2666 - Bolaño - pp 301-339 Flashcards

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trazado

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design, outline

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Cunning, cleverness

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Astucia

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Siempreviva

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Everlasting flower

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Parsley

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Perejil

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Brécol

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Broccoli

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pond

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estanque

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Perejil

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Parsley

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Allanar

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Smooth out, flatten, break in

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Inverosímil

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Unbelievable, improbable

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Homage

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Pleitesía

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hustle and bustle

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el trajín

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to dive

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clavarse

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Trata

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Human trafficking

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to mutter, mumble

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mascullar

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butaca

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movie seat

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quicio

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door jamb

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ghetto

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Gueto

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Broccoli

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Brécol

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Marquesina

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marquee, shelter

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Gravedad

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Gravity

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Ralladura

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Gratings

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Estropearse

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Break down

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To strain

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Colar

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malezas

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weeds, underbrush

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Of enjoyment, pleasure
Lúdico
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Colar
To strain
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Mince, dice, chop
Pixar
28
burp, belch
eructar
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Lúdico
Of enjoyment, pleasure
30
reconvencion
Reprimand, reproach
31
a la deriva
adrift
32
Los extramuros de
Outside
33
Alcantarilla
Sewer
34
prado
meadow
35
Sentry box, stand
Garita
36
grin
mueca
37
Impávido
Dauntless, fearless
38
Fatal
Funesto
39
palmario
obvious, clear
40
Pujante
Booming, thriving
41
Azaroso
Risky, unlucky
42
Pecera
Fish tank
43
Endibia
Endive
44
Ivory
Marfil, marfileño
45
Desgajar
Break off
46
el zaguán
hallway
47
Spick & span
Limpia como una patena
48
airfield
Aerodromo
49
Pleitesía
Homage
50
marquee, shelter
Marquesina
51
Screenwriter
Guionista
52
Lucir
To shine, to wear
53
clavarse
to dive
54
At most
A lo sumo
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to smooth out
alisarse
56
meadow
prado
57
Shoulder (of the Road)
El arcén
58
Acera
Sidewalk
59
Caldo
Broth
60
Booming, thriving
Pujante
61
Break down
Estropearse
62
Tricked-out (car)
Trucado
63
Fit of rage, outburst
Arrebato
64
door jamb
quicio
65
Everlasting flower
Siempreviva
66
Escurrir
Drain, wring out
67
Sketch
Croquis
68
Fish tank
Pecera
69
cascotes
rubble
70
design, outline
trazado
71
Garbage dump
Vertedero
72
Guionista
Screenwriter
73
Grave, pit, ditch
Fosa
74
Start, scare, sudden shock
Sobresalto
75
Parachoques
Bumper
76
Smooth out, flatten, break in
Allanar
77
El arcén
Shoulder (of the Road)
78
Gravity
Gravedad
79
Reventar
Burst
80
Amaestrado
trained
81
mixed-fiber cloth
mezclilla
82
Reprimand, reproach
reconvencion
83
Drain, wring out
Escurrir
84
obvious, clear
palmario
85
Atolladero
Predicament
86
el trajín
hustle and bustle
87
Pixar
Mince, dice, chop
88
pergola, trellis
pérgola
89
mueca
grin
90
Outside
Los extramuros de
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el mando
the remote
92
spices
especias
93
Broth
Caldo
94
Develar
Unveil, reveal
95
bed
lecho
96
A lo sumo
At most
97
the remote
el mando
98
Fixed, rigged
amañado
99
rellano
landing
100
Rapero
Rapper
101
landing
rellano
102
atajo
shortcut
103
pérgola
pergola, trellis
104
Stir fry
Sofreir
105
Con dos dedos de frente
With any brains at all
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Covering, lining
Revestimiento
107
scrawny
esmirriado
108
estanque
pond
109
Meteorite
Meteorito
110
No estar para esos trotes
Not up To that Kind Of stuff
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estólido
foolish
112
Maletero
Trunk
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weeds, underbrush
malezas
114
foolish
estólido
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Marfil, marfileño
Ivory
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Sidewalk
Acera
117
Sofreir
Stir fry
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amañado
Fixed, rigged
119
especias
spices
120
Astucia
Cunning, cleverness
121
Scrawny, miserable
Raquítico
122
mamotreto
tome, hefty volume
123
Explanada
Terrace, esplanade
124
Revestimiento
Covering, lining
125
Trunk
Maletero
126
Gatuna
Feline, catlike
127
Brussels sprouts
Coles de Brusulas
128
Rear view mirror
Retrovisor
129
adrift
a la deriva
130
Sprinkler
Aspesor
131
movie seat
butaca
132
rubble
cascotes
133
Gato
Jack
134
Garita
Sentry box, stand
135
Not up To that Kind Of stuff
No estar para esos trotes
136
To shine, to wear
Lucir
137
Bumper
Parachoques
138
Arrebato
Fit of rage, outburst
139
Unveil, reveal
Develar
140
Sewer
Alcantarilla
141
Coles de Brusulas
Brussels sprouts
142
Feline, catlike
Gatuna
143
Staff; insole
Plantilla
144
pomo
Door knob
145
Season w salt & pepper
Salpimentar
146
bush, shrub
matojo
147
Croquis
Sketch
148
mascullar
to mutter, mumble
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Volquete
Dump truck
150
Manjar
Delicacy
151
Salpimentar
Season w salt & pepper
152
Dump truck
Volquete
153
eructar
burp, belch
154
With any brains at all
Con dos dedos de frente
155
Gratings
Ralladura
156
trained
Amaestrado
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esmirriado
scrawny
158
Trucado
Tricked-out (car)
159
Retrovisor
Rear view mirror
160
Unbelievable, improbable
Inverosímil
161
hallway
el zaguán
162
lecho
bed
163
mezclilla
mixed-fiber cloth
164
Predicament
Atolladero
165
Funesto
Fatal
166
Plantilla
Staff; insole
167
Break off
Desgajar
168
Chisguetazo
Gulp, swig
169
Gueto
ghetto
170
Endive
Endibia
171
Acodado
Leaning (on or against)
172
alisarse
to smooth out
173
Gulp, swig
Chisguetazo
174
tome, hefty volume
mamotreto
175
Meteorito
Meteorite
176
matojo
bush, shrub
177
Raquítico
Scrawny, miserable
178
Vertedero
Garbage dump
179
Aerodromo
airfield
180
Chiflado
Nuts, crazy
181
shortcut
atajo
182
Nuts, crazy
Chiflado
183
blade
aspa
184
Limpia como una patena
Spick & span
185
Sobresalto
Start, scare, sudden shock
186
Fosa
Grave, pit, ditch
187
Burst
Reventar
188
Rapper
Rapero
189
aspa
blade
190
Dauntless, fearless
Impávido
191
Aspesor
Sprinkler
192
Delicacy
Manjar
193
Human trafficking
Trata
194
Jack
Gato
195
Terrace, esplanade
Explanada
196
Door knob
pomo
197
Leaning (on or against)
Acodado
198
Risky, unlucky
Azaroso