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