vocab 050122 Flashcards

1
Q

insistently / persistently

A

machaconamente

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

x-rays

A

rayos-x

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

poke your nose in

A

meter la nariz

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Hump on the back

A

la joroba

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

not convenient

A

No venirse mal aprender

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

horrofic

A

dantesco

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

a lynx or an astute person

A

un lince

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

pliers

A

un alicate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

a “wow!!” / something fantastic (colloq)

A

una pasada

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

stem cells

A

las células madre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

to tangle - complicate - confuse

A

enmarañar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

nonsense - bullshit

A

chorrada

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Flies (of trousers)

A

las braguetas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Deranged

A

enajenado

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

commissioner

A

el comisario

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

to be liked by a person

A

Ser del agrado de una persona

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

to hold up / hinder

A

trabar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

human trafficking

A

la trata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

To give a hint of a smile (NB - espozar = to sketch)

A

esbozar una sonrisa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

shipyard

A

el astillero

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

a model (in photography etc.)

A

un figurante

22
Q

derisory

A

irrisorio

23
Q

to bend or flex

A

flexionar

24
Q

very intense (person)

A

un cargante

25
Q

jab /injection

A

un pinchazo

26
Q

at last

A

por /al fin

27
Q

at the end /in the end

A

al final

28
Q

to spoil (overindulge)

A

mimar

29
Q

spoiled brat

A

un mimado / un malcriado / mocoso

30
Q

snot

A

el moco

31
Q

to tell a lie

A

echarse un farol

32
Q

moral (of a story)

A

la moraleja

33
Q

he pulled an ace from his sleeve

A

se sacó un as de la manga

34
Q

a folk tale

A

un cuento folclórico

35
Q

lovers

A

los enamorados

36
Q

shortage / scarcity

A

el desabastecimiento

37
Q

jingle bells / sleigh bells

A

los cascabeles

38
Q

to pocket / collect (money)

A

embolsarse

39
Q

Christmas bonus (LA)

A

un aguinaldo

40
Q

thong

A

un tanga

41
Q

eventually

A

a la postre

42
Q

crack, fissure

A

la grieta

43
Q

bagpipe

A

La gaita

44
Q

to really miss somewhere (la Morriña ¡ homesickness)

A

tener morriña de

45
Q

to crumble

A

migar

46
Q

baseball cap

A

la gorra

47
Q

beany (wooly hat=

A

el gorro

48
Q

pidgeon-hole

A

un casillero

49
Q

handsome man, hero, heart-throb

A

el galán

50
Q

to appear in a film

A

salir en una peli