Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 103-148 Flashcards
el carcaj
quiver; rifle case
caoba
mahogany
esfera
face (clock); sphere
pitillo liado
hand-rolled cigarette
guasono/a
teasing; tease
achicoria
chicory
manar
to flow, drip
tacada
stroke (of pool cue)
fragua
forge
cárdeno/a
purple, violet
cremallera
zipper
desenvuelto/a
natural, easy; confident; uninhibited
encalado/a
whitewashed
plegar
to fold
serrín
sawdust
recortar mucho el remache; remache
angle it sharply; rivet
roído/a
gnawed
de traca; traca
killingly funny; string (of firecrackers)
palco
box
estanco
government store
pasta
makings; temperament
parque
ammunition
el sifón
soda water
embudo
bottleneck; funnel; traffic jam
pestillo
bolt
géneros
cloth, material; merchandise
el buche
maw, mouthful; belly;’ crop
manotazo
slap
el cortaplumas
penknife
reguero
trickle
el mástil
flagpole; neck, pole
espabilar
to wake up; to open one’s eyes, smarten up
postigos
shutters
desdeñoso/a
disdainful, contemptuous
arrimarse
to come closer, approach
portezuela
door (car)
desencajado/a
distorted; shaken; contorted
popa
stern (ship)
palmatoria
candlestick
ceñido/a
tight
cofradía
bortherhood
entornado/a
ajar, half-closed
guadaña
scythe
lapa
leech
el dintel
doorway
atareado/a
busy, rushed
dúctil
ductile; malleable; easily influenced
flexo
desk or reading lamp
taco
pool cue
los enséres
equipment
chulería
cockiness
comisura
corner
pizpireto/a
spirited, zippy, lively, perky
trigueño/a
corn-colored (hair); olive-skinned