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Costera Book (María Duenãs) 1 Flashcards

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haste (3 words)

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la prisa el apuro la premura

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engender

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engendrar

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pure blooded , authentic

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castizo-a

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mezzanine, intermediate level (5 words)

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la entreplanta el entrepiso el entresuelo el altillo el mezanine (AmL)

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to plow through, plow, mark with lines

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surcar

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flash (3 nouns)/flashiness (3rd noun)

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el destello el fogonazo el relubrón

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brazier, warming pan, bedpan, campfire, heater

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el brasero

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the gasping, panting (2 nouns)

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el jadeo / el resuelo

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vintage, traditional character, sediment (in wine)

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la solera

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to watch, monitor, observe, keep an eye on

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atisbar

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to mark steps or stages

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jalonar

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the carriage, coach

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el carruaje

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lattice, grid, grating, framework (4 nouns)

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el entramado el enrejado la cuadrícula la celosía (more specifically for a trellis, also jealousy)

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(object) sharp, pointed, (pain) shocking, stabbing

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punzante

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to hitch together, connect, couple, yoke together

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acoplar

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the chore, task

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el quehacer

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(sewing) fastener, metal eye, loop

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la presilla

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(sewing) to whipstitch, to overcast

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sobrehilar

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(sewing) to attach two tissues together before sewing them together

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hilvanar

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the bulrush, cattail (5 words)

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la enea, la anea la totora, la españada el junco

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blabbermouth, gossip, talkative (5 nouns/adjectives)

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parlachín-a, chismoso-a, cotilla (SP), boca floja (VE), lengua larga (MX)

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to fish, slaughter, butcher, harvest, work

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faenar

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the task, job, chore, dirty trick

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la faena

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to mess up, bring disorder (4 verbs/phrases)

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embarullar, desordenar, revolver, hacer lío

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gyneceum (zone for women), female organs (botany
el gineceo
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to hum (sing with closed lips) 2 verbs
tararear, canturrear
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four-line stanza, verse in song or poetry
la copla
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the mirage, illusion
el espejismo
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the outskirts/suburbs
el extrarradio
30
to happen often, frequently repeated
menudear
31
to catch, grab hold of, tell off
apestillar
32
the shutter
la contraventana
33
liberally, generously, without fear of reprisal
a mansalva
34
close (relationship), dear, deep, fond
extrañable
35
to put against, put next to, bring over, bring closer
arrimar
36
the spyhole
la mirilla
37
painstaking, careful, carefully done, polished
esmerado-a
38
great care
el esmero
39
to start, to set off
emprender
40
tailor's chalk, artisanal soap, soap-plant
el jaboncillo (de sastre)
41
the minaret (two words)
el alminar el minarete
42
floor tile, paving stone
la baldosa
43
to wash, scrub, bother, pester
fregar
44
the comings and goings,
el trasiego
45
the path (3 words)
la senda la vereda el camino
46
the tobacconist
el estanco
47
the inopportune hour, time
la deshora
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the scheme, scheming
el trapicheo
49
to turn to, appeal to
recurrir a
50
the rearguard, the rear
la retaguardia
51
la prisa el apuro la premura
haste (3 words)
52
engendrar
engender
53
castizo-a
pure blooded , authentic
54
la entreplanta el entrepiso el entresuelo el altillo el mezanine (AmL)
mezzanine, intermediate level (5 words)
55
surcar
to plow through, plow, mark with lines
56
el destello el fogonazo el relubrón
flash (3 nouns)/flashiness (3rd noun)
57
el brasero
brazier, warming pan, bedpan, campfire, heater
58
el jadeo / el resuelo
the gasping, panting (2 nouns)
59
la solera
vintage, traditional character, sediment (in wine)
60
atisbar
to watch, monitor, observe, keep an eye on
61
jalonar
to mark steps or stages
62
el carruaje
the carriage, coach
63
el entramado el enrejado la cuadrícula la celosía (more specifically for a trellis, also jealousy)
lattice, grid, grating, framework (4 nouns)
64
punzante
(object) sharp, pointed, (pain) shocking, stabbing
65
acoplar
to hitch together, connect, couple, yoke together
66
el quehacer
the chore, task
67
la presilla
(sewing) fastener, metal eye, loop
68
sobrehilar
(sewing) to whipstitch, to overcast
69
hilvanar
(sewing) to attach two tissues together before sewing them together
70
la enea, la anea la totora, la españada el junco
the bulrush, cattail (5 words)
71
parlachín-a, chismoso-a, cotilla (SP), boca floja (VE), lengua larga (MX)
blabbermouth, gossip, talkative (5 nouns/adjectives)
72
faenar
to fish, slaughter, butcher, harvest, work
73
la faena
the task, job, chore, dirty trick
74
embarullar, desordenar, revolver, hacer lío
to mess up, bring disorder (4 verbs/phrases)
75
el gineceo
gyneceum (zone for women), female organs (botany
76
tararear, canturrear
to hum (sing with closed lips) 2 verbs
77
la copla
four-line stanza, verse in song or poetry
78
el espejismo
the mirage, illusion
79
el extrarradio
the outskirts/suburbs
80
menudear
to happen often, frequently repeated
81
apestillar
to catch, grab hold of, tell off
82
la contraventana
the shutter
83
a mansalva
liberally, generously, without fear of reprisal
84
extrañable
close (relationship), dear, deep, fond
85
arrimar
to put against, put next to, bring over, bring closer
86
la mirilla
the spyhole
87
esmerado-a
painstaking, careful, carefully done, polished
88
el esmero
great care
89
emprender
to start, to set off
90
el jaboncillo (de sastre)
tailor's chalk, artisanal soap, soap-plant
91
el alminar el minarete
the minaret (two words)
92
la baldosa
floor tile, paving stone
93
fregar
to wash, scrub, bother, pester
94
el trasiego
the comings and goings,
95
la senda la vereda el camino
the path (3 words)
96
el estanco
the tobacconist
97
la deshora
the inopportune hour, time
98
el trapicheo
the scheme, scheming
99
recurrir a
to turn to, appeal to
100
la retaguardia
the rearguard, the rear

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