Part 2 Flashcards
To hit or kick something with a lot of force. (Golpear, pegar)
Hammer
(on beliefs) So firmly held that they are not likely to change. (Arraigado)
Ingrained
Extremely dangerous. (Arresgado, peligroso)
Perilous
Feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen. (Ansioso, preocupado)
Apprehensive
- A line of light that shines from a bright object. (Rayo) - A line of radiation or particles flowing in one direction.
Beam
An illness. (Enfermedad, mal)
Ailment
A rough voice because of a sore or dry throat. (Ronco)
Croaky
The careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army. because of a crime that has happened or is expected. (Vigilancia)
Surveillance
Power, strength, or force. (Fuerza, poder)
Might
To annoy or upset someone. (Provocar)
Wind up
An organ of the body or of a plant that secretes (=produces) liquid chemical that have various purposes. (Glándula)
Gland
Something that is said or offered to people in order to make them react in a particular way. (‘Trampa’, ‘anzuelo’)
Bait
The long piece of wood or metal along the bottom of a boat that forms part of its structure and helps to keep the boat balanced in the water. (‘Columna vertebral’ de un barco)
Keel
To eat a lot of good food and enjoy it very much. (Festejar, hacer un banquete)
Feast
To catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law. (Arrestar)
Apprehend
A large flat area of land that is high above sea level. (Meseta)
Plateau
To cause strong feelings or ideas in someone. (Despertar una emoción)
Kindle
The material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow. (Tierra)
Soil
If someone’s unkind remarks _, they make you feel upset and annoyed. (Herir)
Sting
Something such as food, clothing, or money that is given free to someone who has a great need for it. (Limosna, donativo)
Handout
For a long time into the future, or across a long distance. (De largo alcance, a largo plazo)
Long-range
To provide with (a kit of personal effects and necessities)
Kit up
Help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money. (Prestación social)
Welfare
To swim with a snorkel. (Bucear con un tubo)
Snorkel
Soft and wet and hanging shape easily when pressed. (Blanducho)
Squidgy
Rock or soil from which metal can be obtained. (Mineral)
Ore
A heavy vehicle with a large blade in front, used for pushing earth and stones along and for making areas of ground flat at the same time. (Escavadora topadora)
Bulldozer
A narrow piece fixed to the end of a tube so that the liquid or air that comes out can be directed in a particular way. (Boquilla)
Nozzle
To destroy something completely. (Barrer, aniquilar)
Wipe out
(of something that should be in a pair or set) Separated from its pair or set. (Desparejado)
Odd
To keep someone’s attention completely. (Captar la atención)
Grip
A heavy metal ball attached to a chain that is thrown as part of a sports event. (Lanzamiento de martillo)
Hammer
- Very bad. (Horrible, terrible) - Shocking and very bad. (Terrible)
Appalling
A safe of peaceful place. (Refugio)
Haven
To hit someone or something with the hand or with a heavy object. (Dar un tortazo)
Clout
To make something dirty, especially with solid waste. (Ensuciar, manchar)
Soil
(Literary) The activity of farming. (La tierra)
Soil
A line where two things join, especially a line of sewing joining two places of cloth or leather. (Costura)
Seam
To try to deal with something or someone. (Abordar, afrontar, encarar)
Tackle
Physical and mental health and happiness, especially of a person. (Bienestar)
Welfare
To produce large amounts of something quickly, usually something of low quality. (Producir en masa)
Churn out
To give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought. (Hacer un comentario)
Remark
To remove a part of something to make it smaller or shorter, using a sharp tool such as a knife. (Cortar)
Cut off
US: To lose control, especially in a vehicle, and have an accident.
Wipe out
The captain of a ship or boat, a sports team, or an aircraft.
Skipper
A relation who lived in the past. (Antepasado, ancestro)
Forebear / Ancestor
To make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval. (Horrorizar)
Appal (US: Appall)
To stop people from continuing a phone conversation by breaking the phone connection. (Cortar la línea)
Cut off
To stumble. (Tropezarse)
Blunder into/about
Stored loose, and not wrapped in separate boxes or containers. (A granel)
Bulk
Allowing a secret to become known. (Indicador, chivato)
Telltale
- To produce a strong, regular beat. (Palpitar) - If a part of your body _, you feel pain in it in a series of regular beats.
Throb
A special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people. (Banquete, comilona, festín)
Feast
- The empty space to the side of the text on a page, sometimes separated from the rest of the page by a vertical line. (Margen) - The outer edge of an area.
Margin
To criticize someone or something strongly.
Hammer
(especially of soldiers or the police) To go around an area or a building to see if there is any trouble or danger. (Patrullar)
Patrol
A day on which a religious event or person is remembered and celebrated. (Festivo)
Feast
- An insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops. (Plaga, peste) - An annoying person, especially a child. (Lata, pesado)
Pest
To intentionally make a person angry by saying or doing things to annoy them. (Provocar, atormentar)
Bait
If an insect, plant, or animal _, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole under the skin. (Picar)
Sting
A period during which there are no large changes. (Estancamiento, punto muerto)
Plateau
A small amount of food on a hook (= curved piece of wire) or in a special device used to attract and catch a fish or animal. (Anzuelo)
Bait
(of numbers) Not able to be divided wxactly by two. (Impar)
Odd
A sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people. (Furor, furia)
Furore
Small in numbers or amount, often spread over a large area. (Disperso, escaso)
Sparse
- A bird with black and white feathers and a tail. (Urraca) - Someone who likes to collect many different types of objects, or use many different styles.
Magpie
- A place, especially a small group of buildings or a town, that represents the authority or business interests of a government or company that is far away. (Puesto remoto/fronterizo) - A rare example of something that is disappearing.
Outpost
- Something that is very enjoyable to see, hear, experience, etc. (Deleite) - A collection of something to be enjoyed
Feast
A line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea, often dangerous to ships. (Arrecife)
Reef
The act of hitting someone or something with your hand or with a heavy object. (Tortazo)
Clout
To not be important
Be of no/little account
To make a long, deep cut in something, especially the skin on a part of the body. (Acuchillar, cortar, hacer una tajada)
Gash
A written or spoken description of an event. (Informe)
Account
To send out a beam of light, an electrical or radio signal, etc. (Emitir, brillar)
Beam
To take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally. (Contrabadear)
Smuggle
To understand something. (Entender, comprender)
Apprehend
All the objects needed for a particular activity. (Equipo)
Tackle
- US: A clever and complicated act of stealing. (Timo) - US: A police action to catch criminals in which the police pretend to be criminals.
Sting
If you _ a clock or watch, you cause it to work by turning a key, handle, or other device. (Dar cuerda)
Wind / Wind up
Very likely to happen. (Probable)
Liable
_ dirt has got under the surface of something as is difficult to remove. (Incrustado)
Ingrained
To move in an awkward way. (Ir dando tumbos)
Blunder
(In the past in South Africa) A political system in which people of different races were separated.
Apartheid
To cause a person or place to become separate, or cause someone to be or feel alone. (Desterrar)
Cut off
A hole that is made in a wall or another structure used for protection during an attack. (Brecha, fisura, grieta)
Breach
An entrance through a wall, fence, etc. where there is a gate. (Entrada)
Gateway
One of the parts of a piano that hits the strings to make a sound.
Hammer
To hold very tightly. (Agarrar)
Grip
(Literary) A country. (Suelo de un país)
Soil
A game for two people, each with twelve circular pieces that they move on a board with black and white squares. (Damas)
UK: Draughts US: Checkers
A person whose job is to protect a forest or natural park. (Guardabosques)
Ranger
Needing a lot of time and effort. (Laborioso)
Laborious
To hit something with a hammer. (Martillear)
Hammer
A long, deep cut, especially in the skin. (Tajada, herida profunda)
Gash
To stop providing something such as electricity, supplies, etc. (Interrumpir, cortar el suministro)
Cut off
To cause sharp but usually temporary pain. (Escocer, picar, arder)
Sting
To break a law, promise, agreement, or relationship. (Traspasar, violar, infringir)
Breach
Unexpected and not convenient or unpleasant. (Inapropiado, inadecuado)
Untoward
A sudden burning pain in your eyes, on your skin, etc. or the ability to cause such pain. (Punzada, escozor, ardor)
Sting
A birdwatcher (=someone whose hobby is studying wild bird in their natural environment)
Twitcher
To cause a fire to start burning by lighting paper, wood, etc. (Encender, prender)
Kindle
An extremely unpleasant man, especially one who is not physically attractive. (“Sapo”)
Toad
The idea of something that will or might happen in the future. (Expectativa, posibilidad)
Prospect
A tool consisting of a piece of metal with a flat end that is fixed onto the end of a long, thin, usually wooden handle, used for hitting things. (Martillo)
Hammer
- To use something or someone, especially in an effective way. (Usar, hacer uso de) - To move soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed. (Desplegar)
Deploy
Worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen. (Apresión)
Apprehension
To put things into a large, untidy pile. (Apilar, amontinar)
Heap
A time when something suddenly begins especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant. (Brote)
Outbreak
To find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do. (Acabar)
Wind up
A long, thin layer of a substance such as coal that has formed between layers of other rocks
Seam
- A container that is heated to a very high temperature, so that substances that are put inside it, such as metal, will melt or burn. (Horno de fundición) - US. A piece of equipment for heating a building. (Caldera)
Furnace
To think of someone or something in the stated way. (Considerar, juzgar, creer)
Account
A bag for travelling that is smaller that a suitcase. (Maletín)
Grip
To smile with obvious pleasure. (Sonreír)
Beam
In very large amounts. (Al por mayor)
In bulk
The depth of water needed for a boat to be able to float.
UK: Draught US: Draft
To make dogs attack an animal for cruel entertainment. (Hacer rabiar)
Bait
A document given to students or reporters which contains information about a particular subject. (Folleto)
Handout
A current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room. (Corriente)
UK: Draught US: Draft
The main or longest part of something. (La mayor parte, la mayoría)
The bulk of something
A system of storing and serving drinks from large containers, especially barrels. (Barril)
UK: Draught US: Draft
The act fo checking that there is no trouble or danger in a building or area. (Ronda)
Patrol
A small, black creature with a large head and long tail that lives in water and develops into a frog or a toad. (Renacuajo)
Tadpole
To notice something and make a remark on it. (Comentar, observar)
Remark
In the sport of women’s gymnastics, a wooden bar on which the competitors balance and perform movements. (Barra de equilibrio)
The beam
An untidy pile or mass of things. (Pila, montón)
Heap
Especially of a disease or a condition, regularly found and very common among a particular group or in a particular area. (Endémico, habitual)
Endemic
(especially in football or hockey) To try to take the ball from a player in the other team, or (in rugby or American football) to do this by taking hold of the player and making them fall. (Football: Entrar. Rugby: Placar)
Tackle
New or almost new, and in very good condition. (Impoluto, inmaculado)
Pristine
A long thick piece of wood, metal, or concrete, especially used to support weight in a building or other structure. (Viga)
Beam
A good view of a large land area or of a city. (Perspectiva)
Prospect
- The number of people or the amount of something that can be transported by a boat. - A large amount.
Boatload
The possibility of being successful, especially at work.
Prospects
The possibility that something good might happen in the future. (Posibilidad)
Prospect
A small group of soldiers or military ships, aircraft, or vehicles, especially one that patrols an area. (Patrulla)
Patrol
A tight hold on something or someone. (Apretón)
Grip
Describes hair or fur that is very thick. (Espeso, tupido)
Bushy
(Helipuerto)
Helicopter landing pad
To make a serious mistake, usually because of not taking care or thinking. (Meter la pata, equivocarse)
Blunder
The part of a gun that hits another part when you pull the trigger to send out the bullet.
Hammer
Something that makes a particular thing possible, such as an extra amount of money, time, etc. allowed that makes it possible to deal with an emergency.
Margin
Something that is not true that you tell someone in order to make a joke. (Tomadura de pelo)
Wind-up
A tube that you hold in your mouth to help you breathe if you are swimming with your face underwater. (Tubo de buceo)
Snorkel
Forming a whole number that can be divided exactly by two. (Par)
Even
The feeling of being upset by something. (Punzada)
Sting
An area of flat land near a river that is often floodes when the river becomes too full.
Floodplain / Flood plain
To end, or to make and activity end. (Terminar, concluir)
Wind up
Used after a number, especially a number that can be divides by ten, to show that the exact number in not known. (-tantos, alrededor de)
-odd
As said by most people
By / From all accounts
The act of understanding something. (Comprensión)
Apprehension
A serious mistake, usually caused by not taking care or thinking. (Metedura de pata)
Blunder
To close a business or organization. (Liquidar)
Wind up
Something that you say, giving your opinion about something or stating a fact. (Comentario, observación)
Remark
A small low island or bank composed of sand and coral segments. (Cayo)
Cay
Having (legal) responsibility for something or someone. (Responsable)
Liable
A situation in which you come extremely close to a dangerous or unpleasant situation or only just manage to avoid it. (Estar a un pelo)
Close shave
To start eating something eagerly. (Engullir)
Tuck in
When an emotion such as fear _ you, you feel it strongly. (Apoderarse)
Grip
To charge someone a surprisingly large amount of money for something. (Clavar, cobrar)
Sting
To make someone have a feeling that they had in the past. (Reavivar)
Rekindle
To choose only the best or most suitable from a group of people or things. (Escoger, seleccionar)
Cherry-pick
The amount by which one thing is different from another. (Margen)
Margin
An act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship. (Quebrantamiento, infracción, violación)
Breach
If someone is _ a group of people, they are part of that group, but different in important ways, and if someone is _an activity, they are only slightly involved.
On the margins of something
To (cause animals to) eat grass. (Pastar)
Graze
To make an opening in a wall or fence, especially in order to attack someone or something behind it. (Romper, atravesar)
Breach
A pointed part of an insect, plant, or animal that goes through a person’s or animal’s skin and leaves behind poison. (Aguijón)
Sting (US: Stinger)
To put food on a hook (=curved piece of wire) or in a special device to attract and catch a fish or animal. (Cebar)
Bait
The male sexual organs
Tackle
(Informal) To eat small amounts of food many times during the day instead of sitting down to eat meals at particular times. (Picotear)
Graze
The profit made on a product or service. (Margen de beneficios)
Margin
Control over something or someone. (Control)
Grip
A strong, regular beat. (Pulsación, latido)
Throb
To tell someone something that is not true in order to make a joke. (Tomar el pelo)
Wind up
The situation in which the police catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law. (Detención)
Apprehension
To reach a particular level and then stay the same. (Estancarse, estabilizarse)
Plateau
Because of something. (A causa de)
On account of something
Very important because of effects on future events. (Trascendental, crucial)
Momentous
If a place or building is _, it is a long distance from where most people live.
Out-of-the-way
The leaves of a plant or tree, or leaves on the stems or branches on which they are growing. (Follaje)
Foliage
A small, brownish-green animal, similar to a frog, that has big eyes and long back legs for swimming and jumping. (Sapo)
Toad
(especially in football or hockey) The act of tackling someone. (Entrada)
Tackle
To defeat someone completely in a game or a fight. (“Dar una paliza”, “machacar”)
Hammer
A person who has been officially ordered to stay in a prison or similar place, especially for political reasons. (Detenido, preso)
Detainee
Power and influence over other people or events. (Influencia)
Clout
