Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 9-19 Flashcards by Scott Otteman

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paletada

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shovelful

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no soltar prenda

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to give nothing away

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cuneta

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ditch

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la lobrequez

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darkness, gloom

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pomada

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ointment, cream

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rictus

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sneer, smirk; wince

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filatélico

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stamp collector

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jabalí

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wild boar

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tarro

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jar

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estrabismo

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squint

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fuelle

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bellows; inverted pleat; train-car connector

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pitillera

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cigarette case

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franela

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flannel; t-shirt

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carey

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tortoise shell

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baqueteado/a

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worse for wear, battered

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arista

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edge, aspect

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catar

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to taste; to extract honey from

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escroto

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scrotum

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checa

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secret police HQ

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intranscendente

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insignificant, unimportant

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farola

A

streetlight

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resoplido

A

puff, pant

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sonarse

A

to blow one’s nose

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traqueteo

A

clattering, crackle; jolting

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navío

A

ship

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guasa

A

sense of humor; joke

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el talante

A

mood, disposition

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apesadumbrado/a

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sorrowful

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lupa

A

magnifying glass

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capilar

A

hair (pomada ____); capillary

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alférez

A

second lieutenant

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despuntar

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to sprout, bud; to blunt (pencil tip)

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gabardina

A

raincoat