Mayo Tres Flashcards
la reparición
the reemergence
los bienes raíces
the real estate
restar
to take away/subtract/deduct/minimize
restar importancia
the downplay
la compañia fiduciara
the trust company
la reunificación
the reunification
la ignición
the ignition
abofetear
to slap/smack
colateral
collateral
se supone
supposedly, it is supposed
varar
to beach OR to run aground
las varas de pescar
the fishing rods
el intervalo
the interval/space OR gap/break
a partir de
from OR as of
el alto
high OR stop OR top floor
el alto de fuego
a ceasefire
la represalia
the reprisal/retaliation
el personal (n)
the staff OR personnel
compuesto por
composed of/consist of
el derribe
the topple
persuntamente
allegedly
impertinente
presumptuous
la lectura de los cargos
the arraignment
la patada
the kick
patear
to kick
a finales de
at the end of
homecide agravado
aggravated homecide
el balance
the balance
el sufragio
the suffrage
el/la vencedor(a)
the winner/victor
el/la titular
the incumbent
redactar
to write OR to draw up
constituyente
constituent (adj.) OR constituent member (n)
ajar
to wear out OR to wither/crease
los comocios
the elections
escrutar
to count OR to scrutinize
el escaño
the bench OR seat (politics)
el tercio
a third (fraction)
la esperada
the expected
el cupo
the quota OR capacity
el conteo
the count
sintonizar
to tune to (radio/tv) OR to be in sync/tune with
adecuadamente
adequately/properly
interpelar
to question OR to challenge
reconfigurar
to reconfigure
datar de
to date from OR to date back to
la herencia
the inheritance/legacy/estate OR heredity
abrumadora
overwhelming
postularse
to run for
someterse
to undergo, to be subjected to OR to concede
el/la concejal(a)
the city councilor OR councilperson
una prueba de fuego
a litmus test
absurdo
absurd
la admiración
the admiration
postular
to postulate/hypothesize OR to propose/call for
plebiscito
plebiscite/special democratic vote/referendum
el cura
the priest
la manilla
the handle (door/suitcase) OR the hand (clock)
el pomo/la perilla
the doorknob OR handle/knob/pommel
ponerse a infinitivo
to begin”, “to set about”, “to get on with”
una nueva desgracia
a new misfortune
azotar
to whip OR to spank
la lepra
the leprosy
el barracón
the large hut OR barracks
angarrio
terribly thin
trenzado
braid OR braided
la grama
the lawn OR the Bermuda grass
en cuero
without clothing
languidecer
to languish
desenterrar
to dig up OR to exhume/unearth
el designio
the plan/intention/design
descararse
to be smart/insolent OR to dare to/have the nerve
escaparse
to escape OR to run away
vigilar
to watch/guard/monitor
el candado
the padlock/lock
el portón
the main door/hatch
el mástil
the mast (ship) OR pole/neck
el/la antepasado(a)
the ancestor
candar
to lock
a partir de hora/desde ahora
from now on
lanero
wool/woolen (adj)
el estivador
the wool shearer/packer
repatriar
to repatriate
el entendimiento
the understanding
paupérrimo
very poor
posiblemente
possibly/maybe
ocultar
to hide/conceal
prolongar
to prolong/extend/lengthen
el mundillo
the world/circles (community)
agigantado
gigantic/huge
el parche
the patch
uso de razón
the age of reason OR aware
parto de cero
I start from zero
una alforja
a saddlebag
guarnecer
to adorn
las hebillas de la correa
the belt buckles
hacer juego con/ir con/pegar con
to go with
los botines
the ankle boots
la argolla
the ring
un novellero
a novice bullfighter
una cintura
a waist
angosto
narrow
el becerro
the calf OR young bull OR calfskin
la cabritilla
the kidleather (soft type of leather)
embadurnar
to smear
encantador
charming/delightful
resistir
to resist
la tentación
the temptation
dar a entender
to imply/suggest/insinuate
la veleidad
fickleness/capriciousness
el ferrocarril
a railroad
agotar
to exhaust/deplete
manipulador
manipulative (adj.) OR operator (n) OR manipulator
la propriedad
the property OR attribute OR propriety/ownership
diestro
right-handed OR skillful
la brazada
the stroke (swimming)
ida y vuelta
round-trip OR there and back
honrado
honest/honorable
comulgar
to take communion
superfluas
superfluous
récondito
remote/hidden
maldito
damn/darn
maldita sea
damn it
el telon de fondo
the background/backdrop
titilar
to twinkle/twitch
conocer
to know a person/to meet/to get to know
de pueblo en pueblo
from town to town
un todero
someone who does everything
tonto
stupid/silly
la propensión/propensidad
the propensity OR tendency
marearse
to get sick/feel ill
la fusión
the merger/combination/union
el obituario
the obituary
repentinamente
suddenly
arrepentirse
to regret it OR to repent/be remorseful
faltan 10 minutos
10 minutes left/to go
la compra
the purchase
costoso
expensive/costly OR difficult
las ganancias
the profits
el/la cultivador(a)
the grower/cultivator/farmer
horizontal
horizontal
la totalidad
the totality
la cuota
the fee/membership fee/dues OR quota/share
la curiosidad
the curiosity
allanar
to flatten/level OR to pave/smooth
la amapola
the poppy
matutino
morning (adj.) OR morning paper (n)
liberar
to liberate
la coalición
the coalition
el eneldo
the dill (herb)
la oruga
the caterpillar
la uña
the fingernail/toenail
el tablero
the board/top
erradicar
to eradicate
suministrar
to supply/provide
ya hoy en dia
already today
el eslabón
the link (in a chain)
la mordida
the bite OR the bribe (kickback)
opacar
to make opaque OR to darken
el proyecto de ley
a bill (politics)
maximizar
to maximize
atomizar
to fragment OR to spray
el grupúsculo
the splinter group/small group
cumplir penas
to serve sentences (jail time)
el consumo
the consumption
atiborrar
to stuff full OR to cram
una miriada
a myriad
la superestrella
the superstar
indispensable
indispensable
un bastón
a cane/walking stick
homólogo/a
an equivalent OR counterpart
la búsqueda
the search
el microscopio
the microscope
el envejecimiento
the aging
la genialidad
the genius OR brilliant idea
traducir
to translate OR to express
la apariencia
the appearance
descongelar
to defrost/thaw OR unfreeze
la célula
the cell
la genoma
the genome
el trastorno
the disorder OR inconvenience
cribar
to sieve/sift/screen
el fármaco
the medicine/drug
la criba
the sieve
la impureza
the impurity
el rinoceronte
the rhinoceros
trazar
to draw/trace
el escepticismo
the skepticism
resultar
to turn out/to end up OR to work out
envejecer
to grow old/age
la aspiradora
the vacuum
la decolage
the takeoff
decolar
to take off
la eficacia
the efficacy
la esparanza de vida
the life expectancy
despegar
to take off OR to detach
la cola
the tail OR line
la recompensa
the recompense/compensation
monetaria
monetary
el suicidio
the suicide
