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79 Cards in this Set
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el gamberro |
(n) hooligan, lout, troublemaker; |
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gamberro(a)
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(adj) loutish, ill-bred, excessively teasing |
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hacer el gamberro
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(v phrase) to act like a hooligan
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inoportunio(a)
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(adj) inappropriate
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zurrar
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to thrash, punish physically
(note the onomatopeia of the switch swishing through the air) |
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primerizo(a) |
"green," inexperienced |
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la badana
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(n) physical punishment, used often as the object of the verb "zurrar" |
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¿En cuánto se los deja?
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(Idiom) How much will he (the seller) ask for it?
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dejarse
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to forget, let onself go
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dejarse de
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(v phrase) to avoid doing or saying something not appropriate for a situation |
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dejarse llevar por
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(v phrase) to get carried away by
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el gangoso
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someone with a nasal voice
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gangoso(a)
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nasal, adenoidal, twangy (said of a voice or a noise)
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el pitufo
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"smurf" in Spanish
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la procesión de rogativa
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(n phrase) prayer procession
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la rogativa
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public prayer service
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Licor 43
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Brand of Spanish liqueur allegedly prepared from 43 separate ingredients, hence the name. Citrus flavor with vanilla shadings. 31% ethanol. |
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apegado a
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Attached to, very fond of |
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complutense |
related to the city of Alcalá de Henares near Madrid, originally known in Roman times as "Complutum" |
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el descampado
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piece of open ground, empty lot (=solar) |
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el vallado
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fence (made of wire) |
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vallar
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to fence in, put a fence around (s.t.)
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el okupa
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squatter: as in England, one who occupies an abandoned or unoccupied area or building that he/she doesn't rent, own, or has lawful permission to use |
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consagrar |
=dar fama o importancia (a algo) |
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consagrar
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=dedicar con afán |
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la desidia
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=apatía; apathy, laziness |
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la verja |
railed fence |
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reventar |
(v intrans) to burst, pop from being overstuffed with s.t. |
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reventar (ropa) |
to split, as in a seam
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leer(se) de un tirón
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(v phrase) to read (a book) all at once, at one go
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un tirón
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pull, yank, jerk (at a string, rope, etc.)
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dar un tirón
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(v phrase) to pull (at s.t.)
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progre
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(adj) short for "progresivo;" trendy, p.c. |
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empeñar |
(v) pledge s.t. of value to achieve another goal |
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empeñado en
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(adj phrase) pledged to
("Es un buen hombre ________ __ defender la ciudad.") |
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la ciudad-estado (pl) ciudades-estado
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(n) city-state (What's the plural?)
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la valía
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(n) =mérito
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el esbirro
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(n) henchman, minion, flunky, myrmidon
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el carnero (animal) |
(n) ram (sheep)
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el carnero (comida)
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(n) mutton, mutton chop
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la reciedumbre
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(n) vigor, strength
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el hermanastro |
(n) stepbrother, half-brother
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la calderilla |
(esp) small change, a group of low-value coins; the name came from the Philippines where maravedi-valued coins were minted from the same copper alloy used for pots.
("Comparado con la hipoteca, el gasto en comida es __________.") |
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empedernido(a) |
(adj) hardened, inveterate (=incorregible, recalcitrante)
("un soltero ________________") |
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el botellón
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(Sp) a place outdoors where young people 14–28 years old go to binge drink to escape the cost of drinking in bars
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el calimocho
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(Sp) mixed drink made from 50% red wine and 50% cola served over ice, a favorite of kids in the botellón
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el/la mileurista |
(n) In contemporary Spain, a young person, typically underemployed, obliged to live on about 1000 euros per month! |
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la parca |
grim reaper, death personified |
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las parcas |
parcae, the fates |
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la butaca |
(n) armchair, easy chair; seat in a theater |
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desmoronarse |
( crumble, collapse ("El obelisco ___ ___________con el terremoto.") |
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el majadero |
a foolish, troublesome, whining person |
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doblar |
to turn, change direction |
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abogar por |
to advocate for, to champion |
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el indulto |
pardon (El ________ de Kuczynski a Fujimori divide a Perú.") |
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los crímenes de lesa humanidad |
crimes against humanity |
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la trama (lit.) |
plot (of a story) |
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la trama (política) |
conspiracy, sceme ("El ex-jefe de campaña de Trump se declara culpable y acepta de cooperar en la ________ Rusa.") |
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el facha (España) |
(= fascista) person with extreme nationalist and authoritarian political views, similar to "alt-right" in the USA |
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¡Salió bien, creo!
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That went well! |
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la trivialidades |
trivia |
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reafirmar |
(v) reaffirm |
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el Partido Baaz |
(n pl) Ba'ath Party |
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laico(a) |
(adj) secular |
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estimar |
(v) esteem, respect |
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plagado(a) de |
(adj phrase) plagued with, teeming with |
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el inicio |
(n) = principio |
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la renta per cápita |
(n phrase) percapita income |
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asesorar a |
(v phrase) counsel, advise ("Los expertos __________ al gobierno sobre cuestiones científicas.") |
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responsabilizar a |
(v phrase) hold responsible |
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la Franja de Gaza |
(n phrase) Gaza Strip |
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la cantera |
(n) quarry |
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la fuente |
(n) news source |
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el borrador |
(n) rough draft of a document |
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el Consejo de Ministros |
(n phrase) Counsel of Ministers (EU) |
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la cantera |
(n) quarry |
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el cantero |
(n) quarryman |
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retirarse como |
(v phrase) retire as |
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chií |
(n, adj) Shiah |
