vocabulario español - sustantivos/verbos Flashcards

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repercutir (v)

A

tener efecto sobre algo; affectar

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cera (sus)

A

wax

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escasa / escaso (adj.)

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scarce; few

“hay escasa defensa para él”
“los Robles son escasos”

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loar (v)

A

to praise

“Loemos a Dios”

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el abanico (sus.)

A

fan

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el trueno (sus.)

A

thunder clap

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hallar (v)

A

encontrar; to come across

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el vientre (sus.)

A

abdomen

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hinchar (v)

A

swell, expandir

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acallar (v)

A

to quiet

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el recado (sus.)

A

un mensaje escrito

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hondo / honda (adj.)

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profundo; deep

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angosta/o (adj)

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narrow

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la encía (sus.)

A

gums (de la boca)

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piar (v)

A

chirp; tweet

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alarido (sus.)

A

shriek

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empeñar (v)

A

to pawn; to insist on

“se empeñaba en hacer entrar en el canto”

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la nave (sus)

A

barco

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capricho (sus)

A

craving; desire

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hincar (v)

A

meter; thrust into

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el colmo (sus)

A

peak; brim

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la huerta (sus)

A

vegetable garden; orchard

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la almacén (sus)

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storehouse; warehouse

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hinchar (v)

A

to swell; expandir

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la nómina (sus)

A

payroll

“Te tiene en la nómina o que?”

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el terciopelo (sus)

A

velvet

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la ceniza (sus)

A

ash; polvo

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arrojar (v)

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to throw; tirar

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el semblante (sus)

A

facial expression; countenance; rostro

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la podredumbre (sus)

A

rot; corruption

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el pico (sus)

A

beak (of an animal)

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el sobaco (sus)

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underarm; armpit

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33
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el clóset (sus)

A

clóset lmaaao

“salirse del clóset”

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el bolsillo (sus)

A

pocket

“el bolsillo del pantalón”
“todas sus cosas en mis bolsillos”

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35
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hornear (v)

A

to bake

“hornea la torta por media hora”

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36
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una maldición (sus)

A

a curse

“eché una maldicíon sobre ti” - Nina Simone

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37
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remordimiento (sus)

A

remorse

“lo hice sin remordimiento”

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38
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el lastre

A

a dead weight; burden; impediment

“eres un lastre! me va mejor sin ti”

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39
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el buzón (sus)

A

mailbox

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40
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el desvelo (sus)

A

insomnia

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41
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el semáforo (sus)

A

stoplight (red yellow green)

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el farol (sus)

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streetlight

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apresurar (v)

A

to hurry/rush

“apresuré mi decisión y ahora lo me arrepentí”

“no te voy a apresurar”

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44
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parpadear (v)

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to blink

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45
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el parpadeo (sus)

A

blink (noun)

“su parpadeo es normal”

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escurrir (v)

A

to drip (as in rain)
to drain (as in food, water)

“escurrir la cacerola”
“las gotas de lluvia escurren”

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el gusano (sus)

A

worm

“después de la lluvia, llegan los gusanos”

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la cara verdadera (frase)

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“true face”

“el país está mostrando su cara verdadera”

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la ropa sucia (frase)

A

laundry

“tengo que lavar la ropa sucia”

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la zanja (sus)

A

a ditch / trench

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la palma (sus)

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palm

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52
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el marcador (sus)

A

the score

“Y que fue el marcador?”

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53
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la incertidumbre (sus)

A

uncertainty

“cada segundo de incertidumbre”

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mareado (adj)

A

dizzy, nauseous

“estoy bien mareada”

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ambulante (adj)

A

mobile, traveling

“él tiene un puesto ambulante en el mercado”

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56
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deseame suerte (fr)

A

“wish me luck”

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57
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calzoncillos (m) / calzones (sus)

A

underwear, undergarments

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la capucha (sus)

A

hood of a sweatshirt

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tibio (adj)

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warm (temperature)

“agua tibia”

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cálido (adj)

A

de una persona, amable, simpático

de un color, como rojo o anaranjado

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barranco (sus)

A

cliff

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loma (sus)

A

hill

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lácteo (adj)

A

dairy

“la sección láctea”

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manga (sus)

A

sleeves

“un vestido sin mangas”

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estropear (v)

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to spoil / go bad

“la comida se va a estropear”

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arrancar (v)

A

sacar/quitar; to start (a car)

“Arráncame todo de ella”
“El coche no arrancó”

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agudeza (sus)

A

intensity; acuity

“un dolor de tanta agudeza”
“la agudeza visual”

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la aguja (sus)

A

needle (para coser o de medicina)

“me ardían como agujas”

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húmedo(a) (adj)

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wet, damp

“los pantaloncillos sobre mi frente húmeda”

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el charco (sus)

A

puddle/pool of water

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el paisaje (sus)

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the landscape

“una obra que subraya el paisaje”

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72
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hurgar (v)

A

to rummage; delve into

“esa manía de hurgar en la intimidad de los otros”

[un beso de dick]

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73
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pudrir (v)

A

to rot / spoil / go bad

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el correo (sus)

A

the mail

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75
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arrastrar (v)

A

to drag, sweep across the floor

“arrastra los olvidos y no regresan”

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menos mal (fr)

A

luckily

“menos mal no gastaste dinero”

“perdí mis llaves, menos mal mi compi de cuarto estaba allá”

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77
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acribillar + a (v)

A

to pepper; besiege/bombard

“los narcos acribillaron a balazos sus enemigos”

“te acribilló a preguntas”

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estirar (v)

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to stretch (an object, your body, crane your neck, stretch your money)

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el/la guía (n, adj)

A

guide / guiding

“contrataron a una guía”

“unas palabras guías para el grupo”

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bondad (sus)

A

kindness

“intento tratar a la gente con bondad” 

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desalentador(a) (adj)

A

disheartening

”El comienzo puede parecer desalentador, pero una vez que empieces nada te detendrá”

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tachar (v)

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to cross out (lit or figuratively)

“te taché de capullo”

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pliegue (sus)

A

a crease or fold

“una camisa con pliegues”

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pauta (sus)

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a standard, norm, pattern

“La vida ejemplar de su madre fue la pauta que los guió”

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desparramado (adj)

A

scattered

“Nuestro público está desparramado en el mundo hispanohablante”

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pizca (sus)

A

parte pequeña de algo

“No tiene ni una pizca de sentido”

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la arruga (sus)

A

wrinkle (in the skin); crease

“La cara surcada de arrugas”

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entrecano (adj)

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greying, greyish

“El pelo entrecano”

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ajado (adj)

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shabby or worn

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toldo (sus)

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awning; sunshade; hood (as of a car)

“el toldo que apenas se mueve”

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romería (sus)

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a religious pilgrimage

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los escombros (sus)

A

debris; waste

“… un gran espacio lleno de escombros”

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las ojeras (sus)

A

eye bags / under eye

“las ojeras de M, muy pronunciadas …”

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ranura (s)

A

keyhole, slot, crack

“ y los ojos, como dos ranuras de alcancía”

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hierático (adj)

A

inscrutable, inexpressive

“el rostro … permanece hierático e inmutable”

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verja (s)

A

railing, fence

“a un lado de la verja”

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la sien (sus)

A

temple; side of head

“Pellizcándome las sienes”

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el sendero (sus)

A

camino; path; trail

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indemne (adj)

A

unscathed; unharmed

“Y así, indemnes, llegamos a mi casa en las afueras.”

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inimaginable (adj)

A

unimaginable

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estremecedor/a

A

shocking; impactante

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derrota (sus)

A

a defeat, loss

“ … el que no trae noticias de victoria sino de derrota” [PA, RB]

103
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la yema (sus)

A

fingertip; yolk of an egg; bud or sprout of a plant

“para tocar con la yema de los dedos”

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el abismo (sus)

A

abyss

“ese cambio … parece un abismo”

105
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un timo

A

a trick / engaño

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discurrir

A

to pass by quickly (as in time)

to think/reflect [formal]

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atinar a xxx / atinar con xxx

A

to figure out/come up with; to hit a target

“Una sensación que persiste y que no atina a explicarse” [PA]

“No atinaba con una solución”

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pueril (adj)

A

childlike / infantile; trivial or inconsequential

“entreví un orgullo pueril”

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mendigo (sus)

A

alg que pide limosna; a beggar

“sus modales de mendigo”

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audaz (adj)

A

valiente; bold, daring

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colibrí (sus)

A

hummingbird

“El colibrí zurdo”

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águila

A

eagle

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lagarto

A

lizard

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carecer (de)

A

to lack; not have

“Carecían de ventanas o puertas de madera”

115
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las argollas (sus)

A

shackles; iron rings

“que se colocarán en la nariz una gran cantidad de argollas”

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ayuno

A

fast; fasting

“Cuando estoy de ayuna”
“Un día de ayuno”

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socorrido (adj)

A

helpful, handy

“La pintura era muy socorrida”

118
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augurar

A

to predict; foretell (outdated)

“Cada una de ellas auguraba la captura de un prisionero”

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mácula (sus)

A

mancha, más formal

“…que llegara pura, sin mácula”

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sinfín (sus)

A

an endless number/amount

“con flores de un sinfín de colores”

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alcantarilla (sus)

A

sewer

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musitar

A

to mutter / mumble

“Y musitaré ¿por qué yo?”

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el agujero

A

hole

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vocinglero (n/adj)

A

Alguien que habla demasiado o muy fuerte / alto

gritando

“… resonaban las vocingleras conversaciones en árabe”

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ensortijado (adj)

A

curled/curly

“Su mano ensortijado”

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padecer

A

to suffer from; endure

“… cierto dolor reumático que padezco”

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la cadera

A

hip / hips

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el pómulo

A

cheekbone

“La forma de sus pómulos”

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la coartada

A

alibi

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el guiño

A

wink

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arraigado (adj)

A

rooted; stuck; unshakable

“… una arraigada costumbre familiar”

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invernadero (sus)

A

greenhouse / hot house

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misericordia

A

compassion

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la índole (sus)

A

nature; likeness; way

“Es de índole reservada”

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sobrio/a (adj)

A

sober

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desenlace (sus)

A

ending; outcome; denouement

“un dramático desenlace”

137
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retener

A

to hold prisoner; retain

“Levantó el azucarero y lo retuvo un instante”

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retomar

A

resume; restart; pick back up

“Retomé mis estudios”

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una baya (sus)

A

berry

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el arándano (sus)

A

blueberry

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suelto/a (adj)

A

loose

“Llevaba una camisa suelta”

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tejado (sus)

A

techo / roof

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la tapa (sus)

A

cap / lid

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atrasados (adj)

A

behind / delayed

“los niños están atrasados en los esstudios”

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acechar

A

to stalk / lie in wait for

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replicar (v)

A

to answer back / retort / reply

“… La compañía no replicó directamente”

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inverosímil

A

unlikely

“Por inverosímil que sea…”

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perecer

A

to perish

“Pereció En la víspera de la rebelión”

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condecir (v)

A

to correspond with; estar de acuerdo con

“las cortinas y las alfombras en la sala se condicen”

150
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tenue (adj)

A

faint; weak

“La más tenue sospecha de su vileza”

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el apagón (sus)

A

black out / power outage

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disimuladamente (adj)

A

sin ser percibido; discreetly

153
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el tajo (sus)

A

a cut

“De un solo tajo”

154
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desprender/despegar

A

to remove; detach

“si dejaba que su mente se desprendiera por completo …”

155
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delatar (v)

A

to denounce/condemn someone; to rat someone out

“a quien delataría?”

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abarrotar

A

llenar un espacio (con algo)

[“Atraparon a más compañeros y se abarrotó la cárcel”]

157
Q

rebosante (adj)

A

filled / brimming with

[“Sucios y rebosantes de vida”]

158
Q

pellizcar

A

to pinch

“Pellízcate”

159
Q

el lodo (sus)

A

Mud

160
Q

cautela (sus)

A

caution; precaución

161
Q

descartar

A

rechazar; reject; dismiss

162
Q

el pincel (sus)

A

paintbrush

163
Q

la pintura (sus)

A

paint (the substance itself)

164
Q

la industria

A

industry/manufacturing

165
Q

el tobillo

A

ankle

166
Q

el matadero

A

slaughterhouse

167
Q

pegajoso (adj)

A

sticky

“una sustancia negra y pegajosa”

168
Q

reivindicar (v)

A

to reclaim / defend

“nueve años antes el argentino Rodolfo Walsh había escrito Operación Masacre, una novela que más tarde se reivindicaría como la primera de no-ficción”

169
Q

el páramo

A

wasteland; barren plain

170
Q

torcido/a (adj)

A

crooked / bent / twisted

“Un cuadro torcido que yo quiero enderezar”

crooked / devious

“Un hombre torcido que quiere hacerle daño a quien puede”

171
Q

la aleta

A

fin (of a fish)

172
Q

la pena

A

grief

173
Q

el cuerno

A

horn (de un animal)

174
Q

el cuervo

A

raven (tipo de ave)

174
Q

la bocina

A

horn (de un coche)

175
Q

auspiciar

A

to back; support; sponsor something

“UNICEF auspicia la creación de talleres de arte”

176
Q

un ápice

A

an iota of/ an ounce / shred

“no ensucia ni un ápice la belleza de la obra”

177
Q

patear

A

to kick

“Ella pateó el balón”

178
Q

una patada

A

a kick

“Le dio una patada a su atacante”

179
Q

experto(a)

A

expert

180
Q

inédito

A

novel; innovtive; not heard of before

“la obra de ocampo es inedita”

181
Q

constante

adj

A

consistent

“es un trabajador constante”

182
Q

superponerse

A

to overlay/overlap

“las tejas del tejado se superponen en la cima”

183
Q

la coincidencia

A

overlap; common ground

“Hay coincidencia entre estas dos teorías.”

184
Q

los dos puntos :

A

colon

185
Q

el punto coma;

A

semi-colon

186
Q

las comillas

A

quotation marks

187
Q

redondear

A

to round (a number)

188
Q

el dado

A

the die/ dice

“tirar los dados”

189
Q

agacharse

A

to bend down

se agachó para agarrar las llaves del suelo

190
Q

entumecer / entumecido

A

to numb / numb

“escalaban con manos entumecidas por el frío”

191
Q

arrastrarse / gatear

A

to crawl

192
Q

trepar

A

lo que hace un insecto / “to creep”

“miré la mariquita trepar por la pared”

193
Q

hurgar

A

Dig through; rummage

hurgaba por el closet para encontrar las botas preferidas

194
Q

Las pertenencias

A

belongings

“Estaba dejando la culpa como quien se desprende de sus pertenencias” [SQPAFDM]

195
Q

el ventilador

A

fan

196
Q

el compromiso

A

“your world / La palabra”

an engagement/plan “tengo unos compromisos esta tarde”

197
Q

magullar

A

to bruise

“Makina nomás magulló latas y olió botellas”

198
Q

los colmillos

A

fangs (animal)

“colmillos afilados”

199
Q

los moretones

A

bruises

200
Q

el tallo

A

stalk / stem [de una planta]

201
Q

las lentejas

A

lentils<33

202
Q

el apetito

A

appetite

“Tiene un apetito por los xxxx”

203
Q

la desaprobación

A

disapproval

“Mirándolo con toda la desaprobación del mundo”

204
Q

el significado

A

the meaning

“búscame el significado de esta palabra”

205
Q

significativo (adj)

A

meaningful/significant

“con trabajo significativo”

206
Q

significativo (adj)

A

meaningful/significant

“con trabajo significativo”

207
Q

adentrar

A

penetrar al interior de algo

208
Q

inaprensible (adj)

A

que no se puede agarrar; intangible

209
Q

llamativo (adj)

A

que llama la atención

210
Q

las muletillas

A

vocal fillers; palabras que se usan / repiten mucho en el habla

211
Q

Egoísmo/ egoísta

A

selfishness/selfish

212
Q

el marco (sus)

A

frame (for a picture)

“Ponerla en su propio marco”

213
Q

la muleta

A

herramienta que se usa para caminar (a un herido); crutch

214
Q

el dobladillo

A

parte cosida al borde de una prenda/vestido; the hem

215
Q

el ganso

A

goose

216
Q

aleatorio / al azar (adj)

A

random

el [dado] tira numeros aleatorios / al azar

217
Q

el algodón

A

cotton

218
Q

espeso (adj)

A

thick/grueso

219
Q

impartir (v)

A

to impart / compartir información

220
Q

La escama

A

scale (of a fish)

“ “Las piernas asoman doradas, los pelitos de los muslos brillan como escamas” [NEUR]

221
Q

enfriar (v)

A

hacer mas frio

“el ventilador enfria al dormitorio”

222
Q
A