Ospina-ElPaísCanela- pp 55-93 Flashcards
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púa
A
thorn; barb; sharp point
2
Q
muzo
A
Colombian tree or wood from that tree
3
Q
ponzoña
A
poison; venom
4
Q
oruga
A
caterpillar
5
Q
velloso/a
A
hairy
6
Q
perico
A
parakeet
7
Q
danta
A
elk, moose, tapir
8
Q
infusorio
A
protozoa occurring in infusions
9
Q
el aguijon
A
stinger
10
Q
los fauces
A
jaws
11
Q
erizo
A
hedgehog
12
Q
mantis religiosa
A
praying mantis
13
Q
cópula carnal
A
copulation
14
Q
desdeñar
A
to scorn, disdain
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retacearse
A
to give grudgingly
16
Q
potestad
A
authority
17
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cepos
A
stocks
18
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dentado/a
A
toothed, serrated
19
Q
merodear
A
to prowl
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Q
madriguera
A
den; hideout
21
Q
enramada
A
canopy
22
Q
arenales
A
sandy areas; quicksand
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Q
escamoteo
A
sleight of hand
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ducado
A
ducat
25
endeble
weak, feeble
26
tornasolado/a
iridescent
27
tañer
to strum, ring
28
nigromante
necromanecer = conjurer of spirits to reveal or affect the future.
29
corteza
bark
30
túmulo
tomb
31
humareda
cloud of smoke
32
capullo
dick; foreskin
33
la nuez moscada
nutmeg
34
comino
cumin
35
malabares
juggling
36
clavo de olor
clove
37
hechizo
spell, charm
38
unguento
ointment
39
pócima
potion
40
estela
vapor trail
41
sándalo
sandalwood
42
urdir
to plot; to warp (weaving)
43
tropel
jumble; mob
44
lumbre
glow, light, fire
45
calcinada
charred
46
brasas
embers
47
anudado/a
knotted, tied
48
cortejo
entourage; cortege; courtship
49
tercio
guy; third
50
gruta
cave, cavern
51
desencajar
to knock out of place, displace
52
mezquita
mosque
53
riña
brawl
54
yegua
mare
55
heno
hay
56
madeja
skein
57
topacio
topaz
58
amianto
asbestos
59
fisgonear
to pry, to snoop
60
taimado/a
crafty
61
presa
prey
62
capirote
hood
63
páramos
moors, wastelands
64
embalado/a
packed
65
cebado/a
man-eating
66
argolla; argollado/a
ring; ringed
67
gruñido
grunt
68
despeñarse; despeñar
go over a cliff; to throw over a cliff
69
carlanca
spiked dog collar
