new words from classes Flashcards
hinge, swing
la bisagra
infamous
infame
connection, link
el enlace, el vinculo
to mess up
meter la pata
withdraw
retirar
repeal, abolish
derogar
distance
el trecho
to give birth
parir, estar de parto, dar a luz
birth
el parto
to mate (animals)
aparearse
honeycomb
el panel
beehive
la colmena
lazy person
zángano
male
el macho
female
la hembra
desert, abandon
dejar tirado
vent, discharge
deshogarse
tighten, contract
contraer
case for CDs
sello discografía
louspeakers
altavoz (Sp), parlante (Mx)
sheriff
alguacil
to be fussy or overly concerned about somethig
ser maniático, ser tiquismiquis
to endure
aguantar, soportar
thin plastic, plastic wrap
plástico blando
crush
deplastar
to fulfill oneself, be satisfied
realizarse
flash drive
pincho
tanner
curtidor
to tan (hides)
curtir
jeweler
joyero
plumber
fontanero, plomero
seamstress
costurera, modista
tailor, dressmaker
sastre
embroider
bordar
jumble, hodgepodge
cajón de sastre
ax
hacha
torch
antorcha
stretch, section, flight (of stairs)
tramo
corn, callus
callo
clue
pista
fortune teller
adivino
clay (for pottery)
barro
expectation
expectativa
anomaly
anómalo
anomalous
anomalía
snack
tapa, botana
spread (as in food)
untar
spread (food, n)
untable
crackers
galletas
range, spectrum
gama
hint, touch, shade, hue
matiz
palette
paleta
disgust
asco
disgusting
asqueroso
cheesy
cursi, ñoño
sickly sweet
meloso
to be nauseating, make sick
empalagar
cloying, overly sweet
empalagoso
indigestion, qualm
empacho
full, fed up
hartura
step, rung
escalón
anything goes
todo vale
scandalize
escandalizar
policy
la politica
health
la sanidad
conservatism
conservadurismo
liberalism
liberalismo
revolving door
puerta giratoria
continue
empeñarse en
plainclothes police
policia paisano, policia secreta
subsidy
subvención, subsidio (unemployment)
shuffle
barajar
posos
tea leaves, coffee grounds
guts, entrails, core
las entrañas
believe
me da que
floor tile
baldosa
to tempt
tentar
temptation
tentación
fall into a trap
caer en la trampa
take the bait (as in to be trapped)
picar al anzuelo
to be tricked by
ser engañado de
vengeful
vengativo
to curse
maldecir
curse (n)
maldición