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
Adjective
Fleeting, brief (of short duration)
fugaz
The step, footstep (walking movement)
The way, path, passage of time, (act of passing)
The rate, pace, step (distance)
El paso
Adverb
blindly
a tientas
The first aid kit (box of medicine)
The medicine cabinet, medicine chest (cupboard for medicine)
The nurse’s office, sickbay (first aid post)
El botiquín
The old age (stage of life)
La vejez
To mend, repair (to fix again) To reset (to clear)
Recomponer
The chip, splinter, wood splinter (fragment)
The bribe, sweetener (pay-off)
La astilla
Adjective
eternal, everlasting (forever)
never ending, endless (interminable)
age-old (interminable)
eterno/a
To grab, take, take hold of, grip, grasp, seize, catch, hold on to, hold (to grasp with the hands)
To catch (to capture)
To get hold of (to take possession of)
To get (to understand)
Agarrar
To hold on to, grip (to clutch)
To stick (to become adhered to)
To have a fight (to get into a fight)
To get, be (to become)
Agarrarse
To sit up (to raise one's body) To join (to unite) To report for work (to show up)
Incorporarse
To incorporate, add, include, assign, mix in, to call up (military) (to integrate)
To sit up (to raise the body of)
Incorporar
The half-light, semi-darkness (dimness)
La penumbra
Adjective futile, vain, in vain, pointless (fruitless) vain, empty, hollow (unfounded) vain, conceited (self-important) shallow (superficial)
vano/a
The opening, space (architecture)
El vano
To confuse, confound (to disconcert) To confuse, mix up, mistake (to misconstrue) To overwhelm (to take aback)
Confundir
To make a mistake, get wrong (to be wrong)
To get confused, get mixed up (to become confused)
To blend, disappear (to become confused)
Confundirse
The skin (epidermis)
The leather, fur (material)
The skin, peel (fruit)
La piel
Adjective
slender, slim (lean)
esbelto/a
Adjective
pale, pallid (showing less color)
pale (light in color)
pale, faint (not intense)
pálido/a
Adjective
Arab, Arabian, Moorish (of Arabic origin)
árabe
Adjective
curly (hair style)
choppy (sea condition)
ridged (undulating)
rizado/a
lonely, solitary, lonesome (without company)
deserted, empty, lonely, solitary (desolate)
solitario/a
The control, authority, power (command)
The command, mastery, knowledge, fluency (awareness)
The domain, field, realm (area)
The dominion (territory)
El dominio
The arsenal, armory (military)
The armorers, armory workers (staff)
The navy yard, naval boatyard (nautical)
La maestranza
The art (aesthetic creation) The artistry, skill (ability) The cunning (craftiness)
La arte
The value (worth) The nerve (shamelessness) The bravery, courage (braveness) The validity (legal acceptability)
El valor
The care, caution (carefulness)
The sound judgement (good sense)
The prudence, wisdom (religious)
La prudencia
The falcon (animal) The hardliner, hawk (politics)
El halcon
Adjective
trained, performing (general)
amestrado/a
The charity (generosity) The charity (donation)
La caridad
The charge, care (responsibility)
The position, post (position)
The date stamp (certification)
El cargo
The merit, worth (value)
El mérito
Adjective
peaceful, pacific (non-violent)
peaceable, peace-loving, peaceful (calm)
peaceful (placid)
pacifico/a
“in case”
“por si”
To throw, cast (to propel) To put (to add) To throw out, expel (to oust) To give off, emit (to release) To reckon, think (to estimate)
Echar
The commitment (obligation) The engagement (betrothal) The commitment, date, engagement (social commitment) The compromise, agreement settlement) The complication (medicine)
El compromiso
“instead”
“en cambio”
“the only thing”
“lo unico”
To get wet, wet, dampen, moisten, drench, soak (to cover with liquid)
To dip, dunk (to submerge)
Mojar
To get wet, get soaked, wet (to moisten)
To get involved, stick one’s neck out (to become implicated)
To wet oneself (to urinate)
Mojarse
To sneeze (to involuntarily expel air)
Estornudar
To advise, recommend (to suggest)
To advise (to give advice to a person)
To make advisable (to make necessary)
Aconsejar
To seek advice from (to get advice; used with “con”)
Aconsejarse con
To dismember, butcher, cut up, quarter
Descuartizar
The bowl, large cup (container)
El tazón
Adjective
wild, uncouth, rough
cerrero/a
The stream, jet (spurt)
The loads, stream (abundance)
The faucet, tap (plumbing)
The thief, pickpocket (robber)
El chorro
The cane, reed (hollow stem)
The rod (fishing)
The glass of beer (measure of draft beer)
La caña
To endure, bear (to cope with)
Sobrellevar
The cargo, freight, load (transported goods) The loading (act of filling) The load (weight) The burden (responsibility) The charge, load (electricity) The charge (attack)
La carga
The whispering (act of whispering)
El cuchicheo
Adjective
divine (religious)
divine, heavenly, delightful, lovely (wonderful)
divino/a
The fire (flames)
The light, glow (brightness)
The stove (cooker)
The fuel, firewood (combustible)
La lumbre
The hen (domestic bird) The chicken (culinary)
La gallina
The chicken (cowardly person)
El/La gallina
Adjective
stealthy (silent)
discreet, secretive (covert)
sigiloso/a
Adjective
slow
lento/a
The sip (action of sipping) The mouthful, swallow, gulp (swig)
El sorbo
To set aside (to pick out)
To move away (to put aside)
To separate (to uncouple)
To remove (to dismiss)
Apartar
To gut, disembowel (to eviscerate)
To rip open (to open by tearing)
To spoil (to ruin)
Destripar
The burner, ring, hotplate (hotplate)
La hornilla
Adjective whole, entire (complete) intact, in one piece (unbroken) upright (honest) whole, integral (mathematics)
entero/a
The integer, whole number (mathematics) The payment (debt payment)
El numero entero
Adjective
wild (savage)
coarse (rude)
montaraz
The impetus, momentum (physics)
The energy, vigor (zeal)
The force (zeal)
El ímpetu
Adjective
stifled, out of breath
sofocado/a
The gland (anatomy)
La glándula
To tame, break in (to domesticate)
Desbravar
Adjective
blood stained, covered in blood
ensangrentado/a
To let go of, drop, put down, let out (to stop holding)
To loosen (to make less tight)
To set free, release (to free)
To let out, let fly (to vocalize)
Soltar
Adverb
seriously
en serio
The peak, height (summit)
The fullness, plenitude (completeness)
The totality (full amount)
La plenitud
The stable, barn, cowshed (farm building)
The boxing gym (gymnasium)
El establo
To run out (to be used up)
To end, finish (to run its course)
To die (to perish)
Acabarse
Adjective
furtive (secretive)
furtivo/a
The anxiety, worry (uneasiness)
The anxiety, nervous tension (illness)
La ansiedad
Adjective withered, wilted (limp) down, gloomy (sad) washed out (washed-out) two-faced (hypocritical)
mustio/a
The shit, piece of shit, crap (vulgar)
La mierda
To elude, avoid, evade, escape, dodge, duck
Eludir
The gust, blast (puff of wind) The flash (blaze of light) The burst (series of shots)
La ráfaga
The fright, terror, horror (fear)
The terrible, awful (something unpleasant)
The ghost (phantom)
El espanto
To pull out, pull up, uproot, gouge out, pull off, tear out, rip out, tear down (to remove by force)
To start, start up, boot up, boot (to turn on)
To extract, get out (to provoke)
Arrancar
The heart, core (essential part)
La entraña
To make up (to form) To compose, write (fine arts) To repair, fix (to mend) To set, compose (printing) To decorate (to adorn) To set (medical)
Componer
To get better, recover (to recuperate)
To improve, clear up (weather)
To be made up of, consist of, be composed of (to comprise; used with “de”)
To dress up, get ready (to get dressed)
Componerse
To barter (archaic) (general)
Baratar
The fight, row (dispute)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
La brava
To fight, brawl
To argue, fight
To struggle (to strive)
To compete (to contend with)
Pelear
To fight (to physically fight)
Pelearse
To mend, repair (to fix again) To reset (to clear)
Recomponer
To butcher, cut up
Destazar
Adjective
sleepy, drowsy
soñoliento
To discuss, talk about (to comment on) To comment on (to explain) To mention, tell, say (to state) To commentate on (radio or television) To comment, make a comment (to give one's opinion) To talk (to gossip)
Comentar
To coincide, match, match up (to correspond)
To coincide, happen to meet, run into, meet (to concur)
To agree, be in agreement (to concur)
Coincidir
Adjective
bright (brilliant)
radiant (joyful)
radiante
Adjective
funeral (related to funerals or the deceased)
gloomy, mournful, funereal (sullen)
fúnebre
“had it not been”
“de no haber sido”
The fortune, luck (chance) The fortune (wealth)
La fortuna
To take, carry, give a ride (in car) (to transport) To wear (clothing) To take (to escort to) To be (to spend time on) To be ahead by, be older than (to be more than) To handle, deal with, run (to manage) To get on, handle (to cope with) To lead to (to take to: used with "a")
Llevar
To take (to transport) To get along (to be friends) To be in (to be fashionable)
Llevarse
The head ((mechanics, electronics) The head (computing) The cabinet (music) The bolster (pillow) The headrest (padded head support) The cab (automobile) (Central America)
El cabezal
To stand, put up with (to tolerate) To bear (to endure) To support (to hold up)
Soportar
To force (to oblige) To force (to break (to break open)open) To strain (eyesight or voice) (to stress) To rape (sexually)
Forzar
“sign of interest”
“muestra de interes”
The pomp (pageantry)
El fasto
The annals (literature)
Los fastos
