5 Flashcards
To terrify
Aterrar
Route
3 words
Ruta
Trayecto
Rumbo
To reduce
Reducir
Thick
Grueso
To dare
Atreverse
Chin
2 words
La barbilla
El mentón
Occasion
El aconteciento
Flu
Gripe
To cough
Toser
Discomfort, upset
Malestar
To despair
Desesperar
Desperate
Desesperado
Headquarters
Sede
Clothes (informal)
Trapo
Host
Anfitrión
Basin
Cuenca
A challenge
El reto
Hat
Gorro
Loose or free
Suelto
Actress
Actriz
Outfit or attire
2 forms
Indumentaria
Atuendo
Unless
2 forms
A no ser que
A menos que
Crowd
2 forms
Muchedumbre
Multitud
Charisma
Carisma
Current or ordinary
Corriente
To blame
2 forms
Culpar
Echar la culpa
Cheap or low quality
Chafa
It’s my fault
2 forms
Es mi culpa
Es mi error
Grumpy
Enojón
Roar or uproar
Estruendo
Shield
Escudo
Sleeve
Manga
Bucket
Cubeta
Landlord
Casero
Saying
Dicho
It’s your turn!
Te toca!
Battery
2 words
Pila
Batería
Skull
Calavera
Argument
Discusión
Suggestion
Sugerencia
Wig
Peluca
Whale
Ballena
To provide
Proveer
To pass away
Fallecer
Sleepless
Desvelado
To row or paddle
Remar
Delay
2 forms
El retraso
La demora
Complex
Complejo
Competition
2 forms
Concurso
Competencia
To honour
Honrar
Slave
Esclavo
To attack
An attack
Atacar
Ataque
To release
A release
Liberar
Liberación
To threaten
A threat
Amenazar
Amenaza
This is Juan!
To introduce
Te presento a Juan!
Presentar
Although
2 forms
Si bien
Aunque
To surround, circle or overtake
Rodear
To tell off
2 forms
Regañar
Cagar (slang)
Pending
Pendiente
To forward
Reenviar
Mythical
Mítico
Sleep (noun)
El sueño
Lethargy, laziness
Flojera
To spend time, to take
Tardar
Rope or string
La cuerda
Mammal
El mamífero
I feel guilty
2 forms
Me remuerde la conciencia
Siento culpable
To get to sleep
Conciliar el sueño
Pattern (e.g system)
El patrón
To roll
Rodear
After X
Al cabo de X
Rectangle
Rectángulo
University studies
La carrera
Purple (2 forms)
Púrpura
Morado
A calling
Vocación
Box (e.g. containing text)
Recuadro
Keyboard
Teclado
To put on
Ponerse
To arrange to meet
Quedar
To dive
Bucear
Tyre
La llanta
Misunderstood
Malentendido
To envy
Envious
Envidiar
Envidioso
Singer (2 forms)
Cantante
Cantor
Comedian
Comediante
Step:
father, mother, son, daughter
Padrastro, madrastra, hijastro, hijastra
To yawn
Bostezar
Yeast
Levadura
A slice
Rebanada
Blackmail
Chantaje
Auction
Subasta
A strike
Huelga
To resign
Renunciar
Ash
Ashtray
Ceniza
Cenicero
To conceal or cover
Tapar
To contribute
2 words
Aportar
Contribuir
Listener
Oyente
Except, safe
Salvo
To travel or cover a distance
Recorrer
Raft
Balsa
To drive or encourage
Impulsar
To revert
Revertir
Envelope
Sobre
To shave
2 forms
Afeitarse
Rasurarse
To cope
Desenvolverse
Hobby
La afición
One third
Tercio
Reason
2 forms
El motivo
La razón
Once in a while
De vez en cuando
To enroll or join up
2 forms
Apuntarse
Inscribirse
Parrot
2 forms
El loro
La cotorra
To get along
Llevarse bien
A defeat
Derrota
Rival
Rivalry
El rival
La rivalidad
Midweek
Entre semana
Sheep
La oveja
To pay attention
2 forms
Poner atención
Hacer caso
To visit small towns
Pueblear
To carry, to load, to stream
Cargar
Uncertainty
Incertidumbre
Anxiety
Ansiedad
Cabinet
Armario
Thread
Hilo
Post box
Buzón
To overcome
Superar
A pinch (eg of salt)
Pizca
Corny
Cursi
To become
3 forms
Convertirse en
Hacerse
Volverse
To fold, to turn
Doblar
To swallow
Tragar
A gulp or mouthful
Trago
Of course
Often used sarcastically
Cómo no
I am on my way to…
Voy rumbo a…
Bookshop
Librería
Loose
2 words
Guango
Suelto
Bolt or latch
Pestillo
To write (an essay or contract etc)
Redactar
Cutlery
Cubiertos
He received a promotion due to his good performance
Él recibió una promoción debido a su buen rendimiento
Pyramid
La pirámide
I’m going to go to my appointment
Voy a acudir a mi cita
Hurry up!
Formal, 2 forms
Dése prisa!
Apurese!
Building (tower or block)
Building (any type)
Edificio
Inmueble
To please
2 forms
Agradar
Complacer
A foul
La falta
An experience
To experience
Experiencia
Experimentar
Watermelon
Sandía
To moisturise (with cream etc)
Humectar
To display
Desplegar
To rub
Frotar
Yuck!
¡Guácala!
Trigger (noun)
Pull the trigger
Gatillo
Apretar el gatillo
A relative
Pariente (el/la)
To bargain
Regatear
Curly (inf)
Chino
What are you drinking? (In response to a compliment)
¿Qué te tomas?
To squeeze (e.g. fruit) or wring out
Exprimir
To grind
Machacar
A street vendor
Ambulante
To ruin or devastate
Destrozar
To cuddle, snuggle
Apapachar
Finances
Finanzas
Big city, metropolis
La urbe
At this stage
A estas alturas
To press (e.g. a key)
Oprimir
To be careful (colloquial)
Echar aguas
Ministry
Ministerio
As a child…
De niño…
Native
Home country
Natal
País natal
Kill two birds with one stone
Matar dos pájaros de un tiro
To pretend to be listening but really not…
Dar el avión
Modesty
Modestia
To have a big mouth
Tener la lengua larga
I have a lot to do (2 ways)
Tengo mucho por hacer
Tengo mucho que hacer
Chore
El quehacer
To have a deep knowledge
Conocer a fondo
To give birth
2 forms
Dar a luz
Parir
To mess around (slang)
Pendejear
If I’d known (2 forms)
Si hubiera subido
De haber subido
To be in a hurry (slang)
Estar en chinga
To make a racket
Very noisy
Hacer un escalando
Escandaloso
To scratch (2 forms)
Rasguñar
Arañar
To start up; to wash away or take out; to rip
Arrancar
Very good indeed! (MX slang)
A toda madre!
Of the common people, lower class
Popular
A little thing, a stupidity, a silly little thing
Pendejada
Person who takes part in a conversation
Interlocutor
To afford
Affordable (2 forms)
Permitir
De costo, costeable
To reveal
Revelar
To stand out
Sobresalir
To compose; to mend; to make up
Componer
Don’t think too hard!
No se quiebra la cabeza!
Capacity, space, room
Cabida
Infrastructure
Infraestructura
Attractive (2 forms)
Atractivo
Atrayente
700
Setecientos
To be far, e.g. out of the city
Estar fuera
Laces
Agujetas
Tweezers
Pinzas
To think about it
Pensar en eso
