Conversational Spanish Vocab Test 3

machista

male chauvinist

machismo

male chauvinism

machote

tough guy

machota

tough guy

marimacho

tom boy

mis�gono

someone who hates women

barrones

people with power

procreaci�n

procreation

rasgo

feature, characteristic

perserverancia

perserverance

comportamiento

behavior

coexistir

coexist

var�n

son, boy

relacionar con

to relate to

prepotencia

overbearing pride of one's power

potencia sexual

sexual prowess

caballeresco

gentlemanly

estudiosos

scholars

metidita

small busy-body

casita

small house

zapatillas de cuadro

shoe box

de mayor

superior

cintura

waist

ancha

wide

bata

housedress

desgracias

misfortunes

�rdenes

orders

cenita

small dinner

alba

white

espumas

sea foam

n�car

mother of pearl

azucena

lily

casta

pure

tenue

soft

corola

petals

filtrado

strained, filtered

n�vea

snowy-white

copas a mano

glasses in the hand

morado

bruised

p�mpanos

vine shoots

correr al Estrago

to reek havoc

esqueleto

skeleton

milagro

miracle

vetar

to forbid

mojada

soaked

alimentar

to feed, nourish

amaga

bitter root

escarcha

frost

tejidos

fabrics

renovar

renew, rekindle

salitre

salt residue

alcobas

bedrooms

enredada

tangled

educar, criar

to be well-raised

prestamo lingu�stico

borrowed word

jeque

sheik

ama de casa

homemaker

desesperado

desperate

dejar recado

to leave a message

coger el tel�fono

to answer the phone

estar embarazada

to be pregnant

estar metido en un apuro

to be in real trouble

hacer un papel

to play a part

marcar un n�mero de tel�fono

to dial a phone number

sentirse fatal

to feel terrible

el contestador

answering machine

el doblaje

dubbing

doblar

to dub films

enamorado de

in love with

enamorarse de

to fall in love with

enga�ar

to cheat

llorar

to cry

la pareja

partner, significant other

el piso

apartment

quemar

to burn

romper

to break

el somn�fero

sleeping pill

so�ar con

to dream about

el/la amante

lover

desear

to want

ligar

to pick up (romance)

el/la novio/a

fianc�, sweetheart

olvidar

to forget

querer

to love

tener un l�o

to have an affair

tesoro

honey, dear

traicionar

to betray

alquilar

to rent

chistoso

funny

el despacho

office

mentir

to lie

perseguir

to chase

secuestrar

to hijack, kidnap

tirarse de

to jump off

d�game

hello (answering phone)

echar a la basura

to throw away

estar atacad�smo

to be having a fit

estar estupendo

to look terrific

estar metido en un l�o

to be in trouble

estar perdido

to be in trouble

la l�nea est� ocupada

the line is busy

no hay nada (dos personas)

there's nothing between us, it's over

pas�rselo pipa

to have a great time

Qu� casualidad!

What a coincidence!

quedar colgado

to fall in love

vale

OK

chi�ta

Shiite

enredo

errors

la censura

censorship

el estreno

premiere

la propia productora

production company

conocido y taquillero

box-office success

franquismo

age of Franco

reto

challenge

la letra

lyrics

desmayarse

to faint

el noticiero

newscast

impidir

to prevent

inmobiliaria

real estate agency

extravagante

strange

harta

sick

fondo

deep

desequilibrada

unbalanced

tartamudear

to studder

tartamudo

stutterer

urbano

civilized

caer bien

to be liked

melodrama

chick flick

fingir

to pretend

ciegamente

blindly

fiebre

fever

serenamente

serenly

tel�n

piece of cloth, curtain

simulacro

drill, simulation

actuaci�n

action, performance

destrozar

to destory

de veras

really, truly

bobo

silly

cari�oso

affectionate

ganar

to earn, win

hondo

deep

mimar

to spoil, pamper

pegar

to hit

rezar

to pray

saludar

to greet

el pariente

relative

el padre

father

los padres

parents

tocar

to touch, play an instrument

poner

to play records or music

poner

to turn on appliances

jugar

to play a game, specific sports

colibries

hummingbirds

biombo

screen

asomaba

he watched

auxilio

help

asomar

to take out, put out

mechas sin encanto

unattractive hair

tripas

gut

porquer�as

dirty things

�ndole mansa

soft character

advertido

told

extirpar

remove, surgically remove

carcajada

loud laugh

mariquita y ni�o consentido

queer and spoiled child

fingimiento

faking

diera la gana

whatever they pleased

media lengua

baby tak

ocultarse

to hide, conceal

hacer la cama

to make the bed

habichuelas

beans

jud�as

green beans, jew

a las damas

checkers

tirate en paraca�das

skydiving

castigarse

to punish oneself

la trompeta

trompet

encantada

happy, delighted, pleased

ajedrez

chess

p�quer

poker

pasar el rato

to spend time

la fantasma

ghost, specter, show-off

migra�a

migraine

el alivio

relief

la tormenta

storm

esconderse

to hide, diguise oneself

peluca

wig

reconocer

to recognize, appreciate

grabar

to record

bastante

enough, sufficient

repartir

to share out, divide, deliver

panaderia

bakery

integral

whole wheat

barra de pan

baguette

banda municipal

town band

generaciones

generations

canasta

basket, hamper, hoop

ca�tico

caotic

distinta

different

consulado

consulship

visado

approved, endorsed, identified, obtained visa

c�nsul

consul

cita

appointment, meeting

previa

previous, prior, initial

giratoria

revolving

detector de metales

metal detector

somos unos veinte

there are 20 of us

fortuitos

fortunate

recuerdos

memories, souvenirs

corriente

current, ordinary

s�banas

sheets

portal

entrance hall

polvorones

traditional butter cookies

pesado

jerk

margen de ganancia

earnings rate

negocios de mama y papa

mom and pop's

empresa

business

negocio

deal

el in�til de la familia

good for nothing of the family

local

shop, store

hogar para ancianos

old-people's home

poetisia

poet

plata

silver, money

guita

money in argentina

casarse por la iglesia

to marry in the church

casarse por civil

to marry in a civil union

no le di el gusto

I didn't do something nice for him

San Mart�n

Independence Hero

Pr�cer

Father of the Country

geri�trico

old person

cabecear

to doze off

rodar una pel�cula

to roll a film