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La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz
166
Language - Spanish
12th Grade
09/24/2020
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Term
...cabría decir
 Definition
...it could be said...
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...iba a llegar con atraso.
 Definition
...was going to arrive late.
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...son lo que mas la enorgullecen...
 Definition
...(they) were/are what most made her proud...
Term
?Se hacen una idea?
 Definition
You (pl) get the idea?
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Casi me dio pena.
 Definition
I almost felt sorry.
Term
Le partía el corazón...
 Definition
It broke his heart...
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No lo hice a propósito
 Definition
I didn't do it on purpose
Term
Por más que quisiera el
 Definition
As much as he wanted (or would like) to,...
Term
Que conste,...
 Definition
For the record,...
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Zafa!
 Definition
counter-curse to to disable a curse

(at least in the DR and the Bronx)
Term
a regañadientes
 Definition
unwillingly
reluctantly
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abofetear
 Definition
to slap or smack
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aferrar
 Definition
to cling to
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afiches
 Definition
posters
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ahumado
 Definition
smoky
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alboroto
 Definition
ruckus, commotion
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almidonada
 Definition
starched
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andamio
(accent on 2nd a)
 Definition
scaffold, scaffolding
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apenado
 Definition
embarrassed
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apuntarse
 Definition
to sign up
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arañar
 Definition
to scratch, to scrape
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arrimarse
 Definition
to approach or come close to
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arrozales
 Definition
rice fields
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asentar
 Definition
to lay down, seat, settle (an object)

to settle, resolve (a dispute)
Term
atrapar
 Definition
to catch, capture, grab
Term
atropellado
 Definition
knocked down, run over
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atropellar
 Definition
to run over, to knock down, to trample on
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autocompasion
 Definition
self-pity
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balbucear
 Definition
to babble or stammer
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bizco
 Definition
cross-eyed
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bobo

bobería
 Definition
silly

silliness, idiocies
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bochinchero (adj.)
 Definition
a rowdie (person)
a noisemaking person
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bocina
 Definition
car horn, siren
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cabría esperar
 Definition
it would be expected
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cagada (nm)
 Definition
shit, or crap
or
cock-up, screw-up, fuck-up
Term
canto rodado
 Definition
a boulder
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carajo
 Definition
(interjection) damnit!, fuck!

(nm) dick, cock
Term
cariño
 Definition
affection, care
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cepo
 Definition
trap (for catching animals)
Term
chanclas
 Definition
flip-flops
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chillar
 Definition
to shout, shriek
Term
chuleria
 Definition
insolence, cockiness

braggings
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chusma
 Definition
lowlife, rabble, riffraff
Term
cohibido
 Definition
shy, timid, self-conscious
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colarse
 Definition
to seep in (cold, odors, etc.)
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compromiso con...
 Definition
commitment to...
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correa
 Definition
belt
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corva
 Definition
the back of the knee
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coño

!coño!

De donde coñazo...
 Definition
cunt, pussy

Fuckin Hell!

Where the fuck...
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dar resultado
 Definition
to produce results

(to work like a charm)
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darse por enterado
 Definition
to take notice (one person of the other)
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de buenas a primeras
 Definition
out of the blue
all of a sudden
from out of nowhere
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de un tiron
 Definition
all at once, all in one go
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decolorarse
 Definition
to fade

(possibly) to bleed
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delantal
 Definition
apron
Term
derretido de queso
 Definition
melted cheese (sandwich)
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desahucio
 Definition
eviction, dismissal, dispossession
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desasosiego
 Definition
unrest, anxiety, disquiet
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descabellada
 Definition
hair-brained, absurd, ridiculous
Term
desengaños
 Definition
disappointments
disillusions
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desmoronamiento
 Definition
collapse or breakdown
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desmoronarse
 Definition
to crumble
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desplazarse
 Definition
to get around

Es más ecológico desplazarse en transporte publico.
Term
despuntar
 Definition
to appear, to emerge, to dawn

to excel, to stand out
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destreza
 Definition
skill, ability, dexterity
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dique
 Definition
abbreviation of "dicen que"
should be spelled dizque
can be thought of as:
so-called
supposedly
"quote unquote"
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dispositivo
 Definition
mechanism, device
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días de antaño
 Definition
(nm) days of old, yore

(adv) antaño - formerly
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ella por poco se muere de la risa
 Definition
she almost died of laughter
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empellones
 Definition
shoves, push(es)
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en balde

de balde
 Definition
in vain

free ride, for free
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encabronar

encabronarse
 Definition
to make angry, to rile up

to get angry, to get wound up
Term
enfermizo
 Definition
sickly

perverse
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engreidas
 Definition
conceited ones
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engreimiento
 Definition
conceit, vanity, smugness
Term
espejuelos
 Definition
sunglasses (Cuba and DR)
Term
estallar
 Definition
to explode
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estimulante
 Definition
invigorating
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estirar
 Definition
to stretch (e.g., muscles)
Term
estría
 Definition
stretch mark
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extirpar
 Definition
to surgically remove
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fichar
 Definition
to open or have a file on

to size up (st)

to clock or punch in
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fruncir el ceño
 Definition
to knit one's brows
Term
generos
 Definition
genres
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granos
 Definition
grain

pimples (on the face)
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grasa
 Definition
the fat, the blubber
Term
guagua
 Definition
bus
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guarida
 Definition
lair, den
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harina
 Definition
flour
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hediondo
 Definition
stinking adj. (person, a smelly person)
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hedor
 Definition
stench
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hornilla
 Definition
hotplate
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hurgar
 Definition
to rummage
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iba al pie
 Definition
he was (moving) on foot
Term
incurrir en
 Definition
to fall into an error (i.e., make)

to fall into
Term
infringir
 Definition
to infringe, to transgress
Term
jactancioso
 Definition
boastful (adj.)
Term
jalon de oreja
 Definition
a ear pull
Term
jeva
 Definition
young woman (DR)
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lacio
 Definition
lank (hair)
Term
lagrimear
 Definition
to tear up

(get misty)
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lapida
 Definition
tombstone, headstone
Term
lloriquear
 Definition
whine, whimper
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macizo
 Definition
solid, sturdy
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maco
 Definition
prison, jail
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mala movida
 Definition
bad move
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marearse
 Definition
to be seasick
to be nauseous or nauseated
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mascullar
 Definition
to mutter
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matón
 Definition
thug, goon, brute
Term
meterse
 Definition
to get into, to go into (to enter)
m. de - to become
m. en algo - to meddle in
m. con - to pick on, to tease
Term
mueca
 Definition
a face, a grimace
Term
no estar en mis cabales (sentidos)
 Definition
to not be in my right mind
Term
palabreja
 Definition
weird or strange word
Term
palillo
 Definition
toothpick
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palpitar
 Definition
to beat or throb
Term
pana
 Definition
a friend, a pal, a buddy, a mate
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papichulo
 Definition
pimp daddy??
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pariquayo
 Definition
"el que mira las fiestas"
Term
partero
 Definition
midwife
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pasillo
 Definition
aisle (of a plane)
Term
patada
 Definition
kick
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patear
 Definition
to kick, to boot

to traipse, to trudge
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pavoroso
 Definition
horrific, terrifying, dreadful
Term
pelo lacio
 Definition
limp or lank hair
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pescozón
 Definition
a slap on the neck
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pista
 Definition
track (in track and field)
Term
poner los cuernos
 Definition
to cheat on (someone)

two-time
Term
por entero
 Definition
completely, entirely
Term
por poco...

por poco que
 Definition
almost

no matter how little..., or as soon as
Term
portal
 Definition
gate

doorway
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prieto
 Definition
dark-skinned
tight
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quedaba todo a medio hacer
 Definition
everything was left half-done
Term
rajado
 Definition
cracked or split
Term
rajar

rajarse
 Definition
to rip, tear, slit, slice

to split, to come apart
Term
recados
 Definition
errands

messages
Term
recelo
 Definition
mistrust, distrust, suspicion
Term
reservada
 Definition
reserved, quite

close-mouthed
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resoplar
 Definition
to (be) panting, to huff and puff
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revancha
 Definition
revenge, reprisal

return match
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ronca
 Definition
hoarse
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sali disparado
 Definition
I left like a shot
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salvo
 Definition
except, (saving)
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sancocho
 Definition
stew
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saqueador
 Definition
looter
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saña
 Definition
rage, fury, viciousness
Term
sobrar
 Definition
to be left over, be in excess, to exceed, to be more than enough

to not be needed
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sobrecoger

sobrecogerse
 Definition
to startle, frighten, intimidate

to be overwhelmed, overcome or astonished
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soplete
 Definition
blowtorch
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soñar con
 Definition
to dream of
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tañir
 Definition
to ring (a bell)

to play (a musical instrument)
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tez
 Definition
complexion
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tino
(característica personal)
 Definition
judgement
(personal trait)
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tipo

tipejo
 Definition
a guy (or, a type)

an idiot, moron, dimwit
Term
trabar
 Definition
to fasten
Traba la cuerda para que…

to start up (conversation)

to thicken or give consistency
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un pío
 Definition
a peep (as in, the most minimal communication)
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untar
 Definition
to spread (like butter)
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vaina
 Definition
scabbard, sheath

Cosa que carece de importancia pero causa molestia, contrariedad o desagrado.

a thingy

a nuisance

a seed pod, ot sword sheath
Term
vellos
 Definition
body hair
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velluda
 Definition
hairy
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venir al caso

no venir al caso
 Definition
to be relevant to, to be appropriate for

to be irrelevant
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vete al carajo
 Definition
get lost, go to hell
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vocear
 Definition
to yell, shout
to announce
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voltear
 Definition
to turn, or turn over or around
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volver
 Definition
to be back,

to be back together (novios)
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zafar
 Definition
to release, free
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zancada
 Definition
stride
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