6. Spanish 3: Misc. 2 Flashcards
1
Q
la amargura
A
bitterness
2
Q
ojalá
A
if only, hopefully, I wish/hope
3
Q
ahogado
A
drowned, suffocated, muffled, drunk
4
Q
tirar de
A
to pull
5
Q
la lucha
A
fight, struggle
6
Q
arrugar
A
to wrinkle
7
Q
jadear
A
to pant
8
Q
fallar
A
to fail
9
Q
atravesar
A
to cross to go through
10
Q
arrastrando
A
to drag
11
Q
el regazo
A
lap
12
Q
el buzón
A
mailbox
13
Q
la rendija
A
crack
14
Q
tararear
A
to hum, to sing to oneself
15
Q
sobresaltar(se)
A
to (be) startle(d)
16
Q
a través de
A
through
17
Q
trituraba
A
to grind, shred, or chew
18
Q
agacharse
A
to bend down
19
Q
coger
A
to grab or take
20
Q
la cintura
A
waist
21
Q
arrancar(se)
A
to pull out or provoke, to turn on a comuter
22
Q
la mitad
A
half or middle
23
Q
la autopista
A
freeway
24
Q
hacia
A
toward
25
pillar
to catch
26
el rato
a while, a bit (of time)
27
(el) sentido
sense or direction
| sincere or sensitive
28
detener(se)
to stop or delay
29
lúgubre
dismal, mournful, gloomy
30
gemela
twin
31
la sábana
sheet
32
el mostrador
the counter, bar, or desk
33
encerrar(se)
to lock up or hold or put in
| reflex: to lock oneself up, to be withdrawn
34
la gota
drop (of liquid)
35
grueso
thick, fat or rough
36
gimotear
to whine
37
la percha
clothes hanger
38
gentilmente
kindly, politely
39
desdentado
toothless
40
salpicar
to splash or taint
41
azotar
to whip, thrash, pound, or devastate
42
el peñasco
boulder or crag
43
desvencijado
rickety, battered
44
el alga (las algas)
seaweed
45
colar(se)
to filter, pass, or make up (a story)
| reflex: to sneak in, to cut in line, to fall in love (Spain)
46
la madera
wood
47
vacío
empty or vacant
48
espuma
foam
49
trozo
piece or bit
50
taparse
to cover up, to wrap oneself up
51
amortiguar(se)
to cushion or muffle
| to tone down
52
crujir
to creak, crackle, or crunch
53
faltar
to miss or to be missing
54
enderezar
to straighten or untwist
55
empujar
to push (into), to shove, to propel