3. Tricksters* Flashcards

1
Q

“to lie down”

A

acostar

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2
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“to accost”

A

acosar

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3
Q

“I’m going to lie down”

A

Me voy a acostar

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4
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“current” or “present”

A

actual

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5
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“the current administration”

A

“la actual administración”

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6
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“factual” or “genuine”

A

verdadero, auténtico, genuino, real

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7
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“This is an actual Picasso”

A

Este es un auténtico Picasso

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8
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“Actually, . . . “

A

“La verdad es que . . .

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9
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“He actually ate it”

A

“Realmente se lo comió” or “Sí se lo comió” or “¡De verdad se lo comió!”

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10
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“He has a heart condition”

A

Tiene una afección cardiaca.

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11
Q

To convey your affection use:

A

afecto or cariño

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12
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“U.S. imports”

A

productos gringos

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13
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“argument”

A

discussión

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14
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fight- like with throwing pots and pans- in descending order of intensity:

A

pleito, disputa, disgusto

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15
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carefully reasoned “argument” (such as lawers’ summations)

A

argumento

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16
Q

“attendance”

A

asistencia

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17
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“a person who is attending something”

A

asistente

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18
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“assistant manager”

A

subgerente

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19
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“to assist”

A

ayudar

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20
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“to attend”

A

asister

21
Q

“to attend to”

A

atender

22
Q

you can ____ a patient but you can’t ____ a concert.

A

atender

23
Q

“private interview granted to you by someone more important than you”

A

audiencia

24
Q

“The minister granted us an interview”

A

El ministro nos concedió audiencia.

25
Q

“the audience”

A

la asistencia, el auditorio, el público

26
Q

“bucket”

A

balde

27
Q

“bald”

A

calvo (polite) or pelón (irreverent)

28
Q

common word for “ball”

A

balón

29
Q

“smaller balls”

A

bolas or pelotas

30
Q

“balloon”

A

globo

31
Q

“trillion”

A

billón

32
Q

“billion”

A

mil millones

33
Q

“chivalrous” or “brave”

A

bizarro

34
Q

“bizarre”

A

extraño or raro

35
Q

“capable”

A

capaz

36
Q

“incapable” or “incompetent”

A

incapaz

37
Q

“cargo” (like on a ship)

A

carga

38
Q

“job position” or “post”

A

cargo

39
Q

“portfolio for carrying papers” or “folder”

A

carpeta

40
Q

“carpet”

A

alfombra or tapete

41
Q

“a crash”

A

un choque

42
Q

“a state of shock”

A

un choque

43
Q

“to shock (electrically)”

A

dar choque or dar toques (un choque will kill you while toques won’t)

44
Q

“The lamp gave me a shock”

A

La lámpara me dió toques

45
Q

“shocking”

A

chocante

46
Q

offensive/rude

A

chocante

47
Q

Colloquial way of saying: “I hate chocolate.”

A

Me choca el chocolate.

48
Q

A person’s general physical structure (i.e. fat, skinny, etc)

A

complexión