ch 8 Flashcards

1
Q

Acceder

A

Consentir en lo que alguien solicita o quiere. (acercarse)

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2
Q

apresurar

A

dar prisa, acelerar

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3
Q

costado

A

lado

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4
Q

atropellar

A

pasar precipitadamente por encima de alguien

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5
Q

el farol

A

caja de vidrio u otra materia transparente, dentro en la cual se pone la luz

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6
Q

asomarse

A

mirar

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7
Q

embelesar

A

arrebatar o cautivar los sentidos (captivate)

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8
Q

arrebatar

A

quitar con violencia y fuerza (to snatch)

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9
Q

susurrar

A

hablar quedo, produciendo un murmullo

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10
Q

atrapar

A

coger a quien huye / conseguir algo de provecho

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11
Q

marfil

A

ivory

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12
Q

serrano

A

que habita en una sierra o ha nacido en ella

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13
Q

ensueño

A

Ilusión, fantasía. sueño

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14
Q

tenebroso

A

oscuro, cubierto de tinieblas (gloomy)

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15
Q

butaca

A

armchair

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16
Q

mariscal

A

marshall

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17
Q

tendido

A

stretched out, hanging

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18
Q

adecentar

A

poner limpio y en orden, decente

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19
Q

taladrar

A

Horadar algo con taladro u otro instrumento semejante. (to drill into)

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20
Q

martillazo

A

golpe fuerte dado con un martillo (hammer)

21
Q

la azotea

A

Cubierta más o menos llana de un edificio, dispuesta para distintos fines.

22
Q

el grifo

A

faucet

23
Q

la tubería

A

pipe

24
Q

el asomo

A

indicio o señal de algo

25
Q

el desagüe

A

drainage

26
Q

apañarse

A

arreglarse (to cope with, to manage)

27
Q

la faena

A

tarea (task, work)

28
Q

chapuza

A

trabajo mal hecho

29
Q

escuadrón

A

squad

30
Q

portento

A

marvel, genius

31
Q

caserón

A

casa muy grande y destartalada

32
Q

el estuche

A

Caja o envoltura para guardar ordenadamente un objeto o varios; como joyas, instrumentos de cirugía, etc.

33
Q

reaquilado

A

subtenant

34
Q

en torno

A

alrededor de

35
Q

embrujar

A

Hechizar, trastornar a alguien el juicio o la salud con prácticas supersticiosas.

36
Q

a medida que

A

as

37
Q

envenenar

A

Administrar un veneno a una persona o un animal.

38
Q

el aguante

A

paciencia

39
Q

rendido

A

Sumiso, obsequioso, galante. (submissive) / exhausted

40
Q

rendir

A

to produce, to perform, to defeat, to exhaust

41
Q

atrapar

A

to catch

42
Q

arrastrarse

A

to crawl

43
Q

desprenderse

A

to come off, to become detached

44
Q

asaltar

A

to rob

45
Q

súbito

A

Improvisto, repentino.

46
Q

pisar

A

to step on

47
Q

niebla espesa

A

thick fog

48
Q

el buzón

A

mailbox

49
Q

el obsequio

A

regalo