DOF 3 Flashcards

1
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Respite

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Respiro/ Plazo/ Prorroga

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2
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Outlaws

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Forajidos/ Excluded from the benefit or protection of law

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3
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Scroundels

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Sinverguenzas

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4
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Troupe

A

Compania/ Grupo

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5
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Pantomime

A

Roman dramatic performance/ Conveyance of a story by bodily and gesticulation movements

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6
Q

Stagnant

A

Estancado

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7
Q

Clad

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Clothed/ Consisting of outerlayers of metal bounded to a core= BLINDADO

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8
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Armor

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Armadura/ Blindaje

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9
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Duly

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Debidamente/ Puntualmente/ Promptly
The ceremony duly began at midnight
La ceremonia comenzo debidamente a medianoche

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10
Q

Whinnying

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Relinchando/

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11
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Atavistic

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Recurrence/ reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity.
He was a magnificent atavism, a man so purely primitive that he lacked moral nature

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12
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casks

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Barrel shaped vessel

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13
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strike off

A

Cortar

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14
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defy

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Desafiar

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15
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blunderbusses

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Trabucos/ Firearm with short barrel (canon corto) and flaring muzzle ( boca ensanchada)

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16
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Alacrity

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Prontitud/ Diligencia= Prompteness in response/ Cheerful readiness

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17
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usurers

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usureros= One that lends money at exorbitant rate

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18
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sans

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Sin= Without

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19
Q

whatever else

A

Cualquier otra cosa

20
Q

rousing

A

conmovedor/ stirring/ electrifying

21
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bawdy

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Humorously indecent/ Obscene

22
Q

ply

A

to use/ layer/ twits together/ bias

23
Q

grumbles

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grunidos/ mutter in discontent

24
Q

checked suit

A

traje a cuadros

25
Q

Jarring

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Discorde/ Adverso/ Opuesto= Discordant surprise

26
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protruded

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sobresalio (acento o)

27
Q

Straits

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Estrecheces= narrow space/ diffuculty/

28
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Dreary

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Triste/ monotono= discoragement/ doesn’t provide cheer, comfort, or interest

29
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maecenas

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mecenas= Generous patron

30
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crackpot

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chiflado/ excentrico= wildly foolish notions

31
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Dogged

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Obstinado/ terco= marked by stubborn determination

32
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lifeline

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cuerda a la salida/ ayuda/ mano amiga.

33
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idyllic

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Idilico= pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity

34
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foremost

A

Principal

35
Q

halt

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Detener= To cease marching or jorneying

36
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Idleness

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Ociosidad/ Vain/ Nugatory (triviality)/ Inactive/

37
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besmirched

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Manchado= To cause harm or damage to the purity, luster (lustre), or beauty

38
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gouging

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Ranurado= Overcharge/ Soak/ Sting (picadura)

39
Q

to make sport with them

A

divertirse con ellas

40
Q

Tinctures

A

Tinturas

41
Q

enliven

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Animar= To give life or spirit

42
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gowned

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Vestido= Dress

43
Q

peepholes

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Mirillas= Hole

44
Q

slit

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Abertura= A long narrow cut

45
Q

lard

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Manteca de cerdo= Semisolid fat from pork fat

46
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stifle

A

Sofocar= To withold from circulation or expression

47
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wafted

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