GarciaMarquez-Cólera-pp199-225 Flashcards by Scott Otteman

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cisterna

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cistern; drinking water tank

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estreñimiento

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constipation

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logia

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lodge

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consagración

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devotion; consecration

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atracadero

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pier, dock

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tabique

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partition

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caño

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pipe; tube

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expendio

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sale

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pepa

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stone; pit

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arracadas

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pendant earrings

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encandilar

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to dazzle, amaze

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soterrado/a

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hidden; buried

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perrería

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dirty trick; pack of dogs

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misal

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missal - religious text

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ápice

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iota; tip, apex

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estival

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summer; summery

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acezante

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puffing; out of breath

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hálito

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breath; zephyr

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recóndito/a

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remote; hidden

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alcanfor

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camphor

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lidia

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bullfight; struggle

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al garete

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adrift

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galerna

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strong NW wind

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cofre

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chest; trunk

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penumbra

half-light

luneta

windshield; orchestra; stall

ojal

buttonhole

solapa

lapel; flap

anhelo

desire, longing

mampara

screen; partition

quilate

carat

afónico/a

voiceless; hoarse

indigesto/a

indigestible

peineta

ornamental comb

estoperol

brass tack; frying pan; wick

lunar

mole; polka dog

turbar; turbarse

to disturb, trouble, upset; to be disturbed or troubled

desposar

to marry

succionar

to suck; to draw out

ristra

string (of sausages, of events)

infidencia

breath of trust; act of disloyalty

marsopa

porpoise

embotar

to dull

garra

claw; talon

retozar

to frolic, romp

urdir

to warp; to plot

cromo

trading card; chrome

acezar

to puff

inclemencia

harshness; cruelty

adivino/ adivina

fortune-teller

feraz

fertile; fecund

esquivar

to dodge; to avoid

enternecer

to soften up; to move emotionally

presagio

omen; portent

reverdecido/a

revived; revitalized

albedrío

free will; will

embarrado/a

muddy

engañifa

trick; swindle

ocio

leisure time; spare time

reparador/ reparadora

restorative

amortajado/a

shrouded

contertulio

fellow member; companion

delfín

dolphin; successor

prensarse

to press (pinch a finger)

amapola

poppy

vahído

dizzy spell; blackout

clausura

cloisture

la estirpe

stock; lineage