Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Flashcards
(305 cards)
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A sus anchas (adj)
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Freely, comfortably
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A ultranza
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Fanatical (adjective), tooth and nail (adverb)
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Abarrotado (adj)
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Packed or filled
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Abucheo (nm)
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Booing
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Abultarse (vb)
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Bulge
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Acantilado (nm)
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Cliff
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Acarrear (vb)
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To carry
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Acometido (adj)
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Taken hold of
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Acritud (nf)
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Harshness
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Adoquinado (adj)
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Paved
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Afición (nf)
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Fans (of a sport)
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Agarrotado (adj)
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Stiff
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Agolparse (vb)
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Sudden gathering of many people or things
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Aguileño (adj)
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Long and curved
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Agujerear (vb)
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Pierce or make holes
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Ajado (adj)
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Well-worn
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Al dedillo (adj)
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Perfectly, like the back of your hand
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Alarde (nm)
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A show, display
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Aldaba (nf)
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Door knocker
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Alimaña (nf)
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Pest, vermin
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Alisarse (vb)
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Straighten out
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Almibarado (adj)
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Sweetened
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Amilanarse (vb)
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To be terrified
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Añil (nm)
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Indigo
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Anticuario (nm)
Antiques dealer
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Apercibimiento (nm)
Warning
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Aporrear (vb)
Bang on, hammer on
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Apretujar (vb)
Squash together
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Apretujarse (vb)
Crowd in or around
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Apurar (vb)
To finish off a drink
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Apuro (nm)
Embarrassment
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Arcada (nf)
A retch or heave (before vomiting)
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Ariete (nm)
Battering ram
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Arrear (vb)
Spur on (a horse), deliver a blow (a person)
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Arreciar (vb)
To intensify
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Arremolinar (vb)
To swirl, whirl
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Arriate (nm)
Flowerbed
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Atajar (vb)
Cut off, interrupt
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Atontado (adj)
Stunned, dazed
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Avenirse en (vb)
To agree to
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Azorado (adj)
Embarrassed
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Balbucear (vb)
To stammer
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Baraja de cartas (nf)
Deck of cards
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Barriga (nf)
Belly, stomach
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Barrotes (nm)
Bars (of a fence)
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Batacazo (nm)
A blow sustained while falling
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Berza (nf)
Cabbage (repollo)
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Bocanada (nf)
Puff (of smoke)
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Bufido (nm)
Snort or car backfire
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Butaca (nf)
Theatre style seat
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Caballete (nm)
Sawhorse
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Cabestrillo (nm)
Sling (for an injured appendage)
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Cachivache (nm)
Junk
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Calado (adj)
Soaked
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Calarse (vb)
Put on
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Camaleónico (adj)
Related to a chameleon
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Camisón (nm)
Nightgown (of a woman)
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Canalla (nm)
Rotten or vile person
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Carraspear (vb)
To clear one’s throat
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Catarro (nm)
A cold (resfriado)
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Cáustico (adj)
Stinging, biting (when speaking)
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Celo (nm)
Scotch tape (Spain)
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Cenerse (vb)
To hover (planarse)
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Centella (nf)
Flash of light
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Centésimo (adj)
Hundredth
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Cháchara (nf)
Chat (conversation about something unimportant)
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Chapotear (vb)
Splash
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Chapuza (nf)
Something done amateurishly
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Chaval (nm)
A kid, youngster, squirt
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Chillar (vb)
To shriek
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Chirriar (vb)
To shriek or squeal
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Chismes (nm)
Junk, thing-a-ma-jig
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Chismes (nm)
Thingamajig
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Cisne (nm)
Swan
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Cobertizo (nm)
Shed
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Cobrizo (adj)
Copperish, copper colored
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Codazo (nm)
Nudge with an elbow
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Cohete (nm)
Rocket
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Col (nf)
Cabbage
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Colarse (vb)
Sneak through
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Combarse (vb)
To sag or cave in
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Comedero (nm)
Feed trough, feeder (of an animal)
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Competer (vb)
To correspond to
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Con disimulo (adv)
Surreptitiously (done without others noticing)
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Conciliar sueño (vb)
Get to sleep
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Congoja (nf)
Anguish, distress, sorrow, grief
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Contracubierta (nf)
Back cover (el dorso)
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Contrariado (adj)
Upset, annoyed
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Contrincante (nm)
Opponent
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Crepitar (vb)
To crackle (a fire)
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Cuarto trastero (nm)
Junk room
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Cuenca (nf)
Socket or hole (eye sockets)
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Cuenco (nm)
Bowl
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Cuerda de ahorcado (nf)
Hang rope (to execute a person)
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Curtido (adj)
Tanned from the sun
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Dar un escarmiento (vb)
Teach a lesson
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Dar un respingo (vb)
Give a start (out of fear)
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De bruces (adj)
Face down
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De cuajo
Completely, entirely, from it’s roots
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De improviso (adv)
Suddenly, unexpectedly, out of the blue
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De mala uva (adj)
In a bad mood
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Desasosiego (nm)
Uneasiness
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Descorrerse (vb)
Draw back (curtains), unlatch (door)
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Desentrañar (vb)
Unravel, get to the bottom of something
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Deshilachado (adj)
Frayed
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Desmadrarse (vb)
Get out of control
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Desvaído (adj)
Faded
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Desvalido (adj)
Helpless, defenseless
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Desván (nm)
Attic
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Disecar (vb)
To stuff (taxidermy)
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Disparate (nm)
Absurdity
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Dosel (nm)
Canopy
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Dubitativo (adj)
Doubtful
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Embadurnado (adj)
Smeared
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Embargado (adj)
Overcome, overwhelmed
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Embargar (vb)
Overwhelm, overcome
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Embebido (adj)
Soaked
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Embelesado (adj)
Captivated
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Embestir (vb)
To charge or rush upon someone or something
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Emborronar (vb)
To scribble
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Emborronar (vb)
Smudge
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Embrollo (nm)
A complication
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Embrollo (nm)
Messy situation
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Embutir (vb)
To stuff in
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Emparedado (nm)
Sandwich
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En cabeza por
In the lead
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En un santiamén
In a jiffy (very quickly)
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Encabritarse (vb)
To rear up (a horse)
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Enchufado (adj)
Connected (as in pulled strings, knowing the right people)
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Enervar (vb)
To unnerve, to make nervous
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Enfilar (vb)
Make one’s way somewhere
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Enfurruñado (adj)
Sulking (from irritation)
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Enfurruñar (vb)
To sulk
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Engullir (vb)
Scarf down, wolf down
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Enronquecer (vb)
Go hoarse (lose voice)
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Enseñarse con (vb)
To vent or take it out on somebody
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Envolvente (adj)
Enveloping
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Escoria (nf)
Scum (referring to a person)
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Escurridero (nm)
Draining rack (for dishes)
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Esfumar (vb)
To melt away or disappear
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Espetar (vb)
To spit or blurt something out
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Estancia (nf)
Large room
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Estar fuera de sus casillas
To be fed up, driven nuts
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Estar que reviento (vb)
To be exhausted (or stuffed with food)
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Estirpe (nf)
Lineage
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Estridente (adj)
Shrill
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Estrujado (adj)
Crumpled (paper)
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Estrujar (vb)
Wring out, crumple (a paper)
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Explanar (vb)
To flatten or level out
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Fatídico (adj)
Fateful
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Firmamento (nm)
Sky
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Floritura (nf)
Frill, embellishment
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Follón (nm)
Commotion
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Forrado (adj)
Loaded (with money)
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Fulminante (adj)
Withering, devastating (denoting an immediate affect)
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Fulminar (vb)
To give a withering or deadly look
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Gacha (nf)
Pudding, porridge
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Garabatear (vb)
To scribble or scrawl
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Gatera (nf)
Pet door
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Guasa (nf)
A joke (“tomárselo a guasa”, “está de guasa”)
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Gusanillo (nm)
The itch to do something (le entró el gusanillo)
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Hacer reverencia (vb)
To bow (to someone)
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Hacerles papilla (vb)
Beat to a pulp, destroy morale
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Harapiento (adj)
Dressed in rags
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Harapos (nm)
Rags, tattered clothes
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Herrumbroso (adj)
Rusty
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Hirsuto (adj)
Bristly (hair)
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Hollín (nm)
Soot
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Hondonada (nf)
Hollow (a hollowed out area of a forest or field)
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Horquilla (nf)
Bobby pin (pasador)
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Hosco (adj)
Sullen, sully
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Humeradas (nf)
Clouds of dense smoke
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Impertérrito (adj)
Unperturbed, unmoved
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Inanición (nf)
Starvation
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Incisivo (adj)
Cutting
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Infranqueable (adj)
Insurmountable, unsurpassable
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Inmutarse (vb)
Become perturbed
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Insólito (adj)
Unusual
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Insonorizar (vb)
To soundproof
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Insoslayable (adj)
Unavoidable, inescapable
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Inusitado (adj)
Unusual
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Irascible (adj)
Irritable
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Jaleo (nm)
Ruckus, rabble
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Jergón (nm)
Straw mattress
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Lacónicamente (adv)
Concisely, succinctly
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Ladera (nf)
Slope, hillside
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Lápida funeraria (nf)
Grave stone
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Libras esterlinas (nf)
Sterling pound
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Llantina (nf)
Wailing, howling
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Lóbrego (adj)
Gloomy
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Maceta (nf)
Flowerpot
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Maceta (nf)
Flowerpot or mallet (depending on context)
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Machacar (vb)
Crush
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Madriguera (nf)
Borough, hole in the ground
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Majo (nm)
Nice person
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Maleza (nf)
Weeds
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Maleza (nf)
Undergrowth, weeds
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Manecilla (nf)
Hand (of a clock or instrument)
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Manilla (nf)
Handle (manija)
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Manosear (vb)
Handle, fumble with something
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Manotazo (nm)
A swat or slap
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Maremoto (nm)
Tidal wave
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Mermar (vb)
To shrink
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Merodear (vb)
Prowl about, wonder around
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Mole (nf)
Mass (large dimensions)
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Mondadientes (nm)
Toothpick
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Morro (nm)
Snout of an animal or front of car
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Mortecino (adj)
Dying, failing or fading
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Muda (nf)
Shed skin (like a snake)
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Mugido (nm)
Bellow, moo (from a cow)
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Mullido (adj)
Plumped up
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Musitar (vb)
Murmur, mumble (slightly above a whisper)
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Nariz chata (nf)
Snub nose
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Palidecer (vb)
To blanch, turn pale
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Palmatoria (nf)
Candlestick
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Parapetar (vb)
To take cover (like behind a parapet)
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Parlante (adj)
Talking
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Patalear (vb)
To kick or stamp
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Patraña (nf)
A tall tale, unlikely story
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Pavonearse (vb)
To swagger or otherwise show satisfaction with oneself
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Peliagudo (adj)
Difficult, tricky
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Pelota (adj)
Creepy
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Pícaro (adj)
Crafty, cunning
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Pillo (nm)
Rascal
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Pinchos (nm)
Prongs
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Pitorreo (nm)
A joke, something not taken seriously
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Pocilga (nf)
Pig sty (something very dirty)
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Pócima (nf)
Potion, concoction
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Pomo de la puerta (nm)
Doorknob
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Ponzoñoso (adj)
Venomous, poisonous
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Presteza (nf)
Swiftly, quickly
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Proeza (nf)
Feat, exploit
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Pujar (vb)
To bid on something (Spain)
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Rastrero (adj)
Despicable, contemptible
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Rebuscado (adj)
Overly elaborate
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Receloso (adj)
Distrustful, wary
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Rechoncho (adj)
Squat, short and fat
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Reconcomerse (vb)
To eat away at someone
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Redoble de tambor (nm)
Drumroll
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Regatear (vb)
Bargain, haggle
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Regodearse (vb)
Take delight in a bad event
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Reñir (vb)
To quarrel
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Reparar (vb)
Take notice of
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Repiquetear (vb)
Tap repeatedly
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Restregado (adj)
Scrubbed
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Restregar (vb)
Scrub
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Retumbar (vb)
Boom
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Revoltijo (adj)
Mess, jumble
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Revuelo (nm)
Stir, commotion
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Rezagarse (vb)
Drop back, drop behind
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Rezumar (vb)
Ooze out
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Ribete (nm)
Trimming, edging
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Rollizo (adj)
Plump, chubby
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Rondar (vb)
To patrol
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Rotundidad (nf)
Emphatically, categorically (while answering or asking)
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Rulo (nm)
Curler or roller for hair
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Sacar (lo/la) de quicio (vb)
Drive someone nuts
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Salpicadero (nm)
Dashboard (of a car)
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Segundo de a bordo
Second in command (segundo al mando, segundo en rango)
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Sendos (adj)
Ambos, cada uno
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Sigilo (nm)
Stealth
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Sobresaltos (nm)
Scares
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Socarrón (adj)
Snide, sarcastic
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Solariego (adj)
Ancestral
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Sonrosado (adj)
Pinkish
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Sonsacarle (vb)
Get information from somebody that would prefer to keep secret
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Sonsonete (nm)
A droning noise
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Sopera (nf)
Soup bowl
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Sopor (nm)
Drowsiness, sleepiness
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Soporífero (adj)
Sleep inducing
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Subastar (vb)
To auction off
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Sulfurado (adj)
Angry, irritated
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Superarse a sí mismo (vb)
To outdo oneself
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Suprimido (adj)
Abolished
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Tajantemente (adv)
Categorically, emphatically
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Tarima (nf)
Dais, platform
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Tarro (nm)
Jar
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Tenacillas (nf)
Tongs (utensil)
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Terciar (vb)
Interject in an argument
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Terrón (nm)
Clod, lump (or a particulate, such as dirt)
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Tirabuzón (nm)
Corkscrew
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Tiritar (vb)
To shiver from cold
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Topetazo (nm)
Bump, bang
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Traca (nf)
String of firecrackers
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Tramo (nm)
Flight of stairs
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Trastienda (nm)
Back room
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Trémula (adj)
Trembling
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Tritón (nm)
Newt
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Triza (nf)
Small piece of something broken
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Truculento (adj)
Gruesome
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Tuerca (nf)
Nut (of a bolt)
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Turbio (adj)
Cloudy in appearance
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Ufano (adj)
Proudly, contentedly
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Vadear (vb)
To ford or wade across (such as a body of water)
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Veleidoso (adj)
Fickle, capricious
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Verse a la legua (verse a leguas)
Evident (seen from far away)
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Vertiginoso (adj)
Vertiginous (algo que se hace con rapidez o intensidad)
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Vitrina (nf)
Glass display cabinet
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Vivaracho (adj)
Jolly, cheerful
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Voltereta (nf)
Somersault
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Volver a las andadas (vb)
Get back to one’s old ways
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Zarandear (vb)
To shake energetically
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Zarpa (nf)
An animal’s paw with sharp claws
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Zopenco (nm)
Idiot
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Zote (nm)
Dumb, dimwit
