from class - June 2015 Flashcards

1
Q

to spend money ON something

A

gastar dinero en algo

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2
Q

a broomstick

A

una escoba

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3
Q

a couch /cauch/

A

un sófa

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4
Q

I hope so / I hope not

A

espero que si / no

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5
Q

I think so

A

creo que si

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6
Q

I don’t think so

A

creo que no

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7
Q

to turn on a tap

A

abrir el grifo

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8
Q

a bellboy (in a hotel)

A

un botones

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9
Q

a tenant

A

inquilino / arrendatario

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10
Q

to find out

A

enterarse

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11
Q

to bury

A

enterrarse

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12
Q

a lost soul

A

una alma pena

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13
Q

to turn on

A

encender (luces etc)

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14
Q

the boy who won the prize

A

el chico que ganó el premio

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15
Q

he who laughs last laughs longest

A

quien ríe / el que ríe (el) último, ríe mejor

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16
Q

he who dares, wins

A

Quien no arriesga, no gana / El que arriesga gana

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17
Q

to go off

A

explotar (bomb) / sonar (alarma)

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18
Q

broken-down (adj)

A

averiado

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19
Q

a drycleaner’s

A

la tintorería

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20
Q

to demote

A

degradar

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21
Q

smog

A

la niebla tóxica

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22
Q

a seller

A

un vendedor (no profesional)

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23
Q

a buyer

A

un comprador

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24
Q

an estate agent’s

A

inmobiliaria

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25
Q

slate

A

pizarra

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26
Q

a rug

A

una alfombra

27
Q

white goods / appliances

A

electrodomésticos

28
Q

an inch

A

una pulgada

29
Q

wooden decking

A

suelo de madera para la terraza

30
Q

to fall through

A

fracasar una venta / un trato

31
Q

first refusal

A

darle a alguien la primera opción (de compra)

32
Q

to put your foot down (to be insistent)

A

imponerse / no ceder

33
Q

overactive

A

febril

34
Q

underwater

A

submarino

35
Q

to overheat

A

recalentar / calentar demasiado

36
Q

to be overdrawn (a bank account in the red)

A

tener descubierto

37
Q

underfunded

A

infradotado/ insuficientemente financiado

38
Q

overrated

A

sobrevalorado

39
Q

to derail (a train) / (metaphorically - to upset plans or negotiations)

A

hacer descarrilar / desbaratar

40
Q

a caterer

A

persona o firma que se encarga del servicio de comida y bebida para fiestas, cafeterías etc

41
Q

a wedding reception

A

el banquete de la boda

42
Q

faulty

A

defectuoso

43
Q

to offload (LNG from the ship into tanks)

A

descargar

44
Q

to unload (cargo from a ship / plane)

A

descargar

45
Q

to download (films from the internet)

A

descargar / bajar

46
Q

to run down (a battery so that it has no charge)

A

descargarse

47
Q

a leak

A

una fuga

48
Q

sour grapes (a bad feeling again somebody)

A

frustración

49
Q

to faint

A

desmayarse

50
Q

seedless (fruit, especially grapes)

A

sin pepitas

51
Q

to sink

A

hundirse

52
Q

to blow out (extinguish candles etc)

A

apagarse

53
Q

to be bound for / on route to

A

rumbo a

54
Q

the Navy

A

la marina

55
Q

to sail

A

navegar / ir en barco

56
Q

to cut your losses

A

cortar por lo sano / (Finance) reducir las pérdidas

57
Q

rehearsal

A

un ensayo

58
Q

to stump somebody

A

dejar mudar

59
Q

his question stumped

A

me no supe qué contestarle

60
Q

I’m completely stumped for an answer

A

no sé qué contestar, no tengo respuesta

61
Q

the luggage rack

A

la rejilla / portaequipajes

62
Q

lost property

A

objectos perdidos

63
Q

to set off

A

salir

64
Q

to update

A

actualizar