Vargas L-5 Esquinas pp 98-138 Flashcards
1
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descastado/a
A
indifferent; ungrateful person
2
Q
acurrucarse
A
to snuggle
3
Q
comulgar
A
to receive communion
4
Q
fideo
A
pasta
5
Q
poner en vereda
A
to put in line
6
Q
el destape
A
nude photo, striptease; unveiling
7
Q
púdico/a
A
modest, chaste
8
Q
de baja estofa
A
low-class
9
Q
dedo meñique
A
pinkie finger
10
Q
de buenas a primeras
A
suddenly, will-nilly
11
Q
el bulín
A
bachelor pad; room used for sexual encounters
12
Q
amainar
A
to abate
13
Q
capear
A
to ride out, get through (bad weather)
14
Q
negar
A
to refuse; to deny
15
Q
carátula
A
cover; title page; mask; stage
16
Q
el soplamocos
A
boxing of the ears
17
Q
pascanita
A
stage of a journey
18
Q
basto/a
A
coarse, crude
19
Q
hojalata
A
corrugated iron
20
Q
vejatorio/a
A
humiliating, offensive
21
Q
presbicia
A
long-sightedness
22
Q
chusco/a
A
funny, ill-mannered
23
Q
arcadas
A
retching
24
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ficus
A
ficus tree (India)
25
ralear
to become scarcer
26
chalina
scarf
27
reñir
to scold, tell off
28
cerúleo/a
sky blue
29
latrocinio
larceny
30
lisura
rude remark
31
platea
orchestra section
32
pescuezo
neck
33
disforzdo/a
cheeky, sassy
34
bochorno
embarrassment, shame; mugginess
35
el cogote
nape, scruff
36
abollado/a
dented
37
encogido/a
shrunken; shy
38
descaro
impertinence, nerve
39
cucufato/a
prudish; two-faced
40
contante y sonante
hard cash
41
alelado/a
stupified, bewildered
42
los várices
varicose veins
43
puñalada trapera
back stab
44
la cana
jail
45
cataplasma
bore
46
morcilla
ad-lib; blood sausage
47
ramera
whore, hooker
48
corneta
butt-fuck?
49
acicalado/a
dressed up
50
consuetudinario/a
customary, habitual
51
amaño; amañado/a
ruse; rigged, faked
52
neurastenia
nervous exhaustion
