Vocabulary Enhancement Flashcards
to wake up early
madrugar
“cash” , slang
lana, plata
the skill
la habilidad, maña
the day after tomorrow
pasado mañana
to sharpen
agudizar
the parrot
el loro
to yawn
bostezar
a yawn
un bostezo
to hold someone in low esteem
tener en poco a alguien
overwhelmed
agobiado
stressed
estresado
worried, concerned
preocupado
to warn, notify
advertir
to have a good time
pasarlo bien
the knot
el nudo
naked
desnudo
faint, pass out
desmayarse
nice, pleasant
agradable
It’s just a way of speaking, just a saying
Es un decir
Either one, I don’t care (slang)
Da igual, da lo mismo
I’ll hold you to it
Conste
Is that so huh? (After proving someone wrong)
No qué no?
It looks delicious (food)
Que buena pinta
The food smells great
La comida huele que alimenta
To make a mistaken, to be confused
equivocarse
I dialed the wrong number
me he equivocado de número
Who’s calling?
¿De parte de quién?
The (weather) forecast
El pronóstico (del tiempo)
busy, occupied
ocupado
The scale (for weighing)
La báscula
To lock (someone) up
encerrar
locked up
encerrado
That’s life (bad part)
Así es la vida
This is the life (relaxed, enjoying life)
Eso sí que es la vida
This really is…
Eso sí que es… (remember socks)
As soon as I can
En cuanto pueda
finally
por fin
to swim underwater, dive
bucear
to lay out, sunbathe
tomar el sol
to cover
tapar
homemade
casero
to soak
empapar
soaked
empapado
to wet (make very moist)
mojar
wet
mojado
to fry
freír
the oil (food preparation)
el aceite
to fall in love
enamorarse
a bookstore
una librería
I’m wonderful, thanks
estoy estupendamente, gracias
to reject
rechazar
annoying
fastidioso
a lump, bulge
un bulto
a campfire, bonfire
una fogata
a coffeepot
una cafetera
to heat up
calentar
a cork
un corcho
to fail
fracasar
to fail (a test)
no pasar, reprobar
to swallow
tragar
screen, monitor
la pantalla
to snack
merendar
to go on a ride
dar una vuelta
a wave
una ola
boring
aburrido
juicy
jugoso
a chat
una charla
to chat
charlar
to drown
ahogarse
sailors
marineros
a face
un rostro, una cara
Could you repeat that?
¿Lo puede repetir?
To make an effort to…
hacer un esfuerzo por (+ infinitive)
to take a break
hacer un relajo
to displease
disgustar (used like gustar)
Let’s get going!
¡Pongámonos en marcha!
Explain the difference between “hazlo cómo quieras” and “hazlo como quieres”
Do it however you want to / do it how you have indicated you would like to
frightening, terrifying
espantoso
well-known
muy conocido
kind, generous
bondadoso
tender (both meat and people)
tierno
to scare someone
asustar a alguien
to get frightened, get scared
asustarse
to bark
ladrar
it’s a disaster (usually used with something unorganized)
está hecho desastre
mi vs mí
mi is “my” while mí is “me”
to jump, leap
brincar
i had…
yo había (+participle)
translate: Nosotros habíamos terminado con la cena antes de que ellos llegaron
We had finished dinner before they arrived.
Tell me (tú)
dime
tell me (Ud)
dígame Ud.
I’m roasting!
¡Me estoy asando!
I hold my own/ defend myself well
me defiendo bastante bien
to roast
asar
quiet, reserved (person)
callado
still, at rest
quieto
to excite, thrill
emocionar
to get excited, become thrilled
emocionarse
rollercoaster
montaña rusa
a broom
una escoba
or in other words
o sea, es decir
the smoke
el humo
an escape; a leak (of gas, water)
una fuga
a coin
una moneda
It caught me off guard / by surprise
me pilló desprevenido
You caught me off guard (tú)
me pillaste desprevenido
to light (something with fire)
encender
to shrink
encoger
insecure
inseguro
founder (of an organization)
fundador(a)
a smack
una bofetada
to slap somebody
dar una bofetada a alguien
the glory
la gloria
a cartoon (art)
una viñeta
a cartoon (animated film)
los dibujos animados
unconscious
inconsciente
unconsciously
inconscientemente
the presence
la presencia
a mosquito
un mosquito
embarrassed
avergonzado
to go and get / look for sth/sb
ir (a) por algo/alguien (the a is used only in Spain)
Let’s get to it, let’s go for it
vamos (a) por ello
grape
una uva
raisin
uva pasa, una pasa
really, indeed (phrase for emphasis)
sí que
to fancy, to feel like
apetecer (funciona como gustar), o tener ganas de
to be about to do something
estar a punto de + infinitive
Not even you (can) believe that!
¡Eso no te lo crees ni tú!
I’ve had enough! , I’m fed up!
Estoy hasta el gorro, Estoy hasta la coronilla