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El Gato de Sev. Voc.
Vocab for El Gato de Sevres
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hacer un ademán/gesto | to make a gesture |
| dar un vuelco | to skip a beat |
| según | according to |
| colocado | placed |
| la esquina | street corner |
| el rincón | room corner |
| el escaparate | window display |
| pasear la mirada | to glance |
| coja | broken |
| ciego | blind |
| lisiado | crippled |
| sordo | deaf |
| mudo | mute |
| el amontonamiento | a pile/stack |
| acumularse | to accumulate |
| el rabillo de los ojos | corner of the eyes |
| no cabe duda alguna | without any doubt |
| el dueño/el propietario | owner |
| legítimo | legitimate |
| pausadamente | slowly |
| la repugnancia | repugnance/disgust |
| se había equivocado | He was wrong |
| sin lugar a dudas | doubtless |
| ronronear | to purr |
| acercarse a | to approach |
| ?puedo servirle en algo? | Can I help you with something? |
| acariciar | to carress/pet |
| la otra mitad | the other half |
| la cola/el rabo | tail |
| un pleito/lucha/pelea callejero | street fight |
| un cazador | hunter |
| me hubiera gustado | I would have liked |
| el lomo | back of an animal |
| las patas | legs of table/animal |
| retirarse/irse/salir/marcharse | to leave |
| maestro en el arte | master in the art |
| trapicheo/regateo | bargain |
| ni un centavo más | not a cent more |
| Qué barbaridad! | How outrageous |
| lanzar un suspiro | to sigh |
| la punta del bastón | the point of a cane |
| haga el favor de | Please (do me the favor of) |
| envolver | to wrap |
| reponer | to respond/reply |
| el establecimiento | business |
| estar acostumbrado a | to be accustomed to |
| astuto | astute/sly/clever |
| conseguir/recibir/obtener/adquirir | to get/obtain |
| aullar | to yell/scream |
| además | in addition/furthermore |
| señalar/indicar | to point |
| reconocido por su fineza | known for his finesse |
| el siglo | century |
| baratijas | cheap things/trinkets |
| fastidio e indiferencia | indiffernce/bordem |
| al primer vistazo | at first glance |
| exhibir | to exhibit |
| la entrada | the entrance/tickets |
| esta especie | species/type |
| dar una palmada | to pat |
| antigüedades | antiques |
| aparentando (aparentar) | to fake |
| desdeñosamente | disdainfully |
| pedazos | pieces |
| adquirir | to acquire |
| agacharse | to lower |
| incorporarse/levantarse | to stand up |
| obsequiar/regalar | to give/gift |
| advertir (e-ie,i) | to advise/notify |
| billetera/cartera | wallet |