Level 4 Reading Flashcards

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1
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to delight

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deleitar

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denouement, ending

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el desenlace

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grove (of trees)

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la arboleda

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el atraco

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mugging, hold-up

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jointly, together

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combinadamente

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el estruendo

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noise, din, clamor

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el parecido

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likeness

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la limosna

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alms, handout, charity

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vain, conceited

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engreído, -a

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el naufragio

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wreck, shipwreck

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rotundo, -a

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forthright, outright; round, rotund

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cocer

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to cook, boil, stew

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otrora

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formerly, previously

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el talante

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mood

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cabin, stand, box (smallish and somewhat impermanent structure)

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la garita

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ado, flurry

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la alharaca

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fateful, ominous

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fatídico, -a

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treason, betrayal

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la traición

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la traición

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treason, betrayal

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sophism, fallacious argument

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el sofisma

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la nitidez

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sharpness, clarity

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asechar

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to waylay, to ambush

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la arboleda

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grove (of trees)

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to waylay, to ambush

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asechar

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engreído, -a

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vain, conceited

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derrochar

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to throw away, waste

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el sofisma

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sophism, fallacious argument

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tracks

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las andadas

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29
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to grasp, clutch

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empuñar

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to hover, poise, sail, soar

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cernerse

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alborozarse

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to rejoice, delight, be happy

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empuñar

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to grasp, clutch

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33
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to fade away, to melt away

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esfumarse

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meekness, gentleness, calmness

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la mansedumbre

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la garita

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cabin, stand, box (smallish and somewhat impermanent structure)

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sintonizar

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to tune in

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37
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noise, fuss

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la bulla

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38
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el diapasón

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tuning fork

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39
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hairsplitting (quibbling)

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los sofismas

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-> to fall into, to lapse into; (incurrir en) to focus on; (insistir en) to have an impact on, to affect (influir en)

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incidir en

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41
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gibberish, babble

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la algarabía

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42
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to satiate

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saciar

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43
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leg pull, deception, mockery

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la tomadura de pelo

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to tune in

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sintonizar

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desenredar

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to untangle, extricate

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con antelación

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in advance

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ajilar

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to set out, begin a journey

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dolt, idiot, stupid person

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el lerdo

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el agravio

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wrong, grievance, affront

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tuning fork

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el diapasón

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desahogar

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to vent, relieve

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combinadamente

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jointly, together

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el antro

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dive, dump, joint, den

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54
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escenificar

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to stage

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55
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aposentarse

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alojarse

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56
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gemir

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to groan, moan, whimper

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57
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wrong, injustice

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el entuerto

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to glow, gleam, radiate, shine

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fulgir

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el fragor

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noise, clamor, crash, roar

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60
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patriotism

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el patrioterismo

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certero, -a

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certain, sure

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el entuerto

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wrong, injustice

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la polvareda

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dust cloud

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forthright, outright; round, rotund

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rotundo, -a

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65
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to desert, abandon, forsake

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desamparar

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66
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supeditar

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subordinate

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67
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la alharaca

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ado, flurry

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la bulla

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noise, fuss

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69
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press, push

apremiar a alguien para que haga algo

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apremiar

70
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to mug, rob

A

atracar

71
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jaded, weary

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hastiado, -a

72
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dive, dump, joint, den

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el antro

73
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el desenlace

A

denouement, ending

74
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subsanar

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to overcome; to rectify, repair, make up for

75
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la tomadura de pelo

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leg pull, deception, mockery

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el viraje

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turn, swerve, bend, curve

77
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el ídolo

A

idol

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el lerdo

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dolt, idiot, stupid person

79
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el liderazgo

A

leadership

80
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el reguero

A

trickle (rastro) (de sangre, agua); trail (de harina, arena)

81
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to rule, govern

A

regir

82
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likeness

A

el parecido

83
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desencadenar

A

to unchain, unfetter, unshackle

84
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to tear, to break

A

desgarrar

85
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to burst, blow up; to heckle; express disapproval or derision by making a hissing sound

A

reventar

86
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mournful, lugubrious

A

lúgubre

87
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el alarde

A

show, display; boast en un alarde de generosidad, me pagaron la cena

88
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formerly, previously

A

otrora

89
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idol

A

el ídolo

90
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la mansedumbre

A

meekness, gentleness, calmness

91
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wreck, shipwreck

A

el naufragio

92
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esfumarse

A

to fade away, to melt away

93
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el atrezzo

A

prop (stage, theater)

94
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to grind, mill, pound

A

moler

95
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reventar

A

to burst, blow up; to heckle; express disapproval or derision by making a hissing sound

96
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to flash, exhibit one’s genitals in public (Slang)

A

desenfundar

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to untangle, extricate

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desenredar

98
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to cook, boil, stew

A

cocer

99
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to stage

A

escenificar

100
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trickle (rastro) (de sangre, agua); trail (de harina, arena)

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el reguero

101
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turn, swerve, bend, curve

A

el viraje

102
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to throw away, waste

A

derrochar

103
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subordinate

A

supeditar

104
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to steal

A

hurtar

105
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wrong, grievance, affront

A

el agravio

106
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tenderness

A

la ternura

107
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noise, din, clamor

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el estruendo

108
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quijotesco, -a

A

quixotic (chivalrous, romantic, impractical, idealistic)

109
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atracar

A

to mug, rob

110
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buoyant

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boyante

111
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alms, handout, charity

A

la limosna

112
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el testigo

A

witness

113
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desenfundar

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to flash, exhibit one’s genitals in public (Slang)

114
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arrollar

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to roll up, sweep away; to overwhelm

115
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sharpness, clarity

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la nitidez

116
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prop (stage, theater)

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el atrezzo

117
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boyante

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buoyant

118
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dust cloud

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la polvareda

119
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to vaunt, boast, brag

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jactarse

120
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jactarse

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to vaunt, boast, brag

121
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el gozo

A

joy, enjoyment

122
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witness

A

el testigo

123
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show, display; boast en un alarde de generosidad, me pagaron la cena

A

el alarde

124
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la algarabía

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gibberish, babble

125
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quixotic (chivalrous, romantic, impractical, idealistic)

A

quijotesco, -a

126
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joy, enjoyment

A

el gozo

127
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hastiado, -a

A

jaded, weary

128
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el espectro

A

spectrum

129
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to set out, begin a journey

A

ajilar

130
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to groan, moan, whimper

A

gemir

131
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el forcejeo

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struggle, tussle

132
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desamparar

A

to desert, abandon, forsake

133
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desgarrar

A

to tear, to break

134
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pockmarked

A

acribillado, -a

135
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leadership

A

el liderazgo

136
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cernerse

A

to hover, poise, sail, soar

137
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struggle, tussle

A

el forcejeo

138
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alojarse

A

aposentarse

139
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farmhand

A

el labriego

140
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fulgir

A

to glow, gleam, radiate, shine

141
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mood

A

el talante

142
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spectrum

A

el espectro

143
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to grab, grasp

A

aferrar

144
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tantrum

A

el berrinche

145
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deleitar

A

to delight

146
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to unchain, unfetter, unshackle

A

desencadenar

147
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los sofismas

A

hairsplitting (quibbling)

148
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to roll up, sweep away; to overwhelm

A

arrollar

149
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certain, sure

A

certero, -a

150
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apremiar

A

press, push apremiar a alguien para que haga algo

151
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fatídico, -a

A

fateful, ominous

152
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in advance

A

con antelación

153
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hurtar

A

to steal

154
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mugging, hold-up

A

el atraco

155
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to overcome; to rectify, repair, make up for

A

subsanar

156
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aferrar

A

to grab, grasp

157
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moler

A

to grind, mill, pound

158
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to vent, relieve

A

desahogar

159
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el berrinche

A

tantrum

160
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lúgubre

A

mournful, lugubrious

161
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crossroads

A

la encrucijada

162
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la ternura

A

tenderness

163
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noise, clamor, crash, roar

A

el fragor

164
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el patrioterismo

A

patriotism

165
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la encrucijada

A

crossroads

166
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to rejoice, delight, be happy

A

alborozarse

167
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el labriego

A

farmhand

168
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incidir en

A

-> to fall into, to lapse into; (incurrir en) to focus on; (insistir en) to have an impact on, to affect (influir en)

169
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saciar

A

to satiate

170
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regir

A

to rule, govern

171
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acribillado, -a

A

pockmarked

172
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las andadas

A

tracks