Vocab I Flashcards by Katherine Tunning

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el toldo

A

awning, canopy (building)
hood, top (car)

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el escaño

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bench, seat

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el pomo

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knob, handle

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manso (a)

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tame, placid, docile

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el volante

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steering wheel
frill, ruffle
flyer

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la sombrilla

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parasol, umbrella

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los estragos

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devastation, injury, havoc, ravages

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altivo (a)

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haughty, arrogant

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la sortija

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ring, circle
curl (hair)

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el pabellón

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booth, pavilion

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encrespar

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to fluff, curl, frizz
to annoy, irritate

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embravecido (a)

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wild, unruly, enraged

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arrasar

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to level, raze, demolish

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el ojal

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buttonhole

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el ayuntamiento

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local government, town hall, municipality

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el tranco

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stride
threshold

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el donaire

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finesse, grace, elegance
joke, pun, wordplay

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la ventolera

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gust of wind
pinwheel
wild idea

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el surtidor

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jet of water
water fountain
pump

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la percha

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clothes hanger

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el sortilegio

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fortune-telling
sorcery, spell

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voltear

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to flip over
to turn around

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la leontina

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watch fob, watch chain

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estítico, estíptico (a)

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miserly
constipated

la fonda

inn, tavern

a flor de piel

(emotions) on edge, running high exposed, on the surface

la lona

canvas, tarp, mat

el aderezo

dressing, seasoning, garnish decoration

empinar

tip up, empty stand on tiptoes get steeper hold up, prop up

aborrecible

abhorrent, hateful

la gallera

chicken coop

sazón

seasoning ripeness moment (the right moment)

el sabueso

bloodhound sleuth

el sigilo

secrecy, discretion silence, stealth

calzar

to put on, wear (shoes) to shim, make level

menudo (a)

thin, slight (person) trivial

macizo (a)

solid, burly, robust

irse al garete

to fall through, go bust, go to the dogs

el colgajo

flap, strip, shred

la escalinata

staircase (grand, wide)

la farsa

farce, sham

la alhaja

gem, jewel treasure

la baratija

trinket

el carey

sea turtle tortoiseshell

la parrilla

grill, broiler guide, schedule

el remolcador

tugboat

el reguero

trickle, trail

embriagar

to intoxicate, to get sb drunk

macilento (a)

gaunt, haggard

ralo (a)

thin, sparse