January 2014 Flashcards
escalones
steps
cantera de materiales
pit, quarry
pendiente
earring, slope
tejas
roof tiles
tejado
roof
techo
ceiling
pizarra
slate
faro
lighthouse
farolas
streetlights
deflines
dolphins
anfiteatro
amphitheatre
se puede verlo a través del cristal
it can be seen through the glass
carretilla
wheelbarrow
topo
mole
daisy
margarita
pétalos
petals
arbusto
bush
montículo
pile
bache
pothole
duna
dune
ingeniero
engineer
ingenieril
engineering
energía eólica
wind energy
cuerda
cord, rope
floja
loose, slack
hostia
cuerpo de dios
ostia
a bad knock
estar forrado
to be filthy rich
se tapan
they look after themselves
denunciar
report
nos sacaron a palos
they took us out forcefully
le arruino el final de la película a mi compañero
yeah
aparentar
to feign
parecía que se iba a quedar segundo
yeah
tifón
typhoon
vagar
roam, wander
adoquín
cobble
reparto
distribution
savia
sap
ser un mal bicho
be a dick
lustre
shine, prestige
rebullir
to stir, begin to move
deleite
delight
campante
unconcerned, smug
discurrir
think, reason, come up with
retorcido
twisted, warped, sick
cojo
lame, limping
subasta
auction
hilar
spin, put together, connect
atravesar
cross, go through
monopatín
skateboard
tropezar (con)
trip over/bump into, hit upon (idea)
asombroso
surprising, amazing
empapar
soak, absorb
afán
effort, eagerness, drive, zeal, ambition
fatuo
conceited, fatuous, stupid
codicia
greed, lust
caray!
damn!
proscrito
banned
está anejo a
it is attached/annexed to…
encogerse los hombros
shrug one’s shoulders
coartada
alibi, excuse
dective novel
novela dectivesca
arengar
rally
ensayar
practicar (teatro)
ganar de goleada
yeah
promocionar
promote
rastro
trail, track
atropellar
knock down, run over
desplazar
move, take place of
aljibe
cistern, tank, reservoir
hormigón
concrete, cement
arrojar
throw, toss
ufano
vain, self-satisfied
estoy conforme
i’m satisfied
reseña
review
cónyuge
spouse
entretener
entertain
despejado
sin nubes, clear
pesquisa
investigation, secret police
ameno
adj pleasant
despejar
clean (the table, or goalkeeper)
lucir
shine
feroz
ferocious, fierce, cruel
océano índico
Indian Ocean
caricia
caress
estándar
standard
pringar
to dip, baste
sostén
support, bra
huella
track, trace, footprint
pista
clue
penumbra
half-light, shadows
ileso
unhurt, uninjured
sastre
tailor
seña
clue, sign, gesture
pringado
unlucky person
bala perdida
stray bullet
empuñar
grip, hold tight
manejo
use (ultisation)
aborrecer
abhor, detest, hate
rozar
graze
manotazo
slap, smack
dar un sorbo
take a sip
escabullirse
slip away, escape
humiliation
humillación
thumb
pulgar
index finger
índice
ring finger
dedo anular
middle finger
dedo corazón
little finger
meñique
raspar
scrape, scratch
empuñar
hold tight
amparar
enshrine, protect, shelter from
el descuido
carelessness
colgar
hang up
la chal
shawl
dio la media vuelta
she turned around
se digna
deign to
insulso
bland, dull
ronronear
purr
rebañar
wipe clean a surface
se hizo el sordo
she pretended not to hear
a hurtadillas
sneakily, on the sly
malgastar
waste, fritter away
ignorar
to be unaware
pasar por alto
ignore (like ignore the haters)
wink
guiñar
niebla
fog, mist, blur
hallazgo
discovery, find
comprimir
press, squeeze, compress
aliento
breath, vapor, encouragement
superar
lead, beat, overcome