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PDT - Prólogo S-E Flashcards

1
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desalojar

A

to evict, to eject

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la cima

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top, summit

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el rasgo

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feature

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fornido

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strapping, powerfully built

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cauteloso

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cautious

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un tajo

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a cut, slash

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destello

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sparkle, glint

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realmente

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really, quite

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la rabia

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fury, anger

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retroceder

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to move backwards, to retreat

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un paso

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a step

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terreno

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land, field (of study)

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Una lengua afilada

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A sharp tongue

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rodar

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to roll

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15
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alargado

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extended, elongated

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16
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carnicero

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butcher

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la tarima

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platform

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echar una ojeada (to throw a glance)

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to glance at

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19
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tambalearse

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to totter, to wobble, to lurch

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mozo de caballo

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groom (for a horse)

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21
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la tez

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complexion, coloring

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22
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la pajita

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drinking straw

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rascar(se)

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to scratch (yourself)

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24
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la multitud

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the crowd

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25
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gorriones

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sparrows

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los harapos

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rags

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un hueco

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gap, opening, space

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28
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un puntapié

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a kick

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29
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fruta pelada

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peeled fruit

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30
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alguacil

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bailiff, beadle, deputy

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31
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rasgos corrientes

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ordinary features

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32
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mantener a raya

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to keep at bay

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33
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el tejado

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roof

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34
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indumentaria

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clothing, dress, apparel

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35
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la rama

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branch

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36
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un monje

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a monk

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37
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lejos

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far away

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38
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irrumpir

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to burst into

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39
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casa adosada

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terraced villa

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40
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un semental

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a stallion, stud

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41
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la condena

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sentence, conviction

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42
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silbidos

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whistles

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43
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llegar a alcanzar

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to achieve, to reach

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44
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la cuerda

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rope

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45
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manchando

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staining

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46
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gruñir

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to grunt, growl

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47
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fugaz

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fleeting, brief

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48
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Su corazón se detuvo por casi un minuto.

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His heart stopped for nearly a minute

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49
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sin embargo

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nonetheless

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50
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un nido

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a nest

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51
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burlarse de

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to make fun of

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52
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el puñetazo

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a punch

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53
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maldecir, yo maldigo

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to curse, I curse

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54
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la lágrima

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tear

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55
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fijamente

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intently, fixedly

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56
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brotar

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to sprout

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57
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talante

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mood

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58
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aullar

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to howl

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59
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ya que

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seeing as, since

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60
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enfundado

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swathed

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61
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un preso

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a prisoner

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62
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al tiempo que

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whilst, at the same time as

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63
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la pezuña

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hoof

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64
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unirse con

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to join together with

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65
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deslizar

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to slip

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66
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sujetar

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to hold

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67
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el dogal

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a noose

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68
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la forma

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shape

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delito

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crime

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entre

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between, among

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71
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dejar caer

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to drop

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72
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portales

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doorways

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en un santiamén

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in a flash

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74
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recorrer

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to travel around, to cover

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75
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un alboroto

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a ruckus

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76
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ladrando

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barking

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77
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Burlarse

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To mock

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forastero, a

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stranger, outsider

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dar cuenta

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to realize

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80
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Nunca he presenciado…

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I’ve never witnessed…

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81
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escupir

A

to spit

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82
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al anochecer

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at nightfall, at dusk

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83
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la mirada clavada

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staring (a nailed gaze)

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amoratado

ojo amoratado

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bruised, black and blue

black eye

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estar aterrado

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to be terrified

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86
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desenfocada

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out of focus

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87
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to travel around, to cover

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recorrer

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88
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el chasquido

A

a snap

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89
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desahogarse

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to let off steam

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90
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desigual

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erratic, uneven

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91
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ladear

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to lean, bank, tilt, turn

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92
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aprovechar la ocasión

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to seize the moment

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93
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corpulento

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burly, heavy-built, portly

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94
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el gancho

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hook

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95
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despejado

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spacious, clear

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96
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el ruiseñor

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nightingale

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97
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destacado

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outstanding, distinguished

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98
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panadero

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baker

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99
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derramamiento de sangre

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bloodshed

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100
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corriente

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common, usual

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101
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adelantar

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to advance

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102
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el suceso

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event, incident

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103
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capaces

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capable

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104
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ir en cabeza

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to be in the lead

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105
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antorcha

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torch

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106
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afirmar

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to assert

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107
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atormentado

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tormented

108
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pobre criatura

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Pool little thing (child)

109
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escalones

A

stairs

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un caballero

A

a knight, gentleman

111
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Hubiera podido ser

A

He/she/it could have been

112
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salvo

A

except for

113
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ojos saltones

A

bug-eyed

114
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apretar

A

to tighten

115
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hundido

A

sunken, deep-set

116
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gritar

A

to shout

117
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más que nunca

A

more than ever

118
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la mejilla

A

cheek

119
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vítores

A

cheers

120
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la horca

A

gallows

121
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arracimado

A

clustered

122
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gachas de avena

A

porridge

123
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las persianas

A

blinds, shades

124
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quienes

A

those who

125
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una carga

A

a load

126
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carecer

A

to lack

127
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devorar

A

to wolf down

128
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asentimiento

A

assent, consent

129
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apuntando

A

aiming

130
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la jarra

A

jug, mug

131
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día tras día

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day after day

132
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saetero

A

archer, fletcher

133
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macular

A

To stain, spot

134
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el fondo

A

the bottom

135
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cabalgar

A

to ride (a horse)

136
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parodiar

A

to parody, to mimic

137
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brotando

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gushing, sprouting

138
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la rodilla pelada

A

skinned knee

139
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empujones

A

shoves

140
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racimo

A

bunch, cluster

141
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apartar

A

to part, to separate

142
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alrededor de

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around

143
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el muro

A

wall

144
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Mutilado

A

disabled, crippled

145
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techo de paja

A

thatched roof

146
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corriente del Golfo

A

Gulf Stream

147
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Despreciar

A

To despise, to scorn, to spurn

148
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hombre de paja

A

straw man

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salpicar

A

to splash, dot, fleck, sprinkle

150
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carreta de bueyes

A

oxcart

151
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la brota

A

a bud, shoot

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forcejear

A

to struggle

153
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amargamente

A

bitterly

154
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calíz

A

chalice

155
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encaminarse

A

To set out for, to wend

156
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perderse

A

to miss

157
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curtidor

A

tanner

158
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delatar

A

to betray, to give away

159
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una colina

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a hill

160
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alardear

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to boast, brag

161
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sentir lástima de

A

to feel sorry for

162
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dispuesto

A

arranged, ready

163
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la fregona

A

kitchen maid

164
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acudir

A

to go, to come (indicates movement)

165
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olisquear

A

to sniff around (like an animal)

166
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ladrar

A

to bark

167
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llevar preso

A

to take prisoner

168
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lana tosca

A

rough wool

169
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levemente

A

slightly

170
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fue pillado

A

was caught

171
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tengo las manos atadas

A

my hands are tied

172
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muchedumbre

A

throng, mob

173
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derrumbado

A

crumbled, collapsed

174
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de repente

A

unexpectedly, suddenly

175
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olisquear

A

to sniff around (like an animal)

176
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de manera que

A

so that

177
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alejarse

A

to wander off

178
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el motivo

A

the reason

179
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escalofriante

A

bloodcurdling

180
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el gentío

A

crowd

181
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el asco

A

disgust, revulsion

182
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cicatrices

A

scars

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mozos

A

young men, apprentices

184
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tullido

A

crippled

185
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aunque ya

A

even though, even when

186
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La paja

A

straw

187
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la red

A

net

188
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la huida

A

escape, flight

189
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arrojar

A

to hurl, to throw

190
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lograr

A

to get, to obtain

191
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El sheriff les era familiar.

A

The sheriff was familiar to them.

192
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si todo marcha bien

A

If everything goes well

193
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oscilar

A

to swing, to flicker, to wink

194
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los ropajes

A

robes

195
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el nudo

A

knot

196
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decepcionado

A

disappointed

197
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dar alaridos

A

to shriek, yell

198
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asombroso

A

amazing, astonishing

199
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un buen disparo

A

a good shot

200
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maniatado

A

handcuffed

201
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de antemano

A

in advance, beforehand

202
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azotar

A

to whip, to lash

203
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una bofetada

A

slap

204
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sacudir

A

to shake, to thrash, to shake off

205
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el codo

A

elbow

206
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dolorida

A

tender, sore

207
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alzarse

A

to rise up

208
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los pesares

A

sorrows

209
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bracero

A

farmhand

210
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para cuando

A

by the time

211
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hombres de armas

A

men-at-arms

212
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la montura

A

saddle

213
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el rostro

La felicidad alumbró su rostro.

A

countenance, face

214
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arrastrar

A

to drag, to tow

215
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encarnizamiento

A

ferocity

216
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alcanzar

A

to catch up, to reach

217
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grueso

A

stout, thick

218
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macabra

A

gruesome

219
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desatar

A

to untie

220
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mientras aún

A

while still

221
Q

cuchillero (also means quarrelsome in L.A.)

A

cutler

222
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lanzar

A

to throw, to hurl

223
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herrero

A

blacksmith

224
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las mozas

A

wenches, maids

225
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El hacha es afilada.

A

The axe is sharp

226
Q

de un extremo a otro

A

from one end to the other

227
Q

asombrosamente

A

astonishingly, amazingly

228
Q

el desamparo

A

helplessness, abandonment

229
Q

la bondad

A

goodness

230
Q

escupiendo

A

spitting

231
Q

derredor

A

around, about

232
Q

envejecer

A

to age, to grow old

233
Q

matar a pedradas

A

To stone to death

234
Q

producirse

A

to occur, to break out

235
Q

resultar

A

to turn out to be

236
Q

carencia

A

a lack

237
Q

No quiero alardear, pero…

A

I don’t want to brag, but…

238
Q

luz grisácea

A

grey light

239
Q

contrajo

A

contracted

240
Q

la tapa

A

the lid

241
Q

Una vez acabada la canción

A

When the song ended

242
Q

ligeramente

A

slightly

243
Q

ancianas

A

old ladies

244
Q

to sniff around (like an animal)

A

olisquear

245
Q

con las manos en la masa

A

red-handed

246
Q

oliscar

A

to smell or sniff gently

247
Q

recostarse

A

to lie back, recline

248
Q

perjudicar

A

to harm, to adversely affect

249
Q

los senos

A

breasts

250
Q

la montura (de gafas)

A

frames (for glasses)

251
Q

hacer caso omiso

A

to ignore

252
Q

agolparse

A

to throng, crowd together

253
Q

chasquear el látigo

A

to crack the whip

254
Q

presenciar

A

to attend, to witness

255
Q

esperar a que

A

to wait until

256
Q

un sacerdote

A

a priest

257
Q

la rueda

A

wheel

258
Q

fastidiado

A

ruined, messed up

259
Q

bruscamente

A

abruptly, brusquely

260
Q

corcel negro

A

black steed

261
Q

abultado

A

bulky, unwieldy

262
Q

un aro

A

a hoop

263
Q

inútil

A

useless, fruitless

264
Q

impresionante

A

impressive, striking

265
Q

una muñeca pelada

A

a bald doll

266
Q

el remordimiento

A

regret

My Spanish Cards (17 decks)

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