Max Aub Flashcards

Laberinto magico

1
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Renuente

A

N. Rebel

Adj. Reluctant

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2
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estamento

A

class stratum

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3
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constatacion

A

verification

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4
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algaradas

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turmoil/rukus

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5
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zaguan

A

hallway

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6
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Hacinamiento

A

overcrowding

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7
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Epigono

A

tbc

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8
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Abrevar el ganado

A

dar de beber

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9
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tartaja

A

tongue tied/stammerer

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10
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quedar a dos velas

A

be broke

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11
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entre ceja y ceja

A

have eye on/ be focusses

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12
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mas chulo que un ocho

A

be a show off/presumido/pavo

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13
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embrollo

A

tangle, confusion, muddle, ruse

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14
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timorata timorous/ prudish

A

timorous/ prudish

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15
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lustroso

A

healthy/shiny/rude health

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16
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escurrir el bulto

A

swerve avoid

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17
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Leonino/a

A

Onerous

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18
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Esquiroles

A

Scabs strike breakers

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19
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Paladin

A

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20
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TriquiNuelos

A

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21
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Singladura

A

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22
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Atizar

A

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23
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corinto zapatos

A

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24
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recia voz displicente

A

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25
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conminuta fractura

A

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26
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En abril las aquas mil

A

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27
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traca

A

firecracker string

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28
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tener visos de

A

seems, smacks of falsehoods, etc

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29
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obstar

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stop impede be an obstacle to

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30
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arenga

A

harangue

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31
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acrecentar

A

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32
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seria acaso demasiado tarde

A

might be too late

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33
Q

esquela mortuoria

A

death notice

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34
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contraproducente

A

counterproductive

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35
Q

tEtrico

A

muy serio, triste, melancolico

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36
Q

en ciernes

A

budding

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37
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se armo la marimorena

A

to kick off a fight fuss row

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38
Q

despiadada

A

heartless

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39
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mole

A

something massive - heavy

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40
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despiadada

A

heartless ruthless

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41
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inopinado

A

unexpected

42
Q

casquillos

A

shell casing

43
Q

reír acasquilloquitado

A

uncontrolled laughing

44
Q

reír acasquilloquitado

A

uncontrolled laughing

45
Q

no tener ni arte ni parte

A

to have nothing to do with

46
Q

lenidad

A

leniecy forebearance

47
Q

juramentar

A

take an oath, swear in

48
Q

conato

A

attempted conato atentado

49
Q

aconteceres

A

events

50
Q

granjearse

A

accumulate make (enemies)

51
Q

ganar el barlovento

A

get the upper hand over

52
Q

luengo

A

large many luengos anos

53
Q

despotricar

A

speak openly usually against critisizing

54
Q

bonancible

A

of the sea, tranquil, calm, serene

55
Q

jerarca

A

hierarch, leader, high-ranking person

56
Q

menear

A

sway shake side to side

57
Q

tergiversar

A

distort twist usually of speech

58
Q

ser (algo) coser y cantar

A

to be easy straightforward be a piece of cake

59
Q

aguijoneado

A

spurred on goaded

60
Q

adusta

A

gloomy, austero, intractable, sullen

61
Q

aserto

A

assertion

62
Q

zapador

A

sapper

63
Q

labor de zapa

A

subterfuge? check dictionary

64
Q

iracundo

A

upset pissed off angry

65
Q

guerrera

A

dress uniform

66
Q

tUmulo

A

raised funerary platform

67
Q

coartar

A

to check as in hold back restrain from growing

68
Q

infausta

A

fateful, sad, ill-fated

69
Q

cacareado

A

much trumpeted vaunted talked about

70
Q

demudado

A

distorted face, turn pale

71
Q

infidente

A

unfaithful

72
Q

encono

A

rancour, spite, animosity

73
Q

sustraerse a la muerte

A

escape avoid death

74
Q

cantero (occupation)

A

stonemason, quarryman, heel of the bread

75
Q

ejecutar por garrote vil

A

garrote vile

76
Q

infundiO sospechas

A

to fill with, arouse suspicians

77
Q

el sereno del cementerio

A

. night watchman?

78
Q

hilacha

A

loose thread

79
Q

al rayar el dia

A

at the break of day

80
Q

cubrir las apariencias

A

cover appearances

81
Q

el botones de la casa

A

bellboy

82
Q

diparar por la boca

A

shoot your mouth off?

83
Q

cargar las tintas

A

lay it on thick

84
Q

ajamiento

A

disfiguration deformity

85
Q

de la misma calaNa

A

of the same ilk

86
Q

rezar un responso

A

speak at service or responsory formally say a few words at funeral mass/service

87
Q

tUpida red de contactos

A

dense, thick, extensive

88
Q

execracion

A

execration, condemn curse with religioius authority condemnation strongly put

89
Q

gualdo/a

A

amarillo

90
Q

arriar

A

drop / lower a flag or sails on a sailboat

91
Q

catilinaria

A

outburst of criticism

92
Q

en globo

A

sin detallar unfounded all in all

93
Q

onomAstica

A

dia onomastica - saints day

94
Q

fehaciente

A

irrafutable, reliable

95
Q

correajes

A

equipment belts for military, harness for horses

96
Q

incoado

A

opened initiated proceedings processes de incoar

97
Q

aun

A

hasta o incluso

98
Q

yugular

A

nip in the bud, break off

99
Q

a la buena de dios

A

As god wills, carelessly, randomly

100
Q

La venia

A

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101
Q

Tener a bien

A

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