Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 103-148 Flashcards
1
Q
el carcaj
A
quiver; rifle case
2
Q
caoba
A
mahogany
3
Q
esfera
A
face (clock); sphere
4
Q
pitillo liado
A
hand-rolled cigarette
5
Q
guasono/a
A
teasing; tease
6
Q
achicoria
A
chicory
7
Q
manar
A
to flow, drip
8
Q
tacada
A
stroke (of pool cue)
9
Q
fragua
A
forge
10
Q
cárdeno/a
A
purple, violet
11
Q
cremallera
A
zipper
12
Q
desenvuelto/a
A
natural, easy; confident; uninhibited
13
Q
encalado/a
A
whitewashed
14
Q
plegar
A
to fold
15
Q
serrín
A
sawdust
16
Q
recortar mucho el remache; remache
A
angle it sharply; rivet
17
Q
roído/a
A
gnawed
18
Q
de traca; traca
A
killingly funny; string (of firecrackers)
19
Q
palco
A
box
20
Q
estanco
A
government store
21
Q
pasta
A
makings; temperament
22
Q
parque
A
ammunition
23
Q
el sifón
A
soda water
24
Q
embudo
A
bottleneck; funnel; traffic jam
25
pestillo
bolt
26
géneros
cloth, material; merchandise
27
el buche
maw, mouthful; belly;' crop
28
manotazo
slap
29
el cortaplumas
penknife
30
reguero
trickle
31
el mástil
flagpole; neck, pole
32
espabilar
to wake up; to open one's eyes, smarten up
33
postigos
shutters
34
desdeñoso/a
disdainful, contemptuous
35
arrimarse
to come closer, approach
36
portezuela
door (car)
37
desencajado/a
distorted; shaken; contorted
38
popa
stern (ship)
39
palmatoria
candlestick
40
ceñido/a
tight
41
cofradía
bortherhood
42
entornado/a
ajar, half-closed
43
guadaña
scythe
44
lapa
leech
45
el dintel
doorway
46
atareado/a
busy, rushed
47
dúctil
ductile; malleable; easily influenced
48
flexo
desk or reading lamp
49
taco
pool cue
50
los enséres
equipment
51
chulería
cockiness
52
comisura
corner
53
pizpireto/a
spirited, zippy, lively, perky
54
trigueño/a
corn-colored (hair); olive-skinned
