Western Novels Flashcards
acertar
guess right, get right, do well
acudir
to attend, to come
admitir
to admit, to accept, to tolerate
agrietado
cracked, broken, chapped
ahorcado
hanged (adj), hanged person (noun)
ajustar las cuentas
to settle accounts
aludido
above-mentioned, referred-to, alluded to
amedrentar
to intimidate, to discourage
apoderarse
to take possession, to take hold
apoderar
to grant legal power to, to commission
apretar
to press, to squeeze, to tighten, to pinch
arrojar
to throw, to yield, to exhaust, to vomit
asomar
to show, to appear, to begin to appear
la astucia
astuteness, canniness, trickiness
el ataúd
casket, coffin
atropellar
to run over, to outrage, to affront
el aullido
howl, cry
el bicho
bug, insect, maggot, vicious tongue
la cabalgada
troop of horsemen, cavalry
cambiar de parecer
to change one’s mind, to change one’s opinion
el/la canalla
despicable person, mob, rabble
candil (el)
oil lamp, kerosene lamp
chasquear
to snap, to clack (make sound)
compinche (el/la)
buddy, chum
con arreglo a
in accordance with, according to (de acuerdo con)
de la casualidad de que
it so happens that
dar con
to hit with, to come upon, to come across
desfachatez
nerve, barefacedness
despachar
to attend, to take care of, to send away, to deal with
desquite (el)
desquitar
desquitarse
revenge, act of revenge
to requite, to compensate
to take revenge, to get even
dimisión (la)
resignation, abdication
disfrazado
disfrazar
disfrazarse
disguised, in disguise
to disguise, to hide
to disguise oneself
echar a correr
to start running, to break into a run
en caso afirmativo
en caso contrario
if that is the case, that being the case
otherwise, if not
en cuanto a
as to, in the case of (con respecto a)
en un principio
at first, originally (al principio)
enredar
enredarse
to mix up, to snag, to get hooked, to tangle up
to get mixed up, to get confused, to get into problems
entablar
to establish, to initiate, to start, to cover with boards
entregarse
to be delivered to, to turn oneself in, to give oneself over
