General (3) Flashcards
bodyguard
Guardaespaldas
Blazer
Americana
Squat
Estar en cuclillas
- She’s squatting
Egoísta
Selfish
Cacerola
Pot, saucepan
Cubo (recipiente)
Bucket, pail
Préstamos
Loan (loun)
Impuestos municipales
Council tax
Distrito (londres o NY)
Borough
Arrendatario
Arrendador
Tenant
Landlord/Landlady
Contrato de arrendamiento
Tenancy contract / Tenancy agreement
Estafa o estafar
Scam
Asciende a
Amount to
Organizar una visita
To arrange a viewing
Búsqueda de piso
Flat hunting
Fianza
Deposit
Aval/avalista
Guarantor
Atrasos
Arrears
- Mary had built up three months of arrears (Mary había acumulado tres meses de atrasos)
Cansarse, enfadarse
Get tired, get angry
Hassle
Engorro, molestia
- Not to mention the hassle of commuting long distances
- It’s worth the hassle (vale la pena la molestia)
Crop up
Salir de la nada (like Appear suddenly)
- Problems started cropping up when we installed the new software.
Lista de deseos
Wish list
End up
Terminar, acabar haciendo algo (not finish)
- I skipped many classes and ended up dropping out (lo acabo dejando)
Bitterly
Extremadamente (frío) (bitter = amargo o amargado)
It was bitterly cold every day last week
Violencia de género
gender-based violence
Presumir (sobre)
Boast about
Show off
Widespread
Extendido, generalizado, diseminado
Swiftly
Swift
Rápidamente (quickly)
Rápido
Luto
Mourning
Asistir (al evento)
go to the event
Attend the event
Agarrarse
Hold on to
- To avoid accidents, hold on to the handrail while on the escalator
Prejuicio
Prejudice (prelludis)
- Barry has such a prejudice against women drivers that he won’t even get in the car if a woman is driving.
En parte, parcialmente
Partly
- This shirt is partly made of cotton and partly of synthetic fibre.
Alabar, elogiar
Praise
Aborto
Matrimonios del mismo sexo
Abortion
Same sex marriage
Robo
Robbery
Declararse en bancarrota
Go bankrupt /bankrapt/
File for bankrupt
Despilfarrar
Squander
Nómina
Wage, salary, payroll
Activos (inmobiliarios), valor (advantage)
Assets
Pasivo (inmobiliarios), responsabilidad, carga, obligación, desventaja
Liability (the opposite of asset)
Demandar (por)
Sue (for)
Incumplimiento de contrato
Breach or break of contract
Cumplir con, ceñirse
Keep to
- This plan will work if we keep to it.
Bodega
Winery
Pienso de animales
Feed
Policy
Política (hombre o regla), o póliza
Política como actividad es politics!
Soso (de sabor)
Bland
Aceitoso
Salado
Picante
Amargo
Oily, greasy
Salty
Spicy, hot
Bitter
Void
Nulo, sin validez
Anular
Aguja
Needle
Hectic
Frenético (with a lot of action)
- Work at the shop was always hectic before Christmas
Sencillo
Plain (sin adornos, sin condimentar)
- The dress was plain, with no frills.
- I like plain chips
Simple (sencillo)
- The solution is very simple: restart the computer.
Desordenada
Messy (room o people) (the opposite of)
- Paul grounded his son because his room was messy
- The bookshelf was messy, with everything shelved in the wrong place
Mancha
Stain (en ropa o en sentido figurativo)
- The affair was a stain on the politician’s reputation.
Spot
Grano o manchas en la piel (por ej los gatos)
Binge
Atracón (n)
- On rainy days, I like to have a movie binge.
Darse un atracón (v)
- Yesterday I binged a series
- When I’m feeling down, I binge on chocolate.
Emborracharse o darse un atracón de comer
- College students binging at parties has become a widespread problem
Lavandería
Launderette /londret/
Quietly
En voz baja
- Tom and Lucy were talking quietly, so as not to disturb Jean, who was still working.
Silenciosamente
- The children were reading quietly in their rooms
Murmurar
Whisper
Cuesta
Hill, slope
Medidas
Measurement (de longitud, área, volumen)
Measure (prevención, precaución)
- The police took an important measure to reduce crime in the neighbourhood.