Interpreting Week 6
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80 terms
Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 aficionado a algo | fond of, keen on something |
| aglomerar | to pile up, crowd together |
| altercado | an argument |
| apresuradamente | hurriedly |
| arrebatar | to snatch, seize |
| arrinconado | blocked in, cornered |
| astucia | astuteness, shrewdness |
| atajar | to cut off, stop, |
| atropellar | to run over, knock down |
| avalar | to guarantee, endorse |
| barbilla | chin |
| bullicio | hustle and bustle |
| bullicioso | noisy, full of people |
| carroza | float (carnival), carriage |
| causar/hacer estragos | to wreak havoc |
| cercenar | to trim, cut off |
| cifras | numbers, figures |
| cláusula | clause |
| clérigo | clergyman, cleric |
| cohete | a rocket |
| cojín | cushion |
| complacerse en hacer algo | to take pleasure in doing something |
| cuadrar | to tally |
| cuadrar con algo | to fit in with something |
| de puntillas | on tiptoes |
| desasosiego | feeling of unease |
| descifrar | to decipher, decode |
| desmoronar | to destroy, cause to collapse |
| desposado | a newly-wed |
| duelo | sorrow, grief, mourning |
| ecuestre | equestrian |
| en homenaje a | in honour of |
| enano | a dwarf, midget |
| encrucijada | cross-roads |
| escueto | succinct, concise |
| estanque | a pond |
| extraviar | to get lost, lose one's way |
| guiño | a wink, blink |
| hacer el disparate de hacer algo | to be so stupid to do something |
| ingerir | to ingest, consume |
| ladera | hip |
| levantar el liebre | to let the cat out of the bag |
| liebre | hare |
| lucrativo | lucraitve |
| melena | long hair, mane |
| multitud | a crowd |
| noviciado | apprenticeship |
| palaciego | of a palace |
| pincel | paintbrush |
| pliegue | the fold, crease |
| primoroso | exquisite |
| propensión | tendency |
| quebradizo | fragile, brittle |
| quebrar | to break, snap |
| ser adepto a algo | to be a follow of something |
| sobrecoger | to move, affect deeply |
| sobreponerse a algo | to recover from something |
| sonrosado | rosy, pink |
| suceder a algo | to follow someone (in time) |
| surgir | to rise, emerge |
| tenerle manía a alguien | to not be able to stand someone, to have it in for |
| tupido | thick, dense |
| una multitud de cosas | an enormous number of things |
| el punto de partida | starting point |
| el fervor | ardor, intensity |
| las penalidades | hardships, sufferings |
| perecer | to perish, die |
| coser | to sew |
| un infante | a prince |
| ina infanta | a princess |
| la procedencia | port of origin |
| una cota de malla | coat of mail (armour) |
| un escudo | a shield |
| la desunión | lack of unity |
| Oriente Medio | middle east |
| los efectivos militares | military troops |
| saldarse con/en | to end in |
| un fracaso | a failure |
| una conquista | a conquest |
| definitivo | definitive, final |
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