Cartas sobre la mesa

Question 1

centelleo

Answer 1

scintillation, sparkle, twinkle

Question 2

acaparar

Answer 2

hoard, hog, monopolize,

Question 3

sensato

Answer 3

sensible

Question 4

interpelar

Answer 4

ask a question or an for an explanation

Question 5

desfachatez

Answer 5

shameless(ness)

Question 6

perito

Answer 6

expert

Question 7

índole

Answer 7

nature, character of something or someone

Question 8

aladaba (aldobón)

Answer 8

door knocker

Question 9

mentecato

Answer 9

a stupid or foolish person

Question 10

destallar

Answer 10

flash (of light)

Question 11

fehacientes

Answer 11

reliable

Question 12

amortiguar

Answer 12

Hacer que algo sea menos vivo, eficaz, intenso o violento, tendiendo a la extinción., cushion, absorb, mute, soften

Question 13

desembarazar

Answer 13

get rid of, remove an impediment

Question 14

detenidamente

Answer 14

scrupulously, very carefully

Question 15

bribón

Answer 15

shameless

Question 16

atizar

Answer 16

stir up the fire or passions

Question 17

embaucador

Answer 17

trickster

Question 18

así y todo

Answer 18

all the same

Question 19

hojas de carnet

Answer 19

score cards

Question 20

disparatadas

Answer 20

crazy, nonsensical

Question 21

chantajista

Answer 21

blackmailer

Question 22

estrechez

Answer 22

narrowness, tightness, closeness

Question 23

metomentodo

Answer 23

nosybody, same as entremetido

Question 24

matiz

Answer 24

a trace of a characteristic or attribute, a hue

Question 25

sondear

Answer 25

probe, poll, fathom

Question 26

lo malo del caso

Answer 26

the devil of it is

Question 27

cosechero de caucho

Answer 27

rubber harvester

Question 28

bosquejo

Answer 28

sketch, outline

Question 29

lo que no puede curase debe sufrirse

Answer 29

what can’t be cured must be suffered (endured)

Question 30

doncella

Answer 30

maid

Question 31

abordar

Answer 31

tackle, approach, board, engage

Question 32

dudo que llegue que hacerse cargo

Answer 32

I doubt that you appreciate

Question 33

recapacitar

Answer 33

reconsider

Question 34

chiflado

Answer 34

wacky, crazy, unbalanced

Question 35

abarcar

Answer 35

encompass, include, span, comprise

Question 36

alicaido

Answer 36

downcast

Question 37

estólido

Answer 37

stupid

Question 38

revuelo

Answer 38

commotion, rumpus

Question 39

revuelto

Answer 39

scrambled, unruly

Question 40

ciempies

Answer 40

centipede

Question 41

zanja

Answer 41

ditch

Question 42

provechoso

Answer 42

useful

Question 43

de gustos no hay nada escrito

Answer 43

each to their taste

Question 44

fruslerías

Answer 44

trifles

Question 45

de cara o cruz

Answer 45

toss-up, heads or tails

Question 46

pitillo

Answer 46

cigarrete, straw

Question 47

subastarse

Answer 47

auction (but in bridge, what we call bid?)

Question 48

alarde

Answer 48

boastful thing or action; 2. review by the boss; 3. military parade

Question 49

tasar

Answer 49

assess, tax, appraise, estimate, appreciate

Question 50

canapé

Answer 50

couch

Question 51

rechistar

Answer 51

complain

Question 52

tanteo

Answer 52

score

Question 53

reñido

Answer 53

hard fought, contested, grueling

Question 54

achicar

Answer 54

reduce in size or duration;2. extract the water from a dike or mine; humiliate; reduce the value of something

Question 55

depurado

Answer 55

refined

Question 56

desempeñar

Answer 56

1. perform the obligations of a office or duty; 2. play a role; 3. Recover what is deposited in guarantee of a loan, paying off the agreed debt; 4. Release someone from the commitments or debts they had contracted

Question 57

sumidero

Answer 57

drain, sinkhole

Question 58

estrambótica

Answer 58

strange, bizarre,

Question 59

cancela

Answer 59

small gate

Question 60

lisonjear

Answer 60

flatter

Question 61

oruga

Answer 61

caterpillar

Question 62

ten presente

Answer 62

be aware, keep in mind

Question 63

hablando del ruin de roma

Answer 63

speak of the devil

Question 64

cutis

Answer 64

skin, complexion

Question 65

palmo

Answer 65

span, palm, hand

Question 66

dejar con un palmo de narices

Answer 66

disappoint someone by not giving them what they want,

Question 67

poco corrientes

Answer 67

unusual

Question 68

patíbulo

Answer 68

scaffold

Question 69

prodigar

Answer 69

lavish

Question 70

bizca

Answer 70

cross eyed

Question 71

indagar

Answer 71

investigate, inquire, ascertain

Question 72

hedionda

Answer 72

smelly, stinky

Question 73

chismes

Answer 73

gossip, bits and pieces

Question 74

abatido

Answer 74

dejected

Question 75

abatir

Answer 75

bring down, demolish

Question 76

cachivache

Answer 76

gadget, trinket

Question 77

por lo tanto

Answer 77

thus, therefore, accordingly

Question 78

era bien patente

Answer 78

it was very clear (obvious)

Question 79

tunante

Answer 79

rogue, rascal

Question 80

no dejar ni a sol ni a sombra

Answer 80

not leave you alone for a minute

Question 81

sentencioso

Answer 81

sententious (moralizing manner)

Question 82

botone

Answer 82

messenger boy

Question 83

felpudo

Answer 83

mat

Question 84

destartalado

Answer 84

untidy, messy, ramshackle

Question 85

recodo

Answer 85

bend, corner

Question 86

estropeada

Answer 86

battered

Question 87

repisa

Answer 87

mantel, shelf

Question 88

judías

Answer 88

french green beans

Question 89

salvia

Answer 89

sage

Question 90

atisbo

Answer 90

glimpse

Question 91

espolear

Answer 91

spur on

Question 92

qué le ha traido a la ciudad

Answer 92

what brings you to the city

Question 93

qué ha traído usted a la ciudad

Answer 93

what have you brought to the city

Question 94

luchador

Answer 94

fighter

Question 95

un tanto soprendido

Answer 95

a little surprised

Question 96

no hace falta

Answer 96

no need, it´s unecessary.

Question 97

un fajo

Answer 97

a bundle

Question 98

en provecho propio

Answer 98

for their own benefit

Question 99

propocionar

Answer 99

to provide, supply, furnish

Question 100

darse nada por sentado

Answer 100

take nothing for granted

Question 101

fanfarronear

Answer 101

brag, bluster

Question 102

ensayar

Answer 102

1. test, try out; 2. train; 3. rehearse

Question 103

emponzoñar

Answer 103

poison

Question 104

precavio

Answer 104

cautious

Question 105

con pelos y señales

Answer 105

with every detail, chapter and verse

Question 106

atolondrado

Answer 106

reckless, harebrained, scatterbrained

Question 107

atener

Answer 107

keep, save, or observe something; 2. walk at the same pace; 3. Adjust, hold in your actions to something

Question 108

larguirucho

Answer 108

lanky

Question 109

espinazo

Answer 109

1. spine; 2. key to a vault or arch

Question 110

respingo

Answer 110

a startle, tr. to a gasp

Question 111

las cosas suceden a su pesar

Answer 111

things happen in spite of you(themselves)

Question 112

cabecera

Answer 112

header, headboard, headline

Question 113

la horca

Answer 113

the gallows

Question 114

desplante

Answer 114

rude, arrogant, shameless

Question 115

intratable

Answer 115

hard to deal with due to their temper, intractable

Question 116

desazón

Answer 116

uneasiness

Question 117

percatar

Answer 117

perceive, notice

Question 118

jaleo

Answer 118

fuss, racket, commotionx

Question 119

jalear

Answer 119

Encourage with claps, gestures and expressions those who dance, sing, etc.

Question 120

jaleo

Answer 120

1. Acción y efecto de jalear.; 2. boisterous fun; 3. Uproar, tumult, quarrel.

Question 121

convenir

Answer 121

agree

Question 122

descollar

Answer 122

stand out. Exceed others in figure, size.

Question 123

fantoche

Answer 123

puppet, braggart, clown

Question 124

aguafuertes

Answer 124

1. etchings; 2. Disolución concentrada de ácido nítrico en agua

Question 125

mescolanza

Answer 125

1. Mezcla extraña y confusa, y algunas veces ridícula; 2. medley

Question 126

treta

Answer 126

ruse, feint, contrivanc

Question 127

chapucera

Answer 127

bungling, sloppy, clumsy

Question 128

cortapisa

Answer 128

barrier, Condition or restriction with which something is granted or owned,

Question 129

un punto flaco

Answer 129

a weak point

Question 130

achacar

Answer 130

blame

Question 131

acosar

Answer 131

harras, bully, hound, pester, persecute

Question 132

cebar

Answer 132

prime, bait, feed, stoke

Question 133

es harina de otro costal

Answer 133

that’s flour from another sack

Question 134

figurar

Answer 134

wonder

Question 135

allanar

Answer 135

flatten, smooth, level

Question 136

halagar

Answer 136

flatter

Question 137

coartada

Answer 137

alibi

Question 138

ensancharse

Answer 138

widen

Question 139

escuetamente

Answer 139

briefly, in a straightforward manner, unencumbered,

Question 140

imprecar

Answer 140

To utter words that express the strong wish that someone suffer harm or harm

Question 141

es usted razonable

Answer 141

you are sensible/reasonable

Question 142

son de mi absoluta imcumbencia

Answer 142

they are my own business

Question 143

atañer

Answer 143

concern, appertain

Question 144

sopetón

Answer 144

1.Pan tostado que se moja en aceite; 2.Golpe fuerte y repentino dado con la mano.; de sopeton pronta e impensadamente, de improviso

Question 145

tuvimos la suerte de espaldas

Answer 145

luck was against useful

Question 146

afanado

Answer 146

lleno de afán, busy

Question 147

ha de venir

Answer 147

he is to come

Question 148

recado

Answer 148

message (by voice)

Question 149

sirga

Answer 149

tow, or tow rope, to pull a boat or net

Question 150

desgana

Answer 150

without interest or appetite for, reluctantly

Question 151

debatir

Answer 151

debate, discuss

Question 152

debatirse

Answer 152

struggle

Question 153

arrabales

Answer 153

outskirts, suburbs, slums

Question 154

aminorar

Answer 154

reduce in quality, quantity, or intensity

Question 155

desmañadamente

Answer 155

awkwardly, lacking in skill or ability

Question 156

maña

Answer 156

skill

Question 157

bagatela

Answer 157

trifle, trinket, knick knack