1. seditious, rowdy, unruly, rebellious 2. , naughty, intriguing; 3. has many twists and turns.

La casa de los espiritus Flashcards by Leo Tohill

azuzar

bait , incite to attack

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machucar

hit, step on

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carajo

lousy, fuck , dick , prick.

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fundos

estate, large farm

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ablandarse

soften, make bland

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mascullar

mumble

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burradas

nonsense, drivel

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labrar.

to work materials like stone, wood, the earth.

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no le hacian mella

they don’t make a nick. they don’t affect him.

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riñones

kidneys

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concupisencia

lustfulness

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sin chistar

without a word of complaint

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agachar

bend, duck, crouch

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retozos

gamboling, frolicking

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descarados

brazen,shameless

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lombrices

worms

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él era partidario

he was partial to, a supporter of

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presentí que

I had a feeling that. presage.

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hada, hada madrina

fairy. fairy godmother

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impávido

impassive, undaunted, unperturbed

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Ajena (adj.)

alien

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jarabe

syrup

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inquilinos

tenant, tenant farmer

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silabarios

spelling books

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dotar, dotacion

endow, endowment

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galpón

slave quarters

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azotes

lashes, whipping

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desamparo

neglect, abandonment, helplessness

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sacudió la modorra

shook out its sleepiness

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refregar

scrub

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espolear

spur on, stimulate

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despavorido (adj)

terrified, petrified

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alameda

tree lined grove. a walk, a mall,

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resoplido

snort, puff

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ternero

calf

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arar, arado,

plow or scratch. a plow

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surco

a scratch, or the furrow of a plow.

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zambullirse

dive in

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fustigar

to whip

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petimetre

dandy, fop

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arraigado

ingrained, deeply rooted

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rendido

exhausted

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alba

sunrise, dawn

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alborotar

Disturb, make a racket

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mandón

bossy

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difuntos

deceased

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andurrial

muddy track, godforsaken spot

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parturienta

woman in labor, or has just given birth

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potreros

field. In Chile: unused land, vacant lot

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revoltoso

seditious, rowdy, unruly, rebellious 2. , naughty, intriguing; 3. has many twists and turns.

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chacra

small farm or farmhouse

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caracol

snail

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cuadrilla

gang , group

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indemne

Unharmed

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polilla

moth

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braceros

temporary farm worker

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flojo

loose, slack. 2. weak.

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sarnoso

mangy, suffering from scabies

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asqueado

disgusted

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zarrapastroso

ragged. shabby, scruffy

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hoyo

hole

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anidar

to nest

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destartalado

dilapidated, shabby

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lodazal

Muddy, quagmire, morass

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desteñido

faded.

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paraje

spot, place

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barrizal

quagmire

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lloriqueo

whimpering, whining

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asperezas

roughness, harshness,

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desmesurado

vast, enormous, immeasurable

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tarambana

n’er do well, good-for-nothing, fly by night, madcap

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dote

dowry

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pulcro

neat, tidy, immaculate

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amortajar

to wrap in a shroud

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testarudo

stubborn, pigheaded

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hediondo

foul-smelling, stinky

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reguero

trail, trickle

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mullir

to plump up, fluff up

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fealdad

ugliness

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bacinilla

chamber pot

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hundir

sink

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vida de anacoreta

solitary life, recluse

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tieso

stiff

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trancos

strides

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gesto adusto

grim gesture

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sombrío

dark,somber, cheerless

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de reojo

(looking) sideways

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altanaría

arrogance, haughtiness

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lástima

shame, pity

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en resumen

in summary

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ternura

kindness

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apremiantes

pressing, urgent

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desprenderse

break off, break away

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tosco

crude, rough

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recinto

enclosure

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achicar

reduce

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celo

zeal

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pésame

condolences

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estrechamente

tightly, or (to live) frugally

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acurrucarse

curl up, snuggle

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estremecer

shake, shiver

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desahogar

give vent to

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empapado

soaked, soggy, sodden

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remaches

rivets

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fanfarrón

loudmouth, show off

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apiadarse

take pity

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delantal

apron

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hurgar

rummage, poke around

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áspero

rough

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pómulos

cheekbones

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arropar

tuck in, wrap, protect

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postigos

shutters

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esmirriado

scrawny

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trastabillar

stumble

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pesquisa

inquiry

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reventar

burst, pop,

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marfil

ivory

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husmear

sniff ( around)

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acosar

bully

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acudir

go, come, turn up, keep, vote,…

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acongohar (se )

aggrieve, distress,upset

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rescoldo

embers

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rescoldo de las brasas

embers of the coals

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tibias

lukewarm

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proeza

feat, exploit

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nuca

nape,back of the neck

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atisbar

glimpse

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deslumbrar

dazzle

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ocio

leisure, idleness

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casucha

hovel

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comensales

diners

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mansedumbre

meekness , gentleness

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flecos

fringe

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agarrar

grab hold of, grasp

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berrinche

tantrum

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volcar

knock over

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supurar

ooze pus

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miramientos

consideration

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atravesar

to cross

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alicaído

crestfallen, down in the dumps

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vahido

dizzy, dizzy spell

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atiborrado

crowded

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atinar

to hit on, to find, . ascertain?

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féretro

coffin

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sepelio

burial

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contratiempo

setback, hitch, mishap

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orfeón

choral society

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aplazar

postpone, delay

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atónito

amazed, astonished, astounded

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hacer su agosto

make a fortune, make a killing

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helice

propeller. helix.

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piezas sueltas

loose pieces

aludir

allude

nombre de pila

first name

apremios

constraints

bufete

lawyer’s office, law firm

bartulos

gear

inaudito

unheard, unheard of, unprecedented,

tirón

a tug

afañarse

strive, toil, drudge, work bodily, like a day laborer U. t. c. prnl.

asco

disgust

amasijo

bread dough, 2. jumble, mishmash, hodgepodge

gemir

moan

acosar

to bully, harass, besiege, hound

alambra

wire,

pértiga

pole

sostén

support

batahola

pandemonium, din, ruckus, fracas

lívido

deathly pale, 2. livid. muy furioso

filibustero

filibuster 2. pirate, bucaneer

verdugo

executioner

cornudo

horned

folletos

pamphlets, brochures

Pizara , pizarita

blackboard

tiznar

to blacken with soot or coal, smudge

aparecidos

apparitions, ghosts

hipo

hiccups

albiñil

builder, bricklayer

engorroso

cumbersome, tricky, complicated, thorny, tricky,awkward,

podar

prune

a la deriva

adrift

penurias

shortage, hardship

serallo

harem

vaticinar

foretell

desplazar

displace

travieso

naughty

pitonisa

fortune teller

rodandar

estrépito

loud crash

mimar

pamper, spoil

albergar

to house, harbor

lucir

shine. show off, sport, display, flaunt

trepar

climb

tantear

probe, try, 2. score , keep score

patíbulo

scaffold

arengar

harangue

tosco

crude, rough

ápice

apex, iota , scrap

pantorillas

calves

un estropicio

a mess

estorbo

hindrance, nuisance, obstacle

un estorbo de pregoneros ambulantes

pregonero

towncrier . one who inaguaretes an event

resuello

wheeze, breathing

tallado

carving

desvencijado

rickety, ramshackle

peldaños

steps, rungs, treads

macetero

planter, flower pot holder

loza

China , like plates

estreñimiento

constipation

podredumbre

rottenness , putrefaction

viga

joist ,beam

entrañas

guts, entrails. heart, core

amoratadas

turning blue

descomunales

huge

caldo

soup, broth

el escupo

the spit

desperdicio

waste

estallar

explode

amendrentar

intimidate

esmerado

careful, painstaking

crespo

curly

apretón de manos

grip. handshake

paulatinamente

gradually

duelo

grief,mourning

argollas

wedding bands. hoops.

pantagruélico

very abundant ,usually in food

festín

banquet

chabacanería

vulgarity. 2. junkyard.

lúgubre

gloomy, dismal

toldos

awnings

enmarañar

tangle

un codazo

a nudge

regazo

lap

trastorno

disorder, upset, disturbance, disruption

surtidor

jet, pump

desafinar

go out of tune, sing x x x,

desahogar

vent, relieve

apaciguar

pacify

pormenores

details

funesto

sad, terrible, disastrous

bambolear

dangle, wobble, swing

para colmo

to top it off

pudor

modesty

alborotar

disturb

apuros

trouble,problem,hurry, plight, hardship

Aprieto, conflicto, dificultad=Squeeze, conflict, difficulty.

Estrechez, escasez, penuria.=Narrowness, scarcity, hardship.

verb apurar=

1) Acabar o agotar
2) Extremar, llevar hasta el cabo
3) Averiguar o desentrañar la verdad ahincadamente o exponerla sin omisión.

…

7) Purificar algo separando lo impuro o extraño

agobiante

oppressive, overwhelming

atiborrarse

gorge, cram full

derrotar

defeat, beat, crush, rout, whip

trastos

junk, paraphernalia

moquillento

has a runny nose; is a little runt (snot nosed runt)

husmear

sniff

sorbar

sip

embetunar

thrust, to tar

mocos

snot, mucus

clamar

clamor

panzudo

paunchy

desdichar

make miserable or unhappy.

recelo

suspicion, mistrust.

recelar: fear or mistrust

parranda

party,spree

trigales

wheat fields

afanes

toil,eagerness

piojos

lice

desentrañar

untangle

consignas

slogans

rejas

bars,grid,grill

disgustar

miff,disgruntle

zurra

currying, beating, thrashing, brawl.

zurrar = to tan and dress leather; punish esp. with whips;

calzones

breeches

pelele

dummy,doll,mannequin

espantar

scare away

lodazal

mud

cataplazmas cataplasmas

poultices

antropófago

cannibal

sintío picor

felt itchy

aturdido

stunned, fuddled, confused

reptar

creep

alaridos

howls, yells

solapadamente

underhandedly,sneakily

anhelos

yearnings,desires, cravings

decantar

decant, pour out

turbaciones

distubances

rencores mezquinos

petty grudges

chato

flat, pug nosed. flat like flavor, mood

tersa

smooth

delatar

betray, reveal

ronroneo

purr

rociar

spray

brios

spirit

cal

lime

empequeñecido

dwarfed, belittled

sacudir

shake,shake off, jolt, beat, sway

aferrar

hang on, grapple

mítines

rallies, meetings

preñez

pregnancy

ojerosa

haggard

bambolear

wobble

flaquear

waver,weaken

desprenderse

break off, fall off

altibajos

ups and downs

adelantar

advance,overtake,pass,…

vuelco

overturn, upset, spill,

tapizar

cover with fabric, upholster

alhaja

jewelry

alumbramiento

delivery (birth)

mellizos

fraternal twins

manotazo

a seat, a blow with the hand.

portazo

bang of a door

tentar

tempt

desarmar

disarm,disassemble,ship (away)

ronco

hoarse

estropajos

scouring pads, scrubbers,

cochinda

filth, a filthy thing

empeñar

pawn-hock; 2. specify; 3. compel; 4. do some temporary action

empeñarse

insist, compel

apretado

tight,pressed, constrained

sartal de palabrotas

string of curses

de paso

on the way

pezones

nipples

agrietar

crack, crack open

hastiada

jaded,weary

mermar

deplete, decrease,abate

matorrales

thickets,shrubbery

gatear

crawl

desbaratar

thwart,wreck,smash

afanar

steal, cheat, rob. 2. work hard at something with great desire 3. work bodily, like a day laborer U. t. c. prnl.

vapuleo

banging, jolting, hitting

comadrona

midwife

engorrosa

nuisance,cumbersome,tricky

sabuesos

hounds

chisme

gossip,gadget

desidia

laziness

envejecer

grow old,age

afán

eagerness

trajinar

Hauling or carrying goods from one place to another.; 2. Go from one place to another with any occupation or activity

lidier

deal (with)

desenmascarara

unmask

rabillo de ojo

corner of the eye

cenicero

ashtray

exigente

demanding

argüir

argue

atrasada

overdue,belated, backward

arrebatar

snatch,take,grab

arrebato

rapture,fury,gust

en vilo

Without the necessary physical support or without stability.; 2. With indecision, restlessness and anxiety. (in suspense?)

zarandar

shake,

bata

robe

atroz

atrocious

estremecido

shuddered

procurar

procure,attempt

amodorrabas

sleepy

marimacho

tomboy

meretriz

prostitute

encoger

shrink, shrivel, contract

quiebra

bankruptcy

famélicas

starving, famished

limosna

alms

mendiga

beggar

abasto

supply

tiritar

shiver

lápida

stone, gravestone

tripas

guts

apiade

take pity

demacrada

emaciated

La joven se veía pálida y demacrada.

despachurrados

smashed

estrafalario

bizarre,outlandish,eccentric,odd

mecena

patron

desafiar

challenge,defy

zurras

spanking

fusta

whip

fundir

melt a metal; 2. Shaping molten metal in molds

mucoso

brat, punk

hosco

Frowning, rough and intractable (surly,sullen,morose); 2. Said of time, a place or an environment: Unwelcoming, unpleasant, threatening.; 3. a very dark color.

roñoso

dirty,grimy,

anhelo

yearning, longing

duendes

elves

sujetar

hold,secure,fasten, attach

boñiga

dung

bosta

dung

refunfuñar

grumble

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