Capitulo 9 Flashcards
(32 cards)
estropear
spoil, damage, ruin
estropearse
break, break down
mancebo
young man, servant, woman who lives with a man without being married to him
de pacotilla
of inferior quality
lo cual a su vez
this, in turn
los mimos
the pampering
recelos
misgivings, mistrust, suspicion
se hizo la desententdida
pretended to misunderstand
ínfulas
pretense
carcomido
corroded, rotten
le salió el paso
met the challenge..came out to meet/face him
desmadre
commotion, riot, loss of moderation, v. seperate mother from young so they do not suckle
trompadas y botellazos
blows and broken bottles
camándula
rosary
a sueldo curtidos
tr. hired gunman, lit. a seasoned salary or hardened salary
hazaña
feat, exploit, achievement
cerdas de cepillo
brush bristles
se quedó fundido
slang passed out, lit. stayed melted
delatar
betray, reveal, inform
más calva que nunca
stark and plain,
rastrillo
rake
desbocar
unleash, open more than necessary, break or remove the mouth of someone or instrument, refuse to slow down..speed up instead
gremio
guild, profession
guionista
scriptwriter
