Huerto14-misc11,27feb Flashcards
the citadel
el alcázar (think of Arabic, from where you hunt everything al cazar) also means fortress
mouthy/cheeky/argumentative
greedy/big-eater
la contestona
el comilón
note these words have “on” on the end hombrón, big-strong man
the flu
the cold
la gripe
el resfriado
the pitchfork
la horca
el bieldo
the handle
el mango, also la agarradera
(ero-era, dor-dora, endings are related to the word
the surroundings
el entorno (also means environment) los entornos - the surroundings
to inform
to bury
to find out
enterar (enter and be informed)
enterrar
enterarse (enter and find out)
tasteless
desabrido/insípido
but like a tasteless joke, la broma de mal gusto
the watering fan
la manguera de abanico (like ceiling or handheld)
a shop window
a car/envelope/counter window
a building/computing window
una vidriera (LA) , un escaparate (Spain)
una ventanilla
una ventana
vidrio=glass drop o add era
the pliers
los alicates/el alicate
The words “alicate” and “alicates” can be used interchangeably in Spanish to refer to a single pair of pliers.
How to make a digging board?
¿Cómo hacer una tabla para excavar?
the handfork
la horquilla
the pruners
las tijeras de podar
the spade and the shovel
both are la pala (But in English, a spade is straight all the way around, like a rectangle)
