Abril Cuatro Flashcards
la estimación
the estimate/valuation
la vivencia
the experience
la atmósfera
the atmosphere
la niebla
the mist OR the fog
una milla
a mile
un alce
a moose OR elk
acampar
to camp
colar
to strain
el parqueadero
the parking lot
la gamba
the shrimp/prawn
el narrador
the narrator
bien dicho
well said
muy diciendo/revelador
very telling
avanzar
to advance/to move forward
genes de envejecimiento
aging genes
envejecer
to age/to grow old
mediar
to mediate OR to be halfway through
multar
to fine
los delitos
the crimes
castigar
to punish/castigate
las pimpinas
the plastic jugs for moving gasoline
arraigarse
to take root/to settle/to establish oneself
siniestrado
crashed/wrecked
un siniestrado
a victim/affected person
la emboscada
the ambush
tal
such
el enfrentamiento
the confrontation
la baja
the casualty OR the drop/fall
emboscar
to ambush
precitado
aforementioned
la presunción
the presumption
la suposición
the supposition/presumption
en paralelo
in parallel OR at the same time
el guerrillero
the guerilla
el integrante
the member
integrante (adj.)
integral
exhortar
to exhort
el propósito
the resolution/purpose/intention
asentarse
to settle
desplacer
to displease (v) OR the displeasure (n)
las provisiones
the provisions
los rebeldes
the rebels
proporcionar
to provide/supply
imponerse
to set oneself to/obligate oneself OR to prevail/assert oneself
sacar el perro
to take the dog out
demonios
the devil/the hell
discapacidad
the disability
discapacitado
disabled/handicapped
disuadir
to dissuade/deter
hospitalario
hospitable OR relating to hospitals
la hoguera
the bonfire
la pira
the pyre
la desesperación
the desperation
la impotencia
the powerlessness/impotence
improvisar
to improvise
la material prima
the raw material
la deuda
the debt
el cierre
the closure
la flexibilidad
the flexibilidad
la muñeca
the wrist OR the doll
guiar
to guide/lead
el enlace
the link
predilecto
favorite/preferred
elegido a dedo
handpicked
retrógrado
retrograde/backward
que ahora
as of now/than now
desesperar
to drive crazy/to exasperate
la jefatura
the leadership
la circunstancia
the circumstance
en sustitución de
instead of/in place of
el soporte
the support/foundation
tener prisa
to be in a hurry
el relevo
the relief OR the hand-off/turnover/replacement
avejentado
old/aged
el exponente
the exponent/model
proveer
to provide/supply
el simpatizante
the sympathizer
despegarse
to become unstuck
la despedida
the farewell/goodbye
el hincapié
the emphasis/stress
hacer hincapié
to emphasize
despegar
to take off/lift off
dinamitar
to dynamite/blow up
vidriosa
brittle/fragile/slippery/delicate
áspero
rough/uneven
mas a menudo
more often
la tutela
the guardianship/the tutelage
escenificar
to dramatize/to stage (present in a theater)
es oriundo
is a native
forjar
to forge/shape
aupar
to help up/lift up
el entramado
the framework
incorporarse
to sit up/to join
un paso
a step/footstep OR a way/path/passing
incipiente
incipient/budding
adscribir
to assign/attach/appoint
el aprecio
the esteem/regard/appreciation
el talante
the mood/disposition
pasar
to pass/to happen/to spend time
afinar
to tune/to polish/sharpen/refine
el gestor
the agent
rememorar
to remember
lugareño
local/native
el celo
the zeal
gestor (adj.)
management/managing
escasear
to be scare OR to skimp on
el hito
the milestone OR landmark
frecuentado
busy/frequented
la fresa
the strawberry
el travesti
the transvestite
juvenil
juvenile/youthful
la escasez
the shortage
la modestia
the modesty
desenfadado
casual/relaxed/carefree
ferviente
zealous/fervent/ardent
despreocupado
nonchalant/unworried
la eficiencia
the efficiency
dar
to give/have OR to yield/produce
racionalista
rationalist
metódico
methodical
erigir
to build up/erect or to name
ejemplar
exemplary
pese a
inspite of/despite
el buró
the writing desk OR the bureau/committee
el núcleo
the nucleus
meticuloso
meticulous/thorough
proseguir
to proceed/continue
estar al tanto
to know OR to be up to date with
en pectore
in waiting (next political selection)
el elogio
the praise
advenedizo
foreign OR upstart/rookie
defenestrar
to oust/dismiss
inesperadamente
unexpectedly OR without warning
impacientemente
impatiently
la cautela
the caution
la timidez
the timidity/shyness
presidir
to preside over/to dominate
un centenar
an hundred
fosar
to dig a ditch around
las fosas
the pits/ditches/graves
la vertiente
the slope/side/aspect
la vorágine
the whirlpool/vortex/confusion
a sus anchas
with ease/sin miedo/comfortable
el periplo
the tour/journey/voyage
beneficioso
beneficial
ahogarse
to drown/choke
el retorno
the return
dispuesto
willing/ready/prepared
arriesgar
to risk/endanger
arbitrariamente
arbitrarily
el indicio
the sign/indication/evidence
sostenible
sustainable
la atrocidad
the atrocity/barbarity
un recordatorio
a reminder
vulnerable
vulnerable
la limpieza
the cleaning/cleanliness/integrity
concienciar
to make aware
seducir
to seduce
la plenitud
the peak/height/fullness
el afecto
affection/fondness
afecto a (adj.)
fond of/attached to
furtivo
furtive
mustio
withered/down/gloomy
idéntico
identical/the same
replicar
to retort OR to reply
eludir
to elude
de cuajo?
totally
los tripajos/las tripas
the guts/intestines
humeante
smoking/smoldering/steaming
inerme
unarmed/defenseless
atrasado
late/behind/overdue/backward
atrasar
to postpone/delay
las vísceras
the viscus (internal organ)
amargar
to make bitter/to sour/to spoil
el bramido
the howling/bellowing/roar
estremecedor
terrifying
menos mal
it’s a good thing/luckily
salir a caminar
to go for a walk
el crucero/la intersección
the intersection/crossing/junction
subsidiar
to subsidize
la sanción
the sanction
el insurgente
the insurgent
por mucho tiempo
for a long time
el caracol
the snail OR shell/seashell/conch
el poste/el palo
the pole/post
la infraestructura
the infrastructure
la inflación
the inflation
un loro
a parrot
la pisada
the footstep
la contrabandista
the smuggler
poblar
to populate
suscribir
to sign OR to subscribe to
el abrazo
the embrace/hug
reseñar
to review
familiarizar
to familiarize
