Court Interpreter Flashcards
Certified Interpreter
Destacar
highlight, stand out.
Plausible
verosímil, posible
Dovetail
encajar (en/con algo)
Gafeta
badge
Base
despreciable.
Panegirico
panegyrical; formal or elaborate praise.
Almoneda
auction, auction house, clearance sale.
Patrimonio
patrimony; el ~social shareholders equity, el ~nacional national wealth, ~ social~ personal wealth.
Cadicia
Greed, cupidity. Codicia de saber, thirst for knowledge.
Presumption
suposición
Solventado
to settle, to pay.
Pauperrimo
very poor, poverty stricken.
Parapeto
parapet; defense, barricade.
Club foot
pie zopo
Asiduamente
assiduously, frequent.
Paridad
parity.
Cotidiano
daily, everyday.
Melindrosa
fussy, finicky, prudish
Granfathered
derechos adquiridos, eximido
Inciso
subsection. (oral decisions)
Derivative
tiene “derecho” a ciudadanía atraves de su madre.
Post conviction relief
recurso legal posterior a la condena.
Incesante
incessant, unceasing.
Engreido
vanidoso, conceited/ attached(to)
Desencadenante
outpost (military)
Directriz
instructions, guidelines.
Materia prima
raw material
Autoctonos
autochthonous, autochton
Perspicacity
perspicacia; intelligence manifested by being astute
Erosion
erosión, corrosión, desgaste (metal).
Barbaro
barbarous, cruel, rough, terrific, tremendous.
Desglose
breakdown, itemization.
Conjuro
plea, exorcism.
Locket
relicario
Class action lawsuit
damanda colectiva.
Proffer
oferta(de testimonio).
Obstetrician
tocólogo.
Conservatorship
curaduría.
Amapola
poppy.
Estremecer
to shake, to startle.
Manía
mania, craze, fad.
Streamline (the proceeding)
simplificar el proceso. Agilizar
Vapid
insípido.
Pernicious
pernicioso (a), peligroso (a)
Finite
finito.
Entredicho
dubious, in question
Estrepitoso
Resounding. (that’s a resounding no).
Recinto
facility, premise
Loan shark
usurero. Also, usury/usura.
Descomunal
colossal, enormous.
Bolsita hermética
zip lock bag. (state test)
Luciérnaga
firefly. (state test)
Sanguihuela
leech (state test)
Ebanista
cabinet maker (state test)
Lentejuela
sequin (state test)
Prostrate (lay face down)
postrado
Arándano
bilberry.
Anaqueles
shelf
Fruncir el ceño
frown your brow.
Abnegar
selfless, self sacrifice.
Fuñingue
dump, dive, crummy place.
Sufragar
to support financial, vote for.
Fecundo
fertile; prolific; productive.
Fecundación en vitro
un vitro-fertilization.
Fecundación artificial
artificial fertilization.
Fenecer
to die; to come to an end.
Esculpido
sculpted.
Sufragar
to help, support, pay, finance.
Escheat
revertir al estado.
Conjurar
to plot, to conspire.
Bartolina
Dungeon, dark cell
Pithy
Espresivo, sustancial, conciso
Lindero
(state test) adjacent, adjoining, boundary.
Material support
Verja
Railing, Fence
Venta de blancas
human trafficking
Malinger
Fingir estar enfermó.
Harbinger
Presagio, señal
Moot point
punto discutible.
Spasm
espasmo.
Constancia (substantiate)
proof, record.
Countenance
apoyar, aprobar.
Reluctantly
con pocas ganas.
Electroencefalograma
electroencephalography
Forum shopping
andar de sala en sala para comparar (jueces).
Abnegar
To renounce, act unselfish
Hit the nail on the head
dar en el quid.
This is the crux of the matter
he aquí el meollo (quid) de la cuestión.
To rack one’s brain
estrujarse el meollo.
Estrujar
to squeeze
Sic (to quote)
cita textual (sic).
Arroyo
Stream.
Pernocta
sleep over, night pass (military).
Canon
Canon, rules, norms.
Claiming
aduciendo.
Binding decision
decisión obligatoria
Burden
responsabilidad.
Insurmountable
insuperable.
Unconscionable
inadmisible, desmedido.
Fachada
facade, (a) front.
Toolshed
cobertizo.
Facultar
to authorize, empower.
Pantano
Marsh.
Cottage industry
industria casera.
Dependiente
sales person.
4 corners of the law
Can’t go behind conviction
No tengo la potestad para reconsiderar su condena previa.
Sugar Mill
Ingenio De Azúcar.
Refinería de Azucar
Sugar Mill.
Benchmark
Punto de referencia.
Equities
puntos/factores positivos/negativos.
Nearsighted
miope, miopía, corto/a de vista.
Farsightedness
hiperbólico/a, hipermetropía.
ADHD
Trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad.
PTSD
Trastorno por estrés postraumatico.
Stonewall
Practicar el obstruccionismo, jugar a la defensa.
Country condition report
informe de la situación actual del país.
Licenciatura
Bachelor’s degree.
With prejudice
Sin derecho a juicio.
Without prejudice
Con derecho a juicio.
Inmutable
Inalterable.
Factual Allegations
Alegatos Facticos.
Genuflect
Genuflexion. {kneel in respect}
Canard
Chisme, Cuento falso. {Hoax story}.
Deparara
(To) bring, provide, offer. {conceder, traer}.
Parable
Parábola
Whorls
Verticilo {fingerprint whorls/[lines]}
Gajes Del Oficio
Occupational Hazards/risks
Gajes & Emolumentos
Perquisites
Indignar
Outrage, anger
Indagar
Investigate, look/inquire into.
Víveres
Groceries
Court Takes judicial notice
Bajo conocimiento judicial, Estará bajo consideración jurídica.
Assistant Chief counsel
Subprocurador auxiliar.
Statutory Bar
Excluido segun establece la ley, Prohibido por ley, Limitación estatutaria.
Moist
Esponjado.
Cover page
Carátula, página de presentación.
Color of Law
Apariencia de legalidad.
Appropriate weight
La debida importancia correspondiente, Esos documentos de prueba influyen conforme resulte apropiado/adecuado.
Arca
Ark; chest, vault, coffer, [arca estatales- state/public treasury]
Primas
Bonus, (insurance) Premium.
Overly broad and heightened standard
una norma excesivamente amplia y exigente.
Border crossing card
Tarjeta local.
Willfully misrepresented
Tergiverso hechos materiales a sabiendas.
Tergiversar
(to) Distort, twist.
Single scheme of criminal misconduct
Única intención de mala conducta delictiva.
Road rage
Furia al volante.
(House) Framing
Armazón, Estructura de soporte.
Talanquera
Gate, pared, valla {fence}.
I stand corrected
Me doy por corregido.
Camal
Slaughterhouse (Peru)
Mediation appointment
Cita conciliatoria.
Arrest
Detenido bajo arresto /arrested by authorities. Detenido por migración-detained by immigration. Detuvo la policia- stopped by the police.
Statute of limitations
Plazo de prescripcion
Por ende
so, as a result, consequently, therefore.
Intestado
Intestate. (murio sin dejar testament/ died without a will)
Timeline
Cronologia, linea cronologica.
Demandar-civil/ Denunciar- penal.
Cal DOJ
Informe del departamento de justicia de CA.
Rubro
sector, market.
Rubro
Heading, title, listing.
Supletorio (to complement)
additional, extra.
Superceding indictment
acusación sustitutiva.
Safeguards
Medidas de seguridad, protecciones.
Ejido
communal land.
Circumspect
Cauteloso, prudente, circunspecto.
Amphora
Anfora {clay bases}
Fomentar
Encourage.
Iguala
monthly retainer (attorney)
Amagar
{to} threat
Subsidize
Subvencionar.
En su afán
Effort; eagerness.
Disyuntiva
Choice, alternatives
Bill of Rights
declaración de los derechos humanos, carta de …..
Red-Herring
pista falsa.
Plagiado
plagiarised,
Poncil
dare
Non-Refoulment hearing
Audiencia por derecho a no ser regresado.
Perdigón
shotgun pellets.
Kermés/quermés
outdoor/open-air festival.
(prison) Warden
Alcaide.
Riñón de herradura
Horseshoe kidney.
Plea Colloquy
Declaración de culpabilidad.
(next) Heading
Título.
Aguerrido
brave, courageous, valiant
Arraigado
rooted, unshakable, unwavering, firm.
Ocurrencia
idea, notion; wisecrack, witty
Contundencia
force, powerful, strength
Sensato
sensible, prudent
Bregar
work, labor, persevere, fight, struggle
Disidencia
disagreement, dissent
Zozobra
anxiety, uneasiness, jumpiness
Aditamentos
(clothing) accessory
Osan
dare
Magnicidio
assassination, magnicide
Asueto
day off, break, time off
Despotricar
rant/ rant and rave
Erario
public funds, treasury, government revenue
Fuero
regional code of laws, privilege, exemption, jurisdiction, code
Desafuero
outrage
Párroco
parish priest
Carga docente
course load.
Centro docente
Teaching center
Docente a cargo/titular
Head teacher.
Formacion docente
Teacher education
Latifundio
large estate/ hacienda
Minifundio
Smallholding/small farmstead
Entrañable
close (intimo) Dear (friend) Fond (memory)
Gremio
Labor Union
Sustraer
remove, extract, take away
Esmerar
take great pain, put a lot of effort into
Replegar
fold up small, withdrawal pull back
Desagrado
displeasure, disgust, annoy, upset
Recapitular
recap, recapitulate, sum up, summarize
Bad blood
Encono.
Pocilga
Pigpen
Por ende
hence, therefore
Panacea
panacea (a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases)
Eslabón
(chain) link or elemento necesario.
Cancel
storm door, windproof door.
Drywall
Tablaroca
Predio
Land, property piece of land.
Locución
Speech, verbalization
Inciso
Parenthetical remark. Words in parentheses.
Alcabala
Roadblock. Checkpoint.
Ardas
antler, horn
Zarcillo
earring, hoop earring
Deleznable
cheaply made, poor quality
Solapamiento
overlap
Fiambrera/tartera
lunch box.
Pious
piadosa
Ultrajar
insult, affront
Certidumbre
certainty
Fonda
tavern, food stall, establishment
Estrabismo
Strabismus, squint, crosseye
CEFERESO, Centro Federal de Readaptación Social
Federal Social Rehabilitation Center
Survey
Levantamiento topográfico
Secuela
aftereffects (of being sick), sequela
Escaño
(political) seat
Escolaridad
education, schooling
Zamarra
Sheepskin coat/jacket.
Pre-sentencing interview
Habitual enhancement
Testaferro
front man, figure head, straw man.
Emotivo
emotional, moody
Pirinola
Spinning top
Delatando
Denounce, inform against, report
Artilugio
Gadget, contraption, gizmo
What is the political term for a seat?
Curul (puesto en el congreso) - seat
What does ‘Escolaridad’ mean?
Escolaridad - education, schooling
What is ‘Zamarra’?
Zamarra - Sheepskin coat/jacket.
What is ‘Materia prima’?
Materia prima - raw material
What is a ‘Pre-sentencing interview’?
Pre-sentencing interview -
What does ‘Habitual enhancement’ refer to?
Habitual enhancement -
What is ‘Testaferro’?
Testaferro - front man, figure head, straw man.
What does ‘Emotivo’ mean?
Emotivo - emotional, moody
What is ‘Pirinola’?
Pirinola - Spinning top
What does ‘Delatando’ mean?
Delatando - Denounce, inform against, report
What is an ‘Artilugio’?
Artilugio - Gadget, contraption, gizmo
What does ‘Desagüe’ refer to?
Desagüe - Drain, Drainpipe, gutter, waste pipe
What does ‘Entrañas’ mean?
Entrañas - Entail, involve, carry with
What is a ‘Locutorio’?
Locutorio - phone booth, call box
What does ‘Hampón’ mean?
Hampón - thug, crook, villain
What is ‘Bitácora’?
Bitácora - Binnacle, log book
What does ‘Hampa’ refer to?
Hampa - criminals, underworld, riffraff, scum, trash
What does ‘Acaparar’ mean?
Acaparar - Accumulate- gather, hoard
What is ‘Rapiña’?
Rapiña - Robbery, grab, snatch, steal
What does ‘Cachondo’ mean?
Cachondo - Sexually aroused, horny, turned on
What is ‘Desgarrador’?
Desgarrador - Heartbreaking
What does ‘Camada’ refer to?
Camada - Litter
What does ‘Entrañable’ mean?
Entrañable - Close (friend), dear, fond
What is a ‘Gremio’?
Gremio - Labor/Trade union, guild
What does ‘Sustraer’ mean?
Sustraer - Extract, remove
What does ‘Por ende’ mean?
Por ende - consequently, as a result
What is ‘Escarnio’?
Escarnio - ridicule, derision, scorn, jibe
What does ‘Adyacente’ mean?
Adyacente - Adjacent
What does ‘Replegar’ refer to?
Replegar - Fold small, fold up small
What does ‘Fastuoso’ mean?
Fastuoso - lavish, ostentatious
What is a ‘Pregón’?
Pregón - Announcement, proclamation
What is a ‘Cenote’?
Cenote - Natural well, sink hole
What does ‘Apogeo’ mean?
Apogeo - Peak, height, apogee
What is ‘Estría’?
Estría - stretch mark
What does ‘Apercibir’ mean?
Apercibir - warn, give warning
What does ‘Desapercibido’ mean?
Desapercibido - Unnoticed, unseen
What does ‘Agropecuario’ refer to?
Agropecuario - Agriculture & Livestock, farming
What does ‘Escabullirse’ mean?
Escabullirse - scurry(to), slip away, run off
What does ‘Compaginado’ mean?
Compaginado - Combine, balance, agree, bring together
What does ‘Infravalorar’ mean?
Infravalorar - undervalue
What is a ‘Hito’?
Hito - Milestone, boundary post
What is ‘Cabestrillo’?
Cabestrillo - Sling
What does ‘Desaforado’ mean?
Desaforado - Boundless, immeasurable, violent, disorderly, frenzied, riotous
What is a ‘Chuleta’?
Chuleta - cheat sheet, chop
What does ‘Fangoso’ mean?
Fangoso - muddy
What is ‘Catrera’?
Catrera - bunk, bed
What does ‘Remunerado’ mean?
Remunerado - paid
What does ‘Somnífero’ mean?
Somnífero - sleep-inducing, somniferous
What does ‘Cabalgar’ mean?
Cabalgar - go riding, ride
What does ‘Empírico’ mean?
Empírico - empirical, experiential
What does ‘Tétrico’ mean?
Tétrico - Gloomy, dismal
What is a ‘Cepa’?
Cepa - stain, variant
What is ‘Posavasos’?
Posavasos - (drink) coaster
What does ‘Comulgar’ mean?
Comulgar - receive communion, communicate, agree
What is ‘Férula’?
Férula - splint (medical), rule, domination
What does ‘Envergadura’ mean?
Envergadura - magnitude, reach, importance, significance, wingspan (airplane)
What is ‘Alarde’?
Alarde - show, display
What does ‘Espabilar’ mean?
Espabilar - perk up, brighten up, liven up
What does ‘Cabalgando’ mean?
Cabalgando - ride, go riding
What is ‘Papada’?
Papada - double chin, jowls
What does ‘Diáfana’ mean?
Diáfana - diaphanous, translucent, transparent, see through, clear
What is ‘Panceta’?
Panceta - bacon
What does ‘Insumos’ mean?
Insumos - supplies, materials, consumable goods
What is ‘Casa matriz’?
Casa matriz - headquarters
What does ‘Fachada’ mean?
Fachada - front of building, façade, appearance, front
What is ‘Loncha’?
Loncha - slice (of food)
What does ‘Callipygian’ mean?
Callipygian - hermosas nalgas
What does ‘Pulchritudinous’ mean?
Pulchritudinous - pulcro, bella/o, hermosa/o
What does ‘Usurious’ mean?
Usurious - usurario, abusivo/a, desmesurado
What is ‘Impericia’?
Impericia - lack of skill/expertise, negligence.
What is a ‘Transcriber’?
Transcriber - escribase, escriba
What is ‘Alcoba’?
Alcoba - bedroom
What is ‘Canteleta’?
Canteleta - silly song, same old story, nagging, whining
What does ‘Imbroglio’ mean?
Imbroglio - embrollo, enredó, lío, maraña
What is a ‘Chaira’?
Chaira - knife sharpener, shoemakers knife
What is ‘Matarife’?
Matarife - butcher
What does ‘Hambruna’ mean?
Hambruna - famine
What does ‘Injuria’ mean?
Injuria - insult, slander, injury
What does ‘Menoscabar’ mean?
Menoscabar - lessen, diminish
What is ‘Bellota’?
Bellota - acorn, pig, swine
What is ‘Collegiality’?
Collegiality - compañerismo.
What does ‘Reñir’ mean?
Reñir - close, right, tough, hard fought; to be at odds with someone, falling out with.
What does ‘Hebdomario’ mean?
Hebdomario - weekly.
What is ‘Bienio’?
Bienio - biennium, two-year period.
What is ‘Trienio’?
Trienio - triennium, three-year period
What is ‘Cuatrienio’?
Cuatrienio - quadrennium, four-year period.
What is ‘Quinquenio’?
Quinquenio - quinquennium, five-year period.
What is ‘Lustro’?
Lustro - five-year period.
What is ‘Sexenio’?
Sexenio - Six year term. (Mexican presidency)
What is ‘Decenio’?
Decenio - decade.
What is ‘Centenio’?
Centenio -
What is ‘Milenio’?
Milenio - millenium
What does ‘Cron’ mean?
Cron - 1 million
What is an ‘Eon’?
Eon - billion years
What does ‘Occiso’ mean?
Occiso - deceased.
What is ‘Caballete’?
Caballete - easel, ridge.
What does ‘Gocha’ mean?
Gocha - pig (informal).
What does ‘Delatar’ mean?
Delatar - denounce, report, finger, betray, give yourself away.
What is ‘Cordillera’?
Cordillera - mountain range.
What does ‘Intrėpido’ mean?
Intrėpido - intrepid, daring, fearless.
What is ‘Sendero’?
Sendero - Path, track, trail.
What does ‘Tildar de’ mean?
Tildar de - Brand as, stigmatize.
What is ‘Factotum’?
Factotum - Handyman, factotum, go-to (persona de confianza)
What does ‘Congruente’ mean?
Congruente - coherent, consistent.
What are ‘Corchetes’?
Corchetes - Brackets (grammar)
What does ‘(para) Avalar’ mean?
(para) Avalar - in Support of your application
What is ‘Macarra’?
Macarra - thug, ruffian, pimp, vulgar
What does ‘Vileidosa’ mean?
Vileidosa - fickle, capricious, inconstant.
What does ‘Aduce/cir’ mean?
Aduce/cir - cite, adduce, claim offer as proof.
What does ‘Capcioso’ mean?
Capcioso - tricky, false
What does ‘Albedrío’ mean?
Albedrío - free will
What is ‘Arenga’?
Arenga - Pep talk
What does ‘Alud (gran cantidad)’ mean?
Alud (gran cantidad) - avalanche, landslide, deluge.
What does ‘Desmoronarse’ mean?
Desmoronarse - collapse, have a breakdown, … a nervous breakdown.
What does ‘Apoteósico’ mean?
Apoteósico - tremendous, amazing
What does ‘Acaudalado/a’ mean?
Acaudalado/a - wealthy, rich, affluent
What does ‘Acaudalar’ mean?
Acaudalar - acquire, accumulate, amass
What does ‘Dantesco’ mean?
Dantesco - dantesque, horrific, macabre
What is ‘Replevin’?
Replevin - Accion para recobrar o adquirir la posesion; Auto de reinvidicacion.
What does ‘Otiose’ mean?
Otiose - perezoso, inútil, ocioso
