Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
To make equivalent, to standardize
Homologar
Foreign, external
Foráneao
Logs (summaries)
Bitácoras
Scales (animal)
Escamas
Bottle (baby)
Mamila
Trunk/chest
Baúl
Shell (snail)
Coraza
Thin, slight, trivial
Menudo
Trivial, insignificant, petty (also meticulous)
Nimio
Clothes line
Tendedero
Blade, wisp of grass, strand of thread
Brizna
Tenacious
Tenaz
Pass by, go by, take place
Transcurre
Foreign, outsider
Forastero
To clear your throat, to feel hoarse
Carraspear
Suffocating feeling
Suffoco
Tuberculosis
tísico
Knitting, crocheting
Tejido
Poverty, destitution
Indigencia
To have a cold
Estar resfriado
To prowl, to lurk
Merodear
To seize, to grasp, to grab
Aferrar
Windowsill
Alféizares
A shoot, a bud (of a plant or tree)
Brota
To sprout, to bud
Brotar
Lawsuit, legal action, dispute between individuals
Pleitos
To escort, to guard
Escoltar
Member, affiliated with
Afiliada
To make out, to discern, to glimpse
Vislumbrar
To arrest, to apprehend
Apresar
To storm, to rush, to charge
Acometer
Septum, partition
Tabiques
Compass (for drawing), rhythm
Compás
Courtship, wooing, mating (animals)
Cortejo
Hold, occupy, boast, brag
Ostentar
To fill with emotions, to arouse, to inspire
Infundir
To watch, to monitor, to keep an eye on
Atisbar
Threshold
Dinteles
To demolish, to crush
Demoler
Prevail, be in command, reign
Impera
Disrespect, contempt
Desacatos
Party, procession
Comitiva
Allied, partner, ally
Aliado
Field, meadow
Prado
Protection, refuge, shelter
Amparo
Hillside, mountainside
Ladera
Fissure, crack
Hendidura
To scatter, to spill, to waste, to squander
Desparramar
Gallop
Un galope
To narrow, to stretch, to take in clothes
Angostar
Almighty, loud, thunderous, spectacular
Estrepitoso
To fall silent, to be struck dumb, to lose your voice
Enmudecer
Obliquely, diagonally, slantwise
Oblicuamente
To come out to the fore, to stand out, to excel, to emerge, to dawn, to break
Despuntar
Build-up, mass, throng, crowd
Aglomeración
A tickle, the butterflies, anxiety, tingling
Cosquilleo
Gust, spell, period, streak
Racha
To adopt local ways, to go native
Acriollarse
Hillbilly, rude, impolite
montuno
Appearance, invasion, incursion, bursting in
Irrupción
Barracks
Barracón
Cosign, support, back, endorse
Avalar
To veto, to prohibit, to ban
Vetar
To appear, to surface, to show through
Aflorar
To supply, to provide, to outfit
Dotar
Germ, bacteria
Germen
Repercussion, consquence, result
Repercusión
To clear up, to clarify, to elucidate
Esclarecer
To authorize, to empower
Facultar
To make up, to invent
Fabular
To live, to reside, to lie in, to consist in
Radicar
To put away, to bury away, to push aside
Arrinconar
To keep awake
Desvelar
To bring, to offer, to provide, to afford
Deparar
Plausible, realistic
Verosímil
To affirm, to assert
Aseverar
Inconceivable
Inconcebible
Disparity
Disparidad
To decline, to diminish, to shrink
Menguar
To happen, to come about, to turn into, to envolve into (as a noun it is course, progression, development)
Devinir
Fuel
Carburantes
Unnoticed, unperceived
Desapercibido
The counting, the count
Escrutinio
Tobacco company
Tabacalera
Consciousness-raising, awareness-raising
Concienciación
Container, bottle, jar
Envase
Professor
Catedrático
To combine, to balance
Compaginar
To pull up, to uproot, to start (vehicle)
Arrancar
Height, peak
Colmo
Owner, title holder, principal, chief, permanent, headline, title
Titular
Standard, pattern, guideline, rule, guide
Pauta
To resemble, to look like
Asemejarse
To fulfill, to satisfy, to meet
Colmar
To resolve, to straighten out
Solventar
To disagree, to difer, to postpone, to defer
Diferir
To captivate, to entrance
Extasiar
To make sick from sweetness,
Empalagar
To prevail, to reign
Imperar
To emanate from, to give off
Emanar
Crowded, busy
Concurrida
To appear, to surface
Aflorar
To exercise your right
Ampararse
To protect,
Amparar
To settle, to clear, to pay off, to put an end to
Saldar
To make one interested in
Aficionar
Nonsense, mistake
Desatino
Struggle, clash
Forcejo
A flash, explosion
Fogonazo
To give off, to radiate
Irradiar
To blur the lines, to make hard to distinguish
Difuminar
To confirm, to ratify
Ratificar
To tear down, to knock down,
Derribar
High School Graduate
Bachiller
Small village
Aldea
Wicked, unscrupulous
Bellaco
Antiquated, old-fashioned
Caduco
To warp, to plot, to concoct
Urdir
Executioner
Sayon
Burst of laughter
Risotada
Evil, wicked
Malandrin
To vilify
Vilipendiar
A fall, a tumble
Revolcon
To pass, to pass by
Discurrir
A bump on the head
Coscorrón
Course, uncouth
Zafio
To bat an eyelid, to become disturbed, to get upset
Inmutarse
Bobby pin
Horquilla
Pipe dream, fantasy, mythical animal
Quimera
Canteen, water bottle
Cantimplora
Bowl
Cuenco
Fins/flippers
Aletas
Humps, bumps
Joroba
Dazed, distracted, spellbound
Embobado
Wayward, good for nothing
Descarriado
Weariness, boredom
Hastío
Whirlwind, whirlpool
Remolino
To mask, to cover up
Enmascarar
Heartbreaking
Desgarrador
To postpone
Postergar
To overflow, to spill over
Rebosar
Even so
Con todo
To have been corralled or corner
Acorralado
To coin (money or phrases)
Acuñar
Nostalgia, longing
Añoranza
Crumbs
Migajas
Scattered, dispersed
Desperdigados
Extreme weakness, starvation
Inanición
To languish
Languidecer
Hunch, gut feeling
Corazonada
Ingest
Ingerir
To stock up, to store, to accumulate
Almacenar
Henchmen, followers, supporters
Secuaces
To penetrate into, to go deep into
Adentrarse
To scrutinize, examine, sift through
Escudriñar
Absorbed
Absorto
Plainly, simply, frankly
Llanamente
Controversial, argumentative
Controvertido
Trivial things
Nimiedades
To move, to circulate
Transitar
To drop, to leave out
Elidir
To sob
Sollozar
To promote, to foster, to contribute to
Propiciar
Ruling, decision, verdict
Dictamen
Drive, vigor, energy
ímpetu
Distress, anguish, worry
Congoja
Anguished, distressed, heartbroken
Acongojado
Corralled
Acorralado
To take pity on, to have sympathy for
Compadecerse
Violation, infringement
Vulneración
Self-confidence, nerve
Desparpajo
Ointment, salve
Ungüento
Rough, rugged, thorny
Escabrosa
Suffering from something
Aquejado de algo
To scrutinize, to examine, to sift through
Escudriñar
A circular slice
Rodajas
Amendments
Enmiendas
Reluctantly, unwillingly, through clenched. teeth
Regañadientes
To slip away, to slip out, to make a getaway
Escabullirse
Remote, distant, unexplained
Recóndito
Diligence
Asiduidad
To plead, to allege
Alegar
To retort
Redargüir
To mirror, to make to look like
Asemejar
To dazzle, to excite
Encandilar
Opposed, resistant, reluctant
Reacio
Heartbreaking
Desgarrador
Melancholy, somber
Lúgubre
Cauterize
Cauterizer
Cleanliness, tidiness
Aseo
Attentive, caring
Solícito
To make sure that, to verify that
Cerciorarse de
Bars (as in a window)
Rejas
Care, trouble, diligence
Esmero
To forge, to shape
Forjar
Devastation, havoc
Estrago
Surveyed
Encuestados
