General Flashcards
customer service
atención a clientes
threat
amenaza
disabilities
discapacidades
to call, to summon, to organise
convocar
risks
nesgos
sick leave
la baja por enfermedad
maternity leave
la baja por maternidad
normal, ordinary
cotidiano
durable, lasting
duradero
to label
etiquetar
to brake, to slow down
frenar
housing
vivienda
soup dish, bowl
plato hondo
pottery
barro
inherited
herencia
fingerprint, footprint
huella
cheeks
mejillas
to clarify
aclarar
to joke with someone, pull someone’s leg
tomar el pelo
to play a joke
gastar una broma
surprised
desconcertado
something that doesn’t go well
algo que no cuadra bien
to make fun of
vacilar
calm, rational (person)
sosegado
a place to sit, bench
banco
natural talent, formal way of referring to man
don
priest
el cura
bucket
el cubo
storm
temporal
to put one’s foot in it
meter la pata
to flirt
coquetear
to know oneself
conocerte a tí mismo
hitchhike
hacer dedo, ir a dedo
someone who travels a lot
trotamundos
to be annoyed, to be tired of doing something
estar harta/o (de)
to be on top of
estar a tope (con)
to be knackered
estar hecha polvo
postwar period
postguerra
to learn naturally/informally
autodidacta
to fail (e.g. an exam)
reprobar
postnatal period
posparto
extremely gifted
superdotado
unison
unísono
youth
juventud
monthly
mensualmente
to warn
avirtir
to lend
prestar
lane, track
carril
bike lane
bici carril
basement
sótano
windmill
molino de viento
wind energy
energía eólica
hydraulic energy
energía hidráulica
fuel
combustible
in comparison to
comparado con
to go up
subir
to go down
bajar
container
el recipiente
to demand
exigir
to sue
demandar
rude
maleducado, grosero, malhumorado
I forgot the word
se me olvidó la palabra
in bulk
a granel
I’m not interested
a mí no me interesa
scale
pesa, bala
efficient
eficiencia
throw, incident
lance
chance
azar
miniature
miniatura
in comparison to
en comparación a
to rule
pautar
scoreboard, marker pen
marcador
teddy bear
peluche
sword
puñal
road
calzada
traffic jam
atasco
cable car
teleférico
highway
autovía
to invest
invertir
pedestrian
el peatón
work of art
una obra de arte
plumber
plomero, fontanero
embody, imitate
encarnar
in my opinion, from my point of view
a mi modo de ver
I’d say
diría say
by the way, deliberately, especially
a propósito
to manager
gestionar
rate
tasa
subsidy
la subvención
to supervise oneself, to self-manage
autogestionar
layperson
laico
to used to, to tend to, usually, to be in the habit of
soler
around, about
en torno
unemployed
paro
to approve
aprobar
dismissal
despido
to compensate
indemnizar
better trained
mejor formados
to regret
arrepentirse
to be in the fetal position
acurrucarse
to crave
antojarse
to fall asleep
adormilarse
to penetrate, to push out into
adentrarse
to lose interest
desinteresarse
nonsense
disparate
omen
presagio
wedding
la boda
to value, to limit
tasar
judgment, trial
juicio
to try, to indict, to indict
enjuciar
errands
recados
applicant
el/la aspirante
position (e.g. work)
puesto
to emphasise, to stand out
destacar
to clock in
fichar
se [me] hace una montaña
it’s a big challenge, I don’t know where to start
placement advertising
la publicidad por emplazamiento
appearance
aparición
misleading
engañosa
purposes
fines
consumer
consumidor
silent movie
cine mudo
to reduce, to decrease
disminuir
launching
lanzamiento
advertiser
anunciate
target audience
público meta
mailboxes
buzones
so that
por lo que
overwhelming
abrumadora
to fit
encajar
proven
probado
uncertainty
incertidumbre
to use, to employ
emplear
to depart
partir
stage, phase
la etapa
fires
los incendios
basin (geography)
la cuenca
novelties
novedades
rainfall
precipitaciones
drought
sequía
satin (material)
arrasado
driving, driving force
impulsor
land surface
superficie terrestre
bonding, link
vinculación
to stress, to emphasise
remachar
to slow down
ralentizar
unfreezing, thaw
deshielo
seasonal
estacional
defening
ensordecedor
unusual
insólitos
carbon dioxide
dióxido de carbono
to overcome
supere
threshold
umbral
to take, to delay
tardar
to turn to, to appeal
recurrir
sumideros naturales
natural sinks
performance
rendimiento
presión social
social pressure
as they say
según dicen
to examine the pros and cons
sopesar
presumably
presuntamente
to rely on
basarse en