Vargas L-5 Esquinas pp 63-97 Flashcards

1
Q

cohibido

A

inhibited

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2
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cebada

A

barley

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3
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comisaría

A

police station

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4
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copetudo/a

A

haughty, stuck up; tufted, crested

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5
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reñido/a

A

at odds, on bad terms, hard-fought

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6
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penalista

A

criminal lawyer

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7
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dilecto/a

A

beloved

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8
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terno

A

3-piece suit

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9
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atajar

A

to put a stop to; to take a shortcut

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10
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aposentado

A

lodged

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11
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fraguar

A

to forge, conceive, think up

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12
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honda

A

sling; catapault

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13
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mazamorra

A

milky maize pudding

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14
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careta

A

mask

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15
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cola de caballo

A

horsetail

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16
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atusarse

A

to preen oneself

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17
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bicoca

A

bargain

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18
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gacetillero

A

hack, gossip columnist

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19
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prender

A

to attach, pin, fasten

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20
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graznar

A

to caw, to squawk

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21
Q

el rondín

A

mouth organ (harmonica); guard or watchman

22
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estrafalario/a

A

eccentric, bizarre, outlandish

23
Q

a rajatabla

A

strictly, to the letter

24
Q

esbirro

A

henchman, killer, minion

25
Q

sepelio

A

burial

26
Q

bragueta

A

zipper

27
Q

forajido

A

outlaw, fugitive

28
Q

pichula

A

prick, cock

29
Q

trasero

A

rear, backside, buttocks

30
Q

progenitor

A

father or mother

31
Q

apartar

A

to avert (one’s eyes); to move out of the way

32
Q

tirria

A

dislike

33
Q

arrimarse

A

to move up against; move closer to

34
Q

achaques

A

ailments

35
Q

disco rayado

A

broken record

36
Q

de baja monta

A

third-rate, low-rate, of little importance

37
Q

tablilla

A

splint

38
Q

turbio/a

A

cloudy, murky, turbid

39
Q

atracador

A

mugger

40
Q

tramar

A

to plot, to weave

41
Q

el bache

A

pothole

42
Q

bardo; barda

A

bard; cover

43
Q

el boite

A

nightclub

44
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conchabado/a

A

hired-out, employed

45
Q

resentido/a

A

sore

46
Q

saltar la liebre

A

cat come out of the bag

47
Q

angurriento

A

greediness

48
Q

codicia

A

greed

49
Q

jaranista

A

party animal

50
Q

linaza

A

linseed