jíbara Flashcards

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tallo

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stem:tallo espinoso

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2
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apretar

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tighten, press:tus dientes necesitan apretar

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3
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en cuanto

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as soon as:atac’abamos los palos en cuanto el peso arqueaba las ramas

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4
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arquear

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bow, bend

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5
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descoyuntarse

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to disjoint, take apart, descoyuntares tu faz

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6
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deleitar

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to delight

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7
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agraz

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unripe, disagreeable

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8
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manteca

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butter

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9
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remendar

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patch up

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10
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bien gastado

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well spent, well worn

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11
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lema

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motto, catchword, watchword

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12
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una joroba

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a lump

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13
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costado

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side, side stand, flank

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14
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alacranes

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scorpians

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15
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travesaño

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crossbar:el travesaño del mecedor

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16
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sobar

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knead, paw, rub (sobarse)

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17
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horquilla

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fork, yoke:la horquilla del martillo

18
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haronear

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being slow or lazy:haroneando detras

19
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cocotazo

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flick, swat

20
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puyarse

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sting, like a pricker stings the foot

21
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gateando por la maleza

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crawling through the undergrowth

22
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escarbar

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  1. scratch the earth like chickens, horses, dogs do; 2. scrape away from the surface of something; 3. inquire about something in order to figure it out.
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migas

24
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colar

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to strain through, filter

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astillas
splinters
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los sobacos
the underarms
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berrear
bawl, bellow, howl, scream
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estregar
scrub
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vergüenza
shame
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picar
chop, sting, itch, nibble, prick, cut up, ... 57 meanings!
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enseres
belongings, equipment,
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mullidas
fluffed, sus alas mullidas alrededor de sus huevos
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encarar
face, confront: mami me encar'o
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el batey
the yard
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arañar
1. scratching at the skin; 2. make scratches in slick things like a wall, metal, or glass; 3. To collect with great eagerness, in various parts and in small portions, what is necessary for some purpose.
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jalar
pull
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enternecer
soften, become tender,
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restregar
scrub: restregandose los ojos
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amarrar
tie, tie up.
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prender
turn on, catch, prender el fogon