Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 103-148 Flashcards by Scott Otteman

Q

el carcaj

A

quiver; rifle case

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caoba

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mahogany

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esfera

A

face (clock); sphere

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pitillo liado

A

hand-rolled cigarette

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guasono/a

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teasing; tease

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achicoria

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chicory

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manar

A

to flow, drip

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tacada

A

stroke (of pool cue)

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fragua

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forge

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cárdeno/a

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purple, violet

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cremallera

A

zipper

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desenvuelto/a

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natural, easy; confident; uninhibited

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encalado/a

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whitewashed

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plegar

A

to fold

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serrín

A

sawdust

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recortar mucho el remache; remache

A

angle it sharply; rivet

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roído/a

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gnawed

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de traca; traca

A

killingly funny; string (of firecrackers)

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palco

A

box

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estanco

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government store

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pasta

A

makings; temperament

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parque

A

ammunition

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el sifón

A

soda water

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embudo

A

bottleneck; funnel; traffic jam

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pestillo

A

bolt

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géneros

A

cloth, material; merchandise

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el buche

A

maw, mouthful; belly;’ crop

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manotazo

A

slap

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el cortaplumas

A

penknife

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reguero

A

trickle

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el mástil

A

flagpole; neck, pole

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espabilar

A

to wake up; to open one’s eyes, smarten up

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postigos

A

shutters

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desdeñoso/a

A

disdainful, contemptuous

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arrimarse

A

to come closer, approach

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portezuela

A

door (car)

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desencajado/a

A

distorted; shaken; contorted

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popa

A

stern (ship)

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palmatoria

A

candlestick

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ceñido/a

A

tight

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cofradía

A

bortherhood

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entornado/a

A

ajar, half-closed

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guadaña

A

scythe

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lapa

A

leech

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el dintel

A

doorway

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atareado/a

A

busy, rushed

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dúctil

A

ductile; malleable; easily influenced

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flexo

A

desk or reading lamp

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taco

A

pool cue

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los enséres

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equipment

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chulería

A

cockiness

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comisura

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corner

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pizpireto/a

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spirited, zippy, lively, perky

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trigueño/a

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corn-colored (hair); olive-skinned