Chapter 2 Flashcards
vidrio
glass
desvanecer
dispel, dissipate
laton
brass
repisa
shelf, ledge
tiovivo
carousel
sobresaltar
shock, frighten
roce
touch
fogon
stove
gemir
groan, moan
alacena
cupboard
recibidor
drawing room, enterance
bicicleta de carreras
racing bike
aborrecer
abhor, loathe
tal vez
maybe, perhaps
flaco
skinny, scrawny
enjuto
lean, skinny, dried up
prendas
garments, clothing
huesuda
bony
tocino
bacon
bramar
roar, bellow
acuso
watery
peluca
wig
entretanto
meanwhile
ensombrecer
darken, overshadow
volcar
overturn, knock over
pinchon
pigeon
tunante
brat, villain
revolver
stir, mix
desembalar
unpack
envoltorio
packaging, wrapper
fractuar
fracture, break
manzanas
apples; block (vivir a dos manzanas - live two blocks away)
repollo
cabbage
gusano
worm, maggot
para variar
for a change
rezongar
complain, gumble, moan
sollozo
sob
desesperado
hopeless, desperate
flacucho
scraggy, scrawny
rape
shaved head
holgado
loose-fitting, baggy
deprisa
quickly, fast Deprisa!- Hurry
guante
glove
encoger
shrink
ayuntamiento
local government
gamberro
joker, teaser, vandal
adelantar
overtake, imporve, advance
remolacha
beet
indebido
incorrect (comportarse de forma indebida- behave in an incorrect inapproporiate way)
repleto
repleted, full
salvo
safe and sound; except, unless (a menos que)
rabieta
tantrum
lagarto
lizard
arrastarse
drag
tronco
trunk
estrujar
wring out, squeeze
aplastar
flatten, squash, crush
apretada
cramped, tight, close
golpear
hit
nudillo
knuckle
guiñar
wink
contonerarse
to swagger, wiggle one’s hips
descomunal
colossal, enormous
desenrollar
unroll
conmocionar
shake profoundly, affect deeply
trasero
rear (asiento trasero- backseat)
morder
bite
desplomarse
collapse
cegador
blinding
estrafalario
extravagant, eccentric