Vargas L-5 Esquinas pp 98-138 Flashcards

1
Q

descastado/a

A

indifferent; ungrateful person

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2
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acurrucarse

A

to snuggle

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3
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comulgar

A

to receive communion

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4
Q

fideo

A

pasta

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5
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poner en vereda

A

to put in line

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6
Q

el destape

A

nude photo, striptease; unveiling

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7
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púdico/a

A

modest, chaste

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8
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de baja estofa

A

low-class

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9
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dedo meñique

A

pinkie finger

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10
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de buenas a primeras

A

suddenly, will-nilly

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11
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el bulín

A

bachelor pad; room used for sexual encounters

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12
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amainar

A

to abate

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13
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capear

A

to ride out, get through (bad weather)

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14
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negar

A

to refuse; to deny

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15
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carátula

A

cover; title page; mask; stage

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16
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el soplamocos

A

boxing of the ears

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17
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pascanita

A

stage of a journey

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18
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basto/a

A

coarse, crude

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19
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hojalata

A

corrugated iron

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20
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vejatorio/a

A

humiliating, offensive

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21
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presbicia

A

long-sightedness

22
Q

chusco/a

A

funny, ill-mannered

23
Q

arcadas

A

retching

24
Q

ficus

A

ficus tree (India)

25
Q

ralear

A

to become scarcer

26
Q

chalina

A

scarf

27
Q

reñir

A

to scold, tell off

28
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cerúleo/a

A

sky blue

29
Q

latrocinio

A

larceny

30
Q

lisura

A

rude remark

31
Q

platea

A

orchestra section

32
Q

pescuezo

A

neck

33
Q

disforzdo/a

A

cheeky, sassy

34
Q

bochorno

A

embarrassment, shame; mugginess

35
Q

el cogote

A

nape, scruff

36
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abollado/a

A

dented

37
Q

encogido/a

A

shrunken; shy

38
Q

descaro

A

impertinence, nerve

39
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cucufato/a

A

prudish; two-faced

40
Q

contante y sonante

A

hard cash

41
Q

alelado/a

A

stupified, bewildered

42
Q

los várices

A

varicose veins

43
Q

puñalada trapera

A

back stab

44
Q

la cana

A

jail

45
Q

cataplasma

A

bore

46
Q

morcilla

A

ad-lib; blood sausage

47
Q

ramera

A

whore, hooker

48
Q

corneta

A

butt-fuck?

49
Q

acicalado/a

A

dressed up

50
Q

consuetudinario/a

A

customary, habitual

51
Q

amaño; amañado/a

A

ruse; rigged, faked

52
Q

neurastenia

A

nervous exhaustion