DELE C2 Vocabulary List 1

repuntar

Start to show, recover, pick up

abocado,-a

exposed to (expuesto)

abochornado,-a

ashamed, embarrassed.

abrumador,-ra

overwhelming, crushing.

acalorado,-a

hot; (cara) flushed fig (persona) excited, worked up (debate) heated, angry.

acérrimo,-a

staunch, adj (seguidor) steadfast; (enemigo) bitter.

acogido,-a

welcomed

acomodado,-a

well-to-do, well off

acorazado,-a

armor-plated

acurrucado

curled up

adosado,-a

semidetached:

afanoso,-a

hard, laborious, tough

agorero,-a

ominous

agraciado,-a

attractive, beautiful, (ganador) winning

alargado,-a

long, elongated.

aleatorio,-a

random, chance, fortuitous.

alelado,-a

(atontado) dazed, (asombrado) astonished, amazed

almibarado,-a

syrupy, fig (voz) sugary; (palabras) honeyed

ameno,-a

adjetivo entertaining, enjoyable, pleasant, pleasing

aniñado,-a

Childlike, childish.

anodino,-a

adj (ineficaz) ineffective, inefficient (soso) insipid, dull

apenas

(tan pronto como) as soon as, no sooner

cabestro

halter

cuchitril

(establo) pigsty

ganadería

(crianza) cattle raising, stockbreeding

gaviota

seagull, gull.

lechuza

owl.

lombriz

earthworm

pocilga

pigsty.

lisura

smoothness.

arcilla

clay.

butaca

armchair, TEAT seat

cartelera

billboard, (en periódicos) entertainment section

comparsa

(de teatro) extras, (de carnaval) masquerade, group of people in fancy dress, walk-on, extra.

compendio

summary, digest, synopsis.

conocedor

connoisseur; expert

conseja

fable, legend.

culebrón

television serial, soap opera

escenografía

set design, stage design.

matiz

shade, tint, nuance, (rasgo) hint.

pincelada

brush stroke:

tañido

(de instrumento) sound, )de campanas) ringing, toll

dramaturgo,-a

playwright, dramatist.

trama

f (argumento) plot

carrillo

cheek.

espinilla

shin

flequillo

bangs

nudillo

knuckle.

pantorrilla

calf

pelambrera

hair.

perilla

goatee.

pómulo

(hueso) cheekbone, (mejilla) cheek

prevaricación

deliberate neglect of duty.

bursátil

stock-exchange:

calderilla

small change.

caudal

(de río) flow, (bienes) wealth, riches

derroche

waste, squandering

desahucio

eviction.

desempeño

redeeming; (deuda) payment, (obligaciones, cargo) carrying out, fulfilment,TEAT performance, acting

despliegue

deployment, (exhibición) display, show, manifestation

esbozo

sketch, outline, rough draft.

estancamiento

stagnation, deadlock, standstill.

faena

task, job, (malapasada) dirty trick

logopeda

speech therapist.

malversación

misappropriation, embezzlement.

parroquiano,-a

parishioner, (cliente) customer, client

prórroga

(de un plazo) extension, extra time, overtime, MIL deferment.

rótulo

(etiqueta) label, (letrero) sign; (luminoso) neon sign

chapuza

odd job, botched job, shoddy piece of work.· hacer una chapuza - to botch up

trámite

(paso) steps, formality, requirements, procedures

trueque

exchange, swap.

rédito

interest, yield.

chollo

(ganga) bargain, gift, (trabajo) cushy job:

borla

tassel

chancla

1 f (zapato viejo) old shoe2 f (chancleta) flip-flop.

costura

1 f (cosido) sewing2 f (línea de puntadas) seam: medias sin costura - seamless stockings

lana

1 f wool

liguero

(de las medias) suspender belt.

modisto,-a

(diseñador) fashion designer, (sastre) dressmaker.

perchero

clothes rack, coat stand.

sentar

(color, ropa, etc) to suit

redecilla

(tejido) net, netting, (de pelo) hairnet.

cotilla

busybody, gossip.

notición

bombshell.

rendija

crack, split.

acoso

pursuit, chase

azote

(golpe) lash, stroke (of the whip), (manotada) smack,(del viento, del agua) lashing, fig scourge.

arañazo

scratch.

argolla

(aro) (large) ring, fig shackles pl.

arremetida

attack, onslaught.

artimaña

artifice, trick, ruse.

asedio

siege, fig harassment

contoneo

(de mujer) swinging of the hips, wiggle; (de hombre) swaggering, swagger.

guiño

wink.

lascivia

lasciviousness, lewdness.

lengüetazo

lick.

morreo

fam snog (kiss)

pelusa

(pelo) fluff, fam (celos) jealousy.

afán

zeal, (esfuerzo) effort. m (celo)

nuera

daughter-in-law.