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Soñar en Cubano
Cristina García
307
Language - Spanish
Intermediate
01/03/2020
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Term
"llevar puesto el traje de Adán o Eva"
 Definition
to be naked
Term
...de cara a...
 Definition
...facing...
Term
...por un pelo...
 Definition
...by a hair's breadth...
Term
Ella no le hace el más mínimo caso
 Definition
she doesn't pay her any attention.
Term
a cuestas
 Definition
(carry) on [sb]'s back

overwhelmed
Term
a lo loco
 Definition
wildly

without thinking
Term
a menos que
 Definition
unless

slower than (at lower speed)
Term
abatido
 Definition
dejected, despondent, downcast

shot down, killed
Term
acaparar
 Definition
to hoard

to monopolize
Term
acentos áéíóúüñ¿¡ ÁÉÍÓÚÜÑ¿¡¡
 Definition
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Term
acuarela
 Definition
watercolor (paint or painting)
Term
adiestrar
 Definition
to train (someone)
Term
adoquines
 Definition
cobblestones
Term
aferrar
 Definition
to hang on to (idea, opinion, etc.)

to grab with a lot of force
Term
afligir
 Definition
to upset, to bother

to cause pain, to cause to suffer from
Term
afluencia
 Definition
influx

inflow

affluence
Term
agitar
 Definition
(st) shakes, waves, flaps

to incite, goad
Term
agriar
 Definition
to sour

to turn
Term
agrietado
 Definition
cracked, split, chapped
Term
agrietar
 Definition
to crack, to fissure
Term
al día a día
 Definition
day by day
Term
al fin y al cabo
 Definition
in the end
Term
al lado
 Definition
on the side
Term
altura
 Definition
height, elevation

loftiness

heaven(s)
Term
aminorar
 Definition
to lessen

to reduce
Term
amonestacion
 Definition
warning

reprimand

rebuke
Term
amontonar
 Definition
to pile or stack

IN AN ORDERLY WAY
Term
amontonarse
 Definition
to pile up or stack

IN A DISORDERLY WAY
Term
amoratar
 Definition
to bruise
(think purple bruise)
Term
ampolla
 Definition
blister
Term
andar
 Definition
to walk

to be or to go around
(in a condition/state)

to move around
Term
anidar
 Definition
to nest
Term
anochecer
 Definition
nightfall, dusk (n)

to get dark (v)
Term
antro
 Definition
den (of iniquity)

dump, dive, flophouse

cave, cavern
Term
apartar
 Definition
to move aside

to separate

to exclude
Term
apilar
 Definition
to stack

to heap

to pile up
Term
apropiarse
 Definition
to grab

to take

to confiscate
Term
apuntarse
 Definition
to sign up (for)...
Term
arce
 Definition
maple tree
Term
arremangarse
 Definition
to roll up your sleeves
Term
arremeter
 Definition
to lash out at, to attack

to lunge at

to take on, to undertake
Term
arrugas
 Definition
wrinkles (on skin)
Term
articulaciones
 Definition
joints

linkages
Term
ataduras
 Definition
ties
(attached strings)
Term
atajo
 Definition
shortcut

devious method, tactic
Term
atiborrar
 Definition
to stuff, cram
Term
azulejo, baldosa
 Definition
tile (eg., porcelain)
Term
barro
 Definition
mud, clay

pimple
Term
bochorno
 Definition
sultry weather (hot and humid weather)

shame, embarrassment
Term
bocina
 Definition
horn, siren
Term
bote
 Definition
container

small bottle (HN)
Term
bronca
 Definition
a scolding, reprimand

quarrel, fight
Term
bulto
 Definition
package, box

lump, bulge, swelling
Term
búho
 Definition
owl
Term
calarse
 Definition
to get wet/soaked

to get stalled/stuck (a car)
Term
caldear
 Definition
to heat up, warm up

become excited, get heated up
Term
cangrejo
 Definition
crab, crayfish
Term
cantera
 Definition
quarry
Term
canturrear
 Definition
to sing softly

to hum
Term
caracola
 Definition
sea shell
Term
casualmente
 Definition
by chance

by coincidence
Term
cazuela
 Definition
cooking pot, saucepan

stew, casserole
Term
centeno
 Definition
rye
Term
cerilla
 Definition
match (stick)
Term
ceñido
 Definition
tight

girded, belted
Term
chal
 Definition
shawl, wrap
Term
chancletas
 Definition
flip-flops
Term
chillona
 Definition
shrill

cry baby, whiner
Term
cincel
 Definition
chisel
Term
cobrar sentido
 Definition
makes sense

to make sense
Term
coger
 Definition
to take or grab (quickly)

to catch or come down with (illness)

to catch, apprehend
Term
cojín
 Definition
cushion
Term
colar
 Definition
to strain (tea, coffee, etc.)
(think colander)
Term
colibrí
 Definition
hummingbird
Term
columpio
 Definition
swing (on a porch, tree, swing set)
Term
conque
 Definition
so then,

so,... (expressing surprise or censure)
(sooooooo!!)
Term
consigna
 Definition
slogan

motto
Term
contundente
 Definition
convincing, overwhelming

blunt
Term
cordones
 Definition
cords, shoelaces

cordon (blockade)
Term
costura
 Definition
sewing

seam
Term
cremallera
 Definition
zipper
Term
crepúsculo
 Definition
twilight
Term
cuarto creciente
 Definition
"growing" moon

waxing moon

first quarter
Term
cuarto menguante
 Definition
waning moon

third quarter
Term
cuenco
 Definition
bowl

hollow
Term
culebrón
 Definition
soap opera
Term
cuneta
 Definition
ditch
Term
dar vueltas
 Definition
spin around

to spin wheels

go in circles
Term
darse el lujo
 Definition
to afford the luxury of...

to have the luxury of ...
Term
darse por sentado
 Definition
to take for granted
Term
de un tirón
 Definition
at a stretch

(not, like a shot (quickly)?)
Term
de una sentada
 Definition
at one sitting

in one go
Term
dejar tirado
 Definition
desert, abandon, leave

take off, bail out

leave high and dry
Term
demacrada
 Definition
emaciated
Term
derretir
 Definition
to melt

to thaw
Term
desembalar
 Definition
unpack
Term
desgarrar
 Definition
to tear or rend, with force

to rip up, to tear out
Term
desilusión
 Definition
heartbreak, disappointment

disillusionment, loss of hope
Term
deslizar
 Definition
to slide

to slip

to sneak
Term
desplegar
 Definition
to unfold

to deploy
Term
despreciar
 Definition
despise
Term
desprovista (de)
 Definition
devoid (of)

destitute
Term
destello
 Definition
a flash (of light)

a brief sign of...
Term
desvarío
 Definition
a mad idea, an insane notion

delirium, raving
Term
devolver
 Definition
to return to having...

to return to a place

to return an action
Term
dimitir
 Definition
to resign

to step down from
Term
echar un vistazo
 Definition
check out

have/take a look
Term
el olor a comida...
 Definition
the smell of food
Term
empinada
 Definition
steep
Term
en absoluto
 Definition
absolutely
Term
en cuanto a
 Definition
as soon as

as regards (to)
Term
en cubierta
 Definition
on deck (of a ship)
Term
enchufar
 Definition
to plug in, to connect

to shed light on

to turn on
Term
encia, goma
 Definition
gum
Term
encierro
 Definition
confinement/imprisonment

term/sentence

penning
Term
encoger
 Definition
to shrink

to draw in (eg., in a shrug)
Term
enjambre
 Definition
swarm
Term
enjuagar
 Definition
to rinse, rinse off, rinse out
Term
entrelazado
 Definition
intertwined
Term
erguido
 Definition
erect
Term
escabullir
 Definition
to sneak away, to sneak out
make a getaway
Term
escocer
 Definition
to burn, to sting
Term
escondrijo
 Definition
hideout, hiding place

hideaway

burrow, den lair
Term
escudriñar
 Definition
to scrutinize

to scan

sift through
Term
escurrir
 Definition
to drain

to wring out

to drip
Term
esperanzado
 Definition
hopeful
Term
estela
 Definition
wake (of a boat)

a sign or trace left behind
Term
estiércol
 Definition
manure, dung

fertilizer, compost
Term
estofado
 Definition
stew
Term
estropear
 Definition
to spoil

to damage
Term
fanfarrón
 Definition
braggart
Term
figurarse
 Definition
to imagine

to think

to figure (perceive?)
Term
fonda
 Definition
inn
Term
forro
 Definition
lining (of a jacket/coat)
Term
fregadero
 Definition
sink
Term
freir
 Definition
to fry
Term
fresno
 Definition
ash tree
ash wood
Term
fundir
 Definition
to melt/melt down

to fuse
Term
fundirse
 Definition
to melt (together?)

to merge
Term
furibundo
 Definition
furious
Term
garabatear
 Definition
to scribble

to doodle
Term
gaviota
 Definition
seagull
Term
gorrión
 Definition
sparrow
Term
grumo
 Definition
lump, clot
Term
grúa
 Definition
crane (construction)

hoist
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hasmerreír
 Definition
laughingstock

butt of a joke
Term
higado
 Definition
liver
Term
hilera
 Definition
row

line
Term
hocico
 Definition
snout (of an animal)
Term
holgado
 Definition
loose, baggy
Term
hormigón
 Definition
concrete
Term
hoyuelo
 Definition
dimple
Term
huella
 Definition
footprint, track

trace, remnant
Term
humear
 Definition
to smoke (a space)

to reek

to disinfect (via gases)
Term
hundimiento
 Definition
the sinking

the collapse, failure
Term
huraño
 Definition
reclusive

sullen

anti-social
Term
hurto
 Definition
theft, robbery

stolen loot

larceny
Term
inadaptada
 Definition
maladjusted

a misfit
Term
joder
 Definition
to fuck up

to screw
Term
las afueras
 Definition
the outskirts (eg., of a city)
Term
lerdo
 Definition
dull (person)

dim
Term
levadura
 Definition
yeast

leaven
Term
lienzo
 Definition
canvas

linen
Term
ligar
 Definition
to tie (together)

to hook up (w/ someone)
Term
limonar
 Definition
lemon grove

lemon tree
Term
llama
 Definition
flame

the camélido (hornless) pack animal
Term
llamar a gritos
 Definition
to cry out

to scream
Term
llevar ropa puesta
 Definition
to wear clothes
Term
luciérnaga
 Definition
firefly
Term
lugareño
 Definition
a local

a villager
Term
luna llena
 Definition
full moon
Term
luna nueva
 Definition
new moon
Term
lunar
 Definition
mole, birth mark
Term
manojo
 Definition
bunch

bundle

handful
Term
manosear
 Definition
Term
maremoto
 Definition
tidal wave

seaquake
Term
marfil
 Definition
ivory
Term
martillear
 Definition
to hammer
Term
martillo
 Definition
hammer
Term
matarife
 Definition
slaughterer (in slaughterhouse)
Term
matiz
 Definition
hue

nuance
Term
mecer(se)
 Definition
to rock (back and forth, to and fro)
Term
mechones
 Definition
tufts of hair, locks of hair
Term
mermar
 Definition
to reduce, deplete
Term
mofarse
 Definition
to taunt

to sneer at
Term
mono
 Definition
monkey

cute, adorable

rubia (fair)

bun (hairstyle)
Term
mordisquear
 Definition
to nibble
Term
mugrienta
 Definition
filthy
Term
muletas
 Definition
crutches
Term
musgo
 Definition
moss
Term
nata
 Definition
cream
Term
necio
 Definition
fool
Term
nevera
 Definition
fridge

ice box
Term
nogal
 Definition
walnut tree

walnut wood
Term
nuera
 Definition
daughter-in-law
Term
olfato
 Definition
sense of smell

instinct, sense for
Term
olivar
 Definition
olive grove
Term
ordinariez
 Definition
rudeness, discourtesy

vulgar expression, common remark
Term
oxidado
 Definition
rusty
Term
palmotear
 Definition
to clap (hands)
Term
pantorilla
 Definition
calf (of the leg)
Term
parabrisas
 Definition
windshield
Term
parar en seco
 Definition
to stop, to stop suddenly
Term
pegajoso
 Definition
sticky, tacky
Term
pelar
 Definition
to peel

to pluck (feathers)
Term
perjudicar
 Definition
to harm or damage

to malign or slander
Term
persignarse
 Definition
to cross oneself
(as in, sign of...)
Term
peto
 Definition
overalls
Term
piano de cola
 Definition
grand piano
Term
piano vertical
 Definition
upright piano
Term
pillar
 Definition
to catch up with
Term
polizón
 Definition
wanderer, vagabond (AmL)

stowaway
Term
poner en marcha
 Definition
to start
Term
ponerse
 Definition
to wear, put on

to become

to turn
Term
por encima de todo
 Definition
above all
Term
por entero
 Definition
entirely

completely, totally
Term
por mi cuenta
 Definition
on my own
Term
por sí misma
 Definition
by itself/herself/himself
Term
por todo lo alto
 Definition
in style
Term
porosa
 Definition
porous
Term
porra
 Definition
billy club, cudgel
Term
portada
 Definition
cover (of a book)

front page (of a newspaper)

title page (of a book)
Term
predecir
 Definition
to predict
Term
pudrir
 Definition
to rot
Term
pulgar
 Definition
thumb

big toe
Term
que digamos...
 Definition
let's say...
Term
quebradero
 Definition
headache, worry
Term
quebradiza (adj.)
 Definition
brittle, breakable (adj.)

fragile (health)
Term
quien coño tiene...
 Definition
who the hell has...
Term
quinta
 Definition
country house, weekend cottage
Term
rabillo del ojo
 Definition
corner of the eye
Term
ranura
 Definition
groove
Term
rasurar
 Definition
to shave
Term
rayar
 Definition
to scribble (trace lines/rayas)

to cross out/off
to scratch (maliciously) a surface
Term
raída
 Definition
frayed
Term
rebajar
 Definition
to lower, reduce
Term
rebajarse
 Definition
to debase yourself

to surrender

to dilute
Term
rebatir
 Definition
to refute, rebut

to counter
Term
recaer
 Definition
to relapse

to fall back into,,,
Term
recapacitar
 Definition
reconsider
Term
rechazar
 Definition
to refuse, reject

to dismiss, ward off
Term
reclamar
 Definition
to demand, claim

to complain, protest

to require, need
Term
recostarse
 Definition
to lean back

to lie back/down
Term
regazo
 Definition
lap
(also, faldo)
Term
registrar
 Definition
to search
(eg., a room, for something)
Term
remojar
 Definition
to soak

to steep

to celebrate with a drink
Term
remolcador
 Definition
tug boat
Term
rendir
 Definition
to perform, do well

to yield/produce results

to defeat, conquer

to exhaust, to tire out
Term
rendirse
 Definition
to surrender, give in

to admit/confess
Term
retrasar
 Definition
to delay
Term
rociar
 Definition
to spray, to sprinkle

to seed, to scatter
Term
rodar
 Definition
to roll
Term
rodear
 Definition
to go around, to circle

to surround

to encircle, to enclose
Term
rollizo
 Definition
plump, chubby

healthy, robust
Term
rudamente
 Definition
Term
sacar a relucir
 Definition
to bring up, to trot out

to show off
Term
scarf


headscarf / veil
 Definition
bufanda, fular


toca
Term
semejante
 Definition
similar

such

like
Term
semejantes
 Definition
fellow (men/women/peers, etc.)
Term
seta
 Definition
mushroom
Term
sobresalir
 Definition
to stand out, to stick out

to protrude, to bulge

to shine
Term
soltar
 Definition
to let loose, set free

to let go, to put down

to let fly, to let out
Term
soltarse
 Definition
to loosen up, to come out of one's shell

to start to, to begin to
Term
sonsacar
 Definition
elicit
Term
sortija
 Definition
ring, band

curl, ringlet
Term
subrayar
 Definition
to underline

to highlight
Term
sujetar
 Definition
to hold, grab

to fasten, clip
Term
taburete
 Definition
stool
Term
tal y como
 Definition
just as

just like

such as
Term
talla
 Definition
size

height

stature
Term
tallo
 Definition
stem
Term
tambalearse
 Definition
to stagger, wobble
(from one side to the other)

to be unstable
Term
tantear
 Definition
to sound out, to ask around

to feel about, to grope for
Term
tanto que
 Definition
so much that
Term
tender
 Definition
to tend to be/to do/towards

to hold out, stretch out (horizontally)

to lie down, or to lay out
Term
tener claro
 Definition
to be clear
Term
tener gracia
 Definition
to be funny, amusing

to have grace
Term
testarudo
 Definition
stubborn, pig-headed
Term
teñir
 Definition
to dye, to color

to stain
Term
tomar prestado
 Definition
to borrow
Term
torcer
 Definition
to twist

to turn
Term
torpeza
 Definition
clumsiness, awkwardness
Term
tramo
 Definition
stretch of (something)

section

flight of stairs
Term
tramposo
 Definition
cheat, cheater (adjective)

trickster
Term
traquetear
 Definition
to rattle

to clatter
Term
trasnochada
 Definition
out of date

shopworn
Term
trasnochar
 Definition
to stay up late

to go to bed late
Term
trecho
 Definition
stretch, section, distance
Term
triturar
 Definition
to grind

to crush
Term
títere
 Definition
puppet

marionette
Term
vaivén
 Definition
the swinging, rocking, swaying
Term
valla
 Definition
fence (protective), barrier

billboard

hurdle
Term
verdor
 Definition
greenery
Term
vientos aliseos
 Definition
trade winds (al ecuador)
Term
visado
 Definition
a visa

an endorsement
Term
vitorear
 Definition
to cheer
Term
vociferar
 Definition
to shout or yell (angrily)
Term
volcar
 Definition
to knock over

to pour or spill
Term
volcarse
 Definition
to fall over

to overturn

to throw yourself into...
Term
volver a
 Definition
(sth) returns, come back again
Term
volver en si
 Definition
come to your senses

come back down to earth
Term
víbora
 Definition
viper, adder

have a sharp tongue
Term
zambullirse
 Definition
to dive, to plunge underwater

submerge yourself in...
Term
zurda
 Definition
left-handed
Term
¡Detente!
 Definition
STOP!
Term
¡vaya cara de asombro pondría Pilar cuando...!
 Definition
what an astonished face Pilar would put on when...!
Term
álamo
 Definition
poplar tree
(eg., aspen)
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