Che y Octavio Paz Flashcards
1
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Churrasquear
A
to eat steak
2
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la faja
A
girdle, corset; belt, sash
3
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la encrucijada
A
the intersection, crossroads, junction; dilemma, bind
4
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desagotar
A
to drain (AR)
5
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la sentina
A
the sewer, sty, pigsty, cesspool
6
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el armatoste
A
the contraption, monstrosity; bungling fool
7
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acotar
A
to fence in, enclose; to reserve, preserve, protect
8
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elucubrar
A
to imagine, invent, devise, come up with
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el paraje
A
the spot, place, location, setting; expanse, wilderness, region
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la indumentaria
A
clothing, attire
11
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dadivoso/a
A
giving, generous, open-handed
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la pantorrilla
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the calf (lower part of leg)
13
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aquilatar
A
to value, assess, size up
14
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desperezarse
A
to stretch, stretch out, stretch your limbs
15
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postergar
A
to postpone, put off, hold back, pass over
16
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el/la tristón/a
A
the sad, downhearted person; given to melancholy, pessimistic
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morocho/a
A
dark-haired
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el/la mucamo/a
A
the servant, maid, butler, housekeeper
19
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cebar
A
to fatten up, to fatten; feed up, fill up, load the plate
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agasajar
A
to lavish, regale; to honor
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amparar
A
to protect; to exercise your right
22
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anclar
A
to drop anchor, to anchor; to affix, secure
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el catre
A
the cot
24
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ocioso/a
A
idle, at leisure; unused
25
el atuendo
the attire, dress
26
mameluco/a
stupid, lame-brained, cockeyed
27
el resabio
the vice, bad habit; bad taste (literally, as in food)
28
de órdago
tremendous, awful, frightful
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obsequioso/a
attentive, thoughtful
30
el cerro
the hill, mountain, mound
31
el manicomio
asylum, insane asylum, mental hospital, madhouse
32
hipar
to hiccup, whimper
33
zalamero/a
smarmy, smooth-tongued, flatterer
34
patibulario/a
horrible, horrifying
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el/la comensal
the dinner guest
36
arrebatar
to snatch, grab
37
arrebatarse
to get furious, get carried away, get worked up
38
estrafalario/a
extravagant, eccentric, lavish, outlandish; shabby, slovenly
39
ataviar
to wear, dress in, to be dressed in, to dress up in
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el güinche / huinche
the crane
41
el malecón
the pier, breakwater, esplanade
42
arrimar
to put [sth] against, to put [sth] next to; to bring over, bring [sth] closer
43
arrimarse
to approach
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propicio/a
favorable, propitious
45
franco/a
honest, frank
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atorrante
lazy, (AR): mischievous, naughty, good-for-nothing, bum
47
la eclosión
the emergence, the dawn, blooming, blossoming, hatching
48
mancomunado/a
joint, jointly responsible
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la llanura
the plain, prairie, grassland
50
la cuadrilla
gang, crew, squad, team, group, bunch
51
abastecer
to supply, provide, furnish, to stock, provision
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abastecerse
to stock up on
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rebasar
to overflow, overtake, pass, leave behind
54
archiconocido/a
very famous, very well-known, hugely famous
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yermo/a
barren, uncultivated, sterile, deserted, uninhabited
56
lerdo/a
dumb, stupid, idiot, dumbass
57
esgrimir
to fence (sport); to employ (an excuse), use, argue that
58
la acequia
the irrigation canal, canal, ditch, dike
59
el vértice
apex, vertex, angle, corner
60
la confluencia
the meeting, convergence, coming together, junction
61
apacible
calm, placid, mild-mannered, even tempered, gentle
62
manso/a
placid, docile, calm, stead, peaceful
63
la grey
the flock, congregation
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hediondo/a
stinking, foul, reeking, fetid, repulsive
65
franquear
(permitir el paso) to allow, clear, go through, cross
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el choclo
shoe, lace-up shoe; corncob, ear of sweet corn
67
pernoctar
to stay overnight, spend the night
68
la lontananza
(punto distante en plano) distance, far away
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intachable
impeccable, irreproachable, faultless, flawless
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la sobada
body rub, stroke; long sleep
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la morada
the dwelling, abode; purple
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el diluvio
the deluge, downpour, torrential rain
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el oropel
(baratija), glitz, glitter, brass foil (cheap jewelry & adornments)
74
el eje
the shaft, axel, axis
75
el zancudo
the mosquito; also (adj): long-legged
76
el remo
the oar, paddle, rowing (sport)
77
remar
to row
78
altivo/a
arrogant, fiery; elevated, raised (physically)
79
inexpugnable
impregnable, impenetrable, invulnerable
80
ajusticiar
execute (kill)
81
curtido/a
weather-beaten, leathery, hardened (habla de piel o personas)
82
la guarida
den, lair, hideout
83
las huestes
the army, troops, followers (always plural feminine)
84
apresar
to arrest, apprehend, capture, catch
85
hallar
to find, discover
86
el recinto
enclosure, precinct, facility
87
circundar
to surround, encircle
88
extraviar
misplace, lose
89
extraviarse
to get lost, lose your way
90
la retahíla
the list, string, sequence, enumeration
91
un/a beato/a
a holier-than-thou, a goody-goody, a self-righteous
92
la pachorra
the calm, peace, tranquility
93
adjudicar
to award, allot, allocate
94
adjudicarse
to take credit for, appropriate
95
benéfico/a
charity, philanthropic, beneficial
96
desazonar
to annoy, irritate; make tasteless, insipid
97
desazonarse
to become worried or distraught; to become irritated/annoyed
98
el calvario
the cavalry; the torment, ordeal, agony
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el chiquero
the pigsty, pigpen
100
inerme
unarmed, defenseless
101
sobresalir
to stand out, be head and shoulders above; to tower over
102
el motín
the riot, rebellion, mutiny
103
vedar
to ban, prohibit, refuse, bar
104
mas
but, else (literary)
105
retar
to challenge
106
retar a alguien a
to challenge [sb] to, defy [sb] to, call [sb] out
107
verter
pour, spill, dump, tip
108
la llaga
the ulcer, blister, stigmata, wound
109
engalanar
to decorate, adorn, embellish
110
el alarido
the shriek, yell, yelling, battle cry
111
el conciudadano/a
the fellow citizen, fellow countryman/woman
112
desprender
to detach, emit, give off
113
desprenderse de
to get rid of
114
el páramo
the wasteland, barren plain, tundra
115
la filiación
the affiliation, the ancestry, parentage
116
la tentativa
the attempt, try, attempted
117
desmentir
to deny, squash, refute, disprove; to prove [sb] to be a liar
118
la jerga
slang
119
regir
to govern, regulate, rule
120
estallar
to burst, blow out, explode, shatter, detonate
121
rescatar
to rescue, save; recover, retrieve
122
subrayar
to underline, underscore, highlight, emphasize
123
el almirantazgo
the admiral
124
jalonar
to mark (as in, his career was marked by his successes)
125
indefectiblemente
inevitably, invariably, without fail
126
emprender
set out on, set forth on, launch, undertake, start
127
ultrajar
insult, affront, outrage
128
el colmo
the height, peak
129
el novillo
the steer (young male bull)
130
regar
to water, irrigate; to flow through, run through (in reference to a canal or river); to spill
131
la quebrada
the gorge, ravine, gully
132
boscoso/a
wooded
133
En un momento dado
at a given time, at a certain time
134
aquejar
to bother, trouble, afflict
135
destacar
to stand out, to be outlined; to underline, highlight, emphasize
136
caritativo/a
charitable
137
apiadar
to cause pity
138
apiadarse
to take pity on [sb]
139
la barranca/barranco
precipice, cliff, drop
140
el aguacero
the downpour
141
el lodazal
the mud, mire, quagmire
142
atascar
to block, clog, plug; hold up, back up, obstruct
143
acalambrarse
to cramp up
144
desasosegar
to disturb, distress, upset
145
desasosegarse
to become uneasy, become anxious, become agitated
146
desbarrancar
to go over a precipice, fall off a cliff
147
desbarrancarse
to be ruined
148
la denuncia
the report, complaint
149
paladinamente
openly, publicly, clearly
150
el desalojo
the evacuation
151
amplio, ancho
wide
152
angosto, estrecho
narrow
153
acunar
to rock (as in a baby)
154
refunfuñar
to grumble, gripe
155
estremecer
to shake
156
estremecerse
to shiver, tremble, shudder
157
de puntillas, en puntitas de pie
tiptoe, on tiptoe
158
acuclillarse
to squat down
159
jocundo/a
merry, jolly, cheerful
160
a cuestas
on [sb's] back, piggyback
161
liviana
light; easy, easy going
