La Sombra del Viento 2 Flashcards
boquiabierto
speechless, dumbstruck
salpicar
to splash, to pepper, to taint
la docena
dozen
el gremio
union, guild
la cofradía
brotherhood, guild, association
deambular
to wander
los entresijos
ins and outs, hidden details
el lomo
spine (of a book)
tentar
to feel (for something); to tempt
atisbar
to discern, to make out
la decena
set of ten
catalogar
to catalog, to classify as
el muro
wall
susurrar
to whisper, to murmur
destilar
to ooze, to drip, to exude (figurative)
hojear
to leaf through
el estante
shelf
hechicero
bewitching
descomponerse
to stop working; to decompose
escindirse
to split; to break away, to be divided
repiquetear
(of a bell) to ring/peal
antojarse
to feel like; to have a craving for
el túnel
tunnel
el sortilegio
spell, charm
el rumor
murmur, buzz; rumor
el tejado
roof
rendirse
to give up, to give in, to surrender
el/la partícipe
participant
el artilugio
gadget, contraption
escaso
scarce, limited
el dardo
dart
el peonza
spinning top
pertrechar
to provide, to supply, to equip
la linterna
flashlight
la brújula
compass
denominarse
to be called
célebre
famous
hacerse con
to seize, to get hold of
sonarle
to be/sound familiar
aducir
to adduce, to put forward
capitanear
to captain, to command, to lead
la pipa
pipe
desprender
to give off
el efluvio
emanation
el linaje
lineage
parentesco
kinship
pese a
in spite of, despite
decimonónico
nineteenth-century
turbio
murky, shady, blurred
forrado
loaded, rich (colloquial)
