Vocabulary 5 Flashcards
asemejar
resemble
humareda
thick cloud of smoke
yunque
anvil (m)
hallarse
se trouver
dar (el) parte
to report; to give a report
cuartel
Barracks;
Neighborhood, area, disctrict, quarter
por lo visto
apparently; evidently
arrasar
to destroy; raze; level; demolish
asolar
raze, level to the ground (soil), destroy,
vivienda
dwelling (f); home; housing
otorgar
confer, grant; award; give; (authorize)
aspecto
appearance; view; aspect
libélula
dragonfly
arrojar
throw, launch, fling, hurl, (rollout)
ruido
noise
bambolear
swing back and forth, sway
(bambo, bambino, child, bimbo)
no obstante
nevertheless, however.
(no ouster)
enseguide
immediately, at once, right away
tejado
roof (m)
levantar
lift, raise, stir up
apartar la vista (la mirada) de
to divert ones attention; to move one’s gaze from,
ladera
side of a hill (f)
(lateral)
own (my own house)
mi propia casa
silvestre
wild (flores silvestres)
(latin silva: forest; selvatico)
divisar
distinguish; make out
(divide)
lograr
manage; succeed
lograr hacer > manage to do
(lucrative)
merodear
prowl; maraud; snoop about
barranco
ravine; gully; cliff;
asomarse
look out; peek out; appear; loom; show itself;
trozo
piece
pedazo (synonym)
llevarse
to take (away); to take;
retirarse
move away; retire; retreat; withdraw
aullido
howl; howling
desgarrado
heart-rending
(torn; ripped)
cuyo
whose
estallar
explode
blow up (bomb)
shatter; break up
(french: eclater)
blanket
cobija (f)
Witness (n)
testigo
ball (2)
bola (sperical object)
pelota (sports)
Bbq
una barbacoa
keep on ….ing, continue …..ing
seguir ….ndo
como vs cómo
like, as vs how
greyish
grisáceo (a)
to be on duty
estar de servicio
night shift
el turno de noche
traffic report
El parte de tráfico
Christmas time
las Navidades
llevarse
take, bring (sth somewhere) or (s.o. somewhere)
to take a tray from the oven
sacar una bandeja del horno
apartment building
un bloque de departamentos
a chicken breast
una pechuga de pollo
portion (plate) of…(food)
una ración de
boiled….
hervido
peas
guisantes (m, pl)
(stemmed) glass
una copa
Christmas Card (2)
una tarjeta navideña
una felicitación de Navidad
the week before vs.
last week
la semana anterior
la semana pasada
to play (be playing) (music) to ring (i) (bell)
sonar
spanish language version of a movie
una película en versión española
….en la versión de Frank Sinatra
….en versión original
propio (before and after noun)
before - own
after - typical
mi propia casa
una bebida propia del país
a single man
un hombre soltero
fellow worker; work mate
compañero de trabajo
an old friend
un antiguo amigo
to collect (receive) (draw on) (money)
cobrar dinero
…., to be exact,
specifically
exactly
concretamente
summer
el verano
a drawing; sketch; cartoon
un dibujo
bullet wound/ shot
un balazo
shoulder
el hombro
envelope
el sobre
matasellos
postmark (n. m. inv)
el matasellos
….lo cual….
…which….
not to leave room for doubt
no dejar lugar a dudas
somewhat blurry / smudged
algo borroso
un belén
a nativity scene
by hand
manualmente
prison
la prisión
sender (of a letter)
la remitente
be aware (of something)( some fact)
ser consciente de / que
