Chapter 1B Flashcards
Phrase
sharp, on the dot (exact time)
en punto
The repellent (product)
El repelente
Adjective
repulsive, repellent (disgusting)
obnoxious, impertinent (insolent)
repelente
The barbarian (history) The lout, animal (brute)
El bárbaro
La bárbara
Adjective
barbarian, cruel, savage
tremendous, fantastic (incredible)
bárbaro/a
Interjection
Ok, Cool (used to express approval)
¡Bábaro!
Adjective
unarmed (without arms)
defenseless (helpless)
inerme
To express, phrase, voice, set forth, state (to communicate) To show (to demonstrate)
Espresar
To express oneself (to communicate oneself)
Espresarse
Adjective
similar (alike)
such (of such a degree)
similar (mathematics)
semejante
The fellow being (fellow human)
El semejante
The horror, dread (fear)
The ghastly, awful, dreadful (atrocious)
El horror
To frighten, scare (to cause fear) To startle (to alarm)
Asustar
To get frightened, be frightened (to experience fear)
To get worried (to experience concern)
Asustarse
“so that”
“de modo que”
The anger, rage, fury (wrath)
La rabia
Adjective
late, behind, behind schedule (not on time)
overdue, outstanding, in arrears (not on time)
backwards, behind the times (antiquated)
slow (losing time)
backward, slow (underdeveloped)
atrasado/a
To fatten up, fatten (to feed up)
To bait (angling or hunting)
To feed, stoke up
To prime (weapon or machine), charge (a cannon) (to prepare)
Cebar
To take one’s anger out on, vent one’s anger on (to treat badly; used with “con”, “en” or “contra”)
To strike, hit (to affect; used with “con” or “en”)
To apply oneself to (to make an effort; used with “en”)
Cebarse
To make bitter, sour (to give a bitter taste to)
To spoil, sour, embitter (to ruin)
Amargar
The bellow, bellowing, roar, roaring (to ruin)
The roar (shout of anger)
The howling, roaring (sound forces of nature make)
El bramido
Adjective
terrifying, hair-raising, shocking (frightening)
estremecedor
The steamship, steamboat, steamer (nautical)
El buque de vapor
The warehouse, storage facility, storage, storage unit, dump (storage facility) The deposit (finance) The depot, dump (finance) The tank (vessel) The deposit, sediment (vessel) The deposit (guarantee)
El depósito
The plank (board) The beam (timber) The plot (agriculture) (Latin America)
El tablone
Adjective
coarse, rough (not smooth)
crude, coarse (vulgar)
basto/a
The zinc (metal, chemistry)
El cinc
El zinc
To keep vigil over, have a wake for (to observe the deceased overnight)
To sit up with (to care for a sick person overnight)
To mask, veil (to partially conceal)
To expose, fog (photography)
To eye with envy (to envy) (Latin America)
Velar
The turkey vulture, turkey buzzard (to envy) (Latin America)
El gallinazo
Adjective
obliging, helpful, attentive (accommodating)
servicial
The barge, lighter (accommodating)
La barcaza
To risk, stake (to chance)
To venture, speculate (to put forward)
Aventurar
To take a risk, venture, dare (to take a chance)
Aventurarse
The swamp, marsh, bog (wetland)
La ciénga
The estuary (body of water)
El estuario
The move (change of domicile) The change (modification) The fickleness (character change)
La mudanza
The disuse
El desuso
The country estate, farm (rural property)
El fundo
The stable (horse barn)
La Caballeriza
The stench, stink (foul smell)
The pestilence, plague (disease)
La pestilencia
To rescue, save, free (to save from(to regain) danger)
To recover, reclaim, get back
Rescatar
The shipwreck (sinking) The failure, collapse (foundering)
El naufragio
The customs (border office) The duty (tax)
La aduana
The cabin (nautical)
El camarote
To console, comfort (to relieve)
Consolar
To console oneself, comfort oneself, find consolation (to feel relief)
Consolarse
The facade, front (architecture)
The facade, appearance (look)
The front (of illegal business)
La fachada
To maintain, preserve, retain, keep (to conserve) To keep, store (to put away) To preserve (culinary)
Conservar
To keep, survive (to last)
To keep oneself (to maintain)
Conservarse
The body, corpse (anatomy)
The group, squad (assembly)
The object (thing)
The section, part (segment)
El cuerpo
The bobbin (sewing) The bread roll (culinary)
El bolillo
Adjective
shapely, nicely shaped, delicately curved (gently curved)
torneado/a
Phrase
just that, only that
solo que
The height (of a horse) The appeal (legal)
La alzada
The jetty, quay, wharf, dock (jetty) The loading bay (loading dock) The spring (coil)
El muelle
comfortable (soft)
easy, comfortable (free from worry)
muelle
The manger
La presebrera
The bar (barrier) The cudgel, club (weaponry)
La tranca
The turn, revolution (rotation) The back, other side (reverse) The return (act of returning) The stroll, walk, ride (short excursion) The bend (on a road) The lap, round (sports) The change (coins) The round (drinks) The round (politics)
La vuelta
Phrase
To go for a walk, go for a bicycle ride, go for a car ride (to move around)
dar una vuelta
Phrase
despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that, even though
“a pesar de que”
Adjective
ill-fated, fatal, fateful (ill-omened)
funesta
The instructor, teacher (education) The coach (sports)
El instructor
La instructora
Adjective
teaching (education)
examining (education)
training (education)
instructor
To dare (to have the courage) (to be insolent)
Atreverse
To admit, accept, allow (to be insolent) To accept, take (to consider valid) To admit, admit to (to concede) To allow, take (to tolerate) To permit, allow (to authorize)
Admirtir
Conjunction
then (indicating a solution)
well (emphatic)
since, because (indicating cause)
pues
The newspaper serial (journalism)
The melodramatic novel (literature)
The soap opera (television)
El folletín
To search (to check out) To register, record (to make an official record of) To record (to make a recording of) To register, record (to mark) To include, put down, note down, to give (to write down)
Registrar
To register, check in a hotel (to sign up)
To be recorded, be reported, be registered (to happen)
Registrarse
Adjective
categorical, final, conclusive, strict
terminante
Conjunction
however, nevertheless (general)
no obstante
