La casa capítulo 14 Flashcards
1
Q
estaba encongida en la ocuridad
A
was cowering in the darkness
2
Q
encoger
A
shrink (but sometimes cower (in the darkness)
3
Q
tirón
A
pull, habían quitado de un tirón el papel engomado
4
Q
venda
A
bandage, blindfold, band!
5
Q
cuando la prevenía contra el peligro
A
when he warned her of the danger
6
Q
prevenir
A
prevent, warn, caution
7
Q
engañar
A
trick, cheat, delude, fool, bluff
8
Q
soportar
A
put up with, endure, bide
9
Q
tapiz de hojas
A
tapestry of leaves
10
Q
acantilado
A
cliff
11
Q
estallando en un fragor
A
bursting into a din
12
Q
maldad
A
evil, wickedness
13
Q
se propuso
A
he proposed
14
Q
tregua
A
truce, lull, letup
15
Q
manantial
A
a spring
16
Q
resorte
A
a (tension) spring that provides power.
17
Q
muelle
A
1)a dock 2)a spring
18
Q
herir
A
to wound
19
Q
pandemia
A
pandemic
20
Q
piltrafa
A
- thin flesh reduced to little more than the hair; 2. person of little physical or moral consistency; 3. discards or scraps
21
Q
engrillar
A
shackle
22
Q
asunto
A
matter, affair, thing
23
Q
penumbra
A
gloom
24
Q
escarcha
A
frost
25
frazada
blanket
26
clavelas
carnations
27
delantalas almidonadas
starched aprons
28
divagar
ramble, digress,
29
compadecer
sympathize
30
apurar
hurry
31
ovilla
ball of wool
32
rascarse
scratch
33
pulcro
neat
34
me da igual
i do not care,
35
respingo
start
36
respingar
jump, kick
37
la señora no atiende a los particulares
the lady does not attend to individuals
38
proveedores
providers, suppliers
39
azulejos
tiles
40
suerte de baratijas
lucky trinkets
41
moño
bun (on top)
42
rosco
circular thing with a hole in the middle (donut)
43
no pude tutearla como antes
I couldn't speak to her in the personal (tu) form like before
44
la copetencia
the competition
45
heno
hay
46
pesebre
manger, crib
47
forrado
lined
48
artilugio
contraption, gadget, gimmick, ruse, hickey, doodah (artifice?)
49
portaavione
aircraft carrier
50
fechoría
misdeed, villany
51
desprestigiar
discredit, smear, debunk
52
embuste
lie, hoax, fib, whopper
53
ir viento en popa
go strong, go splendidly
54
cumplí su encargo
I fulfilled your order.
