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Ponerse rojo
To go red from embarrassment
Informatica
I.T
Consultora
Consultancy
Querar que +subjuntivo
We want +
Da igual que…
It doesn’t matter that…
Por si acaso
Just in case
Yendo
Going
Cita a ciegas
Blind date
O sea
Whatever…
Es posible que vayáis a escuchar
Es posible que
Tener encanto
To have charm
Aprovechar
To make the most of
Hasta las tantas
Until late
O por ahí
More or less
Empalmar
To Stay up the night
Como si tal cosa
As if nothing happens
Dormilon/a
Sleepyhead
Me da mucha rabia
It really annoys me
A cambio
Instead
Menos mal
Thank goodness
Tirando a pequeno
Smallish
Tiramos una pared
We tore down a wall
Se esta muy bien
It’s lovely out
Papelería
Stationary
Muy maja
Very nice
Obras
Works
Arreglo
An improvement
Actualizar
To Renovate
Esta muy de moda
Fashionable
Antes de que se termin
Before that one finishes
Or antes de que + subjuntivo
Entregar dinero a cuenta
To pay a deposit for something
Hipoteca
Mortegage
Pesadilla
Nightmare
Retraso
Delay
Pero bueno
Anyway
Luna de miel
Honeymoon
Siendo
Strange
Me canta el ala
To have b.o
Pasar muchos nervios
To be nervious
Superar
To Overcome
Dar un susto
To give someone a fright
Pasar de
To refuse to (do something)
Family numerosa
Large family
Bisabuela
Great grandmother
Tasa de natalidas
Birth rate
Me cae bien
I get on with someone
Independizarse
To be independant
Me has pillado
You’ve caught me out
Se da la situacíon
If the situation arises
Caserito
Homemade
A ben le choca
Ben finds it strange
Embalse
Resevoir
Caos
Chaos
Paralizado/a
Stopped
Atasco
Traffic jam
Limpiaparabrisas
Windshield wipers
Carril
Lane
La genta iba con bastante respeto
They went with respect
Desbordarse un río
A river breaks its banks
Aguantar
To put up with
Meterse (con algo/alguien)
To have a go at someone/something
Tener goteras
To have leaks
Inundarse
To flood
Charco
Puddle
Tener mal leche
To be in a bad mood
Caer chuzos de punta
To have hard rain
Paraguas
Umbrella
Regular
So so
Estat harto
To be fed up with
Bañarse/nadar
To bathe/swim
Adivinar
To guess
Jubilados
Retired people
Estar en paro
To be unemployed
Autonomo
Self-employed
Qué pinto yo aqui?
What on earth am I doing here?
Polideportivo
Sports center
Mono/a
Beautiful/sweet - used with kids
Tirita
Band aid
Guarra/ cochina
Dirty
Alucinante
Incredible
Acudir
To go
Pijo
Posh
Precios asequibles
Reasonable prices
Sesontón
Sixty year old male or female
Dar bolas/bolitas
To take practice shots
El finde
Weekend
Estar de rodriguez
When you wife and kids go on holiday and you stay at home
Estar al dia
Be up to date
Estar en babia
Estar en babia
No llega a un anõ
Has been here for less than a year
Habilitados
Designed
Promover
To instigate
A nivel nacional
At a national level
Bajo ningun concepto
Under no circumstances
Aguantar
To put up with
Una ley suave
A not strict law
Llevar la contraria
To disagree with someone
Les da igual la gente
They dont care about people
Ejercer un derecho
To exercise a right to do something
Repartir
Distribute
Extraer los numeros
To pick the numbers
Yo que se
I have no idea
Hojaz
Sheets
Te toca
To win
Una pancarta
Poster
Por si toca
Just in case you win
Retransmiter
To Transmit on tv etc.
O sea
(Pause in spanish)
Ponerse nervioso
To feel agitated/uneasy
Como sardinas en lata
Packed in close together
Agobiarse
Overwhelmed
La sierra de madrid
The mountain chain of madrid
Rodear por madrid
To circle the outskirts of madrid
Reganar
To tell someone off
Carril bus
Bus lane
Estar orgullosa
To be proud of
En hora punta
Rush hour
Eternizarse
To take forever
Todo lo mas
The maximum
Cercanias
Commuter trains on the suburbs
Mardugar mucho
To wake up early
Marcharse
To leave
Quejica
Someone who is always complaining
Estoy harto
I am fed up
Me has cobrado do euros de mas
You have charged me two euros extra
No lleva a ningun sitio
A waste of time
No merece la peña
Its not worth it
Circulo vicioso
A vicious circle
Goteras
Leaks
Sucede, ocurre,pasa
To happen
Educadamente
Politely
Me daría un asco que me muero
I would find that really disgusting that I would die
Nunca se atrevía
He never dared to
Hacer un pacto/ pactar
Come to an agreement
Ambiente navideño
Christmas feeling
Me da mucha pereza
I can’t be bothered to do it
Fin de año
New years eve
Uvas
Grapes
Campanada
The ring of a bell
Bizcocho
Cake
Jaleo
Noise, racket
Timar
To rip off, con
Suelto por el jardín
Loose in the garden
Vallado
Fenced off
Se me atraganta
To get stuck on a word, to choke
Razas
Breeds of dog etc
Que chulo
What a show off!
A rajatabla
To the letter
Alucino
Incredible
Entre comillas
Quote , unquote
Piripi
Tipsy
En torno a
Concerning
En aquel entonces/ en aquella epoca
In that time
Sequito
Entourage
O lo que fuera
Or whatever
Loncha
Slice
Ronda
Round of drinks
Emborracharse/ emborrachar
To get drunk
Exigir
To demand
Peligrosidad
Dangerous situation
Tacanos
Stingy
No me atrevo
I don’t dare to
Anda!
Wow!
Alargarse
To get longer
Ola de calor
Heatwave
Jubilarse
To retire
Cifras
Figures
Afluencia de touristas
Influence of tourists
En torno a
Around/about
Mucha pasta
Loads of money
Se van a forrar
They’re going to get really rich!
Forro polar
Fleece
Encantada
Delighted
No me entran ganas
I dont feel like (doing something)
Traje de neopreno
Wetsuit
A pelo
Naked
No cabe duda
Without doubt
Es muy rico
He’s very sweet
Me ha extrañado
I found it really strange
Dar a luz/ parir
To give birth
Se va todo el mundo al hospital
Everyone went to the hospital
Estaba encantado
He was delighted
Vivienda
Housing
Sueldos
Wages
Jornadas laboral
Working timetable
Permiso de maternidad
Maternity leave
Aprobar una ley
To pass a law
Solicitar
To request
Miedo a sus compañeros
Scared of your collegues
Me parece fatal
I think it’s terrible
Casa de veraneo
Holiday home
Para que no te caigas
So that you won’t fall
Dar puntos
To give someone stitches
Cicatriz
Scar
Hace un frio que pela
Its freezing
Recorrido
Trip
Tienen cabida
There is room for…
No tiene que ver
That isn’t the reason for
Aventurero
Adventurous
Nunca ibamos
We never went
Peregrinacion
Pilgrimage
Disponer
To have
Albergue
Youth hostel
Dar una vuelta entera a espana
Go on a trip in spain
Cada cual en su corral
Each to their own
Se está estupendamente
It’s great
Se te ve contento
You look happy
Un empujoncito
A bit of a lift
Una palmadita en la espalda
A pat on the back
Bizcocho
Cake
La proxima entrega
The next installment