pattern

Vida Cotidiana - Procesos Cognitivos y Acciones

Aquí encontrarás jerga relacionada con procesos cognitivos y acciones, que cubre términos para pensar, tomar decisiones y actividades mentales en conversaciones informales.

Revisión

Tarjetas de memoria

formas

Ortografía

Cuestionario

Empezar a aprender
Daily Life
scratch that
scratch that
[interjección]

used to tell someone to ignore or disregard something that was just said

olvida eso, déjalo

olvida eso, déjalo

Ex: Scratch that; I found the file in another folder. 
to screw up

to ruin a situation through mistakes or poor judgment

estropear, echar a perder

estropear, echar a perder

Ex: She screwed the job interview up by arriving late and unprepared. 

Ella arruinó la entrevista de trabajo al llegar tarde y sin preparación.

to skeeve out

to cause feelings of unease or revulsion

dar asco, repugnar

dar asco, repugnar

Ex: The way he chews with his mouth open skeeves people out. 

La forma en que mastica con la boca abierta da asco a la gente.

to sleep on

to ignore or undervalue someone or something

infravalorar, ignorar

infravalorar, ignorar

Ex: I slept on that movie for years before finally watching it. 

Ignoré esa película durante años antes de finalmente verla.

to glark
to glark
[Verbo]

to infer the meaning of a word from its context

deducir el significado por el contexto, adivinar el significado

deducir el significado por el contexto, adivinar el significado

Ex: He glarked the slang after hearing it in a few conversations. 

Él glarkeó la jerga después de escucharla en algunas conversaciones.

to click
to click
[Verbo]

to become suddenly clear or understood

caer de repente, quedar claro de repente

caer de repente, quedar claro de repente

Ex: Then it clicked that I had met her before. 
to clock
to clock
[Verbo]

to notice, register, or recognize something

notar, darse cuenta de

notar, darse cuenta de

Ex: He walked in late, and everyone clocked it right away. 
throwback
throwback
[Sustantivo]

a person, thing, or event that recalls or resembles something from the past

recuerdo del pasado, regreso al pasado

recuerdo del pasado, regreso al pasado

Ex: This party is a throwback to the '90s. 

Esta fiesta es un retroceso a los años 90.

in the zone

in a mental state of focused concentration on an activity

totalmente concentrado, metido de lleno

totalmente concentrado, metido de lleno

Ex: He's been in the zone all week, scoring goal after goal. 
[wrap] {one's} [head|mind|brain] around {sth}

to fully understand something difficult, complicated, or strange

entender algo difícil, asimilarlo

entender algo difícil, asimilarlo

Ex: She couldn't wrap her brain around why he would leave such a good job. 
[get] with the times

to become aware of or adapt to modern trends, ideas, or ways of thinking

ponerse al día, adaptarse a los tiempos

ponerse al día, adaptarse a los tiempos

Ex: The company has to get with the times or risk losing customers. 
to go
to go
[Verbo]

to say, especially used when one is orally narrating something

decir

decir

Ex: When questioned about the incident, he just goes, "It's a long story." 
dibs
dibs
[Sustantivo]

a claim or right to something, usually made before others can claim it

derecho de prioridad, primera opción

derecho de prioridad, primera opción

Ex: Who has dibs on the new game console? 

¿Quién tiene dibujos en la nueva consola de juegos?

LanGeek
Descargar la aplicación LanGeek