Chapter 1A Flashcards
The ship
The shipping
El buque
Los buques
The bishop (religious)
El obispo
To cross, go through (to go across)
To go through, pierce (to penetrate)
To put across ((to place) (i.e. rope across the road)
To go through, experience (to live through)
Atravesar
The drizzle
La llovizna
Adjective tender (soft) unripe, not ripe (not mature) loving, affectionate (person) tender (look) Tender (age)
tierno/a
The awakening (start)
El despertar
To splash, splatter, sprinkle (to spray with liquid) To taint, ruin (to affect) To pepper (to spread)
Salpicar
The shit, crap (vulgar)
The screw up, cock up, fuck up (vulgar)
La cagada
To evoke, recall (to bring to mind)
To invoke, call up (to appeal to)
Evocar
The details
Los pomenores
Adjective
ungrateful (unthankful)
thankless, unrewarding, hard (not gratifying)
unpleasant, disagreeable (unlikeable)
ingrato/a
The tin, solder (metal)
El estaño
The almond tree (botany)
El almendro
The interpreter (translator) The performer (entertainer)
El intérprete
La intérprete
Adjective
other people’s, someone else’s (belonging to someone else)
foreign, alien, unconnected, unaffiliated (not connected to)
unaware (not aware)
ajeno/a
“on an empty stomach” (without having eaten)
“in the dark” (without any news)
“en ayunas”
To fast (to refrain from food)
Ayunar
To predict, foretell, auger
Augurar
Adjective
ill fated, fateful, tragic, black
acuago/a
To lead up to, to precede (to come before in time)
To go before (to come before in position)
To have priority over, take precedence over (to have more importance)
Preceder
The omen, portent (sign) The premonition (sign)
El presagio
The sediment, deposit (material formed on a surface) The sediment (chemistry)
El sedimento
The stirrup (equestrianism)
The running board, footrest (step in vehicle)
The support, buttress (architecture)
The spur (geography)
El estribo
The copper
El cobre
Adjective
copper-colored
cobre
The out on the town
The out partying
La parranda
To extend, prolong
Prolongar
“even more”
“más aún”
“since”
“desde que”
“until”
“hasta que”
“through”
“a través”
Adjective
cloudy, turbid, muddy, murky (not clean)
shady, murky (questionable)
turbulent (agitated)
turbio/a
Adjective
dense, thick (compact)
dense, heavy going (difficult to follow)
heavy (slow)
denso/a
Adjective
small, slight (size)
insignificant (of little importance)
meticulous (exact)
menudo/a
To recover (to regain health) To recover (to regain mental peace)
Reponerse
The lap (anatomy)
El regazo
Adjective
barely, hardly, scarcely (with difficulty)
only, barely (short time)
apenas
The racket (clamor) The disturbance, commotion (uproar) The riot (revolt) The agitation (anxiety)
El alboroto
The alarm (summons to arms) The surprise attack (military)
El rebato
The flax (botany) The linen (fabric) The linseed (flaxseed)
El lino
The starch (culinary) The starch (clothing)
El almidón
The attire, outfit (clothing)
El atuendo
Adjective
khaki
caqui
The khaki (color) The kaki, persimmon (fruit)
El caqui
The hill, mountain, mount (elevated land)
The countryside, bush (undeveloped land)
El monte
The belt (band around waist)
El cinto
The bullet, cannonball (projectile)
La bala
Adjective
armored, armor plated, bullet proof (protected by armor)
blindado/a
The armored vehicle
El blindado
The tool, implement (agriculture) The harness (horseback riding)
El apero
The falconry, hawking
La cetrería
The scope, telescopic sight
La mira telescopica
The weapon, arm
La arma
To hide, conceal (to keep out of view)
Esconder
To hide oneself, conceal oneself
Esconderse
Adjective
hidden (not visible)
secret (unknown to others)
secluded (remote)
escondido/a
The drawer
La gaveta
The ammunition, munitions (load for weapons)
The pellet (buckshot)
The stores, supplies (military equipment)
La munición
To transfer, hand over, cede, assign, give up (to relinquish)
To pass (sports)
To give up (to lose)
To give in, yield (to surrender)
To ease up, drop, abate, go down, lessen, ease (to become less)
To give way, collapse (to fall)
Ceder
The chance, coincidence (fortuity)
La casualidad
The temptation
La tentación
To impose, set, enforce (to implement)
To impose, instill, make compulsory (to force to be accepted)
Imponer
The maid, housekeeper, cleaning lady
La sirvienta
To shake (to move) To beat (to smack) To dust (to smack)
Sacudir
To shoot, fire (to discharge)
To shoot, take (sports)
To shoot, take (photography)
Disparar
To go off (to fire)
To shoot up, rocket (to rise)
To rush off (to leave)
Dispararse
To crash, collide, bump (to run into) To clash (to confront) To surprise (to puzzle)
Chocar
To ruin, mess up (to spoil)
To disrupt (to interrupt)
To ruin, destroy (to damage)
Desbaratar
The crash, din, boom (loud sound) The uproar (racket)
El estruendo
The plaster (construction material) The cast, plaster cast (medicine)
El yeso
The mishap, accident (incident)
The setback, hitch (difficulty)
El percance
