Ultralingua 7/19/13 1 Flashcards
a verdict of not guilty
un fallo absolutorio
to comply with (2)
acatar, obedecer
You have to comply with my orders and do what I tell you
Tienes que acatar mis órdenes y hacer lo que te diga.
to get right
acertar
he got five answers right
acertó cinco preguntas
see if you can guess what I brought you
a ver si aciertas lo que traigo
to hit the target
acertar
the bullet hit him right in the hart
la bala le acertó de lleno en el corazón
I can’t understand it
no acierto a comprenderlo
to manage to find
acertar con
after a lot of thought we managed to find the solución
tras mucho pensarlo acertamos con la solución
sharp
afilado
a hole
un agujero
to hang (execute)
ahorcar
the murderer was hung in the town square
Ahorcaron al asesino en la plaza del pueblo
to praise
alabar
to praise sb for sth
alabar a algn por algo
the scope, range, reach
el alcance
(to be) available to somebody/in reach of somebody
estar al alcance de algn
to be out of sb’s reach
estar fuera del alcance del algn
to store
almacenar
upset
alterado
to take the hint
darse por aludido
to alude to, to mention
aludir a
moorings
las amarras
to break loose, cut adrift
cortar/romper las amarras
to fasten, tie up
amarrar
to anchor, to drop anchor
anclar
to be anchored to
estar anclado a/en algo
to encourage, give life to (2)
animar, alentar
to encourage sb to do sth
alentar/animar a algn a hacer algo
to cheer up
animarse
annoying (2)
molesto, irritante
to station, position
apostar
tariff, duty
el arancel
a battering ram
un ariete
a frame, framework, chassis
un/a armazón
to give asylum to (2)
asilar, dar asilo politico a
to institutionalize, put into a home
asilar
to take refuge/political asylum
asilarse
to concern, to have to do with
atañer a
My relation with my wife does not concern you
La relación que llevo con mi pareja no le atañe.
landing (of a plane)
el aterrizaje
to land
aterrizar
to take off
despegar
the peak, hight (2)
el auge, el apogeo
the heyday of techno is over
ya ha pasado el auge del tecno
the rapid rise of fundamentalism
el rápido auge del fundamentalismo
a time of industrial growth
un momento de auge de la industria
the growth (2)
el auge, la ascendencia
to notify, inform (2)
avisar, informar
let me know as soon as she comes
en cuanto ella llegue me avisa
to warn (2)
avisar, advertir
(glazed) floor tile
el azulejo
a mouthful, a bite
un bocado
to have a bit of eat
tomar un bocado
i haven’t had a bite to eat all day
no he probado bocado en todo el día
a bookshelf
un estante
mailbox
el buzón
to post a letter
echar una carta al buzón
to mark, grade
calificar
lacking in, devoid of
carente de
to lack, not have
carecer de
He lacked the courage needed to face up to the situation.
Carecía del valor necesario para afrontar la situación.
carrion
la carroña
nothing happens by chance
nada es casual
We caught five salmon in the river.
Cogimos cinco salmones en el río.
He caught two trout
Pescó dos truchas.
to fit tightly
ceñir
the dress was very tight fitting
el vestido le ceñía el cuerpo
the dining room
el comedor
a guilty verdit (2)
un fallo condenatorio, un fallo de condena
to be stated, to appear
constar
your name doesn’t appear on the list
Usted no consta en la lista de aprobados.
to confirm
constatar
i was able to establish that it was true
pude constatar que era verdad
this data proves the existence of life on the planet
estos datos constatan la existencia de vida en el planeta
the password
la contraseña
to fit together, to tally
cuadrar
everything seems to fit together perfectly
todo parecía cuadrar perfectamente
to suit sb
cuadrar a algn
come tomorrow if it suits
venga mañana si le cuadra
to fit in with
cuadrar con algo
bucket, pail, trashcan
el cubo
bowl, basin *geography
la cuenca
a raven
un cuervo
the matter, the question
la cuestión
that’s another matter
eso es otra cuestión
it’s only a matter of time
es sólo cuestión de tiempo
to raise doubts about
poner algo en cuestión
to denounce, give away, betray
delatar
an informer
un/a delator/a
to overthrow, topple, oust (government, minister)
derrocar
ballot box
la urna
a military coup overthrew the elected government
El golpe militar derrocó el gobierno elegido en las urnas.
to defeat, beat (military, sports)
derrotar
direction, path, course
el rumbo
I don’t like the direction your life is taking
No me gusta el rumbo que está tomando tu vida.
eviction, abandonment
el desalojo
to break down, rot, decompose
descomponer(se)
all this noise really gets to me
me descompongo con tanto ruido
a slip
un desliz
the indiscretions of youth
los deslices de la juventud
to take the place of, oust
desplazar
a cran
una grúa
the statue weighs so much that they had to move it with a crane
La escultura pesa tanto que la tuvieron que desplazar con una grúa.
outstanding, noteworthy
destacado
it’s very far from the truth
dista mucho de la verdad
is it far?
¿dista mucho?
sleeping
durmiente
really, indeed
efectivamente
if it really is like that
si efectivamente es asi
i thought he would be late and, indeed, he was
pensé que iba a llegar tarde y, efectivamente, así fue
to electrocute
electrocutar
indigestion
el empacho
to pledge, to pawn
empeñar
to get into debt (2)
empeñarse, endeudarse
to poison
envenenar
(a map drawn) to scale
(un mapa hecho) a escala
production on an industrial scale
la producción a escala industrial
a non-stop flight
un vuelo sin escalas
to split, divide
escindir
to escort, guard, protect
escoltar
naked, concise, succinct
escueto
He answered me with a curt “No. Period.”
Me contestó con un escueto “no y punto.”
skimpy
esueto
She was wearing a skimpy red bikini
Llevaba un escueto bikini rojo.
to spread, disseminate
esparcir
to relax, amuse oneself
esparcirse
skeleton
un esqueleto
exciting (2)
emocionante, apasionante
belt, sash, strap
una faja
to force
forzar
to force sb to do sth
forzar a algn a hacer algo
a rifle
un fusil
a galley slave
un galeote
bargain prices
precios de ganga
managerial
gerencial
to heap/pile up
hacinar
They stacked the stacks of feed at the entrance of the kennel
Hacinaron los sacos de pienso en la entrada de la perrera.
to pack into/cram into
hacinarse
a discovery, a find
un hallazgo
the latest scientific discoveries
los últimos hallazgos cientificos
after the discovery of incriminating documents
tras el hallazgo de unos documentos que le incriminaban
to emphasize/stress
hacer hincapié en
an ant hill
un hormiguero
harassment
el hostigamiento
a vegetable garden
una huerta
