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Pérez-Reverte-Falcó Extras Flashcards

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1
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Despejarse

A

To clear one’s head

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Distar

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To be far from

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3
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Estirado/a

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Stuck up, haughty

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Medrar

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To prosper, get ahead, thrive

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5
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Sarna

A

Scabies

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Pajizo/a

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Straw-colored

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7
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Cachear

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To frisk, search

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8
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encina

A

oak tree

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carmín

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lipstick; carmine

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torvo/a

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baleful

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11
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Entornar

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To half close; to leave ajar

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12
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Empalmado/a

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Joined together; connected

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13
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en tablas

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in a stalemate

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14
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Tesón

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Tenacity; determination; perseverance; persistence

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15
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Caño

A

Spout;

Stem of a pipe

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contera

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metal tip or cap

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el truhan

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rogue, crook (colloquial); shameless

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Hurón

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Ferret; hermit-like loner

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Talón

A

Heel

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20
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Despejar

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To empty a place; to clear

21
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Trepar

A

To climb, to scale

22
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americana

A

jacket

23
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Desprovisto; desproveer

A

Deprived; to deprive

24
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Soportal; soportales

A

Porch; arcade

25
Q

embrollar

A

to tangle up, complicate

26
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Viruela

A

Smallpox; pockmarks

27
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Badana

A

Sheepskin; sweatband

28
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Penalidades

A

Troubles, hardships, penalties, punishments

29
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Desabotonarse

A

To unbutton

30
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Chaquetilla

A

Jacket

31
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Dehesa

A

Meadow, pasture

32
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osadía

A

boldness, daring; audacity

33
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receloso/a

A

suspicious, distrustful

34
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Dar por saco

A

To screw

35
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Pasarela

A

Fashion runway, catwalk; footbridge; gangplank

36
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Sopesar

A

To weigh

37
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Gabán

A

Topcoat, overcoat;

Jacket in P.R.

38
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Simiente

A

Seed

39
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la hombrada

A

manly deed; brave act

40
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la mayor; el foque

A

mainsol; jib or genoa

41
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Punto

A

Stitch

42
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aro

A

Hula-Hoop

43
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Hacinamiento

A

Overcrowding

44
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ciscar

A

to dirty, soil or mess up

45
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a espuertas; espuertas

A

by the bucketful or sackful; basket

46
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aya

A

governess

47
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Tantear

A 
To feel up; to weigh out; to test;
To swindle (Mex)
48
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rizos

A

curls; ripples; loops (plane); reef (of a sail)

49
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Pastillero

A

Pill box

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