Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 149-193 Flashcards by Scott Otteman

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la calzada

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road

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jergón

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straw mattress

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treta

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trick

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sobrecogido/a

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startled, scared

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soslayer; de soslayo

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to avoid, dodge, sidestep; sideways

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rezagado

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straggler

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estrellarse

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to crash

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relegar

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to relegate, banish

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empuñar

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to grasp; to clench

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caudales

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fortunes

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escaparate

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shop window

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pavesa

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hot ash

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tímpano

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eardrum

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cacha

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butt, grip

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terciarse

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if the opportunity arises

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pelaje

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fur

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carbones

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charcoals

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desasirse

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to undo

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hacinar

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to pile or heap up

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cachiporra

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cudgel, truncheon, club

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delatar

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to denounce

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de lance

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second-hand; cheap

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esparadrapo

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surgical tape

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pitillo

A

straw

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boquear

A

to breathe one’s last breathe; to gasp

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el parche

A

patch; drumskin

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súbdito

A

subject, citizen, national

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(con los) ojos desorbitados; desorbitado/a

A

pop-eyed; exorbitant, exaggerated

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farsante

A

imposter, poser; fraud, fake

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debatirse

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to struggle

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turgencia

A

turgidity

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destrozos

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pieces; havoc

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cerilla

A

match; earwax

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picón

A

crushed lava rock

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chamuscado/a

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scorched, singed

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el acicate

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stimulus, incentive, spur

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desarraigo/a; desarraigo

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uprooting; upheaval

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la luz cenital

A

light from above

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guasa

A

joke

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el tranvía

A

streetcar

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fogonazo

A

flash

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colilla

A

cigarrette butt

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templado/a

A

lukewarm; mild

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miserecordia

A

mercy

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la esfinge

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sphinx

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resuello

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panting, breathing

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ventear

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to be very windy; to sniff the air

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ensoñación

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reverie; daydreaming

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cerrojo

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bolt, latch

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atascado/a; atascar

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blocked; to block, clog up, plug, choke (motor)

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brasero

A

brazier; heater; portable stove