Spanish 4 Flashcards

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1
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to sink; submerge; collapse

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hundir (also derrumbar for collapse)

‘El gnomo le hundió sus dientes en un dedo’

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2
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darn; wow; jeez

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Caramba! (not often)

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3
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soft (or to soften); lenient; tolerant

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blando (ablandar)

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4
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to sigh

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suspirar

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5
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deaf

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sordo

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6
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gulp; sip

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trago; sorbo (sip)

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7
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bald

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calvo; pelado; pelón

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8
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worn out; damaged

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estropeado

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9
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dusty; powdery

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polvoriento

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10
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To shrink; to diminish

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encogerse, mermar (disminuir)

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11
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committee

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comité/comisión

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12
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What is it used for? (Why bother…?)

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para que sirve

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13
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to torment; torture

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atormentar

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14
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tiny

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minúsculo; diminuto; chiquitito; pequeñito

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15
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come up with

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dar con

‘Hemos de dar con una solución - We better come up with a solution’

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16
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convict

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declarar culpable; condenar

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17
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staring you in the face

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tener delante de los ojos; te esta mirando a la cara

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18
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as long as; provided that

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siempre y cuando; con tal de que

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19
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loophole; gap (deficiency or left out)

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laguna

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20
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Junk

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chatarra (scrap; ya no sirve);
porquería (dirty; grime);
cachivaches (contraption-name things you no longer use)

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21
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To give emphasis; indeed

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pero que

‘Los zapatos fueron caros; pero que muy caros’

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22
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Even if; although; mind you

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eso sí

‘El hotel es muy acogedor. Eso sí, resulta caro’

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23
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sneakily; stealthily

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sigilosamente (without noise);
furtivamente (do it without someone finding out);
a hurtadillas (not used much);
a escondidas

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24
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to sneak in

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colarse

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25
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ajar; open

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entornado

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26
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stare

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mirar fijamente

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27
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plaque; license plate; name plate

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placa

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28
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flaking (off); chipped

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desconchado

‘Si compras pintura barata, se desconchará y la casa se verá destartalada’

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29
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sheets (bed)

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sábanas

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30
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league (Like a quidditch league)

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liga

‘Van novenos en la liga’

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31
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curfew

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toque de queda

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32
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Fish Tank; Aquarium

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pecera; acuario

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33
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windowsill; ledge

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alféizar

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34
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to doze; snooze

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dormitar

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35
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after; behind

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tras

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36
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Deck of Cards

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baraja; mazo (latin america)

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37
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field; countryside

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campo

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38
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one by one

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Uno a uno; (also used for one on one)
uno por uno;
uno tras uno; (emphasizes the flow)
de uno en uno (one at a time)

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39
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wow; well; oh no

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vaya!

¡Vaya Pinta! Means ‘What a look!’ Usually a negative connotation

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40
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tuck (ones shirt)

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meterse

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41
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To get (frigthened; disappointed; upset)

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llevarse un (buen susto; chasco; disgusto)

42
Q

talking

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parlante (el estatua parlante)

43
Q

plug; outlet

A

enchufe

44
Q

interrogation

A

interrogatorio

45
Q

to manage; to make do; get by

A

apañarse

‘son ingeniosas de verdad las cosas que inventan para apañárselas sin magia’

46
Q

shell (also vulgar slang)

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concha

47
Q

to pretend

A

fingir (feign)

48
Q

envelope

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sobre

49
Q

ink; dye

A

tinta

50
Q

parchment

A

pergamino

51
Q

as usual

A

como de costumbre

52
Q

I bet that

A

apuesto a que (sometimes they just say ‘a que’)

53
Q

askance; out of the corner of one’s eye

A

de reojo

54
Q

knitted

A

de punto/tejido

55
Q

to wear; to display; to look good or show off (also to shine)

A

lucir

56
Q

to tear; rip

A

Rasgar; desgarrar

57
Q

meadow; field

A

prado

58
Q

What are you up to? (suspicious)

A

Que está tramando? (suspicious)
Que se trae entre manos? (Acting in weird way)

59
Q

halfway; halfway there

A

a medio camino

60
Q

He’s not himself

A

no parece él mismo

61
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distinction; honor roll; magna cum laude

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matrícula de honor

62
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set (of books); batch; plot (of land)

A

lote

63
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to store (in a bank; pantry; etc); save; keep

A

guardar

64
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chamber

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cámara

65
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armored; battleship

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acorazado

66
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plant or flower pot

A

maceta

67
Q

a pinch of

A

pellizco

68
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flame (or passion)

A

llama

69
Q

bonfire; campfire

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fogata

70
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I don’t care. It doesn’t matter to me.

A

Me da igual

71
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joke; prank

A

broma

72
Q

ash

A

ceniza

73
Q

plug; outlet

A

enchufe

74
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slap

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bofetada

75
Q

deafening

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ensordecedor

76
Q

spiraling pattern; whirl; swirl; whirlwind

A

remolino

77
Q

to hold on; hold in place

A

sujetarse

‘Algo duro le golpeó en el codo, así que se lo sujetó contra el cuerpo’

78
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to hold; fasten

A

sujetar

79
Q

blurred

A

borroso

80
Q

to glimpse; make out

A

vislumbrar

81
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to fall flat on one’s face; face plant

A

caerse de bruces

82
Q

Bruised/to bruise

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magullado (magullar)

83
Q

display or glass case

A

vitrina

84
Q

spikes

A

pinchos (also skewer); puntos

85
Q

as soon as possible

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cuanto antes; lo antes posible; en cuanto pueda

86
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crack; gap (often for sight; light; air; etc passing through)

A

rendija

87
Q

the more…the more

A

cuanto mas…mas

88
Q

but rather, except

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sino (no podía ser sino su padre)

89
Q

race (to run in)

A

carrera

90
Q

lazy

A

perezoso (most common. Someone who avoids work)

flojo (weak, no energy or motivation);

vago (aimlessness);

holgazán (stronger tone than perezoso)

91
Q

to drum; to tap (ie fingers)

A

tamborilear (tocar el tambor)

92
Q

predicament; difficult situation

A

aprieto; apuro

93
Q

to meddle; interfere

A

entrometerse

94
Q

despicable; contemptible

A

rastrero; despreciable

95
Q

to track; follow

A

rastrear; seguir la pista

96
Q

to head toward; set out for

A

encaminarse

97
Q

grades (school)

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notas

98
Q

teachers pet (colloquial); well-connected (IE favored by the boss and other coworkers)

A

enchufado

99
Q

To agree on; to be advisable or a good idea

A

Convenir

‘Convinimos en la necesidad de luchar contra el cambio climático’

100
Q

to haggle; bargain

A

regatear (negociar)