Ultralingua 7/19/13 1 Flashcards
a verdict of not guilty
un fallo absolutorio
to comply with (2)
acatar, obedecer
You have to comply with my orders and do what I tell you
Tienes que acatar mis órdenes y hacer lo que te diga.
to get right
acertar
he got five answers right
acertó cinco preguntas
see if you can guess what I brought you
a ver si aciertas lo que traigo
to hit the target
acertar
the bullet hit him right in the hart
la bala le acertó de lleno en el corazón
I can’t understand it
no acierto a comprenderlo
to manage to find
acertar con
after a lot of thought we managed to find the solución
tras mucho pensarlo acertamos con la solución
sharp
afilado
a hole
un agujero
to hang (execute)
ahorcar
the murderer was hung in the town square
Ahorcaron al asesino en la plaza del pueblo
to praise
alabar
to praise sb for sth
alabar a algn por algo
the scope, range, reach
el alcance
(to be) available to somebody/in reach of somebody
estar al alcance de algn
to be out of sb’s reach
estar fuera del alcance del algn
to store
almacenar
upset
alterado
to take the hint
darse por aludido
to alude to, to mention
aludir a
moorings
las amarras
to break loose, cut adrift
cortar/romper las amarras
to fasten, tie up
amarrar
to anchor, to drop anchor
anclar
to be anchored to
estar anclado a/en algo
to encourage, give life to (2)
animar, alentar
to encourage sb to do sth
alentar/animar a algn a hacer algo
to cheer up
animarse
annoying (2)
molesto, irritante
to station, position
apostar
tariff, duty
el arancel
a battering ram
un ariete
a frame, framework, chassis
un/a armazón
to give asylum to (2)
asilar, dar asilo politico a
to institutionalize, put into a home
asilar
to take refuge/political asylum
asilarse
to concern, to have to do with
atañer a
My relation with my wife does not concern you
La relación que llevo con mi pareja no le atañe.
landing (of a plane)
el aterrizaje
to land
aterrizar
to take off
despegar
the peak, hight (2)
el auge, el apogeo
the heyday of techno is over
ya ha pasado el auge del tecno
the rapid rise of fundamentalism
el rápido auge del fundamentalismo
a time of industrial growth
un momento de auge de la industria
the growth (2)
el auge, la ascendencia
to notify, inform (2)
avisar, informar
let me know as soon as she comes
en cuanto ella llegue me avisa
to warn (2)
avisar, advertir
(glazed) floor tile
el azulejo
a mouthful, a bite
un bocado
to have a bit of eat
tomar un bocado
i haven’t had a bite to eat all day
no he probado bocado en todo el día
a bookshelf
un estante
mailbox
el buzón