Words 2501–2600
alambre
wire (metal formed into a long, narrow thread); wire (thread of metal); alambre (Mexican food dish consisting of meat topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, pepper and onion)
Noun
coleccionar
to collect (to accumulate a number of similar or related objects, particularly for a hobby or recreation)
Verb
fresa
strawberry; snob; rich kid; spoiled brat; endmill; milling cutter (rotary cutting tool); dental drill
Noun
aguacate
avocado (fruit); avocado (tree); a shade of green like an avocado; a loose and lively person; policeman, cop
Noun
vinagre
vinegar (a sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative)
Noun
halcón
falcon (diurnal bird of prey in Falconidae and especially in Falco); spotter employed by drug dealers to keep watch on the street; hawk, hardliner (firm, uncompromising advocate of aggressive political positions)
Noun
camarón
shrimp (crustacean); tip, gratuity; casual, low-paid work; sunburned person; skilful and clever person; inexperienced driver; parasite, person living at the expense of others; prick, cock
Noun
trepar
to clamber, to scramble, to scramble up, to shimmy up (using both hands and feet); to climb over (when meaning climb "over", it's usually over something vertical like a wall); to climb, to climb up, to scale; to creep, to climb (e.g. a plant or tree); to climb (the social ladder)
Verb
bañera
bathtub, bath; cockpit; the bed of a dump truck; A type of torture consisting of keeping someone's head underwater for long periods of time without drowning them.
Noun
medio
half (one of two equal parts of any whole); half (any fraction with a denominator of 2); medio, half-celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L); medio (the usual container used to measure medios); medio, half-real (a former coin); medio, half-peso (a former coin); medio, half-sucre (a former coin); medio, half-balboa (a former coin); medio, half-boliviano (a former coin); medio, half-octavo (a former coin equal to ¹⁄₁₆ real); …
Noun
maquillar
to apply makeup or cosmetics to; to fiddle, massage (numbers, data); to disguise, dress up; to put on makeup, to apply cosmetics
Verb
complejo
complex; complex, compound (collection of buildings or facilities); resort, complex (where one can vacation to); hang-up
Noun
consigna
left-luggage office, baggage room, cloakroom; luggage locker; slogan, chant, order and instruction
Noun
chulo
cute, pretty, lovely, cool, nifty; cocky (overly confident, arrogant and boastful); ordinary, common, vulgar, rascal
Adjective
barbacoa
barbecue (fireplace or pit for grilling food); meats (traditionally from the inside of a cow's cheek or jaw) or a whole sheep slow cooked over an open fire, or more traditionally, in a hole dug in the ground covered with maguey leaves, although the interpretation is loose; meat steamed until tender (most common present use)
Noun