Chapter 3 Flashcards

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El asueto

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Vacation

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La nínfula

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Nymph

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El acervo

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Heap, pile

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Pantagruélica

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Big, giant

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Adobar

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To marinate, dress, pickle

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Destilar

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To distill, exude

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Ínfula

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Pretentious, arrogant, haughty

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Borrachín

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Drunkard

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Cincuentón

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Fifty year old

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El llanto

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Weeping

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Disimular

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To hide, conceal, pretend

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El bufete

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Desk, practice, office

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El cuartel

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Quarter, barrack, district

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La factoría

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Trading post, agency

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El parche

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Eye patch, patch

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El amparo

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Help, favour, protection, shelter

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Embelesado

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Spellbound, enthralled

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La clarividencia

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Clairvoyance, 6th sense

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La cuna

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Cradle, crib

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El pináculo

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Top, pinnacle, summit

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La barbarie

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Barbarism, barbarity

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El vello

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Bloom, down, fuzz, hair

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El apunte

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Note

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Alterne

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Mixing, intermingling

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La sobrecubierta

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Jacket, cover of book

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Apolillado

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Moth-eaten

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Proteico

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Easily changing form

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Insigne

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Distinguished, notable

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Parangón

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Comparison

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Folletinesco

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Make believe, imaginary

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Títer

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Puppet

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Invernadero

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Conservatory, greenhouse

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Diezmar

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To decimate, destroy a large part of

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Irrumpir

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Interrupt, burst, leak

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Escabrosa

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Rough, rugged, uneven, vulgar

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Desentrañar

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To fathom

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El corredor

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Runner, corridor, death row

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Las lides

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Battles

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Enorgullecer

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To make proud

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El tomo

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Tome, volume

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Tregua

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Let up, truce

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La reseña

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Notice, review

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Necrológica

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Eulogy

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Ablandar

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To soften, soothe

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Parapetarse

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To barricade oneself

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Despuntar

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To blunt

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Asmático

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Asthmatic

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Virulento

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Viscious, virulent

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Misal

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Missal, prayer book

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La monta

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Amount, quantity

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El tiraje

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Printing

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Irrisorio

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Derisive, contemptible

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Rendir

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To overcome, subdue, conquer

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Tozudez

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Stubbornness

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Empeñar

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To pawn, hock, pledge

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El aro

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Ring, hoop, earring

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El burdel

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Brothel, whorehouse

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El entierro

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Burial, funeral

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La fosa

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Fossa, pit

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Mendiga

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Beggar

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Analfabeto

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Can’t read/write

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Moco

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Mucus, snot

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Embelesar

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To enchant, ravish, enrapture