Book Flashcards
(141 cards)
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Alzar
A
To raise, lift, hoist, hold up
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El escudo
A
Shield
2
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El halcón
A
Hawk
3
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El contubernio
A
Conspiracy
4
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El alcoba
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Bedroom
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Las trazas
A
Traces, plot, layout
6
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El galán
A
Beau, gallant, squire
7
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Los esbozos
A
Blanks
8
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El esbozo
A
Outline
9
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Mecanografiar
A
Type
10
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Las garras
A
Claws
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El cancerbero
A
Keeper
12
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Lírico
A
Lyrical, lyric
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Embelesado
A
Spellbound
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El duende
A
Elf, goblin, leprechaun
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El pedrusco
A
The boulder
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Embalar
A
Pack, package, wrap, bale
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La contraportada
A
Back cover
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Lirismo
A
Lyricism, sentimentalism
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La faja
A
Girdle
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Los canelones
A
Cannelloni
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Subsanar
A
To correct
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Antojar
A
To crave
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La quartilla
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Page
24
El tambor
Drum
25
Tregua
Truce
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Avispero
Wasps' nest
27
Parsimonia
Parsimony, tardiness
28
Contigua
Contiguous, adjacent
29
Prender
To catch, turn on, take, arrest, capture
30
Atronadora
Thunderous, deafening
31
Bobadas
Twaddle, tripe
32
Hincar
To sink, drive, thrust
33
Corretear
Scamper, pursue, run around
34
Mortecina
Dim
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Marchita
Withered
36
Plomizo
Leaden, sullen
37
Presagiar
Foreshadow, portend, foretell, forebode, omen
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La eclosión
Hatching
39
La atalaya
Watchtower
40
Otear
Scan, glimpse, look over, spy on
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Varado
Stranded, aground
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Losa
Slab, paving stone, flagstone
43
Obstinada
Stubborn
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Letargo
Lethargy
45
La butaca
Armchair
46
Escalfado
Poached
47
Un cosquilleo
Tickling, titillation
48
Sendos
One each
49
Rebosante
Overflowing, brimming
50
Semblante
Face, countenance
51
Risueño
Smiling
52
Imperturbable
Imperturbable, unflappable, impassive
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Hechizada
Spellbound
54
La bóveda
Dome
55
Reclutar
Recruit, enlist, raise, conscript
56
Sepultar
To bury
57
Bravata
Bravado
58
Encoger
Shrink, contract, constrict
59
Emprender
Undertake, start, launch, take up
60
El talante
Mood, will
61
Socarrón
Cunning
62
Un tramposo
Cheat, trickster, fiddler
63
Naipes
Cards
64
Habladurías
Gossip
65
La tiniebla
Darkness
66
Harapientos
Ragged
67
La mugre
Grime
68
El hollín
Soot
69
Apretujar
Squeeze, hug
70
Podrido
Rotten
71
Un atajo
Shortcut
72
Represalia
Reprisal
73
Fantasmal
Ghostly, spooky
74
Apestoso
Stinky
75
Rastrear
Track, trace, trail
76
Fundir
To melt
77
Noria
Treadmill
78
Las casetas
Booths
79
Vidente
Clairvoyant
80
Guarida
Lair, den, haunt
81
Lúgubre
Dismal, mournful, dark, forbidding
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Rendija
Loophole, aperture
83
Un quinqué
Oil lamp
84
El laúdano
Laudanum
85
Fugazmente
Briefly
86
Despedazar
Tear, shred
87
Astilla
Splinter
88
Catedrático
Professor
89
La velada
Evening
90
Elogiar
To praise, command
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La barraca
Shack
92
Tendido
Lying, lay, laid
93
Una gabardina
Raincoat
94
Ajado
Tousled
95
Una asta
Pole
96
Compinches
Buddies
97
Embaucador
Trickster
98
La rapiña
Robbery
99
Secuaces
Followers, henchmen, minions
100
Paradero
Whereabouts
101
El festejo
The celebration
102
Codicioso
Greedy
103
El ladrillo
A brick
104
Onanismo
Self abuse
105
Labrar
To work, carve, shape, fashion
106
El obispo
Bishop
107
Trapecero
Blunderer
108
El burro
Donkey
109
Santurrones
Sanctimonious
110
Sabandijas
Vermin
111
Matones
Bullies, thugs, goons
112
Escoria
Slag, scum, dross
113
Atavío
Attire, dress, apparel
114
Desempeñar
Play, perform, discharge, act
115
Fulgurante
Aglow
116
Morbosidad
Morbidity, incidence
117
Alumbrar
To light up
118
Mezquindad
Meanness, pettiness, shabbiness
119
Longanizas
Sausage
120
Ventanuco
Small window
121
Los estertores
Rattles
122
Pecado
Sin, sinfulness, offense
123
Las perras
Bitches
124
Vaivenes
Ups and downs
125
Afán
Eagerness, toil, hard work
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El coro
Choir
127
El rellano
Landing
128
Displicencia
Indifference, peevishness
129
El obsequio
Gift, present
130
La solapa
Lapel
131
Paladear
To relish
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El amasijo
Tangle
133
Escalinatas
Staircase
134
Acaudalado
Wealthy
135
Alcurnia
Lineage, ancestry
136
Macilento
Sickly
137
La mazmorra
Dungeon
138
Esparcir
Spread, scatter, sprinkle
139
Acaudalar
To amass
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Mear
To piss, pee, piddle
