Vocab 25/04 Flashcards
To fast
Ayunar “Ayuno porque tengo que hacerme unos alalisis”
A bargain (not chollo)
Ganga
Canvas/ linen (esp paintings)
Lienzo
Rather/On the contrary
MAs bien “Parece no ser generosidad, mas bien avaricia.”
To stall (car)
Calarse “el coche se calO al intentar subir la cuesta.”
Soak/soaking (noun)
Calada
A puff/ drag
Calada
Standard/ pattern/ guideline/ rule/ guide
Pauta “La vida ejemplar de su madre fue la pauta que los guiO.”
Nasty comment
Pulla
Fateful/ Tragic/ ill-fated
Aciago
To make out/ To discern
Vislumbrar
To make out/ To discern
Vislumbrar “Unque habia poco luz, vislumbrE unas farolas.”
Out of tune
Destemplada
Marrow
TuEtano
To round off/ Close/ Conclude
Rematar “Lo rematO cuando ya estaba herido.”
Beneficial/ Useful/ Advantageous
Provechoso/a
Unable to be appealed against (death sentence for example)
Inapelable
Gag/ Retch
Arcada “el olor me provocO una arcada.”
To tell porkies
Trufar
To tell porkies
Trufar
To plug/ To board up/ To block
Atrancar “Ante la iminente llegada del hurican, atrancamos las puertas.”
Appointment/ Naming
Nombramiento
To refute/ Ward off
Rebatir “RebatiO su planteamiento.”
Machinery/ Mechanism
Maquinaria
lowlife/ riff-raff/ rabble
Chusma
low-life/ vulagr / flashy twat
Macarra