Gabriel García Márquez Flashcards

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1
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maligna

A

evil

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2
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un preámbulo

A

introduction

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sin más preámbulos

A

without further ado

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4
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recobrar

A

to recover

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deleitable

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delightful

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una doncella

A

virgin

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lastimado

A

hurt

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impasible

A

unemotional

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encargarle algo a alguien

A

to entrust sb with smth

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10
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resabido

A

know-it-all

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11
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escudriñar

A

to scan

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12
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un alivio

A

relief

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¡qué alivio!

A

what a relief!

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14
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insólito

A

unusual

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15
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una acera

A

sidewalk

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proponer

A

to suggest

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una bodega

A

winery

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18
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un muelle

A

pier

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fluvial

A

river (follows a noun, i.e. puerto fluvial)

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20
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una penumbra

A

semi-darkness

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21
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ardiente

A

burning

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22
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subastar

A

to auction

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23
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sostenerse

A

support oneself

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24
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sin desmayos

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tirelessly

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25
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legar

A

to pass on

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un trueno

A

thunder

27
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un lienzo

A

linen

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escarmentar

A

to learn a lesson

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maligna

A

evil

30
Q

estorbar

A

to obstruct

31
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acudir

A

to arrive

32
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una lástima

A

pity

33
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un zarpazo

A

swipe (with a paw)

34
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esfumarse

A

to evaporate

35
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apenas

A

hardly

36
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advertir

A

to warn, to notice

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un sobresalto

A

fright

38
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fallar

A

to fail

39
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un borrador

A

draft

40
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estallar

A

to explode

41
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buque

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ship

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retrasar

A

to delay

43
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bramar

A

to roar

44
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un conjuro

A

spell, magic

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libertina

A

dissolute

46
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apremiante

A

pressing, urgent

47
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un recado

A

a message

48
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colgar

A

to hang

49
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un recodo

A

bend

50
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oprimido

A

oppressed

51
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tenía el corazón oprimido por la pena

A

his heart was heavy with sadness

52
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una ansiedad

A

anxiety

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un don

A

gift, talent

54
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una tisis

A

tuberculosis

55
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un amanecer

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dawn

56
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prever

A

to foresee

57
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una muchedumbre

A

a crowd

58
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ajeno

A

alien, foreign

59
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índole

A

character, nature

60
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un oficio

A

trade

61
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botar

A

to chuck, to ditch

62
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estar de parranda

A

to be out partying

63
Q

impune

A

unpunished