Gregorio Meleán Flashcards
La cima del cielo
At last I reached my goal
La cima. Top
La cumbre
Summit
La correa
Strap
El lazo
Ribbon
La mezclilla
Denim
Arropar
To tuck in
Volverse
To turn around
Volver. To go back, to return
Volver a repetir (explicar)
To repeat again ((explain)
La estación
La temporadora
Season, station
(football) season
La rebaja
Discount, reduction (in price)
Mejor- el mejor- óptimo
Better- the best- ideal, optimum
Bueno- buenísimo
Good- really good, extremely good (excellent)
Mal- malísimo
Bad- very bad, terrible,awful, dreadful
Anciano/a
Elderly
El orfanato
Orphanage
Ato. Institution.
Desafortunadament
Por malo suerte
Unfortunately
Mostrar
Demostrar
To show- display
To show- prove
Actual- en realidad- actualmente
Current- actually- currently (at the present time)
Ellos actúan sabiamente
El actúa naturalmente
They act wisely
He plays (behaves) in a natural way
Aflojarse
To loosen (to make loser)
La gaveta
Drawer
La cremallera
Zipper
Puesto/a
Well dressed (stylishly dressed
Andar
¿Qué haces? Ahora mismo ando limpiando la casa.
To walk
To go, to be (to be in a certain state)
What are you doing? Right now I’m cleaning the house.
Llevar
Carla lleva quince minutos probándose varios vestidos.
Llevo cuatro horas estudiando
To wear
To be (to spend time on)
Carla has been trying on several dresses for fifteen minutes
I’ve been studying for four hours
La orilla
The edge
Tierno/a
Loving, affectionate
Extrañar
To miss
La ternura
Tenderness, Affection
Desnudo/a
Naked
El anhelo
Longing, desire
La furia
Anger, fury, rage
El abecedario
Alphabet
Lo que más extraño
Lo que más quiero
What I miss the most
What I want the most
Lo que. What.
Lo que no entiendo es…
What I don’t understand is…
Mientras más lo pienso
The more I think about it
La razón que me hace ser feliz
The reason that makes me happy
Imborrable
Memorable, unforgettable
Porque aquello que un día nos hizo tremblar de alegría
Because that which one day made us tremble with joy
Llama en llama, llama a llama
A llama in flames, is calling a llama
Callar
To be quiet
Llevarse puesto
To wear
Llevarse. To carry off
Puesto. Wearing it
Lo llevaré
I will take it
Se lo estoy enviando
I am sending it to you
Quedamos en vernos
Quedamos en vernos más
Quedamos en vernos más tarde
We arranged to meet
We agree to see each other more
We meet up later
Quedar. To meet, to agree to meet, to arrange to meet (to set a date or time).
Repartidor
Delivery man or woman
El ladrón estaba rodeado y se entregó
The thief was surrounded and gave up
Entregarse. To surrender.
Rodear. To surround.
Brinca pozos
He jumps puddles
Brincar, saltar. To jump.
Pozo. Puddle. Well
La semana entrante
The next week
Entrante. Coming, next (upcoming)
Ajustado/a
Tight because they are supposed to be (figure hugging)
Apretado/a
Too tight in an unyielding way, not supposed to be
El escote en V
V neck
Cleavage or neck line
Ojear verses Hojear
Estoy hojeando el libro para ojear el contenido
El estudiante no estudió a tiempo y solo hojeó el libro. Por eso no recordó la tarea para prueba.
Ojear (ojo=eye) to eyeball, to have a look at
Hojear (hoja=sheet) to flick through the pages, leaf through
Estrecho/a
Narrow
Angosto/a
Narrow
Asistir (transitive)
La enfermera me asistió.
To help, attend to
The nurse attended to me.
Atender
To care for, look after
Probador
The place to test the clothes, fitting room
El fantasma
Ghost
El gnomo
Gnome
¿Me puede hacer (dar) un descuento?
Can you give me a discount?
Jinete
Horseman, horsewomen
El caballista expert rider
Vaquero, vaquera
Cowboy, cowgirl
El caballero
Gentlemen, knight, sir
La billetera
Wallet
Rodear
To surround
Rodeo. Action surrounding the cattle
Estrenar
To wear for the first time, to use or do something for the first time
El estreno de la obra es el jueves
The premiere of the play is Thursday
Lucir
To look (to appear) (latin America)
Luces un poco cansado
You look a little tired
Restar
To subtract
Sumar. To add
Insostenible
Unbearable
Unsustainable (that can not be sustained)
Imponer
To impose
El impuesto. Tax
Enamorarse
To fall in love
Entrante
Coming
Montar
To ride, to mount (to travel on horseback)
Anidar
To nest, to dwell
La cubeta
Bucket, pail
Bienes raíces
Real estate
Heredar
To inherit
Ceder
To transfer, to cede
To give in
Acabar
To finish. To end.
Justo
Está justo enfrente de la tienda
¿Cuál es el precio de este coche?
No es justo
El juez tomó una decisión justo
Exact. Right. (Precise)
Fair. Just. (Unbiased)
It is right in front of the store
What is the exact price of this car?
It’s not fair
The judge made a just decision
El baño
(coating)
Coat (paint)
Plating (gold or sliver) to give the ring a bath
El sobretodo
Overcoat, trench coat
Sureño/a
Southern
Apenas
Apenas podía oir
Apenas podía andar
Apenas conseguí descansar
Barely, hardly, scarcely (with difficulty)
I could barely hear
I could hardly walk
I could scarcely rest.
Conseguir. To get. To achieve, manage (to realize an objective)
Todavía, aún
Still, yet
Hace mucho
Long ago, a long time ago
La jura
Oath, pledge
Date
Give it
Give yourself
Date prisa. Hurry up.
Date cuenta. Realize.
Date la vuelta. Turn around.
Date vuelta. Turn around.
La alegría
Joy
No pienso en ello
I’m not thinking about it
No pienso en eso. I do not think about that.
Pretender
¿Qué resultados pretendes encontrar?
¿Pretendías que te pasara las respuestas del examen?
To seek
To intend, expect (to want)
What results do you intend to find?
Did you expect me to slip you the answers to the exam?
Al nacer no haya que morrir
After birth no one may have to die (present subjuctive)
At birth
No haya que Don’t have to
Yo debí comprarlo antes.
Yo debí hacerlo.
I should have bought it before
I should have done it
Recolectar
To collect. To harvest.
Ellos han estado recolectando muestras
They have been collecting samples
Soñar
To dream
Ganas (plural noun)
Desire, hankering
Silbar
To whistle
Yo comí mucho
Ella sabe la leccíon
Yo comí tres hamburguesas
La leche sabe bien
Intransitive. Makes sense without object.
She knows the lesson.
Transitive. Needs to transfer it’s action to object (something or someone).
The milk taste good.
Indicative verses subjunctive mood
Facts and statements believed to be true, from the speakers viewpoint.
From the speakers viewpoint, subjective or possible but not certain. Doubts, wishes, recommendations, unknowns and opinions.
El pez.
El pescado
Live fish.
Fish dead as food.
Yo podría mentir.
Yo podía mentir.
I could lie (conditional indicative).
I could lie. (imperfect indicative).
Había una vez
Once upon a time
It existed
Había. There was. Había una. There was a.
Había sido. Had been.
El bien.
El mal.
Los bienes.
The good.
The bad/evil.
The goods.
¿Qué hace un pez?
What does a fish do?
Algún libro. Algunos libros.
Algún niño.
Alguna niña. Algunas niñas.
Some book. Some books.
Some boy.
Some girl. Some girls.
Pasar
To pass
To happen
Aconsejar
To advise
Advisar
Avisale al jefe que llagaron los inspectores.
Avisame tan pronto llegue el paquete.
To tell with a sense of caution or urgency
To notify, tell (inform)
Advertir
El advirtió que no todas las cajas eran iguales.
Te advierto que no debes tocar esto.
To notice ((detect) To warm (to forewarn)
He noticed that not all the boxes were equal.
I warn you not to touch this.
Asistir (intransitive)
To attend (to be present)
A prueba de
Proof
A prueba de aqua
Aislante
Insulating
Relajante
Relaxing
Sorprendente
Amazing
Relucientes
Shimmering
Viviente
Living
Creciente
Increasing
Valiente
Courageous
Descuidado/a
Careless
Dañino/a
Harmful
Agradecido/a
Grateful
Capaz
Capable
Aun
¡Aun vimos ballenas!
Aun si es verdad,
Even
We even saw whales!
Even if it’s true,
