Podcasts

Question 1

Even / at least

Answer 1

Siquiera

Question 2

To interview

Answer 2

Entrevistar

Question 3

any

Answer 3

cualquier [short form] / cualquiera [long form]

Question 4

to cope

Answer 4

lidiar

Question 5

relief

Answer 5

alivio

Question 6

relieve

Answer 6

aliviar

Question 7

in a bad mood

Answer 7

de malas

Question 8

root [e.g. of word, of tree]

Answer 8

la raíz

Question 9

to warn, to inform

Answer 9

avisar

Question 10

gentle

Answer 10

suave

Question 11

the thing is…

Answer 11

lo que pasa es que…

Question 12

to become [4 ways to say it]

Answer 12

convertirse en / llegar a ser / volverse / hacerse

Question 13

to play a crucial role

Answer 13

desempeñar un papel crucial

Question 14

not [adjective] enough

Answer 14

no bastante [adjective]

Question 15

that’s how I know

Answer 15

así es como lo sé

Question 16

heritage

Answer 16

el patrimonio

Question 17

numerous

Answer 17

numeroso(a) (os) (as)

Question 18

around this, about this

Answer 18

acerca de esto

Question 19

to what extent

Answer 19

hasta que punto

Question 20

to get on well

/

to get on badly

[both followed by with]

Answer 20

llevarse bien
/
llevarse mal

e.g. me llevo bien con María

Question 21

so to speak

Answer 21

por así decirlo

Question 22

whim [2 words]

Answer 22

un capricho / un antojo

Question 23

craving [noun]

Answer 23

un antojo

Question 24

to refer to (something in particular)

Answer 24

referirse a [‘a’ is important]

e.g. ¿a qué te refieres?, better than ‘qué significas’?

Question 25

clarification

Answer 25

una aclaración

Question 26

the thing itself [2 ways]

Answer 26

la cosa misma / la cosa en sí

Question 27

mouthful

Answer 27

un bocado *(the name is a bit of a mouthful — es un nombre kilométrico)*

Question 28

to let go of, to drop

Answer 28

soltar *soltó mi mano — he let go of my hand*

Question 29

apparently [2 alts]

Answer 29

al parecer/ por lo visto

Question 30

exceedingly

Answer 30

sumamente

Question 31

exhaustion

Answer 31

el agotamiento

Question 32

I sit at the table

Answer 32

me siento a la mesa

Question 33

to rescue someone

Answer 33

rescatar a alguien

Question 34

we skipped breakfast today

Answer 34

hoy nos saltamos el desayuno

Question 35

check this, look at this

Answer 35

fijáte

Question 36

set up [noun eg of computer]

Answer 36

el montaje (montar can mean to assemble/set up)

Question 37

to lie in, be located in (figuratively or literally)

Answer 37

radicar *el problema no radicaba en la situación política*

Question 38

to breach, break (a regulation or boundary)

Answer 38

incumplir

Question 39

I want to take him away from the Jets

Answer 39

se lo quiero quitar a los Jets

Question 40

to detach (something) / to give off (e.g. an aroma)

Answer 40

desprender [no stem changes]

Question 41

weary, tiring

Answer 41

cansino

Question 42

bulk, main part (of something)

Answer 42

el grueso [the adjective means thick for objects and very fat for people]

Question 43

earthquake

Answer 43

un terremoto

Question 44

to overwhelm (with problems, responsibility)

Answer 44

agobiar

Question 45

to oppress [2 words]

Answer 45

oprimir / tiranizar

Question 46

to laugh at

Answer 46

reírse de

Question 47

to absorb, take in (info or substances)

Answer 47

asimilar

Question 48

are you serious?

Answer 48

¿Estás en serio?

Question 49

...like crazy

Answer 49

a lo bestia