2016 09 14 Flashcards by Beth Creason | Brainscape

Q

la esquina

vs

el rincón

A

corner (outwards - “pointing” - you can bump against)

vs

corner (inwards - “hole” - can gather dust)

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para averiguar (informarse de) los precios

A

to find out the prices

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pudoroso(a)

A

ashamed (shy/modest?)

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maletero

A

trunk of a car

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lejano (con es)

lejos (con estar)

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far (from)

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cercano (con es)

cerca (con estar)

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close (to)

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aislado

A

isolated

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seco

A

dry

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desertico

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desert-like

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selva

A

jungle

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bosques

A

woods

forest

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la ventilador(es)

A

fan

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el abanico

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handfan

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oler

huele mal

apesta

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to smell (bad)

smells bad

stinks

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en vias de desarrollo

A

in the process of developing

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narcomenudeo

≠ narcotraficante

A

(petty) drug peddler
(major) drug trafficker

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lavado de dinero

A

money laundering

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llegar a [SER]

volverse

A

to become (usually a profession)

to turn/become

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“Estar en el lugar correcto, en el momento adecuado”

A

“To be in the right place at the right time.”

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trampas

A

(negative) loopholes

or “acts of cheating”

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“truco o trata”

A

“trick or treat”

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el disfraz

A

costume

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lacio

A

straight

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rizado(a)

A

curly

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ondulado(a)

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wavy

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encrespado(a)

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frizzy

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perder el peso

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to lose weight

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una junta

una reunión

una sita

A

meeting (formal)

meeting

appointment/date

Q

rasgos

A

features

Q

pitillo (Colombia)

A

straw

Q

ambos

los dos

A

both

Q

quincena

A

biweekly

Q

jubilado/a/s

A

retired people

Q

cobrar

A

to collect (money that we are due)

Q

from English to Spanish:

corner (outwards - “pointing” - you can bump against)

vs

corner (inwards - “hole” - can gather dust)

A

la esquina

vs

el rincón

Q

from English to Spanish:

to find out the prices

A

para averiguar (informarse de) los precios

Q

from English to Spanish:

ashamed (shy/modest?)

A

pudoroso(a)

Q

from English to Spanish:

trunk of a car

A

maletero

Q

from English to Spanish:

far (from)

A

lejano (con es)

lejos (con estar)

Q

from English to Spanish:

close (to)

A

cercano (con es)

cerca (con estar)

Q

from English to Spanish:

isolated

A

aislado

Q

from English to Spanish:

dry

A

seco

Q

from English to Spanish:

desert-like

A

desertico

Q

from English to Spanish:

jungle

A

selva

Q

from English to Spanish:

woods

forest

A

bosques

Q

from English to Spanish:

fan

A

la ventilador(es)

Q

from English to Spanish:

handfan

A

el abanico

Q

from English to Spanish:

to smell (bad)

smells bad

stinks

A

oler

huele mal

apesta

Q

from English to Spanish:

in the process of developing

A

en vias de desarrollo

Q

from English to Spanish:

(petty) drug peddler
(major) drug trafficker

A

narcomenudeo

≠ narcotraficante

Q

from English to Spanish:

money laundering

A

lavado de dinero

Q

from English to Spanish:

to become (usually a profession)

to turn/become

A

llegar a [SER]

volverse

Q

from English to Spanish:

“To be in the right place at the right time.”

A

“Estar en el lugar correcto, en el momento adecuado”

Q

from English to Spanish:

(negative) loopholes

or “acts of cheating”

A

trampas

Q

from English to Spanish:

“trick or treat”

A

“truco o trata”

Q

from English to Spanish:

costume

A

el disfraz

Q

from English to Spanish:

straight

A

lacio

Q

from English to Spanish:

curly

A

rizado(a)

Q

from English to Spanish:

wavy

A

ondulado(a)

Q

from English to Spanish:

frizzy

A

encrespado(a)

Q

from English to Spanish:

to lose weight

A

perder el peso

Q

from English to Spanish:

meeting (formal)

meeting

appointment/date

A

una junta

una reunión

una sita

Q

from English to Spanish:

features

A

rasgos

Q

from English to Spanish:

straw

A

pitillo (Colombia)

Q

from English to Spanish:

both

A

ambos

los dos

Q

from English to Spanish:

biweekly

A

quincena

Q

from English to Spanish:

retired people

A

jubilado/a/s

Q

from English to Spanish:

to collect (money that we are due)

A

cobrar