MendezGuedez-LaOlaDetenida-pp77-142 Flashcards

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ronronear

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to purr

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moqueta

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wall-to-wall carpet

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entrañble

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intimate, close, dear; fond

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bracear

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to paddle

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chimbo/a

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fake; dud; lousy; cylinder

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loto

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lotus

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borra

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sediment; down; lees

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talla

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size

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pitido

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whistle; high-pitched beep or honk

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ajado/a

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worn, shabby, aged

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cobrizo/a

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coppery

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varices

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varicose veins

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fulgeración

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gleaming, flashing

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estambre

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worsted cloth; wool; stamen

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grumo; grumoso/a

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lump, clot; lumpy

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paladear

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to savor

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juerga

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binge, revelry

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verruga

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wart; pest

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papada

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double chin

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pringoso/a

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greasy

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alcabala

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checkpoint, roadblock; sales tax

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peo

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mess; fart

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clavija

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planta

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palm (of hand), sole (of foot)

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atasco
blockage; traffic jam
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meñique
pinkie
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zapar
to sap
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corazonada
hunch, feeling
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hebilla
buckle, clasp, berrette
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artilugio
gadget, contraption
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garabato
scribble, scrawl
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agobiarse
to be overwhelmed
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guacamaya
macaw
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arisco/a
unfriendly
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cuchicheos
whispering
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tombo
pig (person)
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ojeroso/a
haggard
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ébano
ebony
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tromba
waterspout; whirlwind
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burrada
stupid thing; nonsense, drivel
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ladilla
crab louse; pain
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trueque
barter; exchange
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enjambre
swarm
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parchita
passion fruit
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tasca
bar, pub
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empañarse
to mist up
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presteza
promptness
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hincarse; hincar
to kneel; to thrust
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palto
avocado (S.A.)
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rebotar
to bounce, rebound, ricochet