Set 12 Flashcards
sin espinas
spineless (not having spines), boneless (of fish)
invertebrado/invertebrada
spineless (having no spinal column), invertebrate, unstructured (figurative)
débil de carácter, débil, sin carácter
spineless (cowardly)
el invertebrado
the invertebrate
sin hueso, deshuesado/deshuesada, sin espinas
boneless (last is of fish, rest are general)
el afecto plano, el afecto aplanado
the flat affect (most severe)
el afecto restringido, el afecto constreñido
the restricted affect (least severe)
el afecto embotado
the blunted affect (less severe than flat affect but more severe than restricted affect)
el afecto inapropiado, el afecto inadecuado
the inappropriate affect (expression and emotions don’t match)
suculento/suculenta, jugoso/jugosa
succulent (juicy - of food)
carnoso/carnosa, suculento/suculenta
succulent (having fleshy stems)
la planta carnosa, la suculenta
the succulent
suculento/suculenta, crasa
succulent (of a plant - storing water)
la labilidad
the lability (quality of being slippery OR figurative - lack of firmness OR in chemistry - instability)
el hojalatero/la hojalatera, el mecánico/la mecánica
the mechanic
la mecánica
the mechanics (physics or general workings of something), the mechanism, the works (workings), the workings
la mecánica, el mecanismo
the mechanics (components of a machine)
la riviera
the riviera (coastal resort area)
la Costa Azul, la riviera francesa
the Riviera (French Riviera)
la Riviera
the Riviera (French or Italian)
a ver, vamos a ver, veamos
let’s see
¡A ver si no!
sure (yes), indeed
¡A ver si revienta!
Let’s see if he/she bursts! (figurative), Let’s see if he/she explodes! (figurative)
a ver si haces algo
let’s see if you do something, let’s see whether you do something
ir a ver algo
to go to see something (to check/prove something)
llegar a ver algo/a alguien
to get to see something/someone, to come to see something/someone
el método fónico de lectoescritura, el método phonics, la fónica
the phonics
afrutado/afrutada, a fruta, frutal, con sabor a fruta
fruity (of taste; 1st can also be of a smell)
tengo afecto plano, tengo afecto aplanado
I have flat affect
sombrío/sombría
gloomy (dark), shaded, somber, dismal, cheerless, mopey, dark
mirar a ver algo
to check on something, to take a look at something, to look to see something
el percentil 90
the 90th percentile
el percentil
the percentile
el cuartil
the quartile
el cuantil
the quantile
la riña
the cockfight, the argument, the quarrel, the brawl, the fight, the dispute
las riñas, las peleas, las discusiones, las disputas, las garatas
the bickering
pendenciero/pendenciera, camorrista, discutidor/discutidora, polemista
bickering (adjective)
socialmente, desde el punto de vista social
socially (relating to a community)
socialmente, en sociedad
socially (both are in social situations, 1st is also by social norms)
el éxito, el éxito de taquilla, el taquillazo
the blockbuster (1st is general - something successful - 2nd and 3rd are movie)
el bestseller, el éxito de ventas
the blockbuster (book)
exitoso/exitosa, popular
blockbuster (adjective)
la bomba revientamanzanas, la bomba blockbuster, la bomba de demolición
the blockbuster (type of bomb)
pensar en grande, pensar a lo grande
to think big
desahogarse
to have an orgasm, to vent, to pour one’s heart out, to let off steam, to get out of something (de algo - in finance - eg debts), to liberate oneself from something (de algo - in finance - eg debts)
desahogar algo
to vent something, to give vent to something, to relieve something (alleviate something), to ease something (alleviate something), to get something off one’s chest, to clear something (alleviate something - eg conscience)
sombrío/sombría, deprimido/deprimida
mopey
lamentarse, estar deprimido/estar deprimida, lloriquear, deprimirse, desanimarse, bajonearse (Argentina)
to mope
andar con cara mustia
to mope about, to mope around
rectamente, justamente, con razón
righteously (morally correctly)
honradamente, rectamente
righteously (virtuously)
la arrogancia, la superioridad moral
the self-righteousness
la rectitud, la justicia, la honradez, la virtud, la justificación
the righteousness (last is being justifiable, rest are morality/virtue)
creído/creída, santurrón/santurrona, mojigato/mojigata, de superioridad moral
self-righteous
recto/recta, honrado/honrada, honesto/honesta
righteous (virtuous)
justificado/justificada, justo/justa
righteous (justified)
los justos
the righteous
socialmente aceptable, aceptable socialmente
socially acceptable
por orden de, por encargo de
by order of
la dopamina
the dopamine
de la vida real, en la vida real
real live
perder la cabeza, volverse loco/volverse loca
to lose one’s mind
chinchar a alguien, chinchear a alguien
to pester someone, to tease someone
chincharse
to pester each other, to put up with it, to throw tantrums, to get upset, to bother each other
chichar
to have sexual intercourse, to have sex, to fuck
el simulacro
the simulacrum (likeness/image)
el trastorno dismórfico corporal
the body dysmorphic disorder
el estribo
the stirrup, the running board (step in a vehicle), the footrest (in a motorcycle), the brace (in mechanics), the stirrup bone, the support (in architecture), the buttress, the spur (in geography), the foothold (in the wall of a bullfighting ring), the stay (in mechanics), the bracket (in mechanics), the stapes (stirrup bone)
tocar una armonía, cantar una armonía, armonizar
to harmonize (to perform a harmony)
armonizar, combinar, pegar, ir bien, machear
to harmonize (to match)
armonizar algo
to harmonize something (in music)
armonizar algo, combinar algo
to harmonize something (match something)
armonizar con algo, consonar con algo
to harmonize with something (in music)
combinar con algo, pegar con algo, cuadrar con algo, ir bien con algo
to harmonize with something (match something)
sin cara, sin rostro
faceless (without a face)
anónimo/anónima, sin rostro
faceless (anonymous)
sordo/sorda, mudo/muda
voiceless (of a sound - made without using the vocal cords)
sin voz
voiceless (literal - silent - or figurative - unable to speak for oneself)
secreto/secreta
voiceless (unsaid), secret, hidden
jadeante, sin aliento, entrecortadamente
breathlessly (gasping for breath)
con entusiasmo, sin aliento, afanosamente
breathlessly (with great excitement)
la dificultad al respirar, la disnea
the breathlessness
sin aliento, jadeante, jadeando (m y f), entrecortado/entrecortada
breathless (out of breath; last is of words or a voice)
sin aliento, entrecortado/entrecortada
breathless (emotional; last is of words or a voice)
apasionante, emocionante, que deja sin aliento
breathless (thrilling - of an experience)
alojamiento y comida, pensión completa
room and board
alojamiento y comida gratis, alojamiento y comida gratuitos
free room and board
ligero/ligera
feathery (lightweight), lightweight (of weight or a movie or book, light (of weight or food or drink or imperceptible or of sleep), thin (of fabric), slight (imperceptible or vague (of an idea or suspicion or knowledge), faint (of a noise)), tiny (of a suspicion), gentle (of a breeze), delicate (of a scent), minor (of a drawback or illness), lighthearted (of a conversation), frivolous, flippant (of a person or remark), nimble, swift, quickly (only in masculine form), quick, fast
plumoso/plumosa, con plumas
feathery (having feathers)
andar ligero
to walk briskly, to move quickly, to travel light (without baggage)
el ligero cambio
the slight change
ligero de cascos/ligera de cascos, alegre de cascos, barrenado de cascos/barrenada de cascos
flighty, airheaded
ligero de equipaje/ligera de equipaje
light (without baggage - when traveling), with no emotional baggage, without a lot of (emotional) baggage
ligero de ropa/ligera de ropa
lightly dressed
el sueño ligero
the light sleep
el tren ligero
the light rail, the light train
