spanish 110922 Flashcards
dar la chapa/vara/lata/tabarra
molestar repetidamente o serpesadocon alguien, normalmente por cosas inoportunas
sucumbir
to succumb
tener mano izquierda
to handle a delicate situation well / be tactful
seductor
seductive
un imán
magnet
astucia
astuteness / cunning
tener un pico de oro
to have the gift of the gab (inf)
elocuente
eloquent
entre comilla
in quotation marks
abordable
approachable - manageble
atraerle a algn - sentirse atraída por algn
to attract someone / to be attracted by someone
llamativo
striking
rodear / rodar
to be surrounded by / to film
el anhelo
desire - longing
sin remedio
inevitably / hopelessly
el ingenio
wit (humour)
ingenioso
witty
acepción
sense / meaning
la maña
skill
un / una estratega
strategist
caer en picado
to plummet
manirroto
spendthrift - extravagent
desprendir
to remove / give off
despilfarrar
to squander / waste
un augurio
omen
un / una quejica
moaner
dar un aire a algn
to make a face at someone
desencajada
dislocated / contorted / shaken
un achaque
ailment
Tener / sentir morriña
to feel homesick
Tener cuentitis
to procrastinate / make excuses for not doing something you don’t want to do
Dar un soponcio
to feel sick or faint on receipt of bad news or a shock
Dar un patatús
to have a dizzy spell (caused by a sudden shock)
Dar un telele
to have a soponcio or patatús caused by anguish
malgastar
to waste / squander
el regadío
irrigation
ingente
huge
un embalse
resevoir
el trasvase
decanting
un vertido
spillage
pagar a escote
go 50-50 or go dutch
contados
little or few (poco)
hacer la mar de cosas
to do many things
una gozada
a delight
una barbaridad de
much / lots of
y pico
approximately (when following an expression of quantity or number)
un mogollón de
lots of
estancado
stagnant
distraer
to entertain (as well as to distract)
mortificar
to torment / plague / mortify
dar por descontado
take for granted
en sintonía con
in harmony with / in tune with
hacer gala de
to display / show off
