| A | B |
|---|
| los apertivos | appetizer |
| (un copa de) jerez | (a cup of) sherry |
| "como es debido" | "is right and proper" |
| el proposito | purpose |
| el platillo | saucer |
| encajar | to insert / fit |
| tapar | to cover up |
| cubrir | to cover |
| remilgado | prudish, prim |
| quisquilloso | touchy, oversensitive |
| sucumbir | to succumb |
| reemplazar | to replace |
| el pedazo | piece, pit |
| el trozo | piece |
| "la paella valenciana" | yellow rice with chicken / seafood |
| "el callo madrileno" | tripe stew |
| refinado | refined |
| escandaloso | scandalous |
| los salpicones | stews |
| desordenado | untidy |
| el recipiente | receptical |
| "las servilletas de papel encercado" | "napkins of wax paper" |
| apetecible | attractive, tempting |
| los champinones | mushrooms |
| los caracoles | snails |
| enterarse | to find out |
| "la cacerola de barro" | clay / ceramic pot |
| el mostrador | counter |
| (comer)... del tiempo | (to eat)... at room temperature |
| amplio | roomy, spacious |
| disponible | available |
| entregarse | to be involved |
| arrugado | crumpled |
| "no cabe duda" | "there is no doubt" |
| entretener...... (el hambre) | to stave off...... (hunger) |
| "no es mala idea" | "it is not a bad idea" |
| "no me parecen (las tapas) una comida" | "it doesn't that tapas are a food" |
| "soy capaz de..." | "to be capable of..." (poder) |
| animar | to entice |
| diminutas porciones | small portions |
| !animo! | cheer up! |
| evitar | to avoid |
| tener sentido | to make sense |
| gratis | free |
| estar libre | to be free / available |
| ser libre | to be free / making own choices |
| pedir | to order / ask for |
| preguntar | to ask |
| preguntar por (informacion) | to ask for / request (information) |
| hacer una pregunta | to ask a question |
| apetecible | apetizing, tempting |
| "como ya sabran" | "as you know" |
| encajar | to fit / insert (caber) |
| la apertura | opening |
| parece ser | seem like |
| como es debido | how it should be |
| (vino) tinto | red wine |
| encercado | waxed |
| senalar con el dedo | show with a finger |
| el / la aficianado (a) | true fan |
| "no hay problema" | "there is no problem" |
| un pedazo | a piece |
| un trozo | a piece |
| "en cambio" | "in exchange (for)" |
| "lleva su nombre" | "it wears it's name" |
| "los remotos rincones" | "the remote corners" |
| remilgados | skittish |
| han sido reemplazados | to have been replaced |
| un enorme repertorio de platos | an enormous selection of dishes |
| elaboradismas | very elaborate |
| "servidas en diminutas porciones" | "served in small portions" |
| cualquier cosa | anything |
| "con tal que" | "provided that" |
| la cantidad | the quantity |
| "desde... hasta..." | "from... until..." |
| "lo que tienen en comun" | "what they have in commom" |
| "...una tasca concurrida" | "...a busy bar" |
| "la misma variedad" | "the same variety" |
| "no es dificil entrarse de..." | "it is not difficult to find out..." |
| estrategicamente | strategically |
| "...sobre el mostrador.." | "...on / over the counter.." |
| "la mayoria de las tapas se comen del tiempo" | "the majhority of tapas are served at room temperature" |
| "facilitar el proceso de decidir" | "to make the deciding process easy" |
| del tiempo | room temperature |
| se sirven en la mesa | are served at the table |
| a la vista | in sight |
| de pie | while standing |
| concurrida | busy |
