DD 4.14 b Flashcards
to dent (get dented)
abollar(se)
to exaggerate
abultar, exagerar
grieving, heartbroken
afligido
to upset, distress, afflict
afligir
What’s upsetting (or: bothering) you, dear?
¿Qué te aflige, cariño?
stuff, things, gear, belongings
los bártulos
to polish, burnish
bruñir
anguish, distress
congoja
after four hours of worry, the hostages were released
Tras cuatro horas de congoja, los rehenes fueron liberados.
to croak
croar
to crouch/squat
ponerse/sentarse en cuclillas
to do sth unwillingly/reluctantly
hacer algo a/con desgana
Juan worked with indifference
Juan trabajaba con desgano.
a bottle opener
destapador
to uncover, open, unblock
destapar
block, clog, plug up
atascar
unclog
desatascar
to control, master
dominar
she has a good grasp of the sujbect
domina bien la materia
he’s fluent in four languags
domina cuatro idiomas
control, command
el dominio
his command of English is impressive
es impresionante su dominio de inglés
to pocket a ball in billiards
embocar
to darken, blacken (get black)
ennegrecer(se)
a fright, monstrosity
un esperpento
housework
la faena domésica
to be hard at work
estar en plena faena
a task, job
una fajina
the gullet, jaws (of the wolf)
las fauces (del lobo)
a gurgle
un gorgoteo
one’s assets, belongings
los haberes
to stuff oneself with
darse un hartón de
he binged on crime novels
se dio un hartón de leer novelas policíacas
very small, tiny, poor
ínfimo
the help they gave him was next to nothing
la ayuda que le dieron fue ínfima
crockery, dishes, chinaware
la loza
to spoil, ruin, waste, decay
malograr
stinging netel
ortiga
a rogue, scoundrel
un/a pillo/a
sly, naughty, crafy
pillo/a
a pirouette
una pirueta
branch line (train)
un ramal
a disturbance, riot
una revuelta
to chew over
rumiar
What’s Juan pondering over (or; brooding over) the entire afternoon?
¿En qué pensará Juan que lleva rumiando toda la tarde?
dark, gloomy, sinister
tenebroso
a terminte
una termita
to tease, play with
torear
to truncate, shorten
truncar
The knee injury ended her dream of becoming a ballerina
La lesión en su rodilla truncó su sueño de ser bailarina de ballet.
to bandage, dress
vendar
to blindfold
vendar los ojos
the rafter, main beam
la viga
an anvil
el yunque
