La lista personal #4 Flashcards
ambos
both
constar de
to consist of
recién + -ado/-ido
ej. recién casado
recently + past participle
e.g. recently married
recientemente
recently
rascar
to scratch
agacharse
to bend down, to crouch
atrasado
late, slow (of a clock)
adelantado
advanced, ahead, fast (of a clock)
la lupa
the magnifying glass
el palo
the stick
los palillos
the small sticks, the toothpicks
el zanco
the stilt
las muletas
the crutches
la camilla
the stretcher
relampaguear
to lighten, to flash
el relámpago
the flash of lightning
tronar (o - ue)
to thunder
el trueno
the thunder
súbitamente
suddenly
innocuo
innocuous, harmless
dichoso
happy, lucky
descuidado
careless, negligent
tragar
to swallow
achicar
to make smaller
el saldo
the balance, the settlement
el sueldo
the salary
confiar
to confide
ahorrar
to save money
guardar
to keep, to save
ahogar(se)
to drown (oneself)
fracasar
to fail, to not function
el fracaso
the failure
la bancarotta
the bankruptcy
la derrota
the defeat
la juerga
the carousal, the spree
la corteza
the bark, the peel, the rind, the skin
el tronco
the tree trunk
darle cuerda
to wind (a clock)
el nicho
the niche
el nido
the nest
el nieto
the grandson
el nivel
the level
el delito
the crime
el rasgo
the trait
el rastro
the vestige, the trace
el riego
the irrigation, the watering
el riesgo
the risk, the danger
escaso
scarce
suave
soft
el cobarde
the coward
cobarde
cowardly
lujoso
luxurious
el grifo
the faucet
gotear
to drip
ruidoso
noisy
saludar
to greet
pedir prestado
to borrow
prestar
to lend
la arena
the sand
arrojarse
to rush forward
la intemperie
the inclement weather
el paracaídas
the parachute
presenciar
to witness
el/la testigo
the witness
descalzo
barefoot
la tertulia
the social/literary gathering
la mueca
the grimace, the facial expression
hacer muecas
to make faces
concurrido
crowded, well-attended
la asamblea
the assembly
la taquigrafía
the shorthand, the stenography
el rostro
the face
