B1/B2 Vocabulario

Centro virtual Cervantes

Barbilla

Chin

Arrugas

Wrinkles

Ser como dos gotas de agua

To be like two peas in a pod

Soltar

To release

Agacharse

To bend

Ponerse de espaldas

To turn your back

Rascarse

To scratch

Arañar

To scratch/scrape

Acariciar

To stroke

Dar una torta

Give a cake

Bostezar

To yawn

Masticar

To chew

Escupir

To spit

Estar acomplejado

To be insecure

No tener dos dedos de frente

Not having two brain cells

Tener complejo

To have a complex

Olfato

Sense of small

Tacto

Sense of touch

Tratar de tú/usted

Tutear

La periferia

The outskirts

Pareja de hecho

Common-law partner

Alianza (de boda)

Wedding ring

Colgante

Pendant

Gargantilla

Choker

Cónyuge

Spouse

Cuñado

Brother in-law

Suegro

Father in-law

Yerno

Son in-law

Nuera

Daughter in-law

Niño probeta

Test-tube baby

Reñir

To quarrel

Tener un ligue

To have a fling

Estar prometido

To be engaged

Tarta nupcial

Wedding cake

Envolver

To wrap

Conservantes

Conservatives

Pudrirse

To rot

Ayunar

To fast

Digerir

To digest

Tapón

Plug

Cocer

To cook

Aliñar

To dress (a salad)

Rebozar

To batter (chicken)

Soso

Bland

Cacharros

Pottery/Croquery

Cazuela

Casserole

Didáctico

Instructive (lesson)

Rotulador

Marker

Grapa

Staple

Interino

Interim

Trabajar como autónomo

Working for yourself

Quirófano

Operative room

Destornillador

Screwdriver

Presupuesto

Budget

Cotización a la Seguridad Social

Social security contribution

Anticipo

Preview

Vago

Lazy

Hacer crucigramas

To do crosswords

Sellos

Stamps

Butaca

Armchair

Empatar

To draw

Vencer

To defeat

Retirarse

To withdraw

Barajar

To shuffle (cards)

Hacer una apuesta

To place a bet

Sin saldo

Without balance (Mobile data)

Rueda de prensa

Press conference

Emisora

Radio Station

Zapear

To channel surf

Albañilería

Bricklayer

Fontanería

Plumbing

Conserje

Caretaker

Averiarse

To break down (device)

Domiciliar (un pago)

Set up a direct debit payment

Coartada

Alibi

Farola

Street lamp

De rayas

Stripy

Albornoz

Dressing gown

Percha

Hangar

Encoger

To shrink

Estar pasado de moda

To be out of fashion

Cesta

Basket

La caja

Checkout

Empaste

(Tooth) filling

Escayolar

To put a plaster on

Vendar

To bandage

Botiquín

Kit

Camilla

Hospital stretcher

Esparadrapo

(Medical) tape

Extraviar

To mislead

Ministerio de hacienda

Treasury

Pegatina

Sticker

Industria siderúrgica

Iron and steel industry

Osa mayor

Big dipper

Cordillera

Mountain range

Llanura

Plains (of land)

La marea

The tide

Basurero

Dump

Contenedor

Bin