spanish vocab 140124 Flashcards
encariñar
to win over
una rosquilla
doughnut
de parranda / salir de parranda
out on the town / to go out on the town
manso
tame, meek, docile
gambetear
to dribble (football)
un soltero empedernido
confirmed bachelor
el poder de convocatoria
pulling power / personal magnetism
trabado
jammed (physically) - eg a door
una familia ensamblada
a “modern family”
ensamblar
to assemble (eg furniture etc.)
tengo un sueño ligero
I am a light sleeper
el día d´innocentes
28th December - equivalent of April Fools Day
qué detalle
how thoughtful!
intercalar
to insert or intersperse
un villancito
Xmas song
tirar la casa por la ventana
to push the boat out /splash out
dar por superada
take for granted
la cuesta enero
the Janauary belt tightening
el besugo
sea bream
deshacerse (de)
to disintegrate / get rid of (with de)
meterse …… entre pecho y espalda / poner las botas
to stuff yourself with …
guardar la linea
to keep your shape / figure
los michelines
rolls of fat arround the belly
qué lío has armado
what a mess you have started / what trouble you have caused
