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151 Cards in this Set
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parra (f) |
grape leaf, fig leaf |
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golferías (f) |
dirty tricks, street urchins |
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derrapar |
to skid |
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espabilar(se) |
to wake up, liven up; to wake yourself up |
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despectivo, -a |
scornful, disrespectful |
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follar(se) |
to f...k |
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carajo (m) |
f...ing hell, damn it, penis |
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hachazo (m) |
an axe blow |
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a horcajadas |
astride |
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estela (f) |
wake (of a boat) |
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abucheo (m) |
boos, jeering, catcalls |
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resarcir |
to compensate, recoup |
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amolado |
irritated, damaged, ruined, offended |
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chañada (f) |
trick, swindle |
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lucera (f) |
skylight |
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vitorear |
to cheer, acclaim |
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punzada (f) edad de la punzada |
stabbing pain; awkward age |
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prenda (f) |
garment, article of clothing |
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barandal (m) |
handrail, balustrade, base, support |
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nimiedad (f) |
trifle |
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apechugar |
to face the consequences |
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alocar(se) |
to go crazy; to be mad for |
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hincar(se) |
drive, thrust; kneel down |
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salvar(se) |
save, overcome; escape |
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caoba (f) |
chestnut |
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jaqueca (f) |
headache |
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sandía (f) |
watermelon |
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fonda (f) |
establishment, tavern, diner |
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alhajas (f) |
jewels |
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berrinche (m) |
tantrum, fit |
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morada (f) |
dwelling, abode; purple |
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agobiar(se) |
to overwhelm, weigh down; to be overwhelmed |
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changarro (m) |
small shop |
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premura (f) |
haste, urgency |
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cíngaro (m) |
gypsy |
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muela (f) |
molar, back tooth |
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epazote (f) |
herb tea |
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mecate |
rope, cord |
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ácaro (m) |
mite |
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alfiler (m) |
pin |
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mazmorra (f) |
dungeon |
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naco, -a |
peasant |
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insensato, -a |
foolish |
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muladar (m) |
trash heap |
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recatar(se) |
to hide; to act discreetly |
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cuchilear |
to egg on |
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camotes (m) |
sweet potatoes, bruises, madmen |
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sesos (m) |
brains |
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postor (m) |
bidder |
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quicio (m) estar fuera de quicio |
doorframe to be out of your mind |
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atrabancar(se) |
to be in a rush; to be in a jam |
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desfalcar |
to embezzle |
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codo, -a |
stingy, tight |
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tiradero (m) |
shooting range |
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coraza (f) |
breast plate, shield, carapace |
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apachurrar |
to smash, squash |
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desgreñar |
to dishevel |
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esponjar(se) |
to fluff up; to strut |
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perhaps |
a poco |
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guisar |
to cook |
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tarugo, -a |
hunk of bread, blockhead |
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embarrado, -a |
caked with mud, crooked, dishonest |
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chinche (f) |
bedbug |
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patán (m) |
lout, boor |
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apergollar |
to grab by the throat |
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chancla (f) |
flip-flop |
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pata de palo (f) |
wooden leg |
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terso, -a |
smooth, unwrinkled |
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desvelar(se) |
to keep awake; to do your best |
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lumbrera (f) |
genius, whiz |
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fregar |
to wash, scrub, be a pest |
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sosegar(se) (e-ie) |
to calm; calm down |
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ponerse las pilas |
to get your act together |
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tener el sartén por el mango |
(to hold the frying pan by the handle) to call the shots |
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trasquilar(se) |
to shear, scalp; to botch, butcher |
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sonso, -a |
stupid, boring |
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vejestorio (m) |
old geezer |
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ruco, -a |
worn out, old |
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enjaretar |
to spout, rush through |
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atosigar(se) |
to pester, harass; to become worried |
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restregar(se) |
to rub, scrub; to rub against |
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de sopetón |
suddenly |
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muladar (m) |
trash heap |
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lencería (f) |
lingerie, underwear |
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taladrar |
to drill |
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azotea (f) |
rooftop terrace, attic |
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bocina (f) |
car horn, honk |
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tarado, -a |
crazy, fool |
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despampanante |
sensational, stunning |
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ahuecar |
to hollow out |
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cacatúa (f) |
cockatoo |
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acreedor, -a |
worthy of, deserving of, creditor |
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presumir |
to brag, boast |
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mañoso, -a |
handy, skillful |
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atrabancar |
to rush, hurry over |
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inconfundible |
unmistakable |
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desalmado |
heartless |
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malandro, -a |
scoundrel |
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guarura (m-f) |
bodyguard, minder |
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capullo (m) |
cocoon, bud; idiot, moron; head (of penis) |
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copete (m) |
pompadour, crest, tuft, cowlick; finial |
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carnitas (f) |
barbecued pork |
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abollar |
to dent |
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garrote (m) |
walking stick, club |
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predio (m) |
piece of land |
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moronga (f) |
blood sausage, black pudding |
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derrapar |
to skid |
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jolgorio (m) |
a rocking good time, partying |
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mentar |
to mention |
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apañar(se) |
to fix; to get ready |
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pezuñas (f) |
hoof |
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regadera (f) |
shower, watering can |
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llevar X entre las patas |
to drag X into it |
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alhajas (f) |
jewels, gems |
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pocilga (f) |
pig pen |
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tramar |
to plot, weave |
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achacar |
attribute, blame |
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cojín (m) |
pillow |
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abastos (m) |
provisions, supplies |
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fregado |
screwed/well-scrubbed (pun) |
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guacal (m) |
wooden crate |
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jacarandrá (f) |
a tropical American tree that has blue trumpet-shaped flowers, fern-like leaves, and fragrant timber. |
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fango (m) |
mud |
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despilfarrar |
to waste, squander |
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guisado (m) |
stew, casserole |
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tarro (m) |
jar |
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demacrado, -a |
gaunt, drawn, exhausted |
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desfalco (m) |
embezzlement |
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fideicomiso (m) |
a trust |
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rezongar |
to grumble, complain |
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despeñadero (m) |
cliff, precipice |
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alacrán (m) |
scorpion |
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escurrir |
to drip, drain, run down |
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encuerar |
to strip naked |
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higo (m) |
fig |
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alcurnia |
lineage, ancestry |
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furibundo, -a |
furious, enraged |
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chiflón (m) |
draft, strong current |
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mazazo (m) |
blow with a hammer |
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acongojar(se) |
to grieve, distress; to become saddened |
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arrimar(se) |
to push against; to hang onto, hang around |
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goteras (f) |
aches & pains |
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a tope |
to the max |
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bártulos (m) |
stuff, things |
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roñoso, -a |
dirty, filthy, stingy, miserly |
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estrujar(se) |
to wring out, squeeze, hug; to rack |
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ñoño, -a |
boring, wimpy |
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imputar |
to accuse, charge, assign, allocate |
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contubernio (m) |
conspiracy, cohabitation, concubinage |
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ratero, -a |
thief, despicable |
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despuntar |
to excel, sparkle, shine |