Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 194-232 Flashcards by Scott Otteman | Brainscape

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traca de petardos

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string of firecrackers

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zorruno/a

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foxlike

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(con) recelo

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mistrust, distrust

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llamarada

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sudden blaze; flare-up

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despejado/a

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clear (weather)

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alisarse

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to straighten, smooth out

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sopesar

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to weigh (consider)

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haber dado carrete; carrete

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to keep amused; bobbin

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la tablazón

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plank; deck of a ship

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perdigón

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pellet

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los alicates

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pliers

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cuajado/a

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curdled

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la guarra

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slut

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duna

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dune

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desollarse

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to skin, flay, tear to pieces

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cebo

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bait, primer

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lucero

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star

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faena

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task, chore

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desgarro

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tear; phlegm discharge

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cercos

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rings (under eyes)

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trastienda

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back room

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chapa

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sheet metal; plate

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hecho un eccehomo; eccehomo

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to be in a sorry state; poor wretch

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al pairo

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to lie to (a certain direction) (nautical)

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moscardón

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blowfly; pest, nuisance

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la médula

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bone marrow

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crispar

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to get on one’s nerves; to annoy

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chistera

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top hat

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prevenido/a

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forewarned

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soñoliento/a

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sleepy

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perneras

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trouser legs

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restallar

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to crack, crackle; to crash

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el ejecutor

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executioner, executor

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hacer el paripé

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to put on a show

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piñon

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pine nut; pine-nut tree

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sonoro/a

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resounding

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poner cerco a

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to lay siege to

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violácelo/a

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violet

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regusto

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aftertaste

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chivatazo

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tip-off

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conserje

A

concierge; superintendent; caretaker

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escobilla

A

toilet brush; windshield wiper

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cuclillo

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cuckoo

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redecilla

A

hairnet

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crepitar

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crackle

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chapotear

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to splash around

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levante

A

eastern

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el gollete

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neck (of bottle or person)

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atalajes

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equipment; teams of horses

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saña

A

malice

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en cuclillas

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squatting

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desandar

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to retrace

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zarpar

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to set sail, weigh anchor