vocab 200422 Flashcards

1
Q

trastos

A

stuff

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2
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añicos

A

pieces / smithereens

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3
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el garfio

A

hook

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4
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entrecortada.

A

intermittent / faltering / laboured

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5
Q

un gamberros

A

troublemaker (Sp)

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6
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un resquicio

A

crack

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7
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tambalearse

A

to stagger

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8
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agachar

A

to lower

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9
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entrever

A

to make out / see signs of

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10
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percatarse

A

to notice / become aware of

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11
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pasmoso

A

astonishing

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12
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desgarrador

A

heartrending / heartbreaking

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13
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pecar

A

to sin

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14
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una trampilla

A

trap door

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15
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el moho

A

mould / rust

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16
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a hurtadillas

A

stealthily

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17
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el cacharro

A

cooking pan / piece of junk

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18
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el surco

A

groove

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19
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la celeridad

A

speed

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20
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conforme

A

happy or as (at begining of clause or sentence)

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21
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difuminar/difuminarse

A

to blur/fade

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22
Q

no se me da bien

A

I´m no good at it

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23
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poner como ejemplo

A

to give as an example

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24
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entrar en contacto con

A

to get in touch with

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25
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el día a día

A

the daily grind

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26
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surgir dudas

A

to have doubts

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27
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la ablación

A

FGM

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28
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ubicarse

A

to get your bearings

29
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el rodaje

A

filming

30
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rodarse en

A

to be filmed in

31
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ir + gerundio

A

emphasises progression of action

32
Q

venir + gerundio

A

used for actions in progress with an earlier starting time (which may continue into future)

33
Q

jugarse

A

to bet , gamble or to put at stake

34
Q

probarse

A

to try on (clothing)

35
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la suposición / el supuesto

A

assumption

36
Q

sentir pena por

A

to feel sorry for

37
Q

los manteros

A

peddlars of fake products on the streets (in Spain)

38
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acordar / acordarse de

A

agree / remember

39
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atragantarse

A

to choke

40
Q

aprovechar / aprovecharse

A

to make the most of / to take advantage of

41
Q

el cese de fuego

A

ceasefire

42
Q

carajo

A

fuck, shit etc.

43
Q

tengo un mideo del carajo

A

I’m scared as shit

44
Q

la vagancia

A

laziness

45
Q

irse de la lengua

A

to say more than you should (esp. give away secrets)

46
Q

cortejar

A

to court / woo

47
Q

el azote

A

scourge (as well as whip)

48
Q

factible

A

feasible

49
Q

respaldar

A

back, support, endorse

50
Q

el estrado

A

platform / dais

51
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al hincapié

A

emphasis

52
Q

bien, bien

A

either, or

53
Q

la potenciación

A

boosting, strengthening, promotion

54
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un taladro

A

a drill

55
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abochornar

A

to embarrass

56
Q

alargar

A

to lengthen

57
Q

blandengue

A

soft / runny

58
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la bulla

A

ruckus, racket, uproar

59
Q

la chuchería

A

candy / sweets

60
Q

confabular

A

to plot / conspire

61
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inverosímil

A

implausible / improbable

62
Q

pasmado

A

astonished / stunned

63
Q

el recelo

A

suspicion / mistrust

64
Q

refunfuñar

A

to grumble

65
Q

la tara

A

defect / blemish

66
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tartamudear

A

to stutter

67
Q

las agujetas

A

aches & pains (Sp) / shoelaces (Mexico)

68
Q

la jardinería

A

gardening

69
Q

el bricolaje

A

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