Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 149-193 Flashcards
la calzada
road
jergón
straw mattress
treta
trick
sobrecogido/a
startled, scared
soslayer; de soslayo
to avoid, dodge, sidestep; sideways
rezagado
straggler
estrellarse
to crash
relegar
to relegate, banish
empuñar
to grasp; to clench
caudales
fortunes
escaparate
shop window
pavesa
hot ash
tímpano
eardrum
cacha
butt, grip
terciarse
if the opportunity arises
pelaje
fur
carbones
charcoals
desasirse
to undo
hacinar
to pile or heap up
cachiporra
cudgel, truncheon, club
delatar
to denounce
de lance
second-hand; cheap
esparadrapo
surgical tape
pitillo
straw
boquear
to breathe one’s last breathe; to gasp
el parche
patch; drumskin
súbdito
subject, citizen, national
(con los) ojos desorbitados; desorbitado/a
pop-eyed; exorbitant, exaggerated
farsante
imposter, poser; fraud, fake
debatirse
to struggle
turgencia
turgidity
destrozos
pieces; havoc
cerilla
match; earwax
picón
crushed lava rock
chamuscado/a
scorched, singed
el acicate
stimulus, incentive, spur
desarraigo/a; desarraigo
uprooting; upheaval
la luz cenital
light from above
guasa
joke
el tranvía
streetcar
fogonazo
flash
colilla
cigarrette butt
templado/a
lukewarm; mild
miserecordia
mercy
la esfinge
sphinx
resuello
panting, breathing
ventear
to be very windy; to sniff the air
ensoñación
reverie; daydreaming
cerrojo
bolt, latch
atascado/a; atascar
blocked; to block, clog up, plug, choke (motor)
brasero
brazier; heater; portable stove