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Cajas de Carton Flashcards

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a menudo

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often

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pelado

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bald

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erguido

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erect

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mentado

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famous

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acarrear

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to haul/carry/truck/convey

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una vela

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a candle

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soler

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to usually do

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una fogata

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a bonfire/campfire/blaze

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ansiar

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To ache, long for, yearn for

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ensartar

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to string/thread/skewer

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un choque

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a crash/clash

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un silbato

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a whistle

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rechinar

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to squeak/creak

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un freno

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a brake/bridle/restraint

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dirigir

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to direct

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barrer

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to sweep

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regañar

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to scold/berate

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fruncir el entrecejo

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to wrinkle one’s forehead

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un cerco

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a fence/border/circle/frame/circular motion

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arrodillar

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to make kneel

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detener en la carretera

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to stop on the highway

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pizcar fresa

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to pick(pinch) strawberries

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una cajuela

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a trunk (of a car)

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una cartera

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a wallet

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un capataz

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foreman/warden

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apilar

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to pile/stack

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espeso,-a

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thick

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un chorro de humo

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a stream of smoke

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frotarse las manos

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to rub one’s hands together

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retirándose

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withdrawing

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un comal

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a griddle

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alambrada de púas

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barbed wire

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un riel

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a rail/track/ingot

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comforme

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as

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una cachucha

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a cap

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una frente

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a forehead

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arrimar

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to put next to/bring over

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un toldo

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an awning, sunshade, hood (of a car)

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pararse de puntillas

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To stand on tiptoe

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sollozar

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to sob

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tapar

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to cover/wrap up

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un biberón

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baby bottle

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aguzar

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to sharpen, prick up (ears)

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sin parpadear

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without blinking

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latir

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to beat (rhythmically)

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derribar

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to knock down

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un surco

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a furrow, row, crease, groove, dimple

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una cáscara

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a husk

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enterrar

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to bury

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agachar

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to bend down

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enderezar

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to straighten

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decepcionar

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to disappoint

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terrones

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dirt clods

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quebrado

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broken

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de reojo

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ascance, from the corner of one’s eye

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señalar

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to point out

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arrojar

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to hurl

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despedir

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to fire

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asentir

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to agree

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una regla

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a ruler of 12 inches

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los tirantes

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straps, braces, suspenders

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franela a cuadros

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checkered flannel

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parar

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to stop

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fruncir el ceño

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scowl

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un ladrillo

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a brick

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velludo

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plush

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graveta

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drawer

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un mostrador

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a counter

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un frasco

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a jar, bottle

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un gusanillo

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a little worm, spiral binding, wire twist

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sostener

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to hold up, maintain, support

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limpiaparabrisas

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windshield wipers

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un ramita

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a little branche

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un diseño

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a design

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arremangarse

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to roll up one’s sleeves/trousers

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jetaba tercamente

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stubbornly held onto

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la nuca

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the nape/back of neck

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una banca

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a bench

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saber qué esperar

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to know what to expect

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sacudir

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To bump, shake, jar

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restregar

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to rub

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un capullo

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a cocoon

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en cuanto

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when, as soon as

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aliviar

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To relieve

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listón azul

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blue ribbon

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entregar

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to hand in

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estallar

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to burst/explode

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un enjambre

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a hive, swarm, mob

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colocar

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to place

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destapar

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to take the top off

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encinta

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pregnant/expecting

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dar a luz

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give birth

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encerar

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to wax

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un aparcero

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a sharecropers, co-owner

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la arpillera

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the sackcloth

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un hoyo

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a hole, pit

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sellar

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to seal

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una alimaña

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a pest/vermin

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entablar

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to cover with boards

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el desecho

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the waste, reject, trash

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el crepúsculo

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the twilight, dusk, dawn

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el desperdicio

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the waste, scraps

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encargado

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in charge

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una caseta

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a booth

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un resorte

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a spring (coiled wire)

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recargado,-a

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recharged, refilled, ornate, overdone

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el almacén

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the storehouse, warehouse

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corretear

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to chase, run around

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maldecir

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to swear, curse, put a spell on

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un astilla

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a splinter

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forrar

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to line, wrap, cover

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el relleno

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the stuffing

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el hedor

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the stench, odor, stink

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torcer

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to twist, turn

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a partir de ese día

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after that day

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regordete,-a

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chubby, plump

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apretar

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to squeeze

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soltar

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to let go of, set free, release

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una calentura

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a fever

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muy seguido

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really often

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enjuagar

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to rinse

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tabla de lavar

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washboard

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un tendedero

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a clothesline

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una lona

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canvas, tarp, sailcloth

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escurrir

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to drip

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gimotear

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to whine/whimper

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trataba de darle el pecho

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tried to put him to her breast

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mecerlo

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to rock him

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colocar

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to put, place

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un cántico

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a poem, song, chant

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lacio,-a

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straight

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el terciopelo

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velvet

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el vientre

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the belly

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huesudo,-a

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boney

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oprimir

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to press down on, crush

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un pliegue

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a fold, pleat, tuck, fault

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tieso,-a

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rigid, firm

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una carpa

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a tent (camping), or big-top or marquee

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pedregoso,-a

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rocky

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áspero,-a

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rough

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desconcertar

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to perplex, confound

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vacilante

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unsteady

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fingir

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to pretend, feign, fake

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un alfiler

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a pin/brooch

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coser

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to sew

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un mantón

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a shawl

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una caperuza

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a cap, top

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un báculo pastoral

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a shepherd’s staff

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soñar con

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to dream about

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deslizar

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to slide, glide, slip (into)

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yacer

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to lie (in place)

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lozano,-a

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robust/healthy looking

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un manto

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a cloak, cape

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cosquillear

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to tickle

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me dio la espalda

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turned her back on me

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retorcer

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to twist

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el regazo

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lap

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el querubín

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cherub

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la choza

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the shack, hut

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adivinanza

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riddle

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la aleta

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fin

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salpicar

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to splash

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163
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la plantilla

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insole

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164
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agregar

A

to add

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165
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el pimentero

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pepper tree

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la caña

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a rod

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el chorro

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stream, jet

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la llovizna

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drizzle

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apresurar

A

to hurry

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el costado

A

side of a body or lateral part

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asomar

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to lean/stick/put out

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172
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desbordar

A

to cause to overflow

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173
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esparcir

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to scatter, spread

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174
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agostar

A

to weaken, debilitate, exhaust

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175
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derrotar

A

to defeat

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176
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suspirar

A

to sigh

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177
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alejarse

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to move/drift away

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178
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el aguinaldo

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Christmas/year-end bonus

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179
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el hecho

A

fact

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180
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mudarse

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to move/relocate

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181
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los comestibles

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groceries

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182
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un caldo

A

broth

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183
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matrimoniar

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to get married

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184
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apenas

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barely

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185
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destiñir

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to discolor, fade

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186
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remendar

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to mend, patch

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187
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abotonar

A

to button

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un paisano,-a (adj or n)

A

fellow countryman

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189
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amolar

A

to sharpen

190
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aterrorizar

A

to terrify

191
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posar

A

to sit, settle

192
Q

ligeramente

A

lightly

193
Q

las pertenencias

A

belongings

194
Q

cargar

A

to load

195
Q

un chiquillo,-a

A

little kid

196
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hacer seña

A

to gesture

197
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detener

A

to stop

198
Q

sembrar

A

to plant, sow

199
Q

un colchón

A

mattress

200
Q

azotar

A

to whip, flog

201
Q

a medida que

A

as

202
Q

la víspera

A

eve (of an event), yesterday

203
Q

rechazar

A

to reject

204
Q

vigilar

A

to watch, guard

205
Q

taponar

A

to block, cap

206
Q

el rostro

A

face

207
Q

arrugar

A

to wrinkle, crumple

208
Q

la sombra

A

shadow

209
Q

las ojeras

A

bags or dark circles (under the eyes)

210
Q

oscuro,-a

A

dark

211
Q

la mejilla

A

cheek

212
Q

la esquina

A

corner

213
Q

un perico

A

little parrot, parakeet

214
Q

destartalar

A

to ruin, beat up

215
Q

cosechar

A

to harvest, reap

216
Q

la jaula

A

cage

217
Q

el tendedero

A

clothesline

218
Q

el índice

A

index finger, index

219
Q

trepar

A

to climb, scale

220
Q

el establo

A

stable, barn

221
Q

las sobras

A

leftovers

222
Q

un chillido

A

a screech

223
Q

un agudo sonido

A

sharp sound

224
Q

una saeta

A

arrow, dart

225
Q

un trapo

A

rag

226
Q

un hilito

A

little thread

227
Q

me hubiera arrancado el corazón

A

had pulled my heart out

228
Q

el almacenaje

A

storage unit

229
Q

el llanto

A

the crying (noun)

230
Q

rendir

A

to exhaust, tire, conquer

231
Q

una caja de puros

A

cigar box

232
Q

un bote

A

receptacle

233
Q

una pulgada

A

inch

234
Q

los surcos del viñedo

A

furrows in the vineyard

235
Q

un palito

A

a little stick

236
Q

un túmulo

A

a grave, burial mound

237
Q

diariamente

A

daily

238
Q

el costal

A

a large sack

239
Q

una milla

A

a mile

240
Q

una vivienda

A

housing

241
Q

la hilera

A

a row, line

242
Q

estirar

A

to stretch, to crane (your neck)

243
Q

para reforzar el fondo con us pedazo extra de lona

A

in order to reinforce the bottom with an extra piece of canvas

244
Q

una puntada

A

a stitch

245
Q

probar

A

to test

246
Q

atar

A

to attach, tie together

247
Q

boca del frente

A

opening of the front

248
Q

un muslo

A

a thigh

249
Q

una carcajada

A

a guffaw

250
Q

sujetandose el vientre

A

hanging onto her belly

251
Q

(el) excusado

A

toilet (noun), unnecessary (adj)

252
Q

gatear

A

to crawl

253
Q

acurrucarse

A

to cuddle, snuggle

254
Q

calentito,-a

A

nice and warm

255
Q

el golpeteo

A

drumming, tapping, rattling

256
Q

lluvia no me disgustaba

A

rain didn’t bother me

257
Q

pesar

A

to weigh

258
Q

hinchado,-a

A

swollen, overblown, pompous, conceited

259
Q

maldecir

A

to curse, put a spell on, wish harm to

260
Q

ajustadamente

A

justly, rightly?

261
Q

el cajón

A

box

262
Q

la harina

A

flour

263
Q

el hierro

A

iron

264
Q

la tabla plana

A

flat board

265
Q

procurar

A

to get, obtain, ensure

266
Q

cocer

A

to cook, bake, boil

267
Q

una parrilla

A

grill, broiler, grid, guide, schedule

268
Q

la colilla

A

cigar butt

269
Q

un claxon

A

(car) horn

270
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el/la contratista

A

contractor

271
Q

un bache

A

pothole/puddle

272
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por si acaso

A

just in case

273
Q

orillar

A

to pull over, reach shore, fix, solve

274
Q

un recodo de la carretera

A

a bend in the road

275
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pupila pudiera alcanzar a ver

A

far as you could see

276
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las borras

A

short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after first ginning

277
Q

cerciorarse

A

to make sure, assure yourself

278
Q

costales y surcos

A

sacks and furrows

279
Q

arrastrar

A

to drag, tow, pull

280
Q

este sitio de pesar

A

weighing station or place

281
Q

rozar

A

to rub against, graze, brush against

282
Q

burlonamente

A

teasingly

283
Q

el/la mocoso,-a

A

(adj) sniffly, snuffly

(n) snot-nosed kid, brat

284
Q

al costado

A

alongside

285
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arazón del trailer estaba forrado de malla de alambre

A

frame was covered with wire mesh

286
Q

la escalera

A

ladder, staircase

287
Q

una tabla atravesada

A

crossed board

288
Q

un pago

A

(n) payment

(adj) paid-for

289
Q

la madrugada

A

early morning

290
Q

congelado,-a

A

frozen

291
Q

la mancha

A

mark, stain, patch

292
Q

una llanta ardiendo

A

burning tire

293
Q

sugerir

A

to suggest

294
Q

entumecer

A

to numb

295
Q

aún

A

still

296
Q

merecer

A

to deserve

297
Q

recoger

A

to pick up

298
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a mí me caía bien

A

I got along well with him

299
Q

entristecer

A

to sadden

300
Q

un volante

A

a steering wheel, flywheel

301
Q

toser

A

to cough

302
Q

ladrar

A

to bark, bluster

303
Q

un traste

A

dish, pot, pan, bowl, fret (musical)

304
Q

examinar palmo a palmo

A

to examine every inch

305
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comprar el carro de todas maneras

A

to buy the car anyway

306
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un parachoques

A

a (car) bumper

307
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una soga

A

a rope

308
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una olla

A

pot, pan, stew

309
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unas abolladuras y unas mellas

A

dents and nicks

310
Q

una asa

A

a handle

311
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derramar

A

to spill, shed

312
Q

el sudor

A

sweat

313
Q

ordeñar

A

to milk

314
Q

fingir

A

to pretend, fake

315
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dejaba bajo llave

A

kept under lock and key

316
Q

las calificaciones

A

qualifications

317
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un balde

A

a bucket

318
Q

fornido,-a

A

beefy, strapping

319
Q

sofocado,-a

A

choked up

320
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el gusto

A

passion/liking/flavor

321
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el comején

A

termite

322
Q

roir

A

to chew, gnaw

323
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a eso de

A

at about

324
Q

empapar

A

to soak, steep

325
Q

hervir

A

to boil

326
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mareado,-a

A

dizzy

327
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apear

A

to alight from, get off of, get out of

328
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bien/mal oliente

A

good/bad smelling

329
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tragarse

A

to swallow up, guzzle, put up with, fall for

330
Q

una parra

A

a vine

331
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un racimo

A

a cluster, bunch

332
Q

alzar

A

to raise, erect

333
Q

sumir

A

to sink

334
Q

un fideo

A

a noodle, skinny person

335
Q

magullar

A

to bruise

336
Q

cabizbajo,-a

A

crestfallen, dejected

337
Q

frotar

A

to rub, scrub

338
Q

una pendiente

un pendiente

A

(f) a slope

(m) an earring

339
Q

entretenerse

A

to entertain oneself

340
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una muchedumbre

A

a crowd, horde

341
Q

sobresaltar

A

to startle

342
Q

un pupitre

A

a student desk

343
Q

una asignatura

A

an assignment

344
Q

estremecer

A

to shake

345
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mediados de junio

A

mid-June

346
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a cada rato

A

all the time

347
Q

a menos que

A

unless

348
Q

amenazante

A

menacing/threatening

349
Q

reloj despertador

A

alarm clock

350
Q

jalar

A

to pull

351
Q

soplar

A

to blow, whisper

352
Q

una sábana

A

sheet

353
Q

una muralla

A

wall, rampart, barrier

354
Q

holgado

A

loose-fitting, baggy

355
Q

la paja

A

straw, hay, drinking-straw, swizzle-stick

356
Q

una patilla

A

sideburn, temple (side-piece of glasses)

357
Q

recortadas

A

trimmed

358
Q

la quijada

A

jaw, jawbone

359
Q

(la) curtido,-a

A

(adj) tanned (not sun?), leathery, weather-beaten

(n) tanning

360
Q

una grieta

A

a crack, crevice, rift

361
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un talón

A

a heel (of a foot), a (financial) check

362
Q

un guarache,huarache

A

a sandal

363
Q

le tocó

A

was his turn

364
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podrido,-a

A

rotten, decomposed

365
Q

ponerse en cuclillas

A

to get in a squatting position

366
Q

harto,-a

A

sick and tired

367
Q

un puñado

A

a handful

368
Q

un alojamiento

A

lodging

369
Q

cobrar

A

to collect, get paid, get what’s coming to you

370
Q

meterse con

A

to mess with

371
Q

una azada, un azadón

A

hoe

372
Q

arar

A

to plow

373
Q

un buey, unos bueyes

A

oxen/steers

374
Q

(el) tiznado,-a

A

(adj) blackened

(n) carbon deposit

375
Q

apretar los puños

A

to clench one’s fists

376
Q

retroceder

A

to move backward, reverse

377
Q

tartamudear

un tartamudeo

A

to stutter

a stutter

378
Q

contenerse

A

to contain oneself

379
Q

la maleza

A

weeds, thicket, underbrush

380
Q

lárgate

A

Beat it!/Get!

381
Q

una zancadilla

A

a trip (of one’s feet), trip-up

382
Q

una barraca

A

barrack/hut

383
Q

una ojeada

A

a glance, quick look

384
Q

escupir

A

to spit, spit out

385
Q

fanfarronear

A

to bluster

386
Q

emparejar

A

to match up with

387
Q

una libretita

A

little folder/notebook

388
Q

un apunte

A

a note

389
Q

la(s) ganancia(s)

A

profit, earnings

390
Q

disculparse

A

to apologize

391
Q

un corrido

A

narrative folk songs

392
Q

un/a esclavo/-a

A

(n) a slave

(adj) enslaved

393
Q

una llama

A

a flame

394
Q

un/-a hacendado/-a

A

(n) land-owner

(adj) land-owning

395
Q

detalladamente

A

(adv) in detail

396
Q

desgastar

A

to wear down, wear off

397
Q

un campanazo

A

bell

398
Q

asombrar

A

to astonish, amaze

399
Q

un parabrisas

A

windshield

400
Q

un letrero

A

a (road?) sign

401
Q

presentir

A

to sense/intuit

402
Q

alisar

A

to smooth out

403
Q

atrasado,-a

A

behind (schedule), lagging

404
Q

la materia

A

subject

405
Q

deletrear

A

to spell out

406
Q

un bolsillo

A

pocket

407
Q

un viñedo

A

vineyard

408
Q

colgar

A

to hang up, hang (a person), put up

409
Q

cuchichear

A

to whisper, murmur

410
Q

Llorna

A

a crying woman from a famous myth

411
Q

abrasador,-a

A

(adj) scorching

412
Q

un barro

A

clay, mud

413
Q

ponerse el sol

A

setting of the sun

414
Q

refugiarse

A

to take cover/refuge

415
Q

aventar

A

to fan, blow on, winnow, throw out

416
Q

lloriquear

A

to whine, grizzle

417
Q

encenderse

A

to get red/flare up

418
Q

borroso,-a

A

blurry

419
Q

ahorror

A

to save, put away, save up

420
Q

los modales

plural only

A

manners

421
Q

ahogar

A

to drown, choke, asphyxiate

422
Q

una vuelta

A

a turn, lap, revolution

423
Q

una hoja (de papel)

A

a blade, sheet (of paper)

424
Q

tachar

A

to cross out

425
Q

un cerillo

A

a match (fire), tapered candle

426
Q

envolver

A

to wrap

427
Q

chamuscar

A

to singe, scorch

428
Q

platear

A

to silver-plate

429
Q

una barbilla

A

tip of chin

430
Q

agazaparse

A

to crouch

431
Q

la migra

A

immigration officers

432
Q

una redada

A

a (police) raid

433
Q

una canica

A

a marble (toy)

434
Q

chirriar

A

to screech, grate on

435
Q

curandero,-a

A

a healer, witch-doctor

436
Q

la patrulla

A

a patrol

437
Q

delatar

A

to inform on, denounce, report

438
Q

guiñar

A

to wink

439
Q

una golondrina

A

a swallow (bird)

440
Q

una ubicación

A

location

441
Q

una multa

A

a fine, penalty, citation

442
Q

el colmo

A

the maximum capacity, limit

443
Q

la sien

A

temple (side of your head)

444
Q

propiamente

A

strictly speaking, exactly

445
Q

la pulga

A

flea

446
Q

mohoso,-a

A

moldy

447
Q

el yeso

A

plaster, gypsum

448
Q

el basurero

A

trashcan, landfill

449
Q

un grifo

A

a (water) tap

450
Q

un cerquito

A

little enclosure/fence

451
Q

un retrete

A

toilet

452
Q

ladear

A

to tilt

453
Q

echarse una cabeceada

A

to nod out, have a nap

454
Q

una chamarra

A

jacket, overcoat

455
Q

el tercio

A

a third (fraction)

456
Q

hincarse

A

to kneel down

457
Q

echarse al suelo de espaldas

A

to throw oneself down on one’s back

458
Q

rabadilla crujía

A

crunched/cracked chicken rump

459
Q

un quejido

A

a moan, groan, growl

460
Q

un sótano

A

basement

461
Q

lloviendo a cábtaris

A

raining hard/pouring buckets of rain

462
Q

encargar

A

to be put in charge

463
Q

hincharse

A

to swell

464
Q

holgar

A

to be idle, loaf

465
Q

recortar

A

trim, cut-out (around the border)

466
Q

curtir

A

to harden, tan

467
Q

podrir

A

to spoil, rot

468
Q

hartar

A

to fill, fill-up

469
Q

alojar

A

to put up with, accommodate, house

470
Q

largarse

A

to leave

Francisco Jimenez Books (1 decks)

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