Examen 1 Flashcards
Forma particular en la que escribe una persona a mano
Letra
Hablar en voz baja o al ondo de alguien
Cuchichear
Inquietud después de una mala acción
Remordimiento
Palabra o frase ofensiva o grosera
Palabrota
Pedir limosna
Mendigar
Que está muy decidido/a a hacer algo
Resuelto/a
Que no tiene valor para afrontar situations peligrosas
Acobardado/a
Que se mueve de un lado a otro, como se fuera a caer
Tambaleante
Tocar
Palpar
Shove (Un empujón)
Un empellón
Dyed (Manchado)
Teñido
Grimace, expression (Un gesto)
Una mueca
Silenciar
Acallar
Tenacious (Persistente)
Tenaz
Spoiled brat (Maleducado)
Malcriado
Sharp
(Afilado)
Agudo
knew, was acquainted with
Conocer (imperfect)
Met, made the acquaintance of
Conocer (preterite)
It cost (before purchasing)
Costaba
Costar (imperfect)
It cost (after purchasing)
Costó
Costar (preterite)
Could, was able to (was in a position to)
Poder (imperfect)
Was able to (and did)
Poder (preterite)
Was not able to, could not
No poder (imperfect)
Tried (but couldn’t)
No poder (preterite)
Wanted to, desired to
Querer (imperfect)
Tried to
Querer (preterite)
Didn’t want to
No querer (imperfect)
Refused, would not
No querer (preterite)
Knew, knew how to, had knowledge that
Saber (imperfect)
Learned, found out
Saber (preterite)
Had (in my possession)
Tener (imperfect)
Had, received
Tener (preterite)
Had to (but did not necessarily do it)
Tener que (imperfect)
Had to (and did do it)
Tener que (preterite)
Exactly, word for word
Al pie de la letra
To print
Escribir con letra de imprenta/de molde
Spare the rod and spoil the child
La letra con sangre entra
Fine print
La letra pequeña
Cursive, italics
Letra cursiva/itálica
Boldface
Letra negrita
To be a perfect purchase or investment
Tener las tres bes: Bueno, bonito y barato
Call it what you will/like
Llámese hache
To make (something) perfectly clear
Poner los puntos sobre las íes
Not to say a word
No decir ni jota
Not to understand/not to know a word/the first thing about
No entender/no saber ni jota
Not to see a thing (anything at all)
No ver ni jota
From A to Z, from beginning to end
De pe a pa
To sway, stagger
Andar haciendo eses
The zigzags in the road
Las eses de la carretera
T square; tee (pipe)
La te
X number of
Equis
Alphabet, rudiments
El abecé
Alphabet, spelling book
El abecedario
Aceptar un estado o situación molesto o perjudicial
Resignarse
Parte saliente en la cara de algunos animales
Hocico
Que provoca compasión
Lastimero
Dar buen resultado
Surtir efecto
Transmitar a una persona un sentimiento o idea
Infundir
Que produce intranquilidad o inquietud
Angustioso
Owner (Dueño)
Amo
To destroy (Destruir)
Destozar
Trick (Engaño)
Estratagema
Enojar muchísimo
Enfurecer
Avidly, eagerly (Con muchísimo ganas)
Ávidamente
Que brilla mucho
Reluciente
Que se sonríe frecuentamente
Risueño
Disperso y separado
Desperdigado
Que tiene mucho polvo
Polvoriento
Apretado, que no es ancho
Estrecho
Tonto
Bobo
Risa
Carcajada
Tranquilidad
Parsimonia
Herramientas
Enseres
Sándwich
Bocadillo
Repugnancia
Arco
To like (gustar construction)
Agradar(le) (a uno)
To have enough (gustar construction)
Alcanzar(le) (a uno)
To create a good (bad) impression (on one), (not) to like (gustar construction)
Caer(le) bien (mal, etc.) (a uno)
To suit (one’s) interest, to be good for one (gustar construction)
Convenir(le) (a uno)
To be hard (for one); to have a hard time + -ing form (gustar construction)
Costar(le) trabajo (a uno)
To feel sorry for (gustar construction)
Dar (le) lástima (a uno)
To dislike
Disgustar(le) (a uno)
To delight, to charm; to be delighted with (gustar construction)
Encantar(le) (a uno)
To seem strange, to surprise; to be surprised (gustar construction)
Extrañar(le) (a uno)
To delight, to charm, to fascinate; to be fascinated by (gustar construction)
Fascinar(le) (a uno)
To need (gustar construction)
Hacer(le) falta (a uno)
To matter (to one); to mind (gustar construction)
Importar(le) (a uno)
To interest (one); to be interested in (gustar construction)
Interesar(le) (a uno)
To bother (one); to be bothered by (gustar construction)
Molestar(le) (a uno)
To seem (to one) (gustar construction)
Parecer(le) (a uno)
To worry; to be worried by (gustar construction)
Preocupar(le) (a uno)
To have left (gustar construction)
Quedar(le) (a uno)
To fit right (badly); to be (un)becoming; (to be too large/small for one) (gustar construction)
Quedar(le) bien (mal, grande, pequeño) (a uno)
To be (turn out to be) pleasant (unpleasant, difficult, painful, easy, distressing, sad) (for one) (gustar construction)
Resultar(le) agradable (desagradable, dificíl, doloroso, fácil, penoso, triste) (a uno)
To have in excess, to have more than enough, to have left over (gustar construction)
Sobrar(le) (a uno)
To be surprised (gustar construction)
Sorprender(le) (a uno)
To make (one) + adjective (gustar construction)
Poner(lo) (a uno)
To be (one’s) turn; to win (a raffle, lottery, prize) (gustar construction)
Tocar(le) el turno (una rifa, la lotería) (a uno)
To look after (to attend to, to take care of)
Cuidar
To look (at) (try to see)
Mirar
To look at (to pay attention to, examine)
Mirar, fijarse en, examinar
To look (to seem)
Parecer
To look (to appear) + adj
Parecer, verse
To look like
Parecer, parecerse a
To look (upon, to) (ie. out a window)
Dar a
To look away
Mirar en otra dirección
To look into
Investigar
To look for
Buscar
To look forward to
Esperar con ansiedad (con ilusión)
To look ahead
Mirar hacia adelante
To look back (to a time)
Mirar hacia atrás; recordar, evocar
To look out (be careful, watch out)
Tener cuidado
To look down on someone
No apreciar, mirar con desprecio
To look at someone straight in the face (in the eyes)
Mirarle a alguien a la cara (mirarle a los ojos)
To look up (a word)
Buscar (una palabra)
To look up to someone
Mirar a alguien con admiración o respeto
To look (someone) up and down
Mirar de arriba a abajo (de pies a cabeza)
Besides
Además
Neither, nor, either, or
Ni
That, who, whom
Que
And
Y
E (antes de i o hi)
In spite of that (this)
A pesar de eso (esto)
Although
Aunque
Instead, on the other hand
En cambio, por otro parte
Except
Excepto, salvo
But
Mas, pero
Or
O
(u antes de o u ho)
On the contrary
Por el contrario
However
Sin embargo
But rather
Sino
For this (that) reason
Por eso
Because
Porque
Since
Pues, puesto que, ya que
So
Conque
Therefore
Por consiguiente, por (lo) tanto
Provided that, as long as
Con tal (de) que, siempre que
If
Si
The way, just as
Así como
Like
Como, cual
Likewise
De igual manera
So that
A que, a fin de que, para que
This way
De esta manera, de este modo
As
A medida que
When
Cuando
After
Después que
At once, immediately
En seguida
In the meantime
Mientras tanto
In other words
En otras palabras
For instance
Por ejemplo
In short
En conclusión, en fin, en resumen
Finally
Por último
All of this
Todo esto
To inquire after
Preguntar por
To request or demand
Pedir
To borrow, to ask to borrow
Pedir prestado/a/os/as
To ask in reference to an invitation
Invitar
To know how
Saber
To know very well, to know by heart
Saber de memoria
To taste (like)
Saber (a)
Expressions for “to know very well”
Saber a gloria
Saber a rayos
