EXTRA VOCAB Flashcards
flood
la riada
arrastrar
to drag/sweep away, carry out (to sea), blow along (wind)
to complain
quejarse
to govern/rule/manage/run OR (intransitive) to be in force, to apply
regir
to (make a) toast / to offer, give
brindar
knife(/tusk)
el cuchillo
blade/kitchen knife
una cuchilla
razor
la maquinilla
stealth, secrecy
el sigilo
look,gaze,glance
la mirada
to move/walk towards
dirigirse
to manage, run, direct
dirigir
piece of rubbish (useless object)
el trasto
disorder/(minor) inconvenience/(major) disruption
el trastorno
to take, get, pick (up)
coger
to shave
afeitarse
mahogany (incl. the tree itself)
la caoba
uses of ‘estar a’
- price (las naranjas están a €2 hoy)
- date (estamos a 23 de septiembre)
- distance (Barcelona está a 650km de Madrid)
- temperature (estamos a 35 grados hoy)
towards / about (approximately)
hacia
until (time/place) / even (adverb)
hasta
knee
la rodilla
fed up/full OR extremely
harto/a
miracle
un milagro
to get straight to the point/not beat around the bush etc
hacer algo sin rodeos
it is necessary to..
hace falta que…
loud laugh/guffaw
la carcajada
(reírse a carcajadas)
storm
la tormenta
saying, proverb
un refrán
dark
o(b)scuro/a
short-sightedness
la miopía
resemble
parecerse a
fall in love with
enamorarse de
understand
entender (de algo)
start doing sth
comenzar a hacer algo
basement
el sótano
pay attention to/take notice of
hacer caso
to worry about
preocuparse con
to take care of/assume responsibility for/make sure that..
preocuparse de (que)
to make a toast to
brindar por
complain/grumble about
lamentarse de
to regret it/be sorry / change one’s mind
arrepentirse (de)
to be content/satisfied with / resign oneself to
conformarse con
discount
el descuento
to become bitter
amargarse
enjoy
disfrutar de
to decide on
optar por
dare to
atreverse a
crack, gap, crevice
la rendija
bleach
la lejía
laundry (to do the laundry)
la colada (hacer la colada)
firefighter
el/la bombero/a
to go up/raise/etc
subir
to start/begin / throw oneself/lie down
echarse
think about
pensar en
delete
borrar
about (topic)
acerca de
move closer to
acercar(se) a
delivery/shipment
el envío
order (e.g. online shopping)
el encargo
insist that
insistir en (que)
to dream (about/of)
soñar (con)
to say goodbye to
despedirse DE
to get used to
acostumbrarse a
son in law
un yerno
daughter in law
una nuera
mare (female horse)
una yegua
heart
el corazón
letterbox/postbox
el buzón
judge / referee
el/la juez(a)
rooster / hen (same word used for the food chicken)
el gallo / la gallina
prince, princess
el príncipe, la princesa
the male/female
el macho, la hembra
anger
la cólera
cholera
el cólera
el desnivel
difference, inequality/slope, surface irregularity
classroom, lecture hall
el aula (fem! - las aulas)
soul
el alma
shop window
el escaparate
back (body part)
la espalda
vase
el jarrón
bouquet
el ramo
branch (botany OR like a division of sth)
la rama
to take/wear/carry/bring
llevar
dwarf
el/la enanito/a
hide (oneself)
esconder(se)
stepmother
la madrastra
old age
la vejez
shell (of animal)
el caparazón
coins
las monedas
to dye, colour
teñir (e - i)
to quarrel, to scold
reñir (e - i)
to measure
medir (e - i)
to conceive (incl. of an idea)
concebir (e.g. concibo una idea nueva) (e - i)
to compete
competir (e -i)
to assist
atender (e - ie)
to have lunch
merendar (e - ie)
to boil
hervir (e - ie)
to cross (traverse)
atravesar (e - ie)
corner
la esquina
to bury
enterrar
to wake up
despertar(se)
elderly
anciano (a)
complaint, groan, resentment
la queja
to manage to
acertar
to return / to do sth again
volver
to solve / resolve (to do sth)
resolver (o - ue)
to be in the habit of
soler
to bite
morder (o - ue)
dar por cierto
know for sure / take for granted
darse
to grow / to give up / to hit oneself
la pelota
ball, football, baseball / testicle!
to arise, emerge
surgir
to desire
desear
to yearn for
extrañar
mandar
to order, tell, command / send
wall
la pared
once in a while, occasionally
de vez en cuando
test, exam / proof
una prueba
acariciar
to pet, caress, stroke / to cherish (figurative)
pigeonhole
la casilla
beehive
la colmena
ring
un anillo
to water
regar
to feel, perceive, to be palpable, to be felt
palparse
snail
un caracol
by the way, incidentally / indeed
por cierto
slap (in the face)
una bofetada
to find out
averiguar / descubrir / enterarse (de)
absence
la ausencia
to set, fix, settle on, specify, determine
concretar
to pull out (remove by force) OR to start (engine or computer etc)
arrancar
chestnut
la castaña
grilled/roasted
asado/a
wrist (/ doll)
la muñeca
to pawn
empeñar
to persist, insist on, endeavour to
empeñarse en
office
un despacho
annoyance
el disgusto
rag, cloth
un trapo
to spill
derramar
postman
el cartero
chard
une acelga
to remember
acordarse (de / que)
strike (grève)
un paro
to enter, gain access to / to join (club, company, army)
ingresar
army
el ejército
monkey
el mono
to be in a hurry
tener prisa
to be hurt/sore
tener dolor (de)
to be sleepy
tener sueño
to be thirsty
tener sed
to be jealous
tener celos
to be confident
tener confianza
to be careful
tener cuidado
of someone else / somebody else’s, others’
ajeno/a/s
as soon as ..
en cuanto + subjuntivo (en cuanto la vea, dáselo)
be detrimental to/damage/harm
perjudicar
by means of
mediante
to thank/be grateful/appreciate
agradecer
delete/erase
borrar
barefoot
descalzo/a
ember
la brasa
wood, timber
la madera
to dare, have the courage (to do sth)
atreverse
to get burned, burn oneself
quemarse
sign, indication
la seña
measure
medir
to place, arrange, put
colocar
lugareño/a
local, native, villager (adj. or noun)
remote, far away (from)
alejado/a
bright, striking, remarkable
llamativo/a
to reach sth
alcanzar algo
vase
un jarrón
nuance
el matiz
to drop sth by accident
caerse algo
to get surprised by something
extrañarse
to lose weight
adelgazar
to gain weight
engordar
to get old
envejecer
to get ill
enfermar
ponerse + adjetivo
to (suddenly) become … e.g. me pongo nerviosa
to manage to become
llegar a ser (+ sustantivo, por ejemplo ocupaciones)
housing market
el mercado inmobilario
to go bald
quedarse calvo
extremely serious
sumamente grave
homeless people
las personas sin hogar / que no tienen hogar
to be fed up (with/that)
estar harto/a de/que (que + subjuntivo)
pay attention to
hacer caso a alguien
prestar atención a alguien/algo
as soon as possible
lo antes posible
to relate/connect/link with,to
relacionar con
(la manera en la que relacionamos con otras personas)
silent/shy, reserved
callado/a
tipsy (colloquial)
piripi (!)
to jump / to get angry
saltar
a matter of concern
una cuestión preocupante / un asunto/tema preocupante / un motivo de preocupación
cliche
el tópico
in a ….. way
de un modo …. / de una manera …..
it’s time to..
es hora de … e.g. empezar a trabajar
to climb
escalar
accommodation
el alojamiento
housing
la vivienda
it is often said…
se dice a menudo / con frecuencia que…
suele decirse que..
to award a prize (to sb)
premiar (a alguien)
for the first time
por primera vez
for the last time
por última vez
to take sth to sb (opposite of traer)
llevar algo a alguien
reñir
to tell off
as soon as i can
en cuanto pueda
to make possible
posibilitar
to beg/pray
rogar
