Examen #2 para Espanol Avanzada

cifrar

To calculate or estimate; also to encode.

aquejado/a

Afflicted or suffering from (a disease or condition).

el cuadro

The clinical picture, symptoms, or a painting/frame.

el síndrome de abstinencia

Withdrawal syndrome.

el enganche

Addiction, hook, or connection.

tintinear

To tinkle or jingle.

descomponerse

To decompose, break down, or rot.

la senectud

Old age; senescence.

surtir

To supply; to provide; to produce as a result.

aprestarse

To prepare oneself; to get ready.

el verdugo

Executioner; tormentor.

derramar

To spill or shed (liquids or blood).

el desperdicio

Waste or scrap.

rumbo a

Headed for; on the way to.

carcomer

To eat away at; to gnaw (physically or metaphorically).

el renacuajo

Tadpole.

la carrocería

Bodywork or chassis (of a car/vehicle).

arribar

To arrive; to reach.

instaurar

To establish or set up (a system or rule).

asesorar

To advise or consult.

el / la docente

Teacher or educator.

carecer (de)

To lack or be without.

precisar

To specify; to need; to require precision.

acarrear

To entail; to lead to; to cause.

milagrosa

Miraculous.

crédulo

Gullible; credulous.

retrasar

To delay or postpone.

el riesgo

Risk; danger.

plantear

To pose; to suggest; to outline (a plan).

rematar

To finish off; to conclude; to cap.

impetuoso

Impetuous; impulsive; forceful.

ADN

DNA (Ácido Desoxirribonucleico).

artífice

Creator; author; architect (of an event or thing).

avalar

To guarantee; to support; to back.

amarrar

To tie up; to fasten.

a sus cinchas

Tightly/firmly; with all one's effort (literally involving cinches).

replegarse

To withdraw; to retreat.

salpicar

To splash; to sprinkle.

acoso

Harassment; bullying.

resarcimiento

Compensation; redress.

machaconería

Persistence; nagging; insistent repetition.

mantener

To maintain; to support; to keep.

agotar

To exhaust; to use up; to tire out.

disponible

Available.

el patrón

Pattern; boss; standard.

perjudicar

To harm; to damage; to be detrimental.

a costa de

At the expense of.

la mortandad

Mortality; death toll.

el permiso

Permission; permit.

el hongo

Fungus; mushroom.

la anoxia

Anoxia; total lack of oxygen.

enlazado

Linked; connected.

cazar

To hunt.

recorrer

To travel through; to transverse.

la planicie

Plain; flatland.

el callejón

Alley; narrow street.

la cordillera

Mountain range.

suscitar

To arouse; to provoke; to cause.

colgar

To hang; to upload (to the internet).

desentrañar

To unravel; to figure out; to clarify.

el efecto invernadero

Greenhouse effect.

marginar

To marginalize; to isolate.

ser muy movido

To be very active; busy; or lively.

dañino

Harmful; damaging.

el poste

Post; pole.

la pila

Battery; pile; sink.

el atajo

Shortcut.

el rezago

Backwardness; lag; residue.

el eterno

The eternal.

difuminar

To blur; to fade; to dim (often used as 'difuminándola' meaning 'blurring it').