Capitulo 1 - 4 Flashcards
Vereda
Path, sidewalk
Resuelta
Determined
Como quien
Like one who
Minuciosamente
Meticulously
Mujeriego
Womanizer
Ajena
Alien
Imprevista
Unexpected
Repentino
Sudden
Atolondrado
Scatterbrained, stunned
A propósito de
About, on the subject of; (interjection) speaking of
Ponerse a
To begin
De una vez por otra
Once and for all
Desagradable
Unpleasant
Guiñar
To wink
Malhadado
Ill-fated
Jerga
Jargon, slang
Desengaño
Disappointment
Gentuza
Riff-raff
Rasgo
Gesture, feature
Chifladura
Craziness
Despectivo
Contemptuous, scornful
A raíz de
As a result of; following
Manicomio
Asylum, madhouse
Aseado
Clean, tidy
Amontonamiento
Piling up, pile
A fondo
In depth, thoroughly
Entablillar
To splint
Apartarse
To move out of the way, to get away
¡Apártate de mi!
Get away from me!
Alegato
Plea, statement, argument
Las habladurías
The rumors
La ceguera
The blindness
Descartar
To rule out, to reject
Encandilar
To dazzle
Gozosamente
Joyfully
¿De dónde sacaste semejante idea?
What on earth gave you such an idea?
Recurrir
To turn to, to resort to
Hallar
To find
Por azar
By chance
Desechar
To throw out, to discard
Avergonzarse
To be ashamed
Descabellado
Crazy, ridiculous
Entablar conversación
To strike up a conversation
Callejero
Street (adjective)
Inducir
To prompt to, to lead to
A partir de
From…on, from, as of
Interminable
Endless
Locuaz
Talkative, loquacious
Dicharachero
Chatty; a chatterbox
Parco
Laconic, concise
Risueño
Smiling, cheerful
Sumamente
Extremely, highly
Malograrse
To fail, to break down
Juzgar
To judge
Irreflexiva
Thoughtless
Fracasar
To fail, to be unsuccessful
Amargura
Bitterness
Estribar
To lie in, to be based in
Alejado
Remote, distant
Ajetreo
Hustle and bustle
Desaliento
Discouragement, dismay
Portentoso
Marvelous, wonderful
De antemano
Beforehand
Cerradura
Lock
Enrevesado
Complicated
Barajar
To shuffle (cards), to consider
Llanto
Crying, weeping
Pensé que el mundo se me venía abajo
I thought that the world was coming down on me
Vertiginosamente
Dizzily, vertiginously
Mudo
Speech-impaired, mute
Agarrar
To grab, to take hold of
Arrepentirse
To regret it, to be sorry
Hallar
To find
Acaso
Perhaps
Abarcar
To cover, to extend over
Entregarse
To surrender
Factible
Feasible, possible
Ligero
Light
A lo largo de
Along, throughout
Ralear
To thin, to become sparse
Hervidero
Swarm, hot spring, hotbed
Vertiginoso
Dizzy
Trastornado
Disturbed, traumatized
Es decir
That is to say
Aferrarse
To cling to, to hold on to
Restar
To subtract, to take away, to minimize
Inusitado
Unusual, rare
Arrastrar
To drag
Desprovisto
Devoid, deprived
Precisar
To specify, to need
Más bien
Rather, actually
Trazar
To draw, to trace
Al cabo de un rato
After a while
Barajar
To shuffle (cards), to consider
Por lo pronto
For one thing
A tientas
Blindly
Vuelco
Upset, radical change
Amontonado
Piled up
Codicia
Greed
Petulancia
Arrogance, smugness
Avidez
Eagerness, greed
Constar
To know for a fact, to be sure
Nos consta que tendrás éxito en lo que te propongas
We’re sure you’ll be successful in whatever you decide to do
Enorgullecerse
To be proud
Soberbia
Pride, arrogance
Albergar
To house, to be home to, to harbor