2014 Good vocab

Question 1

Administrar

Answer 1

Administer

Question 2

Phrasal verb for “clarify” / “make clear”

Answer 2

To call out

Question 3

Apetecer / Gustar a alguien

Answer 3

To fancy (e.g. She fancies him = Él le gusta a ella, I fancy a coffee = Me apetece un café. Also, Me apetece hacer algo = I fancy doing something)

Question 4

Una mentirijilla

Answer 4

A fib (Also, mentirosillo = fibber)

Question 5

Adherir a

Answer 5

Adhere to (ADHIA TU)

Question 6

Reducir actividades de una empresa

Answer 6

To downsize

Question 7

Prever

Answer 7

Foresee

Question 8

Tener menos empleados para trabajar que necesitas

Answer 8

To be short staffed

Question 9

Avisar

Answer 9

Notify / Let someone know

Question 10

Recopilar

Answer 10

Compile

Question 11

Enterarse / Averiguar

Answer 11

To find out

Question 12

Tropezar con alguien

Answer 12

To bump into / run into someone

Question 13

Tentador

Answer 13

Tempting

Question 14

Cobranos por X (business)

Answer 14

Bill us for X / Invoice us for X

Question 15

Cobranos por X (restaurant/bar/business…. anywhere)

Answer 15

Charge us for X

Question 16

Fuerza de voluntad

Answer 16

Willpower

Question 17

Insulso

Answer 17

Dull

Question 18

Exprimir / Comprimir

Answer 18

Squeeze

Question 19

Reacio

Answer 19

Reluctant

Question 20

Elegante / Lujoso

Answer 20

Fancy

Question 21

Ella me gusta

Answer 21

I fancy her

Question 22

Me apetece un café

Answer 22

I fancy a coffee

Question 23

Goma-espuma

Answer 23

Foam

Question 24

Cardenal

Answer 24

Bruise

Question 25

Homólogo

Answer 25

Counterpart

Question 26

Finiquito

Answer 26

Severance pay / package

Question 27

Un anhelo

Answer 27

A yearning

Question 28

Herpes (de los labios)

Answer 28

Cold sore

Question 29

Ponerte objetivos

Answer 29

To set yourself goals

Question 30

Cotización

Answer 30

Quotation

Question 31

Un placer / alegria

Answer 31

A joy

Question 32

Asistir a

Answer 32

Attend

Question 33

Atender

Answer 33

Attend to

Question 34

Cuidar / Tender hacia

Answer 34

Tend to

Question 35

Estar enfadado con alguien (US)

Answer 35

To be mad at someone