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Spanish 311 #6
For the bloody final
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
12/08/2011
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Term
desmejorado
 Definition
deteriorated
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velarse
 Definition
to hold vigil, stay awake
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toldo
 Definition
awning
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difunto
 Definition
deceased
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peyorativo
 Definition
pejorative
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tertulia
 Definition
gathering, group
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zanja
 Definition
trench
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barricada
 Definition
barricade
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rompecabeza
 Definition
puzzle, riddle
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disfraces
 Definition
disguises
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r'eplica
 Definition
replica
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guas'on
 Definition
joker
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tienducha
 Definition
K-mart
Term
macizo
 Definition
solid
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tuber'ia
 Definition
piping, pipes
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incauto
 Definition
unwary
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desbord'o
 Definition
overwhelmed
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tergiverzar
 Definition
to distort, twist
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brazalete
 Definition
bracelet
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balde de agua
 Definition
bucket
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alero
 Definition
eaves
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tumulto
 Definition
uproar
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carpinter'ia
 Definition
carpentry
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arduo
 Definition
arduous, gruelling
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barba
 Definition
The Beard

(Some fathers teach their sons to shave; others teach them to be men. zing!)
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disgustada
 Definition
upset
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dar tumbos
 Definition
to bump along, to have ups and downs
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disparatos
 Definition
nonsense
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trasnochado
 Definition
trasnochada: awake all night
estar trasnochado: to be old-hat
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yacer
 Definition
to lie down
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sofocante
 Definition
suffocating
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chicharras
 Definition
cicada
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inv'alida
 Definition
invalidate
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c'upula
 Definition
dome
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ruborizarse
 Definition
to blush
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cura
 Definition
priest
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nudillos
 Definition
knuckles
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ofuscado
 Definition
blinded, bedazzled
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atiborrada
 Definition
packed, stuffed
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humedad
 Definition
humidity
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frotar
 Definition
to rub
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inflamarse
 Definition
to become inflamed, swell
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enrojecido
 Definition
red
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bulto
 Definition
bulk, size
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lavadero
 Definition
laundry room, washing place
Term
encorvada
 Definition
ungraceful move; bad dancing

hacer la encorvada: to feign disease to avoid something
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procesi'on
 Definition
procession
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agarrar
 Definition
to grab
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rezar
 Definition
to pray, read, say ("the sign reads:...")
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suspirar
 Definition
to sigh
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padrino
 Definition
godfather
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bruscamente
 Definition
abruptly, peevishly
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ara~nar
 Definition
to scratch, claw
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hipo
 Definition
hiccups
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chueca
 Definition
"a small ball with which country people play at cricket" <--awesome

more likely: a prank, trick
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banca
 Definition
bank
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criada
 Definition
maid
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atinar
 Definition
to guess correctly, to hit the target, to get an A in a Harding Spanish class
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encogerse
 Definition
to shrink, contract
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catoblepas
 Definition
mythological heavy-headed bull/boar thing with turn-you-into-stone vision AND breath!!!
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infortunio
 Definition
calamity
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intrigar
 Definition
to intrigue
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cotidiano
 Definition
daily
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atuendo
 Definition
attire
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codiciado
 Definition
high in demand
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envoltorio
 Definition
wrapping
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altruista
 Definition
altruistic, altruist; "concern for welfare of others"
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obsesiona
 Definition
obsessed
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encarnar
 Definition
to embody, to play (the role of), to become flesh, incarnate
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titiritero
 Definition
puppeteer, acrobat, Justin Sims
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prestidigitaci'on
 Definition
conjuring, slight of hand
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ilusionismo
 Definition
conjuring, magic
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turbio
 Definition
dark, oscuro
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espetar
 Definition
to spit/blurt out
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entablar
 Definition
to strike up, to start
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reciedumbre
 Definition
strength, vigor
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guagua
 Definition
some kind of bus
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pelo rizoso
 Definition
wavy hair
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compunciones
 Definition
sadness, shame, repentance
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deshilachado
 Definition
frayed
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disfraz
 Definition
mask
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retozo'n
 Definition
playful, frolicking
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guardia
 Definition
policeman, guard
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guin~o
 Definition
wink
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fatalidad
 Definition
fate, misfortune
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irreprochable
 Definition
irreproachable
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sabotear
 Definition
sabotage
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estricto
 Definition
strict
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incauto
 Definition
unsuspecting, unwary
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precauciones
 Definition
precautions
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barreras
 Definition
sweepers
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senda
 Definition
path
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impedir
 Definition
prevent
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vi'ctima
 Definition
victim
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devocio'n
 Definition
devotion
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lupa
 Definition
magnifying glass
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atinar
 Definition
to hit the target; to find
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reencauzar
 Definition
to re-channel (one's energies)
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postularse
 Definition
advance, postulate, propose
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ansiedad
 Definition
anxiety
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peldan~o
 Definition
rung, step, stair
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subversio
 Definition
subversive, designed to overthrow (the government)
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migracio'n
 Definition
migration
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afa'n
 Definition
eagerness, effort, desire
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traidor
 Definition
traitor, treacherous
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patriarca
 Definition
patriarch
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tabu'
 Definition
taboo
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sacrosanta
 Definition
sacrosanct, sacred, inviolable
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hacendado
 Definition
landowner
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acelerar
 Definition
speed up, quicken
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masificar
 Definition
standardize, mass produce
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acoso
 Definition
harassment
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desenfadada
 Definition
confident, uninhabited
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porvenir
 Definition
future
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fogata
 Definition
bonfire
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fracaso
 Definition
failure
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involucrar
 Definition
involve
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sobrevivir
 Definition
survive, outlive
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acribillar
 Definition
to riddle, to pepper
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chantaje
 Definition
blackmail
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ostentar
 Definition
to hold (a title)
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mun~eca
 Definition
doll
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mordida
 Definition
bitten
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retorcie'ndose
 Definition
writhe in pain
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pantorrilla
 Definition
calf
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llaga
 Definition
wound
Term
resignarse
 Definition
to resign oneself
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regocijo
 Definition
joyful
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barro
 Definition
mud, clay
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peo'n
 Definition
pedestrian
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mascarilla
 Definition
face mask
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porcelana
 Definition
porcelain, chince
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perturbar
 Definition
disturb
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sillo'n
 Definition
armchair
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rehusar
 Definition
refuse, decline
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can~averal
 Definition
reedbed for sugarcane
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transigir
 Definition
to compromise, give way
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almidar
 Definition
starch
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incrustar
 Definition
inlay, encrust
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dormilona
 Definition
sleepyhead
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bisturi'
 Definition
scalpel
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empen~ar
 Definition
pawn
Term
furibunda
 Definition
furious
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despotismo
 Definition
despotism
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amontonar
 Definition
to pile up
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alba
 Definition
dawn
Term
camaradas
 Definition
comrade (camaraderie)
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aguardiente
 Definition
liquor, brandy
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halco'n
 Definition
falcon
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patilla
 Definition
sideburn
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helechos
 Definition
fern, bracken
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embriaguez
 Definition
intoxication
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antan~o
 Definition
in days gone by
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infusio'n
 Definition
infusion, could refer to tea
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travieso
 Definition
mischievious, naughty
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curandera
 Definition
witch doctor, quack
Term
albina
 Definition
albino
Term
milagrera
 Definition
miracle worker
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baba
 Definition
saliva, drool
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