Coffee Break Spanish Reading Club Flashcards
a pesar de
despite
estrenar
to premiere
mejorar
to improve
estupendo
great
por debajo
below
costumbre
custom
echar un vistazo
to have a look
acercar
to move closer
la pista
tennis court
lograr
to attain/to achieve
hispanoparlante
Spanish-speaking
averiguar
to find out
desconocido
unknown
cenizas
ashes
convertirse en
to become
acercarse
go to
el variante
variation
en términos de…
in terms of…
la pluma
the feather
teoría
theory
labor
task
el principio
the beginning
llevar a cabo
to carry out
tirarse
to throw
loncha
slice
traerse
to bring
siglo
century
galardonado
prize-winner
valioso
valuable
conseguir
to succeed/to achieve
a mediados de algo
in the middle of something
funicular
cable car
peregrino
pilgrim
exponer
to exhibit
abrazar
to hug
la patria
homeland
conceder
to award
el cordero
lamb
parque de atracciones
amusement park
en concreto
specifically
lujo
luxury
dar una charla
to give a speech
la pasarela
walkway
paraíso
paradise
el grifo
the tap
belleza
beauty
puesto que
given that…
empeñarse en algo
to insist on something
bodega
winery
disfrutar
to enjoy
quemarse
to burn
incluso
even
por supuesto
of course
juventud
youth
lanzarse
to throw
blando
soft
el borracho
the drunk
rellenar
to fill up
engrasado
greased
ser humano
human being
nombre de pila
first name
merecer
to deserve
prolongarse
to go on
publicitario
advertising
la afluencia
attendance/turnout
rasgar
to tear
esparcido
scattered
el sabor
flavor/taste
atrapar
to catch
sombra
shadow/shade
atrevido
daring
reconocido
recognized
la tonelada
ton
premio
prize
soñador
dreamer
remover
to stir
la madera
wood
recién
recently, in the near past
recién
recently, just
estrategia publicitaria
advertising strategy
sorprender
to surprise
a favor de
in favor of
dejar atrás
to leave behind
meterse
to go in
receta
recipe
a pesar de que
despite the fact that
la ola
the wave
divertido
fun/entertaining
intentar
to try
tratarse de
to be about
asegurarse de que
to make sure that
plato típico
traditional dish
superar
to overcome/surpass
aceite
oil
muñeco
doll
profundidad
depth
la fuente
fountain
la superficie
surface
la llama
the flame
parada obligada
must-see
competencia auditiva
listening skills
inacabado
unfinished
saludar
to greet
estereotipo
stereotypes
costero
coastal
la clave
key (concept)
catarata
waterfall
gala
awards ceremony
la colina
hill
escalar
to climb
a finales de
at the end of
la venta
the sale
la cintura
waist
la peregrinación
pilgrimage
encontrarse
to find oneself/to be
otorgar
to award
concretamente
specifically
alargar
to lengthen
animar
to encourage
rodear
to surround
colar
to strain
saludo
greeting
originar de
to be native to
reparar
to repair
soler
to tend to/to be in the habit of
apretón de manos
handshake
estrechar la mano
to shake hands
el reflejo
reflection
asegurar
to assure
tiovivo
carousel
empresarial
business-minded
no es para menos
no wonder!
Hablante
speaker (of a language)
el significado
the meaning
trazar
to draw up
estatuilla
trophy/statuette
trasladarse
to move
soler
to tend to do something
tratarse
to be about
incluso
even
valiente
brave
reconquistar
to win back
dibujar
to draw
a diario
daily
en cualquier caso
in any case
presentarse
to introduce oneself
elevarse
to rise
seña de identidad
distinguishing feature/mark of identity
cóctel
cocktail
caída
a drop
besar
to kiss
convertirse en
to become
tranvía
tram
reposar
to rest
a fuego lento/medio
on a low heat/medium heat
aplastado
squashed