La Sombra del Viento 3 Flashcards
el/la diletante
dilettante, amateur, dabbler
el margen
margin
la pedantería
pedantry
desmerecer
to deteriorate, to lose value
el/la compinche
buddy, pal
la polilla
moth
predilecto
favorite
la fachada
facade, front
congelar
to freeze
fundirse
to melt, to merge into
la efeméride
important occassion
envalentonar
to embolden, to encourage
el contertulio
companion
el mozalbete
lad
de reojo
askance, out of the corner of one’s eye
socarrón
sarcastic, snide
el retoño
sprout; kid
rugir
to bellow
arrastrar
to drag
saborear
to savor, to taste
el farandulero
charlatan, show business (also used as an adjective)
la palabrería
idle talk
arquear
to arch, to bend
la ceja
eyebrow
glacial
glacial, cold
fruncir
to gather (sewing); to furrow (brow)
el ceño
brow (i.e. forehead)
lobuno
wolflike
la venta
sale
el billetero
wallet
la codicia
greed, avarice
airado
angry
detenidamente
carefully, thoroughly, at length
enfundar
to sheathe, to holster, to put away
entrever
to make out, to see signs of
el trato
deal
aletargado
lethargic
parafrasear
to paraphrase
destilar
to distill; to ooze; to exude
la oratoria
oratory
aniquilar
to annihilate
la mosca
fly (insect)
el deleite
delight (n.)
el latinajo
Latin word/expression
desvanecer
to dispel, to dissipate, to fade
el seudónimo
pseudonym
velludo
hairy
mujerona
big woman
bizantino
Byzantine; oversubtle, hairsplitting
la neblina
mist
