Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 149-193 Flashcards

1
Q

la calzada

A

road

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2
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jergón

A

straw mattress

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3
Q

treta

A

trick

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4
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sobrecogido/a

A

startled, scared

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5
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soslayer; de soslayo

A

to avoid, dodge, sidestep; sideways

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6
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rezagado

A

straggler

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7
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estrellarse

A

to crash

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8
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relegar

A

to relegate, banish

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9
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empuñar

A

to grasp; to clench

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10
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caudales

A

fortunes

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11
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escaparate

A

shop window

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12
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pavesa

A

hot ash

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13
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tímpano

A

eardrum

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14
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cacha

A

butt, grip

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15
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terciarse

A

if the opportunity arises

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16
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pelaje

A

fur

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17
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carbones

A

charcoals

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18
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desasirse

A

to undo

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19
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hacinar

A

to pile or heap up

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20
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cachiporra

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cudgel, truncheon, club

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21
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delatar

A

to denounce

22
Q

de lance

A

second-hand; cheap

23
Q

esparadrapo

A

surgical tape

24
Q

pitillo

A

straw

25
Q

boquear

A

to breathe one’s last breathe; to gasp

26
Q

el parche

A

patch; drumskin

27
Q

súbdito

A

subject, citizen, national

28
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(con los) ojos desorbitados; desorbitado/a

A

pop-eyed; exorbitant, exaggerated

29
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farsante

A

imposter, poser; fraud, fake

30
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debatirse

A

to struggle

31
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turgencia

A

turgidity

32
Q

destrozos

A

pieces; havoc

33
Q

cerilla

A

match; earwax

34
Q

picón

A

crushed lava rock

35
Q

chamuscado/a

A

scorched, singed

36
Q

el acicate

A

stimulus, incentive, spur

37
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desarraigo/a; desarraigo

A

uprooting; upheaval

38
Q

la luz cenital

A

light from above

39
Q

guasa

A

joke

40
Q

el tranvía

A

streetcar

41
Q

fogonazo

A

flash

42
Q

colilla

A

cigarrette butt

43
Q

templado/a

A

lukewarm; mild

44
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miserecordia

A

mercy

45
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la esfinge

A

sphinx

46
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resuello

A

panting, breathing

47
Q

ventear

A

to be very windy; to sniff the air

48
Q

ensoñación

A

reverie; daydreaming

49
Q

cerrojo

A

bolt, latch

50
Q

atascado/a; atascar

A

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

51
Q

brasero

A

brazier; heater; portable stove