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La casa capítulo 7 Flashcards

1
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la cara hinchada

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the swollen face

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obligarla a su hija a secundarla

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required her daughter to help her. back her up. support her.

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inconfundible

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unmistakable

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la hija se repusieran de las contusiones

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the daughter healed from the contusions

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Blanca vivía ajena de esas dudas

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Blanca lived without (apart from) those doubts.

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el jardin enmarañado

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the tangled garden

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desdentado

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toothless

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afirmar

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say, affirm, but also ‘un ingenioso mecanismo que la afirmaba a los molares’

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por lo tanto

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thus

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el séquito

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the entourage

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el carro había sido desarmado

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the car had been taken apart.

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pares y nones

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evens and odds

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tal como

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such as (such as they were, tal como eran)

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14
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se dispuso a gozar

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got ready to enjoy

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15
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rezongar

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grumble

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un muladar

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a midden, a dump for domestic waste, a pigsty

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estropicio y bulla

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mess and noise (fuss, boisterousness)

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un desatino

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a folly

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19
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planes descabellados

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wild plans (crazy, misbegotten)

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20
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hizo ensillar su caballo

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he saddled his horse

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21
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fifiriche acicalado

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high-voiced well groomed person (dandy). In Mex. fifiriche means gaunt

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22
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en vilo

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in suspense. or suspended, like ‘lo sacó de la confitería prácticamente en vilo’

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23
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desposar

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marry

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24
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la mejor forma de evitar un escándalo era saliéndole al encuentro con una boda

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… to meet him at the wedding?

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25
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inacabable

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endless

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despilfarro

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a waste, a squandering, an extravagence

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27
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pulseras y zarcillos

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bracelets and earrings ( tenrdrils ) earring also pendientes

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28
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escote

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neckline, cleavage

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29
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expresión alelada

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hazy expression

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30
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los de siempre

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the usual ones

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31
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endererzar

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straighten, straighten up

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32
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los atrasos del correo

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the arrears of the mail

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33
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gritos agudos

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high pitched screams (agudo:acute, penetrating, sharp, high, searing)

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34
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desenfundados

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unsheathed

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35
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llegaron con los palos desenfundados

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arrived with their sticks drawn

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36
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embarrando los alfombras con las botas

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muddying the carpets with their boots

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37
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hasta quedar bizco

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until squinting (cross-eyed)

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38
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los ampararon

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they protected them

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39
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amparar

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protect, shelter, harbor

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40
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truhán

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rogue

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41
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escoba

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broom

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42
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escobazos

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hits with a broom

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43
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tirar

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throw, pull, cast

44
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pollerara

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skirts (from pollo)

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dolor ajeno

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other’s pain

46
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puesto que

A

since, being as,

47
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un rebaño

A

a flock

48
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encarnar

A

embody

49
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el respaldo de

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the backing of

50
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chiflar

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1) hiss, whistle, 2)quickly drink alchohol, much more

51
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él hacía caso

A

he was listening (paid attention to?)

52
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él hacía caso omiso de

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ignored

53
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bonificación

A

bonus

54
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cicatrizar

A

scar

55
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cicatriza

A

healing

56
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atadito

A

little bundle

57
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rumiar

A

ruminate

58
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nefastas

A

disastrous

59
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tengo la coronazada de que no se va a elevar

A

I have the crown? that it will not rise. (the dirigible)

60
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abofetear

A

slap

61
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salchicha

A

sausage

62
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bajarian las ventas de su brebaje

A

sales of the brew (potion, beverage) would drop

63
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auspiciador

A

sponsor

64
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no estaba dispuesto a permitirlo

A

was not willing to permit it.

65
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emparedados

A

sandwiches

66
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bocadilla

A

sandwiches

67
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bocadillo

A

snack

68
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atadas

A

tied

69
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destripadero

A

gutter

70
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pasadero de gente

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people walk, (pasadero = passage)

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ella aflojaba su vigilencia

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she loosened up her vigilence

72
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vetusta

A

old, ancient

73
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tufillo

A

whiff

74
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una papada

A

a dewlap

75
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remilgos

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picky, squeamishness, primness

76
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desplegar

A

deploy

77
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brazos en jarra

A

arms akimbo

78
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extraviar

A

mislead, misdirect, lose, misplace

79
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extraviados

A

lost

80
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la palabra golpó a Pedro como un bofetón

A

the word hit Pedro like a slap

81
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una oleado de alivio sacudio a Nicolás

A

a wave of relief shook Nicolás

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sus sentimients dieron un brusco viraje

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his feelings took a sharp turn

83
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él tuvo que recurrir todo su tacto

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he had to draw on all his tact, draw on, appeal

84
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escabullir

A

sneak, reflexive sneak away

85
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desvalida

A

helpless

86
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embetunar

A

to tar (betún) (or thrust?)

87
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agobiar

A

overwhelm, burden, oppress

88
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con su manita enana

A

with his little hand (dwarf)

89
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tellurica

A

of the earth

90
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anaquel

A

shelf

91
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cimiento

A

foundation

92
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demacrada

A

emaciated

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atropelladamente

A

run over, helter-skelter

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ella no llevaba la cuenta

A

she didn’t keep count

95
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cobrar

A

charge, receive, collect

96
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estaba pálido como un sudario

A

was pale as a sheet (shround)

97
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sábana

A

sheet

98
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en vez de irse en pedazos por el desagüe

A

instead of leaving in pieces down the drain

99
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procedió a soltar los correas de Amanda

A

proceeded to undo Amandas straps

100
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melena

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mane

101
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el dolor atenzó su vientre

A

the pain pinched her belly

102
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pavoroso

A

dreadful

103
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hizo ademán de retirse

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he made to withdraw, ademán gesture

104
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ella mucho falta la hace

A

she really needs it

105
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él la retuvo de un hombro

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he held her by one shoulder (retener=hold back, keep, detain)

106
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no hacía ningun amago de visitarla

A

did not make any attempt to visit her (amagar=threaten)

107
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puesto que

A

since

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