Flashcards: La Continuidad De Los Parques
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volpicelli on April 14, 2010
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Lista del vocabulario del cuento.
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AP Literatura, Volpicelli LangLit '09-'10
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Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 la finca | the farm, property, country estate |
| dejar | to allow, to leave(something), to permit |
| interesar | to interest |
| la trama | the plot |
| el apoderado | business agent, power of attorney |
| el mayordomo | the manager of his estate, butler, foreman |
| el dibujo de los personajes | the characterizations |
| aparcerías | sharecropping |
| hacia | toward |
| los robles | the oak trees |
| arrellanado | sprawled |
| acariciar | to caress |
| una y otra vez | repeatedly |
| el terciopelo | the velvet upholstery |
| retener | to retain |
| sin esfuerzo | effortlessly |
| novelesca | having to do with a novel, novelesque |
| en seguida | immediately, right away |
| gozar | to enjoy |
| desgajar | to tear away |
| descansar | to rest |
| el respaldo | back of a chair |
| al alcance | within reach |
| anochecer | to get dark, to become night |
| sórdida | sordid (filthy, dirty, wretched) |
| la disyuntiva | the dilemma |
| concertar | to come together |
| adquirir | to acquire |
| el testigo | the witness |
| receloso | distrustful, suspicious |
| el amante | the lover |
| lastimar | to injure, to hurt |
| el chicotazo | the lash |
| la rama | the branch |
| restallar | to crack |
| rechazar | to reject, to push away, to reflect |
| las caricias | the caresses |
| los senderos | the trails |
| furtivo | hidden, sneaky, stealthy (which all means furtive) |
| el puñal | the dagger |
| entibiarse | to warm oneself |
| latir | to beat, pound |
| agazapado | hidden |
| el arroyo | brook, creek, or stream |
| enredar | to be entangled |
| retener | to retain, to keep |
| los azares | the accidents |
| minuciosamente | meticulously, carefully, thoroughly |
| atribuido | attributed |
| el repaso | the review |
| anhelante | anxious, gasping, anxious/longing |
| despiadado | merciless/ruthless |
| apenas | hardly |
| atar | to tie (up) |
| la senda | the path, track, trail |
| suelto | loose |
| parapetarse | to hide oneself behind (something) |
| los setos | the hedges |
| la bruma | the fog, haze |
| malva | mauve (yellowish color) |
| el crepúsculo | the dusk, twilight |
| la alameda | the tree-lined avenue |
| los peldaños | the steps |
| galpar | to thud |
| la galería | the gallery, hall |
| la alfombra | the carpet |
| la coartada | the alibi |
| disuadir | to dissuade, to deter |
| anhelante | anxious |
| la mejilla | the cheek |
| ladrar | to bark |
| arrellanar | to recline |
| a la vez | at the same time |