Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 75-102 Flashcards
1
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desmochado/a
A
cut out of
2
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vestir de paisano
A
dress in civilian clothes, plain clothes
3
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apeadero
A
minor train stop
4
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con pujos de
A
with presensions of
5
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matarratas
A
rat poison
6
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gacho/a
A
drooping, hanging
7
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cazadora
A
bomber jacket
8
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terrero/a
A
earthy, full of dirt/earth
9
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al acecho
A
lying in wait
10
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enjuto/a
A
lean
11
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botijo
A
earthen drinking jug
12
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mono
A
monkey; overalls, dungarees
13
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verter
A
to pour, to spill
14
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hacer numeritos; montar numeritos
A
to put on an act; to make a scene
15
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chisquero
A
lighter
16
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albahaca
A
basil
17
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sin remilgos
A
without pretense, fussiness or affectation
18
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rambla
A
Ravine; water course
19
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costra
A
scab
20
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burdo/a
A
coarse
21
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resbaladizo/a
A
slippery
22
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arramblar (con)
A
to make off (with); to sweep away
23
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el aspa
A
blade; cross
24
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(con) zumba
A
teasingly
25
tira de esparadrapo
strip of surgical tape
26
zozobra
anxiety; worry
27
vadear
to ford, to wade across
28
cante jondo (hondo)
traditional flamenco singing
29
el tiovivo
merry-go-round
30
estertor
death rattle
31
chasquear
to click
32
pichi
jumper; dick
33
de bruces
headfirst to the ground; face-down
34
cigarillos liados
hand-rolled cigarettes
35
el dote
endowment, dowry; accomplishment?
36
cazoleta
small pan
37
salto a garrocha
pole vaulting
38
erguir = irguío
to raise = he raised
39
palmo
the span of a hand
40
cetrino/a
sallow
41
moño
hair bun
42
el tamiz
sieve
43
hoyuelo
dimple
44
fiambrera
lunch box
45
el dintel
doorway/door frame (lintel)
46
coctelera
cocktail shaker
47
el brebaje
potion
48
zanjar
to settle, resolve
49
apuntes
notes; outlines (of circles under the eyes)
50
encinar
oak grove
51
jabato
young wild boar; daredevil
