vocab 300722 Flashcards
sorpresivo
unexpected, sudden
defenderse de algo
to get by
añicos
pieces / smithereens
una caseta
shed
una asociación benéfica
a charity
saltón
bulging
aguzar el oido
prick up your ears
una niña bien
rich girl (born into money)
puntilloso
detail conscious / punctillious / touchy OR easily angered
el/la adalid
Champion / leader
horario de oficina
office hours
un as
ace
altibajos
ups and downs
a lo mejor, lo mismo, igual
maybe (alternative expressions)
turbiedad
murkiness / cloudiness
merodear
To prowl
el cobertizo
Shed
el papel de lija
sandpaper
un cachete
cheek (same as mejilla)
logrado
well executed / successful
de cabo a rabo
from beginning to end
Ascender de puesto
get a promotion
ojos rasgados
almond shaped eyes
enterarse
find out
un amasijo
jumble - hotch potch
constar de
to consist of
constar en
to appear in - on
constar
to know for a fact - be sure of
que conste
for the record
la capa
layer
el cielo plomizo
leaden sky
codiciado
sought after / coveted
la tierra natal
homeland
a destajo
continual / without end
experimentar sentimientos encontrados
to experience conflicted feelings
el desarraigo
uprooting
pacer
to graze
sentirse un cero a l’izquierda
to feel ignored
ir sobre ruedas / ir rodado
to go well
a cierto punto
to a certain extent
trabajo por turnos
shift work
las francas horarias
time zones
una faena
task, job
agoobiar
to overwhelm
paliar
ease, relieve, alleviate
sin rumbo
aimlessly
golpe de realidad
reality check
una encrucijada
crossroads
la comparecencia
appearance
el chupinazo
fierce shot
