Rosaura Vocab Exam I Flashcards
la hospedería
guest house, higher than an inn
la clientela
clients
inofensivo
un-offensive
el sobretodo
overcoat
la valija
suitcase
el sudor
sweat
el oficio
the trade
primerizo
beginner, newbie
fallecer
to pass away
la pensión
payment, pension
la fonda
lower class boarding house
ruborizarse
to blush
la libreta
notebook/ pocket wallet thing with cash statement
el frasco
bottle
el taller
studio
tutearse
to address informally
malcriado
brat
el apodo
nickname
la mucama
maid/servant
torpe
clumsy, slow, dim witted
rechazar
to reject
jubilarse
to retire
insólito
very unusual
el chisme
rumor/gossip
la letra
handwriting
sospechoso/a
suspicious
balbucear
to stutter
el matasellos
postmark
el disparate
silly thing, nonsense, absurdity
trastornar
to upset; to damage
la solterona
old maid
cursi
vulgar, shoddy, in bad taste
Aparentar
To feign, fake
Apoderarse de
To seize
Derribar
Overthrow
Arrebatar
To snatch
Que yo sepa
For all I know
aparentar
to pretend, feign, appear to be
apoderarse de
to seize, take control of
derribar
to bring down, demolish
arrebatar
to snatch
que yo sepa
as far as I know?
ensimismado
absorbed, self absorbed
el bostezo
yawn
ingrato
ungrateful
Entulado
In mourning dressed in black
En pos de
After
El difunto/ la difunta
The deceased person
El ademán
Gesture
No decir ni mu
Permanently in silence?
Velozmente
Quickly
Fastidiar
To annoy or vex
El curtis
Skin
Rozar
To rub or brush
Roncar
To snore
Sordo/a
Deaf
el idilio
love affair
pícaro
rogue
contemplar
to contemplate or consider
tramar
to plan/plot
el envoltorio
parcel/package
la dedicatoria
dedication
alicaído
depressed/weak
el murmullo
murmur/rustling
el fulano
so and so (person)
El pudor
Modesty/ decorousness
Suplicar
To beg
En vano
In vain
Raptar
To kidnap (a woman)
