MendezGuedez-LaOlaDetenida-pp77-142 Flashcards

1
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ronronear

A

to purr

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moqueta

A

wall-to-wall carpet

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3
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entrañble

A

intimate, close, dear; fond

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4
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bracear

A

to paddle

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5
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chimbo/a

A

fake; dud; lousy; cylinder

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loto

A

lotus

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borra

A

sediment; down; lees

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talla

A

size

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pitido

A

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

A

coppery

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12
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varices

A

varicose veins

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13
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fulgeración

A

gleaming, flashing

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14
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estambre

A

worsted cloth; wool; stamen

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15
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grumo; grumoso/a

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lump, clot; lumpy

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16
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paladear

A

to savor

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17
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juerga

A

binge, revelry

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18
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verruga

A

wart; pest

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19
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papada

A

double chin

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20
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pringoso/a

A

greasy

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21
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alcabala

A

checkpoint, roadblock; sales tax

22
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peo

A

mess; fart

23
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clavija

A

pin; peg

24
Q

planta

A

palm (of hand), sole (of foot)

25
Q

atasco

A

blockage; traffic jam

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meñique

A

pinkie

27
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zapar

A

to sap

28
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corazonada

A

hunch, feeling

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hebilla

A

buckle, clasp, berrette

30
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artilugio

A

gadget, contraption

31
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garabato

A

scribble, scrawl

32
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agobiarse

A

to be overwhelmed

33
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guacamaya

A

macaw

34
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arisco/a

A

unfriendly

35
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cuchicheos

A

whispering

36
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tombo

A

pig (person)

37
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ojeroso/a

A

haggard

38
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ébano

A

ebony

39
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tromba

A

waterspout; whirlwind

40
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burrada

A

stupid thing; nonsense, drivel

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ladilla

A

crab louse; pain

42
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trueque

A

barter; exchange

43
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enjambre

A

swarm

44
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parchita

A

passion fruit

45
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tasca

A

bar, pub

46
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empañarse

A

to mist up

47
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presteza

A

promptness

48
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hincarse; hincar

A

to kneel; to thrust

49
Q

palto

A

avocado (S.A.)

50
Q

rebotar

A

to bounce, rebound, ricochet