Spanish vocab

atracar

to steal (from a person/ building)

pandilla

gang

dar/ pegar una paliza

to beat up

un matón

a killer/ someone who will be able to kill you

tedeo de autor

comic not very well known, only understood by the people who know about the theme

echar la bronca a alguien

to tell someone off

menudo/a

thin

de tapa dura

hardcover (book)

austera

severe/ stiff

cero

zero

torre del ordenador

chunky part of the computer (box)

llamar la atención a alguien

to call someone out

derrochar

to waste

con sumo cuidado

carefully

con esmero

with care

sorber

slurp

majo/a

pleasant

precavido/a

cautious

altivo/a

arrogant/proud

tacaño/a

mean/ stingy

cojo

limping

cabezota

stubborn

quisquilloso/a

fussy/ picky

prepotente

bossy

travieso/a

mischievous

agobiado/a

overwhelmed

ilusionado/a

excited

decir algo tan fresca

said something bad and did not feel bad about it

estar que se salte

to be very excited

estar de capa caída

to be in low spirits

estar hecho/a polvo

to be exhausted/ sad

pasar por un bache

to go through a rough patch

tener bajón

to have a slump/ bummer

estar que echa chispas

to be fuming

estar que trina

to be mad as a wet hen

ponerse enfermo/a

to get on someone’s nerves

quedarse de una pieza

to be flabbergasted

ponerse los pelos de punta

to get goosebumps (positive)

tener el corazón en un puño

to have your heart in your mouth

la cremallera

briefcase

el pomo

doorhandle

cruzar los dedos

to cross one’s fingers

la cita

a date

la media naranja

one’s better half

la ruptura

breakup

el flechazo

crush

coquetear

to flirt

estar colado por alguien

to have a crush on someone

hacer buenas migas con alguien

to befriend someone

rayarse

to worry about something

chorrada

something silly/ stupid

fontanero

plumber

plumero

cleaner for dust

el adosado

semi-detached building

la buhardilla

attic

el recibidor

entrance hall

la bodega

wine cellar

la moqueta

carpet

desván

attic to store things

la despensa

pantry

el timbre

doorbell

la calefacción

heating

la alfombra

rug

la cacerola

pan

el cazo

pot with a handle

el cojín

cushion

la estantería

bookshelves

el fregadero

mop

la sartén

frying pan

la fianza

deposit

fregar

to scrub

gotera

leak

echar a suertes

flip a coin to see/ toss for

zafio

coarse

sanguinario

bloodthirsty/ vicious

tirar de la cadena

flush the toilet

la consigna

slogan

la aduana

customs

el carné

ID

el andén

platform

el muelle

dock

la taquilla

ticket office

el visado

visa

hacer un transbordo

to transfer

marearse

to get seasick

veranear

to spend the summer

otoñal

autumn-y

veraniego/a

summer-y

la nómina

salary

la baja

(work) leave

la huelga

day off

el personal

personnel/ staff

el/la dependiente/a

shop assistant

el despacho

small study/office

el bufete

desk

el taller

garage

el almacén

warehouse

asesorar

advise

dimitir

to lay someone off

estar a prueba

to be on trial (at a job)