It's a bucket (lit: pitcher) of cold water.
i.e., discouraging
- the jar, the pitcher
Es un jarro de agua fría.
- el jarro (2)
"I do not fear death" said the daredevil motorcyclist.
- to fear
- daredevil, reckless
- the motorcyclist
"Yo no le temo a la muerte" dijo el motociclista temerario.
- temer
- temerario/a (2)
- el, la motociclista
m/"temer" takes an indirect object
(later) le gustaría no temerles a los perros.
the smoke detector
el detector de humo
the coordinates
las coordenadas
the day labourer
el jornalero, la jornalera
I hope that the project progresses.
- to progress
- the progression
(the progress)
Espero que el proyecto progrese.
- progresar (note subjunctive above)
- la progresión
(el progreso)
George works in advertising photography.
- the photography (the photograph)
- (of) advertising
George trabaja en fotografía publicitaria.
- la fotografía
- publicitario/a
the freezing temperatures
hint: not "heladas"
- frozen, icy
las temperaturas gélidas
- gélido/a
artistic
artistically
the artistry (the art)
artístico/a
artísticamente
el arte
Each pay period there is a problem with the checks.
- the pay (the payment)
- the check (bank check, security check) (the control)
Cada periodo de pago hay un problema con los controles.
- el pago
- el control
"Smart" is synonymous with "intelligent".
- synonymous with
- the synonym
"Listo" es sinónimo de "inteligente".
- sinónimo de (th/ there is no "sinónima de")
- el sinónimo
The prisoners rioted.
- to riot, to mutiny
(the riot, the mutiny)
Los presos se amotinaron.
- amonitarse (2)
(el motín)
the passive vocabulary
el vocabulario pasivo
In other words ...
(not "o sea que" which means "so" or "in other words")
En otras palabras ...
He thought they were going to give him a promotion. Instead they fired him.
- instead, conversely
Pensó que iban a darle una promoción. En cambio, lo despidieron.
- en cambio
They're using the employees like cannon fodder.
- the cannon
Usan los empleados como carne de cañón.
- el cañón
I ate some raw carrots as a snack.
- crude (i.e., offensive), raw
Comí unas zanahorias crudas de merienda.
- crudo/a (2)
She confronted the harsh reality of life when she was looking for a job.
- harsh (crude i.e., offensive, raw)
(to face)
Se enfrentó a la cruda realidad de la vida cuando estaba buscando un trabajo.
- crudo/a
(enfrentarse a)
the docent, the teacher
el, la docente (2)
the marshal (military)
the quarterback
el mariscal
el mariscal de campo
the fashion show
el desfile de moda
Her new hairstyle makes her look much younger.
- the hairstyle, the hairdo
Su nuevo peinado la hace lucir mucho más joven.
- el peinado
the lifestyle
el estilo de vida
noble
the noble
the nobility
noble
el, la noble
la nobleza
He likes surfing the Internet.
(to navigate, to sail)
Le gusta navegar por Internet.
(navegar)
so as not to forget what was learned
para no olvidar lo aprendido
The datum inspires optimism for the future.
hint: not "inspirar", not "para el futuro"
- to inspire (to fill with)
El dato infunde optimismo de cara al futuro.
- infundir
Brazil
Brazilian (2)
the Brazilian (2)
Brasil
brasilero/a (colloquial), brasileño/a
el brasilero, la brasilera el brasileño, la brasileña
During the day they walk through the mountains.
- by day, during the day
De día caminan por las montañas.
- de dia
the newsstand (i.e., newspaper stand)
- the stand (the job position, the place)
el puesto de periódicos
- el puesto