vocabulario mexico 2023 aug Flashcards
bellote
acorn
cubil
den
sweltering
caluroso
vendimia
vintage or wine harvest
bitter
ágrio
to tear, shatter
hacer pedazos
alcove, bed chamber
alcoba
soft
blando
to bellow
bramar
to growl
gruñir
the consent
consentimiento
pampered, spoiled
consentido
to pamper/ indulge, pampered
mimar, mimado
porter, attendent
mozo
inn
posada
sign
letrero
to find
hallar
parrot
loro
base (of a statue)/ pedastal
peana
hole
agujero
tile
baldosa
ribbon
cinta
joy
regocijo
a local
un lugareño
comfort
consuelo
bench
banco
boar
jabalí
abscond: leak; elope
fugar
escapes/leaks/hit’n run
fugas
to shiver/tremble
tiritar
oppose
oponer
moral (of the story)
moraleja
to carry out (a plan)
llevar a cabo
reprimand
reprender
to dare
atrever
challenge/ to challenge
reto, retar
tusks/ fangs
colmillos
pawnbroker
prendero
comprar gangas
to buy bargains
rascal/rogue
tunante
rejuvante
remozar
decree, card, certificate
cédula
to be astound
pasmarse
axe
hacha
west
poniente
pretend to be a fool
hacerse pasar por un/a tonto/a
in no time
en breve plazo
timeframe, term
plazo
invite treat offer
convidar
blister
ampolla
lizard
lagarto
in pursuit
en pos
forums
foros
turning point
un antes y despues
seek/go/attend
acudir
delay
demora
“fight tooth and nail”
luchar a capa y espada
heartbreaking
desagarrador
features characteristic traits
rasgos
adequate appropriate
adecuada/o
nuances
matices
function/navigate/ unfold/ cope/ manage/ deal
desenvolverse
petty/ mean/ shabby
mezquino
rough task
ruda tarea
bed/ bedding
lecho
to be burnt
abrasarse
derramarse
crops
mieses
devastate
devastar
surrender
rendirse
to redeem (coupon)
canjear
hold grab attach/ to be subjected, be bound, agree, submit
sujetar/ sujetarse
to gag (someone)
amordazar a
dagger
puñal
to wield , brandish, take up (sword)
empuñar (espada/ puñal)
a gag
mordaza
hiding place
escondite
to give quarter
dar cuartel
to defeat, vanquish, overcome
derrotar
tabby, brindled, striped
atigrado
fordable (able to cross stream river etc)
vadeable
a ford (river)
vada
to handcuff, hobble
maniatar
nobility
hidalguía
a carress
caricia
to caress
acariciar
fence
valla
wall
muro
fig tree
higuera
skeptical
escéptico
to sink, to go under, go belly up
irse a pique
to change one’s mind
cambiarse la idea/opinion
to wait, bide, expect
aguardar
to wiggle/ wiggle! (y’all)
menearse /menéense
foal
potro
to toil, strive
afanarse
to upset/anger
enfadar
host
anfitrión
impolite
descortés
(maleducado)
to wrap/ wrapping paper
envolver / papel de regalo
countryside
campiña
daughter in law
nuera
submerge, soak, immerse
sumergirse
to imerse
inmergir
suffocating, to suffocate
sofocante, sofocar
asfixiante asfixiar
dishes
trastes
clear (weather)
despejado
surgeon
cirujano/a
crackpot, crazy
chiflado/a
gingerbread
jingebre
succint
escueto/a
outstanding featured prominent
destacado/a
ramble on
enrollarme
shelves/ bookshelves
estanterías
rowing
remo
clue
pista
colluded
coludirse
se coludieron
dirty words
palabras soeces
to help
socorrer
bribes
sobornos
insatiable greed
insaciable codicia
hit men
sicarios
linked / to link
vinculados / vincular
twenties, score
veintena
beseiged/ seige
asediado/ asedio
dozens
decenas
12th
doceavo
damaged
averiado
cover, encompass, span
abarcar
inquiries
indagaciones
reach/ scope… to reach, achieve
alcance / alcanzar
alluding to
aludiendo
hostages
rehenes
laughing stock
hazmerreír