Cognados 2 Flashcards
bases (pfc)
= foundations
also = grass roots or rank and file
beneficencia (pfc)
= beneficiary
also = Public Welfare Department (may also be a charity)
bizarro (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN bizarre; instead use “grotesco” or “rare”
= courageous, gallant
bravo (pfc)
= courageous
also = fierce; a person who gets mad easily
calificar de (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN to qualify
= describe, deem
campo (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN camp as in base camp; instead use “campamento”
= countryside, field as in playing field, football field
cancelar (pfc)
= to erase or eliminate
also = pay a bill or settle an account
canciller (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN chancellor as in prime minister of a country
= foreign minister
casualidad (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN causality as in hurt person; instead use “baja” or “victima”
= coincidente, chance
catedrático (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN associated with a cathedral
= tenured professor
colegio (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN college as in university-level institutions; instead use “universidad”
= secondary school
collar (pfc)
= collar of a shirt
also = necklace
compromiso (fc)
DOES NOT MEAN agreement; instead use “acuerdo, convene”
= commitment, date, obligation
buen provecho
bon apetit
cada muerte de obispo
once in a blue moon
carne de gallina
goose bumps
con destino a
bound for
con las manos en la masa
caught red-handed. to be found with hands in the cookie jar
conforme a
in accordance with
consultar con la almohada
sleep on it
contra viento y marea
come hell or high water; against all odds
correr la voz
to be rumored
costar un ojo de la cara
to cost an arm and a leg
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
cuesta abajo
downhill
dar a luz
to give birth
dar de baja
to discharge, to grant leave, to drop from a team or unit
dar en el clavo
to hit the nail on the head
dar gato por liebre
to deceive, to cheat
dar las gracias
to thank, be grateful
dar mucha pena
to be very sorry, to be very embarrassed
dar parte
to inform, to report, to invite to an important occasion
