Living Language Advanced Flashcards
La gabardina
Raincoat
Despertarse
To wake up
El bañador
Bathing suit
La bata
Rob
Conseguir
To find, obtain, get
Varias veces
Several times
Vedar
To ban
La golosina
Candy
Engañar
To deceive
Enganchar
To hook
Desvergonzado/a
Shameless, insolent, impertinent (brazen)
Tanto/a
So much (expressing quantity) So many (plural)
As much
As many
Provenir de
Los e-citarrilos contienen nicotina, la cual proviene del tobacco.
Which
To come from (to originate)
Llevar una prenda puesta
To wear something
Ir de escaparates
To go window-shopping
La escaparate
Shop window
Closet (lat. am.)
Probarse algo
To try on something
Mejor. Peor. Mayor. Menor.
Better
Worse
Bigger/older
Smaller/younger
Me lo llevo
I’ll take it
To express equal comparisons of two people or things
Beth es tan inteligente como yo
tan + adjective/adverb + como
Beth is as intelligent as me
Equal comparisons of two phrases
Beth tiene tanta inteligencia como yo
Use tanto which agrees with noun it pecedes. Tanta agrees with inteligencia.
Beth has as much intelligence as me
Superlatives. Add definite article. use DE when expressing in/of.
La falda roja es la más fea (de todo)
Estos tiquetes son los menos costosos
Los zapatos son los más cómodos
The red skirt is the ugliest (of all)
These tickets are the least expensive
The brown shoes are the most comfortable
Calzar
To wear shoes
El probador
Dressing room
Beth no te conoce
Beth doesn’t know you
Direct Objects Pronouns
Me Te Lo La Nos Los Las
Atender
To look after, to attend to
Rebajado/a
Reduced (discounted)
Quedar
To fit
La cartera
Handbag, purse
Wallet,billfold
Me puede hacer un descuento
Can you give me a discount
Estrenar
Ella va a estrenar su chaqueta el martes
(to utilize for the first time)
To wear for the first time, to use for the first time (an object), to try out for the first time (a device)
She is going to wear her jacket for the first time on Tuesday.
Ajustado/a
Tight
Suelto/a
Loose, flowing
Escotado/a
Low-cut
Ancho/a
Baggy, wide
Enterizo/a
One-piece
Incómodo/a
Uncomfortable
Suave
Soft, smooth (pleasant to touch)
Demasiado/a
Too much, too many
Si gusta esperar un momento
Si gustaría
If you like to wait a moment
If you would like
Reflexive pronouns
Me. Myself Te. Yourself Se. Himself, herself,itself, yourself Nos. Ourselves Se. Themselves, yourselves
Despedirse
To say goodbye (to see off)
Levantarse
To get up, to rise, to lift oneself from a seated or reclining position
Levantar. To lift or raise (something else)
Oler
To smell
Huelo Hueles Huele Olemos Huelen
El tacón
Tacones. High heels.
Heel (of a shoe)
Me los llevo
I’ll take them
Desafortunadament
Unfortunately
Me quedo como anillo al dedo
It fits like a ring to my finger (it fits like a glove)
Soñar no cuesta nada
To dream cost nothing
A rayas
Striped
A cuadros
Plaid
Estampado/a
With a pattern, patterned
De lunares
Polka-dotted
El lunar. Polka dot (spot)
Lino
Linen
La gamuza
Suede
Ponerse rojo como un tomate
Ponerse colorado
To be embarrassed
Estar rojo de la ira
To be very angry (to be red with fury)
La ira. Anger, rage
Contar un chiste verde
To tell an obscene joke
Ver todo negro
To be a pessimist (to see everything as black)
Ver todo color de rosa
To be an optimist
Ir de punta en blanco
To be dressed to the nines (to go from the tip in white)
Ser de sangre azul
To have blue blood
La moda
Fashion
La rebanada
Slice of bread
La mía
La mía también
Mine
Mine too (also)
La cuchara
Spoon
El cuchillo
Knife
La receta
Recipe (culinary)
Prescription (medicine)
Formula (preparation)
Quemado/a
Burnt
Pasado/a
Spoiled
Agrio/a
Sour
Amargo/a
Bitter
Ahumado/a
Smoked
Entrante (m./f.)
El mes entrante
Coming
Next month
El recibo
Receipt
Nuevamente
Again, anew, newly, once again
Actualmente
Presently (at the present time), at the moment, currently at present
Now a days, these days
Efectivamente
Actually, really (truly), in fact, exactly (adverb)
Quite so! (Interjection)
Realmente
Actually, really (truly)
En absoluto
Absolutely not
Totalmente
Absolutely
Sensiblemente
Perceptibly, visibility, appreciably, noticeably, considerably
Sensatamente
Sensibly
Soberly, rationally
In a serious manner
Without the influence of alcohol
El delito
Crime
Atender
To take care of
El suceso
An event or happening
No huele bien
Huele mal
It doesn’t smell good
It smells bad
Sabe a vinagre
It tastes like vinegar
Saber. To know. To taste (often used with “a”)
La pinta
Las papayas tienen buena pinta
Spot, dot (mark)
(Outward aspect)
The papayas look good
Algo (adverb)
Somewhat, a little (a bit)
Ya
Already, now
Condimentada
Condimentar
Spicy
To season
La tajada
La tajada de jamón
Slice (piece of meat)
Rebanadade pan
El recimo
El recimo de uvas
Bunch
El frasco de mermelada
Jar of jam
El manojo de zanahorias
Handful of carrots
Entonces
Luego
Then
Saborear
To savor, taste
La charcutería
Delicatessen (for cold cuts, etc.)
La ojeada
Quick glance, quick look
Enderezar
To straighten
Escupir
To spit
Acercar
To move closer
Fanfarronear
To boast, brag
To swagger
El chapulín
Grasshopper
Aguantar
Me aguanté
To bear, to put up with
To hold back
I held back
El término
End, conclusion
En absoluto
Absolutely not, not at all, by no means, not in the slightest
El cordero
Lamb
El ajiaco
Potato and chili stew (culinary)(latin America)
La entrada
Starter, appetizer (culinary)
La natilla
Custard
Espeso/a
Thick
La charcutería
Delicatessen (for cold cuts, etc.)
Oír en el pretérito
Oí Oíste Oyó Oímos Oyeron
El melado
Syrup
La mazorca
Corn on the cob
La carne de res
Beef
Cerdo
Pork
Cordero
Lamb
La carta
Menu (literally means letter)
La caja
Cash register (literally box)
La materia
School subject
La asignatura
Course
La beca
Scholarship
Matricularse
To register
Los derechos de matrícula
Los derechos
Tuition
Duties, fees, dues (charge)
La licenciatura
Degree
El título académico
Academic degree
Degree, certificate, qualification (education)
Pedir past tense
Pedí Pediste Pidió Pedimos Pidieron
There was, were
Hubo
El sindicato
Labor union
El seguro
Insurance
La hoja de vida
Resume
La lectura
A reading
La conferencia
Lecture
El colegio
School
La facultad
Department, faculty
El profesorado
Faculty, teaching staff
Aprobar
To pass
Suspender
To fail
To hang
To suspend
Estudiante a tiempo completo
Full-time student
Sacar
To get (receive)
Interesarse
Me interesa(n)…
To be interested in
I’m interested in…
Ayer supimos la noticia
Yesterday we learned the news
Yesterday we learned the news
Supe Supiste Supo Supimos Supieron
Hace + time + que + present tense
Hace un año que estudio español
I’ve been studying Spanish for a year
La solicitud de empleo
Job application
La solicitud. Application.
La jornada
Period of work
Dominar
To master, to be fluent in
Deber + infinite
Debemos hacer una lista de invitados
We must make a guest list
Hay que + infinitive
Hay que hablar claramente
It is necessary to speak clearly
Lo antes posible
As soon as possible
El sueldo
Pay
Los honorarios
Fees
El ingreso
Income, earnings
El jornal
Day’s wage
El carerra
Career, major
Sacar
To get
Las escondidas
Hide-and-seek
El puesto
Position (job)
Sabe a vinagre
It tastes like vinegar
Saber. To have a flavor.
Saber a. To taste like.
Deber
To owe
Graduarse
To graduate
Gradúo Gradúas Gradúa Graduamos Gradúan
