ultra 4.11 Flashcards
(59 cards)
to upset, make sad, worry
acongojar
Your story upset me so that I couldn’t hold back my tears.
Me acongojó tanto su historia que no pude reprimir las lágrimas.
anguished, distressed, upset
acongojado
mean, stingy
agarrado
to deepen, to go deeper, to dig into
ahondar
The roots delve deeper as the plant grows
Las raíces se ahondan según la planta crece.
He deepened the hole a little more (or: made the hole a little deeper) to see if there was any water.
Ahondó un poco más el agujero para ver si podía encontrar agua.
random, contingent
aleatorio
musk
el almizcle
to abate, die down, subside
amainar
the headache abated after taking medicine
the hurricaine abated this morning
El dolor de cabeza amainó al tomar las medicinas.
El huracán amainó esta mañana.
nostalgia, longing (for)
añoranza (de)
I felt nostalgia for the years of my youth in my town
Sentía la añoranza de los tiempos de juventud en el pueblo.
adherence, attachment, sticking (to)
apego (a)
I admire your adherence to the rules but i really think that this time you should make an exception
Admiro mucho tu apego a las reglas pero de veras siento que esta vez debes hacer una excepción.
to afflict
aquejar
he suffers from a serious disease
le aqueja una grave enfermedad
a wardrobe, closet
un armario
to come out of the closet
salir del armario
declararse homosexual
to pull up/out, to snatch/grab (from)
arrancar (a/de)
we managed to get a smile out of him
to bring tears to sb’s eyes
to get a word out of him
hemos conseguido arrancarle una sonrisa
arrancar las lágrimas a algn
arrancarle una palabra
to pull out by the roots
arrancar de raiz/de cuajo
to raze to the ground, to devastate
arrasar
to sweep the board, to be be a runaway success (in)
to achieve a crushing/resounding victory
arrasar (en)
arrasar con éxito arrollador
