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Flashcards for second quarter final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tela | fabric |
| encajes | lace |
| diamantes | diamonds |
| la dote | dowry |
| orgulloso | proud |
| testarudo | stubborn |
| relato | short story |
| lo preciso | the precise thing |
| mimada | spoiled |
| la época | time period |
| claro | of course, clearly |
| aclarar | to clarify |
| lucir | shine |
| pobretón | poor man |
| meterse monja | become a nun |
| alcanzar | to reach or obtain |
| juramento | promise |
| suegro | Father-in-law |
| ajuar | non monetary part of dowry |
| misa | mass |
| acariciar | to caress |
| agradecer | to thank |
| atar | to tie |
| atender | to assist someone |
| atreverse | to dare |
| burlarse de | to make fun of |
| coquetear | to flirt |
| curiosear | to browse |
| el chaleco | vest |
| el estuche | a container |
| el lector | the reader |
| el mostrador the showcase | |
| el piropo | pick |
| el terciopelo | velvet |
| enloquecerse | to drive someone crazy |
| estaba desocupado | was unemployed |
| grabar | to inscribe |
| hojear | to skim |
| la cubierta | the cover |
| la dependienta | saleswoman |
| la joyería | jeweler |
| la sortija | ring |
| regalar | to give a gift |
| torpe | clumsy |
| ¡infeliz de mí! | poor me |
| a fin de | in order to |
| a las altas horas | in the late night hours |
| absolutamente | absolutely |
| absoluto/a | absolute, total |
| acordarse | to remember |
| alzar | to reach |
| aparecer | to appear |
| apurarse | to to worry (LA |
| arrojarse | to throw yourself |
| asustarse | to become afraid |
| brillar | to sparkle |
| claro que s v... | to be sure that s v... |
| claro/a | clear |
| coger | to take, to hold |
| colgar | to hang |
| cruel | cruel |
| cuyo | whose |
| dentro de | within |
| desesperarse | to become exasperated/desperate |
| dividir | to divide |
| educar | to educate |
| el billete de lotería | lottery ticket |
| el bolsillo | |
| el cesto | wastebasket |
| el contacto | contact |
| el cuello | collar |
| el disgusto | disgust |
| el hambre | hunger |
| el incidente | incident |
| el rincón | corner |
| el rostro | face |
| el sobretodo | overcoat |
| empeñarse | to persist, to insist |
| en broma | in jest, jokingly |
| encender | to light (candle), to turn on (lights) |
| encogerse de hombros | to shrug your shoulders |
| engañar | to deceive, to trick |
| equivocarse | to be mistaken |
| estar seguro/a | to be sure |
| exacto/a | exact |
| examinar | to examine |
| exclamar | to exclaim |
| exterior | outside, exterior |
| extraño/a | strange |
| gracioso/a | graceful |
| guardar | to keep, to put away |
| hondo/a | deep |
| humilde | humble |
| humilde | humble |
| immediatamente | immediately |
| insultar | to insult |
| inútil | useless |
| justo/a | exactly |
| la alegría | happiness |
| la boda | wedding |
| la cantidad | quantity |
| la confesión | confession |
| la desconfianza | lack of confidence |
| la duda | doubt |
| la edad | age |
| la emoción | emotion |
| la fe | faith |
| la felicidad | happiness |
| la generosidad | generosity |
| la mascota | mascot, lucky charm |
| la mitad | half |
| la riqueza | wealth, riches |
| la sonrisa | smile |
| la suerte | luck |
| la ternura | tenderness |
| las lágrimas | tears |
| las señas | address |
| mágico/a | magic |
| mentir | to lie |
| mover | to move |
| nada más justo que + inf. | the only fair thing to do is ... |
| ocurrir | to occure |
| original | original |
| pintarse | to paint itself/oneself |
| por consiguiente | consequently |
| prometer | to promise |
| proteger | to protect |
| representar | to represent |
| saber de memoria | to know by heart |
| sacar premio | to win the prize |
| sacudir | to dust, to shake out |
| sonar el timbre | to ring the doorbell |
| tropezar con | to stumble upon, to trip over |
| vestido/a | dressed |
| abotonarse | to button |
| acercarse | to get close |
| aferrarse | to cling |
| apresurarse | to pressure |
| barba | beard |
| barras | supports |
| cacerola | saucepan |
| cautelosa | carefully |
| cielorraso desfonado | rotten roof |
| crujido | dry noise |
| dentadora postiza | false teeth, dentures |
| desabotonó | unbuttoned |
| descargar | to unload |
| destemplada | frayed |
| displicente | bad mood/humor |
| escupidera | spit |
| estirando | stretched |
| fresa | drill |
| gabinete | office |
| gallinazos | vultures |
| gatillo pelicán | a type of instrument for drawing teeth |
| gaveta | drawer |
| girar | to turn |
| guerrera | war tunic |
| haga buches | swished |
| hasta la altura de un hombre | height of a man |
| jadeante | troubled breathing |
| pedalear | to pedal |
| pinzas | tweezers |
| pomos de loza | porcelain jars |
| pulir | to polish |
| puñado | handful |
| resortes | springs |
| rodar | to run |
| soltó un suspiro | let go a sigh |
| te pega un tiro | he's going to shoot you |
| telaraña polvorienta | dusty spider eggs |
| tibio | not hot or cold |
| trapo | cloth |
| umbral | threshold |
| vacío helado | empty cold |
| vidriera | display case |
| aguantarse | to hold on |
| aplastar | to crush |
| balancearse | to balance |
| doblar las piernas | to bend the legs |
| encoger | to shrink |
| enderezarse | to straighten up |
| estirar | to stretch |
| soltar (ue) | to let go, to set free |
| tambalearse | to stagger; to sway |
| temblar | to tremble |
| treparse | to climb |
| tropezar | to stumble |
| zarandear | to shake vigorously |
| morderse | to bite oneself |
| oscurecer | to darken |
| el camino | road |
| la vergüenza | shame |
| brillar | to shine |
| esperanza | hope |
| la sombra | shadow |
| el sudor | sweat |
| la herida | wound |
| el robo | robbery |
| el tejado | roof |
| a fin de cuentas | after all, in final analysis |
| al mismo tiempo | at the same time |
| castigar | to castigate, punish |
| comportarse | to behave oneself |
| de brazos cruzados | doing nothing |
| desmayarse | to faint |
| en tal caso | in such case |
| incomprensible | incomprehensible |
| malcriado/a | ill |
| la finca | country house |
| lentamente | slowly |
| la trama | plot |
| apoderado | business agent |
| el mayordomo | butler |
| aparcerías | sharecropping |
| los robles | oak trees |
| arrellanar | to lye back |
| sillón | chair |
| acariciar | to caress |
| una y otra vez | over and over |
| el terciopelo | velvet |
| esfuerzo | effort |
| casi | almost |
| en seguida | immediately |
| el placer | pleasure |
| desgajando | breaking off |
| al alcance de la mano | at hands reach |
| el atardecer | early afternoon |
| sórdida | dirty |
| disyuntiva | dilemma |
| concertaban | came together |
| testigo | witness |
| cabaña | cabin |
| recelosa | suspicious |
| amante | lover |
| el chicotazo de una rama | the lash of a branch |
| restanaba | she was stopping |
| rechazaba las caricias | he was rejecting the carreses |
| secas y senderos furtivos | hidden paths and trials |
| secas | paths |
| furtivo | hidden |
| el puñal | dagger |
| entibiaba | was becomming warm |
| latía | was beating |
| agazapada | hidden |
| anhelante | anxious |
| enredaban | entangled |
| disuadirlo | deter it/ prevent it |
| coartados | alibis |
| azares | accidents |
| a partir de | starting from |
| minuciosamento atribuido | miticulously taken care of |
| doble repaso depiadado | double checking mercilessly |
| mejilla | cheek |
| atados | tid up to/ attianed to |
| suelto | loose |
| parpapetándose | hiding himslef behind |
| los setos | hedges |
| en la bruma malva del crepúsculo | in the mauve colored mist of the twilight |
| la alameda que llevaba a la casa | the road that led to the house |
| ladrar | to bark |
| peldaños | steps |
| galopando | rushing |