Vocabulario Flashcards by Baron mcfarley

Colega

literally colleague, but means friend or pal with younger generation

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Hierro

Iron (element)

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Chaval/a

Young people/teen

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Rasgarse

To scratch yourself (i.e. Me rasgo a la mano)

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Rugir

To roar

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Ocioso

someone/thing that is idle and has nothing to do

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Reservado

Reserved person

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Desconfiado

Untrustworthy

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Ancho

Wide

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Estrecho/Angosto

narrow

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Angostar/Estrechar

To narrow

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Privar

To drink booze

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Lubina

Sea bass

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Pez Espada

Swordfish

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Presa Iberica

Pork Shoulder Steak

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Salmorejo

tomato and bread puree

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Lacón

Cured shoulder ham

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Morcilla

Blood Sausage

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Rodaja de limon

Lemon slice

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Paralelo

parallel

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majo

nice person (es muy majo)

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Venga ya!

No way

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Pasta

Money

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una pasta

a fortune (casual with someone you know well)

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Encurtidos

Pickled things

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Chismoso/cotilla

nosy/gossipy (adj) (el es un cotilla)

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Descompuesto

Sick

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Flipar

to be crazy about or amazed (me flipa esa chica) o (flipó cuando vió a su artista favorita)

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Mogollón

a LOT (Me gusta mogollón)

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Tronco/tio

buddy

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Vago

lazy

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Mola

nice/genial

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Potar

to vomit (vomitar)

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Pija(o)

Posh (Juan es un pijo // Juan is a spoiled brat or rich kid). Used as a noun or can also mean your dick

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Gruñon(a)

grumpy

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época

season (época de tomates)

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Enrollado

Enrollarse

Enrollar

cool

ENROLLARSE
- To be cool. - El DJ se enrolló y nos puso la canción que pedimos. — The DJ was cool and played the song we asked for.

to go on and on - Mi madre se enrolla y acabo hablando horas con ella por teléfono. — My mother goes on and on and I end up spending hours with her on the phone
to make out/get it on - Vi a Juan enrollándose con María en el bar, y luego los dos salieron juntos. — I saw Juan making out with Maria at the bar, and later the two of them left together.

ENROLLAR

to be into - Me enrolla la idea de pasar las vacaciones contigo. — I’m really into the idea of spending the holiday with you.

-to get involved María siempre enrolla a Juan en sus problemas y al final sale él perdiendo. — Maria always gets Juan involved in her problems and in the end he the one who loses out.

to roll up - En yoga siempre enrollamos las colchonetas después de la clase. — In yoga we always roll up the mats after the class.

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Largarse

leave

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A menos que

unless (subjunctive)

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Para que

So that, In order to (subjunctive)

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Antes de que

before (subjunctive)

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despues de que

after (subjunctive)

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Con tal que

provided that (subjunctive)

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Sin que

Without (subj)

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En caso de que

In the event of (subj)

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A no ser que

unless (subj)

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Siempre que

every time that (subj)

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A fin de que

with the purpose of (subj)

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De manera que

So that (subj)

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No vaya a ser que

In the event that (subj)

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Recorrido

Tour

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Volante

Steering wheel or flying (adj) (i.e.: insectos volantes - flying insects)

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Lograr

To reach / to be able to

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Conseguir

to get / obtain

achieve / win

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Propósito

Purpose / intention

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Rendirse

Quit / give up / give in

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Banco

Bench (in park)

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Banquillo

Bench (sports)

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Cumbre

Summit / Peak

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Síntoma

symptom

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Condena

Sentence (jail)

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Botellón

Street party/block party / mass outdoor drinking party

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Caldo

Broth / stock

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Paja

Straw (pajita)

Paja - wank - hand job

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leña

firewood

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Puchero

Cooking pot / stew pot

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Pelar

To peel

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Ni Siquiera

Not even

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Ya Basta!

enough already!

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Tajo

Steep cliff / cut (on finger)

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Vendimia

Wine (grape) harvest

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Chapucero

Shoddy / sloppy (el trabajo chapucero)

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Disgustar

to upset (no la soporto. Su voz me disgusta - I can’t stand her. Her voice upsets me)

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Agobiarse

To let get to you / to be overwhelmed

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Agobiar

To Overwhelm /weigh down on (es un trabajo bien pagado, pero la presión me agobia)

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Cutre (tacaño)

Stingy (coloquial)

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Bruto

Stupid / ignorant

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Paleto

Hick

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Maruja

Housewife

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de moda

in style / fashionable

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lector

reader

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Fundado

Justified

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Serrucho

Handsaw

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Caldera

Boiler / hot water heater

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Sótano

Basement/cellar

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Peinar

to comb/style hair

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Latir

to beat (heart)

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Siquiera

Even if, At least

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Tocar fondo

to touch the bottom / hit rock bottom

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Carca

Old fashioned old fogey

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Cachear

to frisk/search

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Eslabón

link

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Compadecer

to pity/feel sorry for

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Superar

overcome / go beyond

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prenda

garment / item of clothing

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Soltar

to let go of / loosen /drop

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Soler

to be used to/tend to (Soliamos irnos de vacaciones a San Sebastian)

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Descartar

rule out / dismiss

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Cotejar (usado frecuentamente con “con”)

compare with (El abogado cotejó el viejo contrato con el nuevo - the lawyer compared the old contract with the new)

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fijo

fixed (prefiero una hipoteca de tasa fija - I prefer a fixed rate mortgage).

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Mejunje

Concoction

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Chiringuito

Beach bar

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Embargar

to seize/impound

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certeza

certainty (con certeza)

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Pecar (pecado)

sin

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Picar

To cut into small pieces/break up/chop/mince/grind/crush (ice)

To sting/bite/itch (me pica la espalda - my back itches)

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Esposar

To handcuff

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Aposento

lodging/room

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Calificar

To (give a) grade or describe as

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Coser

To sew

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Dilatar

dilate/expand

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Puñetazo

punch (golpe)

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Puñetero

pain in the ass (Tu hermano es un puñetero, y es por eso que no le invitamos a ningún lado)

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Fingir

To fake/imitate/pretend

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Engañar

To deceive / trick

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Engañarse

To fool oneself

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Vanidoso

vain / conceited

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Descomprimir

decompress

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Comprimir

Compress/squeeze

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Comprimirse

to squash together / hold back (es mejor expresar lo que sientes que comprimirse)

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Quedarse

to be left, to remain, to be leftover, to keep

to kid (no trates de quedarte conmigo)

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Tragar

SWALLOW / To engulf / swallow up

put up with / sit through /listen to

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Confundir

to confuse

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Mamar

to suck off / get smashed

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Emprendedor

Entrepreneur

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Paro

Stoppage / Strike (huelga) / unemployment

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Alargarse

to go on (La fiesta se alargó hasta el amanecer

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Alargar

To extend / lenghten

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Pista

Track / trail

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Consolar

console / comfort

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Vera

Bank of a river / Shore of a lake or ocean

Side / edge

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Velar

Stay up with / look after / watch over / ensure (para velar que)

to mask / to expose

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Colar

To strain / filter

cuelo
cuelas
cuela
comamos
colaís
cuelan

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Colarse

to sneak in

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Negarse (usado frecuentamente con “con”)

to refuse (Me niego a pagar cinco dolares de envío por algo que solo cuesta un dolar - I refuse to ship something for 5 dollars that only costs 1 dollar)

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Negar

To deny

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Evitar

To avoid

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Pasearse

To go for a walk (Cuando necesito pensar, voy a las montañas a pasearme)

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Pasear

go for a walk / drive / ride

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Acostarse

To go to bed / lie down / lie down

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Mitad

half / middle

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Necio

foolish / stupid (adjective)

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Portar

to carry
to bear
to wear

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Portarse

to behave

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Intuir

To sense / have a feeling / know intuitively

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Topo

Mole (animal)

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Paranoico

Paranoid

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Pelín

A bit

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Carpa

Tent

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Aparato

device / machine

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pillar

to catch / get

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Grabar

to record / film

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Acojonar

scare the shit out of

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Pringada

Poor guy / poor sap / loser

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Frotar

to rub / scrub

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Codorniz

Quail

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A por la

get the (Vamos a por la pizza - lets go get the pizza)

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Manada

herd

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Mayordomo

butler

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Prueba

test / proof

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Padecer

To suffer from / endure (aguantar)

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Fulminar

to Strike (lightning) strike down

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Paliar

to ease / relieve

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Mareo

Motion sickness / nausea

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Manga

Sleeve

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Ética

ethics

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Manchado

dirty / stained

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Caprichoso

Capricious / Impulsive and unpredictable

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Gajes del oficio

occupational hazard (part of the job)

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El promedio

average

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Sudadera

sweatshirt

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mensual

monthly

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Perdurar

To live on (el espiritu de tu madre pedudará siempre

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Recursos

resources / means

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Menearse

Sway / shake

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La pala

a scoop

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Arrecife

reef

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La mostaza

mustard

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Equivocarse

to mess up (Mira, te equivocaste) (meter la pata)

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Presupuesto

Budget / quote

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Molar

To be cool (Ese móvil mola cantidad - that cellphone is really cool)

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Trocito

Small piece

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Traicioero

Traitor (noun)
treachorous/dangerous (adjective

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Envidia

envy / jealousy (noun)

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Envidioso(a)

jealous (adjective)

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Casualidad

chance / conseqeuence

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Valor

Value/validity

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cava

wine cellar

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Países Bajos

Netherlands

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Paisaje

Landscape/scenery

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Depravado

Depraved / degenerate

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Idear

To come up with (les dijeron idearan un plan - they were told to come up with a plan)

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Fascinante

fascinating

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Enganchar

to hook

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Caber

to fit (fit through - caber por)

yo quepo (rest normal)

Past tense - cupe cupiste etc

quepa quepas etc (subj)

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Cajonera

chest of drawers

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Cajón

drawer

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Sostener

To hold / support

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Pestaña

Eyelash / tab (on webpage)

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Laguna mental

memory lapse / blackout

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Desarollo

Development

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Solsticio

Solstice

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La baya

berry

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Contratar

to hire / take on

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Agreste

Rough (the rough road) el camino es agreste

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hilo

thread / yarn / wire

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Destacado

Outstanding / distinguished

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Pavo real

peacock

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Camarilla

Lobby (congress) / pressure group

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Hondo

deep

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La ardilla

squirrel

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La ardilla listada

chipmunk

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El Saltamontes

Grasshopper

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Listado

Striped

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Unir

To unite/join

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Ausente

Absent / distracted

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Mirada

Look / Graze

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Chispear

Sparkle / To Spark

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Fuga

Escape / jailbreak

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Esperado

Expected

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La expectativa / esperanza

Expectation

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Esperar/Suponer

To expect

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Ocurrirse

To occur to
To have an idea
To think of

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Ocurrir

To happen (pasar)

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Herir

To wound/injure

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Tutearse

To address each other as tu

En Colombia los amigos no se tutean, se tratan de usted. - they use usted

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Abochornado

Embarrassed (adj)

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Roñoso

Dirty/filthy

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Arrendar

To lease or rent

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De Prever

To anticipate

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Prever

To forecast / foresee

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Estar en paro

To be unemployed

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Hundir

To sink or destroy

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Almacén

Warehouse

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Arrimarse

To come closer / move closer

Arrímate mas, no te oigo

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Alejarse

To move away to go away from

No se alejan mucho de la cabaña

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Castaño

Brown (color or hair)

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Chivato

Informer / snitch

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Trucha

Trout

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Abra

Cove

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Rogar

To beg

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Amenazar

To threaten

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Enterar

To inform / notify

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Laguna Mental

Memory lapse

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Suele pasar que

Its often the case that

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Encuesta(r)

Survey (to survey)

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La infancia (La nińez)

childhood

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Barriga

Stomach/belly

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Rasguñarse

To graze / scratch

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Rasgarse

to tear/rip

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Rugir

To roar

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Espantoso

Horrifying/hideous/horrific

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Apuesto a que

I bet that

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Desordenado

Messy / untidy

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Reñir

To tell off/scold

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Polonia

Poland

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Encoger

To shrink or hunch over

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cojín

cushion

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Saliente

Outgoing

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Tez

Complexion / skin coloring

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Desacato

Disrespect (noun)

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Cordón

cord / shoelace

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Encargarse

To handle or take care of / put in charge of

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Encargar

To order / commission work

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Transigir

To compromise

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Compromiso

commitment / engagement (tienes un compromiso co la organización)

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Quieto

Still / motionless

puñado

Handful

Las Pinzas

Tweezers

La Oscuridad

Darkness / dark (noun)

Ponerse a

To star / begin something

Ponerse

To get / put on / turn / move

el cubo

bucket

Hipar o tener hipo

hiccups (tenia hipo - i was hickuping)

El ligarto

lizard

Manaza

Filthy hand (Quita tus manazas del pastel! Take your filthy hands off that cake!)

Porcino

pig / pork

Misa

Mass

Forzado

Forced (adjective) or
unnatural (las posturas que hacemos en yoga son muy forzadas)

deseable

desirable (adj)

Acaparar

To stockpile/hoard
To monopolize

el/la cobarde

Coward

Maga(o)

sorceress / magician (feminine noun)
wizard/magician

Popa

Ass

Desfogar

To vent

Tentador

tempting (adj) - Puede ser tentador comprar la primera casa que te llama la attencion, perso es mejor comprar precios antes

Candente

Red-hot / burning (adj)

El Esfuerzo

Effort force (noun)

El Estreno

premiere / debut (noun)

Arenoso

Sandy

El retraso (retrasar)

delay (noun) to delay

Calar

To soak

Soplón

Informer

Rollo

roll (of something) or reel

(Es) affair - Crees que es cierto que Gustavo haya tenido un rollo con su secretaria?
(Es) boring - Limpiar la casa es muy rollo
(Es) scene - gracias, pero los conciertos no son mi rollo

Sobrante

surplus (adj)
remaining (adj)

Recorrido

Tour (viaje)
tambien se puede usar la visita

Engancharse

to get hooked (Se enganchó a la cocaina y se metió en muchos problemas - he got hooked on coke and got into a lot of trouble)

Menear

To shake / swing

gruñón

grumpy (adj)
Grouch (noun)
grunon(a) grouch

El estornudo (Estornudar)

sneeze

Silbar (el silbato)

To whistle (whistle)

La Prueba

Test/ proof

Morriña

Homesickness

Bruja

Witch / hag/ bitch

Pegadizo(a)

Catchy
contagios

cuestión

matter / questions / issue

La Espina

thorn, prickle
spine (espalda)

Alejarse

To move away / to go far away from

Seda

Silk

Sedar

To soothe

Sacerdote

Priest

Cotilla

Gossipy (esp)

Niñato

Spoiled little brat

Secuestrar

Kidnap

Esfumar

To blur/soften

Mandar

To order/tell (authority)
To be in command of/in charge of

Mandarse

To get around by oneself

Zurrar

To wallop /thrash

Torcer

To twist/bend

Expulsar

To expel or throw out

Braga

Panties (esp)

Bajarse

To get off/ to get down

To bend over

Enterar

To inform/notify

Ganga

Bargain

Por si acaso

Just in case

Dispuesto

Willing/prepared

Atentar

To make an attempt
To threaten

Sobremesa

After-dinner conversation

Pachucho

Under the weather (Esp)

Apuntar

To aim

Apuntarse

To enroll / sign up

Capricho

whim / impulse

Transeúnte

Passer-by / pedestrian

Nevera

Refrigerator

Rumbo

Course (Casarse cambió el rumbo de su vida)

Tragar

to swallow
soak up

Pillar

To catch / get

Despedir

to fire
to say goodbye

Cabezota

Mule
Stubbor person

Almeja

Clam

Liarse

to confuse (Me estas liando)
To get muddled up in

To begin / start (esp)

Enrollar

To roll up

To get involved (Esp) (Maria siempra enrolla a Juan enn sus problemas y al final sale el perdiendo) - Maria always gets Juan involved in her problems and in the end he is the one that loses out

Enrollarse

To be cool

un par de

a couple of

de todas formas

Anyway / In any case

Engañar

to deceive / trick / fool

Toser (la tos)

To cough (cough)

Cordero

Lamb

Chuleta

Chop

Costilla

rib

reventado

Exhausted

Enterado

Aware, well -informed, knowledgable (adj)

Bulto

bulge

Folosa

Sharp

De Puntillas

On tippy toes

Sisear

To hiss

Silbar

To whistle

Fanfarronear

To brag

Reojo

Peripheral vision

Mechón (de caballo)

lock (of hair)

Pendiente

Slope/incline

Otora

In olden days

En aras de

For the sake of

Alcurnia

Lineage

Escarnio

Mocking

Farsa

Farce

Vesturario

Costume

Fogata

Campfire

Charca

Puddle

Brújula

Compass

Leño

log

remo

oar

Soga

rope

cantimplora

Watter bottle

tienda de campaña

tent

Carnada

Bait

Botiquín

First aid kit

Caminata

Hiking

Caza

Hunting

Acampar

Camping

Asar

to grill

Pestañas

Eyelashes

Cejas

Eyebrows

Fosas nasales

nostrils

Entrañas

guts

Vena

vein

poros

pores

Pantorilla

calf (leg)

Muslo

thigh

pulgar

thumb

rótula

knee cap

talón

heel

Colmillos

Fangs

Hocico

snout

pata

paw

rugido

roar

Garra

claw

Bigotes

whiskers

plumas

feathers

pezuñas

hooves

Branquias

gills

Nutria

otter

Pico

beak

bricolaje

DIY

mazo

mallet

martillo

hammer

Destornillador

screwdriver

Palanca

lever

Clavo

nail

Alicates

Pliers

llave inglesa

wrench

papel de lija

sand paper

Taladro

drill

formón

chisel

Ferreteria

Hardware store

Abrazadera

clamp

Regla

Ruler

Ondear

To wave (like a flag)

Atajo

Shortcut

Afinar

To tune

Liarse

To get mixed up
To get involved in - Si me lío en este asunto, voy a salir perdiendo
(Esp) To have an affair
To confuse
(Esp) To begin - Me lié escribir postales sin darme cuenta de que tenia sellos suficiente

Chorrada

Nonsense / knick knack
Esa es una chorrada - that’s nonsense

Revuelto

Nauseous - termina con el estómogo revuelto (he ends up feeling nauseous
Upset (stomach)
Rough - El mar esta muy revuelta

Sussurar (susurro)

Whisper

Enterar
(Enterarse)

To inform
To notify
(To find out)
(to hear through the grapevine)

Ladrillo

Brick

Rugoso

Rough

Cenizas

Ashes

Jarana

partying
Commotion

Tumba

Grave

Puesto que

Since (puesto que esta lloviendo, no vamos a ir a nadar)
Given that
Because

útil

Useful
useable

Baja Maternal

maternity leave (coger una baja maternal)

Deletrear

To spell (Podria Deletrearlo?)

Analfabeto

illiterate (person)

Acojonado

Scared Shitless

El Capullo

(Esp) dick, foreskin, penis head
(Esp) jerk

Discurso

Speech

Aliado

Allied / Ally

Marrón

Brown
(Esp) Mess - (Me tuve que comer tu marrón, I had to deal with your mess)

Ciclo

Clycle, series

Encajar

To fit (encajó la ventana el el marco (frame)
To take (Hay que saber encajar una broma, you have to know how o take a joke)

Hilo

thread

Colindante

Adjacent to (colindante a)
Adjoining

En torno a

Around (alrededor de)
Los estudiantes de arte se situaron en torno a la escultura para observarla mejor

Aula

Classroom / lecture hall

Fuga

Escape / jail-brake
noun

Soplarse

To wolf down (food) - Estaba muerto de hambre, asi que me soplé todas las sobras de la nevera
To know back (drink)

Las sobras

the leftovers

Rama

Branch

Rajatabla

To the letter, to a tee
(Tenían que recitar el poema a rajatabla)

Mañanero(a)

Morning (Adjective) - mi rutina mañanera
Early Riser (Noun) - No soy tan mañanero como tú.

Hacer equilibrios

Balancing

Merecer

To deserve
To be worth

Supervivencia (f)

Survival (f) noun

Sabotear

To Sabotage

Superficial

Hundir

To sink - el submarino disparó un torpedo y hundió el barco
To destroy - Una campaña de mentiras hundió mi campaña electoral (A campaign of lies destroyed my election campaign)
To ruin

Grandullón

Overgrown referring to size, colloquial)
Big kid

Almacén

Warehouse

Pantera (f)

Panther (f)

Cirujano (M)

Surgeon

Esperar

to expect or suponer

Talego (m)

Slammer/Pen/downtown colloquial for jail

Botiquín

First aid kit / medicine cabinet

Patrulla

Patrol

Calabozo (m)

Dungeon / Cell / jail

Rotar

To rotate/turn

Tarado

Defective (adjective)
Idiot (eres tarado o que?)

Colarse

To strain or filter (filtrar)
To pass (Alguien le coló un billete de cien dólares falso al cajero de la tienda)
To jump the queue (Nos colamos? )
*** To fall for somebody (esp) (Me colé por él nada más conocerlo - I fell for him when we first met)
To get wrong (esp) (equivocarse)

Farol (m)

Bluff (engaño) noun
Brag (esp) - colloquial noun

Tropezar

To stumble /trip

Arriesgar(se)

To risk / To take a risk or chance

Sien

temple (on head)

Agrandar

to make bigger/to enlarge

Ausencia

Absence

Contratiempo

Setback/mishap

Comodín (m)

Wild Card (m, noun)
invitada - sports

Enamorar(se)

To fall in love - esta casa me enamoró desde el primer momento
To fall in love (reflexive) - Narciso se enamoró de su reflejo en el agua

Sonsacar

To coax someone

Embocar

To put in ones mouth - Tomó un maní del bol y lo
embocó
to put the ball in the hole in golf or pool

El sótano

basement

inusual

unusual

Apestar

To stink up/out - tu pescado me está apestando el frigorífico
to infect with the plague

Apestado - plague ridden / infested

Frigorífico (M)

Refridgerator (Spain)

Camastro

Old rickity bed

Descontar

Discount/exclude/deduct

Capricho (m)

whim/impulse (noun) - mucho capricho

Lejano

Distant

Riendas (f)

Reins (noun) /control - Ana tomará las riendas del negocio a partir de enero “Ana will take control of the business from January)

Dosis

Dose/dosage

Escupirse

To spit out/spew/belch out - El bebé está escupiendo la leche de fórmula

A través de

Through / across - Cuando tenía 21 años, viajé a tráves del pais

Asa

Handle

Centolla

Spider Crab

Desconfiado

Distrustful

Contagioso

Contagious

Camarero

Waiter

Ira (f)

Anger / wrath / rage - noun

Rencor (m)

Resentment/bitterness - noun

Darse cuenta de

To realize

Pedazo

piece

Puñetero

Damn / jerk (adj)

Proviene de

he/she/it comes from

Ventaja

Advantage

Tumbar

To knock down / To kick down

Restregar

To scrub/rub hard

Enterar

To inform/notify

Enterarse

To find out/To hear

Lanzarse

To jump into / fall upon

Liarse

To get involved in / have an affair / to hook up / to confuse / to get muddle up in

Rabioso

Rabid / furious

Propósito

Purpose

Peluche

Stuffed Toy

Mudo

Speech-impaired / mute

Fundir

To melt / to melt down

Tierno

Tender / loving

Rastro

Trace / Sign

Cansino

Weary / Tiring

Gestarse

To develop / to brew

Cachonda/o

In heat (horny)

Turn on

Cirujano

Surgeon

Meridiano(a)

Dazzling / crystal clear (Esta carta es evidencia meridiana de la inocencia del acusado)

Tregua

Truce

Suero

Serum

Duelo

Duel

Ni Siquiera

Not even

Al revés

Upside down / other way around / inside out

Pedido

Order

Cuya

Whose

Apuesta

bet

A tráves de

Through / across

Emboscar

To ambush

Prado

Meadow / field

Cervatillo

Fawn / small deer

Presupuesto (presupuestar)

Budget

Lidiar

To deal with / to cope with

Emisora

Station

Exponer

Expose

Porcentaje

Percentage

Ocurrirse

To occur to / to have an idea / to think of

Reto

Challenge

El número par

An even number

El número impar

Odd number

Una Despedida

Going away party / send-off / farewell party

Canjear

To exchange / trade

Verganzoso

Shameful / disgraceful / embarrasing

Desgracia

Misfortune / bad luck / tradgedy

Gremio

Profession / trade

Ejercer

To practice

Consecuencia

Implication / consequence

Eficaz

effective / efficient

Impropio

Inappropriate

Cartel

Poster

Surgir

To arise / To come up / to emerge (Si surgiera algún problema mientras estamos fuera, llámanos de inmediato)

Previsto

Predicted / planned / expected

Orilla

Shore

Amenaza

Threat

Mandar

To order / to send / to tell

Hurón

Ferret (unsociable person - huraño)

Enredar

To complicate / to mess up / to tangle up

Rebajar

To reduce / to lose weight / bring price down

Señuelo

Decoy / bait

Maniobra

Maneuver

Ronquido

Snore / snoring (Los ronquidos de su padre se oían desde las otras habitaciones

Arrastrarse

Crawl / slither / drag oneself

Acojonado

Scared Shitless

inmersión

immersion

Olla de presión

Pressure Cooker

Pinza

Clothespin

Susurrar

To whisper

Huerta

Produce Farm

Escupir

To spit

Pulir

To polish

Proviene de

He/she/it comes from

Tierno

Tender / loving

Cabo Suelto

Loose end

Cáscara

Shell / peel /skin (potato)

Ciar

To back up

Vengaza

Revenge / vengeance

Apetecer

To feel like / to fancy

Muñeco

Doll / Sweetie

Enchufar

To plug in / to join in

Manguera

Hose

Asearse

To get washed and dressed / to clean oneself up

Cifra

Figure

Redondear

To round up / to round off

Soplo

Blow / puff

Averiguar

To find out / to figure out

Rosquilla

doughnut

Cacho

bit / peice

Chuchería

Candy / sweet

Piruleta

Lollipop

Tararear

To hum / to sing to oneself

Custodia

Safekeeping

Fuga

Escape / jailbreak

Angosto

Narrow

Osar

To dare

Pelele

Wimp / puppet

Ano

Anus

Grieta

Crack / fissure / crevice

Loma

hill

Peluche

Stuffed Toy

Fijar

To fix

Replegarse

To withdraw

Sumidero

Drain

Sobre Ruedas

Without a hitch / going smoothly

Despegar

To take off

Sordo

Deaf / hearing impaired

coded

Coded

Quiqui

Bun (hair) / screw (españa vulgar)

Delfín

Dolphin

Ejército

Army

Rodear

To surround

Pinchar

To burst / to puncture

Barrido

Sweep / scan

Pelotón

Squad

Quilate

carat (Karat)

Acorazado

Battleship / armored

Hundido

Sunken

Burbuja

Bubble

Sellar

To stamp / to seal

Sellado

sealed

Ni siquiera

not even

Acero

Derretir

To melt / to thaw

Reparo

Reservation / Qualm

Rebaño

Flock / herd

Meter

To put / to stick in / to score (goal) / to bring into / to involve

Mustio

Withered / down / gloomy

Tregua

Truce

Género

gender / genre (estilo)

Enganchar(se)

To join / to get hooked

Chupi

Great (españa)

Perito

Expert / specialist

Carril

Lane / track

Adecuadamente

Properly / adequetly

Adecuado

Appropriate / suitable

Enamoramiento

Infatuation

Ceder

To give up / to give in / to hand over

To pass (deportes) Pepe le cedió la pelota a Beto

Imrovisar

To improvie

Hace falta que

It is necessary (followed by subjunctive)

No hace falta que

It is not necessary to / there is no need for (followed by sunjunctive)

Averiguar

To find out / to discover

Apartarse

To move out of the way / get away

Apartar

to separate

Tocarse

To play (música)

To be someone’s turn - “Ahora me toca jugar a mi.” Siempre diga “a mi”

Herir

To injure
hiriendo/herido
hiero/hieres

Hacer dan1o

hurt

Huir

To escape / to flee
huyendo/huido
huyo/huyes/huye

Capaz

Able / ability (son muy capaces)

Incapaz

unable / incompetent (los humanos son incapaces de volar como las aves

Ficha

Token / chip (casino)

Enfadarse

To get angry or annoyed

Enfadar

To make angry / to anger

Deletrear

To spell / to spell out

Apostar

To bet (Te apuesto que)

Apostarse

to bet (Me apuesto una pizza a que no ere capaz de lavar los platos dos semanas sin quejarte)

Inmersión

Immersion

Olla de presión

pressure cooker

Pinza

Clothespin

Sussurar

to whisper/murmer

Huerta

Produce farm

Escupir

To spit

Pulir

To polish

Proviene de

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