jíbara Flashcards

1
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tallo

A

stem:tallo espinoso

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2
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apretar

A

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
Q

arquear

A

bow, bend

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5
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descoyuntarse

A

to disjoint, take apart, descoyuntares tu faz

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6
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deleitar

A

to delight

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7
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agraz

A

unripe, disagreeable

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8
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manteca

A

butter

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9
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remendar

A

patch up

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10
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bien gastado

A

well spent, well worn

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11
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lema

A

motto, catchword, watchword

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12
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una joroba

A

a lump

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13
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costado

A

side, side stand, flank

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14
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alacranes

A

scorpians

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15
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travesaño

A

crossbar:el travesaño del mecedor

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16
Q

sobar

A

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
Q

haronear

A

being slow or lazy:haroneando detras

19
Q

cocotazo

A

flick, swat

20
Q

puyarse

A

sting, like a pricker stings the foot

21
Q

gateando por la maleza

A

crawling through the undergrowth

22
Q

escarbar

A
  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.
23
Q

migas

A

crumbs

24
Q

colar

A

to strain through, filter

25
Q

astillas

A

splinters

26
Q

los sobacos

A

the underarms

27
Q

berrear

A

bawl, bellow, howl, scream

28
Q

estregar

A

scrub

29
Q

vergüenza

A

shame

30
Q

picar

A

chop, sting, itch, nibble, prick, cut up, … 57 meanings!

31
Q

enseres

A

belongings, equipment,

32
Q

mullidas

A

fluffed, sus alas mullidas alrededor de sus huevos

33
Q

encarar

A

face, confront: mami me encar’o

34
Q

el batey

A

the yard

35
Q

arañar

A
  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.
36
Q

jalar

A

pull

37
Q

enternecer

A

soften, become tender,

38
Q

restregar

A

scrub: restregandose los ojos

39
Q

amarrar

A

tie, tie up.

40
Q

prender

A

turn on, catch, prender el fogon