Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Lecho

A

Bed

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2
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Desarrapados

A

Shabbily dressed

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3
Q

Montaraz

A

Wild

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4
Q

Truculento

A

Horrifying

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5
Q

Paila

A

Large copper frying pan

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6
Q

gorrión

A

sparrow

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7
Q

tenaza

A

pliers/tongs

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8
Q

el anafe

A

portable stove

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9
Q

crujir

A

to creak

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10
Q

áspero

A

rough

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11
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desaforado

A

wild, boundless

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12
Q

desentrañar

A

unravel

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13
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prevenir

A

to prevent, to warn

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14
Q

chivo

A

goat

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15
Q

imantar

A

to magnetize

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16
Q

ensanchar

A

to widen

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17
Q

patrimonio

A

heritage, wealth, estate

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18
Q

desmedrar

A

to waste away

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19
Q

relicario

A

locket

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20
Q

rizo

A

curl, lock of hair

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21
Q

catalejo

A

telescope, spyglass, monocular

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22
Q

lupa

A

magnifying glass

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23
Q

asomarse al algo

A

to take a look through something

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24
Q

pregonar

A

to proclaim, make public

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25
Q

ardiente

A

passionate, ardent

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26
Q

asombroso

A

amazing, astonishing

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27
Q

imán

A

magnet

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28
Q

consternación

A

dismay, consternation

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29
Q

privación

A

deprivation, hardship

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30
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entregado a algo

A

devoted/dedicated, or given over to something

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31
Q

abnegación

A

self-denial, renunciation

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32
Q

Juicio

A

Judgement

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33
Q

Estragar

A

To devastate

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34
Q

Husmear

A

To sniff

35
Q

Verdín

A

Moss/mold

36
Q

Ámbito

A

Area, field, (in this) regard

37
Q

Percance

A

Mishap

38
Q

nata

A

skin

39
Q

Descomunal

A

Enormous

40
Q

Dotar

A

Endow, bestow, equip

41
Q

Desmonte

A

Leveling, clearing (land)

42
Q

Cacería

A

Hunt

43
Q

Holgazán

A

Lazy

44
Q

Pasmado

A

Stunned, agape

45
Q

Estribor

A

Starboard

46
Q

Arboladura

A

Nautical spars (masts, booms)

47
Q

Piltrafa

A

Scrap

48
Q

Velamen

A

Sails

49
Q

Jarcias

A

Rigging, rope

50
Q

Terso

A

Smooth

51
Q

Coraza

A

Armor-plating, cuirasse

52
Q

Vedar

A

To ban

53
Q

Amapola

A

Poppy

54
Q

Adentrarse

A

To go into, penetrate

55
Q

Plantearse

A

To think about, consider

56
Q

Rumiar

A

To ponder, brood over

57
Q

Trasladar

A

To move, transfer

58
Q

Veleidad

A

Follies, caprices

59
Q

Maraña

A

Tangle

60
Q

Contratiempos

A

Setbacks

61
Q

Hisopo

A

Paintbrush (Col.), cotton swab (Lat. Amer.)

62
Q

Bastar con

A

To suffice

63
Q

Alocadas

A

Reckless impulses

64
Q

Tomar al pie de la letra

A

To take literally, seriously

65
Q

Desarraigar

A

To uproot

66
Q

Deriva

A

Drift

67
Q

Retirar

A

To take off, remove

68
Q

Fogón

A

Burner

69
Q

Inverosímiles

A

Unlikely, improbable

70
Q

Sacar cuentas

A

To do (the) math

71
Q

Pífano

A

Fife

72
Q

Son

A

Sound

73
Q

Pandereta

A

Tambourine

74
Q

Saltimbanqui

A

Tumbler, jumping jacks

75
Q

Malabarista

A

Juggler

76
Q

Estiércol

A

Dung

77
Q

Charco

A

Puddle

78
Q

Alquitrán

A

Tar

79
Q

Médano

A

Dune

80
Q

Arrojar

A

To throw

81
Q

Crepúsculo

A

Twilight

82
Q

Témpano

A

Ice floe

83
Q

Hincharse

A

To swell up