GarciaMarquez-Cólera-pp199-225 Flashcards by Scott Otteman | Brainscape

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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

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half-light

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luneta

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windshield; orchestra; stall

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ojal

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buttonhole

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solapa

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lapel; flap

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anhelo

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desire, longing

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mampara

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screen; partition

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quilate

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carat

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afónico/a

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voiceless; hoarse

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indigesto/a

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indigestible

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peineta

A

ornamental comb

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estoperol

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brass tack; frying pan; wick

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lunar

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mole; polka dog

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turbar; turbarse

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

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desposar

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to marry

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succionar

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to suck; to draw out

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ristra

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string (of sausages, of events)

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infidencia

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breath of trust; act of disloyalty

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marsopa

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porpoise

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embotar

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to dull

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garra

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claw; talon

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retozar

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to frolic, romp

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urdir

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to warp; to plot

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cromo

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trading card; chrome

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acezar

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to puff

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inclemencia

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harshness; cruelty

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adivino/ adivina

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fortune-teller

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feraz

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fertile; fecund

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esquivar

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to dodge; to avoid

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enternecer

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to soften up; to move emotionally

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presagio

A

omen; portent

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reverdecido/a

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revived; revitalized

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albedrío

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free will; will

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embarrado/a

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muddy

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engañifa

A

trick; swindle

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ocio

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leisure time; spare time

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reparador/ reparadora

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restorative

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amortajado/a

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shrouded

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contertulio

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fellow member; companion

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delfín

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dolphin; successor

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prensarse

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to press (pinch a finger)

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amapola

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poppy

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vahído

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dizzy spell; blackout

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clausura

A

cloisture

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la estirpe

A

stock; lineage