Chapter 3 Flashcards
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El asueto
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Vacation
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La nínfula
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Nymph
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El acervo
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Heap, pile
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Pantagruélica
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Big, giant
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Adobar
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To marinate, dress, pickle
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Destilar
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To distill, exude
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Ínfula
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Pretentious, arrogant, haughty
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Borrachín
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Drunkard
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Cincuentón
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Fifty year old
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El llanto
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Weeping
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Disimular
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To hide, conceal, pretend
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El bufete
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Desk, practice, office
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El cuartel
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Quarter, barrack, district
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La factoría
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Trading post, agency
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El parche
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Eye patch, patch
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El amparo
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Help, favour, protection, shelter
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Embelesado
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Spellbound, enthralled
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La clarividencia
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Clairvoyance, 6th sense
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La cuna
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Cradle, crib
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El pináculo
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Top, pinnacle, summit
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La barbarie
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Barbarism, barbarity
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El vello
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Bloom, down, fuzz, hair
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El apunte
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Note
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Alterne
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Mixing, intermingling
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La sobrecubierta
Jacket, cover of book
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Apolillado
Moth-eaten
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Proteico
Easily changing form
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Insigne
Distinguished, notable
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Parangón
Comparison
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Folletinesco
Make believe, imaginary
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Títer
Puppet
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Invernadero
Conservatory, greenhouse
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Diezmar
To decimate, destroy a large part of
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Irrumpir
Interrupt, burst, leak
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Escabrosa
Rough, rugged, uneven, vulgar
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Desentrañar
To fathom
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El corredor
Runner, corridor, death row
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Las lides
Battles
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Enorgullecer
To make proud
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El tomo
Tome, volume
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Tregua
Let up, truce
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La reseña
Notice, review
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Necrológica
Eulogy
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Ablandar
To soften, soothe
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Parapetarse
To barricade oneself
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Despuntar
To blunt
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Asmático
Asthmatic
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Virulento
Viscious, virulent
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Misal
Missal, prayer book
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La monta
Amount, quantity
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El tiraje
Printing
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Irrisorio
Derisive, contemptible
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Rendir
To overcome, subdue, conquer
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Tozudez
Stubbornness
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Empeñar
To pawn, hock, pledge
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El aro
Ring, hoop, earring
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El burdel
Brothel, whorehouse
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El entierro
Burial, funeral
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La fosa
Fossa, pit
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Mendiga
Beggar
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Analfabeto
Can't read/write
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Moco
Mucus, snot
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Embelesar
To enchant, ravish, enrapture
