GarciaMarquez-Colera-pp142-153 Flashcards
1
Q
anegarse
A
to be flooded
2
Q
goleta
A
schooner
3
Q
guacal
A
wooden crate; carcass
4
Q
vega
A
meadow; fertile plain
5
Q
liendre
A
nit
6
Q
panetela
A
long cigar; sponge cake (Cuba)
7
Q
salteador
A
highwayman; highway robber
8
Q
forro
A
lining; upholstery
9
Q
tugurio
A
hovel, shack; cheap bar
10
Q
rabino
A
rabbi
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Q
enternecedor
A
touching
12
Q
aldaba
A
door knocker
13
Q
pargo
A
porgy; sea bream
14
Q
afilador
A
knife grinder; knife sharpener; sharpening (adj.)
15
Q
gaceta
A
gazette; newspaper
16
Q
lebrillo
A
basin; earthenware bowl
17
Q
espliego
A
lavender
18
Q
vedado
A
prohibited; reserved
19
Q
anisado
A
aniseed-flavored drink
20
Q
resuello
A
panting; heavy breathing
21
Q
estibador
A
stevedore
22
Q
apolillado
A
moth-eaten; antiquated
23
Q
escondrijo
A
hiding place
24
Q
misa de gallo
A
Midnight mass
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ceñirse
to don; to stick to
26
armazón
frame
27
miriñaque
hoop skirt
28
alazán
sorrel (color); chestnut (color or horse)
29
estribo
stirrup
30
cubilete
top hat; mold
31
raso
satin
32
jerigonza
gibberish
33
suplicio
torture; nightmare; ordeal
34
botín
ankle boot
35
oropéndola
golden oriole
36
alcurnia
lineage
37
sosiego
calm, tranquility
38
manigua
scrubland; countryside
39
forrado
lined
40
estepario/a
steppe
41
sobretodo
overcoat
42
páramo
moor
43
aprestos
preparations; stiffness
44
hechizo
spell
45
medrar
to prosper; to grow
46
calado
draft; water depth; soaked (adj.)
