Spanish Vocab

odisea

odyssey

estreno

premier: new release

esquivar

to dodge

champiñones

mushrooms

quicio

door jamb

chispa

spark

derritir

to melt

presas

dams

mora azul

blueberry

zarzamora

blackberry

juguera

juicer

titire

puppet

domar

to tame

vertedero

dump (rubbish dump)

desperdiciar

to waste, to throw away

tirantes

straps

triturar

to shred (paper); to crush

chattara

junk; scrap

parrillada

barbecue (party)

aderezo

dressing (like a vinaigrette)

huella

footprint

fango

mud

peluca

wig

manguera

hose

sujetar

to hold down; to subject

col

cabbage

judias

green beans

pomelo

grapefruit

frambuesa

raspberry

buñuelo

doughnut

hurtar

to steal

bicimoto

moped

sosten

bra

tierno

tender

apio

celery

jengibre

ginger

lidiar

to cope; fight

sobreexposicion

overexposure

condado

county

mientras tanto

meanwhile

encierro

confinement

grillete

fetter

tobillo

ankle

destacar

to stand out; highlight

trámite

procedure

siglas

acronym

multas

fines

copitos

cotton swabs

soplar

to blow

aguja

needle

fulgurar

to flash

resplandecer

to shine

acontecer

to happen

azotea

rooftop

moler

to mill; to grind

buitres

vultures

padecer

to suffer (passion)

desmedidamente

immeasurably

aventajar

to surpass (advantage)

vientre

stomach

ceder

to cede; to yield

pues bien

well then

acepcion

acceptation; meaning

encomendar

to commend to; to entrust

puesto que

given that; inasmuch as

insensato

insensate; senseless

suministrar

to supply

maldito

cursed

basarse

to base oneself; to ground oneself

en vilo

in the air

conmovedor

moving; touching

actuación

performance

aperitivos

aperitif (pre-meal drink); appetizer

marcapasos

pacemaker

paradero

whereabouts

rastro

trace; trail; track

enrojecer

to redden; to blush

sentadillas

squats

clausurar

close down

repartidor

dealer; distributor

momentaneamente

momentarily

secuestro

kidnapping

cifra

cipher; figure

arbusto

arbutus (strawberry tree); small tree; bush

vigente

in force; active

no obstante

notwithstanding

desempeñar

to play; to perform

asedio

siege

canalizar

to channel; to funnel

lactancia

lactation

dar pecho

to breastfeed

perejil

parsley

genero

genre; kind

arrancar

to pluck; to pull up; to tear out

arrojar

to throw out; to hurl

flojo

floppy; limp; lazy

esguince

sprain

entresijo

intricacy

alacena

cupboard

de par en par

wide open