Western Novels Flashcards
(99 cards)
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acertar
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guess right, get right, do well
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acudir
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to attend, to come
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admitir
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to admit, to accept, to tolerate
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agrietado
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cracked, broken, chapped
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ahorcado
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hanged (adj), hanged person (noun)
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ajustar las cuentas
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to settle accounts
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aludido
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above-mentioned, referred-to, alluded to
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amedrentar
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to intimidate, to discourage
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apoderarse
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to take possession, to take hold
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apoderar
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to grant legal power to, to commission
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apretar
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to press, to squeeze, to tighten, to pinch
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arrojar
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to throw, to yield, to exhaust, to vomit
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asomar
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to show, to appear, to begin to appear
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la astucia
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astuteness, canniness, trickiness
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el ataúd
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casket, coffin
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atropellar
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to run over, to outrage, to affront
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el aullido
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howl, cry
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el bicho
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bug, insect, maggot, vicious tongue
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la cabalgada
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troop of horsemen, cavalry
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cambiar de parecer
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to change one’s mind, to change one’s opinion
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el/la canalla
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despicable person, mob, rabble
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candil (el)
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oil lamp, kerosene lamp
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chasquear
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to snap, to clack (make sound)
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compinche (el/la)
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buddy, chum
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con arreglo a
in accordance with, according to (de acuerdo con)
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de la casualidad de que
it so happens that
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dar con
to hit with, to come upon, to come across
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desfachatez
nerve, barefacedness
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despachar
to attend, to take care of, to send away, to deal with
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desquite (el)
desquitar
desquitarse
revenge, act of revenge
to requite, to compensate
to take revenge, to get even
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dimisión (la)
resignation, abdication
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disfrazado
disfrazar
disfrazarse
disguised, in disguise
to disguise, to hide
to disguise oneself
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echar a correr
to start running, to break into a run
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en caso afirmativo
| en caso contrario
if that is the case, that being the case
| otherwise, if not
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en cuanto a
as to, in the case of (con respecto a)
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en un principio
at first, originally (al principio)
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enredar
| enredarse
to mix up, to snag, to get hooked, to tangle up
| to get mixed up, to get confused, to get into problems
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entablar
to establish, to initiate, to start, to cover with boards
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entregarse
to be delivered to, to turn oneself in, to give oneself over
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escombros (los)
debris, ruins
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espolear
to spur, to goad
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estirar
| estirarse
to stretch, to stretch (money), to exaggerate
| to stretch oneself
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farol (el)
| darse farol
street lamp
| to show off
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A no ser que
Except for, aside from, unless
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En cuanto a
As to, in the case of
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Fiar
| Fiarse
To bail, answer for
| To trust, to be confident
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flaquear
to lose, to falter, to lose strength, to give in
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forajido/a
bandit, crook
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forcejear
to struggle, to scuffle
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fuera de sí
beside oneself, out of one’s head
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fugar
| fugarse
to leak, to have a leak
| to escape, to leak through
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fustigar
to scold, to censure
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gemir
to moan, to groan, to wail
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gentuza (la)
rabble, mob
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grasiento
greasy, oily, smeared with grease
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guiño (el)
guiñar
hacer guiños
wink
to wink
to wink
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hacia abajo
downwards, down
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hacia arriba
up, upwards
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hambriento/a (noun or adj.)
hungry
| hungry person
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harapos (los)
rags, tatters
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hincar
| hincarse
to stick, to dig
| to kneel down
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hinchado
swollen, baggy
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hinchar
| hincharse
to swell, to bloat
| to swell up
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impune
quedar impune
salir impune
unpunished, scot-free
to go unpunished
to go scot-free
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incorporar
| incorporarse
to incorporate, to annex, to hire
| to sit up, to incorporate
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ingeniosidad (la)
ingenuity, cleverness, witty remark
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intervenir
to intervene, to arbitrate, to operate on
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jornada (la)
working day, shift, journey, tour
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juerga (la)
spree, binge, boisterous party
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ladera (la)
slope, foothill
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lo felicito
good for him, good for you, congratulations
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lograr
| lograrse
to achieve, to accomplish, to be able to
| to turn out well, to get for oneself
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manjar (el)
delicacy
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memo (el)
memo, fool, dimwit
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muslo de pollo (el)
chicken leg
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naipe (el)
| juego de naipe (el)
playing card, card
| card game
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nombrar
to name, to utter, to call, to appoint
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pala (la)
| caviar con una pala
shovel, spade
| to dig with a shovel
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palurdo/a
yahoo, barbarian
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para acá
this way
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parpadear
to blink, to wink, to flicker, to twinkle
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parte del frente (la)
front, facade
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pegar un golpe a
to hit, to strike a blow to
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pegar un tiro a
to fire a shot at, to shoot at
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pendiente (la)
slope, grade, steep incline, steepness, earring (noun)
| pending, hanging, on the waiting list (adj.)
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pisotear
to trample on, to step on, to violate, to infringe
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plazo (el)
period, term, appointed date
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poner in marcha
| ponerse in marcha
to get going, to start, to turn on
| to get going, to get on one’s way, to get underway
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por delante
by the front
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por mucho que
no matter how much, however much
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preciso es que
it is necessary that
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premiar
to reward, to award
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preso/a
prisoner, inmate (noun)
| Imprisoned, confined (adj.)
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procesado
prosecuted, on trial
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propasarse
to go too far, to get carried away
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provechoso
beneficial, fruitful, profitable, advantageous
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quebrantar
| quebrantarse
to infringe, to violate, to break
| to crack up
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quedar impune
to go unpunished
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recalentar
recalentarse
recalentado
to reheat
to become overheated
reheated
