Un Milagro En Tent City Flashcards
(178 cards)
1
Q
Pertenecer
A
To belong to
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Encinta
A
Pregnant, expecting
3
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Mudar
Mudarse
A
To change
To move
4
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Rogar
A
To beg, plead
5
Q
Oscurecer
A
To darken
6
Q
Meterse
A
To go in, to get into
7
Q
Entablar
A
To board (to build a wooden floor)
8
Q
Evitar
A
To avoid
9
Q
Amontonar
A
To pile up
10
Q
Colocar
A
To place
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Q
Cavar
A
To dig
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Por lo tanto
Tanto
A
So
So much, so many
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Ya que
A
Because, since
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Q
Destapar
A
To open
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Q
Arrodillarse
Arrodillar
A
To kneel down
To make kneel, to bring someone to his knees
16
Q
Sostener
A
To hold
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Q
El desecho
A
Waste (refuse)
18
Q
Encargado
A
Manager, person in charge
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Q
Pantalla
A
Screen
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Colchón
A
Mattress
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Q
Muelle de resorte
Resorte
A
Box spring
Spring
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Q
Recargado/a
A
Leaning (mex.)
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Almacén
A
Warehouse
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Recoger
A
To pick up, to gather
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Agujero
Hole
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Agachar
To lower, to bend, to bow, to duck down
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Pesado/a
Heavy, annoying, tiresome
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Pizcar
To pinch, to take in the harvest, to pick
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la tina
Tub, bath tub
29
Encerado/a
Waxed, polished
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Arpillera
Burlap, sackcloth
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El costado
Side
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Mantener
To hold, support, maintain
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Asegurar
To assure
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A pesar de que
Despite the fact that, even though
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A pesar de
In spite of
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Sellar
To stamp, to seal
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Acceder
To agree
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El crespúsculo
Dusk
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El desecho
Waste, garbage
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El desperdicio
Los desperdicios
Waste (wastefulness)
Scrapes (leftovers)
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Tesoro
Treasure
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Corretear
```
To run around
To chase (mex.)
```
43
A fin de
So that, in order to, at the end of
Fin
End (conclusion)
Aim, purpose (objective)
44
Repuesto
Spare part
45
Maldiciendo
Maldecir
Maldiciendo en español mocho
Cursing
To curse, swear
Cursing in broken spanish
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Asustar
To frighten
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Vacía
Empty
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Aún así
Aún
Así
Even so
Even so, even then, still
Still, yet, even
Like this, like that
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Una colcha
Quilt
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Astilla
Chip, splinter
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Cuna
Cradle
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Forrar
To cover, to line
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Almohada
Pillow
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Relleno
Filling
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Manta
Blanket
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Hedor
Stink, stench
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Víbora
Viper
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Matar
To kill
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Arrojar
To throw
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Humo
Smoke
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Quemar
To burn
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Retorcer
Twist, squirm
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Chirriar
Chirriar bajo el calor
To screech, creak
Squeak in the heat, sizzle
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Torcer
To twist
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Enroscar
Enroscarse
(to tighten) to screw in (screw), to screw on (lid)
(to twist around) to coil up, to coil around
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El poder
The power
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Revivir
To revive, to come back to life
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A partir de
A partir de ese día
From, as of, starting
Partir
to cut, to split, to break
```
To leave, to set off (to depart)
To start (to begin; used with de)
```
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Cabello
Hair
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Rizardo/a
Curly
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Regordete
Chubby
72
Redondo/a
Round
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El apodo
Nickname
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Quedar
To look (to suit) The nickname suits you.
To be left, to stay, to remain
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Apretar
To press, to squeeze
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Retirar
To remove, to retire
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Soltar
Y luego lo soltó
To let go of, to loosen
And then released it
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Patada
To kick
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Tirar
To throw
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Cosquillas
Cosquillar
Tickles
To tickle
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Calificación
Grade, rating
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Sacar
Las calificaciones que había sacado en junio
The grades that I had received in June
To take out, remove
To get (to receive)
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Ni siquiera
Not even
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Afligido/a
Heartbroken, grief stricken
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Calentura
Fever
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Seguido/a
Often, one after the other
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Nalguitas
Botom, butt
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Requemado/a
Burned
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Enjugar
To rinse
| To wipe away, to wipe off
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Balde
Pail
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Tan pronto
As soon as
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Tapar
To cover
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Tendedero
Trying rack, closeline
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Lograr
To reach (to achieve)
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Rezar
To pray
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Desteñido/a
Faded
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Desteñir
To discolor, to fade
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Amarrar
To tie up, to moor
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Lona
Canvas
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Escurrir
To drain
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Gimotear
To whine, to whimper
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Mandíbula
Jaw
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Trabado/a
Jammed, locked
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Relejar
To relax
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Suspirar
To sigh
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El alivio
Relief
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Llorando y riendo a la vez
Crying and laughing at the same time
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Hinchado/a
Swollen (puffed)
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Llevar
To take, to carry, to give a ride
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Despegar
To take off
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Biberón
Bottle
112
Así que
So
113
Despierto/a
Awake
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Convencer
To convince
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Recostarse
To lean back, lay back
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Costar
```
To be hard (to be difficult to)
To cost (to be valued at)
```
117
Mecer
To rock
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Callar
To keep quiet
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Disculpar
To forgive
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Acostar
To put to bed
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Empeorar
To get worse
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Hincar
Hincarse
(to ram) to thrust, to drive, to bury, to stick
To kneel down
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Quejarse
To moan, complain
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Pancita
Tripe, stomach
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Retortijón
Stomach cramp
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Sollozar
To sob
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Lacio
Straight
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El don
Gift, ability, talent
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Rosado/a
Pink, rosy, ruddy
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Cacarizo/a
Pitted, pot marked
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Cintura
Waste (anatomy and clothing)
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El terciopelo
Velvet
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Atado/a
Tied (fastened)
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Tintinear
To jingle
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Sobar
(to touch repeatedly) to handle, to finger, to touch with grubby fingers
(to stroke-Lat. Am.) to massage, to rub
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Huesudo/a
Boney
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Oprimir
To press
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Voltear
To turn over
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Jalar
To pull
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El pliegue
Fold
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Restregar
```
To rub, to rub hard (to move one’s hand back and forth over)
to scrub(for cleaning)
```
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Curandero/a
Quack
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Tieso/a
Stiff
144
Vieja
Women (colloquial female person Lat. Am.)
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Pedregoso/a
Rocky
146
Tartamudear
To stutter
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Apenas
Apenas oí la Carcachita,
As soon as (the moment that) (conjunction)
As soon as (general)
tan pronto como, en cuanto
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Áspero/a
Harsh (bleak)
| Sour, surly, abrupt (bad-tempered)
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Sino
But (conjunction)
150
Molesto/a
Irritated, upset
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Los trastes
Dishes
152
Descorazonado/a
Disheartened, discouraged
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Lloroso/a
Tearful (close to tears), watery eyes (with tears
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Fingir
To feign, to pretend
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Luego
Then (next)
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La cartera
Wallet
157
Arrugado
(Marked with lines) wrinkled, lined
(puckered) furrowed
Tattered
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La estampita
Holy card
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El suspiro
Sigh
Suspirar. To sigh
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Sujetar
(to grasp) to hold
| (to fix in place) to fasten, to hold in place
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El alfiler
Pin
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El mantón
Shawl
163
La capa
(sleeveless garment) cape, cloak
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La caperuza
(clothing) pointed hood
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El báculo
(walking aid) walking stick, cane staff
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Encontrarse
Me encontraba afuera detrás de la carps
(to be situated) to be
I was outside behind the tent
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de pronto, de repente
Suddenly
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Cobrar
De pronto, cobrada vida
(to acquire) to become
Suddenly, he came alive
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Deslizarse
(to move over a surface) to slide, to slip, to glide, to slither
170
Lozano/a
(appearing to be in good health) healthy-looking, glowing
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Yacer
(to be lying) to lie
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La tela
Fabric
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Retorcer
To twist
Retorcerse. To wring (hands)
174
El regazo
Lap
175
Salvar
To save
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Arrastrar
To drag
| to pull) to sweep away (a river), to carry out (the ocean
177
La comadre
Close friend
