spanish vocab 031222 Flashcards by Rob Glover | Brainscape

Q

to retaliate

A

tomar represalias

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you can’t please everyone

A

NUNCA LLUEVE A GUSTO DE TODOS

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body of Christ

A

la hostia

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you’re crazy (colloq)

A

estas p’alla

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polite way to call a waiter

A

porfa, cuando puedas

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= gustarse

A

molarse

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= irse

A

pirarse

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unheard of / unprecedented / outrageous

A

inaudito

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see you then

A

hasta entonces / nos vemos entonces

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to compromise (reach agreement)

A

transigir

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mindfulness / raising awareness

A

la concienciación

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tangle / mess / muddle

A

el enredo

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cetation (i.e. whale or dolphin)

A

cetáceo (n or adj)

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oyster

A

una ostra

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monitoring programme

A

el programa de seguimiento

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approximately

A

en torno a

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I borrow

A

tomo prestado / yo le presto de algn

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to borrow - I borrow from you

A

prestar (used like gustar) - e.g. me prestas

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you can always borrow your father’s car

A

Siempre le puedes pedir prestado el coche a tu padre.

Q

can I borrow your vacuum cleaner for a couple of hours?

A

Me prestas la aspiradora un par de horas?

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can I borrow your yellow jersey?

A

Me dejas tu jersey amarillo?

Q

to be naïve about something

A

Estar un poco verde en un asunto

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to be away with the fairies

A

Estar empanado (empanao)

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to be pleasantly surprised or disappointed

A

Estar flipando

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to be a bit mad (in a good way)

A

estar como una chota

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to be on everyone’s lips

A

estar en boca de todos

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majority (for uncountables)

A

la mayor parte

Q

majority (for countables)

A

la mayoría

Q

to catch up

A

tener que recuperar - ponerse al día

Q

tombstone

A

la lápida

Q

curse

A

la maldición

Q

sorrowful / sad

A

apesadumbrado

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curse

A

el maleficio

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to criticise (colloq expression)

A

poner verde a algn

Q

porter (hospital)

A

el celedor

Q

to give their all

A

se dejar la piel

Q

GP

A

un medico de cabecera

Q

brothel

A

un prostibulo / puticlub

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to be obvious

A

ser de cajón

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to grant

A

ortorgar

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to thrust / drive (in)

A

hincar

Q

bald person (adj or noun)

A

pelón

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praise

A

el elogio