Part 1 Flashcards
- Not proud of or not believing that you are important. (Humilde) - Poor or of a low social rank. (Modesto) - Ordinary; not special or very important.
Humble
To connect electronic or phone equipment to a system.
Patch
A place where animal are killed for their meat. (Matadero)
Abattoir
To use force or law to remove someone from their own country. (Expatriar)
Expatriate
To make a hole in something using a special tool. (Taladrar, perforar)
Drill
If unwanted people or things _, they fill a place quickly and in large numbers. (Invadir)
Overrun
To move or travel freely. (Deambular)
Range
The period of time in the future within which something is planned or expected to happen.
Range
To leave a company or organisation in order to work for another, especially in order to get a better salary or better working conditions.
Jump ship
A short hairstyle. (Pelo corto)
Crop
A field full of water in which rice is grown. (Arrozal)
Rice paddy
- A large, angry crowd, especially one that could easily become violent. - An organization of criminals. (Mafía)
Mob
The degree to which a material can be made longer or wider by pulling. (Elasticidad)
Stretch
The fact that an actor finds it difficult to play a character who is very different from their own personality.
Stretch
- A small piece of material fixed over something to cover it. (Parche) - A small piece of material that can be stuck to the skin, from which particular substances can be absorbed into the body. (Parche)
Patch
A vehicle or aircraft that travels regular between two places.
Shuttle
A small cut in a surface or an edge. (Corte, arañazo)
Nick
(Expression) A very short distance. (A tiro de piedra)
A stone’s throw
Informal for helicopter
Chopper
- (Usually passive) To come together around someone in a crowd to express admiration, interest, or anger. (Congregarse, apiñarse) - When birds or small animals _ a bigger or more frightening bird or animal that is hunting them, they attack it together and force it to go away.
Mob
To grow, develop, or be successful. (Prosperar, proliferar)
Thrive
(Especially for soldiers) To come together, especially in preparation for fighting, or to cause to do this. (Reunir, congregar)
Muster
The quality or power that something or someone has that makes them attractive. (Encanto, atractivo)
Lure
To produce or encourage something such as an emotion of support. (Armarse de valor)
Muster
A chemical element that is very heavy, soft, dark grey, poisonous metal, used especially in the past on roofs and for pipes and also for protection against radiation. (Plomo)
Lead [led]
A group of people, especially soldiers, who have been brought together. (Aglomeración)
Muster
In weaving, a device that is used to carry the thread that goes along the cloth between the threads that go down the cloth.
Shuttle
To make the same journey regularly between work and home.
Commute
To make animals move together as a group. (Mover en manada)
Herd
A very untidy or dirty place.
Pit
(Sacrificio)
Cull
A curved container that is used to hold liquid. (Vasija, recipiente)
Vessel
To fasten something with a zip. (Cerrar con cremallera)
Zip
A usually large amount of something that has been stolen or its illegal. (Botín)
Haul
Rude and showing no respect, or referring to sex, especially in a humorous way. (Descarado, provocativo)
Saucy
(Exceso de presupuesto)
Overrun
The way in which cloth has been woven, for example with the threads pulled firmly together, or the pattern produced by this process. (Tejido)
Weave
To write or charge a piece of music for particular instruments or voices. (Instrumentar)
Score
(Old expression) To (promise to) marry.
Plight your troth
An opening through a wall, floor, etc, or the cover for it. (Escotilla)
Hatch
To search for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the earth. (Explorar)
Prospect
An area where people can practise shooting or where bombs or other weapons can be tested. (Campo de tiro)
(Shooting) range
A coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging. (Mina)
Pit
An unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad or difficult one. (Apuro, aprieto)
Plight
Used to express surprise or disappointment. (¡Hala!)
Strewth
(Expression) A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something. (Regla general)
Rule of thumb
(Expression) Something that is extremely difficult to find or get.
The holy grail
An arfificial insect or other animal that is put on the end of a fishing line to attract fish. (Cebo)
Lure
(especially of roads, paths, doors, signs, information, etc.) To go in a particular direction or have a particular result, or to allow or cause this. (Conducir, llevar)
Lead
To steal something. (Mangar, afanar, robar)
Nick
The amount, number, or type of something between an upper and a lower limit. (Rango)
Range
- If a plant _, it produces fruit, flowers, etc. (Cosechar) - To grow _ on land
Crop
To make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they thought they were. (Humillar)
Humble
- A device that allows turning movement to be sent from one part of a machine to another. - The pedal or handle in a vehicle that is used to operate the engine’s clutch. (Embrague)
Clutch
An activity that practises a particular skill and often involves repeating the same thing several times, especially a military exercise intended to train soldiers. (Entrenamiento, simulacro)
Drill
(The narrow strip of) coloured material, usually black and made of graphite, in the centre of a pencil. (Mina)
Lead [led]
A part of the throat in many birds where food is stored before going into the stomach. (Buche)
Crop
Looking too bright, big, and expensive in a way that is intended to get attention and admiration. (Llamativo, chillón)
Flashy
To smell something by taking air in through your nose. (Oler, olfatear)
Sniff
To make a plan, especially a secret one. (Tramar)
Hatch
To persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting. (Tentar, “lanzar el anzuelo”)
Lure
A thin tube made of plastic or waterproof paper that is used to suck liquid into the mouth. (Paja)
Straw
UK slang for prison
The Nick
- To destroy something completely so that nothing is left. (Aniquilar) - (Informal) To defeat completely.
Annihilate
To position people or things together, especially in rows. (Ordenar)
Range
To spread over a large area or distance. (Exterderse)
Stretch
Energy or speed. (Brío)
Zip
The number of points, goals, etc. achieved in a game or competition. (Puntuación, resultado)
Score
To go as far or past the usual limit of something. (Aprovechar al máximo)
Stretch
A large group of animals of the same type that live and feed together. (Manada, jauría, rebaño)
Herd
To move about or travel, especially without a clear idea of what you are going to do. (Vagar, deambular, vagabundear)
Roam
If the police _ someone, they catch them for commiting a crime. (Detener, cazar)
Nick
(Expression) To be a great achievement.
Be no mean feat
A sheltered area of deep water where boats are kept. (Dársena)
Basin / Harbour
Someone who does not live in their country. (Emigrante)
Expatriate
The space inside a pipe or tube, or the diameter (=measurement across the widest part) of this space. (Calibre)
Bore
- To spread over a long period of time. (Extenderse) - (Also stretch out) to make a process or task continue for a longer period of time than was orginally planned.
Stretch
A river or stream that flows into a larger river or a lake. (Afluente)
Tributary
To cause someone to do something, especially something bad.
Lead
- To (cause a material to) become longer or wider than usual as a result of pulling at the edges. (Alargar, estirar) - If a material _, it can become longer or wider when pulled and then return to its original size,
Stretch
