Level 4 Reading Flashcards
to delight
deleitar
denouement, ending
el desenlace
grove (of trees)
la arboleda
el atraco
mugging, hold-up
jointly, together
combinadamente
el estruendo
noise, din, clamor
el parecido
likeness
la limosna
alms, handout, charity
vain, conceited
engreído, -a
el naufragio
wreck, shipwreck
rotundo, -a
forthright, outright; round, rotund
cocer
to cook, boil, stew
otrora
formerly, previously
el talante
mood
cabin, stand, box (smallish and somewhat impermanent structure)
la garita
ado, flurry
la alharaca
fateful, ominous
fatídico, -a
treason, betrayal
la traición
la traición
treason, betrayal
sophism, fallacious argument
el sofisma
la nitidez
sharpness, clarity
asechar
to waylay, to ambush
la arboleda
grove (of trees)
to waylay, to ambush
asechar
engreído, -a
vain, conceited
derrochar
to throw away, waste
el sofisma
sophism, fallacious argument
tracks
las andadas
to grasp, clutch
empuñar
to hover, poise, sail, soar
cernerse
alborozarse
to rejoice, delight, be happy
empuñar
to grasp, clutch
to fade away, to melt away
esfumarse
meekness, gentleness, calmness
la mansedumbre
la garita
cabin, stand, box (smallish and somewhat impermanent structure)
sintonizar
to tune in
noise, fuss
la bulla
el diapasón
tuning fork
hairsplitting (quibbling)
los sofismas
-> to fall into, to lapse into; (incurrir en) to focus on; (insistir en) to have an impact on, to affect (influir en)
incidir en
gibberish, babble
la algarabía
to satiate
saciar
leg pull, deception, mockery
la tomadura de pelo
to tune in
sintonizar
desenredar
to untangle, extricate
con antelación
in advance
ajilar
to set out, begin a journey
dolt, idiot, stupid person
el lerdo
el agravio
wrong, grievance, affront
tuning fork
el diapasón
desahogar
to vent, relieve
combinadamente
jointly, together
el antro
dive, dump, joint, den
escenificar
to stage
aposentarse
alojarse
gemir
to groan, moan, whimper
wrong, injustice
el entuerto
to glow, gleam, radiate, shine
fulgir
el fragor
noise, clamor, crash, roar
patriotism
el patrioterismo
certero, -a
certain, sure
el entuerto
wrong, injustice
la polvareda
dust cloud
forthright, outright; round, rotund
rotundo, -a
to desert, abandon, forsake
desamparar
supeditar
subordinate
la alharaca
ado, flurry
la bulla
noise, fuss
press, push
apremiar a alguien para que haga algo
apremiar
to mug, rob
atracar
jaded, weary
hastiado, -a
dive, dump, joint, den
el antro
el desenlace
denouement, ending
subsanar
to overcome; to rectify, repair, make up for
la tomadura de pelo
leg pull, deception, mockery
el viraje
turn, swerve, bend, curve
el ídolo
idol
el lerdo
dolt, idiot, stupid person
el liderazgo
leadership
el reguero
trickle (rastro) (de sangre, agua); trail (de harina, arena)
to rule, govern
regir
likeness
el parecido
desencadenar
to unchain, unfetter, unshackle
to tear, to break
desgarrar
to burst, blow up; to heckle; express disapproval or derision by making a hissing sound
reventar
mournful, lugubrious
lúgubre
el alarde
show, display; boast en un alarde de generosidad, me pagaron la cena
formerly, previously
otrora
idol
el ídolo
la mansedumbre
meekness, gentleness, calmness
wreck, shipwreck
el naufragio
esfumarse
to fade away, to melt away
el atrezzo
prop (stage, theater)
to grind, mill, pound
moler
reventar
to burst, blow up; to heckle; express disapproval or derision by making a hissing sound
to flash, exhibit one’s genitals in public (Slang)
desenfundar
to untangle, extricate
desenredar
to cook, boil, stew
cocer
to stage
escenificar
trickle (rastro) (de sangre, agua); trail (de harina, arena)
el reguero
turn, swerve, bend, curve
el viraje
to throw away, waste
derrochar
subordinate
supeditar
to steal
hurtar
wrong, grievance, affront
el agravio
tenderness
la ternura
noise, din, clamor
el estruendo
quijotesco, -a
quixotic (chivalrous, romantic, impractical, idealistic)
atracar
to mug, rob
buoyant
boyante
alms, handout, charity
la limosna
el testigo
witness
desenfundar
to flash, exhibit one’s genitals in public (Slang)
arrollar
to roll up, sweep away; to overwhelm
sharpness, clarity
la nitidez
prop (stage, theater)
el atrezzo
boyante
buoyant
dust cloud
la polvareda
to vaunt, boast, brag
jactarse
jactarse
to vaunt, boast, brag
el gozo
joy, enjoyment
witness
el testigo
show, display; boast en un alarde de generosidad, me pagaron la cena
el alarde
la algarabía
gibberish, babble
quixotic (chivalrous, romantic, impractical, idealistic)
quijotesco, -a
joy, enjoyment
el gozo
hastiado, -a
jaded, weary
el espectro
spectrum
to set out, begin a journey
ajilar
to groan, moan, whimper
gemir
el forcejeo
struggle, tussle
desamparar
to desert, abandon, forsake
desgarrar
to tear, to break
pockmarked
acribillado, -a
leadership
el liderazgo
cernerse
to hover, poise, sail, soar
struggle, tussle
el forcejeo
alojarse
aposentarse
farmhand
el labriego
fulgir
to glow, gleam, radiate, shine
mood
el talante
spectrum
el espectro
to grab, grasp
aferrar
tantrum
el berrinche
deleitar
to delight
to unchain, unfetter, unshackle
desencadenar
los sofismas
hairsplitting (quibbling)
to roll up, sweep away; to overwhelm
arrollar
certain, sure
certero, -a
apremiar
press, push apremiar a alguien para que haga algo
fatídico, -a
fateful, ominous
in advance
con antelación
hurtar
to steal
mugging, hold-up
el atraco
to overcome; to rectify, repair, make up for
subsanar
aferrar
to grab, grasp
moler
to grind, mill, pound
to vent, relieve
desahogar
el berrinche
tantrum
lúgubre
mournful, lugubrious
crossroads
la encrucijada
la ternura
tenderness
noise, clamor, crash, roar
el fragor
el patrioterismo
patriotism
la encrucijada
crossroads
to rejoice, delight, be happy
alborozarse
el labriego
farmhand
incidir en
-> to fall into, to lapse into; (incurrir en) to focus on; (insistir en) to have an impact on, to affect (influir en)
saciar
to satiate
regir
to rule, govern
acribillado, -a
pockmarked
las andadas
tracks
