2020-04-06 Flashcards
“worst case scenario”
el peor de los casos
thermometer (n)
el termómetro
gestures (hand) (n)
las ademanes
“high five” (used in Mexico)
“chocalas”
“(something) to become less important”
“pasar a segundo plano”
some time (some amount of time) (n) (used in Mexico)
el rato
fan (machine) (n) (2)
el ventilador, el abanico
“my guess is that”
“mi conjetura es que”
disability (n) / disability physical o mental
la discapacidad / discapacidad física o psíquica
human resources (n)
los recursos humanos
tonsillitis (n)
la amigdalitis
to flirt (v) / a flirt (n)
coquetear (con) / el coqueto
strong (adj) / weak (adj)
fuerte / débil
crime, criminal offence (n) / minor offence (n) / major offence (n)
el delito / delito menor / delito mayor
mask (n) (2)
la mascarilla, la tapaboca
nationalist (adj)
nacionalista
disaster (n) (coloquial term used in Panamá)
“el acabose”
foolish, stupid (adj) (2)
tonto/a, necio/a
“to do something very quick” (coloquial)
“ran plan”
the police (n) / the military (n)
la policía / los militares
abruptness, suddenness | abrupt, sudden (adj) | harshly, abruptly (adv)
brusquedad | brusco/a | bruscamente
to make up (v) / to fit in, to integrate (v)
integrar / integrarse
fair (event) (n)
la feria
rusty (adj)
oxidado/a
track, trail (n) (2)
la pista / el rastro
to pass, approve, to endorse (v)
aprobar
Latin America (n) (2)
Latinoamérica / América Latina
unforeseen, unexpected (n)
imprevisto/a
emergency (n) (2)
la urgencia (=apresuramiento)
to clarify, to clear up, to solve (v)
aclarar
to carry out, to achieve, to fulfill (v)
cumplir
to mess up, to make a mess of, to fail, to be unsuccessful (v)
fracasar
smell, sense of smell (n)
el olfato
illness, sickness, disease (n)
la enfermedad
“I am proud of you.”
Estoy orgulloso/a de ti.
person who has a sweet tooth (n) (2)
ser dulcero / persona dulcera
to chat (v) / chat, conversation (n) (2)
charlar / la charla, la conversación
season (n)
la temporada
challenge (n) (2)
el reto, el desafío
quota (n)
el cupo
“suppression of voting” (f)
“supresión del voto”
trick (n) (e.g. “I’m giving you a trick to learn this.”)
el truco
secular (independent of any organization) (adj) / to be independent of any organization
laico/a | estado laico
“to give priority to white people”
dar prioridad a los blancos
minority (n)
la minoría
savings (n)
los ahorros
“a person infected”
una person está contagiada
citizens (n) / do pronunciation of work
ciudadanos (“ciu da da nos”)
to exhibit, to show, to put on show, to exhibit (v)
exponer
greedy (adj)
codicioso/a
epidemic (n)
la epidemia
to strengthen (v) / to become stronger (v)
fortalecer / fortalecerse
