tres enigmas to end chapter 6 Flashcards
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los subalternos
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subordinates
2
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forrarse (con)
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to make a killing (out of)
3
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el conato
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attempt
4
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sumo
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supreme / great
5
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mofletudo
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chubby / chubby cheeked
6
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encima
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on me
7
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agolparse
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to crowd together
8
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alabear
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to warp
9
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un lamparon
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grease stain
10
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esquivar
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to dodge / avoid
11
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las cuitas
A
troubles
12
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la pernocta
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overnight stay
13
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el decoro
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decorum / propriety
14
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abigarrados
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multi-coloured / disjointed
15
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quejumbroso
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moany, querulous, plaintive
16
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el interfecto
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the deceased
17
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codiciar
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to covet
18
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titi
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dude (as a greeting) /chick / bird / woman (colloq)
19
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arrear
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to spur on / urge on
20
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los Mossos
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Catalan police
21
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un idilio
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idyl / romance
22
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los rieles del tren
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train rails
23
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la cédula
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certificate
24
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un energúmeno
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mad dog / madman
25
un chapero
rent boy
26
pesquisar
to investigate
27
antecedente
previous
28
enjuto
lean, wiry, skinny
29
embarullar
make messy / jumble up
30
la cacha
handle / cheek (mejilla)
31
la pocilga
pigsty
32
la cerilla
match, taper, wax
33
el contoneo
swagger / wiggle
34
sentir cohibido
to feel self conscious
35
un asomo
hint, trace, sign
36
Benemérita
civil guard
37
un atestado
statement, report
38
atestado (adj)
packed / crowded (adj)
39
El talego
sack / duffel bag
40
la eslora
length
41
la molicie
softness
42
viandantes
pedestrians
43
zapear
to flick through the channels
44
escudriñar
to search, scrutinise, scan
45
el dispendio
waste / extravagance
46
pánfilo
simple / dim witted
47
la raigambre
root system
48
un sopapo
slap / smack
49
el forastero
stranger / outsider
50
en mi fuero interno
in my heart of hearts
51
recapacitar
to reconsider
52
el / la súbdito
subject / citizen (of a country)
53
idóneo
ideal, suitable, perfect
54
la tunda
beating
55
atracar
to dock (as well as to rob / hold up)
56
incautar
to seize / compound
57
el jorobado
hunchback
58
avenir
to reconcile / bring together
59
un fiambre
stiff (corpse), cold cut
