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47 Cards in this Set
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Dos cabezas de lanza de respuesto
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two spare spearheads
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Linterna
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flashlight
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Un botiquín de primeros auxilios
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a first-aid kit
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Desecada
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dried (remember: seco = dry)
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En lo tocante a la comida
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when it comes to (when we’re talking about) food
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Hablando de lo cual,
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speaking of which,
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Menguar
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to diminish, to lessen
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Hay que ver lo deprisa que desaparece la comida.
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How quickly the food disappears.
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Voy por buen camino
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I thought it might mean to go for a long/good walk, but that’s not it. Camino is a path – a path. It seems to always be used that way – a path, not a walk. So this phrase means to be on course, to be aimed in the right direction.
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Matándose a palos
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beating each other senseless (palo = stick, pole, shalf, handle)
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No me va mal
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which is fine with me. No me iría mal = which would be fine with me.
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Las estadísticas
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the statistics
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No tiene nada que ver con
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has nothing to do with
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El resultado no tiene nada que ver;
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entirely different in the aftermath
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Me siento de golpe, a la espera
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I sit straight up (suddenly = de golpe) in anticipation
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Una comilona
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a feast, a banquet
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Pan rancio
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stale bread
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Retumbar
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to boom, to thunder
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Alucinante
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literally: hallucinatory. In the book, it’s the translation for “mind-bending.”
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Como halcones
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like hawks
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soltar
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to let loose, to loosen
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Un delito
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a crime
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Chasquear los dedos
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to snap one’s fingers
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Mustia (adj)
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withered, faded, parched, sorrowful
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Amarillento
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yellowish
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Un escarabajo
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a beetle (see the word “scarab”?)
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Fogoso,a (adj)
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fiery
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Rebeldía
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rebellion
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Hemos destacado
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we’ve distinguished ourselves
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Recorremos juntos
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we walk down, through, etc. don’t think that it means “we ran.” Recorrer is to traverse the length of, or to travel around, or to cross – but not at a run!
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Conque
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so . . . (+ meaningful pause)
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Estar en deuda con
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to be in debt to
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Animar a
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to encourage (someone)
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Embotar
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to weaken, to enervate, to dull, to blunt
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El tejado
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the roof
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Abovedado,a
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vaulted, domed (architecture)
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La luciérnaga
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the firefly
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Tintineo
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a tinkling sound
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Alargar
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to extend (note the word “largo, long” – it makes long; stretches out)
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Un chasquido
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a click
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Lechos
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bed
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Llevar ropa hecha jirones
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wearing clothes that were in tatters. A jirón is a shred, a strip, a rag
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Las ojeras
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bags under the eyes
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Pillar
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to catch (we’ve done this before) to knock down
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En cuanto la vimos
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as soon as we saw it
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Atravesar
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to cross, to go through
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Esfumar
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to vanish, to blur, to soften
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