Ciudad y Perros 2 Flashcards
1
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the skeleton key
A
la llave maestra
2
Q
the ups and downs, twists and turns, highs and lows
A
los altibajos
3
Q
the setback, bump in the road
A
el altibajo
4
Q
the skeleton key, lockpick, growbar
A
la ganzúa
5
Q
the gambling den, dive, honky-tonk, hangout
A
el garito
6
Q
to attach, to anchor
A
asir
7
Q
to grab, hold onto, cling to, linger in
A
asirse
8
Q
to split, slit, cleave, split open, slice through
A
hender
9
Q
the brow, the space between the eyebrows, scowl, frown
A
el ceño
10
Q
the wooden flooring, the platform, dais
A
la tarima
11
Q
the hardwood floor
A
la tarima maciza
12
Q
the roller, hair roller, hair curl, garden roller
A
el rulo
13
Q
to strive, to endavor
A
porfiar
14
Q
stubborn, obstinate
A
porfiado-a
15
Q
the apathy, indifference, lack of appetite
A
la desgana
16
Q
without an appetite, apathetic
A
desganado
17
Q
the nut, the screw (tools)
A
la tuerca
18
Q
to have a screw loose
A
tener una tuerca floja
19
Q
to mention
A
mentar
20
Q
the nape of the neck, back of the neck (two words)
A
el cogote / la cerviz
21
Q
to dive, plunge, submerge yourself, engross yourself (2 similar words)
A
zambullirse / zabullirse
22
Q
the dip, dive, plunge
A
la zambullida
23
Q
the shock, electric shock, cramp
A
el calambre
24
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crude, rude, uncouth, coarse
A
tosco-a
25
the mud, silt, mire, sludge, durt
el fango
26
the tail end, end piece, corporal (mil), cord, rope, cape (geography)
el cabo
27
the grill, grating, rack, mesh strainer, wickerwork
la rejilla
28
to fasten, start up, engage in,
trabar
29
to get tangled up, caught up, get tongue-tied
trabarse
30
the aim, the target practice
la puntería
31
the meringue (dessert), the mess (cono sur), or related to Real Madrid (adj)
el merengue / merengue
32
the skull, brain, head
la mollera
33
the snitch, informer
el soplón / la soplona
34
the partying, bender, commotion, chaos, small Mexican guitar
la jarana
35
to flood, inundate
anegar
36
to rub, scrub
restregar
37
to rub your eyes
restregarse los ojos
38
the shock, the chill, spasm
el pasmo
39
the drain, sewer, sump, hotbed, basin
el sumidero
40
the rag, tatter, tail (of wine)
el harapo
41
to mess up, to dishevel, ruffle,
desgreñar
42
to go berserk, to become violent
desgreñarse
43
the stagger, the sway, the wobble, the lurch
el tambaleo
44
to stagger, totter, teeter, wobble, lurch
tambalearse
45
unsteady, wobbling, staggering, tottering
tambaleante
46
to pack, cram, fill, crowd, fill up
atestar
47
packed, jammed, crammed
atestado-a
48
the report, statement (of an accident)
el atestado
49
the bundle, sheaf, beam, shaft
el haz
50
the brine (salty)
la salmuera
51
the ending, the closing sale, the finish, the shot (sports)
el remate
52
to close, conclude, round off, shoot (in sports), sell at auction
rematar
53
to seriously injure, hurt, cripple, maim
lisiar
54
disabled, crippled (two words)
lisiado-a / cojo-a
55
flabby, soft
fofo-a
56
to express condolences to somone
darle a alguien el pésame
57
to darn, mend, sew up
zurcir
58
sad, mournful, melancholy
lúgubre
59
to record, to allocate, to consign, to confine to quarters
consignar
60
unheard of, incredible, unusual (4 words)
insólito-a inédito-a inaudito-a sin precedentes
61
the passer-by, pedestrian
el transeúnte
62
the beggar
el/la pordiosero-a
63
the sponge cake, lady finger, bisquit
el bizcocho
64
the military cap (two similar nouns)
el quepis, el quepi
65
la llave maestra
the skeleton key
66
los altibajos
the ups and downs, twists and turns, highs and lows
67
el altibajo
the setback, bump in the road
68
la ganzúa
the skeleton key, lockpick, growbar
69
el garito
the gambling den, dive, honky-tonk, hangout
70
asir
to attach, to anchor
71
asirse
to grab, hold onto, cling to, linger in
72
hender
to split, slit, cleave, split open, slice through
73
el ceño
the brow, the space between the eyebrows, scowl, frown
74
la tarima
the wooden flooring, the platform, dais
75
la tarima maciza
the hardwood floor
76
el rulo
the roller, hair roller, hair curl, garden roller
77
porfiar
to strive, to endavor
78
porfiado-a
stubborn, obstinate
79
la desgana
the apathy, indifference, lack of appetite
80
desganado
without an appetite, apathetic
81
la tuerca
the nut, the screw (tools)
82
tener una tuerca floja
to have a screw loose
83
mentar
to mention
84
el cogote / la cerviz
the nape of the neck, back of the neck (two words)
85
zambullirse / zabullirse
to dive, plunge, submerge yourself, engross yourself (2 similar words)
86
la zambullida
the dip, dive, plunge
87
el calambre
the shock, electric shock, cramp
88
tosco-a
crude, rude, uncouth, coarse
89
el fango
the mud, silt, mire, sludge, durt
90
el cabo
the tail end, end piece, corporal (mil), cord, rope, cape (geography)
91
la rejilla
the grill, grating, rack, mesh strainer, wickerwork
92
trabar
to fasten, start up, engage in,
93
trabarse
to get tangled up, caught up, get tongue-tied
94
la puntería
the aim, the target practice
95
el merengue / merengue
the meringue (dessert), the mess (cono sur), or related to Real Madrid (adj)
96
la mollera
the skull, brain, head
97
el soplón / la soplona
the snitch, informer
98
la jarana
the partying, bender, commotion, chaos, small Mexican guitar
99
anegar
to flood, inundate
100
restregar
to rub, scrub
101
restregarse los ojos
to rub your eyes
102
el pasmo
the shock, the chill, spasm
103
el sumidero
the drain, sewer, sump, hotbed, basin
104
el harapo
the rag, tatter, tail (of wine)
105
desgreñar
to mess up, to dishevel, ruffle,
106
desgreñarse
to go berserk, to become violent
107
el tambaleo
the stagger, the sway, the wobble, the lurch
108
tambalearse
to stagger, totter, teeter, wobble, lurch
109
tambaleante
unsteady, wobbling, staggering, tottering
110
atestar
to pack, cram, fill, crowd, fill up
111
atestado-a
packed, jammed, crammed
112
el atestado
the report, statement (of an accident)
113
el haz
the bundle, sheaf, beam, shaft
114
la salmuera
the brine (salty)
115
el remate
the ending, the closing sale, the finish, the shot (sports)
116
rematar
to close, conclude, round off, shoot (in sports), sell at auction
117
lisiar
to seriously injure, hurt, cripple, maim
118
lisiado-a / cojo-a
disabled, crippled (two words)
119
fofo-a
flabby, soft
120
darle a alguien el pésame
to express condolences to somone
121
zurcir
to darn, mend, sew up
122
lúgubre
sad, mournful, melancholy
123
consignar
to record, to allocate, to consign, to confine to quarters
124
insólito-a inédito-a inaudito-a sin precedentes
unheard of, incredible, unusual (4 words)
125
el transeúnte
the passer-by, pedestrian
126
el/la pordiosero-a
the beggar
127
el bizcocho
the sponge cake, lady finger, bisquit
128
el quepis, el quepi
the military cap (two similar nouns)
