Vocab II Flashcards by Katherine Tunning

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el visón

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mink

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alzarse

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to lift, raise, carry off, stand up

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rebosar

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to overflow, spill, be brimming

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la vajilla

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dinner service, set of dishes

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el forro

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lining (clothes)
cover, jacket (book)

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tacaño (a)

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stingy

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el gallardete

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pennant

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el banderín

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pennant, streamer, bunting

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la tajada

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slice, piece, chunk, share

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atascar

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to block, plug, obstruct
to hold up, stall

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el trasto

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container, receptacle
junk, rubbish
knickknack

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estorbar

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to bother, disturb, upset
to obstruct, impede

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la alambrera

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wire netting, wire cover

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la melaza

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molasses

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el trapiche

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sugar mill

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atrincherar

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to entrench, barricade, fortify

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arrullar

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to coo
to sing to sleep

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la (el) aspa

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cross
blade

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fragoroso (a)

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noisy, thunderous

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el sopor

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stupor, torpor

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la guarida

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lair, den

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escudriñar

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to scrutinize, examine, sift through

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amansar

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to tame, soothe

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el brebaje

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potion, brew

sobreponerse

to superimpose to recover from, overcome

el semental

bull, stud, sire, stallion

malbaratar

to sell cheaply, squander, waste

el ingenio

ingenuity factory, mill, processing site

saciar

to surfeit, quench, assuage, satisfy

la claraboya

skylight

la mansarda

attic, loft

el cubil

den, lair

el guardapelo

locket

el estuche

case, box

enchapar

to cover with plates/sheets (gold)

la condecoración

award, medal, decoration (military)

la chatarra

scrap metal, junk

el orfebre

metalsmith, goldsmith

enjuto (a)

lean, scrawny, shriveled, cadaverous

la venia

consent, authorization, permission

la prestancia

elegance, distinction prestige, cachet

exiguo (a)

meager, paltry, scanty

empeñarse en

to insist on

zarpar

to set sail

perdulario (a)

forgetful dissolute ne'er-do-well

el azote

whip, lash

el pescante

driver's seat (carriage, train?)

el vendaval

gale, strong wind, storm

el andén

platform

despavorido (a)

aghast, terrified

cerrero (a)

wild, untamed uncouth

mezquino (a)

stingy, miserly paltry, miserable shabby