Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 75-102 Flashcards

1
Q

desmochado/a

A

cut out of

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2
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vestir de paisano

A

dress in civilian clothes, plain clothes

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3
Q

apeadero

A

minor train stop

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4
Q

con pujos de

A

with presensions of

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5
Q

matarratas

A

rat poison

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6
Q

gacho/a

A

drooping, hanging

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7
Q

cazadora

A

bomber jacket

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8
Q

terrero/a

A

earthy, full of dirt/earth

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9
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al acecho

A

lying in wait

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10
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enjuto/a

A

lean

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11
Q

botijo

A

earthen drinking jug

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12
Q

mono

A

monkey; overalls, dungarees

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13
Q

verter

A

to pour, to spill

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14
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hacer numeritos; montar numeritos

A

to put on an act; to make a scene

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15
Q

chisquero

A

lighter

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16
Q

albahaca

A

basil

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17
Q

sin remilgos

A

without pretense, fussiness or affectation

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18
Q

rambla

A

Ravine; water course

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19
Q

costra

A

scab

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20
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burdo/a

A

coarse

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21
Q

resbaladizo/a

A

slippery

22
Q

arramblar (con)

A

to make off (with); to sweep away

23
Q

el aspa

A

blade; cross

24
Q

(con) zumba

A

teasingly

25
Q

tira de esparadrapo

A

strip of surgical tape

26
Q

zozobra

A

anxiety; worry

27
Q

vadear

A

to ford, to wade across

28
Q

cante jondo (hondo)

A

traditional flamenco singing

29
Q

el tiovivo

A

merry-go-round

30
Q

estertor

A

death rattle

31
Q

chasquear

A

to click

32
Q

pichi

A

jumper; dick

33
Q

de bruces

A

headfirst to the ground; face-down

34
Q

cigarillos liados

A

hand-rolled cigarettes

35
Q

el dote

A

endowment, dowry; accomplishment?

36
Q

cazoleta

A

small pan

37
Q

salto a garrocha

A

pole vaulting

38
Q

erguir = irguío

A

to raise = he raised

39
Q

palmo

A

the span of a hand

40
Q

cetrino/a

A

sallow

41
Q

moño

A

hair bun

42
Q

el tamiz

A

sieve

43
Q

hoyuelo

A

dimple

44
Q

fiambrera

A

lunch box

45
Q

el dintel

A

doorway/door frame (lintel)

46
Q

coctelera

A

cocktail shaker

47
Q

el brebaje

A

potion

48
Q

zanjar

A

to settle, resolve

49
Q

apuntes

A

notes; outlines (of circles under the eyes)

50
Q

encinar

A

oak grove

51
Q

jabato

A

young wild boar; daredevil