Chapter 4 Flashcards
to take advantage of
aprovechar(se) (de)* (used to express making good use of time, talent, opportunity, weather, a situation, etc.
to increase
aumentar
to stay awake all night
desvelarse
to decrease
disminuir
to get up early
madrugar
to improve (make better)
mejorar
to catch up
ponerse al día
to postpone
posponer
to accomplish/ fulfill a goal
realizar
to keep doing something
seguir + verb -ndo ending (ex: sigue teniendo
to be successful
tener éxito
to work like a dog
trabajar como una mula
to try to
tratar de
overwhelmed
agobiado/a
exhausted
agotado/a
distressed
angustiado/a
in good spirits
animado/a
bummed
desanimado/a
rested
descansado/a
willing (to)
dispuesto/a (a)
enthusiastic
entusiasmado/a
stressed (out)
estresado/a
fed up
harto/a
fed up (to here)
hasta las narices
burned out
quemado/a
relaxed
relajado/a
renewed
renovado/a
satisfied
satisfecho/a
tense
tenso/a
lazy
vago/a (used with estar indicates a temp. condition, with ser a permanent
to relieve
aliviar
to recharge one’s batteries
cargar las pilas
to chat
charlar
to enjoy
disfrutar de
to entertain (oneself)
entretener(se)
to be in a good/bad mood
estar de buen/mal humor
to have a good/bad time
pasarlo bien/mal
to relax
relajarse
to get together (with)
reunirse (me reúno) (con)
to have a lively social scene
tener mucha marcha
to joke around
bromear
to lift the spirits
levantar el ánimo
to laugh out loud
reírse (i,i) (me río) a carcajadas
to smile
sonreír(se)
practical joke
La broma
joke
el chiste
laughter
la risa
funny
chistoso/a
hilarious
comiquísimo/a
entertaining
entretenido/a
in poor taste
de mal gusto
party pooper
el/la aguafiestas
well-being
el bienestar
gossip
el chisme
show, performance
el espectáculo
early morning
la madrugada
free time
los ratos libres
recreation
el recreo
hangover
la resaca
Have a good time! (2)
¡Que lo pase (pases/pasen) bien! ¡Que se divierta (te diviertas/se diviertan!)
How was it? Did you have a good time?
¿Cómo lo pasó (pasaste/pasaron?)
I had a great time / a blast / a terrible time.
Lo pasé muy bien/ de maravilla/ fatal
atmosphere
el ambiente
coexistence
la convivencia
custom
la costumbre
diversity
la diversidad
nostalgia
la nostalgia
ritual
el ritual
to become accustomed to
acostumbrarse
to comfort
consolar(ue)
to experience
experimentar
to miss (someone or something)
extrañar
to flee
huir
to immigrate
inmigrar
to beloong
pertenecer
to provide
proveer
to recreate
recrear
mixed grilled meats
el asado
steak
el bife
cuisine
la cocina
pastry turnovers
la empanada
taste
el gusto
a special herb tea
el mate
cake
la torta
bitter
amargo/a
culinary
culinario/a
exquisite
exquisito/a
renowned
renombrado/a
delicious
sabroso/a
cowboy
el gaucho
indigenous language of Paraguay
el guaraní
group of words in Argentine Spanish that come from other languages
el lunfardo
indigenous people of Chili
los mapuches
fellow country men
el/la paisano/a
of african decent
afrodescendiente
arab
árabe
Korean
coreano/a
Welsh
galés/galesa
Irish
irandés/irlandesa
Jewish
judío/a
Russian
ruso/a
neighborhood
el barrio
coast
la costa
desert
el desierto
space
el espacio
landscape
el paisaje
grassy plains
la pampa
teahouse
el salón de té
to assassinate
asesinar
to jail
encarcelar
to extradite
extraditar
to order (something to be done )
hacer + inf.
to protest
protestar (por)
