vocab 200422 Flashcards
trastos
stuff
añicos
pieces / smithereens
el garfio
hook
entrecortada.
intermittent / faltering / laboured
un gamberros
troublemaker (Sp)
un resquicio
crack
tambalearse
to stagger
agachar
to lower
entrever
to make out / see signs of
percatarse
to notice / become aware of
pasmoso
astonishing
desgarrador
heartrending / heartbreaking
pecar
to sin
una trampilla
trap door
el moho
mould / rust
a hurtadillas
stealthily
el cacharro
cooking pan / piece of junk
el surco
groove
la celeridad
speed
conforme
happy or as (at begining of clause or sentence)
difuminar/difuminarse
to blur/fade
no se me da bien
I´m no good at it
poner como ejemplo
to give as an example
entrar en contacto con
to get in touch with
el día a día
the daily grind
surgir dudas
to have doubts
la ablación
FGM
ubicarse
to get your bearings
el rodaje
filming
rodarse en
to be filmed in
ir + gerundio
emphasises progression of action
venir + gerundio
used for actions in progress with an earlier starting time (which may continue into future)
jugarse
to bet , gamble or to put at stake
probarse
to try on (clothing)
la suposición / el supuesto
assumption
sentir pena por
to feel sorry for
los manteros
peddlars of fake products on the streets (in Spain)
acordar / acordarse de
agree / remember
atragantarse
to choke
aprovechar / aprovecharse
to make the most of / to take advantage of
el cese de fuego
ceasefire
carajo
fuck, shit etc.
tengo un mideo del carajo
I’m scared as shit
la vagancia
laziness
irse de la lengua
to say more than you should (esp. give away secrets)
cortejar
to court / woo
el azote
scourge (as well as whip)
factible
feasible
respaldar
back, support, endorse
el estrado
platform / dais
al hincapié
emphasis
bien, bien
either, or
la potenciación
boosting, strengthening, promotion
un taladro
a drill
abochornar
to embarrass
alargar
to lengthen
blandengue
soft / runny
la bulla
ruckus, racket, uproar
la chuchería
candy / sweets
confabular
to plot / conspire
inverosímil
implausible / improbable
pasmado
astonished / stunned
el recelo
suspicion / mistrust
refunfuñar
to grumble
la tara
defect / blemish
tartamudear
to stutter
las agujetas
aches & pains (Sp) / shoelaces (Mexico)
la jardinería
gardening
el bricolaje
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