Set 11 Flashcards
olfativo/olfativa
olfactory
el bulbo olfatorio
the olfactory bulb
la ceja, el capotasto, la cejilla
the capo (on a guitar)
da capo, desde el principio
da capo (music direction)
el capo
the capo (mafia boss), the boss (mafia boss)
sin ningún motivo aparente, sin ninguna razón aparente, sin razón aparente, sin motivo aparente
for no apparent reason
el alpiste, la comida de pájaros
the birdseed
el mejor amigo/la mejor amiga
the bestie, the best friend
los pensamientos intrusivos
the intrusive thoughts
el descargo de responsabilidad
the disclaimer, the Standard Disclaimer
publicar un descargo de responsabilidad, hacer pública renuncia de responsabilidad legal
to publish a disclaimer
la declaración de ausencia de responsabilidad, el descargo de responsabilidad
the Standard Disclaimer
travieso/traviesa
naughty (mischievous), mischievous, witty, clever, restless, lively, cheeky, wicked (cheeky), bright (smart), shrewd
la traviesa
the tie (on a railroad), the crossbeam, the length (between two points), the railroad tie
la travesura
the prank, the mischief, the prank lark, the wit, the vivacity, the sparkle (wit)
las travesuras
the pranks, the naughtiness, the fun and games
la desfachatez
the nerve (insolence), the cheek (insolence), the impertinence, the cheeky attitude, the affront
hacer travesuras
to make mischief, to be naughty, to pull pranks
la pata, la garra, la zarpa
the paw (animal foot; 1st is of a dog; 2nd and 3rd are of a tiger, lion, cat, or bear)
la manaza, la zarpa, la garra, la mano
the paw (colloquial - person’s hand)
tocar algo con la pata, golpear algo con la pata
to paw something
manosear a alguien, tratar a alguien a patadas, maltratar a alguien
to paw someone
la huella
the paw print, the track (footprint or paw print), the footprint, the footstep (footprint), the trace (vestige), the mark (impression), the tread (of a step), the remnant, the step (of stairs)
el avance
the advance (onward movement OR progress OR payment), the forward move (in sports), the progress, the trailer (film/TV), the preview (film/TV), the look ahead (film/TV), the advance payment, the insight (preview)
el avance, el avance cinematográfico
the movie trailer
el avance científico
the scientific advance
el avance de estrategia
the strategic process
el avance de obra
the work progress, the amount of work completed
el avance de presupuesto
the advance budget, the pre-budget
el avance de resultados, los resultados preliminares
the preliminary results
el avance de temporada
the pre-season (in fashion)
el avance de ventas
the sales report
el avance médico
the medical breakthrough, the medical advance, the medical development
la velocidad de avance, la velocidad de movimiento
the speed of movement
avanzar sin tregua
to advance steadily, to drive forward steadily, to move forward unabated
avanzar un puesto, avanzar un escaño
to move up (at work), to receive a promotion (at work)
el payaso de la clase/la payasa de la clase
the class clown
establecer dominio, establecer el dominio
to establish dominance
¡Compórtate conforme a tu edad!, ¡Madura de una vez!
Act your age!
la bodega
the winery, the wine cellar, the wine store, the wine shop, the bar (restaurant), the pantry, the grocery store, the hold (nautical or in aviation), the bodega, the larder, the storehouse (used in Mexico, Ecuador, Honduras, and Costa Rica), the warehouse (used in Mexico, Ecuador, Honduras, and Costa Rica)
la cata de vinos, la degustación de vinos
the wine tasting
la letra de la canción, la letra
the song lyrics (of one song)
las letras de canciones
the song lyrics (of multiple songs)
el pimiento, el pimentón, el morrón (Cono Sur)
the pimento (vegetable)
el queso pimiento, el queso pimentero
the pimento cheese
un poco va un largo camino, un poco vale mucho
a little goes a long way
la contrahuella, la tabica
the riser (in stairs)
el podio, la plataforma, la tarima
the riser (elevated platform)
creciente, en aumento, en alza, alcista, al alza
rising (increasing; last is of prices or stocks, rest are general)
naciente, creciente, ascendiente, en pendiente
rising (moving upwards)
prometedor/prometedora, en alza
rising (promising)
la salida
the rising (upward movement of something), the exit
la rebelión, la revuelta, el levantamiento
the rising (insurrection)
la generación en crecimiento
the rising generation (coming generation)
solo con cita previa, por cita solamente, solo con reserva
by appointment only
con cita previa, por cita
by appointment
la manzanilla
the chamomile, the chamomile tea, the manzanilla (alcoholic beverage), the manzanilla olive
el picadillo
the picadillo (minced hard-boiled egg, ham, and small pieces of crispy bread), the mince (minced meat), the chopped vegetables
hacer picadillo de algo/alguien
to finely chop something (food), to beat someone to a pulp, to make mincemeat of someone
hacerse picadillo
to smash to bits (intransitive - to break)
mi suerte en la vida, mi destino en la vida
my lot in life
te lo mereces, te está bien empleado, lo tienes bien merecido
serves you right
acompáñame a cenar
join me for dinner
acompáñame, únete a mí
join me (1st is go/come with me, 2nd is join forces with me)
acompáñame con un trago, acompáñame con una copa, ven a tomar un trago conmigo
join me for a drink
la cámara, el aposento, el dormitorio, la alcoba
the bedchamber
ahorcado, arrastrado y descuartizado
hanged, drawn, and quartered (execution style)
el chorro
the spurt (of liquid), the current (of a river/the sea), the stream (spurt of liquid), the jet (of liquid), the loads (lot of something), the faucet (used in Central America), the tap (faucet - used in Central America), the thief (used in Southern Cone), the pickpocket (used in Southern Cone), the diarrhea (used in Mexico), the throng, the crowd, the ton (lot of something), the waterfall (used in Colombia)
la arrancada, el acelerón, el incremento repentino
the spurt (sudden increase/short burst of something)
chorrear, salir a chorros, salir a chorro
to spurt (to gush - of liquid)
acelerar
to spurt (in a race - to speed up), to accelerate, to speed up, to get a move on, to hurry up
lanzar chorros de algo, arrojar chorros de algo, chorrear algo
to spurt something (a liquid)
acelerar algo
to speed something up, to quicken something, to hasten something, to accelerate something (a vehicle or in physics), to rev something (a motor), to rev something up (a motor)
acelerarse
to speed up, to get overexcited, to lose one’s cool, to accelerate (in physics)
el estirón, la etapa de crecimiento
the growth spurt
pegar un estirón, dar un estirón
to have a growth spurt
¿Qué hay para cenar?, ¿Qué hay de cenar?
What’s for dinner?
la mímica de tocar la guitarra
the air guitar
el corredor/la corredora, el piloto de carreras/la piloto de carreras
the racer (car racer)
el corredor/la corredora, el atleta/la atleta
the racer (runner)
la bicicleta de carreras, la bicicleta de carrera
the racer (racing bike)
el coche de carreras, el carro de carreras, el auto de carreras (Cono Sur)
the racer (racecar)
el caballo de carreras, el caballo de carrera
the racer (racehorse)
recobrar el aliento, tomarse un respiro
to catch one’s breath (1st is literal, 2nd is figurative - take a break)
compasivo/compasiva, misericordioso/misericordiosa
compassionate (of a person - sympathetic)
compasivo hacia alguien/compasiva hacia alguien, compasivo con alguien/compasiva con alguien
compassionate towards someone, sorry for someone
compasivo/compasiva, misericordioso/misericordiosa, caritativo/caritativa
compassionate (of an action - kind)
compasivamente
compassionately, pityingly, sympathetically
la compasión, la misericordia
the compassion (sympathy)
la compasión, la conmiseración
the compassion (pity)
a regañadientes
reluctantly, unwillingly, through clenched teeth
momentáneo/momentánea, pasajero/pasajera, fugaz
momentary
en un momento, de un momento a otro
momentarily (in a moment)
por un momento, momentáneamente
momentarily (for a short time)
Azabache, Belleza Negra
Black Beauty (novel)
ilocalizable
unreachable (of a person - unable to be contacted), untraceable, out (not present)
inalcanzable
unreachable (of an object - out of reach - or of a goal - unattainable), unattainable, unachievable, out of reach (unattainable)
inalcanzable, imposible
unreachable (of a goal - unattainable)
ilógicamente, de manera irrazonable
unreasonably (lacking logic)
injustamente, indebidamente
unreasonably (unfairly)
inaceptable, inadmisible, irrazonable
unreasonable (of an action or speech - unfair)
irracional, poco racional
unreasonable (of an idea - impractical)
poco razonable, discutidor/discutidora
unreasonable (of a person - argumentative)
exagerado/exagerada, excesivo/excesiva, exorbitante
unreasonable (of a price - excessive)
la cartulina
the poster board, the posterboard, the cardboard, the card (in sports - eg red card)
restregarse (i-ie) algo
to rub something (e.g. one’s eyes)
restregarse los ojos
to rub one’s eyes
restregarse contra algo
to rub against something
restregarse
to rub against each other, to rub up against each other
restregar algo
to rub something, to rub something hard, to scrub something (when cleaning), to rub something in (figurative)
restregarse por algo
to roll around on something
embarcarse, embarcar
to embark (both are to start a journey, 2nd is also to board a vessel)
embarcarse rumbo a algo, embarcarse para algo
to embark for something (a place)
embarcarse en algo, emprender algo, lanzarse en algo
to embark on something (figurative - start a task)
embarcar a alguien
to embark someone (put someone on board a vessel)
embarcarse en algo, aventurarse en algo
to embark on something (literal - go on a journey)
desembarcar
to disembark
desembarcar algo
to disembark something (take something off a vessel)
intensivo/intensiva
full-on (intensive), intensive (in medicine or demanding or concentrated), crash (intensive - eg crash course), compressed (accelerated), accelerated
total
full-on (extreme/utter), total, complete (utter/total), so, brilliant (fantastic), in short, in the end, all in all, and so, to sum up
a todo trapo, a todo lo que da
full-on (extremely/completely)
el curso intensivo
the intensive course, the crash course
comprender un total de algo
to add up to something, to make a total of something, to total something
con libertad, con total libertad
freely, with complete freedom, with total freedom
con total tranquilidad
with complete calm, calmly, coolly, without batting an eyelid, as cool as a cucumber, at ease
el control total
the full control, the total control, the complete control, the absolute control
el costo total, el coste total, el valor total
the total cost
el eclipse total
the total eclipse
en total
in total, in all, altogether
el total de ventas
the turnover, the total sales
