Don Quijote - vocabulario Flashcards

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1
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Las aspas

A

blade (part of a propeller/of a fan for example)

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Enmendar (e to ie)

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(to ammend/to make right)

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3
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La venta/la posada/el albergue

A

road side house - hostel- motel

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4
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Ensillar

A

to saddle

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5
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Perder (e to ie) el juicio

A

to go crazy - literal/ to lose all judgement

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Acrecentar

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to increase (to make something be bigger in ammoutn, size, intensity, importance, etc.)

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Averiguar

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to find out/ascertain - to find out information by questions/seeking answers

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Quitar

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to take away/off (get rid of) like “quitar el polvo”

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9
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La insolencia

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Insolence - tratar a otro de forma descortés o sin respeto.

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10
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Atacar

A

to attack

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11
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La enemistad

A

the enmity (mutual hatred or ill will)- lo opuesto de amistad

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12
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El molino

A

wind mill

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13
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El pedazo

A

piece

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14
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Cobarde

A

coward

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15
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La semilla

A

seed

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16
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Procurar

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to procure/persuade - with effort to try and do something

17
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El asno

A

donkey

18
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La lanza

A

spear/lance

19
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El escudero

A

squire/ assitant to a knight

20
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El caballero

A

knight/gentleman

21
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Quitarles la vida

A

to take a life

22
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El madrugador

A

early riser

23
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Encomendarse (e to ie)

A

to entrust oneself to someone/something else

24
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Dar de espuelas

A

to give spurs (to make the horse go you tap him with spurs)

25
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Los agravios

A

The grievances -a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.

26
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La caballeriza

A

where the horses are/ stable

27
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Castigar

A

to punish

28
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Arremeter

A

to charge at