Recortes de prensa, Graffiti Flashcards
the rumor, piece of gossip, thingy, thingamajig
el chisme
the back
el dorso
on the back (2 phrases)
al dorso, en el dorso
the back of one’s hand
el dorso de la mano
the ramshackle bed
el camastro
to rip (2 verbs)
desgarrar, rasgar
to remove, rip violently
quitar de un tirón
the rip (in fabric) (4 words)
el rasgón, la rotura, el desgarre, el desgarrón
to twist, to wring (cloth or rope)
retorcer
to twist (hair)
enroscar
to misquote (3 words)
tergiversar, citar mal, citar erróneamente
to twist (an ankle, knee)
torcerse
the trapper
el trampero, la trampera
1 mens briefs, underpants, bikini briefs (argentina)/ 2 rest of L.A., spain/ 3&4 women’s (4 words in total)
- el slip (argentina) 2. los calzoncillos 3. las bragas 4. las calzones
the waistcoat, vest (jacket without arms)
el chaleco
the bullet-proof vest
el chaleco antibalas
the life jacket
el chaleco salvavidas
to crease, to crumple, to wrinkle
arrugar
to get creased, to get wrinkled
arrugarse
to shrink from (three phrases)
arrugarse ante, rehuir, retraerse de
the crease, wrinkle
la arruga
to gag, to muzzle
amordazar
to knot, to tie in a knot
anudar
in a hurry
presuroso-a
to contract, to acquire, to catch (shrink, legal, a disease, eliminate a vowel) 1 word
contraer
wobbly, unsteady, staggering, unstable
tambaleante
to get married /incur a debt / a disease
contraer matrimonio / una deuda / una enfermedad
a puppet, a straw guy, a pupput
el pelele
to roll, travel, go, turn, go around, shoot a movie (1 word)
rodar
the disadvantage
la desventaja
at a disadvantage
en desventaja
to stagger, totter, teeter, wabble, lurch, sway
tambalearse
to break, to cause to come apart
desvencijar
rickety, battered
desvencijado
spasmodic
espasmódico-a
the spasm
el espasmo
creaky, rustling, crunchy
crujiente
to creak, to crunch, to crackle, to grind (teeth)
crujir
the shriek, howl (three words)
el chillido, el aullido, el alarido
to shriek (3 verbs)
chillar, aullar, gritar,
the crack, gap
la rendija
to clear, to negotiate, to cross
franquear
the piece of junk, a container, useless person
el trasto
the shack, stall, thatched farmhouse (in Valencia and Murcia)
la barraca
the pavillion, summerhouse, canopy, flag
el pabellón
el camastro
the ramshackle bed, sunbed, lounge, pallet
el chaleco
the waistcoat, vest (jacket without arms)
el pelele
a straw guy, a pupput
la rendija
the crack, gap
la barraca
the shack, stall, thatched farmhouse (in Valencia and Murcia)
el pabellón
the pavillion, summerhouse, canopy, flag
