Vocabulary from Exercises 9 Flashcards
to be good at something
I am good at cooking.
se da (darse) bien
Yo me da bien (darse) la cocina.
is against me
en mi contra
contra: against
military
adjective
a military truck
militar
un camión militar
the military
los militares
appearance
physical appearance of something
apariencia
colour
color
wheel
rueda
suitable for
adecuado para
rough terrain
los terrenos difíciles
flood
inundación
since, because, as
conjunction
I can´t go out since/because/as I´m sick.
ya que
No puedo salir ya que estoy enfermo.
severe
grave
a grave
una tumba
waist
cintura
reach up to
llegar hasta
behind
physically
detrás de
camouflage
camuflaje
to hold
to hold up, support physically/figuratively
sostener
mantener is to maintain or to keep sth a certain state
umbrella
paragua
to maintain, to keep, to stay
to stay warm, to keep themselves dry
mantenerse
para mantenerse caliente, para mantenerse seco
the rain
noun
la lluvia
to happen
not pasar here
suceder
can be used interchangeably
to be remaining, to be left (time)
3 days remaining until Christmas
faltar
Faltan tres dias hasta Navidad.
carpet (full floor, wall to wall)
moqueta
to wish (not esperar here)
desear
soul
alma
to pour your heart and soul
entregar toda su alma
to accelerate
acelerar
progress
marcha
to savour
saborear
fries
fritas
pantry
despensa
stealthly
furtivamente
nagging, droning on
talk an ear off
dando la paliza
yuck, bleh, ew
puajjj
fountain
fuente
so and so, such and such
tal y cual
related to school
adjective derived from escuela
escolar
to incorporate
incorporar
it is about
se trata de
dance
noun
danza
both… and….
tanto… como…
full, full of
pleno, pleno de
child of the manger (Jesus)
el Niño del pesebre
to trust in (someone)
overtrust, denotes a negative outcome
confiarse en
protagonist
protagonista
but rather, but instead
sino
fully, to the fullest
adverb
a tope
I claim, I want
informal context
Me pido
to screech
chillar
numbskull, fool, dumbass
mentecato
to roar, to bellow
bromar
role
papel
papel also refers to paper
distribution
reparto
script
guión
a shriek
un alarido
other
All of the other girls
démas
Toda las démas niñas
rear
trasera
ox
buey
whisps, blades
blades of grass
briznas
briznas de hierbas
to distribute
repartir
star (outstanding, exceptional)
adjective
estelar
estrella is the noun for star.
E.g. Las estrellas en el cielo de noche.
to chirp
gorjear
to hum
canturrear
to sob
sollozar
a kick
una patada
to beg
suplicar
except
excepto/menos
innkeeper
posadero
darts
dardos
glasses (cups)
vasos
jug
jarra
delights
delicias
to meddle, to get involved
meterse
place/room in an accomodation such as an inn, hotel etc.
sitio
to slam the door
darse un portazo
snowfall
nevada
to throw, to push, to eject
not lanzar here
echar
echar is more versatile, whilst lanzar is more specific to throwing with force
by pushing
a empujones
upside down, to convey disarray and chaos
patas arriba
savvy, having common sense and good judgement
espabilado/a
