Amigos algo falsos y muy falsos Flashcards
el aborto
abortion [but can mean ‘miscarriage’]
abortar
to abort; to have a miscarriage
absolutamente
absolutely [but often ‘absolutely not’]
en absoluto
not at all; absolutely not
adecuado/a
suitable
admirar
to surprise; to astonish
agitar
to wave [arms, etc.]
aguardar
to wait (for)
alterar(se)
to make upset; to get angry
el/la anciano/a
old person [applied to people]
anticipar(se)
to bring early; to take place early
antiguo(-gua)
ancient; former; one-time
asistir (a)
to be present at; to attend
la asistencia
attendance
la batería
drums [in band]
bruto
coarse; rough; uncouth; gross [weight, etc.]
la cacerola
saucepan
el canguro
baby-sitter
colapsar
to jam; to disrupt [e.g. traffic]
el colapso
jam; blockage
la comisión
committee
la comodidad
comfort
completo/a
full [hotel, bus, etc.]
la conferencia
lecture
el cristal
pane of glass; window pane
crudo/a
raw; uncooked; untreated
cuestión
to question [to be discussed, rather than asked]
la desgracia
misfortune; bad luck
por desgracia
unfortunately
divertir(se)
to amuse; to be amused
efectivamente; en efecto
in fact; indeed; actually
la época
period of time; season
el establo
cowshed
fatal
dreadful; awful; ghastly
la frase
sentence
genial
inspired; brilliant
el genio
disposition; nature; bad temper
ignorar
not to know; to be ignorant of
el infante
prince
la infanta
princess
la memoria
memory [mechanism]
la moneda
coin; currency
