El Costal De Algodón Flashcards

1
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La parra

A

Climbing vine, grapevine

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2
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Despojar

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To strip (to take away; used with “de”)

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3
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Dar paso

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To give way

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4
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Rodeado de

A

Surrounded by

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5
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Desdoblar

A

To unfold

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6
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Costal

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Sack

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7
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Extender

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To spread out

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8
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Estirar

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To stretch

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9
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Reforzar

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Reinforce

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10
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Puntada

A

Stitch

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11
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Muslo

A

Thigh

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12
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Atar

A

To tie

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13
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Canguro

A

Kangaroo

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14
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Arrastrar

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To drag

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15
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Agachar

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To lower

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16
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Carcajada

A

Loud laugh

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17
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Estallar

A

To explode, to burst

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18
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Jamás

A

Never

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19
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Vientre

A

Belly

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20
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Sujetar

A

To hold

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21
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Colgado/a

A

Hanging

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22
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Escusado

A

Toilet

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23
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Gatear

A

To crawl

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24
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Acurrucar

A

To cuddle

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25
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Cabecera

A

Headboard

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26
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El golpeteo

A

Drumming

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27
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El tintineo

A

Jingling

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28
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Disgustar

A

To upset

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29
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Enrojecido/a

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Red, reddened

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30
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Hinchar

A

To inflate

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31
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Envolver

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To wrap

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32
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Ajustadamente

A

Tightly

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33
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Procurar

A

To make sure

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34
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Parrilla

A

Grill, burner

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35
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El aspanto

A

Fright, terror, horror (fear)
Terrible, awful (something unpleasant)
Ghost (phantom)(latin America)

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36
Q

Colilla

A

Cigarette butt

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37
Q

Claxon

A

Horn (automobile)

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38
Q

El bache

A

Pothole

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39
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Tortuga

A
Slow poke (colloquial)(slow person)
Turtle
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40
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Sendero

A

Path, trail, track (way)

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41
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Lodoso

A

Muddy

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42
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Entristecer

A

To make sad, to sadden (to distress)

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43
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Orillar

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To avoid, to get around, to skirt (to avoid)

To pull over (to move to one side)(Mexico)

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44
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La seña

A

Sign, signal (gesture)

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45
Q

Demás

A

Other (remaining)(adjective)

Hizo señas para que los demás se estacionaran detrás de él.
He motioned for the others to park behind him.

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46
Q

El recodo

A

Bend

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47
Q

Pupila

A

Pupil (anatomy)

48
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Encaminar

A

To direct, to guide (orient)

Encaminarse. To head for (to go towards)(used with “hacia”)

49
Q

Capullo

A

Bud (botany)

50
Q

Lastimar

A

To hurt

51
Q

El arañazo

A

Scratch

52
Q

La muñeca

A

Wrist

53
Q

La cáscara

A

Shell

54
Q

Cerciorarse

A

To make sure (to verify)

55
Q

Quedar

A

To be (to be located)

56
Q

Levantar

A

To raise, to lift

57
Q

La trasera

A

Rear, back

58
Q

Llevar

A

To take, carry

59
Q

Rozar

A

To brush against

60
Q

El sudor

A

Sweat, perspiration

61
Q

Atado/a

A

Tied

62
Q

Estar a cargo

A

To be in charge

63
Q

Orgullosamente

A

Proudly

64
Q

El aliento

A

Breath

Sin aliento. Out of breath

65
Q

Replicar

A

To reply, retort

66
Q

Ajustar

A

To adjust

67
Q

La báscula

A

Scales weighing machine

68
Q

Colgar

A

To hang

69
Q

Deletrear

A

To spell

70
Q

Burlón

A

Joker

Burlonamente. Teasingly.

71
Q

Mocoso

A

Brat, squirt, pipsqueak

72
Q

Encaminarse

A

To head toward, to head for

73
Q

La firmeza

A

Firmness (stability)

Conviction (strength)

74
Q

La tabla

A

Board

75
Q

Atravesar

Caminó en medio de una tabla atravesada

A

To cross, to go through (to go across)

To put across (to place)
He walked in the middle of a crossed board

76
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La lastimada

A

Wound, injury, lesion, bruise

77
Q

Lastimar

A

To hurt

78
Q

Ganar

A

To earn

79
Q

En los que

A mediados de noviembre los campos de algadón en los que trabajábamos ya se habían pizcado.

A

When (used to refer to time)
Where (used to refer to places)

By the middle of November the cotton fields where we had worked had been picked.

80
Q

Capullo

A

Bud (botany)

81
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Entre

A

Between

82
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Resuelto/a

A

Resolute, determined

83
Q

Demostrar

A

To demonstrate, to prove

84
Q

Congelado/a

A

Frozen, freezing (very cold)

Frostbitten (damaged by cold)

85
Q

A lo lejos

A

In the distance, far away

86
Q

Espeso/a

A

Thick, dense

87
Q

Pisar

A

To step on

88
Q

La llanta

A

Tire

89
Q

Arder

A

To burn

90
Q

Sugerir

A

To suggest

91
Q

Escoger

A

To choose

92
Q

Surco

A

Furrow

93
Q

Bolsillo

A

Pocket

94
Q

Apilar

A

To pile up

95
Q

La cuestión

En cuestión de segundos

A

Matter

Within seconds. Within a matter of seconds.

96
Q

Entumecer

Entumecerse

A

To numb (to cause numbness)

To go numb (to suffer numbness)

97
Q

Orinar

A

To urinate

98
Q

La cuchara

A

Spoon

99
Q

Chorro

A

Stream, jet (spurt)

100
Q

Frotar

Frotarse

A

To rub

To rub (to massage oneself)

101
Q

Al instante

A

Right away, instantly

102
Q

El ardor

A

Burning, burning sensation

103
Q

Rasguño

A

Scratch

104
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En cuanto

A

As soon as

105
Q

Enderezar

A

To straighten

106
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Merecer

A

To deserve

107
Q

A eso de

A

Around, at about

108
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Empapado/a

A

Soaked, drenched

109
Q

Masticar

A

To chew

110
Q

La jarra

A

Pitcher, jug

111
Q

Coger

A

To grab, to take, to get,

112
Q

Acabar de

A

Just (adverb)

113
Q

Deslizar

A

To slip

114
Q

El zumbido

A

Buzz

115
Q

Hervir

A

To boil

116
Q

El tapete

A

Rug

117
Q

El cuadro

A

Painting