Vocabulary 4 ENG-ESP Flashcards
vocal cords
la cuerdas vocales
horn
el cuerno
slope/hill
la cuesta
downhill
cuesta abajo
uphill
cuesta arriba
cave
la cueva
mountain peak
la cumbre
cradle/cot
la cuna
to cure/dress a wound
curar
curiously
curiosamente
estudiar
cursar
yield curve
la curva de rentabilidad
curved
curvada
peak/top
la cúspide
forecast
la dada
die (dice)
el dado
pain
el daño
to give
dar
to announce/make public
dar a conocer
to be generous
dar cuartel
to give breathing space/slack
dar cuerda
to take responsibility/not hide
dar la cara
to annoy/bore
dar la lata
to make a step
dar un paso
to start/jump
dar un salto
to go around
dar una vuelta
to win easily/be superior
darle a alguien un baño
to try and lose someone
darles esquinazo
to realise
darse cuenta
to give up/concede defeat
darse por vencido
cover to cover (book)
de cabo a rabo (libro)
in a row/consecutive
de carrerilla
by the roots
de cuajo
with the back towards the direction
de espaldas al sentido de la marcha
in fact
de hecho
play off/sudden death
golden goal
immediately
de inmediato
(university) educated person
de letra
You’re welcome
De nada
overnight
de noche a la mañana
second hand/used
de ocasión
tremendous
de órdago
Who’s calling?
De parte de quién?
not very often/rare
de pascuas a ramos
from start to finish
de principio a fin
suddenly
de repente
suddenly
de sopetón
like father like son
de tal palo tal astilla
without interruption
de un tirón
not very often/rare
de uvas a peras
open to the elements/to be unprotected
a la intemperie
debate
el debate
to owe/should do (something)
deber
weak/faint
débil
weakness
la debilitación
to decline
decaer
to behead
decapitar
tenth of a per cent
la décima porcentual (dp)
tenth
décimo/a
13th
el/la decimotercero/a
decrepit
decrépito/a
deficit
el déficit
in deficit
deficitaria
defined
definido
definite
definitivo
to behead/slaughter
degollar
neglect
la dejadez
to leave/quit
dejar
accent
el deje
in front of
delante de
to denounce/inform against
delatar
to delight
deleitar
to spell
deletrear
demand
la demanda
domestic demand
la demanda doméstica
too much
demasiado
delay
la demora
inside
dentro
to pluck one’s hair
depilarse
down hill skiing
los deportes de deslizamiento
to deposit
depositar
depreciation (money)
la depreciación
quickly
deprisa
purification
la depuración
to purify
depurar
the right to cut down trees
el derecho de tala
to melt
derretir
waste/squandering
el derroche
decelerate/slow down
desacelerarse
to challenge
desafiar
el reto
el desafío
to displease
desagradar
to evict
desahuciar
rootless/without roots
desarraigado/a
to expand/explain
develop
uneasiness/restlessness
anxiety
to undo/detach
untie
to ruin/destroy
spoil
to bolt/run away
desbocarse
wild/crazy
descabellado/a
