pelonas
treeless
a medida que
as
escaseaba (escasear)
became scarce (be in short supply, dwindle)
padecer
endure, suffer, bear, undergo
conserje
janitor
dotados
equipped, endowed
ronca
threatening
clavando
fixing
relucientes
shining
adolorida
grieved
agachada
bent
echarían tanto de menos (echar de menos)
miss as much (miss)
acariciaba
carressing
acaban (acabar)
end (finish, conclude, defeat)
forzosamente
forcibly
permanecer
to remain, stay, abide
rodaron (rodar)
rolled (roll, wheel, roll along)
frunció (fruncir)
pursed (knit, contract, pucker, gather)
empuño (empuñar)
clutched (clutch, grasp, grip)
asomé (asomar)
peeped (stick out, show, peep out)
eché de menos
I missed
alcachofas
artichokes
cedieron (ceder)
gave way (concede, admit, yield, grant)
llanuras
plains
escabrosas
harsh
gocé (gozar)
enjoyed (enjoy, take, joy)
liebres
hares
aterrizar (aterrizar)
landing (land, touch down, alight)
alegó (alegar)
claimed (allege, plead, argued)
nopales
prickly peears
trenzados
braided, entwined
asustadas
frightened
trayecto
distance
semejando
resembling
orugas
catepillars
alzándose (alzar)
rising (lift, raise, elevate)
a gatas
on hands and knees
gotas
drops
escoltados (escoltar)
escorted (guard, escort, take out)
malla
mesh
pastizales
pastures
despejado
cloudless
asfaltar
asphalt
hospedarnos
lodge
harapos
rags
escarbaban (escarbar)
dug (dig, scratch, pick)
unas cuantas
a few
rimero
collection
folletos
brochures
palmada en la mano
slap on the hand
hundido
sunken
gastado
worn out
armazón
framework
resortes
springs
arrojarla (arrojar)
throw (cast, toss, give out, release)
solicitud
request
someternos (someter)
submit (subject, conquer, subjugate)
padecido (padecer)
suffered (suffer, endure, bear)
ardía (arder)
burn (flame, blaze, sting, ignite)
piojos
lice
peine
comb
bracero
day laborer
lombriz
earthworm
tiña
ringworm
comezón
itching
roña
scab
encargaré (encargar)
will take care of (order, entrust, charge, urge)
al cabo
at the end
¡Hiedes! (heder)
You stink! (stink, smell, reek)
atreví (atreverse)
dare (venture, hazard, have courage to do)
rascarme (rascar)
scratch
locura
madness
ignorando (ignorar)
not knowing (be ignorant)
mazo
mallet
cabeza chata
flat head
betabel
beet
revuelto
messed up, unruly, scrambled
desfajada
untucked
manchado
stained
chapulines
grasshoppers
chupada
puff
discrepáramos (discrepar)
differ (disagree, vary)
pirita de cobre
copper pyrite
empapados
soaked
inquietos
restless
altavoces
loud speakers
ahogaron (ahogar)
drowned (suffocate, stifle, suppress, drown out)
empañados
clouded
regazo
lap
palmoteaba (palmotear)
clapping (clap, clap hands)
aplacó (aplacar)
calmed (appease, placate, satisfy)
tarima
platform
persignamos (persignarse)
made the sign of the cross (cross oneself)
aguacero
shower
manada
herd, pack
traqueteando (traquetear)
shaking (clatter, rattle, jolt)
disparejo
uneven