Vocab III Flashcards

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1
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despabilar(se)

A

wake up
come to one’s senses
perk up

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2
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la guirnalda

A

garland
wreath

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3
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el trecho

A

distance
stretch, section

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4
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la loza

A

crockery, dishes
pottery

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5
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el cuchicheo

A

whispering, murmuring

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6
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remontarse

A

to date back to
to go back to
to rise, soar

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7
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la paliza

A

beating

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8
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la presilla

A

clip, fastener

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9
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casero(a)

A

home-loving, homebody
homemade, homespun

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chupado(a)

A

very thin, skin and bones
very easy, a piece of cake

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arrastrado(a)

A

wretched, destitute
cringing, servile
being dragged/towed (vehicle)

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12
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el allegado

A

next of kin, immediate family
tenant, house guest

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13
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descompasar

A

to lose the beat, be out of time (musical)

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14
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la botica

A

pharmacy, drugstore (archaic)

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15
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el capataz

A

foreman, overseer

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16
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el aposento

A

bedroom, bedchamber
lodging
(archaic)

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17
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la chácara

A

small farm

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18
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prescindir de

A

to get rid of, dispense with
to do without
to fire (an employee)

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19
Q

la índole

A

nature, character

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20
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el zurcido

A

seam
sewing, mending

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21
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el sarao

A

evening party, soiree

22
Q

la caballeriza

A

stable, stable of horses

23
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la caballería

A

cavalry
mount, steed

24
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el estribo

A

stirrup
stay, bracket
foothold

25
Q

despatarrar

A

to amaze, dumbfound, scare to death

26
Q

despatarrarse

A

to open one’s legs wide, to do the splits

27
Q

lidiar

A

to fight, contend with

28
Q

al alimón

A

together, jointly, in collaboration

29
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tachar

A

to cross out

30
Q

tachar de

A

to brand somebody as
(tachar de mal)

31
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otrora

A

once, formerly
(formal)

32
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fatídico(a)

A

ominous, fateful

33
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sosegado(a)

A

calm, placid, tranquil

34
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el tramo

A

section, span, stretch
flight (of stairs)
plot (of land)

35
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la afinación

A

tuning (music)
refining

36
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bramar

A

to roar, bellow, low, moo
to wail, howl, cry out

37
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la partitura

A

score, sheet music

38
Q

la rudeza

A

roughness, brusqueness
heavy-handedness

39
Q

el estribillo

A

chorus, refrain

40
Q

el escondrijo

A

hiding place, hideout, nook
den, burrow, nest

41
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aturdido(a)

A

stunned, dazed, confused
reckless, thoughtless

42
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el bálsamo

A

balsam
balm, comfort (fig.)

43
Q

desmentir

A

deny, refute
prove sb a liar

44
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el cocotero

A

coconut palm

45
Q

la cigarra

A

cicada

46
Q

ensayar

A

to test, try out
to practice, rehearse

47
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el estío

A

summer

48
Q

reparar en

A

to notice, observe
to pay attention to, take heed of

49
Q

la savia

A

sap
vitality, energy (fig.)

50
Q

el bastón

A

cane, walking stick