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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
Term
embajada
Definition
embassy
Term
exigir
Definition
to demand something
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mundanal
Definition
worldly
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soberbia
Definition
proud
Term
vacilar
Definition
to hesitate
Term
apuestos
Definition
handsome
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bandeja
Definition
tray
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desplegar
Definition
to unfold
Term
estorbar
Definition
to hinder
Term
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
Term
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
Term
disipación
Definition
wasteful spending
Term
sedosa cabellera
Definition
silky hair
Term
sentar sus reales
Definition
to settle down
Term
partir
Definition
to share
Term
suponer
Definition
to suppose
Term
marchitaba
Definition
was wilting
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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
Term
al paso que
Definition
waiting for
Term
hijas son
Definition
are the result
Term
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
Term
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
Term
compremetido
Definition
promised
Term
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
Term
redondo
Definition
a circular shaped object
Term
campanario
Definition
bell tower
Term
lindaban
Definition
were joined
Term
tapia
Definition
wall
Term
riego
Definition
irrigation
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acecho
Definition
lying in wait
Term
cejas
Definition
eyebrows
Term
acequia
Definition
canal
Term
cañares
Definition
cane fields
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ribazos
Definition
mounds, hillocks
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pellejo
Definition
skin
Term
venganza
Definition
revenge
Term
extremándose
Definition
going to even further extremes
Term
vientre
Definition
insides
Term
esparto
Definition
hemp
Term
infranqueable
Definition
insurmountable
Term
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
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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
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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
Term
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
Term
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
Term
titubeante
Definition
hesitating
Term
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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