vocab 240124 Flashcards
1
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taquillera
A
blockbuster
2
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colarse por
A
to sneak in
3
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una parábola
A
parable
4
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el traspaso
A
transfer
5
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un descarrilamiento
A
derailment
6
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locuaz
A
talkative
7
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una cercanía
A
local network (trains etc.)
8
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derogar
A
repeal, abolish, revoke
9
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recurrir a
A
to turn to (someone-something) or have recourse to
10
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la guinda
A
cherry / icing on the cake (fig)
11
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abecedario / alfabeto
A
alphabet
12
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el regadío
A
irrigation
13
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cobrar protagonismo
A
to take centre stage
14
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un retroceso
A
backward step
15
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la baza
A
opportunity / advantage
16
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un desencuentro
A
no show, mix up, disagreement
17
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un vertedero
A
rubbish dump
18
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socorrido
A
useful
19
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un revulsivo
A
a salutary lesson
20
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a cuanto es … de …
A
how far is it from
21
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pillarse un pedo / ciego
A
to get shit faced
22
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una vitroseramica
A
ceramic hob
23
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dorar
A
to brown (meat)
24
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despejado
A
clear (weather, space etc.)
25
un pincel
paintbrush
26
rotular
to label / head / mark
27
hace un frío de mil demonios / que pela
it´s extremely cold (colloq)
28
se me ha ido el santo al cielo
I had something in my head but it´s gone (colloq)
29
tocar un premio
to win a prize (en vez de ganar)
30
una musiquilla
jingle
31
atraganarse
to choke / lose your train of thought
32
una pepita
a pip (fruit gen)
33
una pipa
pip (de girasol or seeds to be toasted with salt)
34
no tengo un duro / estoy a dos velas
I'm broke
35
escarchado
frosted / candied
36
el yerno
son in law
37
La nuera
daughter in law
38
los tatarabuelos
great, great grandparents
39
bisnietos
great grandchildren
40
sacar un tema
to bring up a new topic of conversation
41
tronchar
to crack up with laughter
42
no tiene gracia
that´s not funny
43
los trillizos
triplets (whether identical or not)
44
quadrillizos, cinquellizos etc.
quadruplets, quintuplets etc.
45
una conversación de besugo
conversation where noone listens to each other
46
hablar para el cuello de la camiseta / hable entre dientes
to mumble (colloq)
47
pagar a escote
to split a bill so that everone pays for what they consume
48
eres lince
you are clever (colloq)
