Vocab 29 Flashcards
In the same way that
de la misma forma que
as an example
A modo de ejemplo
to appear similar or alike
asemejarse a
cultured
culto
knowledgeable through reading and studying
erudite
Let us say or say eg. She is a good cook but when it comes to say
pongamos por caso
specifically or particular
en concreto
to house
albergar
to supply or provide or to spurt or gush or to bubble out
surtir
to enjoy, to be, to have as to be in a possession of
gozar de eg, Andres sabe gozar de la buena vida.
Andres knows how to enjoy good life.
to practice profession or to make it happen by force eg to exert and to exercise
ejercer
to own or hold eg to have
poseer
to experience or to feel or to suffer or to undergo
experimentar
to express possibility like eg she must be 18 old
Deber eg Debe tener 18 años.
to learn something
aprender algo
to learn to plus infinitive verb eg to learn to swim
aprender a
to learn something by plus gerund eg to learn french by talking
aprender eg aprendì frances hablando con mis estudiantes
to learn something in particular off by heart
aprenderse algo concreto de memoria
to know from
saber por
to know about or to hear from
saber de eg No sé nada de Ana desde hace semanas
to know something by heart
saberse de memorìa
to remember something
recordar algo
to remind to do something eg remind me to buy
recordarse plus subjunctive eg Recuedame que compre leche, que se nos ha acabado.
to remind of eg Your friend remind me of Harry Potter.
recordarse a eg Mi compañero de trabajo me recuerda mucho a un profesor que tuve.
to forget something
olvidar algo
to forget to do something
olvidarse de hacer algo eg Me he olvidado de tender la ropa
a memory lapse or mental block
una laguna mental
At the tip of my tongue
en la punta de la lengua
I go blank
Quedarse blanco
memory of an elephant
una memoria de elefante
very bad memory
memoria de pez
vaguely
vagamente
recall or try to revisit what you did on that day
haz memoria
How scared we are
Que miedo pasamos
It brings back memory
Me vino a la memoria
clear like memory , sharp as focus or bright
nìtido as an adj
I remember very well
Recuerdo muy nìtido
Flings
la aventura o la aventura amorosa
tight fitting or tight clothes or tight such as budget
ceñido adj
obsession with tv series
serrefilo
teddy bear
osito
cabin
camarote
I find it hard to let go
Me cuesta soltar
to loosen or to let go
soltar
to be difficult to be hard to or I find it difficult or hard
costarse
to cost an arm and a leg
costar un ojo de la cara y un riñon
to take for example time eg it took me 6 hours to arrive
me costò 6 horas llegar
whatever the cost
cueste lo que cueste
it cost his life
le costò la vida
fasting
ayuno
arrogant or magnificen or superb
soberbio
Endless or never-ending
Interminable
Brown hair and curly or straight
El pelo castaño oscuro, rizado y liso
Wavy hair
El pelo ondulado
Without beard
Imberbr
The higher the number of followers, the higher the popularity
Cuanto mayor el numero de seguidores, mayor es la popularidad
The more you spend away from home, the more you miss your family
Cuanto más tiempo pases fuera de casa, más echaras de menos a la familia.
