notebook and ultra 12.2.13 Flashcards
crunchy
crujiente
you’ve confused me, you’re making no sense
me hiciste un arroz con mango
one would assume that…
se supone que…
bright, clever, sharp
(d)espabilado
to kneel down
hincarse
bait
el cebo
heron *white bird w/ cows
una garza
to flow into, discharge
desembocar
The Nile river flows into the Mediterranean
El río Nilo desemboca en el Mediterráneo.
I wandered/moved around a lot
Me rodé mucho
Man, would you look at the problem I got myself into with my aunt’s car, I crashed it against a truck!
“Mae!, viera que torta que me jalé con el carro de mi tía, lo choqué contra un camión”
turkey (2)
pavo, chompipe
to divide, section
seccionar
to hold a meeting
sesionar
to interrupt
interrumpir
this is the last straw
esto es el acabóse
thin, watery, watered, down, weak
aguado
killjoy, spoilsport
aguafiestas
(a sign) of ill omen, unlucky
(un signo) de mal agüero
busy (bustling or with work)
ajetreado
hustle and bustle
el ajetreo
busy (with work)
atareado
shelter, refuge
el amparo
under the protection of the law
al amparo de la ley
to look (appear)
aparentar
she doesn’t look her age
he looks younger than he is
no aparenta su edad/sus
aparenta ser más joven de lo que es
to show off (vi)
aparentar
coral reef
arrecife de coral
a snack
un bocadito
muggy, oppressive, stuffy, stifling
bochornoso
It is stiflingly hot weather, I’m sure there is going to be a storm
Hace un calor bochornoso; seguro que habrá tormenta.
brusque, curt
brusco
to lobby (pol.)
cabildear
(an act of) charity
(una obra de) caridad
warm, hot
cálido
to close, to bring to a close, to close down
clausurar
They closed the restaurant for lack of hygiene
Clausuraron el restaurante por falta de higiene.
The closed the festival with the visit of the winner of the oscar for best picture
Clausuraron el festival con la visita del ganador del oscar a la mejor película
clause (legal)
la cláusula
to appear in court (before a judge)
comparecer (ante un juez)
to conceive
concebir
a different way of seeing things
una forma diferente de concebir las cosas
cranberry
arándano