Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 194-232 Flashcards
1
Q
traca de petardos
A
string of firecrackers
2
Q
zorruno/a
A
foxlike
3
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(con) recelo
A
mistrust, distrust
4
Q
llamarada
A
sudden blaze; flare-up
5
Q
despejado/a
A
clear (weather)
6
Q
alisarse
A
to straighten, smooth out
7
Q
sopesar
A
to weigh (consider)
8
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haber dado carrete; carrete
A
to keep amused; bobbin
9
Q
la tablazón
A
plank; deck of a ship
10
Q
perdigón
A
pellet
11
Q
los alicates
A
pliers
12
Q
cuajado/a
A
curdled
13
Q
la guarra
A
slut
14
Q
duna
A
dune
15
Q
desollarse
A
to skin, flay, tear to pieces
16
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cebo
A
bait, primer
17
Q
lucero
A
star
18
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faena
A
task, chore
19
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desgarro
A
tear; phlegm discharge
20
Q
cercos
A
rings (under eyes)
21
Q
trastienda
A
back room
22
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chapa
A
sheet metal; plate
23
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hecho un eccehomo; eccehomo
A
to be in a sorry state; poor wretch
24
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al pairo
A
to lie to (a certain direction) (nautical)
25
moscardón
blowfly; pest, nuisance
26
la médula
bone marrow
27
crispar
to get on one's nerves; to annoy
28
chistera
top hat
29
prevenido/a
forewarned
30
soñoliento/a
sleepy
31
perneras
trouser legs
32
restallar
to crack, crackle; to crash
33
el ejecutor
executioner, executor
34
hacer el paripé
to put on a show
35
piñon
pine nut; pine-nut tree
36
sonoro/a
resounding
37
poner cerco a
to lay siege to
38
violácelo/a
violet
39
regusto
aftertaste
40
chivatazo
tip-off
41
conserje
concierge; superintendent; caretaker
42
escobilla
toilet brush; windshield wiper
43
cuclillo
cuckoo
44
redecilla
hairnet
45
crepitar
crackle
46
chapotear
to splash around
47
levante
eastern
48
el gollete
neck (of bottle or person)
49
atalajes
equipment; teams of horses
50
saña
malice
51
en cuclillas
squatting
52
desandar
to retrace
53
zarpar
to set sail, weigh anchor
