La Corte de los Espejos - Capitulo 1 Flashcards

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Carecer

A

To lack

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Silbar

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To whistle

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Desafinar

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To sing out of tune

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Una mueca

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A grin

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Tararear

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To hum

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El perchero

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The rack ( like for coats)

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Los tirantes

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The suspenders

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Aguardar

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To wait

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Alineada

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Aligned

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Las herramientas

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The tools

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Tallar

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To shape

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La estanteri’a

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The shelf

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Devanarse los sesos

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To wrack the brains

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Alegre

A

Cheerful

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Alargar

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To extend (as in a hand)

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La pieza

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The piece

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Caminar a la pata coja

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To walk on one leg

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La estancia

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The residence (the place)

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La cadena

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The chain

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Arrancar

A

To tear something

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La campana

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The bell

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Que’ va, …

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That is, …

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Aprovechar

A

To take advantage of (a situation)

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Al azar

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At random

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Los listones

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The pallets (such as of wood)

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Deslizar

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To slide

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Los engranajes

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The gear (as in stuff)

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El duende

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The elf

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Rumiar

A

To ruminate

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Una cuchillada

A

A gash

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Un pun’etazo

A

A punch

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Nudillos en carne viva

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Raw knuckles

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La Escoria

A

Slag (from industry)

Scum (literal and figurative)

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Desdichado

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Unhappy

Unfortunate

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Desecho

A

Culled

Discarded

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La descendencia

A

The offspring

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Se lo ha buscado.

A

He has asked for it.

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El estie’rcol

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The manure

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Encajarse

A

To fit something in a space

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Fiel

A

Trustworthy

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Trabuco

A

Catapult

Blunderbuss

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El atuendo

A

The attire

The guise

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El ocaso

A

The sunset

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Soplar

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To blow (as in wind)

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Oscurecer

A

To darken

To obscure

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Escurridizos

A

Elusive

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Esconderse a conciencia

A

To hide thoroughly

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Ocultar

A

To hide or conceal something

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Ser menester

A

To be necessary

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El callejo’n

A

The alley

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Maloliente

A

Malodorous

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En sus cabales

A

Sane

Literally in his senses

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Vulgar

A

Crude

Mundane

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Las grietas

A

The cracks

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Las alcantarillas

A

The sewers

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Estancado

A

Stagnant

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Escasear

A

To be scarce

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Desten’ida

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Faded

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Descalzo

A

Barefoot

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Empapado

A

Soggy

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Abrazar

A

To embrace

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Las cloacas

A

The sewers

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Un mohi’n

A

A grimace