Mayo Uno Flashcards
hormiga culona
type of ant in Colombia, sold to eat
las botas pantaneras
the mud/swamp boots
apostarse
to bet OR to position oneself
el hormiguero
the ant’s nest/anthill
brotar
to sprout/bud OR to flow/rise/arise
el recolector
the harvester/picker
escurrir
to drain/straing/wring
tostar
to toast OR to roast OR to brown/tan
la temporada
the season OR the stint of time/period
el afrodisíaco
the aphrodisiac
rematar
to finish off/to conclude
tributario (adj.)
tax/tributary
el vagón
the car (train car) OR coach
el túnel
the tunnel
el derrumbe
the collapse OR the avalanche
el agravio
the offense/grievance
el exterminio
the extermination
una gira
a tour OR excursion
derrumbarse
to collapse
la delegación
the delegation
tributar
to pay OR to pay taxes/tributes to
reformar
to reform/alter OR to renovate
la alcadesa
the mayor (female)
pedir perdón
to apologize
el esplendor
the splendor
la reparación
the reparation
la sugerencia
the suggestion
el reducto
the redoubt/stronghold/bastion
percatarse
to notice OR to realize
el islote
the islet or small island
la corriente
the current (water/air) OR the current (electricity)
la sequía
the drought
la aridez
the aridity/dryness
el mamífero
the mammal
el vecindario
the neighborhood
arribar
to arrive/reach/land
longevo
long-lived
el galeón
a galleon (sailing ship in Imperial Spain times)
la pata
the leg/paw
el caparazón
the shell
escupir
to spit
sestear
to take a nap
aproximarse
to approach/near
el inquilino
the tenant/lessee
inmutarse
to get upset/bet perturbed
hacer daño
to hurt/cause pain
baladí
trivial/petty
pingue
plentiful/lucrative
salvo en torno
except around
acotado
enclosed OR enclosure (noun)
anotar
to note down/make a note of
la plaza
the square OR the space/place
el pinguino
the penguin
el alojamiento
the accomodations/lodging
plantear
to suggest OR to bring up OR to create/pose
consistir en
to consist of OR to be composed of
el paisaje
the landscape/scenery
sobrecogedor
shocking/horrific OR imposing/breathtaking
el cormorán
the cormorant (type of bird)
la huerta
the produce farm
concurrir
to attend/visit OR to come together/unite
merece la pena
it’s worth it
el lobo
the wolf
el león marino
the sea lion
imprescindible
essential/indispensable
la cautividad/el cautiverio
the captivity
la matanza
the slaughter/killing
indisriminada
indiscriminate
sosegar
to calm/soothe OR to rest
bucear
to scuba dive
el santuario
the sanctuary
el piquero
the dive (plunge into water)
la fragata
the frigate
el muelle de atraque
the docking pier
pérfido
perfidious/deceitful/untrustworthy
el pináculo
the pinnacle
fenómenos magmáticos
magmatic phenomena
la lava
the lava (from a volcano)
la cala
the cove OR the sample slice (culinary)
pelágico
the pelagic (relating to the open sea)
el cardumen
the shoal/school (of fish) OR the horde/mass/bunch
la ballena
the whale
codiciar
to covet/envy
apacible
gentle/even-tempered
un escualo
a shark
el tiburón ballena
a whaleshark
vagar
to wander/roam
la branquia
the gill
la seda
the silk
el delfín
the dolphin
la águila
the eagle
el festín
the feast OR banquet
el paraíso
the paradise
el guardaparques
the ranger/forest range
catalogar
to catalog OR to classify as
toparse
to run/bump into OR to come across/encounter
una paradita
a little stop
abastecerse
to stock up on
la balsa
the pond OR the raft
endémica
endemic
evolutivo
evolutionary
accionar
to activate/trigger OR to gesticulate
apreciarse
to appreciate
geológico
geological
el trazado
the outline/drawing OR the design/layout
la biosfera
the biosphere
fortuito
fortuitous
el bucanero
the buccaneer
el ballenero
the whaler
sacrificar
to sacrifice
el sacrificio
the sacrifice
bien (conjunction)
like “or”
la deyección
the dropping
la desembocadura
the mouth (of a river)
la mentalidad
the mentality
la creationista
the creationist
asimilar
to assimilate/absorb
un bombazo
an explosion or bombshell (surprising news)
mencionar
to mention
el ecosistema
the ecosystem
la montura
the assembly/mount or saddle
una escotadura
a low neck-line
disecar
to dissect OR to stuff/mount OR to dry/preserve
salvaje
wild/untamed
autóctono
indigenous/native
la vía
the road/route/course
ponerse a disposición
to make available
la restauración
the restoration
el peticionario
the petitioner
represivo
repressive
hermético
hermetic OR inpenetrable/secretive
la pobreza
the poverty
el reasentamiento
the resettlement
la prestación
the provision/benefit/loan
la liquidez
the liquidity
el hogar
the home
el tenderete
a stall (small stnad for selling)
reconstruir
to rebuild/reconstruct
el condendiente
the contender/contestant
la mina
the mine (explosive)
un detenador
a detenator
la trampa
the trap
los artefactos explosivos improvisados
IEDs
el cirujano
the surgeon
convencer
to convince
la natalidad
the birthrate
la acusación
the indictment
incentivar
to incentivize
el centro de abastecimiento
the supply center
la procedencia
the origin OR point of departure
el herbívoro
the herbivore
la extinción
the extinction
el solterón
the confirmed bachelor OR unmarried
empedemido
hardened/heavy
inmamable
insufferable
acabo de ver una primicia
I just saw breaking news
revaluar
to reevaluate
discutir
to argue/quarrel OR to discuss
ascender
to rise OR to promote
contarse por cientos/docenas
counted by hundreds/dozens
acallar
to silence
agredir
to attack OR to insult
migas de pan
bread crumbs
marinar
to marinate
huevos revueltos
scrambled eggs
alterar
to alter OR to agitate
caleficar
to grade OR to describe as
adulterado
adulterated
digerir
to digest OR to assimilate/absorb
regañar
to scold OR to argue/grumble
administrativo
administrative
la destitución
the dismissal/removal
la ausencia
the absence/lack
el diputado
the deputy/representative
el suplente
the substitute/stand-in/replacement
la incumbencia
the responsibility
incumbir
to concern
condenar
to condemn OR to sentence
chocante
shocking
el trámite
the procedure/step/process OR the paperwork
prever
to foresee OR to predict/plan/expect
acaparar
to stockpile/hoard OR to monopolize
el desacuerdo
the disagreement
obstaculizar
to hinder OR to hold up/obstruct
especializarse en
to specialize
debilitar
to weaken/debilitate
socavar
to dig under OR to undermine
previamente
previously
la impunidad
the impunity
la remesa
the remittance/consignment
retomar
to resume OR to re-take
un saldo
a balance OR remainder
galopante
galloping/runaway (growing rapidly)
sumir
to plunge/sink
repuntar
to recover/to turn
el rendimiento
the performance/capacity OR the return/yield
escolarizar
to school OR to provide schooling for
mediante
by means of/via/with/through
el corredor
the corridor or passage
