New Vocabulary and phrases Flashcards
soportar
to tolerate / to put up with something/somebody|
groserias
swear words/ rude words
tener sentido
to make sense
todo el mundo
everyone/everybody
Esperar
to wait/hope/expect
a new person in a company or a group
a newbie
techo
roof
techo (inside)
ceiling
colegio
school
multa
a fine
soborno
Suggested phrases: “You’re going to get both of us in trouble.” “The boss is very suspicious.” “I really need you to do me a favour.” “This is an emergency.”
amenaza
a threat
amenazar
to threaten
zone comoda
comfort zone
lengua materna
mother tongue / native language
traba lenguas
tongue twister
torneo
tournament
juego de palabras
a play on words / wordplay
problems at the beginning of a new job or a project
teething problems
to keep somebody alert/ready
to keep somebody on their toes
a surprising and unexpected action or event
a curveball (OR to throw a curveball at somebody)
to do something very well or perfectly
to nail something
agradable
pleasing
genero (of a movie)
genre
genero (of a person or animal etc)
gender
un personaje
a character
salvar algo
to save something
conjunto
a building complex
derritir
to melt
frijoles
beans
mani
peanuts
apoyar
to support
jabon
soap
sopa
soup
moda
fashion
telenovela
a soap opera
imponer
to force s/b, to make s/b do s/t
congelado
frozen
traer
to bring
a mistake made when typing…..
a typo
anunciada
foretold (formal english)
a pesar de
although/ despite/ in spite of
pico y placa
licence plate restriction
plano
flat
doblado (movies)
dubbed
estar acostumbrado
To get used to/to be used to/ to be accustomed to
los llanos
the plains/ the flatlands
bachilerato
middle/high school
mochilero
a backpacker
to use your thumb when you need a ride
to hitchhike
to learn/to try to meet many women/to collect s/b
to pick up
to bring somebody somewhere in your car/bike
a lift/ a ride
fundador
a founder
socio
a partner (a wife or a business partner)
bienestar
wellbeing
el futuro inmediato
the immediate future (short-term future)
cultura machista
a macho culture
hacer un esfuerzo
a couples days ago I parked my ferrari in a prohibit spot and a police guy give me a fine, I felt terrible because I have to pay this new bill.
hacer algunas cosas personales
to do some personal stuff
en los ultimos/proximos años
in the last/next FEW years
con mucho gusto
You’re welcome
de nada
i need to pick up Isabelle from the airpor
ladron
thief/robber
solo tengo un billete de 50 dolares
I only have a 50 dollar bill/note
la razon de eso
The reason FOR that
my day was tranquilo….
My day was QUIET
doblar (clothes)
to fold
a very basic house. No water, toilet etc
a shack
to tell somebody the information they missed due to vacations etc
to fill s/b in on s/t
when you really dislike s/b or s/t (clue: Jorge’s wife and pizza)
‘I can’t stand (the sight/ smell/taste) of it/him/them
to allow s/b to use your internet data from their phone
to hotspot s/b (verb)
Cucuta has a lot of virus cases, so it’s a virus ______
hotspot (noun)
opposite of a vacation
staycation
when there is a lot of people (adj)
crowded (adj)
when there is a lot of people (noun)
crowd (noun)
el pregunto al gerente
He asked the manager
el pidio ayuda
he asked for help
somebody who is clever, maybe with technology….
savvy (adj)
if the price of something goes from $1 to $0.80, the price has…….
to decrease/ to reduce
if a business collapses (nokia for example)
Nokia bombed, nokia crashed
law requiring people to stay at home cos of coronavirus
obligatory isolation
Jorge smoked a couple of cigarettes, why?
to look cool
a word or phrase that is very popular lately….
a buzz word
a person who works in a drug store is a …………….
pharmacist / chemist
cajero/a ……(or in a supermarket, we might say ……)
cashier (checkout girl/guy in a supermarket)
I ________ not studying harder in college.
to regret
la cuenta, please
the bill (Euro) / the check (USA)
Ricardo _____ food ______ for his cats before he goes to the office.
to leave s/t out
Pudieron find some facemasks
they were able to find some (not: they could find some)
I usually …………… the office at 6pm
leave
I occasionally ………….. with my friends for a few beers.
go out
another word for a plan…..
an arrangement
sometimes politicians give poor people things for free…….a sandwich, toilet paper etc…
a care package
not a neckache, but a ……
a pain in my neck/a sore neck
Something to put all my books on,….
a shelf
Quiero ver las noticias
I want to watch the news
to advise/encourage
to urge
I was about to say something, but ricardo……
he took the words out of my mouth
to accomplish 2 things at the same time more or less
to kill 2 birds with 1 stone
……
a news report
I can’t believe that youtuber ______ the toilet bowl
To lick
We received a message ___ ________ _____ the state governor
on behalf of
ponerse moreno
to get a tan
piel bronceada/trigueña
tanned skin
…
the majority
…
foreigner
apetecer
to fancy
estoy pensando en viajar
i’m thinking of/about travelling
chocolate (pronunciation)
(choclat)
casa por carcel
house arrest
disponibilidad
availability
comodo
comfortable - comfterble
albondigas
meatballs
when you can’t speak clearly because it feels like something is stuck in your throat
to have a frog in your throat
a place where elderly people often live
a nursing home
to protect someone or something from pain or an unpleasant situation…clue - Quarantine
to cocoon
To meet an old friend or acquaintance to exchange stories about what’s happening in your lives since you last met.
to catch up with s/b
to increase rapidly
to surge
to increase super rapidly!
to skyrocket
the thing you receive from servientrega…..
a parcel
to block a street, a sink…clue: phrasal verb
to clog up
a task that takes a lot of time is …..
time-consuming
i prefer to go to the store to ___ ___ the clothes
to try on
peluca
a wig
caos
chaos
tomar sol
to sunbathe
la bodega of a store
a storeroom
i like to be ___ _______ (punctual)
On time
he arrived at the last possible opportunity (he arrived just __ _____)
in time
…..
cherished
……
household chores (or just chores)
synonym for approximately…..
roughly
another way of saying ‘an approximate figure….’
a rough figure
aggressive, violent
rough (adjective)
the last past of a masters or a phd (nightmare!)
thesis
the russians ______ the American presidential election
to rig or to fix
to begin doing something
to take s/t up (again)
what tense do we usually use with since/for?
the present perfect
……
every other (second) month/day/class
to overthink something
to dwell on s/t ……
´Maybe it was better not to dwell on it, he decided.´´
an escape or a vacation
a getaway
if a company approaches you about working for them, they are ……. you
to headhunt s/b ……. ‘She was headhunted by starbucks, because they loved the work she did for S4N.’
albahaca
basil
synonym of tolerate….
to handle……. ‘I can’t handle horror movies, they freak me out.’
under pressure
under the pump/cosh
…..
grand
….
what’s the craic? (ah not much / ah grand)
……..
let’s get down to business /get underway
…..
javelin
to go too far, to behave inappropriately
cross the line
really, really heavy rain
a downpour
hot, sweaty, sticky weather
humid
balacera
a stray bullet
….
crossfire
phrasal verb meaning to buy phone credit
to top up
a gifted young person
a prodigy
…..
tap (UK) or faucet (USA)
to manage to get past or through something that is in your way
to break through
mas facil
easier
…….
to keep an eye on s-b or s.t
…..
to keep an eye out for s.b or s.t
……
to dust off the cobwebs
…..
to be old school
…..
fun vs funny
…..
an increible feat
……
to sleep on s.t
……
to dub s.b (he was dubbed ‘the man mountain’
…..
to bring s.b up to speed
…..starvation/bankrupcy
to keep the wolf from the door
…… to keep a secret
to keep s.t under your hat
….
to go the extra mile
……
heart was in my mouth
….
once in a blue moon
..
over the moon
……
to have your heart in your mouth
difference between go out and hang out……
to hang out (with friends)
….
my head is pounding
….
to be fed up (with s/t or s/b)
….
to blow ones mind
…..
to catch s/b out
esposas
handcuffs
….
to let the cat out of the bag
to like s.t or s.b or a place
to be fond of …… ‘I’m quite fond of Cali/waffles/Claudia
trancon
a traffic jam
to emphasise s/t
to stress s/t
