Español Flashcards

1
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la guadaña

A

scythe

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2
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el hollín

A

soot

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3
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el picadero

A

riding school
bachelor pad, fuckpad (slang)

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4
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la caspa

A

dandruff

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5
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la hez

A

dregs, sediment
(derogatory) scum
(in the plural) excrement, dung

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6
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el ardid

A

plot, trick

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7
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el soplete

A

blowtorch, spray gun

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8
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la fregona

A

dishwasher (person); mop

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9
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escabullirse

A

to sneak out, slip away; to squirm

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10
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el tenderete

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stall, market stall, stand
convenience store
clotheshorse

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11
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(el) holgazán

A

loafing
loafer, lazybones; deadbeat, layabout

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12
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baldío

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barren, waste; lazy, idle

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13
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(el) yermo

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barren, deserted
wasteland

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14
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el ayo, aya

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person who takes care of children, tutor

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15
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escamar

A

to remove the scales from
to make distrustful
(colloquial) to frighten

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16
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chapurrear

A

to speak a smattering of

17
Q

el regazo

A

lap

18
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vaticinar

A

to predict

19
Q

(el) zalamero

A

flatterer, sweet talker, wheedler
smarmy, flattering, fawning, wheedling

20
Q

ralo

A

scarce, uncommon
sparse

21
Q

el torciopelo

A

velvet

22
Q

azuzar

A

to incite, to egg on

23
Q

el macuto

A

backpack, satchel

24
Q

cutre

A

(thing) of bad quality, poor
(place) shabby, seedy, cheesy
(person) stingy, small-minded, mean

25
Q

espabilar

A

to wake up, to buck someone up, to get a move on

26
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la pamela

A

wide-brimmed hat worn by women

27
Q

el betún

A

bitumen; shoe polish

28
Q

el penco

A

nag (weak horse)
buffoon

29
Q

el pienso

A

animal feed

30
Q

restregar

A

(transitive) to scour, rub hard, scrub
(transitive, colloquial, figuratively) to rub in (irritatingly make a point)

31
Q

en bragas

A

with one’s pants down

32
Q

bragas

A

panties (Spain)

33
Q

empalmarse

A

to get an erection

34
Q

el felpudo

A

doormat

35
Q

cutre

A

cheesy; seedy

36
Q

zopenco

A

slow, stupid

37
Q

tajante

A

emphatic, categorical