Sum up 2017 Flashcards
chick flick
película romántica
a stroll
paseo lento
to pay off
valer la pena
to clock in // to clock out
fichar
to cook up (st) for dinner
cocinar
to wipe up
pasar el trapo
to clean up
limpiar
to roll up your sleeves
arremangarse
to drool
drool
babear
baba
mindset
actitud
overcharge
The merchants at the market deliberately overcharge tourists.
cobrar de mas.
to go with the flow
dejarse llevar
to grab a bite
picar algo
cast iron
hierro forjado
caster oil
aceite de ricino
either way
I will call you either way
de una manera u otra.
Let alone.
let alone a man, she does not love
mucho menos
meet up
meet up with
we meet up for lunch occasionally
encontrarse
encontrarse con
meet up
meet up with
we meet up for lunch occasionally
encontrarse
encontrarse con
to swell
her arm swelled up
hinchar
to meet up with
to catch up with
reunirse con
ponerse al día con
a hardware store
ferrereria
a compass
brujula
scent
aroma
to dress up
to disguise
disfrazarse
disfrazar / disimular
slash
barra oblicua / \
lash
pestaña
to snoop around
to nose around
husmear, curiosear
chattel
bienes muebles
waiter
camarero
waiver
The college got a special waiver from the town to exceed the building height limit.
exención
Drama queen
Calm Down, stop being such a drama queen.
naughty
Anthony is a naughty boy and always plays tricks on his sister.
travieso
nutty
I am nutty about country music; I can’t get enough!
chiflado
I am nutty about country music; I can’t get enough!
natty
he looked natty in his white uniform
arreglado, elegante, acicalada
to stiffle a yawn //staifol//
reprimir, suprimir
to catch up with
to catch on
reeencontrarse
ponerse al dia
bangs
flequillo
nebulous
= cloudy
to learn the rope
It took me a while to learn the rope
pillar el truco
rope
cuerda
rag
trapo
drawback
The only drawback of going to Paris
= disadvantage
a lid
una tapa
a hand blender
batidora
foreign currency
divisa
to aid
It’s important to aid friends when they are in need.
attendance (n)
assistance (n)
=help
first aid
to drop off
Sales have dropped off dramatically
= decrease
dandruff
caspa
stainless steel
stained glass
acero inoxidable
vidriera
ankle
uncle
tobillo
tio
banner
cartel, pancarta
cobweb
telaraña
dandruff
caspa
to be on a pickle
estar en un apuro
magnifying glass
lupa
to tire
a tire
flat tire
cansado
un neumatico
un pinchado
to rip off
Some restaurants try to rip off foreign tourists.
to rob
estafar
robar
ill
illness
enfermo
enfermedad
embarrassed (adj)
avergonzado
sweetener
edulcorante
make do
I don’t have much, but I’ll make do.
get by
His work is not brilliant, but I’ll get by.
arreglarselas
hold your horses
= be patient
vulture
buitre
eagle
aguila
picnic area
merendero
expiration date
fecha de caducidad
padlock
candado
seek out
look for
buscar
Now, it’s back to the drawing board
volver a empezar otra vez
a tryst
We get together for a tryst whenever his wife is out of time.
encuentro amoroso
leek
puerro
famished
hambriento
to miss out
Don’t miss out on this chance!
perderse
No pierdas esta oportunidad
stubbornness (n)
testarudez
Make a mountain out of a molehill
hacer una montaña de un grano de arena
to get into the habit of
acostumbrarse
to drop by (a place)
to drop in on (a person)
visit informaly, briefly
thief //cif//
teeth
ladron
diente
a file
to file
un archivo
una lima
archivar
limar
to bleed //blind//
sangrar
a temper tantrum
rabieta, berrinche
to be in good shape
en forma
maudlin (adj)
sappy movie
sentimental
sensiblero
to scam
a scam
scram
fraude
= get out of here!
a lecture
lettuce
= educational speech
clase, lección, conferencia
lechuga
