La Sombra del Viento 2 Flashcards

1
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boquiabierto

A

speechless, dumbstruck

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2
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salpicar

A

to splash, to pepper, to taint

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3
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la docena

A

dozen

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4
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el gremio

A

union, guild

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5
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la cofradía

A

brotherhood, guild, association

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6
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deambular

A

to wander

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7
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los entresijos

A

ins and outs, hidden details

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8
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el lomo

A

spine (of a book)

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9
Q

tentar

A

to feel (for something); to tempt

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10
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atisbar

A

to discern, to make out

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11
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la decena

A

set of ten

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12
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catalogar

A

to catalog, to classify as

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13
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el muro

A

wall

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14
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susurrar

A

to whisper, to murmur

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15
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destilar

A

to ooze, to drip, to exude (figurative)

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16
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hojear

A

to leaf through

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17
Q

el estante

A

shelf

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18
Q

hechicero

A

bewitching

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19
Q

descomponerse

A

to stop working; to decompose

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20
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escindirse

A

to split; to break away, to be divided

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21
Q

repiquetear

A

(of a bell) to ring/peal

22
Q

antojarse

A

to feel like; to have a craving for

23
Q

el túnel

A

tunnel

24
Q

el sortilegio

A

spell, charm

25
Q

el rumor

A

murmur, buzz; rumor

26
Q

el tejado

A

roof

27
Q

rendirse

A

to give up, to give in, to surrender

28
Q

el/la partícipe

A

participant

29
Q

el artilugio

A

gadget, contraption

30
Q

escaso

A

scarce, limited

31
Q

el dardo

A

dart

32
Q

el peonza

A

spinning top

33
Q

pertrechar

A

to provide, to supply, to equip

34
Q

la linterna

A

flashlight

35
Q

la brújula

A

compass

36
Q

denominarse

A

to be called

37
Q

célebre

A

famous

38
Q

hacerse con

A

to seize, to get hold of

39
Q

sonarle

A

to be/sound familiar

40
Q

aducir

A

to adduce, to put forward

41
Q

capitanear

A

to captain, to command, to lead

42
Q

la pipa

A

pipe

43
Q

desprender

A

to give off

44
Q

el efluvio

A

emanation

45
Q

el linaje

A

lineage

46
Q

parentesco

A

kinship

47
Q

pese a

A

in spite of, despite

48
Q

decimonónico

A

nineteenth-century

49
Q

turbio

A

murky, shady, blurred

50
Q

forrado

A

loaded, rich (colloquial)