Vocab Record
Thurs 15/01/2026
snowed under = agobiado (en formal overwhelmed, de to overwhelm)
to faint = desmayarse
outrageous = furioso
outraged = enfurecido (I got outraged)
brainwashing = lavado de cerebro
Forefront (the issue has moved to the frorefonrt of the political agenda)
handy = cómodo, a mano
failure = fallo
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Gravy – salsa
I get you –
Your crowd: la gente que considero como yo
sci fi / hi fi / wi fi
Dodgy (mi cámara)
remember (accion interna) vs remind (acción externa) (remind someone of)
I hate being reminded about something
I am reminded by my mum to do something
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nuts: frutos secos
We’re just bystanders (from ‘to stand by’): solo observadores, no participan
To start (para empezar… enumeración) / For a start (para empezar a hablar, lo primero que voy a dedcir)
Mansplaining: lo contrario de escuchar
Upset: want to cry / want to hit someone / disrupt, interrupt in a negative way
Shellfish doesn’t agree with me (no me sienta bien). It gives me a stomach upset.
Crooner (cantante antiguo)
I can take it or leave it
Fried (plancha) or Deep fried batter fish
cod (bacalao), hake (merluza)
Mon 19/01/2026
stress = énfasis
entonation = entonación
pitch / tone = tono
volumen = volumen
length = longitud, largo
fishy = sospechoso, malo (Something fishy is going on)
To reckon = to think, to believe = cree… I reckon I’ve got him sussed (creo que le he entendido) (to discover the true carácter or nature of)
suss something out = averiguar
he is trying to suss me out / figure me out = viendo cómo manipularme, pillarme
figure out / find out = averiguar
Did you figure out how to get to the train staiton
Sussed! / I sussed it = lo tengo!
Derailment = descarrilamiento
Like that? = así?
Just like that = exactamente así
= así de fácil
You spoilt for choice = tienes para elegir
from vs to
silence
Silent
To be conscious (con-chus)
costume = vestuario
They are well known = son conocidos
Apart from that / But also / ant what is more = aparte de Miss Caffeina, …
Steep learning curve = curva de aprendizaje inclinada
Thu 22/01/2026
to attempt = intentar (físico)
an attempt = un intento
to intend = intentar (mental) I intend to be on time
try for both
intent = quiero algo …
intention = intención
to blame someone for something = culpar a alguien de algo
I blame her for stealing my croissants
I blamed her for X, but she denied it and said I must have left it somewhere.
the culprit = el culpable
the accused = el acusado
It was her fault
It was all her fault that the team lost
You are (the one) to blame for all my problems
She, alone, was responsible for the team losing
Everybody wants to be right = Todo el mundo quiere tener la razón
to commit = comprometerse
to keep an eye on something = echar un ojo
to keep a record of something = guardar un registro
false flag operations = acusas a alguien de haber hecho algo para luego hacerlo tú
to stage something = poner en escena, montar, manipular
stage = escenario, montaje
vague memory
a bit hit and miss = un poco impredecible
Mon 26/01/2026
bank holiday = día festivo
pressure
shape = forma
to be in Good shpe = estar en buena forma
the shape of things to come = no es un incidente aislado, sino que se va a repertir en l futuro…
shaply = está bueno/a
to come after = perseguir
sweep (across) = barrer
sure enough = “como pensaba” (algo sobre lo que pensé previamente, sucedió) es un “discourse marker”
to head = dirigirse “where are u heading?”
deaf = sordo
to deafen = ensorder
deafening = ensordecedor
to strike / struck / struck = hit, golpear, golpe seco, sorprender
twist = girar
twister = tornado
somehow = de alguna manera
alarming = alarmante
below
unlikely = poco probable
unluckly = desafortunadamente
to fuel = alimentar, dar energía?
to overlook = pasar por alto o tener vistas a
gradually
path
Sonido de la T no se hace, es más bien una pausa:
What strikes me about living in Malaga is the shit weather in January
Tue 10/02/2026
loss = Perdida
during vs for
I visited them a lot during the holidays (during -> inside a close period of time)
I usually stayed with them for 2 or 3 days (for -> the lenght of a period of time)
What thing involved in the how?
All too often = demasiado a menudo
tend to
Everything communicated tends to unite, creat closeness
Everything not communicatted tends to separate
He was a bit full of himself
I get carried away = me voy
Apparently = supuestamente
Fri 13/02/2026
It Works well (not Good)
Im well fucked = estoy bien jodido
It is well hard = es bien difícil
for the whole session
a takeover = una compra (de una empresa)
to bid = pujar
hardware store = ferretería
to lower our prices =
make sure
The shop is owned by / run by
grocer’s = tienda de ultramarinos
greengrocer’s = frutería
ripe = maduro (fruta)
unripe = verde
mature = maduro (persona)
wet behind the ears = está verde en algo
chunk = pedazo
chunk of bread, cheese
sunflower = girasol
reservoir = reservas, presa, embalse
nothing to do with = no tiene nada que ver con…