notebook and ultra 11.19.13 Flashcards
placard, banner
una pancarta
a distance, a streth
un trecho
But from the placard to the bed there is a great distance
¡Pero de la pancarta al lecho hay un gran trecho!
booing, jeering
el abucheo
The public received him with booing
El público lo recibió con un abucheo.
tar
al alquitrán
to scare, frighten, intimidate
amendrentar
The thief intimidated her victims with a pistol
El ladrón amedrentó a sus víctimas con una pistola.
to drive back, intimidate
arredrar
She is never driven back before obstacles
Nunca se arredró ante los obstáculos.
to abide by, obey, accept
atenerse
to abide by the law
atenerse a la ley
i stand by my previous statements
me atengo a mis declaraciones previas
the peak, heyday
el auge
an ostrich
un avestruz
to expire, lapse, run out
caducar
what is the expiry date of the yogurt?
cuándo caduca el yogur?
the expiry, expiration date
la fecha de caducidad
to hang over, hover over
cernerse
Disgrace hung over the pair
La desgracia se cernía sobre la pareja.
naked (inf)
chingo
shed, shelter
un cobertizo
to cook, boil
cocer
to curdle
cuajar
to vent, let off steam
desahogarse
i got it out of my system by telling him exactly what i thought
me desahogué diciéndole todo lo que pensaba
Santiago unburdened himself of his troubles by drinking
Santiago desahoga sus penas bebiendo.
discouragement
el desaliento
slovenly
desaliñado
to disband, scatter in all directions
desbandarse
to swamp, flood (get swamped, flooded)
encharcar(se)
to get angry, mad
enchilarse
to annoy
enchilar
I don’t know what happened but everytime she talks about her exboyfriend she does so with spite and resentment
No sé lo que pasó pero siempre que habla de su exnovio lo hace con encono y resentimiento.
to choose, select
escoger
you can choose between tea, coffee, or cocoa
Puede escoger entre té, café o cacao.
to explode, go off, burst, shatter
estallar
to burst into tears
estallar en llanto
to smash, shatter
estrellar
The car smashed against the wall and was was destroyed
El coche se estrelló contra la pared y quedó destrozado
to get lost (2)
extraviarse, perderse el camino