Nouns 02 Flashcards
an event (x2)
NB; there may be nuaces of meaning but both mean event.
el suceso el evento (sporting)
a carpet
la moqueta
a fabric
la tela
a factory
la fábrica
a condom
el preservativo
preservatives (food)
los conservantes
the gender
el género
money (in the sense of investment)
el capital
NB: a masculine word.
La capital would refer to a capital city.
the final (of a competition)
la final
la final del mundial del fútbol es imprevisible
the end / the ending (book/film)
el final
bottle top
el tapón
a guidebook
una guía
a guide (person)
un guía
NB: una guía would be a female guide BUT also a guide book - check for context
the front (the front line)
el frente
NB: gender… la frente is forehead
the order (in terms of arrangement)
el orden
the order (in terms of a command)
la orden
the cut (in skin)
el corte
the court (royal or architecture)
la corte
bladder
la vejiga
sugar lump
el terrón de azúcar
colds and catarrh
los resfríos y catarros
a brew / stock (liquid)
el cocimiento
a noun which means a ‘specific situation when a drug might not be recommended for use’ such as with a pregnant woman or infant.
las contraindicaciones
property
NB: both in the sence of a something that belongs to sombody and the qualities of a substance.
la propiedad
camomile
la manzanilla
a cloth
el paño
profesionalism
la profesionalidad
a time reference
(such as saying ‘yesterday… last year… ‘ etc.
una referencia temporal
tabloid headline / newspaper headline
el titular de prensa
housing / shelter
la vivienda
a sit-in (protest)
una sentada
a settlement (of people)
el asentamiento
the decline / declivity
nb: in decline
el declive
nb: en declive
military commander
el caudillo
an award / a gong / a prize
not like a raffle prize but cultural,
but note: nobel prize
el galardón
NB; premio nóbel
pseudonym
el seudónimo
a listing / a directory / a printout / a manifest
un listado
provisions - of the sort used to feed an army but also just food and water.
los víveres
a tight spot / a jam / difficulty
un apuro
lightening
el rayo
corner of the mouth / eye
la comisura de la boca / del ojo
nb: comisura is a corner or angle
highway / carriageway / road
NB: not ‘calle’ but like ‘roman road’
la calzada (romana)
a tiled roof
NB: not ‘techo’
el tejado
fire / fireside / light
lumbre
nb; a la lumbre = by the fireside
(the sense of) touch
nb; it has a soft feel/touch
el tacto
NB; tiene un tacto suave
a pitcher (for water)
el cántaro
nb; llover a cántaros = to rain cats and dogs
clan / race / stock
la estirpe
censorship
la censura
heading / header / headline / titlepage
la cabezera
a dictatorial government
un gobierno dictatorial
letterbox / inbox
el buzón
a whistle (made by a person as a call)
el silbato
briefcase
el maletín
torch (flashlight) / lantern
NB; magic lantern
la linterna
nb: la linterna mágica
a breakage
la rotura
circuit board
la placa
NB; placa is used for many things such as plaque / plate (not dish) / panel
silicon chip
la placa de silicio
solar panel
la placa solar
mother board
la placa madre
sink
kitchen or bathroom - but two different words
- el fregadero (kitchen sink)
- el lavabo (bathroom sink)
dressing table
el tocador
shower doors
las mamparas de ducha
VAT (tax) and what do the initials stand for!
IVA
impuesto sobre el valor añadido o > agregado
How to abreviate ‘compañia’ in spanish
CIA / Cía / i.e. compañia
What is an MOT called in Spanish
ITV
Inspectión Técnica de Vehículos
What is the is the UN called in Spanish
ONU
Orgarnización de las Naciones Unidas
What is NATO called in Spanish
OTAN
Organización del Tratado de Atlántico Norte
(coral) reef
el arrecife
racing car
el coche de carreras
fiancé(e)
el prometido / la prometida
river bed
el cauce
a view point, look-out point
el mirador
a grant or scholarship
la beca
researcher
investigador
investigadora
university professor
catedrático
catedrática
member of parliament
el diputado
la diputada
spokesperson
el/la portavoz
(noun) successful completion of university study and the aquisition of a degree is…
la licenciatura
businessman / businesswoman
NB: here, not ‘hombre de negicios’.
empresario / empresaria
business studies
ciencias empresariales
fashion designer
modisto
modista
dusk / sundown
el atardecer
ash
la ceniza
magic wand
la varita mágica
fairy godmother
el hada madrina
a story for kids / a kids’ story
un cuento infantil
a vessel (eg. ship)
la embarcación
a hill
NB: not colina
el cerro
godson/goddaughter
adopted son or daughter
ahijado
ahijada
a (bureaucratic) step or proceedure
el trámite
an outline sketch
NB: not a drawing
el croquis
the name of a traffic accident report
una declaración amistosa de accidente de automóvil
physical damage /
material damage
eg. in an accident
daños materiales
insurance policy holder
asegurado / asegurada
insurance provider
asegurador
a cross shape or ‘x’
a rotary fan
un aspa (femenine)
a lane of a road
en carril
a road junction
el cruce
locksmith
el cerrajero
baby bird / chick
el polluelo
cavern / grotto / cave
la gruta
greed
la codicia
a crevice / an abyss
el precipicio
spindle
cf: time zone
el huso
cf: huso horario
saddle bag / pannier
la alforja
term for woven clothes
los hilados
stool (seat)
el taburete
setting (a nice setting) / frame (picture)
el marco
hectare
la hectárea
arson attack
un incendio provocado
gesture (the same senses as English, facial, hands, act)
un gesto
feature or characteristic (eg. facial)
un rasgo
expectation (as in hope)
la expectativa
(good) manners
los modales
a paperback book
un libro de bolsillo
notice board
el tablón de anucios
inadequacy / unsuitability
la inadecuación
a graduate (from Uni)
un licenciado
una licenciada
current affairs (as a noun)
la actualidad
a focus
el enfoque
a touch (a hint of something)
un toque (de)
a pattern (as in a common theme) / a guideline
una pauta
a compilation
una recopilación
a bestseller
un superventas
