vocab 200422 Flashcards
(69 cards)
1
Q
trastos
A
stuff
2
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añicos
A
pieces / smithereens
3
Q
el garfio
A
hook
4
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entrecortada.
A
intermittent / faltering / laboured
5
Q
un gamberros
A
troublemaker (Sp)
6
Q
un resquicio
A
crack
7
Q
tambalearse
A
to stagger
8
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agachar
A
to lower
9
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entrever
A
to make out / see signs of
10
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percatarse
A
to notice / become aware of
11
Q
pasmoso
A
astonishing
12
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desgarrador
A
heartrending / heartbreaking
13
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pecar
A
to sin
14
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una trampilla
A
trap door
15
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el moho
A
mould / rust
16
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a hurtadillas
A
stealthily
17
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el cacharro
A
cooking pan / piece of junk
18
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el surco
A
groove
19
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la celeridad
A
speed
20
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conforme
A
happy or as (at begining of clause or sentence)
21
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difuminar/difuminarse
A
to blur/fade
22
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no se me da bien
A
I´m no good at it
23
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poner como ejemplo
A
to give as an example
24
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entrar en contacto con
A
to get in touch with
25
el día a día
the daily grind
26
surgir dudas
to have doubts
27
la ablación
FGM
28
ubicarse
to get your bearings
29
el rodaje
filming
30
rodarse en
to be filmed in
31
ir + gerundio
emphasises progression of action
32
venir + gerundio
used for actions in progress with an earlier starting time (which may continue into future)
33
jugarse
to bet , gamble or to put at stake
34
probarse
to try on (clothing)
35
la suposición / el supuesto
assumption
36
sentir pena por
to feel sorry for
37
los manteros
peddlars of fake products on the streets (in Spain)
38
acordar / acordarse de
agree / remember
39
atragantarse
to choke
40
aprovechar / aprovecharse
to make the most of / to take advantage of
41
el cese de fuego
ceasefire
42
carajo
fuck, shit etc.
43
tengo un mideo del carajo
I'm scared as shit
44
la vagancia
laziness
45
irse de la lengua
to say more than you should (esp. give away secrets)
46
cortejar
to court / woo
47
el azote
scourge (as well as whip)
48
factible
feasible
49
respaldar
back, support, endorse
50
el estrado
platform / dais
51
al hincapié
emphasis
52
bien, bien
either, or
53
la potenciación
boosting, strengthening, promotion
54
un taladro
a drill
55
abochornar
to embarrass
56
alargar
to lengthen
57
blandengue
soft / runny
58
la bulla
ruckus, racket, uproar
59
la chuchería
candy / sweets
60
confabular
to plot / conspire
61
inverosímil
implausible / improbable
62
pasmado
astonished / stunned
63
el recelo
suspicion / mistrust
64
refunfuñar
to grumble
65
la tara
defect / blemish
66
tartamudear
to stutter
67
las agujetas
aches & pains (Sp) / shoelaces (Mexico)
68
la jardinería
gardening
69
el bricolaje
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