Vocabulary 5 ES-EN Flashcards
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
in an instant, blink
en un santiamén
in no time at all, quick
en vez de
in stead of
enajenar
to alienate, transfer, estrange
enamorarse
to fall in love with
enano/a
dwarf, without importance
encadenado/a
in a row, consecutive
encajar
to take a hit
encallar
to run aground, be beached
encargarse
to be in charge of
encender
to light up
encerrar
to lock
la encimera
table top
encinta
pregnant
encoger
to shrink
encolerizar
to anger, provoke
el encontronazo
crash, dispute
enderezar
to straighten (out)
el endeudamiento
debt level
el enero
January
enfadado
angry
enfadarse
to get angry with
la enfermera
nurse
enfriar en la nevera
to put in the refrigerator
engendrar
to breed, produce
Enhorabuena!
Congratulations
enjugar
to wipe off, dry, wipe out
enjuiciar
to judge, indict, prosecute
el enlace
wedding
enlatados
canned
enlazar
to link, connect
enmarañado/a
messy, confused
la enmienda
correction, amendment, reform
ennegrecido/a
darkened
ensalzar
to praise, exalt
ensanchar
to widen, expand, enlarge
el ensayo
rehearsal, test
enseguida, inmediato
immediately, at once
el ensere
belonging
ensimismado/a
absorbed, engrossed
ensopar
to make bread soup
ensordecedor
deafening
ensortijado/a
curly (hair)
la entelequia
understanding, knowledge
enterarse
to find out, get to know
enternecedor/a
moving, touching
enternecer
to move, touch
entrañar
to entail
entrar
to enter
el entrecejo
between the eyes
el entredicho
doubt
entregar
to deliver, hand over
entregarse
to turn oneself in (police)
entretanto
meanwhile
entumecido/a
numb, stiff
envalentonado/a
courageous
envasado al vacío
vacuum packed
la envergadura
scope, compass
envolvente
absorbing, surrounding
enzarzarse
to get involved in (dispute)
epistolar
something that belongs to a letter
erguido/a
straight
erguir
to raise, lift
erguirse
to straighten
el erizo
hedgehog
el ermitaño
hermit
eructar
to burp
esbelto/a
slim, slender, graceful
esbozar
to sketch, outline, give a hint
el escabeche
pickle, marinade
escabullirse
to slip through, slip away
escacharrado/a
to bust, break
la escalada
climb, rise
la escalera
stairs, stairway
el escalofría
chill, shivers
escalofriante
frightening, chilling
el escalonamiento
increase
la escama
scale (zoo.) (fish, snake)
escamotear
to lift, abduct
escampar
to clear up (weather)
el escaparate
shop window
el escape
air vent (auto.)
escarmentar
to learn (teach) a lesson
la escasez
shortage
escaso/a
scarce, sparse, low, limited
escatimar
to skimp
el escenario
stage (theatre)
la escisión
split
el esclavo
slave
la escoba
broom
esconder
to hide, conceal
la escopeta de culata
shotgun/rifle butt
el escote
neck, neckline, cleavage
el escritorio
desk
la escudilla
bowl
la escuela
school
el escurreplatos
dish rack
esforzarse
to endeavour
el esguince
sprain
el eslabón
link (in a chain)
