El Vocabulario de los Cuentos - U&V&Y&Z Flashcards

1
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Ubicado

A

located, situated

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ufano

A

proud

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umbría: a la umbría

A

on the shady side

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untar

A

to grease (up)

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5
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uña

A

fingernail, claw

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uña de vaa

A

cow’s heel

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uñas

A

paws

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urdir

A

to brew

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usurero

A

pawnbroker, usurer, moneylender

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uva

A

grape

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vaciar

A

to empty, gouge out (an eye)

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vado

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ford of river, fording

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vagar

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to roam about, wander, loaf

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vago

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misty, foggy

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vaina

A

scabbard, sheath

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vaivén

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m. sway, swing, movement

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valeroso

A

lofty, noble, brave

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18
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válgame dios

A

good god!

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19
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valija

A

valise

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20
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valioso

A

valuable

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21
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valor

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m. courage

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valladar

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m. fence, wall

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valle

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m. valley

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vagueta

A

(sole) leather

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varón

A

m. male

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varonil

A

m. masculine

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vasija

A

vessel, pitcher

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vecindad

A

f. neighborhood

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29
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tener vecindad con

A

to be a neighbor of

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vedija

A

mat, shock (of hair), bunch, smoke ring

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31
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vejez

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f. old age

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32
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vela

A

candle

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33
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vela de cera

A

wax taper

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34
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velado

A

veiled, hidden

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35
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velocidad

A

f. speed

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36
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a toda velocidad

A

at full speed, swiftly

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37
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veloz

A

swift

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38
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vendar

A

to bandage

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39
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vendar los ojos

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blindfold

40
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venedor

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m. vendor

41
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vendimiador

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m. vintager

42
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veneración

A

reverance

43
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venidero

A

coming, future

44
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ventanilla

A

(dim. of ventana) window (of ticket office, bank teller, etc.), eye patch

45
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ventura

A

fortune, chance

46
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por ventura

A

perchance, perhaps

47
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venturoso

A

happy

48
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los venturososdesposados

A

the happy pair

49
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vera

A

edge,border

50
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a la vera

A

along the edge, among

51
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veracidad

A

f. truth, veracity

52
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verbigracia

A

for example

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verde

A

green

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verdugo

A

executioner

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verdura

A

f. p. fresh vegetables

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verada

A

path, trail

57
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vergonzoso

A

shameful

58
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vergüenza

A

shame, shameful thing

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vértigo

A

giddiness, vertigo, fit of insanity, daze, dizziness

60
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veta

A

vein

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viajante

A

traveling salesman

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víbora

A

viper

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vibrar

A

to quiver, vibrate

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vientre

A

m. abdomen, belly

65
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vigilantísimo

A

most vigilant

66
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vigilar

A

to keep an eye on, watch

67
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vigilia

A

vigil

68
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virre

A

m. viceroy

69
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viruela

A

smallpox

70
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picado de viruelas

A

pockmarked

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visaje

A

m. visage, grimace

72
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vocablo

A

word

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vociferar

A

to cry out

74
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volcar

A

upset, overturn, empty

75
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voltear

A

to turnt he pages

76
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vórtice

A

m. vortex, whirlpool

77
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vuelta

A

turn, return, change

78
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dar vuletas

A

to turn

79
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dar una vuleta

A

to wander about

80
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Yacer

A

to be lying, reclining

81
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yedra

A

ivy

82
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yegua

A

mare

83
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yerba

A

grass

84
Q

yerba mate

A

paraguayan tea

85
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gentiles hombres de yerba

A

rural gentry

86
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yerma

A

totally uninhabited

87
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yerno

A

son-in-law

88
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yeso

A

gypsum. plaster

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yuyos

A

m. pl. grass

90
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zapatero

A

shoemaker

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zonzo

A

stupid, silly; m. simpleton, dunce

92
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zozobra

A

anxiety, anguish

93
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zozobrar

A

to be in great danger

94
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zumbar

A

to buzz, hum

95
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me zumba la cabeza

A

my head is buzzing

96
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zumbido

A

drone