Mayo Cuatro Flashcards
la vaquería
the dairy OR herd of dairy cows
descriptivo
descriptive
pegajosa
sticky OR catchy
el/la juglar
the minstrel
la mula
the mule (animal) OR drug mule
desprevenido
unprepared/unready/off guard
el acordeón
the accordion
acartonado
wizened/stitled/weathered
el cartón
the cardboard
la tonalidad
the tonality
el ingenio
the ingenuity/wit OR the device OR the refinery
el técnico
the technician
descompuesto
broken/broken down/sick/queasy
valerse de
to use
el cacho
the bit/piece OR horn (animal) OR joint (weed)
la alacena
the cupboard/closet/pantry
caramelizado
caramelized
gatear
to crawl/climb OR to claw
corroncho
rough/slow/sluggish
el estigma
the stigma
acondicionar
to prepare/get ready OR to air-condition
prueba y error
trial and error
consonante
consonant (n) OR consonant (adj)
la versatilidad
the versatility
la contundencia
the force OR forcefulness
echar unos chistes
throw out some jokes
dar un visto bueno
to give a good look
el asistente
the attendee
cachaco
person from Bogota
el realce
the relief OR embossing OR importance
embustero
lying/deceitful (adj) OR liar (n)
mentiroso
lying (adj) or liar (n)
fregarse
to be ruined OR to spoil
fregar
to wash/clean/scrub OR to annoy/pester/bother OR to spoil
el baile
the dancing (n)
el músico
the musician
consentido
spoiled
acechar
to stalk/watch
la repetición
the repetition
la travesura
the prank OR mischief OR antic
la pensión
the pension/allowance OR accomodation/guest house/room and board
el marasmo
the wasting OR stagnation/paralysis
postergar
to postpone/put off OR to pass over/neglect
la llanura
the plain/prairie (field/meadow) OR smoothness
ambiguo
ambiguous
deparar
to bring/to have in store OR to provide/afford
el arrojo
the bravery OR daring/fearlessness
incumbir
to be incumbent upon OR to concern
una verbena
a festival OR open-air dance
el mostrador
the counter OR desk
lánguido
languid
la empuñadura
the handle OR the start/beginning
el nácar
the mother-of-pearl
altanero
haughty/arrogant
detestar
to detest
las ínfulas
the air/pretensions/high-and-mighty
evocar
to evoke
la ortofónica
the record player
de modo que
so that OR in such a way that
devolver
to give back OR to return/send back/refund
el revuelo
the stir OR commotion
abombar
to buckle/bulge
soldar
to solder OR to weld OR to patch up
comisionar
to commission
la ceniza
the ash/dust
el temblor
the shaking/trembling OR the earthquake
el vuelto
the change/money
perezoso
lazy(adj) OR sloth(n)
sacar un conclusion
to draw a conclusion
de corrido
nonstop
despreciar
to despise OR reject/spurn
apreciar
to appreciate/value OR to be fond of/notice
rayar
to scratch OR to draw lines on/rule OR to scrawl on OR to pay
requerir en amores
to ask to be married/propose
estar encargada
to be in charge
llegar a
to get to OR to arrive at/in OR to become/make it to OR to reach/to touch
el disfrute
the enjoyment
el ripio
the rubble/debris
vallar
to fence in
tener éxito
to be successful
el sucesor
the successor
reorganizar
to reorganize
la desnutrición
the malnutrition/undernourishment
la deserción
the desertion
contraer
to contract OR to catch
los efectivos
the forces (military)
vandalismo
vandalism
patrullero
patrol (adj) OR patrol car/patrol officer (n)
la evolución
the evolution
desviar
to divert OR to alter/deflect
escocer
to sting OR to hurt
rocambolesco
bizarre/far-fetched OR overelaborate
la piratería
the piracy
el halago
the compliment/praise OR flattery
hacer oidos sordos
to fall on deaf ears
la sirena
the mermaid OR siren
persuadir
to persuade
el despacho
the office/study OR dispatch OR report
abrasar
to burn/scald/scorch/dry
la brasa
the ember OR hot coal
la miseria
the misery
decaer
to decline OR to deteriorate
apoderarse
to seize/take possession of OR to overcome/grip
excavar
to excavate/dig
el preaámbulo
the preamble/introduction/prelude
enajenar
to transfer/dispose of OR to alienate
la perpetuidad
the perpetuity
el cartero
the mailman/postman
gradualmente
gradually
la transferencia
the transference
altamente
highly
apropiarse
to appropriate
la modernización
the modernization
la mejora
the improvement
el cónclave
the conclave
anhelar
to long for OR yearn
represar
to dam OR to dam up
aliar
to ally OR combine/unite
la esclusa
the lock/floodgate
el motor
the engine
la gravedad
the gravity
el accesorio
the accessory
la remoción
the removal
bajo contrato
under contract
calado
soaked/openwork OR depth of water OR importance
calar
to soak OR to lower/cast
la profundidad
the depth OR deep OR profundity
es de 80 km de largo
it’s 80km long
caribeño
Caribbean
transferir
to transfer
a la vez
at the same time
el/la mediador(a)
the mediator
regenerar
to regenerate OR to reform
la lancha
the boat/motorboat
el casco viejo
the old town
la divergencia
the divergence
sin responder
without responding
el/la explorador(a)
the explorer
el ascensor/el elevador
the elevator
el océano
the ocean
el largo
the length
la enormidad
the enormity/hugeness
la magnitud/la envergadura
the magnitude
lleno (adj)
full OR full of/covered in
simbolizar
to symbolize
la borrachera
the drunkeness
la sentencia
the sentence/ruling/decision OR statement
despreciable
despicable
el espacio aéreo
the airspace
la agresión
the aggression
dar cabida
to accommodate/to give room
depende de nosotros no darle cabida
its up to us to not allow room for this type of behavior
el chaparrón
the downpour/barrage
activar
to activate/trigger
dominante
domineering/dominant
la mutación
the mutation
predominar
to predominate
extrapolar
to extrapolate
opositor
opposing (adj) OR opponent/candidate (n)
derruir
to demolish
la indigencia
the abject/absolute poverty OR indigence
el costado
the side
habituar
to accustom/get used to
indigente
indigent/destitute/needy (adj) OR poor person (n)
el remanente
the remainder/surplus
replegar
to retract/refold/withdraw
remecer
to shake
el balotaje
the runoff (election)
detractor
opposing (adj) OR detractor (n)
preso
imprisoned (adj) or the prisoner (n)
apresar
to catch/seize OR apprehend/arrest
el/la contricante
the opponent/rival
la violación
the violation/infringement OR rape
la diáspora
the diaspora
abstenerse
to refrain/abstain
el/la traidor(a)
the traitor
polarizar
to polarize
el antro
the dive/dump OR club/nightclub
parásito
parasitic (adj) OR parasite (n)
el/la burgués
the bourgeois/member of bourgeois
nulo
null and void OR invalid
viciado
stuffy/stale OR corrupt
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
pertubar
to disrupt/disturb OR to pertube
el amendretamiento
the intimidation
infundir
to fill with/inspire
atemorizar
to frighten/intimidate
ausentismo
absenteeism
ausente
absent/distracted
opinar
to think/opine/give one’s opinion
el favorecimiento
the favoring
la empatía
the empathy
el cargamontón
the heap load
un atentado
an attack OR attempt
restablecer
to re-establish/restore
la recurrencia
the recurrence
orquestar
to orchestrate
agitado
agitated
el azote
the whip/lash OR the smack/spank/slap
la diversificación
the diversification
