Costera Book (María Duenãs) 1 Flashcards
haste (3 words)
la prisa el apuro la premura
engender
engendrar
pure blooded , authentic
castizo-a
mezzanine, intermediate level (5 words)
la entreplanta el entrepiso el entresuelo el altillo el mezanine (AmL)
to plow through, plow, mark with lines
surcar
flash (3 nouns)/flashiness (3rd noun)
el destello el fogonazo el relubrón
brazier, warming pan, bedpan, campfire, heater
el brasero
the gasping, panting (2 nouns)
el jadeo / el resuelo
vintage, traditional character, sediment (in wine)
la solera
to watch, monitor, observe, keep an eye on
atisbar
to mark steps or stages
jalonar
the carriage, coach
el carruaje
lattice, grid, grating, framework (4 nouns)
el entramado el enrejado la cuadrícula la celosía (more specifically for a trellis, also jealousy)
(object) sharp, pointed, (pain) shocking, stabbing
punzante
to hitch together, connect, couple, yoke together
acoplar
the chore, task
el quehacer
(sewing) fastener, metal eye, loop
la presilla
(sewing) to whipstitch, to overcast
sobrehilar
(sewing) to attach two tissues together before sewing them together
hilvanar
the bulrush, cattail (5 words)
la enea, la anea la totora, la españada el junco
blabbermouth, gossip, talkative (5 nouns/adjectives)
parlachín-a, chismoso-a, cotilla (SP), boca floja (VE), lengua larga (MX)
to fish, slaughter, butcher, harvest, work
faenar
the task, job, chore, dirty trick
la faena
to mess up, bring disorder (4 verbs/phrases)
embarullar, desordenar, revolver, hacer lío
gyneceum (zone for women), female organs (botany
el gineceo
to hum (sing with closed lips) 2 verbs
tararear, canturrear
four-line stanza, verse in song or poetry
la copla
the mirage, illusion
el espejismo
the outskirts/suburbs
el extrarradio
to happen often, frequently repeated
menudear
to catch, grab hold of, tell off
apestillar
the shutter
la contraventana
liberally, generously, without fear of reprisal
a mansalva
close (relationship), dear, deep, fond
extrañable
to put against, put next to, bring over, bring closer
arrimar
the spyhole
la mirilla
painstaking, careful, carefully done, polished
esmerado-a
great care
el esmero
to start, to set off
emprender
tailor’s chalk, artisanal soap, soap-plant
el jaboncillo (de sastre)
floor tile, paving stone
la baldosa
the tobacconist
el estanco
the rearguard, the rear
la retaguardia
la entreplanta el entrepiso el entresuelo el altillo el mezanine (AmL)
mezzanine, intermediate level (5 words)
la presilla
(sewing) fastener, metal eye, loop
sobrehilar
(sewing) to whipstitch, to overcast
hilvanar
(sewing) to attach two tissues together before sewing them together
la enea, la anea la totora, la españada el junco
the bulrush, cattail (5 words)
el gineceo
gyneceum (zone for women), female organs (botany
el jaboncillo (de sastre)
tailor’s chalk, artisanal soap, soap-plant
la baldosa
floor tile, paving stone
la retaguardia
the rearguard, the rear
