Costera Book (María Dueñas) 4 Flashcards
the haze (light mist)
la calima
game of luck, belly, potbelly
la timba
to realize, notice (2 verb phrases)
percatarse de darse cuenta de
the button, switch
el botón
pending (adj.), earring (n-m), slope, ramp (n-f) same word
pendiente
unpolluted
impoluto-a
to pursue relentlessly, hound
acosar
to harass
acosarse
the cuddle, snuggle (two nouns)
el arrumaco el mimo
the packaging (act of packing) (2 nouns)
el empaque la colocación
the torrent (2 nouns)
el torrente el raudal
dazzling, blinding 2 adj
cegador-a (more literal) deslumbrante (more figurative)
the tear, pain
el desgarro
the nature (kind, type)
la calaña
they have a very bad nature
ellos tienen una muy mala calaña
being in a hurry
escopeteado
to wake up, liven up, pay attention (two verbs)
espabilar animar
clever, smart, sharp (5 adjs.)
listo-a ingenioso-a inteligente astuto-a espabilado-a
unequivocal, categorical, cutting
tajante
to clear throat, feel horse (three phrases/verbs)
aclararse la garganta/la voz carraspear
the species, breed, type, sort
la ralea
unsuspecting, unwary (2 adjs)
incauto-a desavisado-a (form)
despicable (both noun and adj)
canalla
to settle, resolve (a problem) annul (a contract)
dirimir
plain, simple, brief, skimpy
escueto-a
the Jewish quarter, the Jewry
la juderia
the unease, misgiving (5 nouns)
la ansiedad la inquietud la duda el recelo el desasosiego
sarcasm, irony
la sorna
to value, rate
tasar
to dig, to settle, to resolve
zanjar
the hump, humpback (2 nouns)
la chepa la joroba
to bulge, to take up space
abultar
bulky, swollen
abultado-a
the lapels, front of shirt, bosom, rack
la pechera
the racket, row, din
el jaleo
the riverbed, creek bed, irrigation ditch
el cauce
the way to go, path (fig)
el derrotero
the smuggler (2 nouns)
el/la contrabandista el/la matutero-a
the lie, tall tale
la patraña
famished, starving
famélico
