Set 14 Flashcards
cosmopolita
cosmopolitan (cultured - of a place or person)
el cosmopolita/la cosmopolita
the cosmopolitan (cultured person)
el cosmopolitan
the cosmopolitan (type of alcoholic drink)
el pakistaní/la pakistaní, el paquistaní/la paquistaní
the Pakistani
pakistaní, paquistaní
Pakistani
Pakistán, Paquistán
Pakistan
el farsi
the Farsi
hazme un despojo
spoil me
Afganistán
Afghanistan
el afgani
the afghan (monetary unit of Afghanistan)
el afgano/la afgana
the Afghani (Afghan person), the Afghan (person or dog breed)
el pastún
the Afghani (Pashto language), the Pashto, the Afghan (Pashto language)
el afgano
the Afghan (language)
la manta afgana, la manta de ganchillo, la manta de croché
the afghan (bedding)
afgano/afgana
Afghan
el afgano, el lebrel afgano
the Afghan (type of dog), the Afghan hound
en necesidad de algo, necesitado de algo/necesitada de algo
in need of something
en los momentos difíciles se conocen los verdaderos amigos, los amigos son para las ocasiones
a friend in need is a friend indeed (someone who helps others is a true friend)
el amigo en la adversidad/la amiga en la adversidad
the friend in need (someone who helps others)
el necesitado/la necesitada, el amigo en problemas/la amiga en problemas
the friend in need (someone who needs help)
los necesitados, los damnificados
the people in need
injertar algo
to graft something (in surgery or plants), to engraft something (in plants), to implant something (in plants)
el injerto
the graft (implant of something or a grafted plant), the scion (plant cutting), the cutting (of a plant), the slip (plant cutting), the grafting (act of grafting)
el injerto de piel
the skin graft
los chanchullos, el trapicheo, el chanchullo, el tejemaneje
the graft (corruption)
injertar algo, hacer un injerto de algo
to graft something (in surgery)
el cachemir, la cachemira, el casimir
the cashmere (material)
de cachemir, de cachemira, de casimir
cashmere (made of cashmere)
la lana de cachemira
the cashmere (type of goat’s wool)
Cachemira
Cashmere (disputed region in India)
el asunto privado, el asunto personal
the private matter
por la borda, al agua
overboard
exagerar, írsele la mano, tirar la casa por la ventana, pasarse tres pueblos (España)
to go overboard
caer por la borda
to fall overboard
¡Hombre al agua!
Man overboard!
el pastón (España)
the fortune (money), the bundle (money)
muy ceñido/muy ceñida, muy ajustado/muy ajustada, ceñidísimo/ceñidísima
skintight
el cárdigan, la chaqueta de punto, la rebeca (España), la chaleca (Chile), el saco (Río de la Plata)
the cardigan
el esqueje
the cutting (for planting), the scion (for grafting), the slip (for planting)
el tejido
the fabric, the material (fabric), the tissue (anatomical), the texture (in weaving), the weave (in weaving), the knitting, the crocheting, the cloth
la mujer fatal, la femme fatale
the femme fatale
cerrar algo, apagar algo
to shut something down (1st is to close something down, 2nd is to turn something off)
cerrarse, bajar la cortina
to shut down (of a place - to close down)
apagarse, pararse, dejar de funcionar
to shut down (of a thing - to turn off)
hacer oídos sordos, cerrarse a escuchar, cerrarse en banda
to shut down (of a person - to refuse to listen; all followed by a algo)
cerrar, bajar la persiana, echar el cierre
to shut down (close down a business)
el agua es buena para ti
water is good for you
los registros de vacunación, los registros de inmunización, el registro de vacunas
the immunization records
totalmente natural, completamente natural
all-natural
las ansias de conocer mundo, el espíritu viajero, las ganas de viajar
the wanderlust
me dormí durante la clase, me quedé dormido/dormida en (la) clase
I fell asleep in class
el alfiletero, la almohadilla, el acerico
the pincushion
Persia
Persia
el persa
the Persian (language)
el persa/la persa
the Persian (person)
persa, pérsico/pérsica
Persian
apartarse de algo, alejarse de algo
to move away from something (step to the side)
mudarse de casa
to move away from home
apartar algo de algo, alejar algo de algo
to move something away from something
el limpiaparabrisas, el limpiabrisas (Colombia/Ecuador/República Dominicana)
the windshield wiper
el limpiaparabrisas trasero
the rear wiper
probar algo, intentar algo, darle una oportunidad a algo
to give something a go
a su propio ritmo, autodidáctico/autodidáctica
self-paced
el autoaprendizaje
the self-study, the self-learning
autodidáctico/autodidáctica
self-taught, capable of teaching oneself, autodidactic
la quenepa
the genip (type of fruit)
la lapa
the limpet (mollusk), the leech (when describing a person), the pest (when describing a person), the paca (type of rodent - used in Colombia and Venezuela)
igualmente, asimismo, también
likewise (similarly)
lo mismo, asimismo
likewise (the same)
igualmente
likewise (similarly or interjection), equally, the same to you, you too, and to you(rs) too
así como, del mismo modo, asimismo
likewise (also - used to connect 2 clauses)
igual
equal, identical, the same, like, alike, like this, steady (regular), constant (regular), even (regular), all (in tennis), just like, maybe, perhaps, may (followed by subjunctive), might (followed by indicative), just the same (anyway), still (anyway), the same way, dreary, monotonous
el igual
the equal sign, the equal (peer), the peer
igual a algo
the same as something, equal to something
el guardián del zoológico/la guardiana del zoológico, el guardián/la guardiana, el vigilante/la vigilante
the zookeeper
el VIP/la VIP, el personaje importante/la personaje importante
the VIP
el costado
the side (of a person or object)
me cuesta hacer eso
I find it hard to do that, I find it difficult to do that, I struggle to do that, that is difficult for me, that is hard for me
que tenga(s/n) un buen día, que tenga(s/n) un lindo día, que tenga(s/n) un bonito día
have a nice day
pasar un buen día
to have a nice day, to have a good day
el mojón
the milestone, the landmark (milestone), the boundary stone, the mile marker, the idiot, the shit, the turd, the boundary marker
viril, varonil
virile (1st is sexually capable, both are manly/masculine)
la hora bruja (España), la hora de las brujas
the witching hour (midnight or later)
la cancelación, la anulación, la devolución, la cancelación de reserva, la suspensión
the cancelation (act of canceling something)
el matasellos, la cancelación
the cancelation (mark made by canceling something - eg on a letter)
improvisar algo
to ad-lib something, to improvise something, to rustle something up, to extemporize something, to cobble something together, to knock something together
improvisar
to ad-lib, to improvise, to extemporize
improvisado/improvisada, ad libitum
ad-lib, ad lib, ad-libbed
improvisadamente
ad lib (adverb), unexpectedly, suddenly, at the drop of a hat
la improvisación
the ad-lib, the ad lib, the improvisation, the lack of planning, the extemporization (in music and dance), the jam (in music and dance), the ad-libbing, the ad libbing
la ciruela pasa
the prune
podar algo, recortar algo
to prune something (1st is literal - to cut a plant - 2nd is figurative - to trim something)
el significado de la vida
the meaning of life
afrentar a alguien
to insult someone, to affront someone, to offend someone
afrentarse
to be ashamed (followed by por), to be offended
el ático, el penthouse
the penthouse
la gente sombra, la gente de las sombras
the shadow people
la congelación, el congelamiento
the frostbite
la hipotermia
the hypothermia
el Día del Trabajo, el Día del Trabajador, la Fiesta del Trabajo
Labor Day
la media gama
the mid-range
de media gama
mid-range (adjective)
el desertor/la desertora
the defector (someone who abandons their country), the deserter, the traitor
el tránsfuga/la tránsfuga
the defector (someone who abandons a cause), the turncoat, the fugitive
la costa, el litoral
the coast, the coastline
ir en punto muerto, deslizarse, avanzar sin esfuerzo, rodar sin pedalear
to coast (to move without effort)
pasar fácilmente, veranear, sestear, hacer el vago/hacer la vaga, huevear (Argentina)
to coast (to apply little effort)
pasar algo sin esfuerzo, pasar fácilmente algo
to coast through something (succeed with little effort)
la Guardia Costera, la Prefectura Naval (Argentina)
the Coast Guard (in the US)
los guardacostas, el servicio de guardacostas, la prefectura, la guardia costera
the Coast Guard (in the UK), the coast guard (in the UK)
el guardacostas/la guardacostas, el salvavidas/la salvavidas, el guardavidas/la guardavidas, el bañero/la bañera
the coast guard (person who works for the coast guard)
costero/costera, litoral
coastal
la secuoya roja
the coastal redwood, the California redwood, the coast redwood
la llanura costera, la llanura litoral, la planicie costera
the coastal plain
costa a costa
coast to coast
de costa a costa
coast-to-coast, from coast to coast
haz algo útil, sé útil
make yourself useful
estar en peligro, correr peligro
to be in danger
estar en peligro de algo
to be in danger of something
poner en peligro algo, poner en riesgo algo
to put something in danger (1st is to risk a life, 2nd is to risk security)
para adelante
forward, forwards, ahead, to the front
tirar para adelante
to keep going, to carry on, to go straight on (to go forwards), to pull through, to make headway
por una vez en tu vida
for once in your life
el cerumen, la cerilla, la cera de los oídos, la cera
the earwax
el inquilino/la inquilina
the tenant, the lessee (tenant), the tenant farmer (used in Chile), the uninvited guest
el mamanogra
the cabrón, the mamabicho
la demagogia
the demagogy, the demagoguery
casémonos, vamos a casarnos
let’s get married
besémonos
let’s kiss
el salto de longitud, el salto largo, el salto en largo
the long jump
el atletismo, pista y campo
track and field
de atletismo, atlético/atlética, de pista y campo
track-and-field (adjective)
por mí, por lo que me importa, para lo que me importa
for all I care
en el regular, de forma regular
on the regular
mi Señor y Salvador Jesucristo
my lord and savior Jesus Christ
