Vocabulary 1 ES-EN Flashcards
a ciencia cierta
for sure
a diestro y siniestro
to the left and right, without direction
a finales de
in the end of
a grandes rasgos
in outline, broadly
a la vez que
at the same time
a la vuelta de la esquina
around the corner
a mediados de
in the middle of, halfway through
a medida que
as
a partir de entonces
thereafter
a pedir de boca
better than expected
a pesar de que
in spite of, despite
a primeros de
beginning of (March)
a ras de
level with
a raudales
in abundance
a regate regalado no le pongas pegas
if something is for free, don’t complain
a renglón seguida
immediately
a su albedrío
to one’s own liking
a tiro de piedra
a stone’s throw
a trasmano
out of the way
a trompicones
with interruptions, difficulty, slowly
el abajo
downstairs
abaratar
to reduce (lower) the price
abarcar
to include, embrace, cover
abarrotar
to stow, pack tightly
abastecer
to supply
el abastecimiento
supply
el abatimiento
dejection, overthrow
el abeto
fir tree
el abogado
lawyer
abogar
to plead for
abogar por una causa
to advocate
abordar
to tackle, deal with, approach
abovedado/a
vaulted
abrasar
to burn
abrazar
to embrace
la abrelatas
tin opener
el abril
April
abrir las puertas de par en par
door opener (contacts)
abrumar
to overwhelm
la absorción
absorption, take-over
abultado/a
bulky, big
aburguesamiento
gentrifying
el acabado
finish, quality
acabar de
to just finish (something)
el acantilado
cliff (shore)
acceder
to agree
la acción
event, action, share
la accionista
share holder
la acechaba
ambush
acechar
to lie in wait for, threaten
acercarse
to bring oneself closer
el acero
steel
el acero inoxidable
stainless steel
acérrimo/a
staunch, bitter
acertar
to guess, to find out
el acertijo
enigma, puzzle, mystery
achacado/a
attributed
achacar
to attribute, lay
achicar
to reduce
aciago/a
ill-fated, unlucky
acoger
to welcome, take in
acogerse
to take refuge
la acogida
reception (of idea, product)
acolchado
quilted, padded
acometer
to attack, undertake
acomodarse
to make oneself comfortable
acongojar
to be sad, sorrow
el acontecimiento
event, occurrence
el acopio
store, stock (of things)
el acoplamiento
coupling, joint
el acorazado
battleship
acordar
to agree upon
acordarse
to remember do something
acorralar
to round up, surround
acostar
to go bed
acostarse
to put oneself bed, sleep with someone
el activo subyacente
underlying asset
los activos y pasivos
assets and liabilities
acuchillar
to stab
el acuerdo
agreement
adecuarse
to adapt, make suitable
adelantar
to overtake
el adiestramiento
training
adiestrar
to train
adivinar
to foretell, guess
la adjudicación
award
adjudicarse
to award
las administraciones publicas (AA PP)
public administration
el adobe
sun-dried brick
adoquinado/a
street paving
adormilado/a
dozy, drowsy
adosado/a
semi-detached
la adquisición
acquisition
la adquisición apalancada
leverage buy-out (LBO)
la aduana
customs
aducir
to adduce, allege
adueñarse
to take over, take control of
adusta
stern, austere
advertir
to warn, notice
el aerodeslizador
hovercraft
