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Flashcards for second quarter final
Question | Answer |
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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 |