Final Vocab

C1

estridente

noisy, screechy, shrill, high pitched

sobado/a

worn out, shabby

borroso/a

blurry, unclear (visual)

ronco/a

hoarse, harsh, husky (voice)

penetrante

penetrating, piercing (can describe an intense look, smell, sound, or pain)

insípido/a

bland, tasteless

pegajoso/a

sticky

nítido, nítida

sharp, well-defined, clear

predisponer

predispose

fabular

make-up, invent, tell stories

rendimiento

performance

cantidad

quantity

rellenar

to refill

fallar

to fail

remodelar

to remodel

presunción

presumption, arrogance

ceder

to give in, cede

entregar

to turn in/hand in/deliver

susto

fright, scare (noun)

enseguida

right away, immediately

chuparse

to suck

desprender

to detach, release, remove

cerebrito

smart cookie, brainiac

no tener dos dedos de frente

to not have an ounce of common sense. to be dumb as rocks

trasterno

disorder

tener pocas luces

to not be very bright, stupid

ser astuto

to be clever

ser un poco corto

to be not very intelligent

ser lista/listo

to be clever

ser un poco tonto

to be a little silly

ser más listo que el hambre

to be very intelligent

pospuestas

postponed

mirarlo con lupa

to look at it closely, with wrapped attention, scrutinize

perder de vista ~ a alguien/algo

to lose sight of something or someone

ser todo oídos

to be all ears

levantarle la voz a alguien

to raise your voice at someone

estar para chuparse los dedos

to be finger-licking good

estar chupado

to be very easy, pushover

ir de duro

to be strict

se ablandando

to soften

ir todo como la seda

for things to go smoothly, no problems

huele .... que tira para atrás

something smells so strongly that it makes someone recoil

esto me huele a chamusquina

for something to seem suspicious (something smells fishy to me)

ámbito

field

el sótano

basement

Postura corporal

body posture

siempre que

whenever, or "provided that" when followed by subjunctive

requisito

requirement

encargar

to order

entrelazado

intertwined

asimismo, igualmente

likewise, in the same way

rascacielos

skyscraper

acero

steel

alrededores

surroundings/outskirts

vinculado

linked

contraer

to contract

yo contraigo

dilatado

dilated/enlarged

puente

bridge

destacado

outstanding

proveer

to provide

constar de

to consist of

albergar

to shelter, to house

emprender

to undertake

poner en marcha

to set in motion

optimizar

to optimize, to maximize

fachada

facade, front of a building

urbe, ciudad

city

punto de partida

starting point

taller

workshop

ensayar

to rehearse

la rama

branch

inclinación

incline, slope, tendency

incitación

incitement

predisposición

predisposition

presunciones

presumptions/assumption

altercación

altercation/fight/argument

emisión

emission, broadcast

deformar

deform, distort

reestructurar

rearrange, restructure

distorsionado

distorted

predispuestas

prepared / predisposed

pospuesto

postponed, delayed

aprobar

to pass

afectar

to influence, affect

el simulacro

simulation/drill

asegurarse de

to make sure of

polvo

dust, powder

albañil

construction worker

el paro

unemployment

cometer

to commit

el derrumbe

to collapse

trasladarse

to move, to relocate (mudarse is a synonym)

ladrar

to bark (dog)

contradecir

to contradict

apetecer

to feel like

el rol

role

profunda

deep, profound

entrenarse

to practice; to train

faltante

missing, lacking