Rafa e Inma Flashcards
to be busy
estar liado
this is a mess
esto es un lío
to tie up; to confuse
liar
to tie; to tie up
atar
the clean water
el agua limpia
the pure soul
el alma pura
gerund, infinitive and imperative
gerundio, infinitivo e imperativo
payslip; paystub
nómina
to be pissed off
estar cabreado
if I were you…
si yo fuera tú…
close; dear; very dear; fond
entrañable
a bird in hand is more valuable than one hundred flying
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
hurricane
huracán
to have a one night stand, or a fling
liarse
to roll up, to coil; to involve
enrollarse
not to worry about something at all
Importar un pimiento
pepper
pimiento
sweet pepper
pimentón
it’s a piece of cake
ser pan comido
(expression)
to be ill-tempered;to have a hot temper
tener mala leche
adj. grumpy
gruñon
(expression)
means when a girl/boy doesn’t want to go out with you, and you try to persuade him/her, but he/she always says “no.”.
dar calabazas
to bind; to pair up; to have sex
ligar
the solution is worse than the problem
es peor el remedio que la enfermedad
to refill; to stuff; to fill
rellenar
a (dumb) foreigner / tourist
guiri
to survive; to outlast
sobrevivir
to have an affair
poner los cuernos
to lie; to cheat on;
to mislead
engañar
to shame someone;
to embarrass someone
avergonzar a alguien
to flee; to escape
huir
to press
presionar
to force;
to force onself
forzar;
forzarse
demanding
exigente
the structure
la estructura
to realize
darse cuenta
anecdote
anécdota
what a mess
vaya lio
to start a car
arrancar un coche
to add a file
ajuntar un archivo
gossip pages
prensas rosas
grusome images
presnas amarillas
to gossip
cotillear
to eat too much
ponerse morado
to leave the house
irse de casa
old people
gente mayor
for people
para gente
difference between regresar and volver
regresar = more physical actions
keyboard
teclado
key
tecla
a mess, or a problem
marrón
(expression)
to be without money
estar sin blanca
I had to deal with your mess.
Me tuve que comer tu marrón.
proof
demastrado
the program
el programa
to imagine; to suppose
suponer
short phrase; a quote
cita
to add; to incorporate
añadir
white lie
mentira piadosa
horse ride; holiday parade
cabalgata
nun
monja
innocent
inocente
stop jibber-jabbing
no me comas la oreja
pumpkin
calabaza
laborous
laboriosa
to be in a hurry
tener prisa
to get down; to download
bajarse
sweets
dulces
candy
caramelos
to be shy
ser cortado
to not be able to say anything
estar cortado
to miss someone
echar de menos
to be in love
estar colado
planning; schedule
planificación
to be about to do ________
estar a punto de ________
the clue
la pista
link
enlace
was love at first sight
fue un flechazo
I’m quick to ________
me apresuro a ________
however
no obstante;
sin embargo
landscape
paisaje
to start over again
volver a empezar
to (verb) again
volver a ________
as if nothing
como si nada
red
colorado
other half
media naranja
to get along well with someone
llevarse muy bien con alguien
to be fed up
estar harto;
estar hasta las narices
to be stood up;
to miss an appointment
dar planton
desert (noun);
deserted (adjective)
desierto
jungle
selva
steep
escarpado
steep mountains
montes escarpados
to draw;
to sketch
dibujar
to appear
dibujarse
myth
mito
faith
fe
to have faith
tener fe
to pump; to inject
bombear
sweat; perspiration
sudor
magic
la magia
withered; faded
marchito
the red carpet
la alfombra roja
to make way for
dejar paso a
whole; entire
entero
fault; blame
la culpa
to move, cause emotion
conmover
to convince, to persuade
convencer
maze; labyrinth
laberinto
culmination
culminación
ADJECTIVE - physical NOUN -physicist -physique -figure
físico
behind
atrás
well to do
acomodado
a happy and affluent childhood
una infancia feliz y acomodado
affection, honey
cariño
whim, impulse
capricho
investment
inversión
to spend, to pass
apurar
the heart of a family
el seno de una familia
religious
religioso/a
conservative
conservadoro/a
to experience personally, undergo
sufrir en las carnes
to subject to
someter
ordeal, torture
martirios
to purge your sins
purgar sus pecados
restless
inquieto
fixation
la fijación
there
ahí
to end up, lead to
acabar por
to reveal, expose
destapar
provocative
provocador
INTRANSITIVE VERB
- (to spin)
a. to roll
b. to go round
c. to turn - (film)
a. to shoot
b. to film
TRANSITIVE VERB
- (film)
a. to shoot
b. to film
rodar
exhausted
rendido
stage, setting
escenario
fortunate
providencial
note, observation
apunte
chance, coincidence
casualidad
to expel
expulsar
short film
corto
specializing; specialist; stuntman
especialista
portrait
retrato
pal, mate
cuate
announcer
locutor
to embed, insert
incrustar
stray dog
perro callejero
(expression)
he goes out alot
hace mucha vida callejera
step
paso
contradictory
contradictoria
chaotic
caótico
heartrending, brutal
desgarrado
preciousness
precocidad
amazing
asombroso
tag, label
etiqueta
sinister, evil
siniestro
plot, storyline
argumento
to get off the ground, move forward with
sacar adelante
precisely
precisamente
up and coming
emergente
the protagonists
los protagonistas
disappointment, disillusion
desencanto
defeat
derrota
to make up for, compensate
compensar
cast
reparto
to commit to, champion
apostar
box office earningst
taquilla
pleasant
placentero
filming
rodaje
budget
presupuesto
to swear
jurar
kidnapping, abudction
secuestro
assigned, commissioned
de encargo
subject to
sujeto a
frustrating
frustrante
to negotiate
negociar
painful
doloroso
to confront, to face
enfrentarse
rewrite
reescrituras
colleague
colega
to set or take place in
ambientar
given the way things are
lo que son las cosas
to vindicate onself
reinvindicarse
without pause
sin respiro
miraculous
milagroso
to launch
lanzar
spoiled
consentido
tangle, snarl; mess; thicket
maraña
script writer
guionista
unsustainable
insostenible
to block, impede
impedir
official screening
pase oficial
to trigger, to unleash
desencadenar
statement
declaración
faithful
fiel
reception
acogida
lukewarm
tibio
Endogamy -
the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
endogamia
article, report
reportaje
stone temples
templos de piedra
decade
década
accountants
contadores
to hide onself
esconderse
neighborhood gangs
bandas del barrio
teen
adolescente
complicity -
the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing
complicidad
arbitrary
arbitrario
chapter
capítulo
filmaker
cineasta
cultured, worship
culto
adaptation
la adaptación
unfinished
inacabado
drafts; versions
borradores
spine
espinazo
a short film
cortometraje, o un “corto”
to flatter
adular
to praise
elogiar
(expression)
to be in charge
Cortar el bacalao
(expression)
egocentric, self-centered
Creerse el ombligo del mundo
(expression)
to be crazy
Estar como una cabra
(expression)
to be a dumb person
No tener dos dedos de frente
(expression)
to be stubborn, bullheaded
Ser cabezón
(expression)
to be intelligent
Ser un lince
(expression)
to be nice because you want something
Ser un pelota
(expression)
to be stingy
Ser un rata
(expression)
to be an optimist
Ver las cosas de color de rosa
(expression)
to be a pessimist
Verlo todo negro
navel, bellybutton
ombligo
stingy
tacaño
Christmas carols
villancicos de Navidad
crucifix
crucifijo
crying (noun)
llanto
the thunder
el trueno
lightning
relámpago
to screech
chirriar
to creek, to crack, to crunch
crujir
to terrify, to horrify
horrorizar
to frighten, to get frightened
espantar
to scream
gritar
to have; to own; to possess
poseer
possessed
poseído
to slam the door
dar un portazo
You’re missing out
Tú te lo pierdes
nightmares
pesadillas
hangover
resaca
weary, lethargic
cansino
to take advantage of
to make the most of
to make good use of
aprovechar
to take advantage of, to abuse
aprovecharse
to dodge, to avoid
esquivar
pride
orgullo
long sleeves
mangas largas
unbuttoned
desabrochado
to hang
suspender
to fail
fallar
I count on you
cuento contigo
You have faults
tienes fallos
monkey, cute
mono
to unbutton
desabrochar
Don’t fail me
no me falles
It’s a shameful situation
ES UNA SITUACIÓN VERGONZOSA
backpackers
mochileros
the tornado
el tornado
a fortune
un dineral
(colloquial)
to eat, to snack, to nibble
picar
to make a toast, to drink a toast
brindar
shot glass
vaso de chupito
clumsy
torpe
Next year I will be 30.
El año que viene cumpliré los 30.
to set back
echar para atrás
to behave (oneself)
comportarse
to hide oneself
esconderse
hiding place
escondite
to value, to appreciate
valorar
to smooth down, to soften, to ease
suavizar
infancy, babyhod
infancia
childhood
niñez
adolescence
adolescencia
youth
juventud
maturity
madurez
old age
vejez
to compare oneself to
compararse
crosswords
crucigramas
to obsess, to haunt
obsesionar
to dress in purple
vestir de morado.
pension, allowance, rent
pensión
summer gloves
guantes de verano
satin sandals
sandalias de raso
the sidewalk
la acera
to gozzle, to guzzle, to gulp down
engullir
samples (in a grocery store)
muestras
to tighten, to press, to screw
apretar
handrails, railings
barandillas
to spit, to spit out
escupir
sausages
salchichas
pickels
pepinillos
to store
almacenar
coasters
posavasos
shop assistants
dependientes
to depend on
depender de
To browse
Ojear
Making the motion “in quotations”
entre comillas
(expression)
to the core
hasta la medula
to be wrong; to get confused; to become mixed with
confundirse
to insult
insultar
summit, peak
cima
to intend, to expect; to claim; to woo (a woman)
pretender
to pretend; to look
aparentar
to roar with laughter
reirse a carcajadas
milkmaid
lechera
to devour
comerse
speeches
discursos
You need a lot of nerve to leave a bar without paying.
Hay que tener mucho morro para irse del bar sin pagar
to get engaged; to commit onself
comprometerse
to come to an agreement
llegar a un acuerdo
