B2 - uno* Flashcards
(to delay) to postpone, to put off, to adjourn, to defer
aplazar
(work space) workshop, studio
(repair shop for cars) garage, repair shop
(school) workshop
(symposium) seminar
el taller
aversion (Abneigung), loathing, distaste, strong dislike
la aversión (often used with “a,” “hacia,” or “por”)
(film, television, theater): script
(punctuation) hyphen, dash
(summary) outline
el guión
(annotation in the margin) marginal note, note in the margin
(remark) comment
(theater) stage direction/comments
(geography) boundary mark
la acotación
astuteness (dt Scharfsinn), cunning (dt Gerissenheit)
la astucia
(difficult task) challenge
(provocation) defiance
el desafío
(container) tank
(vehicle) tanker
el tanque
collective, group
el colectivo
colectivo = bus in Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Paraguay
- raw, crude
2. crude (oil)
- crudo/a
el crudo
to pour, to spill
verter
- to pawn (belongings), to give (word), to spend (time)
2. to insist on, to endeavor to, to fall into debt
- empeñar (empeñé mi palabra)
2. empeñarse (en)
to face, to fight
enfrentarse
eviction, dismissal
el desahucio
(public celebration) parade, procession
(military) parade, march-past
(fashion) show
el desfile
willing, ready
dispuesto/a
(destruction) damage
(injury) hurt, pain, harm
el daño
(act of breaking) break
(medicine) fracture
(gash in clothing) tear, rip
la rotura
sustainable
sostenible
(road) track
(trace) trail
(hint) clue
(sports) track, court (tennis), rink (skating), floor (dancing), ring (circus)
(music) track
la pista
- egotism
2. egomaniac, egotist
- la egolatría
2. el ególatra, la ególatra
(to make a gift of) to present, to give
obsequiar
(promoter) sponsor, patron / patroness
el patrocinador, la patrocinadora
(sports) : goal (soccer), finishing line (end of race), winning post (horse racing)
(objective) : goal, aim, target
(sports) : goalkeeper
la meta
growth, increase, rise
el crecimiento
coldness
la frialdad
(to keep from happening) to prevent, to stop
(to make difficult) to hinder
(to obstruct) to block
impedir
firefighter
el bombero, la bombera
devastating
desolador
to provide, to supply
proporcionar
to have no doubt
no caber duda
only used as question or with “no”
e.g. no cabe duda de que la vocación existe / Te cabe alguna duda de que la vocación existe?
(capability) ability, skill
(legal) competence
la habilidad
to refute, to reject
rebatir
(game) chess
(board and pieces) chess set
el ajedrez
to disconcert (dt. verwirren, beunruhigen, befremden)
desconcertar
concern, worry, fear
preocupación
(lesson) moral
la moraleja
- (enthusiastic follower): fan, enthusiast, lover
(nonprofessional) amateur - (adjective) fond of, keen on
- el aficionado, la aficionada
2. aficionado/a (used with “a”)
(penchant) fondness, liking, love
(amusement) hobby, pastime
(sports and bullfighting) fans
la afición (often used with “por” or “a”)
fans = la afición (used in singular in Spanish)
to flatter, to please
halagar
brushstroke (art), touch (figurative)
la pincelada
hope, illusion
la ilusión
to annoy
fastidiar
(gap) crack
(occasion) opportunity, opening
el resquicio
(to end) to finish off, to conclude, to close
rematar
(little book) booklet
el cuadernillo
(structure that prevents access) barrier
(impediment) barrier, obstacle
(railways) crossing gate
la barrera
remorse, regret
el remordimiento
(upright) (Latin America) standing (person)
(motionless) stopped
(without employment) (Spain) unemployed
parado/a
push; shove
la empujada
(botany) leaf, blade (e.g. grass blades)
(paper) sheet, page, form
(metal) blade
la hoja
to approach, to come near, to draw near
avecinarse
sin, crime
el pecado
(anatomy) feature
(peculiarity) characteristic, quality
(act) gesture
(writing) (brush)stroke
el rasgo
twisted
retorcido/a
tub (dt Bottich, Tonne), bathtub (Latin America)
la tina
(arg) la bañadera
ink
la tinta
eyelid
el párpado
gum (dt. Zahnfleisch)
la encía
(to replace fraudulently) to take the place of, to impersonate, to supplant (formal, dt. ersetzen, verdrängen)
(to falsify) to forge
suplantar
(narration) story, tale
(report) account, report
el relato
norm, guideline, pattern
la pauta
to fit
encajar
- (to bring together) to join, to unite, to combine
2. (to get together) to come together
- aunar
2. aunarse
on purpose, deliberately
aposta
