La Sombra del Viento 7 Flashcards

1
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ignoto

A

unknown, obscure

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2
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el/la adalid

A

champion, leader

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3
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el/la pelagatos (keep s in singular)

A

nobody, unimportant person

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4
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manosear

A

to handle, to touch

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5
Q

el pergamino

A

parchment

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6
Q

musitar

A

to mumble, to mutter

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7
Q

cortés

A

polite, courteous

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8
Q

acechar

A

to stalk, to watch, to spy on

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9
Q

la índole

A

nature; kind, sort, type

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10
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decoroso

A

decent, decorous

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11
Q

el efebo

A

youth (literary)

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12
Q

el lumpen

A

underclass (n.)

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13
Q

el escepticismo

A

skepticism

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14
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el sucedáneo

A

substitute

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15
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garabatear

A

to scribble, to scrawl

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16
Q

pasmoso

A

astonishing, amazing

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17
Q

plasmar

A

to give expression to, to capture (i.e. in writing)

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18
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la sintaxis

A

syntax

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19
Q

accidentado

A

rough, uneven, rugged

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20
Q

el razonamiento

A

reasoning

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21
Q

en ciernes

A

budding (musician, writer, etc.)

22
Q

desvanecerse

A

to faint; to disperse/vanish/fade

23
Q

el artilugio

A

gadget, contraption

24
Q

el latón

A

brass

25
Q

lucir

A

to wear, to sport, to show off; to shine, to look; to show (progress)

26
Q

la derrota

A

defeat

27
Q

el anhelo

A

desire, longing

28
Q

degustar

A

to taste

29
Q

hábil

A

skillful, clever, competent

30
Q

meditabundo

A

pensive

31
Q

dilatar

A

to dilate, to expand, to prolong

32
Q

sorber

A

to sip

33
Q

sangrar

A

to bleed

34
Q

la trampa

A

trap, snare

35
Q

la mazmorra

A

dungeon

36
Q

la fosa

A

pit, ditch

37
Q

pegajoso

A

sticky; catchy (song); clingy (person)

38
Q

a lo mejor

A

maybe, perhaps, might

39
Q

las entrañas

A

entrails, bowels

40
Q

apurar

A

to finish off (food)

41
Q

inmutarse

A

to get upset, to bat an eyelid

42
Q

hacer caso

A

to take notice of (someone); to listen to (what someone says)

43
Q

retirar

A

to remove, to clear away

44
Q

el aliento

A

breath

45
Q

el empedrado

A

paving, pavement

46
Q

inerte

A

inert

47
Q

ámbar

A

amber

48
Q

la telaraña

A

spiderweb

49
Q

cojear

A

to limp, to hobble

50
Q

insinuarse

A

to emerge, to become apparent