Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 149-193 Flashcards
1
Q
la calzada
A
road
2
Q
jergón
A
straw mattress
3
Q
treta
A
trick
4
Q
sobrecogido/a
A
startled, scared
5
Q
soslayer; de soslayo
A
to avoid, dodge, sidestep; sideways
6
Q
rezagado
A
straggler
7
Q
estrellarse
A
to crash
8
Q
relegar
A
to relegate, banish
9
Q
empuñar
A
to grasp; to clench
10
Q
caudales
A
fortunes
11
Q
escaparate
A
shop window
12
Q
pavesa
A
hot ash
13
Q
tímpano
A
eardrum
14
Q
cacha
A
butt, grip
15
Q
terciarse
A
if the opportunity arises
16
Q
pelaje
A
fur
17
Q
carbones
A
charcoals
18
Q
desasirse
A
to undo
19
Q
hacinar
A
to pile or heap up
20
Q
cachiporra
A
cudgel, truncheon, club
21
Q
delatar
A
to denounce
22
Q
de lance
A
second-hand; cheap
23
Q
esparadrapo
A
surgical tape
24
Q
pitillo
A
straw
25
boquear
to breathe one's last breathe; to gasp
26
el parche
patch; drumskin
27
súbdito
subject, citizen, national
28
(con los) ojos desorbitados; desorbitado/a
pop-eyed; exorbitant, exaggerated
29
farsante
imposter, poser; fraud, fake
30
debatirse
to struggle
31
turgencia
turgidity
32
destrozos
pieces; havoc
33
cerilla
match; earwax
34
picón
crushed lava rock
35
chamuscado/a
scorched, singed
36
el acicate
stimulus, incentive, spur
37
desarraigo/a; desarraigo
uprooting; upheaval
38
la luz cenital
light from above
39
guasa
joke
40
el tranvía
streetcar
41
fogonazo
flash
42
colilla
cigarrette butt
43
templado/a
lukewarm; mild
44
miserecordia
mercy
45
la esfinge
sphinx
46
resuello
panting, breathing
47
ventear
to be very windy; to sniff the air
48
ensoñación
reverie; daydreaming
49
cerrojo
bolt, latch
50
atascado/a; atascar
blocked; to block, clog up, plug, choke (motor)
51
brasero
brazier; heater; portable stove
