The Kafenion

16 null terms

Ashtray
Noun
A small dish where people leave cigarette butts.
es: Cenicero
Belch
verb
Set of gases from the stomach expelled at once through the mouth
es: Eructar
Ceiling fan
Noun
an electric device with blades used to move the air around
Example: The new ceiling fan is so much better than the last one
es: Ventilador de techo
Dingy
Adjective
Dark and often also dirty.
Example: Juan wants to take pictures in a dingy room
es: sucio, oscuro, sombrío
Dowry
noun
amount of money or property that a woman's parents give to the man she marries
Example: In that case the dowry must be returned to the wife.
es: dote
dowry
Dozen
noun, determiner
An amount of twelve things
Example: I will buy a dozen eggs...
es: Docena
docena de huevitos
Endearing
adjective
easily able to make people like you
es: Entrañable, afectuoso
Foresight
noun
the ability to predict o what will happen or be needed in the future.
Example: the foresight or vision that he did.
es: Previsión
Glance
verb
take a quick look
Example: I glanced at the Rabbit history and I found a lot of words that I have never seen in my life.
es: vistazo
Modicum
noun
a small amount of something
Example: I was pleased with the overall response and I think we collectively felt a modicum of relief.
es: Cantidad mínima
Retort
verb
to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way
Example: he answered me in a retort way
es: Replicar lo que dice la otra persona de manera burlesca
Retreat
verb
to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger
Example: At least it would be a retreat from all this.
es: retirada
squabble
verb
to argue over something that is not important
Example: They are still squabbling over who will get the big bedroom
es: Disputa común
Stove
Noun
Kitchen, cooker, heater
Example: did you get the stove burning?
es: Cocina
Stove
Surreptitiously
adverb
secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing
Example: Joe surreptitiously had a look in the answer book.
es: Subrepticiamente
vie
to compete with other people to achieve something
Example: The Japanese potters could never vie with the Chinese in the production of glazes
es: Rivalizar