Capitulo 1 - 4 Flashcards
(106 cards)
1
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Vereda
A
Path, sidewalk
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Resuelta
A
Determined
3
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Como quien
A
Like one who
4
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Minuciosamente
A
Meticulously
5
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Mujeriego
A
Womanizer
6
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Ajena
A
Alien
7
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Imprevista
A
Unexpected
8
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Repentino
A
Sudden
9
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Atolondrado
A
Scatterbrained, stunned
10
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A propósito de
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About, on the subject of; (interjection) speaking of
11
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Ponerse a
A
To begin
12
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De una vez por otra
A
Once and for all
13
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Desagradable
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Unpleasant
14
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Guiñar
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To wink
15
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Malhadado
A
Ill-fated
16
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Jerga
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Jargon, slang
17
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Desengaño
A
Disappointment
18
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Gentuza
A
Riff-raff
19
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Rasgo
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Gesture, feature
20
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Chifladura
A
Craziness
21
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Despectivo
A
Contemptuous, scornful
22
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A raíz de
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As a result of; following
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Manicomio
A
Asylum, madhouse
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Aseado
A
Clean, tidy
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Amontonamiento
Piling up, pile
26
A fondo
In depth, thoroughly
27
Entablillar
To splint
28
Apartarse
To move out of the way, to get away
29
¡Apártate de mi!
Get away from me!
30
Alegato
Plea, statement, argument
31
Las habladurías
The rumors
32
La ceguera
The blindness
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Descartar
To rule out, to reject
34
Encandilar
To dazzle
35
Gozosamente
Joyfully
36
¿De dónde sacaste semejante idea?
What on earth gave you such an idea?
37
Recurrir
To turn to, to resort to
38
Hallar
To find
39
Por azar
By chance
40
Desechar
To throw out, to discard
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Avergonzarse
To be ashamed
42
Descabellado
Crazy, ridiculous
43
Entablar conversación
To strike up a conversation
44
Callejero
Street (adjective)
45
Inducir
To prompt to, to lead to
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A partir de
From...on, from, as of
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Interminable
Endless
48
Locuaz
Talkative, loquacious
49
Dicharachero
Chatty; a chatterbox
50
Parco
Laconic, concise
51
Risueño
Smiling, cheerful
52
Sumamente
Extremely, highly
53
Malograrse
To fail, to break down
54
Juzgar
To judge
55
Irreflexiva
Thoughtless
56
Fracasar
To fail, to be unsuccessful
57
Amargura
Bitterness
58
Estribar
To lie in, to be based in
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Alejado
Remote, distant
60
Ajetreo
Hustle and bustle
61
Desaliento
Discouragement, dismay
62
Portentoso
Marvelous, wonderful
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De antemano
Beforehand
64
Cerradura
Lock
65
Enrevesado
Complicated
66
Barajar
To shuffle (cards), to consider
67
Llanto
Crying, weeping
68
Pensé que el mundo se me venía abajo
I thought that the world was coming down on me
69
Vertiginosamente
Dizzily, vertiginously
70
Mudo
Speech-impaired, mute
71
Agarrar
To grab, to take hold of
72
Arrepentirse
To regret it, to be sorry
73
Hallar
To find
74
Acaso
Perhaps
75
Abarcar
To cover, to extend over
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Entregarse
To surrender
77
Factible
Feasible, possible
78
Ligero
Light
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A lo largo de
Along, throughout
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Ralear
To thin, to become sparse
81
Hervidero
Swarm, hot spring, hotbed
82
Vertiginoso
Dizzy
83
Trastornado
Disturbed, traumatized
84
Es decir
That is to say
85
Aferrarse
To cling to, to hold on to
86
Restar
To subtract, to take away, to minimize
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Inusitado
Unusual, rare
88
Arrastrar
To drag
89
Desprovisto
Devoid, deprived
90
Precisar
To specify, to need
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Más bien
Rather, actually
92
Trazar
To draw, to trace
93
Al cabo de un rato
After a while
94
Barajar
To shuffle (cards), to consider
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Por lo pronto
For one thing
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A tientas
Blindly
97
Vuelco
Upset, radical change
98
Amontonado
Piled up
99
Codicia
Greed
100
Petulancia
Arrogance, smugness
101
Avidez
Eagerness, greed
102
Constar
To know for a fact, to be sure
103
Nos consta que tendrás éxito en lo que te propongas
We’re sure you’ll be successful in whatever you decide to do
104
Enorgullecerse
To be proud
105
Soberbia
Pride, arrogance
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Albergar
To house, to be home to, to harbor
