Spanish Flashcards
La bóveda
A VAULT, A TOMB
el empeño
EFFORT, DETERMINATION
A pesar de todo su empeño, nunca logró convertirse en campeón.
(Despite all his determination, he never managed to become champion.)
un berraco
A BRAVE PERSON, A SKILLED PERSON
cuchichear
TO WHISPER
rodear
TO SURROUND
chillar
TO SCREAM/SHRIEK, TO SQUEEL
Perdón por chillar, pero es que me he pegado un susto tremendo.
(I’m sorry for shrieking. It’s just that I had a very big fright).
contra todo pronóstico
AGAINST ALL ODDS
Y de algún modo, contra todo pronóstico, nos hemos hecho una familia aquí.
(And somehow, against all odds, we became a family here.)
berrear
TO HOWL/BELLOW TO DIVULGE/REVEAL
Alfonso berreaba el secreto familiar.
Alfonso revealed the family secret.
Dar a entender
TO INSINUATE, TO LEAD TO BELIEVE
dar algo por hecho
to consider or assume [sth] as a given,
asi haya que
even if
Encontraremos la cura, así haya que ir a mil médicos.
escolta
el escolta = bodyguard
la escolta = security/ escort detail
yo de ti
If I were you
moverse en altas esferas
to run with people in important circles
el monte
Forest, Vegetation
El incendio arrasó varias hectáreas de monte.
(The fire scorched many acres of vegetation.)
Hill
prevalecer
to prevail, to thrive
la contienda
a game or match, an argument, battle, or dispute
En la jugada
be in the game, in the action
mantenerse en la jugada - to stay on top of something / be on top of your game
hacer un berrinche
to throw a tantrum
una marranada
a dirty trick
el bote
in the slammer (jail)
el bufete
A LAW FIRM/ LAWYER’S OFFICE
el vientre de alquiler
A SURROGATE
Jugar a ser
TO PLAY PRETEND AS
Trepar
To climb
Apocado
Timid/shy
Apocar = to belittle
Tachar
To cross out
Guindar de un hilo
To hang by a thread
Una ladilla
A pain in the butt / a pest
Meter cizaña
To sow discord / cause trouble
Bombear
To pump
Reanudar
To resume, to renew
Romper en llanto
To break down crying, sobbing
Indagar
To look into, to investigate
Repartir
To distribute, to divide
La desolación
Devastation, grief
El entorno
Environment, setting, surroundings
