Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 75-102 Flashcards by Scott Otteman

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desmochado/a

A

cut out of

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vestir de paisano

A

dress in civilian clothes, plain clothes

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apeadero

A

minor train stop

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con pujos de

A

with presensions of

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matarratas

A

rat poison

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gacho/a

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drooping, hanging

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cazadora

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bomber jacket

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terrero/a

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earthy, full of dirt/earth

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al acecho

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lying in wait

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enjuto/a

A

lean

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botijo

A

earthen drinking jug

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mono

A

monkey; overalls, dungarees

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verter

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to pour, to spill

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hacer numeritos; montar numeritos

A

to put on an act; to make a scene

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chisquero

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lighter

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albahaca

A

basil

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sin remilgos

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without pretense, fussiness or affectation

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rambla

A

Ravine; water course

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costra

A

scab

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burdo/a

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coarse

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resbaladizo/a

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slippery

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arramblar (con)

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to make off (with); to sweep away

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el aspa

A

blade; cross

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(con) zumba

A

teasingly

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tira de esparadrapo

A

strip of surgical tape

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zozobra

A

anxiety; worry

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vadear

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to ford, to wade across

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cante jondo (hondo)

A

traditional flamenco singing

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el tiovivo

A

merry-go-round

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estertor

A

death rattle

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chasquear

A

to click

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pichi

A

jumper; dick

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de bruces

A

headfirst to the ground; face-down

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cigarillos liados

A

hand-rolled cigarettes

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el dote

A

endowment, dowry; accomplishment?

Q

cazoleta

A

small pan

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salto a garrocha

A

pole vaulting

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erguir = irguío

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to raise = he raised

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palmo

A

the span of a hand

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cetrino/a

A

sallow

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moño

A

hair bun

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el tamiz

A

sieve

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hoyuelo

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dimple

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fiambrera

A

lunch box

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el dintel

A

doorway/door frame (lintel)

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coctelera

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cocktail shaker

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el brebaje

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potion

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zanjar

A

to settle, resolve

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apuntes

A

notes; outlines (of circles under the eyes)

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encinar

A

oak grove

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jabato

A

young wild boar; daredevil