vocan 301124 Flashcards

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1
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La losa

A

tombstone

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2
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el cuartel

A

barracks / military HQ

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3
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se apoderar de

A

to take over

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4
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sobón

A

touchy / tactile

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5
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la ladera

A

slope hillside

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6
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un estrépito

A

row / crash big noise

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7
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con creces

A

amply, greatly

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8
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trapichear

A

to deal / wheel and deal

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9
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reparar en

A

to become aware of / notice

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10
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azuzar

A

to whip up / incite

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11
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un caudillo

A

leader, warlord, chieftain

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12
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un mechero

A

cigarette lighter / lamp

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13
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acojonar

A

to scare the shit out of

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14
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fatídico

A

fateful / ominous

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15
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enfurruñar

A

to sulk

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16
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apretar las tuercas a algn

A

to tighten screws (nuts) on someone

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17
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trincar

A

to hold down / hold by the arms

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18
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la inquina

A

dslike / aversion / ill will

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19
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descarado

A

brazen / shameless

20
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esgrimir

A

to brandish / to use (arguments or data etc.)

21
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chulo (n & adj)

A

noun: badass / spiv / pimp; adj: cocky / cool / pimp

22
Q

que si patatín que si patatán

A

this that and the other

23
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una hucha

A

money box

24
Q

ojeroso,

A

haggard

25
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el andamio

A

scaffolding

26
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cabrear

A

to piss off

27
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un macuto

A

backpack / rucksack / haversack

28
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un pasamontañas

A

balaclava

29
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un cacharro

A

an old heap / old banger

30
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irse a pique

A

to sink or go under

31
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el váter

A

toilet

32
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un energúmeno

A

madman

33
Q

acechar

A

to stalk / lie in wait

34
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empeñado en

A

hell bent on

35
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un cachorro

A

puppy

36
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ceñir

A

cling to / gird

37
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Una tapadera

A

a front, cover, lid

38
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abertzale

A

Basque nationalist

39
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de peluche

A

cuddly / fluffy / furry

40
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una chupa

A

leather jacket

41
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cejar

A

to give up / let off

42
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pulular (por)

A

to swarm (around)

43
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con probar, nada se pierde

A

there’s no harm in trying

44
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el rellano

A

landing

45
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la chirona

A

jail