Lesson 4A Flashcards
admirar
to admire
aguantar
to tolerate, stand, bare
asegurar
to assure
atraer
to attract
contratar
to contract; to hire
convenir (ie)
to be advisable, convenient
costar (ue)
to find difficult; to cost
curar (se)
to get well
desear
to want, desire
descartar
to eliminate, put aside
despedir (i)
to fire
elegir (i)
to choose
eludir
to elude, avoid
enumerar
to list
facilitar
to make easier
fingir
to pretend
indignarse
to get angry
intuir
to sense, intuit
investigar
to investigate
latir
to beat
madurar
to mature
maltratar
to mistreat, abuse
manejar
to manage
reducir
to reduce
regalar
to give (a present)
rescatar
to rescue
rodear (se)
to be surrounded
sobrecogerse
to be moved, deeply affected
solucionar
to solve
sumergirse
to be submerged
vibrar
to vibrate, quiver
volverse (ue)
to turn into
ponerse a
to begin to
ser reacio a
to be reluctant to
coquetear con
to flirt with
enamorarse de
to fall in love with
enterarse de
to find out about
estar a punto de
to be about to
pensar (ie) de (+sustantivo)
to think about (opinion)
involucrarse en
to be involved in
pensar (ie) en
to think of
la admiración
admiration
la altura
height
el bombón
chocolate candy
la capacidad
ability
la clave
key (solution)
el comportamiento
behavior
la conducta
conduct
la confianza
confidence
el/la crío/a
child
la decena
(unit of) ten
la envidia
envy
la gana
desire, wish
la habilidad
skill
el halago
praise, flattery
la herencia
inheritance; heritage
la hipótesis
hypothesis, unproved theory
la inquietud
worry, concern
la ira
anger
el lujo
luxury
la maldad
evil
la manía
obsession, funny little way
el medicamento
medicine
la mente
mind
la mirada
look
el odio
hatred
la paciencia
patience
la pauta
guideline
la persona ideal
ideal person
la postura
position
el/la protagonista
protagonist, main character
el rasgo
physical characteristic
la rueda de prensa
press conference
el sentimiento
feeling
la señal
sign, signal
el/la sinvergűenza
shameless person, rascal, scoundrel
el/la sonámbulo/a
sleepwalker
la timidez
shyness
la tontería
silly/stupid thing
la trampa
trap
el trastorno
disorder
la vergűenza
shame, embarrassment
el vicio
vice
acogedor(a)
cozy, welcoming
alérgico, -a
allergic
amplio, -a
complete; wide
brusco, -a
abrupt
capaz
capable
cariñoso, -a
affectionate
complejo, -a
complex
débil
weak
deprimado, -a
depressed
drástico, -a
drastic
enamoradizo, -a
inclined to fall in love easily; easily infatuated
eterno, -a
eternal
grave
solemn; serious; seriously ill
huraño, -a
unsociable
inconsciente
irresponsible; unaware
indescriptible
indescribable
inesperado, -a
unexpected
insoportable
unbearable
mandón/mandona
bossy
mentiroso, -a
lying
mimado, -a
spoiled
provocado, -a
provoked; angered
sudoroso, -a
sweaty
tímido, -a
timid, shy
tranquilo, -a
calm
tremendo, -a
terrible, tremendous
al menos
at least
cariñosamente
affectionately
curiosamente
curiously
realmente
really; actually
a cada rato
every five minutes, very often
a la perfección
perfectly
abanico de posibilidades
range of possibilities
ahogarse en un vaso de agua
to get worked up about nothing
al verles la cara
on seeing their faces
cada cual con sus manías
everyone with their funny little ways
cada vez que
each time that
la comunicación no verbal
nonverbal communication
de carne y hueso
of flesh and blood; to have feelings
echar de menos
to miss
el qué dirán
what others will say
entre la vida y la muerte
between life and death
¡es una tontería!
it’s a silly/stupid thing
estar de buen (mal) humor
to be in a good (bad) mood
estar en las nubes
to be absentminded
llamar la atención
to attract attention
lo absurdo de la situación
the absurdity of the situation
nada de nada
nothing at all
¡no faltaba más!
don’t mention it!
¡oye!
hey!, excuse me
para colmo
on top of that
partirse de risa
to laugh one’s head off, split one’s sides laughing
pasársele rápido
to get over (something) quickly
¡Qué vergűenza!
How shameful!’ How embarrassing!
ser indispensable
to be indispensable
sin cersar
ceaseless
tener un don
to have a special gift (for doing something)
tiene la manía de
he/she has this little thing/obsession about
ver todo “color de rosa”
to see everything through rose-colored glasses
a fin de cuentas
when it comes down to it, when all’s said and done
a lo mejor
maybe
a pesar de
in spite of
actualmente
nowadays, at the present time
como consecuencia
as a result/consequence
como resultado
as a result
de hecho
in fact
en conclusión
in conclusion
en primer lugar, en segundo lugar
in the first place, in the second place
en realidad
actually
en resumen
to summarize
por consiguiente
thus, therefore
por desgracia
unfotunately
por eso
for that reason
por esta razón
for this reason
por este motivo
for this reason, motive
por lo general
in general
por lo tanto
thus, therefore
por mucho (café) que
no matter how much (coffee)
por si acaso
just in case
puesto que
since, because
ya que
since
