2666 - Bolaño 3 Flashcards
maña
skill; trick
arremangar
to roll up (sleeves)
to clear your throat
carraspear
descampado
clearing
whisper
cuchichear
de reojo
sideways
follower; supporter
adepto
granddad
Nono
haunch
el anca
to praise; to recommend, advise
preconizar
mechona
freshman
discouragement
desaliento
ebrio
drunk
gurgling
gorgoteo
oxherd, drover
boyero
veteado
veined; grained; streaked
sobresalto
scare, fright, sudden shock
to bring, offer, provide
deparar
reptar
to crawl
vidente
seer, clairvoyant
armazón
frame, skeleton
to reprimand, scold
reprender
el marcapasos
pacemaker
job, work
chamba
fencing (the sport)
esgrima
army of followers
los huestes
in the rear, out back
a la zaga
aventón
push, shove
to flutter, to undulate
ondear
earful; spiel
parrafada
parchment-like; dried-up, wizened
apergaminado
fag
joto
deparar
to bring, offer, provide
candelilla
glowworm
to lower before charging; to make nice
encachar
seer, clairvoyant
vidente
sole (shoe)
suela
gorgoteo
gurgling
smelliness
fetidez
condolence
el pésame
gorgorito
warble
clearing
descampado
glowworm
candelilla
pot
marmita
painless
indoloro
ramshackle
destartalado
el contrafuerte
foothill; buttress; heel reinforcement
dashing
gallardo
trino
trill
el anca
haunch
margarita
daisy
wall tile
mayólica
to stun or deafen
atronar
cape, sea rock
farellon
rechistar
to answer back; to complain
rebosar
to overflow; bubble over
los huestes
army of followers
el basural
rubbish dump
to stain or spot
macular
fluttering; flapping of the wings
aleteo
foothill; buttress; heel reinforcement
el contrafuerte
zumbido
buzz, humming
push, shove
aventón
el comensal
fellow diner
el abate
Abbe, Catholic father
rozar
to brush against;kto graze
cuchichear
whisper
suela
sole (shoe)
wooden board hung round neck and used as a percussion instrument
redoba or redova
Chilean wildcat
colocolo
libélula
Dragonfly
encachar
to lower before charging; to make nice
destartalado
ramshackle
pencil-pusher; small-time lawyer
tinterillo
corpachón
big body, big frame
esgrima
fencing (the sport)
Aryan
ario
boyero
oxherd, drover
lost soul
alma en pena
Emborronar
To scribble; to smear, blotch, smudge
splinter of wood; splinter of glass
astilla; esquirla
piedra arenisca, piedra laja
Sandstone
mist
bruma
ínfulas
pretentious nonsense
warble
gorgorito
asidero
support, basis; pretext
el ruiseñor
nightingale
atronar
to stun or deafen
burbujeo
bubbling
to brush against;kto graze
rozar
fish stick; popsicle
palito
cherub
querubín
scare, fright, sudden shock
sobresalto
concienzudamente
conscientiously
to overflow; bubble over
rebosar
acoquinar
to scare, intimidate
rubbish dump
el basural
aleteo
fluttering; flapping of the wings
desfogar; desfogarse
to vent; to let off steam
flask; cigarette case
petaca
sesudo
Brainy, Wise, sensible
el pésame
condolence
maddening
Desquiciante
support, basis; pretext
asidero
to crawl
reptar
podiatrist
el podólogo
parrafada
earful; spiel
start or jump
respingo
putiza
brawl
daisy
margarita
to derive from, be based on
estribar
menguar
to decrease or diminish
joto
fag
pretentious nonsense
ínfulas
el blusón
long, loos shirt; smock
inasequible
unaffordable
fetidez
smelliness
chamba
job, work
sun-dried peach
huesillo
sob
sollozo
duendecillo
pixie
to snap, Crack, click
chasquear
Pespuntear
To back stitch.
pacemaker
el marcapasos
estribar
to derive from, be based on
pixie
duendecillo
indoloro
painless
Desquiciante
maddening
Earth
globo terráqueo
huesillo
sun-dried peach
peasant
el huaso
astilla; esquirla
splinter of wood; splinter of glass
preconizar
to praise; to recommend, advise
el huaso
peasant
palito
fish stick; popsicle
freshman
mechona
respingo
start or jump
ario
Aryan
skill; trick
maña
Abbe, Catholic father
el abate
vapor, steam
vaho
sollozo
sob
redoba or redova
wooden board hung round neck and used as a percussion instrument
veined; grained; streaked
veteado
to decrease or diminish
menguar
long, loos shirt; smock
el blusón
macular
to stain or spot
gallardo
dashing
petaca
flask; cigarette case
alma en pena
lost soul
To scribble; to smear, blotch, smudge
Emborronar
big body, big frame
corpachón
desaliento
discouragement
farellon
cape, sea rock
chasquear
to snap, Crack, click
glug
borbollón
Brainy, Wise, sensible
sesudo
talent or gift
el don
chirping
gorjeo
barbilla, mentón
chin
dejo
aftertaste, trace
To back stitch.
Pespuntear
a la zaga
in the rear, out back
Dragonfly
libélula
mayólica
wall tile
el podólogo
podiatrist
borbollón
glug
to roll up (sleeves)
arremangar
nightingale
el ruiseñor
reprender
to reprimand, scold
to scare, intimidate
acoquinar
brawl
putiza
ondear
to flutter, to undulate
chin
barbilla, mentón
el don
talent or gift
apergaminado
parchment-like; dried-up, wizened
sideways
de reojo
conscientiously
concienzudamente
marmita
pot
to vent; to let off steam
desfogar; desfogarse
querubín
cherub
adepto
follower; supporter
to answer back; to complain
rechistar
gorjeo
chirping
aftertaste, trace
dejo
vaho
vapor, steam
bubbling
burbujeo
globo terráqueo
Earth
drunk
ebrio
jadear; resollar
to pant; breathe heavily
bruma
mist
Nono
granddad
colocolo
Chilean wildcat
buzz, humming
zumbido
to pant; breathe heavily
jadear; resollar
Sandstone
piedra arenisca, piedra laja
frame, skeleton
armazón
tinterillo
pencil-pusher; small-time lawyer
trill
trino
carraspear
to clear your throat
fellow diner
el comensal
unaffordable
inasequible
