Vocal de "El Juego del Angel" Flashcards

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Nave

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Ship, or premises

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Albergar

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To house, to accommodate

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Deslizar

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To slip I.e. To slip something under the door, or to slip a dollar bill into someone’s hand.

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Deslizarse

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To ski, slide, slither, glide

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5
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Rompecabezas

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Jigsaw puzzle

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Deleite

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Delight Para deleite de los niños / To the children’s delight

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Hacer las veces de algo

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To serve as something, <> to act as something

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8
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Me caí de bruces

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I fell on my face

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Destello

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Twinkle, sparkle, glitter

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Señuelo

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(Persona) bait (Aves) decoy

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Acera

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Sidewalk, pavement, side of street (Viven en la misma acera)

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Reja

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Grille, railing

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Mecer

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To rock (niño), to push, to sway

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Portar

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To carry, to bear, to wear

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Portarse

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To behave

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16
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Sien

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Temple

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Marfil

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Ivory (tusk) or De color marfil

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Manojo

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Bunch, bundle Ser un manojo de nervios (to be a bundle of nerves)

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Ramillete

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Bunch, collection, cluster

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20
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Retrato

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Portrait, depiction, portrayal

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Soplo

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A puff, blast, gust

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22
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Atrevesar

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To cross -la carretera atraviesa el pueblo -atravesaron la cuidad a pie -atravesó el río a nado

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23
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Ceniza

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Ash

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24
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Premiar

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To be awarded with, to reward

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Engendro
Monster, or fetus (both animal & human...tends to have a derogatory sentiment)
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Varilla
Rod, bar (of metal or wood), also used for "baguette"
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Entretener
Distract, entertain, keep entertained, amuse (Entretenerse = to have fun)
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Triturar
To grind, crush La licuadora está diseñada para triturar alimentos. (The blender is designed to grind food) Triturar con batidora = to blend
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Entregar
To deliver, to entrust, to betray, to hand over/surrender
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Flecha
Arrow, dart
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Destacar
To stand out, to be outlined To underline or highlight, emphasize
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Honda
Very deep, profound Also, slingshot, catapult
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Esmero
Care, trouble Painstakingly
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Capricho
Craving, whim, impulse
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Rogar
Beg, plead, pray
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Hacerse de rogar
Put up a fight, be resistant, resist
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Pasmado
Bewildered, confounded, astonished
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Acontecimiento
Event
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Regar
To water, irrigate To flow through, run through To take apart, separate, scatter
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Yacer
To lie (as in lie down)
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Brotar
To rise, spring up, break out, appear, emerge
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El acertijo
The riddle, puzzle
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Desplegar
To spread, to open out, spread out, unfurl. Also to deploy
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Averno
Inferno, hell
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Colegir Colijo Coliges Colige Colegimos Colegís Coligen
To deduce
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La ánima
Soul
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El millar Millares
Thousand Thousands
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Hacer algo “hasta la saciedad”
Until full/ad nauseam Comer/beber hasta la saciedad | to eat/drink one’s fill Hay que repetirles las cosas hasta la saciedad | You have to repeat everything to them over and over again, or ad nauseam.
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A medida que
As, while, at the same time as, whenever, to the extent that
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Desesperado
Desperate
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Barrer
To sweep (con una escoba) To sweep away/off (El viento barrió las nubes; o Un golpe del mar lo barrió e la cubierta | a large wave swept him off the deck) Also to thrash, trounce, wipe the floor with
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La niebla
The fog
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Desvanecerse
To clear, to vanish, to disappear
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Humeante
Smoking, steaming, hot, piping hot
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Soberbio
Superb
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Despreciar
To look down on To despise To reject
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Perecer
To die, to perish
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Agarrarse
To hold on, grip firmly Also aferrarse + a —\> to hold onto something