Vocab I Flashcards

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1
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el toldo

A

awning, canopy (building)
hood, top (car)

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el escaño

A

bench, seat

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3
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el pomo

A

knob, handle

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4
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manso (a)

A

tame, placid, docile

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5
Q

el volante

A

steering wheel
frill, ruffle
flyer

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la sombrilla

A

parasol, umbrella

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los estragos

A

devastation, injury, havoc, ravages

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altivo (a)

A

haughty, arrogant

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la sortija

A

ring, circle
curl (hair)

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el pabellón

A

booth, pavilion

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encrespar

A

to fluff, curl, frizz
to annoy, irritate

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embravecido (a)

A

wild, unruly, enraged

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13
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arrasar

A

to level, raze, demolish

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14
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el ojal

A

buttonhole

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15
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el ayuntamiento

A

local government, town hall, municipality

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el tranco

A

stride
threshold

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17
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el donaire

A

finesse, grace, elegance
joke, pun, wordplay

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la ventolera

A

gust of wind
pinwheel
wild idea

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19
Q

el surtidor

A

jet of water
water fountain
pump

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20
Q

la percha

A

clothes hanger

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21
Q

el sortilegio

A

fortune-telling
sorcery, spell

22
Q

voltear

A

to flip over
to turn around

23
Q

la leontina

A

watch fob, watch chain

24
Q

estítico, estíptico (a)

A

miserly
constipated

25
Q

la fonda

A

inn, tavern

26
Q

a flor de piel

A

(emotions) on edge, running high
exposed, on the surface

27
Q

la lona

A

canvas, tarp, mat

28
Q

el aderezo

A

dressing, seasoning, garnish
decoration

29
Q

empinar

A

tip up, empty
stand on tiptoes
get steeper
hold up, prop up

30
Q

aborrecible

A

abhorrent, hateful

31
Q

la gallera

A

chicken coop

32
Q

sazón

A

seasoning
ripeness
moment (the right moment)

33
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el sabueso

A

bloodhound
sleuth

34
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el sigilo

A

secrecy, discretion
silence, stealth

35
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calzar

A

to put on, wear (shoes)
to shim, make level

36
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menudo (a)

A

thin, slight (person)
trivial

37
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macizo (a)

A

solid, burly, robust

38
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irse al garete

A

to fall through, go bust, go to the dogs

39
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el colgajo

A

flap, strip, shred

40
Q

la escalinata

A

staircase (grand, wide)

41
Q

la farsa

A

farce, sham

42
Q

la alhaja

A

gem, jewel
treasure

43
Q

la baratija

A

trinket

44
Q

el carey

A

sea turtle
tortoiseshell

45
Q

la parrilla

A

grill, broiler
guide, schedule

46
Q

el remolcador

A

tugboat

47
Q

el reguero

A

trickle, trail

48
Q

embriagar

A

to intoxicate, to get sb drunk

49
Q

macilento (a)

A

gaunt, haggard

50
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ralo (a)

A

thin, sparse