Capítulo 1 Flashcards

Learn vocab/phrases from the first chapter of La casa en el mar más azul (The House In the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune)

1
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enjugarse

A

to wipe away

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2
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(el) sudor

A

sweat

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3
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(el) ceño

A

eyebrows

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4
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fruncido (adj.)

A

furrowed (e.g. ceño fruncido)

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5
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garabatear

A

to scrawl

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6
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(el) despacho

A

office

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7
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espantoso (adj.)

A

atrocious, awful

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8
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adiestrador(a)

A

(animal) trainer

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9
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regordete

A

chubby, plump

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10
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encrespado (adj.)

A

curly (hair), rough/choppy (sea)

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11
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toser

A

to cough

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12
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arañar

A

to scratch/scrape

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13
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concienzudo/a

A

conscientious

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14
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esclarecedora (adj.)

A

clarifying, insightful, illuminating

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15
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agobiar

A

to smother (with kindness), to pester/hassle

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16
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arquear una ceja

A

to raise an eyebrow

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17
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hacer ademán

A

to make a gesture (of)

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18
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apartarse de

A

to move away from

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19
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acuclillarse

A

to squat down

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20
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(la) chiquilla

A

little girl

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21
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mordesquear

A

to chew/nibble

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22
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parpadear

A

to blink

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23
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arrastrar

A

to drag/sweep across the ground

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24
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(la) palmadita

A

a pat, tap

25
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(el) hombro

A

shoulder

26
Q

en el fondo

A

deep down

27
Q

suspirar

A

to sigh

28
Q

(la) entraña

A

inside, nucleus

29
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el tintineo

A

chiming, tinkling, jingling sound

30
Q

arrancar

A

to burst out into, to rush off

31
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encorvarse

A

to bend down/over

32
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frotarse

A

to rub (in)

33
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(el) recelo

A

suspicion, mistrust

34
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estropearse

A

to be spoiled/ruined/damaged

35
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(el) portazo

A

bang

36
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(la) escayola

A

cast (for a broken bone)

37
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hurgar

A

to rummage, to dig through

38
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(el) maletín

A

briefcase

39
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rodear

A

to go round (e.g. rodear la mesa)

40
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retroceder

A

to move/step back

41
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conceder

A

to grant, to give (e.g. conceder una oportunidad)

42
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(la) risotada

A

guffaw, burst of laughter

43
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sacudir (la cabeza)

A

to shake (one’s head)

44
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desprender

A

to emit, to give off

45
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(el) escudo

A

shield, defence

46
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(la) gota

A

bead, drop(let)

47
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resbalar

A

to trickle

48
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titubear

A

to hesitate

49
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sentir acorralado

A

to feel concerned

50
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esbozar

A

to smile faintly/slightly

51
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(la) queja

A

complaint

52
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(el) pestillo

A

lock, bolt

53
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sobresaltar

A

to startle, frighten

54
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estallido (adj.)

A

burst

55
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(la) carcejada

A

loud laugh, guffaw

56
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asomar (e.g. la cabeza)

A

lean out, stick out (one’s head)

57
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graznido (adj.)

A

shrieking/wailing

58
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lanudo (adj.)

A

woollen

59
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(el) bicho

A

bug, insect, creepy-crawly