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Year 5 Flashcards

1
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Wheat

A

Trigo

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does that ring a bell? (PR slang)
that rings a bell

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te suena?
me suena

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intense heat / very hot place (PR slang)

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el calentón

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pussy (PR slang)

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chocha

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5
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seed

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pepas/semillas

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pill

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pastilla

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chorus (of a song)

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coro

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out of your mind (while on drugs)

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desacata’o

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under the influence of pills / drugged / pilled

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empastilla’o

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kid (PR slang)

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chamaco

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high (on drugs, PR slang)
are you high?

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nota
tienes una nota / estas en la nota?

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12
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to judge

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juzgar

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to swear (to promise, not curse)

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jurar

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14
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makes me happy
i’m happy to see you
wow, i’m so happy that . . . (surprised, big reaction)
i am happy

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me alegra
me alegra verte
Que alegría
estoy alegre

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15
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to attach (emotionally)
attachment (emotional)
to attach (literal/physical)
attachment (literal/physical/digital)

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apegar
apego
adjuntar
adjunto

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16
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to hold (physically)
to put up with me

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aguantar

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17
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an electric meter

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contador

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18
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the electric grid

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la red electrica

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19
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impactful

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impactante

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20
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psychedlic

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psicodélic@

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21
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acquaintance
stranger

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conocid@
desconocid@

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22
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indigenous

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indígena

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23
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spear
spear (PR slang) / black coffee

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lanza
puya / cafe puya

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24
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opium

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opio

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25
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liver

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hígado

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26
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stuck / stuck (PR slang)
to be stuck

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atascad@a / pillad@
estar pillad@

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27
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to deserve

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merecer
merezco
mereces
merece

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28
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misunderstanding

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malentendido

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29
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unacceptable

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inaceptable

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30
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Judgement

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Juicio

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31
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upside down / inside out / flipped around

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al revés

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32
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(I did it) to myself
I did it myself
for myself
with myself

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a me hice a mí mismo (reflexivo)
- i pumped myself up = yo me pompeo a mí mismo
yo mismo lo hice
para mí
conmigo mismo

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33
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unacceptable
unstandable (I cannot stand it) (very active, current frustration)
intolerable (not as common)

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inaceptable
insoportable
intolerable

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34
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expression of frustration in a situation (PR slang)

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que chavienda!
que joroba!
que jodienda! (mas vulgar)

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35
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past tense of ser and ir
was and went
use for former jobs too

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fui
fuiste
fue
fuimos
fueron

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36
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scientist

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scientific@

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37
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i’ve held back

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me he aguantado

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38
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i have a good feeling about this . . .

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tengo un buen presentimiento sobre este . . .
- not “sentimiento”, which is what i feel in the moment

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39
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class/classy (PR slang)

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caché
ex. hacer algo con caché

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40
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leather

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cuero

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41
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to meet each other
to meet someone
i met (him/her)
you met
he/she met
we met
they meet

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conocerse
conocer a alguien
(lo/la) conocí
conociste
conoció
conocimos
conocieron

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42
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to meet up (casual)
to meet up (more formal)

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encontrarse
reunirse

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43
Q

I look forward to it (formal)
I’m really looking forward to (casual)

A

me hace ilusión
estoy loco por + verbo

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44
Q

to make fun of someone/something

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relajarse (mas comun en PR)
burlarse (menos comun en PR)

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45
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manager
management
to manage

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gerente
gerencia
gestionar/manejar/dirigir

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46
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to sign up for something
who’s in/game/down?

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apuntarse
quien se apunta?

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47
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to be interested (in something)
anybody interested in doing X?
i’m interested

A

interesarse
alguien le interesa (verbo)
me interesa

48
Q

response to “English or Spanish?”

A

los dos
ambos
cualquiera
el que tú quieras / usted quiera
el que quiera
me da igual

49
Q

let’s go
let’s get out of here

A

vamos
vamonos

50
Q

The Dent (in a car)

A

La Abolladura

51
Q

to cheat

A

hacer trampa

52
Q

the trap

A

la trampa

53
Q

cheater

A

trampos@

54
Q

ball don’t lie

A

en la ley de Dios, no tiene trampa

55
Q

the cramp

A

calambre (siempre sustantivo, nunca un verbo)

56
Q

loose
it is coming loose

A

suelto
se esta soltando

57
Q

tight
to tighten

A

apretado
apretar

58
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sore
painful

A

dolorido
doloroso

59
Q

the hinge

A

bisagra

60
Q

the orange (fruit)
the orange (color)

A

china
chinita (always ends in a, so el edificio chinita)

61
Q

Damn! / Cunt!

A

Coño!

62
Q

Do you want me to do X?
Do you want me to close the door?
Do you want me to call him?
Do you want them to do it?
I want you to stop

A

Quieres que haga X (always subjunctive)
Quieres que cierre la puerta?
Quieres que lo llame?
Quieres que lo hagan?
Quiero que pares

63
Q

piece of cake! (PR expression)

A

es un mamey!

64
Q

I like the movie
you like
she likes
we like
they like

A

me gusta la película
te gusta
le gusta
nos gusta
les gusta

65
Q

i like you
do you like me?

A

me gustas tú
te gusto yo

66
Q

that shirt looks good on you

A

esa camisa te queda bien

67
Q

to chat

A

charlar/platicar

68
Q

outlaw

A

bandid@/fojarid@

69
Q

chaos

A

caos (“caus”)

70
Q

Blisters

A

Ampollas

71
Q

Fanny pack

A

Cangurera

72
Q

a virgin alcoholic drink (PR slang)

A

una bebida sant@

73
Q

nutmeg

A

nuez moscada

74
Q

cinnamon

A

canela

75
Q

quantitative

A

cuantitativ@

76
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qualitative

A

cualitativ@

77
Q

to stand out
- I stand out
outstanding

A

sobresalir
- sobresalgo
sobresaliente

78
Q

Russia (country)
Russian (adjective)
Russian (language)

A

Rusia
Rus@
Ruso

79
Q

roller coaster

A

montaña rusa

80
Q

Mandarin (language)

A

Chino/Mandarín

81
Q

If you have time . . .
If you help me, I’ll buy you a sandwich . . .
I hope that you help me . . .

A

Si tienes tiempo . . . (not subjunctive)
Si me ayudas, te compro un sandwich
Espero que my ayudes

82
Q

to scratch

A

rascar

83
Q

silly stuff

A

tontería(s)/zanganería(s)

84
Q

to blink

A

parpadear

85
Q

Pressure

A

Presión

86
Q

Seal (animal)

A

Foca

87
Q

just/recently (something happened)

A

recién (hice algo . . .) (very recently)
recientemente (generally recently)

88
Q

bunk bed

A

litera

89
Q

to graduate
I graduated
you graduated
she graduated
we graduated
they graduated

A

graduarse
me gradué
te graduaste
se graduó
nos graduamos
se graduaron

90
Q

to spell (a word)

A

deletrear

91
Q

to press

A

presionar

92
Q

the pressure
to pressure

A

la presión (literal and figurative)
poner presión

93
Q

thus/therefore

A

por ende

94
Q

to remember something

A

recordar algo
recordarse de algo (same thing, interchangeable)

95
Q

to recall something (abruptly / out of the blue)
i just recalled his name

A

acordarse de algo
me acuerdo de algo

96
Q

remember to do something! (command)

A

acuérdate de hacer algo

97
Q

to remind me of X
Juan reminds me of Pedro

A

recordarle a . . .
Juan me recuerda a Pedro

98
Q

popcorn

A

popcorn (PR)
palomitas (rest of the world)

99
Q

the rest / the remainder

A

lo demás

100
Q

i’m looking forward to seeing you
we are looking forward to working with you

A

me hace ilusión verte
nos hace ilusión trabajar con ustedes

101
Q

to try/test something out / to dabble (less intense)
to try to do something challenging (effortful)

A

probar
intentar hacer / tratar de hacer

102
Q

balloon

A

globo
bombas (PR slang)

103
Q

helium

A

helio

104
Q

to blow (air)

A

soplar

105
Q

i have an appointment
i have a date (romantic)

A

tengo cita (ex. con medico)
tengo una cita (ex. con una chica)

106
Q

Cheerleader

A

Porrista

107
Q

Monk/nun

A

Monje/monja

108
Q

To brew beer

A

Elaborar cerveza

109
Q

Nymph

A

Ninfa

110
Q

Horny

A

Excitad@/cachond@

111
Q

To delve

A

Adentarse

112
Q

Steel

A

Acero

113
Q

To roll

A

Rodar

114
Q

The juggler

A

El/la malabarista (a for M and F)

115
Q

Wasp

A

Avispa

116
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facade

A

fachada

117
Q

failure (the)

A

falla

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