Class Reading #2 Flashcards
el camarote
cabin (on board a ship)
to ingrain
arraigar
to go into a period of mourning
enlutarse
destartalado, -a
tacky, ramshackle
la comidilla
gossip
pan comido
a piece of cake
exigir
to exact, demand, require
el vedado
preserve, reserve of land set aside
to investigate, inquire into
indagar
to liberate, free, rescue
librar
well
el pozo
desplegar
to display, show; to reveal
desterrar
to banish, exile
to rout, defeat
derrotar
descolgar
to take down, to take off the hook
to throw down the gauntlet
arrojar el guante
el avestruz
ostrich
pretender
to pretend; to try, claim
puesto que
inasmuch as
to train
adiestrar
la política/táctica del avestruz
burying one’s head in the sand
to make blush
ruborizar
debate, controversy
la polémica
alentar
to encourage
el antojo
whim, fancy
silly thing, crazy idea
el disparate
a partir de
beginning with, from
inasmuch as
puesto que
la polémica
debate, controversy
necio, -a
fatuous, foolish; vacuous
desaprensivo, -a
unscrupulous, immoral
to close down, to gag
clausurar
ahunyentar
to drive away
englobar
to include, encompass
erudite, learned
enterado, -a
pulir
to polish
to fit in, accommodate
caber
prohibition, court injunction
el entredicho
guard, convoy, escort
el escolta
el recelo
mistrust, misgiving, suspicion
reverse; embarrassing incident, contretemps; check
el contratiempo
to ease up, relax
suavizar
a regañadientes
reluctantly, grudgingly
to knock down, to run over
atropellar
but, however
empero
el entredicho
prohibition, court injunction
kinship
el compadrazgo
whereabouts
el paradero
to exact, demand, require
exigir
enterado, -a
erudite, learned
to pretend; to try, claim
pretender
ruborizar
to make blush
el anticipo
advance payment
mistrust, misgiving, suspicion
el recelo
To disquiet, to trouble, to disturb
inquietar
preserve, reserve of land set aside
el vedado
recaudar
to raise, collect
encauzar
to channel
emocionar
to excite, thrill, stir
to negotiate;
to arrange, work out
agenciar
to flatter
halagar
obcecado, -a
obdurate, stubborn
nosy person, meddler
el/la entrometida
to channel
encauzar
to blind, dazzle
deslumbrar
las sobras
leftovers (food)
- to tax (con impuestos)
- to worsen (agravar)
gravar
dotar
to endow, outfit
el paradero
whereabouts
sprout, offshoot, scion
el retoño
el lema
slogan, motto
to renovate, to renew
renovar
to include, encompass
englobar
la elisión
omission
la lacra
scar; bad habit
suavizar
to ease up, relax
la consecución
achievement, attainment, realization (de un deseo)
enlutarse
to go into a period of mourning
hogwash, rubbish
la bazofia
to polish
pulir
crafty, cunning, devious (negative connotations)
solapado, -a
atiborrar
to stuff, pack, or cram (with food)
obdurate, stubborn
obcecado, -a
encomiar
to commend, praise, extol
la superficie
surface
entrometerse
to meddle, interfere
temple
la sien
a piece of cake
pan comido
prescindir
to dispense with, put aside
to coax, wheedle, cajole
engatusar
el óbice
obstacle, impediment
la pacotilla
trash, rubbish
indagar
to investigate, inquire into
adiestrar
to train
nuance, shade
el matiz
rozar
to graze, rub, chafe
to stuff, pack, or cram (with food)
atiborrar
el/la transeúnte
transient, passer-by
surface
la superficie
to raise, collect
recaudar
la hambruna
famine
self-sufficiency
la autosuficiencia
slogan, motto
el lema
la liviandad
lightness, frivolity
lewdness
el chivo expiatorio
scapegoat
enquistar
to enclose, seal off, confine
el percance
accident, misfortune
a cargo de
in charge of
compassion, mercifulness
la misericordia
to supply, provide, stock
abastacer
to exceed; to be left, to be more than enough
sobrar
gravar
- to tax (con impuestos)
- to worsen (agravar)
tacky, ramshackle
destartalado, -a
womanizer
el mujeriego
la misericordia
compassion, mercifulness
halagar
to flatter
to be booming
estar en auge
arraigar
to ingrain
to display, show; to reveal
desplegar
el contratiempo
reverse; embarrassing incident, contretemps; check
stash, hoard (of contraband goods)
el alijo
as well as
así como
pisotear
to trample on
fatuous, foolish; vacuous
necio, -a
añorar
to yearn, long for, crave
boom
el auge
burying one’s head in the sand
la política/táctica del avestruz
el matiz
nuance, shade
el destierro
banishment, exile
scar; bad habit
la lacra
desengañar
to disillusion, to disabuse
to disillusion, to disabuse
desengañar
la bazofia
hogwash, rubbish
empero
but, however
el/la entrometida
nosy person, meddler
to throw
arrojar
regañar
to argue; to complain, grumble
cabin (on board a ship)
el camarote
to graze, rub, chafe
rozar
soportar
to bear, put up with
aguantar
scapegoat
el chivo expiatorio
wide open
abierto de par en par
banishment, exile
el destierro
estar en auge
to be booming
embezzlement, improper use of funds
la malversación
to drive away
ahunyentar
la sien
temple
deslumbrar
to blind, dazzle
to deliver, convey
entregar
gossip
la comidilla
el compadrazgo
kinship
arrojar
to throw
el alijo
stash, hoard (of contraband goods)
el disparate
silly thing, crazy idea
sobrar
to exceed; to be left, to be more than enough
la autosuficiencia
self-sufficiency
decoy, lure, bait
la añagaza
to enclose, seal off, confine
enquistar
ruborizarse
to blush
to yearn, long for, crave
añorar
to trample on
pisotear
idóneo, -a
suitable
to argue; to complain, grumble
regañar
amargarse
to become bitter
encarecer
to raise the price
leftovers (food)
las sobras
solapado, -a
crafty, cunning, devious (negative connotations)
quizas, tal vez, perhaps
acaso
la litigación, el litigio
lawsuit
la malversación
embezzlement, improper use of funds
cabal (adj.)
- upright, honest (honrado)
- exact (exacto); complete (completo)
trash, rubbish
la pacotilla
acaso
quizas, tal vez, perhaps
inclination, disposition, nature
la índole
el retoño
sprout, offshoot, scion
famine
la hambruna
librar
to liberate, free, rescue
clausurar
to close down, to gag
lawsuit
la litigación, el litigio
transient, passer-by
el/la transeúnte
así como
as well as
to dispense with, put aside
prescindir
entrometerse
to meddle, to interfere
accident, misfortune
el percance
- upright, honest (honrado)
- exact (exacto); complete (completo)
cabal (adj.)
to take down, to take off the hook
descolgar
lightness, frivolity
lewdness
la liviandad
engatusar
to coax, wheedle, cajole
to bear, put up with
aguantar
soportar
achievement, attainment, realization (de un deseo)
la consecución
to encourage
alentar
to man, supply with men
tripular
to commend, praise, extol
encomiar
rastrear
to track, trail
saquear
to sack, plunder, pillage
advance payment
el anticipo
beginning with, from
a partir de
hubris
el orgullo desmesurado
entregar
to deliver, convey
el mujeriego
womanizer
to endow, outfit
dotar
to sponsor, support
auspiciar
el escolta
guard, convoy, escort
to sack, plunder, pillage
saquear
la plática
chat, discourse, talk
renovar
to renovate, to renew
anxiety
el desvelo
to meddle, interfere
entrometerse
derrotar
to rout, defeat
to banish, exile
desterrar
achacar
to blame
inquietar
To disquiet, to trouble, to disturb
el pozo
well
obstacle, impediment
el óbice
el desvelo
anxiety
to blame
achacar
suitable
idóneo, -a
anhelar
to desire, yearn for
professor
el catedrático
abastacer
to supply, provide, stock
to raise the price
encarecer
arrojar el guante
to throw down the gauntlet
abierto de par en par
wide open
to blush
ruborizarse
el orgullo desmesurado
hubris
el catedrático
professor
chat, discourse, talk
la plática
reluctantly, grudgingly
a regañadientes
la añagaza
decoy, lure, bait
caber
to fit in, accommodate
to meddle, to interfere
entrometerse
to track, trail
rastrear
la índole
inclination, disposition, nature
agenciar
to negotiate;
to arrange, work out
ostrich
el avestruz
omission
la elisión
to excite, thrill, stir
emocionar
in charge of
a cargo de
tripular
to man, supply with men
auspiciar
to sponsor, support
unscrupulous, immoral
desaprensivo, -a
to become bitter
amargarse
el auge
boom
atropellar
to knock down, to run over
