ultra 4.27 Flashcards
to be lost in thought
estar absorto en sus pensamientos
to come to one’s mind
acudir a la mente
he did not keep the appointment
no acudió a la cita
gills
las agallas
in a display of generosity
en un alarde de generosidad
to brag about
alardear de
to shriek, yell
dar alarido
a day off
un día de asueto
the lamppost fell across the street
la farola quedó atravesada en la calle
good natured, easy-going
bonachón
spirit, verve
brío
dead leaves, brush, rubbish
la broza
to fall flat on one’s face
caer de bruces
old fashioned, anticuated
caduco
the brass band
la charanga
wild, untamed
cimarrón
The wild horse lives in the grassland
En la pradera vive el caballo cimarrón
he’s never satisfied
no se conforma con nada
a baby animal, cub
la cría
to spoil, thwart, disrupt
desbaratar
His maneuvers spoiled (or: ruined) our plans, and we couldn’t win
Sus maniobras desbarataron nuestros planes y no pudimos vencer
El hombre se desbarató al conocer la noticia y empezó a llorar
The man lost his composure at hearing the news, and began to cry.
to (get) discourage(d), dishearten(ed)
descorazonar(se)
to break one’s neck
desnucarse
to give off, shed
desprender
a sparkle, glint
un destello
he sometimes shows glimmers of intelligence
tiene a veces destellos de inteligencia
to break up, disperse
disgregar(se)
The police dispersed the demonstrators,
La policía disgregó a los manifestantes
a star
divo/a
to sit on, incubate
empollar
a spell, charm
un ensalmo
as if by magic
como por ensalmo
They tested (or: tried) the new medicine on volunteer patients before marketing it.
Ensayaron el nuevo medicamento en pacientes voluntarios antes de ponerlo en el mercado.
They were rehearsing all night until the dance was perfect.
Estuvieron ensayando toda la noche hasta que el baile salió perfecto.
to (get) corrupt(ed)
enviciar(se)
to become addicted to
enviciarse con/en
diving suit, wet suit, space suit
una escafandra
frost
la escarcha
brook, swamp, marsh
un estero
lineage, stock, race
la estirpe
The lineage will continue with the two recently born grandkids
La estirpe continuará con los dos nietos recién nacidos.
thunderous
estruendoso
(a) criminal, evil, wicked (person)
(un/a) facineroso/a