La Sombra del Viento 3 Flashcards

1
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el/la diletante

A

dilettante, amateur, dabbler

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2
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el margen

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margin

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3
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la pedantería

A

pedantry

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4
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desmerecer

A

to deteriorate, to lose value

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5
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el/la compinche

A

buddy, pal

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6
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la polilla

A

moth

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7
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predilecto

A

favorite

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8
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la fachada

A

facade, front

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9
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congelar

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to freeze

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10
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fundirse

A

to melt, to merge into

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11
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la efeméride

A

important occassion

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12
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envalentonar

A

to embolden, to encourage

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13
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el contertulio

A

companion

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14
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el mozalbete

A

lad

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15
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de reojo

A

askance, out of the corner of one’s eye

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16
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socarrón

A

sarcastic, snide

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17
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el retoño

A

sprout; kid

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18
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rugir

A

to bellow

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19
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arrastrar

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to drag

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20
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saborear

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to savor, to taste

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21
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el farandulero

A

charlatan, show business (also used as an adjective)

22
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la palabrería

A

idle talk

23
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arquear

A

to arch, to bend

24
Q

la ceja

A

eyebrow

25
Q

glacial

A

glacial, cold

26
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fruncir

A

to gather (sewing); to furrow (brow)

27
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el ceño

A

brow (i.e. forehead)

28
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lobuno

A

wolflike

29
Q

la venta

A

sale

30
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el billetero

A

wallet

31
Q

la codicia

A

greed, avarice

32
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airado

A

angry

33
Q

detenidamente

A

carefully, thoroughly, at length

34
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enfundar

A

to sheathe, to holster, to put away

35
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entrever

A

to make out, to see signs of

36
Q

el trato

A

deal

37
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aletargado

A

lethargic

38
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parafrasear

A

to paraphrase

39
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destilar

A

to distill; to ooze; to exude

40
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la oratoria

A

oratory

41
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aniquilar

A

to annihilate

42
Q

la mosca

A

fly (insect)

43
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el deleite

A

delight (n.)

44
Q

el latinajo

A

Latin word/expression

45
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desvanecer

A

to dispel, to dissipate, to fade

46
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el seudónimo

A

pseudonym

47
Q

velludo

A

hairy

48
Q

mujerona

A

big woman

49
Q

bizantino

A

Byzantine; oversubtle, hairsplitting

50
Q

la neblina

A

mist