Vocabulary 4 Flashcards
Riveting
Fascinating, captivating
Engrossing
Engaging, interesting
Charming
Encantador
Offbeat
Unconventional, original
Storyline
Plot, trama
Box office
Taquilla, boletería, ticket booth
Pricey
Caro, cariñoso
Builder, construction worker
Albañil, constructor
Treat
Sorpresa, cariñito
Booth
Stand, caseta
Duration, length
Duración
Splinter
Astilla, espina (de madera)
Edible
Can be eaten, comestible
Puddle
Charco, pond (colloquial, informal), ocean
Take off
Remove, quitar
Drool
Babear, slaver (negrero)
Slobbery
Baboso, babeado
Avenge
Take revenge, vengar(se)
Panting
Jadeo, heavy breathing
Hideous
Ugly, horrible, espantoso
Dark-skinned, tanned
Moreno
Hummingbird
Colibrí
Gust
Ráfaga
Plaster
Yeso
Beet, beetroot
Remolacha
Kale
Col
Swab, scrubber
Estropajo
Wipe
Clean, one pass with a cloth, pasar un trapo
Crumbs
Caramba! Recórcholis! Migajas
Resort
Recourse, recurso
Pay cut
Recorte, reducción salarial
Make ends meet
Hacer alcanzar la plata, arreglárselas
Dish out
Serve food
Squid
Calamar
Freeways
Toll-free highway, autopista
Self-assured
Confident
Self-aware
Conscious of oneself
Frazzled
Exhausted
Potluck
Lo que hay, venga, whatever is available
Bidding
Making offers at auction, puja
Bidder
Who bids at an auction, postor
Thrift
Saving, ahorro. Shops (second hand)
Bulk
Al por mayor
Bankruptcy
Failure of a company, bancarrota
Go out of business
Quebrar, company fails
Cutlery
Cubiertos
Self-reliant
Self-sufficient, independent
Beak
Pico
Fang
Colmillo, canine’s tooth
Fins
Aletas
Gills
Branquias
Hooves (Hoof)
Casco, pezuña, foot of horse
Scales
Escamas
Tusks
Colmillo (long tooth) elephant
Confine
Restrict, limit
Undergo
Someterse a
Free-range
Farm animals, de campo, sin enjaular
Impromptu
Spontaneous, unplanned
Muster
Armarse de, juntar, reunir
Top-notch
De primera, excelente calidad
Epoch
Época
Epoch-making
Historic
Hard-driving
Aggressive
Live off
Vivir de, survive on, be supported by
Look up to
Admire and respect somebody
Pad
Bloc, almohadilla, fingertips
Letterhead
Membrete, encabezado
Stationery
Writing materials, papel y sobres de carta
Trademark
Feature
Colon
Dos puntos
Fishy
Suspicious
Sake
Benefit, bien, en nombre de
Tie down
Restrain, restrict, maniatado. Contenerse
Starvation
Famine, extreme hunger
Cough syrup
Liquid medicine for a cough, jarabe para la tos
Wrestling
Sport (lucha libre)
Mane
Melena, crin
Condominium
Condominio
Lodging
Hospedaje
Fencing
Esgrima
Brussels
Bruselas
Shell
Caparazón
Endeavour
Attempt, effort
Regression
Involución
Anchor
Presentador, ancla
Promissory note
Pagaré
Exert
Ejercer
Forgo
Renunciar a
Exert yourself
Strive, esforzarse
Forgo doing
Abstenerse de
Caterpillar
Oruga, insect larva
Assert
Aseverar
Assert yourself
Reafirmarse
Slacker
Lazy person
Flood
Inundación
Rekindle
Revive, relight
Cliff
Acantilado, precipicio
Token
Ficha, pieza
Brewery
Cervecería
Steep
Empinado, sloped
Fee
Cuota
Brewing
Beer production
Factory, plant
Fábrica
Crawls
A set of letters or figures that move across, up or down a movie or TV screen, usually giving information. Film credits, weather alerts
Grip
Agarre
Sewage system, sewer
Alcantarillado, alcantarilla
Index
Ordered list, índice (book)
Glaring
Obvious, evident
Score, sheet music
Partitura
Grant
Concede, cede, scolarship
Claim
Assert, asegurar
Extinguisher
Extintor
Chicken pox
Varicela
Measles
Sarampión
Cover letter
Carta de presentación, job application
Misogyny
Misoginia
Hatred
Hate, loathe, odio
Misogynist - misogynistic
Misógino
Fussy, picky
Asquiento
Facade (cedilla)
Curb, fachada