El Vocabulario de los cuentos - J & L Flashcards
(103 cards)
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Jacqueca
A
headache, migraine
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jardincillo
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(dim. of jardín) tiny garden
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jarrazo
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blow with a jug
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jarrillo
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(dim. of jarro) small jug or pitcher
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jeribeque
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m. wry face (adj.), crumpled
6
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jerigonza
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f. jargon, thieves’ sland
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jesuítico
A
jesuit
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jeta
A
snout
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jinete
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m. rider, horseman
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jornalito
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(dim. of jornal) salary, little pile
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joya
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jewel, treasure, piece of jewelry
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jubón
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m. jacket
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judío
A
jew
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jurar
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to swear
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justo
A
just, real, right
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juzgado
A
court of justice
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juzgado de paz
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office of the justice of the peace
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juzgar
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to judge
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lábaro
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standard
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labor
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f. work
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hace labores
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to do needlework
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labrador
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m. farmer
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labranza
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tillage, cultivation, farmland
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mula de labranza
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work-mule, nincompoop, boor
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labrar
to till, work, cultivate, carve
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lacerado
wretched
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laceria
pittance, misery, poverty
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alguna laceria
a litle something
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ladear
to turn sideways
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ladera
defile, declivity, slope
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ladrar
to bark
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ladrillo
brick
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ladrón
thief, robber
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tio ladrón
you old thief
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lagartija
lizard
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lágrima
tear
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laguna
pond
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lámina
sheet
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lana
wool
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lance
m. turn
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lancha
launch, boat
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lanzar
to hurl, throw
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lanzar un grito
to utter a cry
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largarse
to get away, run away
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lástima
pity
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haber / tener lástima de
to take pity on
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lastimado
full of cuts and bruises, heart-broken, in pain, pitiful
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lata
sheet of tin, tin can, can of preserved food
49
latrocinio
larceny
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lavadera
washerwoman, laundress
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lavatorio
washing, ablution
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lecho
m. bed, litter
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lego
lay brother
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legua
league (about 3 1/2 miles)
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legumbre
f. vegetable
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lenteja
lentil
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leña
wood, firewood
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leño
log, faggot
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leona
lioness
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lesionada
injured
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letrero
sign, label, placard
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letrina
latrine
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lezna
awl
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liado
involved
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liana
liana, liane, a tropical creeper
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libra
pound
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librar
to deliver (a child at brith), free, rid
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libre
free, unmolested
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al aire libre
the open air, fresh air
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libreta
notebook
71
licor
m. liquor, liquid
72
lienzo
cloth, linen cloth, canvas, wide wall
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lienzo de luto
mourning draperies
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liga
league
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limosna
alms
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de limosna
out of charity
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limpio
clean
78
linaje
m. family
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linajudo
titled
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linchar
to lynch
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lindeza
fine name, insult (used ironically)
82
liquidar
to settle
83
lira
lyre
84
liso
smooth
85
litro
liter (1.056) quarts
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litúrgico
liturgic
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lobo
wolf
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lóbrego
lugubrious, dark, murky, dismal, gloomy, sad
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lodo
mud
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lograr
to succeed, manage, be successful, attain
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loma
hill
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longaniza
sausage
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loro
weatherbeaten, dark brown
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losa
flagstone
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losange
(fr.) diamond-shapen flower bed
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lucido
lucid, clear, magnificent, splendid, brilliant, most successful
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estar lucido
to be in a fine fix
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luengo
long
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lumbre
f. fire, lgith
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luto
mourning
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de luto
mourning, mournful
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llave
f. key, wrench, faucet, spout, tap
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llave inglesa
monkey wrench
