Vocabulary 9 ES-EN Flashcards
recalentar
to overheat (mech.), heat up
el recargo
custom fee, add on
la recaudación tributaria
tax revenues
recaudar
to collect
el recelo
distrust, suspicion
rechazar
to reject, throwback
el rechazo
rejection
el recinto
area, place
el recipiente
bowl
recoger
to gather, pickup
la recompra
buy back
reconfortar
to comfort, revitalise
reconocer
to recognise
recorrer
to travel across
el recorte
cut, fall
el recoveco
turn, bend, nook
el recrudecimiento
upsurge
recta
straight
la recua
mule train, train of pack animals
la recuperación
recovery
los recursos propios
shareholders’ equity
reforzar
to reinforce
la refriega
scuffle, brawl
regar
to water, flow through
el regazo
lap (female)
regentar
to direct, manage
registrar
to register, record
regocijo
joy, happiness
el rehén
hostage
reincidir
to relapse
reivindicar
to claim
rejatablo/a
strictly, to the letter
la rejilla
shelf, vent, luggage rack
el relantí
slow motion
relatar
to tell
el relato
account, story, tale
relinchar
to neigh
el reloj
watch
remar
to row
el remate
culmination, end, top
el remolque
towing, towrope
el rencor
bitterness, resentment
la rendija
gap, crack, cleft, crevice
el repaso
review
repentino/a
sudden
la repisa
shelf
replegado/a
withdrawal
el repliegue
pull back, retreat
el reposacabeza
head rest
la reposición
replacement
el reposo
rest
representar
to represent, look like
repuntar
to jump
el repunte
recovery, improvement, pick up
requerirse
to require, demand
resaltar
to stand (stick) out
resarcirse
to compensate for, make up for
resbaladizo
slippery, delicate
resbalar
to slip
rescindir
to rescind
la reseña
review (critical)
reseñar
to review (write a critique on)
resguardar
to protect, shield
respetar
to respect
el respingo
start, jump
el resquemor
resentment
restante
remaining
restar
to take away, subtract
resucitar
to resuscitate, revive
el resultado equilibrado
break even
la retaguardia
after troops
retar
to challenge, defy, dare
el retazo
remnant, snippet, fragment
el retén
patrol, squad
retener
to withhold
retirar
to withdraw, remove
retorcida
devious
el retraso
delay
retroceder
to move back, diminish
el retroceso
recession
el retrovisor
rear-view mirror
retumbar
to thunder
revisar
to edit, revise
la revisión
review
la revista
periodical
revuelto
scrambled, messy
los Reyes Magos
the Three Kings, (6th of January)
rezagar
to postpone, delay
el riachuelo
creek
la rienda
reigns
el rincón
corner (inside)
rizar el rizo
to loop the loop, make it more complicated
robar
to steal
el roble
oak tree
el robo
robbery
la roca
rock
el rodaballo
turbot (fish)
rodear
to surround
la rodera
wheel track
romper
to break
roncar
to snore
