Unidad 8 Flashcards
sin pensar
Do it without thinking
adquisición
acquisition
afligir
to afflict
aliento de vida
breath of life
Amerita (merece)
merit (deserve)
apestoso
stinky
arresigar, riesgar, exponer
risk
Acercar
to come close
aunque sea
even if
autoempleo
self-employment
cálido, tibio
warm
máscara, careta
mask
carpa
tent of canvas or cloth
bolsa, funda
Bag
cojonudo, cojonú
Referido a persona, que exige a los demás que le sirvan sin merecerlo
contemplar
to contemplate
Contrallao
Travieso. Molestoso. Majadero. Irrespetuoso. Respondón (Aplicado a los niños y adolescentes)
convocar
to convoke ( to summon or call together)
Costodiar, Proteger
To Guard, Protect
Cuando vengo a ver
When I come to see..
soga, cuerda
rope
culminar/acabar/finalizar/terminar
to end; to finish
culto
well-educated, or a church gathering
cumbre!
most important
Curra/o, goldo
Fat
Dar pacho
Dar verguenza
de hecho
in fact, as a matter of fact
de paso
passing through; on the way, while one’s at it
de pronto/de repente
suddenly, all of a sudden
deleitar / gustar
enjoy
denigrar
to denigrate (to insult)
derrota
defeat, loss
desordenada/desorganizada
disorganized
despejar la mente
to clear your mind
Destalenga
Old and mooshy (texture)
destapar
to uncover, reveal
dialogar
to dialogue (negotiate)
Disculparme, pedir perdón
Apologize
Drenado mentalmente
Mentally drained
elenco
cast (of a play)
Empachado/embuchado
Jalon de estomago, bloated
emprendedor
entrepreneur
emprender, acometer, empezar
to undertake
en cierta ocasión
on one occasion
en el horizonte
On the horizon
Encogacion
Inflamed
encuentro
encounter
engastado
set
entidad
entity
escocotar
to beat up or injure, to fall down and injure oneself
espolvorear/rociar
to sprinkle
estrangular
to strangle
evidentemente
evidently
Expectativas
expectations
extasiado
entranced, ecstatic
fecundo
Prolific, lively
Fijacion, obsesionado/obsesión
Fixation/Obsession
funda de almohada
pillowcase
Gondola/Anaquel
Store shelf
Guindalejo
Hanging thing
hasta el sol de hoy / hasta hoy
Up until today
heredar
to inherit
desestimar, Humillar, menospreciar, denigrar
Devalue a person
inesperado
unexpected
inigualable, incomparable
incomparable
injerto
graft
justificar
justify; give reason for
lagaña
eye booger
Lapa
Leech, Pest
lascivo, satiro, flojo
lewd
Le corresponde / le pertenece
To belong to
Llego/a el dia
The day has come
lo que prima
What matters, whats important
maldicen
they curse
mamey (esto es un mamey)
Very easy
mejor dicho
in other words, rather
minimizar
Understate, minimize
Mira ver
You better.. look.. or see what you do
mirador
viewpoint (scenery)
mordisqueando
nibbling
Motete
Cesto grande fabricado con cintas entrelazadas de bejuco que los campesinos llevan en la espalda. Bulto, Paquete, maletas
nada menos que
nothing less than
No cuentes conmigo
Don’t count on me
No se que se me hizo
I don’t know where it’s at
otorgar
to grant, to award, to issue
para nada
not at all
Parloteo, charloteo
Chatter
pasar vergüenza / pasar bochorno
To experience an embarrassing moment
pesimo
awful
pintauñas
nail polish
piqueta
pickaxe
Por unanimidad / unánimemente
unanimously
pretende ser
Pretends to be
pretende
intend to
prolifico
Prolific (produces a lot, producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.)
Q hambre tengo q me duelen las tripas
Im so hungry my organs hurt
racha
streak, interval
rebuscando (rebuscar)
Digging through (searching)
recubrimiento
coating
rediseñar
Redesign
Refresque, refrescante
Refreshen
renueve, renovar, renovable
to renew
repertorio
repertoire (catalog)
Respectiva
respective (respective something)
Resulta/termina
Turns out to be
santuario
sanctuary
seré
I will be (ser)
taller mecánico
auto repair shop
tanto como
as much as
tiende
to tend to be
tomar la iniciativa
to take the initiative, be proactive
tripeando
Kidding
unísono
in unison, all together
volví
I returned, I came back
Obligado
Obligated
Acurrucar
Snuggle, curl up
Afilar
To sharpen
Fantasmear
To ghost something
Disyuntiva
Dilemma
Aunque
Even
Pesimismo, pesimista
Pessimism (negative thinking)
Caer a palo
It’s going to hit me hard.. (emotionally or physically)
Costera
Coastal area
Remanso de paz/tranquilidad
Haven of peace/tranquility
Acerarse / vigorizarse
Toughen oneself
Meterle caña
How much work you put into something
Terco
Strong willed
Puyar
To jab
Menos mal
It’s a good thing… (ended up good instead of bad)
Joseo
Hustle
Inquebrantable
Unyielding
Sucesivamente
Successively
Autodefensa
Self defense
Camellar
To work your ass off
Volvemos a lo mismo
Going back to my last point
Trote
A journey
Te lleve en un camino..
It brings you into a path (of uncertainty)
Masificar / amarillismo
overexaggerate something, sensationalism
Desechable
Disposable
Vive de complejos
Lives with self-esteem issues
Chiripiorca
Ataque nervioso o epiléptico. Comportamiento extraño de alguien.
Tic muy acusado de alguien.
Alborotado/a
Que se muestra inquieto y excitado
Con todo y eso
Nevertheless
Aplicable
Aplicable
Como quiera
However you want
Calificación
Rating
Desaforar
To get too worked up/out of control
Rótulo/Letrero
Sign
Entrometido
Nosy
Raramente
Rarely
Distraer
Distract (take one’s mind off of something) or entertain
Aficionado
Fond of
Subiendo
Going up
Homenajear / Tributar
Pay tribute to
Muy bueno
Very good/nice
Saciar, satisfacer
Satisfy
Te voy a tomar la palabra, y q cumples con ella.
Advertir que se exigirá el cumplimiento de lo dicho o prometido por otro
Oscurecido, Oscurecer
To darken, to get dark (light)
Ostentoso, Ostentar, aparentar
Ostentatious (pretentious display)(flaunt)(parade)
Amable, Bondadoso
Kind
Predicción
Prediction
Presentao, Metido
Nosy
Comer el mundo
Really hungry or opportunities are limitless
Atascado, Atrapado
Stuck
Burundanga, Revolú, Mogolla,Sambumbia, Despelote, Caos
Confusión. Enredo. Desorden. Chaos.
Estruendo
Boom
Convivir
Coexist
Zandunga/Sandunga
Charm
Orientado, Mirando hacia
Facing, pointing towards
Substancialmente
Substantially
Desintegrar
Disintegrate
Dar fruto, materializar, fructificar, llegar a buen término
Fruition
extensamente
Extensively
Abrumar
Overwhelmed
Mequetrefe
Someone who is “Good-for-nothing”
Estregar
To rub, to scrub
Astronómico
Astronomic
Simpático, Amable, Agradable, Bondadoso , Amigable
Friendly (nice, kind)
Cubo, Balde
Bucket
Rígido
Rigid (stiff, no emotion)
Cortometraje
Short-film
Papelonear
Boastful (showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities)
Sonsacar
To wheedle (to try to get information)
Últimamente
Lately
Descanso placentero
Pleasant rest
Q volverlo decir..
That I wouldn’t say it again..
(Emphasize something nasty or bad)
Por amor al señor
For the love of god
Frente de
In front of
Relacionado
Related
Cuadro, pintura
Painting
Awareness, consciousness
Conciencia
Cuestión
Point, matter
Justo
Fair
Propicio, Propició
Favorable, conducive or create a favorable atmosphere for
Tartarabuelo/a
Great-great grandfather/mother
De mil en cien
Once in a hundred (very rarely)
Relevante
Outstanding or “Relevant”
Te digo
I’m tell/ing you..
Non grata
Unwelcome
Sensato
Sensible
Veracidad
Truthfulness
Fuera de broma
In all seriousness