Lesson 3A Flashcards
actualizarse
to be up-to-date
advertir (ie)
to inform; to warn
alabar
to praise
alardear
to boast
antojarse
to have a craving for, feel like
arder
to burn
batir
to beat
canturrear
to hum
cocer (ue)
to cook
convocar
to convene, call together
cortar
to cut
degustar
to taste, sample
despachar
to dispatch, wait on (a customer)
engullir
to gulf, gobble
ensuciarse
to get dirty
freír (i)
to fry
hervir (ie)
to boil
iniciar
to begin
mezclar
to mix
mojar
to soak, wet
mordisquear
to nibble
picar
to be hot; to chop
quedarse
to stay
quemar
to burn
quitar
to remove
rechazar
to reject
sofreír (i)
to sauté, fry lightly
añadir a
to add to
servir (i) con
to serve with
acordarse (ue) de
to remember
llenarse de
to fill up with
provenir de
to come from
insistir en
to insist on
quedarse para
to stay for
apostar por
to bet on
el aceite de oliva
olive oil
el apetito
appetite
el asa (f.)
handle
el barro
clay
la canela
cinnamon
la cáscara
rind, (egg) shell
el/la comensal
table guest
la corteza
skin (of fruit)
el cubierto
cover (plate, napkin, etc. set for each comensal); cutlery
el cultivo
crop
la debilidad
weakness
el diente (de ajo)
clove (of garlic)
el éxito
success
el fogón
stove
la gaviota
seagull
la grasa
fat
la harina
flour
el horno (de leña)
(wood-burning) oven
la loncha
slice (of meat)
la loza
china
el manjar
special dish, delicacy
la masa
dough
la mazorca
corncob
la mezcla
mixture
la miga (de pan)
inside part of bread
la muestra
sample
el paladar
palate
el parador
roadside inn, state-owned hotel
la pasa
raisin
la pastilla
tablet
la pechuga
breast (of fowl)
el pedazo
piece
el/la propietario/a
owner
el/la proveedor(a)
supplier
el puerto
port
el puñado
handful, fistful
el sabor
flavor
la sazón
seasoning
la semilla
seed
la tajada
slice
la velada
evening, get-together
acogedor(a)
cozy, welcoming
adecuado, -a
appropriate
amargo, -a
bitter
amenazador(a)
threatening
amplio, -a
wide
congelado, -a
frozen
contundente
convincing, conclusive
copioso, -a
abundant
crudo, -a
raw
cubierto, -a
covered
desapercibido, -a
unnoticed
eficaz
effective, efficient
esmerado, -a
careful, meticulous
espeluznante
horrifying, terrifying
espeso, -a
thick
golosa, -a
having a sweet tooth
lleno, -a
full
pegajoso, -a
sticky
refinado, -a
refined
rico, -a
good, delicious
salado, -a
salty
seco, -a
dry
sorprendente
surprising
soso, -a
bland
abrir el apetito
to whet someone’s appetite
además de
besides, apart from
al alcance de
within reach of
al fin y al cabo
finally
chuparse los dedos
to lick one’s fingers
dar hambre
to make someone hungry
dar sed
to make someone thirsty
darle asco
not to stand something, make someone sick
darle rabia a alguien
to make someone angry
(no) entrar en la cabeza
to (not) understand
(no) entrar por los ojos
to be easy (hard) on the eyes
estar a cargo de
to be in charge of
estar en boga
to be in vogue, fashion
estar harto de
to be fed up with
estar para chuparse los dedos
to be finger-licking good
hace un rato
a while ago
hacerse la boca agua
to make one’s mouth water
manos a la obra
let’s get to work
merecer la pena
to be worth it
no poder ni ver algo (o alguien)
not to be able to stand something (or someone)
nunca digas de esta agua no beberé
you can never say that you won’t do something
el poder adquisitivo
purchasing power
poner el mantel/la mesa
to set the table
ponerse como una sopa
to get soaked
ponerse como un tomate
to get very red
ser como pan comido
to be easy
tener buena (mala) pinta
to look good (bad)
tener malas uvas
to be nasty
valer la pena
to be worth it
