Week 25 Flashcards by Caitlin Murray

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Portada

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Front cover / front page

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Erizar

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To bristle or erizarse is to make somthing stand on end e.g. hair or goosebumps

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Banderilla

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Bull fighter or skewered appetisers

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Pepinillos

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Pickles

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Estocada

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Stab / thrust / stab wound

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Apocalipsis

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Disaster / apocalypse

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Vertiginoso

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Dizzy/ dizzying

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Vikingos

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Vikings

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Bárbaro

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Barbarian / savage

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Corsario

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Pírate

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Arrasar

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To flatten/ smooth

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Tenacidad

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Tenacity / persistence

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Soterrar

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To bury / hide

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Blando

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Soft and tender

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Milagro

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Miracle

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Borrachera

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Drunkenness

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Cobrar

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To collect / earn / get paid

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Alojamiento

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A place to stay (accomodation/ lodgings)

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Panda (pandilla)

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Gang / group

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Mangante

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Fraudster/ freeloaders

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Despreciable

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Despicable or insignificant

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Amiguísimo

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Favouritism

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Enchufe

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Wall socket / plug

Colloquial = connections / friends in high places

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Sinfín

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Endless amount

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Marrullería

Cheating / behind closed doors Glibness (fluent but insecure / cheating)

Reafirmar

Reaffirm/ reassert

Enfurecer

To infuriate

Irascible

Short tempered/ angry

Escudar

To shield

Solidaria

Solidarity

Escrutinio

Scrutiny

Camboya

Cambodia

Espíritu

Spirit

Innecesario

Unnecessary

Terreno

Field/ ground / Terrain

Despegar

To detach

Colgar

To hang up/ post/ hang / dangle

Desperdiciar

To waste

Alianza

Alliance

Orilla

Shore / river bank

Citar

Quote / cite

Ineptitudes

Ineptitude

Turno

To turn / shift

Acuciante

Urgent / critical

Atajar

To tackle / stop

Subvención

A subsidy

Esperpento

Absurdity / grotesque

Trueque

Barter / trade

Decadencia

Decline / decay

Posar

To pose

Borrar

To delete

Desatar

To trigger / spark / unleash

Afán

Desiré / eagerness

Derribar

To break down /tear down / overthrow

Repartir

To distribute

Inculcar

To Instill (a belief in someone’s mind / manners)

Parodia

Parody

Cabalgar

To ride

Jinetes

Riders / jockeys

Sensibilizar

To raise awareness