Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 9-19 Flashcards
1
Q
paletada
A
shovelful
2
Q
no soltar prenda
A
to give nothing away
3
Q
cuneta
A
ditch
4
Q
la lobrequez
A
darkness, gloom
5
Q
pomada
A
ointment, cream
6
Q
rictus
A
sneer, smirk; wince
7
Q
filatélico
A
stamp collector
8
Q
jabalí
A
wild boar
9
Q
tarro
A
jar
10
Q
estrabismo
A
squint
11
Q
fuelle
A
bellows; inverted pleat; train-car connector
12
Q
pitillera
A
cigarette case
13
Q
franela
A
flannel; t-shirt
14
Q
carey
A
tortoise shell
15
Q
baqueteado/a
A
worse for wear, battered
16
Q
arista
A
edge, aspect
17
Q
catar
A
to taste; to extract honey from
18
Q
escroto
A
scrotum
19
Q
checa
A
secret police HQ
20
Q
intranscendente
A
insignificant, unimportant
21
Q
farola
A
streetlight
22
Q
resoplido
A
puff, pant
23
Q
sonarse
A
to blow one’s nose
24
Q
traqueteo
A
clattering, crackle; jolting
25
navío
ship
26
guasa
sense of humor; joke
27
el talante
mood, disposition
28
apesadumbrado/a
sorrowful
29
lupa
magnifying glass
30
capilar
hair (pomada ____); capillary
31
alférez
second lieutenant
32
despuntar
to sprout, bud; to blunt (pencil tip)
33
gabardina
raincoat
