Vargas L-5 Esquinas pp 98-138 Flashcards
descastado/a
indifferent; ungrateful person
acurrucarse
to snuggle
comulgar
to receive communion
fideo
pasta
poner en vereda
to put in line
el destape
nude photo, striptease; unveiling
púdico/a
modest, chaste
de baja estofa
low-class
dedo meñique
pinkie finger
de buenas a primeras
suddenly, will-nilly
el bulín
bachelor pad; room used for sexual encounters
amainar
to abate
capear
to ride out, get through (bad weather)
negar
to refuse; to deny
carátula
cover; title page; mask; stage
el soplamocos
boxing of the ears
pascanita
stage of a journey
basto/a
coarse, crude
hojalata
corrugated iron
vejatorio/a
humiliating, offensive
presbicia
long-sightedness
chusco/a
funny, ill-mannered
arcadas
retching
ficus
ficus tree (India)
ralear
to become scarcer
chalina
scarf
reñir
to scold, tell off
cerúleo/a
sky blue
latrocinio
larceny
lisura
rude remark
platea
orchestra section
pescuezo
neck
disforzdo/a
cheeky, sassy
bochorno
embarrassment, shame; mugginess
el cogote
nape, scruff
abollado/a
dented
encogido/a
shrunken; shy
descaro
impertinence, nerve
cucufato/a
prudish; two-faced
contante y sonante
hard cash
alelado/a
stupified, bewildered
los várices
varicose veins
puñalada trapera
back stab
la cana
jail
cataplasma
bore
morcilla
ad-lib; blood sausage
ramera
whore, hooker
corneta
butt-fuck?
acicalado/a
dressed up
consuetudinario/a
customary, habitual
amaño; amañado/a
ruse; rigged, faked
neurastenia
nervous exhaustion