Vocab II Flashcards

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1
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el visón

A

mink

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2
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alzarse

A

to lift, raise, carry off, stand up

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3
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rebosar

A

to overflow, spill, be brimming

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4
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la vajilla

A

dinner service, set of dishes

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5
Q

el forro

A

lining (clothes)
cover, jacket (book)

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6
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tacaño (a)

A

stingy

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7
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el gallardete

A

pennant

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8
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el banderín

A

pennant, streamer, bunting

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la tajada

A

slice, piece, chunk, share

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10
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atascar

A

to block, plug, obstruct
to hold up, stall

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el trasto

A

container, receptacle
junk, rubbish
knickknack

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12
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estorbar

A

to bother, disturb, upset
to obstruct, impede

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13
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la alambrera

A

wire netting, wire cover

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14
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la melaza

A

molasses

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15
Q

el trapiche

A

sugar mill

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16
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atrincherar

A

to entrench, barricade, fortify

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17
Q

arrullar

A

to coo
to sing to sleep

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18
Q

la (el) aspa

A

cross
blade

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19
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fragoroso (a)

A

noisy, thunderous

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20
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el sopor

A

stupor, torpor

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21
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la guarida

A

lair, den

22
Q

escudriñar

A

to scrutinize, examine, sift through

23
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amansar

A

to tame, soothe

24
Q

el brebaje

A

potion, brew

25
Q

sobreponerse

A

to superimpose
to recover from, overcome

26
Q

el semental

A

bull, stud, sire, stallion

27
Q

malbaratar

A

to sell cheaply, squander, waste

28
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el ingenio

A

ingenuity
factory, mill, processing site

29
Q

saciar

A

to surfeit, quench, assuage, satisfy

30
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la claraboya

A

skylight

31
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la mansarda

A

attic, loft

32
Q

el cubil

A

den, lair

33
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el guardapelo

A

locket

34
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el estuche

A

case, box

35
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enchapar

A

to cover with plates/sheets (gold)

36
Q

la condecoración

A

award, medal, decoration (military)

37
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la chatarra

A

scrap metal, junk

38
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el orfebre

A

metalsmith, goldsmith

39
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enjuto (a)

A

lean, scrawny, shriveled, cadaverous

40
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la venia

A

consent, authorization, permission

41
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la prestancia

A

elegance, distinction
prestige, cachet

42
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exiguo (a)

A

meager, paltry, scanty

43
Q

empeñarse en

A

to insist on

44
Q

zarpar

A

to set sail

45
Q

perdulario (a)

A

forgetful
dissolute
ne’er-do-well

46
Q

el azote

A

whip, lash

47
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el pescante

A

driver’s seat (carriage, train?)

48
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el vendaval

A

gale, strong wind, storm

49
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el andén

A

platform

50
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despavorido (a)

A

aghast, terrified

51
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cerrero (a)

A

wild, untamed
uncouth

52
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mezquino (a)

A

stingy, miserly
paltry, miserable
shabby