Chapter 3 Flashcards
El asueto
Vacation
La nínfula
Nymph
El acervo
Heap, pile
Pantagruélica
Big, giant
Adobar
To marinate, dress, pickle
Destilar
To distill, exude
Ínfula
Pretentious, arrogant, haughty
Borrachín
Drunkard
Cincuentón
Fifty year old
El llanto
Weeping
Disimular
To hide, conceal, pretend
El bufete
Desk, practice, office
El cuartel
Quarter, barrack, district
La factoría
Trading post, agency
El parche
Eye patch, patch
El amparo
Help, favour, protection, shelter
Embelesado
Spellbound, enthralled
La clarividencia
Clairvoyance, 6th sense
La cuna
Cradle, crib
El pináculo
Top, pinnacle, summit
La barbarie
Barbarism, barbarity
El vello
Bloom, down, fuzz, hair
El apunte
Note
Alterne
Mixing, intermingling
La sobrecubierta
Jacket, cover of book
Apolillado
Moth-eaten
Proteico
Easily changing form
Insigne
Distinguished, notable
Parangón
Comparison
Folletinesco
Make believe, imaginary
Títer
Puppet
Invernadero
Conservatory, greenhouse
Diezmar
To decimate, destroy a large part of
Irrumpir
Interrupt, burst, leak
Escabrosa
Rough, rugged, uneven, vulgar
Desentrañar
To fathom
El corredor
Runner, corridor, death row
Las lides
Battles
Enorgullecer
To make proud
El tomo
Tome, volume
Tregua
Let up, truce
La reseña
Notice, review
Necrológica
Eulogy
Ablandar
To soften, soothe
Parapetarse
To barricade oneself
Despuntar
To blunt
Asmático
Asthmatic
Virulento
Viscious, virulent
Misal
Missal, prayer book
La monta
Amount, quantity
El tiraje
Printing
Irrisorio
Derisive, contemptible
Rendir
To overcome, subdue, conquer
Tozudez
Stubbornness
Empeñar
To pawn, hock, pledge
El aro
Ring, hoop, earring
El burdel
Brothel, whorehouse
El entierro
Burial, funeral
La fosa
Fossa, pit
Mendiga
Beggar
Analfabeto
Can’t read/write
Moco
Mucus, snot
Embelesar
To enchant, ravish, enrapture
