El Vocabulario de los cuentos - J & L Flashcards

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Jacqueca

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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

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jerigonza

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f. jargon, thieves’ sland

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jesuítico

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jesuit

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jeta

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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

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jew

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jurar

A

to swear

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justo

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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

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to till, work, cultivate, carve

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lacerado

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wretched

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laceria

A

pittance, misery, poverty

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28
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alguna laceria

A

a litle something

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29
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ladear

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to turn sideways

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30
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ladera

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defile, declivity, slope

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ladrar

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to bark

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ladrillo

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brick

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33
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ladrón

A

thief, robber

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34
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tio ladrón

A

you old thief

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35
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lagartija

A

lizard

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lágrima

A

tear

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laguna

A

pond

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lámina

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sheet

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lana

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wool

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lance

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m. turn

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lancha

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launch, boat

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lanzar

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to hurl, throw

43
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lanzar un grito

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to utter a cry

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largarse

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to get away, run away

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lástima

A

pity

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haber / tener lástima de

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to take pity on

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lastimado

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full of cuts and bruises, heart-broken, in pain, pitiful

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lata

A

sheet of tin, tin can, can of preserved food

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latrocinio

A

larceny

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lavadera

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washerwoman, laundress

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lavatorio

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washing, ablution

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lecho

A

m. bed, litter

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lego

A

lay brother

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legua

A

league (about 3 1/2 miles)

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legumbre

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f. vegetable

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lenteja

A

lentil

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leña

A

wood, firewood

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leño

A

log, faggot

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leona

A

lioness

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lesionada

A

injured

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letrero

A

sign, label, placard

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letrina

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latrine

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lezna

A

awl

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liado

A

involved

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liana

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liana, liane, a tropical creeper

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libra

A

pound

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librar

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to deliver (a child at brith), free, rid

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libre

A

free, unmolested

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al aire libre

A

the open air, fresh air

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libreta

A

notebook

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licor

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m. liquor, liquid

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lienzo

A

cloth, linen cloth, canvas, wide wall

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lienzo de luto

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mourning draperies

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liga

A

league

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limosna

A

alms

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de limosna

A

out of charity

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limpio

A

clean

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linaje

A

m. family

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linajudo

A

titled

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linchar

A

to lynch

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lindeza

A

fine name, insult (used ironically)

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liquidar

A

to settle

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lira

A

lyre

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liso

A

smooth

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litro

A

liter (1.056) quarts

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litúrgico

A

liturgic

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lobo

A

wolf

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lóbrego

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lugubrious, dark, murky, dismal, gloomy, sad

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lodo

A

mud

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lograr

A

to succeed, manage, be successful, attain

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loma

A

hill

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longaniza

A

sausage

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loro

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weatherbeaten, dark brown

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losa

A

flagstone

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losange

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(fr.) diamond-shapen flower bed

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lucido

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lucid, clear, magnificent, splendid, brilliant, most successful

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estar lucido

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to be in a fine fix

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luengo

A

long

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lumbre

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f. fire, lgith

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luto

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mourning

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de luto

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mourning, mournful

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llave

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f. key, wrench, faucet, spout, tap

103
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llave inglesa

A

monkey wrench