VERBS Flashcards
(6 cards)
drop
Sustantive
gota, caida, decline, decrease, baja
Verb
fall, soltar, leave, let, bajar, abandon, decrease, dejar caer
Dropping in
entrar un momento
Burst
gerund or present participle: bursting
(of a container) break suddenly and violently apart, spilling the contents, typically as a result of an impact or internal pressure.
“we inflated dozens of balloons and only one burst”
Similar: split open, burst open, break open, tear open, rupture, crack, fracture, fragment
“he burst the balloon”
be so full as almost to break open.
“the drawers were bursting with clothes”
Spanish
adjective
1. muy lleno
2. a rebosar
Cherish
protect and care for (someone) lovingly.
“he cared for me beyond measure and cherished me in his heart”
Similar: adore, hold dear, love, care very much for, feel great affection for, dote on, be devoted to, revere, esteem, admire, appreciate, think the world of, set great store by, hold in high esteem, care for, look after
, tend, protect, preserve, shelter, keep safe, support, nurture, cosset, indulge, put on a pedestal, hold (something) dear.
“I cherish the letters she wrote”
Similar:
treasure, prize, value highly, hold dear
Opposite:
neglect
keep (a hope or ambition) in one’s mind.
“he had long cherished a secret fantasy about his future”
Similar: harbor, have, possess, hold (onto), cling to, entertain, retain, maintain, keep in one’s mind, foster, nurture, nurse
Opposite:
abandon
Spanish
verb
1. apreciar
2. querer
head over
go to
Bearing
noun
1.
a person’s way of standing or moving.
“a man of precise military bearing”
Similar: posture, comportment, carriage, gait, stance, deportment
2.
relation; relevance.
“the case has no direct bearing on the issues”
Similar: relevance, relevancy, significance, pertinence, connection, relation, aptness, appositeness, germaneness, importance, import, application
Spanish noun 1. cojinete 2. soporte 3. posicion adjective 1. que produce
