Tema 4, Sesión 3 y 4 Flashcards
1
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Es de nuevo un tema de actualidad
A
Is once again a topical issue
2
Q
Prestigioso
A
Prestigious
3
Q
Melancólico
A
Melancholic
4
Q
Fértil
A
Fertile
5
Q
Recuento (noun m)
A
Recount (acción de computar de nuevo)
Account (acción de narrar de nuevo)
6
Q
Recontar
A
To recount (in both senses)
7
Q
Seno
A
- Breast
- Sinus
- Bosom, protection
- Sine (trigonométrica)
8
Q
Predilecto
A
Favourite
9
Q
Paisano/a
A
Compatriot, fellow countryman/woman
10
Q
Desafío
A
Challenge, defiance
11
Q
Someter
A
Subdue, suppress
12
Q
Tertuliano
A
Talk show host, panelist
13
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Recuperar
A
To recover
14
Q
Desprenderse de
A
Get rid of
15
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Desprender
A
Remove, detatch
16
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Emprender
A
- Set out (to travel)
- Launch (a military attack)
- Undertake, start (a project)
17
Q
Y eso se acabó
A
And that’s all over
18
Q
Tinerfeño
A
Somebody from Tenerife
19
Q
O sea
A
That is to say
20
Q
Hemeroteca
A
Newspaper or periodical archive
21
Q
Fonoteca
A
Music library or collection
22
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Intelectualidad
A
Inteligencia
23
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Acudir a
A
Go to, attend (habitually)
24
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frente
A
- Forehead
- Front (weather)
- Front (front line in war)
25
Marchito
Withered, shrivelled
26
La sien
The temple (part of head)
27
Soplo
1. Sigh, breath
2. Breeze, blow, puff
28
Aferrarse a
Cling to, take refuge in, grab hold of
29
Reencontrarse
Reconnect
30
Tener raíces
Having roots
31
País desconocido
Unknown country
32
Pasado añorado
Longed-for past
33
Familiares lejanos
Distant relatives
34
Bruma
Haze, mist, fog
35
Batea
1. Tray
2. Punt (boat)
3. Trough
36
Capaz que sí
Maybe yes, perhaps, probably (Latin America)
37
¡No me lo puedo creer!
I can’t believe it!
38
¿Qué haces aquí?
What are you doing here?
39
¡Cuánto tiempo sin verte!
Long time no see!
40
¡Qué alegría verte!
It’s so good to see you!
41
Envejecer(se)
To age
42
Envejecido
Aged
43
Según [person’s name]
According to [person’s name]
44
Teñir
To dye, stain
45
Salirse las canas
Become grey
46
Hacerse
To become when applied to profession, ideology, religion
47
Ponerse
To change or become when applied to temporary changes in health or mood and to physical changes in general
48
Quedarse
To become in the sense of permanent physical changes
49
Ponerse gordo
Become fat
50
Ponerse guapo
Get good-looking
51
Ponerse contento
Become contented
52
Ponerse enfermo
Get sick
53
Ponerse furioso
Get furious
54
Volverse un poco raro
Become a bit strange
55
Volverse muy antipático
Become apathetic
56
Volverse más tímido
Become more timid
57
Quedarse inválido
Become disabled
58
Quedarse preocupado/a
Get worried
59
Quedarse contento
Become content
60
Quedarse ciego
Go blind
61
Quedarse sordo
Go deaf
62
Quedarse calvo
Go bald
63
De balde
In vain
64
De balde
In vain
65
Adelgazar
To lose weight, slim down
66
Cursar
Study a subject
67
Constatar
Confirm, verify, validate
