Maincomio de Verdades I

Question 1

Acolchar (14)

Answer 1

(con algodón) pad [a-col-CHAR]

Question 2

Bote (9) a bote

Answer 2

(improvisadamente) off the top of your head, (unexpectedly) out of the blue [BO-te]

Question 3

Desbocarse (10)

Answer 3

(desvergonzarse) get out of control, run wild [des-bo-CAR]

Question 4

Ensalzar (7)

Answer 4

(exalter, alabar) extol, praise [en-sal-SAR]

Question 5

Estela (8)

Answer 5

(rastro de algo) nautical wake, comet or airplane trail [es-TE-la]

Question 6

Trillado (7)

Answer 6

(común y sabido) well-known [tri-LLA-do]

Question 7

Berenjenal (7)

Answer 7

(embrollo) jam, mess [be-ren-je-NAL]

Question 8

Rozar (10)

Answer 8

(pasar tocando algo) graze, scrape against {row-ZAR]

Question 9

Allanar

Answer 9

(ponerse llano) level out, even out [a-lla-NAR]

Question 10

Agallas, las (17)

Answer 10

(valentía, coraje) guts [a-GA-llas]

Question 11

Avalar (17) TIP: Y los números lo avalan

Answer 11

(apoyar) support, endorse [a-va-LAR]

Question 12

Recalar (18) TIP: buque

Answer 12

aparecer, to appear [re-ca-LAR]

Question 13

Umbral (18)

Answer 13

(comienzo, inicio) dawn, verge [um-BRAL]

Question 14

Ardid (18)

Answer 14

(engaño) scheme, ruse [ar-DID]

Question 15

Atolondrado (19)

Answer 15

(irreflexivo) scatterbrained [a-to-lon-DRA-do]

Question 16

Saliente (20)

Answer 16

(parte que sobresale) projection, protrusion {sa-LI-EN-te}

Question 17

Colar (20)

Answer 17

(introducir a escondidas) sneak in [co-LAR]

Question 18

Antiperístasis (20)

Answer 18

acción de dos cualidades contrarias, una excita por su oposición de la otra. [an-ti-pe-RIS-ta-sis]

Question 19

Ocaso (25)

Answer 19

(puesta del sol) sunset, sundown [o-CA-so]

Question 20

Milicia (26)

Answer 20

(técnica de hacer guerra) military tactics [mi-LI-cia]

Question 21

Mecenas (26)

Answer 21

(patrocinador) sponsor [me-CE-nas]

Question 22

Engastar (26)

Answer 22

encajar algo en otra cosa, i.e. engastar una esmeralda en oro. [en-gas-TAR]

Question 23

Desgarrar (9)

Answer 23

(romper) to rip up [des-ga-RRAR]

Question 24

Dasein (alemán) (27)

Answer 24

The experience of ‘being’ which is unique to humans. Heidegger, human as “being-in-the-world” as opposed to the Cartesian concept of a “thing that thinks.” [DA-sein]

Question 25

Antojo (27)

Answer 25

(capricho pasajero) whim, fancy [an-TO-jo]

Question 26

Cotorreo (29)

Answer 26

(charla excesiva) chatter [co-to-RRE-o]

Question 27

Rematadamente (30)

Answer 27

(en grado extremo) terribly, utterly [re-ma-TA-da-men-te]

Question 28

Pique (30)

Answer 28

(rencilla) resentment, quarrel [PI-que]

Question 29

Falaz (30)

Answer 29

(falso) fallacious [fa-LAZ]

Question 30

Despabilar (30)

Answer 30

(despertar algo o alguien) wise up, wake up [des-pa-bi-LAR]

Question 31

Tautología (32)

Answer 31

repetición innecesaria [tau-to-lo-GI-a]

Question 32

Alzarse (30)

Answer 32

(ponerse en pie) get up, stand up [al-ZAR]

Question 33

Acarrear (30)

Answer 33

(traer consecuencias) occur, result in [a-ca-rre-AR]

Question 34

Manido (31)

Answer 34

(tema trillado) trite, overused [ma-NI-do]