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agobiado
overwhelmed; snowed under
está agobiada de trabajo
she’s overwhelmed with work
meter la pata
to put one’s foot in it; to make a mess of it
charlar con alguien
to chat with someone; to talk with someone
contar un chiste
to tell a joke
ligar con alguien
to flirt with someone
ponerse de acuerdo
to agree; to reach an agreement
quejarse de algo
to complain about something
ser capaz de hacer algo
to be capable of doing something
callado
quiet; reserved; silent
hablador
talkative; chatty
abierto
open-minded; receptive
el entierro
the burial; the funeral
la palabrota
the swearword
pálido
pale
disfrazado de
disguised as
rojo como un tomate
red as a tomato
maniático del orden
neat freak
tranquilo
calm; quiet; tranquil; serene
intranquilo
worried; anxious
ponerse rojo
to blush
alegre
happy; cheerful
animado
in high spirits; cheerful
divertido
funny; entertaining
encantador
charming; lovely
extrovertido
outgoing; extrovert
inseguro
insecure; unsure
nervioso
nervous; anxious
serio
serious
tímido
shy
sincerarse con alguien
to open up to someone
sentirse mal por algo
to feel bad about something
ser incapaz de
to be unable to
adaptarse
to adapt; to get used to
el comportamiento
the behaviour
convivir
to live with; to live together
dar confianza
to inspire confidence; to generate trust
dar seguridad
to give security; to provide reassurance
ponerse nervioso
to get nervous
ponerse contento
to be happy; to be pleased; to cheer up
quedarse callado
to keep quiet
volverse generoso
to become generous
volverse abierto
to become open
volverse antipático
to become unfriendly
convertirse en (+ sustantivo)
to turn into; to become
mi hermano se quedó ciego con ocho años
my brother went blind when he was eight
a los treinta ya se estaba quedando calvo
at thirty he was already going bald
quedarse dormido
to fall asleep
imprescindible
essential; indispensable
ponerse morado
to pig out
quedarse huérfano
to become an orphan
sibarita
luxury-loving
quejica
whining
acaparador
hoarding; greedy
sinvergüenza
shameless
cascarrabias
grouchy; cantankerous
atontado
stunned; dumb
enfadado
angry; annoyed
ensimismado
absorbed; lost in thought
vago
lazy; slack
el tiburón
the shark
tener gracia
to be funny
qué gracia que supieras eso
funny that you would know that
subrayado
underlined
el kindergarten
the kindergarten
el suizo-alemán
(the) Swiss-German
dirigirse a alguien
to address someone
dominar un idioma
to master a language
expresarse
to express oneself
hacer uso de algo
to make use of something
ser bilingüe
to be bilingual
ser enamorado de
to be in love with
bendecir
to bless
el estrechón de manos
the handshake
la mejilla
the cheek
la fe
the faith
desgraciadamente
unfortunately
al cabo de
after; afterwards
mis miedos desparecieron al cabo de algunos días
my fears disappeared after a few days
echarse a
to begin to; to burst into
echarse a reír
to start laughing; to burst out laughing
echarse a llorar
to start crying; to burst into tears
el constipado
the (common) cold
Laura está constipada
Laura has a cold
estreñido
constipated
pues
then; well
pues, no sé
well, I don’t know
pues nada
anyway
pues nada, si me necesitas llámame
anyway, if you need me give me a call
hacerse un lío
to get oneself into a mess
ser listo
to be smart
¡anda!
wow!; I say!; blimey!
¡enhorabuena!
congratulations!
¿en serio?
seriously?
¿sabes lo que me pasó?
Do you know what happened to me?
¿quieres que (te) lo cuente?
do you want me to tell you about it?
yo os puedo contar otra anécdota
I can tell you another story
pues una vez me pasó una cosa muy extraña
well, a very strange thing happened to me once
pues resulta que …
it turns out that …
ya me lo imagino
I can imagine
a ver, cuéntanos
so, tell us (about it)
¡qué bueno!
that’s nice!; that’s good!; how nice!
ante
faced with; in the face of
ante la adversidad
in the face of adversity
el hogar
the home; the household
el forcejeo
the struggle; the conflict
leve
mild; slight; minor
