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Galeria de Arte y Vida
Chapter 6 Vocabulary
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Language - Spanish
12th Grade
02/22/2006
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Term
Dar (daba) con
 Definition
to find something
Term
Aborrecer
 Definition
To hate, to detest
Term
Capaz
 Definition
Capability to do something
Term
Relámpago
 Definition
lightning
Term
tienes (tener) ganar
 Definition
to desire something
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embajada
 Definition
embassy
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exigir
 Definition
to demand something
Term
mundanal
 Definition
worldly
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soberbia
 Definition
proud
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vacilar
 Definition
to hesitate
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apuestos
 Definition
handsome
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bandeja
 Definition
tray
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desplegar
 Definition
to unfold
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estorbar
 Definition
to hinder
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rasgar
 Definition
to tear
Term
tropezar
 Definition
to trip
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agudo
 Definition
sharp, pointed
Term
anochecer
 Definition
to grow dark, to become nightfall or dusk time
Term
descuidos
 Definition
carelessness
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escopetazo
 Definition
gunshot
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mocetones
 Definition
young, robust men
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odios
 Definition
hatred
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predicar
 Definition
to preach
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rencor
 Definition
resentment, deep bitter feelings
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tender
 Definition
to build an extension of something
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aislarse
 Definition
to live in seclusion
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asombro
 Definition
fright, astonishment
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ásperas
 Definition
rough, harsh
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gemir
 Definition
to moan
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lena (
 Definition
firewood
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transcurrir
 Definition
to elapse
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casaderas
 Definition
eligible for marriage
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un gran partido
 Definition
a good "catch"
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haciendo siempre el primer papel
 Definition
always playing the leading role
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disipación
 Definition
wasteful spending
Term
sedosa cabellera
 Definition
silky hair
Term
sentar sus reales
 Definition
to settle down
Term
partir
 Definition
to share
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suponer
 Definition
to suppose
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marchitaba
 Definition
was wilting
Term
por no perder una función del Real
 Definition
in order not to miss a performance at the Opera House
Term
sermón de cuaresma
 Definition
Lenten sermon
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medírseles
 Definition
measure them
Term
no traducen... del cerebro
 Definition
don't faithfully convey what is in the heart or mind
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al paso que
 Definition
waiting for
Term
hijas son
 Definition
are the result
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ese botón... de muestra
 Definition
that small bit of proof that... suffices as an example
Term
cuajados
 Definition
full
Term
flor y nata
 Definition
perhaps, maybe
Term
ni con mucho
 Definition
by any means
Term
Tannhauser
 Definition
a Wagner opera
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doncella
 Definition
servant
Term
terciando
 Definition
forming the third party
Term
aya
 Definition
governess
Term
las ninas de mis ojos (tilde over the "n" in ninas)
 Definition
something special
Term
primor
 Definition
beautiful, perfection
Term
varillas
 Definition
ribs of a fan
Term
en derredor
 Definition
around, about
Term
crujieron
 Definition
to creak, to rustle
Term
sudando de pena
 Definition
sweating from embarrassment
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podía apenas balbucir una disculpa
 Definition
could scarcely stammer an apology
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no se apure
 Definition
not to worry about anything
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compremetido
 Definition
promised
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punalada (tilde over the n) de pícaro
 Definition
a roguish joke
Term
estocada de caballero
 Definition
a gentlemen's word
Term
bodas
 Definition
wedding
Term
moldura
 Definition
showcase
Term
desposados
 Definition
a newly married couple
Term
sendas
 Definition
paths
Term
vecindario
 Definition
neighborhood
Term
vejete
 Definition
old
Term
alborotado
 Definition
agitated
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resueño
 Definition
smiling
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redondo
 Definition
a circular shaped object
Term
campanario
 Definition
bell tower
Term
lindaban
 Definition
were joined
Term
tapia
 Definition
wall
Term
riego
 Definition
irrigation
Term
acecho
 Definition
lying in wait
Term
cejas
 Definition
eyebrows
Term
acequia
 Definition
canal
Term
cañares
 Definition
cane fields
Term
ribazos
 Definition
mounds, hillocks
Term
pellejo
 Definition
skin
Term
venganza
 Definition
revenge
Term
extremándose
 Definition
going to even further extremes
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vientre
 Definition
insides
Term
esparto
 Definition
hemp
Term
infranqueable
 Definition
insurmountable
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bardas
 Definition
hedges
Term
vara
 Definition
unit of lengthk about 2.8 ft
Term
desprecio
 Definition
contempt
Term
argamasa
 Definition
cement
Term
tejados
 Definition
clay-tile roofs
Term
estremecíanse
 Definition
to tremble in fright
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amasado
 Definition
cemented
Term
agredirse
 Definition
attacking one another
Term
sonaron a rebato
 Definition
tolled to assemble the people
Term
rendijas
 Definition
cracks
Term
paja quemada
 Definition
burning straw
Term
rugía
 Definition
was roaring
Term
se mesaba los cabellos
 Definition
was tearing her hair
Term
arremolinábase
 Definition
were milling around
Term
bocanada
 Definition
huge puff
Term
esparció
 Definition
spreaded
Term
agüelo
 Definition
grandfather (dialect)
Term
cambiando un guiño de inteligencia
 Definition
giving a signal to one another
Term
brasero
 Definition
brazier (bra)
Term
como a un santo en sus andas
 Definition
like a saint being carried on its platform
Term
hombres de corazón
 Definition
good-hearted men, men of good will
Term
buceando en el humo
 Definition
plunging into the smoke
Term
llamas
 Definition
flames
Term
madero
 Definition
beam, plank
Term
pelo chamuscado
 Definition
singed hair
Term
fruncir los labios
 Definition
pucker up his lips
Term
escamas
 Definition
calluses
Term
Fill meu!
 Definition
my son!
Term
boca desdentada y profunda
 Definition
deep, toothless mouth
Term
albañiles
 Definition
stone masons
Term
escombros
 Definition
rubble
Term
derribar
 Definition
tear down
Term
derribar
 Definition
tear down
Term
maldita
 Definition
cursed
Term
andas
 Definition
platforms in which the figures are carried during the "Semana Santa"
Term
morada
 Definition
purple
Term
capucha
 Definition
hood
Term
descalzos
 Definition
bare feet
Term
expiando
 Definition
atoning
Term
pecados
 Definition
transgressions
Term
daba a
 Definition
faced on, overlooked
Term
cortina de cañuelas
 Definition
protective beaded curtain
Term
bamboleada
 Definition
swayed
Term
entrechocar
 Definition
to clash
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quicio
 Definition
part of the door
Term
petaca
 Definition
cigarette case
Term
barcaza
 Definition
barge
Term
coletazo
 Definition
whipping
Term
se mecía
 Definition
rocked
Term
amarrada
 Definition
hitched
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escarbó
 Definition
scratched around
Term
brizna
 Definition
a pinch of tobacco
Term
yemas
 Definition
fingertips
Term
carraspeó
 Definition
said in a hoarse voice
Term
encarnado
 Definition
red
Term
cafetucho
 Definition
a coffee with a bad taste
Term
ensoñadoramente
 Definition
a daydream
Term
mechones
 Definition
hair locks
Term
zumbido
 Definition
noise or sound produced by insects
Term
parapadeó
 Definition
blinked
Term
dio un sorbito
 Definition
to take a small bit of cognac
Term
apuró
 Definition
hurried
Term
amargar
 Definition
to embitter, to ruin
Term
flamante
 Definition
flaming
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titubeante
 Definition
hesitating
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ahijado
 Definition
godchild
Term
abatido
 Definition
discouraged, looked down upon
Term
miope
 Definition
nearsighted (as in eyesight)
Term
crepúsculo
 Definition
to become dark outside, dusk time
Term
poniente
 Definition
west, where the sun sets
Term
tizón
 Definition
brand, firebrand
Term
avinagrar
 Definition
to sour
Term
duende
 Definition
spirit
Term
baldió
 Definition
untilled land
Term
hastío
 Definition
disguisting, repugnant
Term
brotar
 Definition
to bud (plants, flowers, etc.)
Term
a pesar de
 Definition
in spite of
Term
dar a
 Definition
to face, to overlook
Term
a eso de
 Definition
about
Term
Qué barbaridad!
 Definition
How awful!
Term
Qué rollo!
 Definition
How boring! What a drag! (slang)
Term
Qué follón!
 Definition
how complicated! (slang)
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