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La casa de los espiritus Flashcards

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azuzar

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bait , incite to attack

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machucar

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hit, step on

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carajo

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lousy, fuck , dick , prick.

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fundos

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estate, large farm

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ablandarse

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soften, make bland

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mascullar

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mumble

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burradas

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nonsense, drivel

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labrar.

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to work materials like stone, wood, the earth.

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no le hacian mella

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

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riñones

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kidneys

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concupisencia

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lustfulness

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sin chistar

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without a word of complaint

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agachar

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bend, duck, crouch

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retozos

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gamboling, frolicking

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descarados

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brazen,shameless

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lombrices

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worms

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él era partidario

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he was partial to, a supporter of

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presentí que

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I had a feeling that. presage.

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hada, hada madrina

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fairy. fairy godmother

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impávido

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impassive, undaunted, unperturbed

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Ajena (adj.)

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alien

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jarabe

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syrup

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inquilinos

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tenant, tenant farmer

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silabarios

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spelling books

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dotar, dotacion

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endow, endowment

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galpón

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slave quarters

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azotes

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lashes, whipping

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desamparo

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neglect, abandonment, helplessness

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sacudió la modorra

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shook out its sleepiness

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refregar

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scrub

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espolear

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spur on, stimulate

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despavorido (adj)

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terrified, petrified

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alameda

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tree lined grove. a walk, a mall,

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resoplido

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snort, puff

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ternero

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calf

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arar, arado,

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plow or scratch. a plow

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surco

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a scratch, or the furrow of a plow.

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zambullirse

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dive in

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fustigar

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to whip

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petimetre

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dandy, fop

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arraigado

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ingrained, deeply rooted

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rendido

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exhausted

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alba

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sunrise, dawn

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alborotar

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Disturb, make a racket

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mandón

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bossy

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difuntos

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deceased

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andurrial

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muddy track, godforsaken spot

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parturienta

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woman in labor, or has just given birth

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potreros

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field. In Chile: unused land, vacant lot

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revoltoso

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

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small farm or farmhouse

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caracol

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snail

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cuadrilla

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gang , group

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indemne

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Unharmed

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polilla

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moth

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braceros

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temporary farm worker

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flojo

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  1. loose, slack. 2. weak.
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sarnoso

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mangy, suffering from scabies

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asqueado

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disgusted

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zarrapastroso

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ragged. shabby, scruffy

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hoyo

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hole

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anidar

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to nest

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destartalado

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dilapidated, shabby

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lodazal

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Muddy, quagmire, morass

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desteñido

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faded.

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paraje

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spot, place

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barrizal

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quagmire

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lloriqueo

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whimpering, whining

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asperezas

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roughness, harshness,

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desmesurado

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vast, enormous, immeasurable

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tarambana

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

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dote

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dowry

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pulcro

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neat, tidy, immaculate

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amortajar

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to wrap in a shroud

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testarudo

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stubborn, pigheaded

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hediondo

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foul-smelling, stinky

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reguero

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trail, trickle

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mullir

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to plump up, fluff up

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fealdad

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ugliness

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bacinilla

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chamber pot

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hundir

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sink

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vida de anacoreta

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solitary life, recluse

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tieso

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stiff

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trancos

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strides

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gesto adusto

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grim gesture

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sombrío

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dark,somber, cheerless

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de reojo

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(looking) sideways

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altanaría

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arrogance, haughtiness

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lástima

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shame, pity

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en resumen

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in summary

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ternura

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kindness

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apremiantes

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pressing, urgent

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desprenderse

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break off, break away

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tosco

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crude, rough

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recinto

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enclosure

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achicar

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reduce

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celo

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zeal

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pésame

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condolences

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estrechamente

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tightly, or (to live) frugally

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acurrucarse

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curl up, snuggle

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estremecer

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shake, shiver

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desahogar

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give vent to

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empapado

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soaked, soggy, sodden

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remaches

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rivets

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fanfarrón

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loudmouth, show off

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apiadarse

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take pity

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delantal

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apron

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hurgar

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rummage, poke around

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áspero

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rough

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pómulos

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cheekbones

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arropar

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tuck in, wrap, protect

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postigos

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shutters

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esmirriado

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scrawny

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trastabillar

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stumble

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pesquisa

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inquiry

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reventar

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burst, pop,

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marfil

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ivory

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husmear

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sniff ( around)

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acosar

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bully

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acudir

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go, come, turn up, keep, vote,…

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acongohar (se )

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aggrieve, distress,upset

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rescoldo

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embers

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rescoldo de las brasas

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embers of the coals

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tibias

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lukewarm

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proeza

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feat, exploit

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nuca

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nape,back of the neck

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atisbar

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glimpse

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deslumbrar

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dazzle

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ocio

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leisure, idleness

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casucha

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hovel

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comensales

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diners

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mansedumbre

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meekness , gentleness

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flecos

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fringe

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agarrar

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grab hold of, grasp

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berrinche

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tantrum

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volcar

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knock over

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supurar

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ooze pus

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miramientos

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consideration

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atravesar

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to cross

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alicaído

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crestfallen, down in the dumps

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vahido

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dizzy, dizzy spell

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atiborrado

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crowded

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atinar

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to hit on, to find, . ascertain?

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féretro

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coffin

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sepelio

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burial

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contratiempo

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setback, hitch, mishap

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orfeón

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choral society

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aplazar

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postpone, delay

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atónito

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amazed, astonished, astounded

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150
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hacer su agosto

A

make a fortune, make a killing

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151
Q

helice

A

propeller. helix.

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152
Q

piezas sueltas

A

loose pieces

153
Q

aludir

A

allude

154
Q

nombre de pila

A

first name

155
Q

apremios

A

constraints

156
Q

bufete

A

lawyer’s office, law firm

157
Q

bartulos

A

gear

158
Q

inaudito

A

unheard, unheard of, unprecedented,

159
Q

tirón

A

a tug

160
Q

afañarse

A

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

161
Q

asco

A

disgust

162
Q

amasijo

A
  1. bread dough, 2. jumble, mishmash, hodgepodge
163
Q

gemir

A

moan

164
Q

acosar

A

to bully, harass, besiege, hound

165
Q

alambra

A

wire,

166
Q

pértiga

A

pole

167
Q

sostén

A

support

168
Q

batahola

A

pandemonium, din, ruckus, fracas

169
Q

lívido

A
  1. deathly pale, 2. livid. muy furioso
170
Q

filibustero

A
  1. filibuster 2. pirate, bucaneer
171
Q

verdugo

A

executioner

172
Q

cornudo

A

horned

173
Q

folletos

A

pamphlets, brochures

174
Q

Pizara , pizarita

A

blackboard

175
Q

tiznar

A

to blacken with soot or coal, smudge

176
Q

aparecidos

A

apparitions, ghosts

177
Q

hipo

A

hiccups

178
Q

albiñil

A

builder, bricklayer

179
Q

engorroso

A

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

180
Q

podar

A

prune

181
Q

a la deriva

A

adrift

182
Q

penurias

A

shortage, hardship

183
Q

serallo

A

harem

184
Q

vaticinar

A

foretell

185
Q

desplazar

A

displace

186
Q

travieso

A

naughty

187
Q

pitonisa

A

fortune teller

188
Q

rodandar

A

?

189
Q

estrépito

A

loud crash

190
Q

mimar

A

pamper, spoil

191
Q

albergar

A

to house, harbor

192
Q

lucir

A

shine. show off, sport, display, flaunt

193
Q

trepar

A

climb

194
Q

tantear

A

probe, try, 2. score , keep score

195
Q

patíbulo

A

scaffold

196
Q

arengar

A

harangue

197
Q

tosco

A

crude, rough

198
Q

ápice

A

apex, iota , scrap

199
Q

pantorillas

A

calves

200
Q

un estropicio

A

a mess

201
Q

estorbo

A

hindrance, nuisance, obstacle

un estorbo de pregoneros ambulantes

202
Q

pregonero

A

towncrier . one who inaguaretes an event

203
Q

resuello

A

wheeze, breathing

204
Q

tallado

A

carving

205
Q

desvencijado

A

rickety, ramshackle

206
Q

peldaños

A

steps, rungs, treads

207
Q

macetero

A

planter, flower pot holder

208
Q

loza

A

China , like plates

209
Q

estreñimiento

A

constipation

210
Q

podredumbre

A

rottenness , putrefaction

211
Q

viga

A

joist ,beam

212
Q

entrañas

A

guts, entrails. heart, core

213
Q

amoratadas

A

turning blue

214
Q

descomunales

A

huge

215
Q

caldo

A

soup, broth

216
Q

el escupo

A

the spit

217
Q

desperdicio

A

waste

218
Q

estallar

A

explode

219
Q

amendrentar

A

intimidate

220
Q

esmerado

A

careful, painstaking

221
Q

crespo

A

curly

222
Q

apretón de manos

A

grip. handshake

223
Q

paulatinamente

A

gradually

224
Q

duelo

A

grief,mourning

225
Q

argollas

A

wedding bands. hoops.

226
Q

pantagruélico

A

very abundant ,usually in food

227
Q

festín

A

banquet

228
Q

chabacanería

A

vulgarity. 2. junkyard.

229
Q

lúgubre

A

gloomy, dismal

230
Q

toldos

A

awnings

231
Q

enmarañar

A

tangle

232
Q

un codazo

A

a nudge

233
Q

regazo

A

lap

234
Q

trastorno

A

disorder, upset, disturbance, disruption

235
Q

surtidor

A

jet, pump

236
Q

desafinar

A

go out of tune, sing x x x,

237
Q

desahogar

A

vent, relieve

238
Q

apaciguar

A

pacify

239
Q

pormenores

A

details

240
Q

funesto

A

sad, terrible, disastrous

241
Q

bambolear

A

dangle, wobble, swing

242
Q

para colmo

A

to top it off

243
Q

pudor

A

modesty

244
Q

alborotar

A

disturb

245
Q

apuros

A

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

246
Q

agobiante

A

oppressive, overwhelming

247
Q

atiborrarse

A

gorge, cram full

248
Q

derrotar

A

defeat, beat, crush, rout, whip

249
Q

trastos

A

junk, paraphernalia

250
Q

moquillento

A

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

251
Q

husmear

A

sniff

252
Q

sorbar

A

sip

253
Q

embetunar

A

thrust, to tar

254
Q

mocos

A

snot, mucus

255
Q

clamar

A

clamor

256
Q

panzudo

A

paunchy

257
Q

desdichar

A

make miserable or unhappy.

258
Q

recelo

A

suspicion, mistrust.

recelar: fear or mistrust

259
Q

parranda

A

party,spree

260
Q

trigales

A

wheat fields

261
Q

afanes

A

toil,eagerness

262
Q

piojos

A

lice

263
Q

desentrañar

A

untangle

264
Q

consignas

A

slogans

265
Q

rejas

A

bars,grid,grill

266
Q

disgustar

A

miff,disgruntle

267
Q

zurra

A

currying, beating, thrashing, brawl.

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

268
Q

calzones

A

breeches

269
Q

pelele

A

dummy,doll,mannequin

270
Q

espantar

A

scare away

271
Q

lodazal

A

mud

272
Q

cataplazmas cataplasmas

A

poultices

273
Q

antropófago

A

cannibal

274
Q

sintío picor

A

felt itchy

275
Q

aturdido

A

stunned, fuddled, confused

276
Q

reptar

A

creep

277
Q

alaridos

A

howls, yells

278
Q

solapadamente

A

underhandedly,sneakily

279
Q

anhelos

A

yearnings,desires, cravings

280
Q

decantar

A

decant, pour out

281
Q

turbaciones

A

distubances

282
Q

rencores mezquinos

A

petty grudges

283
Q

chato

A

flat, pug nosed. flat like flavor, mood

284
Q

tersa

A

smooth

285
Q

delatar

A

betray, reveal

286
Q

ronroneo

A

purr

287
Q

rociar

A

spray

288
Q

brios

A

spirit

289
Q

cal

A

lime

290
Q

empequeñecido

A

dwarfed, belittled

291
Q

sacudir

A

shake,shake off, jolt, beat, sway

292
Q

aferrar

A

hang on, grapple

293
Q

mítines

A

rallies, meetings

294
Q

preñez

A

pregnancy

295
Q

ojerosa

A

haggard

296
Q

bambolear

A

wobble

297
Q

flaquear

A

waver,weaken

298
Q

desprenderse

A

break off, fall off

299
Q

altibajos

A

ups and downs

300
Q

adelantar

A

advance,overtake,pass,…

301
Q

vuelco

A

overturn, upset, spill,

302
Q

tapizar

A

cover with fabric, upholster

303
Q

alhaja

A

jewelry

304
Q

alumbramiento

A

delivery (birth)

305
Q

mellizos

A

fraternal twins

306
Q

manotazo

A

a seat, a blow with the hand.

307
Q

portazo

A

bang of a door

308
Q

tentar

A

tempt

309
Q

desarmar

A

disarm,disassemble,ship (away)

310
Q

ronco

A

hoarse

311
Q

estropajos

A

scouring pads, scrubbers,

312
Q

cochinda

A

filth, a filthy thing

313
Q

empeñar

A
  1. pawn-hock; 2. specify; 3. compel; 4. do some temporary action
314
Q

empeñarse

A

insist, compel

315
Q

apretado

A

tight,pressed, constrained

316
Q

sartal de palabrotas

A

string of curses

317
Q

de paso

A

on the way

318
Q

pezones

A

nipples

319
Q

agrietar

A

crack, crack open

320
Q

hastiada

A

jaded,weary

321
Q

mermar

A

deplete, decrease,abate

322
Q

matorrales

A

thickets,shrubbery

323
Q

gatear

A

crawl

324
Q

desbaratar

A

thwart,wreck,smash

325
Q

afanar

A
  1. steal, cheat, rob. 2. work hard at something with great desire 3. work bodily, like a day laborer U. t. c. prnl.
326
Q

vapuleo

A

banging, jolting, hitting

327
Q

comadrona

A

midwife

328
Q

engorrosa

A

nuisance,cumbersome,tricky

329
Q

sabuesos

A

hounds

330
Q

chisme

A

gossip,gadget

331
Q

desidia

A

laziness

332
Q

envejecer

A

grow old,age

333
Q

afán

A

eagerness

334
Q

trajinar

A
  1. Hauling or carrying goods from one place to another.; 2. Go from one place to another with any occupation or activity
335
Q

lidier

A

deal (with)

336
Q

desenmascarara

A

unmask

337
Q

rabillo de ojo

A

corner of the eye

338
Q

cenicero

A

ashtray

339
Q

exigente

A

demanding

340
Q

argüir

A

argue

341
Q

atrasada

A

overdue,belated, backward

342
Q

arrebatar

A

snatch,take,grab

343
Q

arrebato

A

rapture,fury,gust

344
Q

en vilo

A
  1. Without the necessary physical support or without stability.; 2. With indecision, restlessness and anxiety. (in suspense?)
345
Q

zarandar

A

shake,

346
Q

bata

A

robe

347
Q

atroz

A

atrocious

348
Q

estremecido

A

shuddered

349
Q

procurar

A

procure,attempt

350
Q

amodorrabas

A

sleepy

351
Q

marimacho

A

tomboy

352
Q

meretriz

A

prostitute

353
Q

encoger

A

shrink, shrivel, contract

354
Q

quiebra

A

bankruptcy

355
Q

famélicas

A

starving, famished

356
Q

limosna

A

alms

357
Q

mendiga

A

beggar

358
Q

abasto

A

supply

359
Q

tiritar

A

shiver

360
Q

lápida

A

stone, gravestone

361
Q

tripas

A

guts

362
Q

apiade

A

take pity

363
Q

demacrada

A

emaciated

La joven se veía pálida y demacrada.

364
Q

despachurrados

A

smashed

365
Q

estrafalario

A

bizarre,outlandish,eccentric,odd

366
Q

mecena

A

patron

367
Q

desafiar

A

challenge,defy

368
Q

zurras

A

spanking

369
Q

fusta

A

whip

370
Q

fundir

A
  1. melt a metal; 2. Shaping molten metal in molds
371
Q

mucoso

A

brat, punk

372
Q

hosco

A
  1. Frowning, rough and intractable (surly,sullen,morose); 2. Said of time, a place or an environment: Unwelcoming, unpleasant, threatening.; 3. a very dark color.
373
Q

roñoso

A

dirty,grimy,

374
Q

anhelo

A

yearning, longing

375
Q

duendes

A

elves

376
Q

sujetar

A

hold,secure,fasten, attach

377
Q

boñiga

A

dung

378
Q

bosta

A

dung

379
Q

refunfuñar

A

grumble

La Casa de los Espiritus (13 decks)

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