Colombia Flashcards
To wobble
Tambalearse
To face, face up to (a problem); to address (an issues
Encarar (los problems)
Encararse con alguien
To party
Rumbear
(Ir de rumba)
An outbreak (of violence/méselas)
Un brote (de violencia)
At somebody else’s expense
A costa de otro (tuya )
Oblivious to (what was happening
Ajeno a lo que sucedió
I am aware that
No se me escapa que..
To be in better spirits
Tener mejor ánimo
To regain strength
Recobrar el ánimo
To give encouragement
Dar ánimo a
Bags/ dark circles around eyes
Ojeras
Strengthen (an argument
Afianzar
Adj . Background (noise)
(Substantive) details
De fondo (reforma de fondo)
Jam (traffic)
Trancon
Tiring ;exhausting
Agotador
The last straw
El colmo
Lazy day
Día de pereza
To recharge; to replenish
Recargar
To restore;to recover;
Recobrar
Unexpected
Inesperado
To drool
Babear
To shine ( in something )
Brillar (en deportes)
Harmful; detrimental
Perjudicial
To harm; to undermine; Impair
Perjudicar
Blinding
Cegador(a)
To beg someone no to do something
Rogar a alguien que no haga algo
Tossing and turning (throughout the night.
Dando vueltas
To fall asleep; to drift off
Conciliar el sueño
at every turn; every other minute/second
A cada rato
Indian reservations
Resguardos indígenas
To catch someone (in a lie)
Atrapar (en una mentira)
Mid January
A Mediados de enero
Nurturing
Consentidor (a)
To land ( point or literally
Aterrizar (el punto
A stripe (of land; range
Franja
Pier
Muelle
Discourage; demotivate
Desmotivar
To flatter
Halagar (halaga n.)
Groan; moan
Gemir (gimo, gimes
To travel; explore; walk
Recorrer
Harshly; roughly
Ásperamente
Template or stencil
Plantilla
To go to bed
Acostarse
No fuss; no problem
No hay lío
En a little while
Dentro de poco
To look like
Tener pinta de algo
The fewer people are here ,the better
Mientras menos gente haya, mejor
To take a risk
Arriesgarse para hacer algo
To spoil
Consentir
To give advise
Aconsejar a alguien que haga algo
To show off
Lucir (luzco,)algo (su riqueza)
Pattern; guideline
Pauta
To supply; to provide algo
Aportar algo
Filming ; shooting (to finish the filming
El rodaje (terminar el rodaje)
To brighten one’s day
Iluminar el día ( me iluminaste el día)
To be lucky
Ser suertudo/a
To hold a microscope to Stj
Poner la lupa sobre algo
As soon as possible
Cuanto antes
To be excited ; thrilled about doing sth
Estar ilusionado con hacer algo
To be destined to do sth
Estar destinado a hacer algo
To uncomplicate
Descomplicar
To be hungover
Tener guayabo
Thankfully
Menos mal
To be desperate to do something
Estar desesperado por hacer algo
To hurt
Hacerle daño
To get injured
Hacerse daño
To bowl
Jugar bolas
To be worried
Tener ansiedad
You better do something
Mas te vale hacer algo/ que hagas algo
I did as much as I could
Hice tanto como pudiera
Hago tanto como pueda
For that purpose he did it
Lo hizo a tal fin
Merely, only
Únicamente
Proof; evidence
Comprobante
Rebellious
Rebelde
To light up; to illuminate; to give birth
Alumbrar
To thin out (the crowd); to cherry-pick
Entresacar
To pamper or spoil
Consentir
Cuddle
Apapachar
Worst case scenario
El peor caso
Bucket
Balde
To pull oneself together
Recomponerse
To compensate
Idemnizar (a alguie)
To lay down covered with blanket
Arruncharme
To pay; to deposit
Abonar
To sneak in (an event)
Colarse (al evento)
To break through (a barrier); to trespass
Traspasar
Fences; barricades
Vallas
To start the day on the right foot
Empezar el día con el pie derecho
To have a hangover
Tener guayabo
We are still only gathering information
Aún sólo estamos recogiendo información
Hangover
Resaca
To bounce around
Hacer tumbos
Spanking
Nalgada
To be very fortunate to have
Ser muy afortunado de tener algo
To take turns/shifts
Hacer turnos
To finish off ( a job$
Rematar
To take a screen shot
Generar un pantallazo
What’s up with x
Qué onda algo
Encouraging; heartening; gratifying
Alentador
Disheartening;
Desalentador
Outlook:; landscape
Panorama
To leave hanging
Dejar en el aire
To cope with/grapple with
Lidiar con algo
Mimar
To spoil; to indulge
Moderately, somewhat
Medianamente
To capture (a market); to monopolize (time)
Acaparar algo
To realize
Caer en cuenta
To bang on the door
Golpear la puerta
To lock up, to enclose; to imprison (or minds; to contain ( a person)
Encerrar
To lull; to numb; to put to sleep
Adormecer
Clumsy; awkward
Torpe
Fake; hairpiece; artificial
Postizo
To immerse myself in algo
Empaparme de algo
Decommission; discharge; unregister
Dar de baja
Deliverables
Entregables
Restless
Inquieta
Sassy; cheeky
Impertinente
To stick with it; to not give up
No te rindas!
To quit; to give up
Rendir (rindo)
Charming; lovely
Encantador/a
Taster (of food)
Catador/a de (comida)
Careful
Precavido
Sweet; tender
Tierna
To taste; sample; try
Degustar
Crutch
Muleta
Dimples
Hoyuelos
An embarrassment; spectacle
Papelon
What a fright
Que susto
Rascal; scoundrel
Pillo
To be looking forward to doing sth
Estar ansioso por hacer algo
To party
Estar de farra
Touched up(foto)
Retocar (fotos retocadas)
Prince Charming
Príncipe azul
To get poisoned (by food or something else
Intoxicarse
Mesmerize
Hipnotizar
Resettlement (of people
Reasentamiento (de personas)
It amounts to the same thing
Viene a ser lo mismo
To come to mind
Venir a la mente
Im doing the same thing
Estar en las mismas
Rascal
Pilluelo
Grate
Rallar
Stripe
Raya
To really like something
Me mata la cocina
Homey
Hogareño ( un estilo hogareño
To be submissive
Ser sumisa
Fantasize about sth
Fantasear contigo n algo
Blindfolded
Los ojos vendados
To slap
Abofetear
To like something
Agradarle algo
To spare; to live without; go without
Prescindir (algo que no puedo prescindir I could live without)
Light bulb
Bombilla
To trip someone
Hacerle zancadilla a alguien
(Le hace la zancadilla a elle
To trip someone
Hacerle la zancadilla a alguien
(Le hace la zancadilla a elle
To make sure; to make certain that; to verify that
Cerciorarse que
To die ones hair
Teñirse el cabello
To keep an eye open for something
Estar pendiente del algo
To waste or squander
Desperdiciar
To bet that
Apostar a que (algo va a perder
To disgust
Dar asco
Time stops
Se detiene el tiempo
To be pist
Estar emputado
Tetracatre hwoputa
Fucking son of a bitch
To be talk full of shit; to bulk
Hablar paja
To jack off
Hacerse la paja
Suicide
Suicidiar
Worry; unease
Inquietud
There is room for doubt
Hay lugar a la duda
The furthest thing from my mind es thinking about a girlfriend
Una novia es lo menos en que pienso
I don’t care enough to say something
No me importa cómo para decirle algo
Not special enough for him to leave his wife
Pues no es tan especial como para que deje a su esposa
To grapple or handle (an issue)
Lidiar
To decrease (a feeling); to diminish;
Mermar
To be disappointed
Estar decepcionado
See how things go
Ver cómo se dan las cosas
Operation: operability
Operatividad
Clarification; explanation
Esclarecimiento
Distress:heartbreak; trouble
Angustia
Similar
Semejante (resultados semejantes)
To catch (something or someone a criminal); to pick up
Coger
Detente; easing;
Distensión
Fence; encirclement; blockade
Cerco
I am this close to losing my job
Estar a un tris de perder mi trabajo
To make queasy; dizzy
Marear
To get dizzy or car sick
Marearse
Guidelines; outline
Lineamientos
Riot; mob
Asonada
Abolish; suppress
Suprimir
To arrange; to set up; schedule
Concretar
To contract; reduce
Contraer (la potencial de producción
To shift; take a turn
Dar un giro
To dismantle; to disrupt
Desarticular
Subsistence crops
Pan coger
Surrounding (area
El area circundante
Consultation
Consertacion
At around (3:00
A eso de (las 3
To clean, to tidy up
Asear
Toilet
Aseo
As such, like one (you’re not a police so stop acting like one)
Como tal( no eres police, deja de comportarse como tal
A propósito de algo
With regards to, in connection with
To be unaware; to disregard; to ignore
Desconocer
Cornerstone
La piedra angular
Submission; surrender
Sometimiento
Sneaky; stealth
Furtivo
Flirtatious
Coqueta
Blackmail
Chantajear
Music lover
Melómano
To dry out
Resecar
Too bad, oh well
Ni modo
Wear down; grind down; eat way
Desgastar
Stage fright
Pánico escénico
Alieve, lighten; ease a burden
Alivianar
Amenos
Entertaining; enjoyable
To flake out on someone
Hacerle à alguien un desplante
Grim; dire, Ill fated
Nefaste
Mine; site
Yacimiento
Selfishly
Egoístamente
To sneak in
Colarse en
To be a little tight ( on time..money
Estar un poco justo
To be postponed; delayed
Aplazarse
Fit, fit into, fall into place
Encajar
Busy
Estar Atareado (en el trabajo)
To prosecute
Judicializar
To get ahead; to pre empt; to move forward or advance
Adelantarse
Seizure; confiscation
El decomiso
Personnel; members
Integrantes
Disarming
Desarme
To disarm
Desarmar
To strive to; to endeavor to
Procurar
To get excited about; to get moved; to be touched
Emocionarse (por)
Lightning; whirlwind;
Relámpago (viaje relámpago
Surround; to outflank; corner (the market
Copar (el mercado; los territorios
Terrifying ; dreadful
Pavorosa
To baffle; confuse
Desconcertar
Script
Libreto
To arrange: to set up; to schedule
Concertar
Contexto; framework : backdrop
Marco
Set aside; put aside
Apartar
Bounce around; hop about; skip
Brincar
Stalker; harasser
Acosador
To do one’s hair
Peinarse
To put at ease
Poner a alguien a gusto
To feel comfortable
Sentir a gusto
To blush
Sonrojar
To stay up late
Desvelarse
Engender
Engendrar
To shy away from; evade
Rehuir
To resemble (each other )
Asemejarse (el uno a otro)
Nightfall
Anochecer
To get dark
Anochecer
Grayish
Grisáceo
Silky; velvety
Sedoso
To unleash (rage)
Dar rienda suelta a (fantasías)[
To take root
Echar raíz
To catch a glimpse: to visualize
Vislumbrar
Knock down; to lie down
Tumbar
To dismiss; to discard (an idea as stupid
Desechar (la idea por absurdo)
Common
Habitual
Eccentric; outlandish
Estrafalaria
Bludgeon; pound on (a door
Aporrear
To encounter ; to come across
Encontrarse con (algiuen
Police station
Comisaría
To break down; to crumble apart ; collapse (the world
Desmoronarse
Fights; quarrels
Broncas
Squill; streak
Chillar
Drumbeat
Tamborileo
Whistle
Silbar
So long; good riddance
Hasta nunca
Such and such; so and so (place)
Tal o cual
High; rush; adrenaline
El subidón u
Whistle;
Pito
To mimic ; to shadow (an expert)
Remedar
To pass by someone
Pasar a alguien a largo
To fall silent
Enumudecer
To devour (with kisses
Comerse a alguien con beso
Steps
Pisada
Rapport; mutual understanding
Compenetración
To pounce ; swoop down
Abalanzarse sobre (algo
Prey
Presa
Predator
Depredador
Sharp ;piercing (noise
Punzante
Baloney; load of rubbish
Una chorrada
Thrown off (to feel thrown off
Descolocar ( sentir descolocado)
To shimmer (the stars
Fulgurar
To settle in (got home and settled in)
Instalarse
To restrict or stifle
Coartar
To pay attention
Poner cuidado; prestar atención
To disrupt; turn upside down; subvert
Trastornar
Stiff
Tiesa
Compensar
Make up for (a deficit)
Overshadow
Opacar
Lasting
Duradero
To pay bills
Pagar cuentas
Fleeting; temporary, short-lived
Pasajera
To streamline; to speed up
Agilizar
Sequins
Lentejuelas
To stop; pause; to halt
Detenerse
Sickly sweet; gooey
Empalagoso
To numb (pain)
Entumecer(se
To numb
Adormecer
To button
Abotonar
Throw a tantrum
Hacer pataleta
To get on one’s knees; to take a knee
Arrodillarse
To rub; to rub up against; to graze
Rozar
Shortcomings; weaknesses; gaps
Falencias
Tantrum; fit
Pataleta
To spread (butter on toast);to lather
Untar
Grant
Subvención
To be in debt to someone
Quedar en deuda con alguien
Bow legged
Chueco
Bumps
Protuberancias
Ashy
Cenizo
To fog up; to fog over
Empañarse
To purify
Depurar
Poner trabas
To create obstacles
In the context of…
En el marco de
To choke on something
Atragantarse con algo
Adjoining; contiguous
Adyacente
(Related to gold) adj.
Aurífera
Thankless
Ingrato
Creak; crack; rustle
Crujir
Rash
Sarpullido
To charge
Imputar
Dome; leadership
Cúpula
Charges
Imputaciónes
To reveal ; to uncover (a problem or issue
Destapar (se)
To be characterize
Caracterizar
Undermine: undercut
Minar
Stroke of the pen( ended the war with the stroke of a pen)
Plumazo
From now on
De ahí en adelante
To overlook
Pasar por alto
As a reminder
Como recordatorio
To click; to get along
Congeniar
Swing
Columpiar
To stay; lodge
Hospedarse
To stay; lodge
Alojarse
Resemble
Asemejar
Weed; underbrush
Maleza
Captivating
Cautivador
Genius
Genio; ingeniosos (adj)
Dumbfounded
Estupefacato
Subsist
Subsistir
Underlying (causes
Subyacente (causas subyacentes
To snitch
Delatar
Snitch
Soplón; sapo
To seize; confiscate; decommission
Decomisar
Explain in detail
Explicar a detalle
Overnight
De la noche a la mañana
Shift; movement
Desplazamiento
Take awaay; subtract; restar; reduce
Restar
Ingredients; supplies; inputs
Insumos
Goods; belongings;assets; Capitol goods
Bienes
Although it is true ( she lied)
Si bien es cierto
To raise (money); to gather
Recaudar
Conducive to
Propicio(s;a;as)para
Manipúlate
Instrumentalizar
Regulación; planning;management
Ordenamiento
Affordable; cost effective
Asequible
To peak out (the window) appear; look out
Asomarse
To overheat
Acalorarse
To outsource
Tercerizar
Forum; jurisdiction
Fuero
Bound; binding
Consolidado
To bind; to cement (friendship); to solidify
Consolidar
Watershed; basin
Cuenca
Showcase; display case ;window
Vitrina
As soon as I ( finish), I’ll go
En cuanto (termine) /tan pronto termine, me voy
Tenants or renter’s
Inquilinos/arrendatarios
To cope with;to endure; to deal with
Sobrellevar
Stalk (of celery); sprig (of thyme)
Tallo
To debunk
Desmentir
Discredit
Desacreditar
In the interest of (saving time
En aras de ahorrar tiempo
Random
Al azar
Coordinate
Empalmar (reunión de empalme
Ideal (experience
Idóneo/a( experiencia idónea
Extension
Prórroga (extension de tiempo)
Greedy
Avaricioso /goloso/
Greed
Avaro
Whistleblower
Denunciante
To go to
Acudir
To file (a complaint); to lie (en the problems of the government;
Radicar; en
Inconsistent
Inconsistente
Immature
Inmaduro/a
Remodel
Remodelación; remodelar
To combat; to counter
Contrarrestar
To undermine
Socavar
Seats ( in congress
Curules
Links; connections (to a group)
Eslabónes
Full control
Pleno dominio
Real estate; personal property
Bienes inmuebles
Farmland
Predial (información predial)
Land; property; site
Predio
Wasteland; vacant lot
Baldío
Rebound; uptick
Repunte
Gridlock
Atasco
Frontman: straw man
Testaferros
To get Tangled up; tangle
Enredar
Overlap
Traslapar
Maze; labyrinth
Laberinto
To make fake (Nikes
Chivear nikes
To be fake; pirated
Estár chiveado
Gradual; step by step
Paulatino/a (proceso paulatino)
To have a million and one things to do
Estar embolatado
Safeguard/protect
Salvaguardar
Spilling; dumping
Vertimiento
To boost; energize
Dinamizar
Provide; give; supply
Dotar
Put to the test (the government
Poner a prueba (a alguien)
To scrap; decommission
Desguazar
Overlap: duplication
Solapamientos
With regards to,
En materia de
Encompass;cover
Abarcar
Smash;
Espichar
Nuts; lug nuts
Tuercas
To put something on track to do something
Poner algo en march para hacer
Rails
Rieles
Leverage
Apalancar
Metropolis, city, large city
Urbe
Incarceration; confinement
Reclusión
Prisoners
Reclusos
Overcrowding; congestion
Hacinamiento
To defraud ;scam
Estafar
To vanish ; go up in smoke ; to fizzle out
Esfumarse
A bite
Un bocado
Take a sip
Tomar un sorbo
To get tangled up
Enredar
Purely
Netamente
To pout
Hacer pucheros
To pout
Poner mala cara
Swallow
Tragar
Grid
Matiz
Upward trend
Tendencia ascendiente
Packaging ;to pack
Embalaje
Carrot y stick
Garrote y zanahoria
Intersperse; insert
Intercalar
To make a profit
Lucrarse
To stock pile
Hacer acopio
To render useless
Inutilizar
To integrate algo
Integrar a algo
To investigate; to find out
Indagar
Methane
Metano
Outline; framework
Esquema
Input; raw material;
Insumo
Input; raw material;
Insumo
Catalyst
Catalizador
Synthesize
Sintetizar
Booklet ;handbook: pamphlet
Cartilla
Ser digno de hacer
To be worth doing
Link (in a chain)
Eslabón
Assault
Agredir
To cry out; call out (to mi); for help
Clamar (por mi) por ayuda
To come back (from behind); to trace (the root of a problem)
Remontar
To take over (the job; responsibility ; pick up the slack
Tomar el relevo
Relief; baton
Relevo
Gullible
Ingenuo
To substantiate; to support; to inform
Fundamentar
Royalties
Regalías
To loose; to ease; to relax; to slacken
Aflojar
Undermine
Socavar
Invalidate
Invalidar
Discredit
Desacreditar
Cover; encompass; range
Abarcar
To exploit
Instrumentalizar
To go; attend
Acudir
Performance; yield: output ; performance
Rendimiento
Scheme; framwork; diagram
Esquema
Derivar en
To lead to; to develop into
Talón
Heel
To feast ; to delight; to indulge
Deleitarse
To celebrate
Festejar
To be in draft
Estar en borrador
To draft; draw up
Redactar
Pawn shop
Casa de empeño
Pawn shop
Casa de empeño
Scrap gold
Chatarra de oro
Counter
Mostrador
Counter
Mostrador
To entangle
Enredar
To get entangled in; to get tangled up in something
Enredarse con algo
Puzzle; riddle
Acertijo
Puzzle; riddle
Acertijo
To shed light on something
Arrojar un poco de luz a algo
To streamline; speed up
Agilizar
Materialize
Materializar
Overlap; match
Coincidencia
Supply (of water)
Abasto (de agua)
Last minute
Muy encima
Last minute
Muy encima
Disable; cripple;render useless
Inutilizar
To streamline ; make dynamic; energize
Dinamizar
To crash (something
Estrellar
Crash ( a plane crashed)
Estrellarse (se estrelló el avión)
To bow
Inclinarse
To bow
Inclinarse
To lose desire to do something
Bajarse el ánimo para hacer algo
To lose desire to do something
Bajarse el ánimo para hacer algo
To pay (a bill)
Saldar
To pay (a bill)
Saldar
Ungrateful
Desagradecido/a
To take back (what was said
Retractarse
Skeleton
Esqueleto
Skeleton
Esqueleto
Adventurous
Aventurero
To clog; to jam
Atascar
To get jammed; to get clogged
Atascarse
To get jammed; to get clogged
Atascarse
blockage; clogging
Atasco
Pull; strain
Tirón
Downplay
Minimizar; restar importancia a algo
To cope with ( the demand
Dar abasto a (algo)
To cope with ( the demand
Dar abasto a (algo)
To cut down; chop down
Talar
Ultímate goal
El fin último
Strangle; choke
Ahorcar.
Strangle; choke
Ahorcar.
In general terms
A grandes rasgos
Of extreme importance
De suma importancia
Extremely useful
De suma utilidad
To wrinkle; to crumble up
Arrugar
To wrinkle; to crumble up
Arrugar
To lull; to coo
Arrullar
Embezzlement;misappropriation
Desfalco
To paddle; to row
Remar
Silent answer
Una respuesta silenciosa
To embody; to reflect; depict
Plasmar
Royalities
Regalías
Infeasible; impossible
Inviable
Infeasible; impossible
Inviable
Neutralize
Inertizar
To leach ;
Lixiviar
To come to an agreement
Ponerse de acuerdo
Spilling
Vertimiento
To shrink; shrivel up
Encogerse
Freeloader
El arrimado
To stink up
Apestar
To stock up;
Surtirse
To stock up;
Surtirse
To stock; fill; supply
Surtir
Overlap; intersect;intertwine
Entrecruzar(se)
Overlap; intersect;intertwine
Entrecruzar(se)
Intensify; aggravate; escalate
Agravar(se)
To stick out; to standout ;
Sobresalir
To encompass; to cover
Abarcar
To encompass; to cover
Abarcar
To pull together (resources); to bring together (effort or resource
Aunar (esfuerzos
Sound track
Banda sonora
Sound track
Banda sonora
To let off steam; vent
Desahogarse
To let off steam; vent
Desahogarse
No hay rollo
There’s no problem
To be moody (from being on one’s period)
Estar regludo
Against all odds
Contra todo pronóstico
Against all odds
Contra todo pronóstico
To swarm
Enjambrar
Swarm (of bees)
El enjambre (de abejas)
Swarm (of bees)
El enjambre (de abejas)
To snatch away something ; to seize (power
Arrebatar
To the extent that x happens
A medida que continua algo…
To take shape; to emerge (the problems began to take shape
Perfilarse ( empiezan a perfilarse los problemas
To shed light on something
Arrojar luz sobre algo
It’s noted that…
Es de anotar que
Shameless;
Descarado
To show off (one’s muscles)
Lucir
To rebound (the economy): to spike or surge
Repuntar
To rebound (the economy): to spike or surge
Repuntar
To nudge
Dar un codazo
To nudge
Dar un codazo
To predict or foresee
Vaticinar
Imminence
Inminencia
Climbing; escalation (of violence
Escalada de violencia
A box; frame ( in a newspaper
Recuadro
To cover; to encompass; to span (6miles
Abarcar
Tariff; duty; tax
Arrancel
Safeguard; secure
Salvaguardar
To file or lodge (a complaint
Interponer (la demanda; una denuncia)
Shake up (because of a huge change; earth tremor
Remezón
Shake up (because of a huge change; earth tremor
Remezón
Top of the line
Algo de gama alta
Top of the line
Algo de gama alta
To build bridges (between people
Tender puentes
The test tube; or test case
Tubo de ensayo
To shelter (an animal; to harbor; to protect
Cobijar
To exempt
Eximir
To be charged with a crime
Ser acusado de un delito
To be convicted of a crimes
Ser condenado por un delito
In real time
En tiempo real
To be in a bad mood/sad/bajo de ánimo
Estar bajoneado
Nut job; but case
Chiflado
Nut job; but case
Chiflado
To mess up sth
Estropear algo
In that neck of the woods
Por estos lares
To hold accountable
Hacerle rendir cuentas a alguien (tenemos q hacer rendir cuentas a la policía por su rendimiento)
