Year 5 Flashcards
Wheat
Trigo
does that ring a bell? (PR slang)
that rings a bell
te suena?
me suena
intense heat / very hot place (PR slang)
el calentón
pussy (PR slang)
chocha
seed
pepas/semillas
pill
pastilla
chorus (of a song)
coro
out of your mind (while on drugs)
desacata’o
under the influence of pills / drugged / pilled
empastilla’o
kid (PR slang)
chamaco
high (on drugs, PR slang)
are you high?
nota
tienes una nota / estas en la nota?
to judge
juzgar
to swear (to promise, not curse)
jurar
makes me happy
i’m happy to see you
wow, i’m so happy that . . . (surprised, big reaction)
i am happy
me alegra
me alegra verte
Que alegría
estoy alegre
to attach (emotionally)
attachment (emotional)
to attach (literal/physical)
attachment (literal/physical/digital)
apegar
apego
adjuntar
adjunto
to hold (physically)
to put up with me
aguantar
an electric meter
contador
the electric grid
la red electrica
impactful
impactante
psychedlic
psicodélic@
acquaintance
stranger
conocid@
desconocid@
indigenous
indígena
spear
spear (PR slang) / black coffee
lanza
puya / cafe puya
opium
opio
liver
hígado
stuck / stuck (PR slang)
to be stuck
atascad@a / pillad@
estar pillad@
to deserve
merecer
merezco
mereces
merece
misunderstanding
malentendido
unacceptable
inaceptable
Judgement
Juicio
upside down / inside out / flipped around
al revés
(I did it) to myself
I did it myself
for myself
with myself
a me hice a mí mismo (reflexivo)
- i pumped myself up = yo me pompeo a mí mismo
yo mismo lo hice
para mí
conmigo mismo
unacceptable
unstandable (I cannot stand it) (very active, current frustration)
intolerable (not as common)
inaceptable
insoportable
intolerable
expression of frustration in a situation (PR slang)
que chavienda!
que joroba!
que jodienda! (mas vulgar)
past tense of ser and ir
was and went
use for former jobs too
fui
fuiste
fue
fuimos
fueron
scientist
scientific@
i’ve held back
me he aguantado
i have a good feeling about this . . .
tengo un buen presentimiento sobre este . . .
- not “sentimiento”, which is what i feel in the moment
class/classy (PR slang)
caché
ex. hacer algo con caché
leather
cuero
to meet each other
to meet someone
i met (him/her)
you met
he/she met
we met
they meet
conocerse
conocer a alguien
(lo/la) conocí
conociste
conoció
conocimos
conocieron
to meet up (casual)
to meet up (more formal)
encontrarse
reunirse
I look forward to it (formal)
I’m really looking forward to (casual)
me hace ilusión
estoy loco por + verbo
to make fun of someone/something
relajarse (mas comun en PR)
burlarse (menos comun en PR)
manager
management
to manage
gerente
gerencia
gestionar/manejar/dirigir
to sign up for something
who’s in/game/down?
apuntarse
quien se apunta?
to be interested (in something)
anybody interested in doing X?
i’m interested
interesarse
alguien le interesa (verbo)
me interesa
response to “English or Spanish?”
los dos
ambos
cualquiera
el que tú quieras / usted quiera
el que quiera
me da igual
let’s go
let’s get out of here
vamos
vamonos
The Dent (in a car)
La Abolladura
to cheat
hacer trampa
the trap
la trampa
cheater
trampos@
ball don’t lie
en la ley de Dios, no tiene trampa
the cramp
calambre (siempre sustantivo, nunca un verbo)
loose
it is coming loose
suelto
se esta soltando
tight
to tighten
apretado
apretar
sore
painful
dolorido
doloroso
the hinge
bisagra
the orange (fruit)
the orange (color)
china
chinita (always ends in a, so el edificio chinita)
Damn! / Cunt!
Coño!
Do you want me to do X?
Do you want me to close the door?
Do you want me to call him?
Do you want them to do it?
I want you to stop
Quieres que haga X (always subjunctive)
Quieres que cierre la puerta?
Quieres que lo llame?
Quieres que lo hagan?
Quiero que pares
piece of cake! (PR expression)
es un mamey!
I like the movie
you like
she likes
we like
they like
me gusta la película
te gusta
le gusta
nos gusta
les gusta
i like you
do you like me?
me gustas tú
te gusto yo
that shirt looks good on you
esa camisa te queda bien
to chat
charlar/platicar
outlaw
bandid@/fojarid@
chaos
caos (“caus”)
Blisters
Ampollas
Fanny pack
Cangurera
a virgin alcoholic drink (PR slang)
una bebida sant@
nutmeg
nuez moscada
cinnamon
canela
quantitative
cuantitativ@
qualitative
cualitativ@
to stand out
- I stand out
outstanding
sobresalir
- sobresalgo
sobresaliente
Russia (country)
Russian (adjective)
Russian (language)
Rusia
Rus@
Ruso
roller coaster
montaña rusa
Mandarin (language)
Chino/Mandarín
If you have time . . .
If you help me, I’ll buy you a sandwich . . .
I hope that you help me . . .
Si tienes tiempo . . . (not subjunctive)
Si me ayudas, te compro un sandwich
Espero que my ayudes
to scratch
rascar
silly stuff
tontería(s)/zanganería(s)
to blink
parpadear
Pressure
Presión
Seal (animal)
Foca
just/recently (something happened)
recién (hice algo . . .) (very recently)
recientemente (generally recently)
bunk bed
litera
to graduate
I graduated
you graduated
she graduated
we graduated
they graduated
graduarse
me gradué
te graduaste
se graduó
nos graduamos
se graduaron
to spell (a word)
deletrear
to press
presionar
the pressure
to pressure
la presión (literal and figurative)
poner presión
thus/therefore
por ende
to remember something
recordar algo
recordarse de algo (same thing, interchangeable)
to recall something (abruptly / out of the blue)
i just recalled his name
acordarse de algo
me acuerdo de algo
remember to do something! (command)
acuérdate de hacer algo
to remind me of X
Juan reminds me of Pedro
recordarle a . . .
Juan me recuerda a Pedro
popcorn
popcorn (PR)
palomitas (rest of the world)
the rest / the remainder
lo demás
i’m looking forward to seeing you
we are looking forward to working with you
me hace ilusión verte
nos hace ilusión trabajar con ustedes
to try/test something out / to dabble (less intense)
to try to do something challenging (effortful)
probar
intentar hacer / tratar de hacer
balloon
globo
bombas (PR slang)
helium
helio
to blow (air)
soplar
i have an appointment
i have a date (romantic)
tengo cita (ex. con medico)
tengo una cita (ex. con una chica)
Cheerleader
Porrista
Monk/nun
Monje/monja
To brew beer
Elaborar cerveza
Nymph
Ninfa
Horny
Excitad@/cachond@
To delve
Adentarse
Steel
Acero
To roll
Rodar
The juggler
El/la malabarista (a for M and F)
Wasp
Avispa
facade
fachada
failure (the)
falla
To tow (a car)
Remolcar
Hairless / Person with little to no body/facial hair
Lampiñ@
Middle East
Medio Oriente
lazy
floj@/vag@
squirrel
ardilla
