DD 4.14 b Flashcards

1
Q

to dent (get dented)

A

abollar(se)

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2
Q

to exaggerate

A

abultar, exagerar

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3
Q

grieving, heartbroken

A

afligido

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4
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to upset, distress, afflict

A

afligir

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5
Q

What’s upsetting (or: bothering) you, dear?

A

¿Qué te aflige, cariño?

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6
Q

stuff, things, gear, belongings

A

los bártulos

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7
Q

to polish, burnish

A

bruñir

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8
Q

anguish, distress

A

congoja

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9
Q

after four hours of worry, the hostages were released

A

Tras cuatro horas de congoja, los rehenes fueron liberados.

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10
Q

to croak

A

croar

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11
Q

to crouch/squat

A

ponerse/sentarse en cuclillas

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12
Q

to do sth unwillingly/reluctantly

A

hacer algo a/con desgana

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13
Q

Juan worked with indifference

A

Juan trabajaba con desgano.

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14
Q

a bottle opener

A

destapador

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15
Q

to uncover, open, unblock

A

destapar

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16
Q

block, clog, plug up

A

atascar

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17
Q

unclog

A

desatascar

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18
Q

to control, master

A

dominar

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19
Q

she has a good grasp of the sujbect

A

domina bien la materia

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20
Q

he’s fluent in four languags

A

domina cuatro idiomas

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21
Q

control, command

A

el dominio

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22
Q

his command of English is impressive

A

es impresionante su dominio de inglés

23
Q

to pocket a ball in billiards

A

embocar

24
Q

to darken, blacken (get black)

A

ennegrecer(se)

25
Q

a fright, monstrosity

A

un esperpento

26
Q

housework

A

la faena domésica

27
Q

to be hard at work

A

estar en plena faena

28
Q

a task, job

A

una fajina

29
Q

the gullet, jaws (of the wolf)

A

las fauces (del lobo)

30
Q

a gurgle

A

un gorgoteo

31
Q

one’s assets, belongings

A

los haberes

32
Q

to stuff oneself with

A

darse un hartón de

33
Q

he binged on crime novels

A

se dio un hartón de leer novelas policíacas

34
Q

very small, tiny, poor

A

ínfimo

35
Q

the help they gave him was next to nothing

A

la ayuda que le dieron fue ínfima

36
Q

crockery, dishes, chinaware

A

la loza

37
Q

to spoil, ruin, waste, decay

A

malograr

38
Q

stinging netel

A

ortiga

39
Q

a rogue, scoundrel

A

un/a pillo/a

40
Q

sly, naughty, crafy

A

pillo/a

41
Q

a pirouette

A

una pirueta

42
Q

branch line (train)

A

un ramal

43
Q

a disturbance, riot

A

una revuelta

44
Q

to chew over

A

rumiar

45
Q

What’s Juan pondering over (or; brooding over) the entire afternoon?

A

¿En qué pensará Juan que lleva rumiando toda la tarde?

46
Q

dark, gloomy, sinister

A

tenebroso

47
Q

a terminte

A

una termita

48
Q

to tease, play with

A

torear

49
Q

to truncate, shorten

A

truncar

50
Q

The knee injury ended her dream of becoming a ballerina

A

La lesión en su rodilla truncó su sueño de ser bailarina de ballet.

51
Q

to bandage, dress

A

vendar

52
Q

to blindfold

A

vendar los ojos

53
Q

the rafter, main beam

A

la viga

54
Q

an anvil

A

el yunque