Pérez-Reverte-Falcó pp 9-19 Flashcards

1
Q

paletada

A

shovelful

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2
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no soltar prenda

A

to give nothing away

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3
Q

cuneta

A

ditch

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4
Q

la lobrequez

A

darkness, gloom

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5
Q

pomada

A

ointment, cream

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6
Q

rictus

A

sneer, smirk; wince

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7
Q

filatélico

A

stamp collector

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8
Q

jabalí

A

wild boar

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9
Q

tarro

A

jar

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10
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estrabismo

A

squint

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11
Q

fuelle

A

bellows; inverted pleat; train-car connector

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12
Q

pitillera

A

cigarette case

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13
Q

franela

A

flannel; t-shirt

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14
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carey

A

tortoise shell

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15
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baqueteado/a

A

worse for wear, battered

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16
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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
Q

navío

A

ship

26
Q

guasa

A

sense of humor; joke

27
Q

el talante

A

mood, disposition

28
Q

apesadumbrado/a

A

sorrowful

29
Q

lupa

A

magnifying glass

30
Q

capilar

A

hair (pomada ____); capillary

31
Q

alférez

A

second lieutenant

32
Q

despuntar

A

to sprout, bud; to blunt (pencil tip)

33
Q

gabardina

A

raincoat