Spanish Eng to Span 4 Flashcards
to squeeze, press; to oppress
oprimir
to stretch, to spread out
tender
to dig (x2)
excavar; cavar
what a coincidence
qué coincidencia
(he or she) looked very much like you
era muy parecido(a) a ti
they look very much alike
son muy parecidos
vacant (adj.)
vacante
a vacancy, place; unfilled post (job)
una vacante
to come from, arise from
provenir
record, history, background
antecedentes
smashed, shattered, ruined
destrozado
to smash, shatter, ruin
destrozar
immediately
de inmediato
a (severe) headache, migraine
una jaqueca
to consent to
consentir
a premonition
un presentimiento
out of his/her right mind
fuera de sus cabales
to be in one’s right mind
estar en sus cabales
the procedure, process, means, method
el procedimiento
he/she is about to leave
está a punto de salir
a fairy tale
un cuento de hadas
to take pity on, to feel sorry for
apiadarse de
to occur, to happen; it happens to him …., it comes to his mind ….
ocurrir; se le ocurre ….
(cabeza) to bend, bow; (vr.) to stoop, crouch, get down; to squat
agachar; agacharse
a beating
una paliza
to seem, to look; to look like; to turn up, to show up; (vr.) to look alike
parecer; parecerse
to hang (i.e., somebody)
ahorcar
hollow (adj.)
hueco
to upset, bother; get in the way, hinder
estorbar
the cheekbone
el pómulo
the chin
m….
el mentón
squatting, crouching
en cuclillas
the chief
el cacique
rags
hilachas; hilachos
a nun; Sister ….
sor, una; Sor ….
tender
tierno
excited, agitated
alborotado
to disturb, agitate, excite
alborotar
the bits, pieces, scraps
las garras
the belly
b….
la barriga
she can count on her father
ella puede contar con su padre
to remain
p….
permanecer
the kind, sort
g….
el género
to change; to move (change houses)
mudar; mudarse
to shine, show off
lucir
adjoining (adj.)
inmediato
the farmer
el labrador / la labradora
thick, dense
espeso
the species, kind
la especie
to pretend, feign
fingir
the temper, disposition; genius
el genio
the sudden movement
el repente
the purpose, aim
el propósito
the pity, mercy
la piedad
special, private, unusual (adj.)
particular
the display counter
el mostrador
a sample
una muestra
to print, stamp, imprint
imprimir
to be unaware of, not to know
ignorar
the garden (for food)
la huerta
the iron (i.e., the metal)
el hierro
to throw
a….
arrojar
to put, to place
c….
colocar
the servant
el criado / la criada
the affection, attachment, love
el afecto
to warn, advise, realize, notice
advertir
to astonish, to daze
asombrar
to drag
arrastrar
narrow (adj.)
angosto
narrow, tight (adj.)
estrecho
to tighten, press
apretar
to make narrow
estrechar
to dawn, grow light
amanecer
the breath, courage
el aliento
to raise x3
levanter, subir, alzar
the gesture x2
el gesto / el ademán
to spill, pour out, shed (tears); to scatter
derramar
to be unfamiliar with, fail to recognize
desconocer
to neglect, be careless; to disregard; (olvidar) to overlook
descuidar
to wrap
envolver
the season; station
la estación
to found, base
fundar
to swear
jurar
(adj.) minute, small
menudo
often
a menudo
to bless
bendecir
to beat, (vr.) to fight
batir, batirse
ticket; bill, bank note
el billete
to catch, to seize
coger
to twist, bend
torcer
a sale; an inn
una venta
the turn, return
la vuelta
turn around
dar la vuelta
take a walk
dar una vuelta
to be back
estar de vuelta
to support, to sustain
sostener
the cigar x2
el puro / el cigarro
the sign, gesture
la seña
the sign, signal
la señal
the down payment; hook, hooking device; hitching, coupling
el enganche
a challenge; a threat
un reto
exquisite
exquisito
a tin can
una lata
(heart) to beat; (dog) to bark
latir
(adj.) banking, financial
bancario
the sheet-metal work
la hojalatería
to rectify, to correct
rectificar
the shotgun
la escopeta
the rifle x2
el fusil; el rifle
to shoot (a gun)
disparar
machine gun
la ametralladora
melted chocolate
chocolate derretido
waxed paper
papel encerado
the tool
la herramienta
to instill, (vr.) to be obstinate
inculcar, inculcarse
a frame; picture frame, window frame
un marco; - para cuadro, - de ventana
the glue
el pegamento
the breasts
los senos
to mould, shape, form
moldear
a mould
un molde
the alarm
la alarma
I imagine it
me lo imagino
to scold
regañar
appetizers, snacks x2
un aperitivo; las botanas (pl. only)
to depress; press down; flatten; to belittle
deprimir
to push a button
apretar un botón
unless
a no ser que
to express one’s condolences
dar el pésame
to splash, sprinkle
salpicar
splashed with, spattered with, sprinkled with
salpicado de
the phone is tapped
el teléfono está intervenido
speed up, step on the gas
pisar el acelerador
proud; haughty, arrogant
s….
soberbio
attorney general’s office; attorney’s office
la procuraduría
a raffle; to raffle
una rifa; rifar
to shake
e….
estremecer
to shake, tremble, shiver, shudder …. (from)
estremecerse (de)
the lizard
el lagarto
to grasp, grab; to catch (e.g., a ball), (vr.) to fight
agarrar, agarrarse
to re-establish; to restore
restablecer
intestines
las vísceras
to nickname, call; label
apodar
many convincing proofs
muchas pruebas convincentes
perplexed
perplejo (adj.)
to foresee, to anticipate
prever
to remain firm in; to stick to
seguir aferrado a
to resort to
recurrir a
to boast, to brag
jactarse
claiming to be somebody
jactándose de ser alguien
considerably
considerablemente
descendants
los descendientes
groanings, moans, groans
quejidos
to provide
proveer
they mourned him deeply
hicieron gran duelo por él
sorcery
la hechicería
dazed, dazzled, confused
deslumbrado
in passing
de paso
to invoke, call on
invocar
scales, flakes
escamas
an offering (e.g. to God)
una ofrenda
ecstasy, trance
un éxtasis
slaps x3
cachetadas, bofetadas, palmadas
he has provided (proveer)
ha provisto
to persevere
perseverar
to repair, mend
reparar
(vt.) to straighten; (vr.) to straighten o.s. up
enderezar; enderezarse
