"Jaque mate en dos jugadas" vocab
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theawesomejustin on August 30, 2011
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Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 jaque mate | checkmate |
| ajedrez | chess |
| envenenar | to poison |
| arder | To burn |
| las mejillas | cheeks |
| el asunto | matter |
| obrar | To work |
| suceder | to happen |
| las monedas | coins |
| tiranizar | to tyrannize |
| ahorrar | to save |
| malgastar | to waste |
| el sobrino | nephew |
| la cuna | cradle |
| testarudo | stubborn |
| el ahorro | savings |
| el perito | expert |
| el póquer | poker |
| el centavo | cent |
| aguantar | to endure, to tolerate |
| ceder | to yield |
| magnánimo | generous |
| alargar | to lengthen |
| anotar | to score |
| saborear | to taste |
| el coñac | cognac |
| el holgazán | loafer |
| el diploma | diploma |
| anotación | note, annotations |
| la libreta | notebook |
| la manía | obsession |
| el mayordomo | butler |
| el callejón | alley |
| la chispa | spark |
| el calorcillo | heat |
| resecar | to dry out |
| mojar | to wet |
| el cáracter | personality |
| el personaje | character |
| seudónimo | Pseudonym, Deckname |
| estudiar derecho | to study law |
| guión | script |
| el guionisto | screenwriter |
| cuentos policíacos | cop stories |
| sorprendente | surprising |
| arder | To burn |
| serenarse | to calm down |
| socio | Partner |
| malgastar | to waste |
| al fin y al cabo | after all |
| testarudo | stubborn |
| resultado | result |
| aguantar | to endure, to tolerate |
| jugar al ajedrez | to play chess |
| aplicarse | to apply oneself |
| justo/injusto | just/unjust |
| los apuntes | notes |
| apuntar | to take notes |
| una chispa | a spark |
| gotitas | droplet |
| encantador | charming |
| Demonios | damn (it)! |
| de buena gana | willingly |
| estar harto de | to be fed up with |
| dar con | to run into |
| las mejillas | cheeks |
| los labios | lips |
| llevarse a cabo | to carry out |
| el condenado | convict |
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