2666 - Bolaño 3 Flashcards
1
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maña
A
skill; trick
2
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arremangar
A
to roll up (sleeves)
3
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to clear your throat
A
carraspear
4
Q
descampado
A
clearing
5
Q
whisper
A
cuchichear
6
Q
de reojo
A
sideways
7
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follower; supporter
A
adepto
8
Q
granddad
A
Nono
9
Q
haunch
A
el anca
10
Q
to praise; to recommend, advise
A
preconizar
11
Q
mechona
A
freshman
12
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discouragement
A
desaliento
13
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ebrio
A
drunk
14
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gurgling
A
gorgoteo
15
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oxherd, drover
A
boyero
16
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veteado
A
veined; grained; streaked
17
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sobresalto
A
scare, fright, sudden shock
18
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to bring, offer, provide
A
deparar
19
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reptar
A
to crawl
20
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vidente
A
seer, clairvoyant
21
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armazón
A
frame, skeleton
22
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to reprimand, scold
A
reprender
23
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el marcapasos
A
pacemaker
24
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job, work
A
chamba
25
fencing (the sport)
esgrima
26
army of followers
los huestes
27
in the rear, out back
a la zaga
28
aventón
push, shove
29
to flutter, to undulate
ondear
30
earful; spiel
parrafada
31
parchment-like; dried-up, wizened
apergaminado
32
fag
joto
33
deparar
to bring, offer, provide
34
candelilla
glowworm
35
to lower before charging; to make nice
encachar
36
seer, clairvoyant
vidente
37
sole (shoe)
suela
38
gorgoteo
gurgling
39
smelliness
fetidez
40
condolence
el pésame
41
gorgorito
warble
42
clearing
descampado
43
glowworm
candelilla
44
pot
marmita
45
painless
indoloro
46
ramshackle
destartalado
47
el contrafuerte
foothill; buttress; heel reinforcement
48
dashing
gallardo
49
trino
trill
50
el anca
haunch
51
margarita
daisy
52
wall tile
mayólica
53
to stun or deafen
atronar
54
cape, sea rock
farellon
55
rechistar
to answer back; to complain
56
rebosar
to overflow; bubble over
57
los huestes
army of followers
58
el basural
rubbish dump
59
to stain or spot
macular
60
fluttering; flapping of the wings
aleteo
61
foothill; buttress; heel reinforcement
el contrafuerte
62
zumbido
buzz, humming
63
push, shove
aventón
64
el comensal
fellow diner
65
el abate
Abbe, Catholic father
66
rozar
to brush against;kto graze
67
cuchichear
whisper
68
suela
sole (shoe)
69
wooden board hung round neck and used as a percussion instrument
redoba or redova
70
Chilean wildcat
colocolo
71
libélula
Dragonfly
72
encachar
to lower before charging; to make nice
73
destartalado
ramshackle
74
pencil-pusher; small-time lawyer
tinterillo
75
corpachón
big body, big frame
76
esgrima
fencing (the sport)
77
Aryan
ario
78
boyero
oxherd, drover
79
lost soul
alma en pena
80
Emborronar
To scribble; to smear, blotch, smudge
81
splinter of wood; splinter of glass
astilla; esquirla
82
piedra arenisca, piedra laja
Sandstone
83
mist
bruma
84
ínfulas
pretentious nonsense
85
warble
gorgorito
86
asidero
support, basis; pretext
87
el ruiseñor
nightingale
88
atronar
to stun or deafen
89
burbujeo
bubbling
90
to brush against;kto graze
rozar
91
fish stick; popsicle
palito
92
cherub
querubín
93
scare, fright, sudden shock
sobresalto
94
concienzudamente
conscientiously
95
to overflow; bubble over
rebosar
96
acoquinar
to scare, intimidate
97
rubbish dump
el basural
98
aleteo
fluttering; flapping of the wings
99
desfogar; desfogarse
to vent; to let off steam
100
flask; cigarette case
petaca
101
sesudo
Brainy, Wise, sensible
102
el pésame
condolence
103
maddening
Desquiciante
104
support, basis; pretext
asidero
105
to crawl
reptar
106
podiatrist
el podólogo
107
parrafada
earful; spiel
108
start or jump
respingo
109
putiza
brawl
110
daisy
margarita
111
to derive from, be based on
estribar
112
menguar
to decrease or diminish
113
joto
fag
114
pretentious nonsense
ínfulas
115
el blusón
long, loos shirt; smock
116
inasequible
unaffordable
117
fetidez
smelliness
118
chamba
job, work
119
sun-dried peach
huesillo
120
sob
sollozo
121
duendecillo
pixie
122
to snap, Crack, click
chasquear
123
Pespuntear
To back stitch.
124
pacemaker
el marcapasos
125
estribar
to derive from, be based on
126
pixie
duendecillo
127
indoloro
painless
128
Desquiciante
maddening
129
Earth
globo terráqueo
130
huesillo
sun-dried peach
131
peasant
el huaso
132
astilla; esquirla
splinter of wood; splinter of glass
133
preconizar
to praise; to recommend, advise
134
el huaso
peasant
135
palito
fish stick; popsicle
136
freshman
mechona
137
respingo
start or jump
138
ario
Aryan
139
skill; trick
maña
140
Abbe, Catholic father
el abate
141
vapor, steam
vaho
142
sollozo
sob
143
redoba or redova
wooden board hung round neck and used as a percussion instrument
144
veined; grained; streaked
veteado
145
to decrease or diminish
menguar
146
long, loos shirt; smock
el blusón
147
macular
to stain or spot
148
gallardo
dashing
149
petaca
flask; cigarette case
150
alma en pena
lost soul
151
To scribble; to smear, blotch, smudge
Emborronar
152
big body, big frame
corpachón
153
desaliento
discouragement
154
farellon
cape, sea rock
155
chasquear
to snap, Crack, click
156
glug
borbollón
157
Brainy, Wise, sensible
sesudo
158
talent or gift
el don
159
chirping
gorjeo
160
barbilla, mentón
chin
161
dejo
aftertaste, trace
162
To back stitch.
Pespuntear
163
a la zaga
in the rear, out back
164
Dragonfly
libélula
165
mayólica
wall tile
166
el podólogo
podiatrist
167
borbollón
glug
168
to roll up (sleeves)
arremangar
169
nightingale
el ruiseñor
170
reprender
to reprimand, scold
171
to scare, intimidate
acoquinar
172
brawl
putiza
173
ondear
to flutter, to undulate
174
chin
barbilla, mentón
175
el don
talent or gift
176
apergaminado
parchment-like; dried-up, wizened
177
sideways
de reojo
178
conscientiously
concienzudamente
179
marmita
pot
180
to vent; to let off steam
desfogar; desfogarse
181
querubín
cherub
182
adepto
follower; supporter
183
to answer back; to complain
rechistar
184
gorjeo
chirping
185
aftertaste, trace
dejo
186
vaho
vapor, steam
187
bubbling
burbujeo
188
globo terráqueo
Earth
189
drunk
ebrio
190
jadear; resollar
to pant; breathe heavily
191
bruma
mist
192
Nono
granddad
193
colocolo
Chilean wildcat
194
buzz, humming
zumbido
195
to pant; breathe heavily
jadear; resollar
196
Sandstone
piedra arenisca, piedra laja
197
frame, skeleton
armazón
198
tinterillo
pencil-pusher; small-time lawyer
199
trill
trino
200
carraspear
to clear your throat
201
fellow diner
el comensal
202
unaffordable
inasequible
