Fluent U Vocab 1 Flashcards
specify, require, determine exactly
precicar
to take off
despegar
solidarity, togetherness
la solidaridad
poop
el popó
tail, behind, dick
el rabo
straight to the point
sin rodeos, a quemarropa, bruscamente
claw
la garra
to get stuck
quedar atrapado, atorarse
arrow
la flecha
warehouse
el depósito
coaster
el posavasos, el salvamantel
speaker (equipment)
el altovoz, el altoparlante
to thunder
tronar
hearing
el oído
parachute
los paracaídas
to juggle
hacer marabales
drum set
la batería
puddle, water hole
el charco
locker room
el vestuario
space ship
la astronave, la nave espacial
rhinoceros
el rinoceronte
tenderness
la ternura
to disguise
disfrazar
to knock over (objects) / to knock over (a person)
volcar / tumbar
a flash (of light)
el destello
binoculars
los binoculares
spark
una chispa
a sparkle
el centelleo
to sparkle, to glisten
centellear
to flash
destellar
pointy
puntiagudo, picudo
mailbox
el buzón
belittle
despreciar, menospreciar
to recieve, to take in
acoger
to move ahead, to make a move
mover ficha
novelty
un novedad
to transfer (people or objects)
trasladar
to move (residence)
trasladarse
to position, to place
situar
traveler
el viajero, la viajera
commuter
el viajero diario
commercial traveler
el viajante de comercio
improvisation
la improvisación
genuine
genuino
head-on collision / head-on
un choque frontal / de frente
stale, hackneyed
manido
to ride (a horse)
cabalgar
arrogant, cocky (raised)
alzado
to toast, to offer
brindar
to torment
atormentar
to worry, to fret
atormentarse
mailman
el cartero
a doodle, a scribble
un garabato
to scribble
garabatear
social surroundings
el medio ambiente, el entorno
the environment
el medio ambiente
continent
el continente
a hose
la manguera
barber / hair stylist
el peluquero / la peluquera
handcuffs
las esposas
robe, lab coat
la bata
veterinarian
el veterinario, la veterinaria
feel like, would like
apetecer
laughter
las carcajadas
to make drunk, to intoxicate
embriagar, intoxicar
irony
la ironía
a rude remark
un desplante
In a flash
en un santiamén
convent
el convento
monks / nuns
los monjes / las monjas
key, islet (Key West)
el cayo (Cayo Hueso)
callus
el callo, la callosidad
biology / biological
la biología / biológico
crusty
crujiente
crunchy, crisp, crispy
crocante
floppy, weak, slack
flojo
awefullness, scariness
espanto, terror, susto, miedo
awe
temor reverencial, pavor y respeto
on tiptoe
de puntillas, en punta de pie
roller coaster
la montaña rusa
nostalgia
la nostalgia
perpetual
perpetuo
oatmeal
la avena
to hook, to get hooked(addiction)
enganchar
transfer (public transportation)
transbordar
office
la oficina, el despacho
Dutch
holandés
Holland
Holanda
Basque (language)
euskera
Galician Gallic (language)
gallego
Gallic (adj)
gálico
setting
el paraje
records, file
el expediente
Mecury
Mercurio
Venus
Venus
Jupiter
Júpiter
Saturn
Satúrno
Uranus
Urano
Neptune
Neptuno
lay, position
colocar
a slice
una rebanada, tajada, rodaja
to slice
partir en rodajas, cortar en rodajas
to get tangled
enredarse, enmarañarse, revolverse
thread
el hilo
code
el código, la cifra
figure (math)
dígito, figura, cifra
tirelessly
incansablemente
to generate
generar
writhe, squirm
retorcerse
to savor
saborear
humiliation
humillación, abatimiento, mortificación
president, chief executive
mandatario
The devil knows more from experience than from being the devil. (There’s no subsititute for experience)
Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo
The one who gets up early, God helps (Early bird catches the worm)
Al que madruga, dios le ayuda
A tree that grows bent will never have straight branches
Árbol que crece torcido jamás su rama endereza
I am not scared of the pepper even though I see it red
No le tengo miedo al chile aunque lo vea colorado
Tell me with whom you walk and I will tell you who you are, becuase he who walks with wolves is taught how to howl.
Díme con quién andas y te diré quién eres, porque el que con lobos anda, a aullar se enseña
to howl
aullar
phenomenal
fenomenal
chronology/ chronological/ chronologically
cronología/ cronológico/ en cronológico
to fit/ to reset (medical)/ to mesh with
encajar/ volver a encajar/ encajar con
to entail
acarrear, ocasionar, traer consigo, conllevar
complex
complicado, complejo
intricate
intricado
a vacuum
un vacío, un vacuo
a vacuum cleaner
una aspiradora
to vacuum
limpiar con aspiradora, pasar la aspiradora por
to set the table, to clear the table
poner la mesa, quitar la mesa
to go grocery shopping
hacer la compra
to clean my room
arreglar mi cuarto
I feel like a hamburger right now
Ahorita, se me antoja una hamburguesa.
I’ve got a feeling that tonight is going to be a good night.
Se me antoja que esta noche será una buena noche
to come alive, to come to life
cobrar vida
board, plank / surfboard
tabla / tabla hawaiana
to balance
mantener el equilibrio
a fin, flipper
una aleta
I bet that…
Apuesto a que…
magic, charm / this guy’s got charm
duende / ese hombre tiene duende
beardless, hairless, smoothfaced
lampiño
one-armed guy/girl
manco / manca
one-eyed guy / girl
tuerto / tuerta
vicarious embarrassment
vergüenza ajena
to make someone sick (from sweetness) (literal or figurative)
empalagar
fifteen days
quincena
to fluster, overwhelm, confuse
aturdir
the reflection of the sun
el resol
to go home and rest when the day is over
recogerse
conversation when dinner’s over
la sobremesa
very sensitive to the cold
friolento
sleepless, sleep-deprived
desvelado
to speak to someone in the tú form
tutear
space between your eyebrows
entrecejo
a lousy job (done)
una chapuza
cuddly, clinging, loving
mimoso
to strut around, to show off
pavonearse
somone with your same name
el tocayo
friend with benefits
amigovio
projection, screening, importance
proyección
approve, indulge, think well of, spoil
consentir
spoiled one, favorite
consentido(a)
roll, bore, story, thing
el rollo
swan
el cisne
cattle, animal, beast / cattle (cow)
la res / la res vacuna
to get right, to hit (the target), to succed
acertar
To miss (phrase)
Echar de menos
Indigenous
indígena
hollow
hueco, ahuecado
trunk (tree)
el tronco
bow (weapon)
un arco
to score (a basket)
encestar
a shot (sports or gun)
un tiro
once (conjunction for “when”)
una vez, una vez que
a car cut her off
se le metió un carro
to honk (horn)
pitar, tocar la bocina, tocar el claxon, dar bocinazos
to give someone the finger
tirarle el dedo
they kicked me out of school
me corrieron del colegio
event, occurance
evento, hecho, suceso, acontecimiento
myth
el mito
focus, spotlight, lightbulb
el foco
flashlight
la linterna
to brand (someone)
estigmatizar, tachar
to cross out
tachar, borrar
