GarciaMarquez-Colera-pp142-153 Flashcards by Scott Otteman | Brainscape

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anegarse

A

to be flooded

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goleta

A

schooner

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guacal

A

wooden crate; carcass

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vega

A

meadow; fertile plain

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liendre

A

nit

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panetela

A

long cigar; sponge cake (Cuba)

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salteador

A

highwayman; highway robber

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forro

A

lining; upholstery

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tugurio

A

hovel, shack; cheap bar

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rabino

A

rabbi

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enternecedor

A

touching

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aldaba

A

door knocker

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pargo

A

porgy; sea bream

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afilador

A

knife grinder; knife sharpener; sharpening (adj.)

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gaceta

A

gazette; newspaper

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lebrillo

A

basin; earthenware bowl

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espliego

A

lavender

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vedado

A

prohibited; reserved

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anisado

A

aniseed-flavored drink

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resuello

A

panting; heavy breathing

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estibador

A

stevedore

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apolillado

A

moth-eaten; antiquated

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escondrijo

A

hiding place

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misa de gallo

A

Midnight mass

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ceñirse

A

to don; to stick to

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armazón

A

frame

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miriñaque

A

hoop skirt

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alazán

A

sorrel (color); chestnut (color or horse)

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estribo

A

stirrup

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cubilete

A

top hat; mold

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raso

A

satin

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jerigonza

A

gibberish

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suplicio

A

torture; nightmare; ordeal

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botín

A

ankle boot

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oropéndola

A

golden oriole

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alcurnia

A

lineage

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sosiego

A

calm, tranquility

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manigua

A

scrubland; countryside

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forrado

A

lined

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estepario/a

A

steppe

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sobretodo

A

overcoat

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páramo

A

moor

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aprestos

A

preparations; stiffness

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hechizo

A

spell

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medrar

A

to prosper; to grow

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calado

A

draft; water depth; soaked (adj.)