.

Answer 66

no obstante | Eludir el problema, no obstante, no lo resuelve.

Question 67

threshold / doorstep It's like you had crossed some kind of a threshold. He waits for her at the doorstep.

Answer 67

el umbral Es como si hubieras pasado algún umbral. Él la esperaba en el umbral de la puerta.

Question 68

the artery and the vein | Whoever injected him missed the vein.

Answer 68

la artería y la vena | El que inyecta lo echaba de menos la vena.

Question 69

In the hands of others | Third party care

Answer 69

En manos de terceros | En manos de otro/alguien más

Question 70

in a gray zone | Look, people like Hector are stuck in a gray area.

Answer 70

en una zona gris | Mira, gente como Héctor está atrapada en una zona gris.

Question 71

courage/nerve I don't have the courage to see him again. You've got some nerve showing up here.

Answer 71

coraje No tengo el coraje para verlo. Tienes mucho coraje al aparecerte aquí.

Question 72

Without crossing paths | It was a house so big he'd figured fifty people could live in there and never cross paths.

Answer 72

(sin cruzarse) | Era una casa tan grande que había imaginado que podrían vivir en ella cincuenta personas sin cruzarse.

Question 73

first responders | It must be hard being a first responder.

Answer 73

primeros auxilios | Debe ser difícil trabajar en primeros auxilios.

Question 74

Run into | She probably ran into some weirdo.

Answer 74

toparse | Probablemente se topó con algunos bichos raros.

Question 75

germs | You've been coughing germs into it all day.

Answer 75

los gérmenes | Lleva todo el día tosiéndole gérmenes.

Question 76

to threaten | You can't *come in* here and threaten brides

Answer 76

amenazar | No puedes entrar aquí y amenazar novias.

Question 77

Greenland

Answer 77

Greonlandia

Question 78

Antartic

Answer 78

Antártida

Question 79

Global warming

Answer 79

calentamiento global

Question 80

Polar ice caps

Answer 80

las capas de hielo polar

Question 81

greenhouse | Earth has a natural greenhouse effect.

Answer 81

invernadero | La tierra tiene un efecto natural de invernadero.

Question 82

Pilot project | Development of a pilot project in renewable energy.

Answer 82

proyecto piloto | Elaboración de un proyecto experimental en materia de fuentes de energía renovables.

Question 83

cliché | Well, this is a cliché.

Answer 83

cliché (ch pronounced) | Bueno... esto es un cliché.

Question 84

self-sustaining, self-reliant | My dad raised me to be independent and self-sufficient.

Answer 84

autosuficiente | Mi papá me crió independiente y autosuficiente.

Question 85

To plan | You know, it gives me more time to observe and plan.

Answer 85

Planificar/Planear | Me dará más tiempo para observar y planificar/planear.

Question 86

To lay low, to freeze, to stay put, to keep quiet He doesn't want me to stand down. Do you expect me to be quiet about it?

Answer 86

Quedarse quieto Él no quiere que me quede quieto. ¿Esperabas que me quede quieto?

Question 87

Motto, catch phrase or slogan | "You holler, we are here." That's our motto.

Answer 87

lema | Llámanos y venimos, es nuestro lema.

Question 88

Anchor | You could anchor a thousand ships in this harbor.

Answer 88

Anclar | Podrías anclar mil barcos en este puerto.

Question 89

dome

Answer 89

cúpula

Question 90

one single shot (bullet) [to kill]

Answer 90

un solo plomazo

Question 91

To fuck someone over | you wanted to fuck me over (by) telling the municipal president sobre...

Answer 91

chingarle | quisiste chingarme diciendole al presidente municipal

Question 92

(past subjunctive) I tried to convince him to work with us de que

Answer 92

traté de convencerlo de que trabajara con nosotros | > ending = ara

Question 93

Stop (him or usted)! Hold it! | Okay, just stop right there, sister.

Answer 93

¡ya párele! | Muy bien, párale, hermana.

Question 94

shut up snitch / loud mouth!

Answer 94

¡Cállate hocicon(a)!

Question 95

Let her go Gavino! Dammit!

Answer 95

¡Dejala Gavino! ¡Carajo!