El Costal De Algodón Flashcards
(117 cards)
1
Q
La parra
A
Climbing vine, grapevine
2
Q
Despojar
A
To strip (to take away; used with “de”)
3
Q
Dar paso
A
To give way
4
Q
Rodeado de
A
Surrounded by
5
Q
Desdoblar
A
To unfold
6
Q
Costal
A
Sack
7
Q
Extender
A
To spread out
8
Q
Estirar
A
To stretch
9
Q
Reforzar
A
Reinforce
10
Q
Puntada
A
Stitch
11
Q
Muslo
A
Thigh
12
Q
Atar
A
To tie
13
Q
Canguro
A
Kangaroo
14
Q
Arrastrar
A
To drag
15
Q
Agachar
A
To lower
16
Q
Carcajada
A
Loud laugh
17
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Estallar
A
To explode, to burst
18
Q
Jamás
A
Never
19
Q
Vientre
A
Belly
20
Q
Sujetar
A
To hold
21
Q
Colgado/a
A
Hanging
22
Q
Escusado
A
Toilet
23
Q
Gatear
A
To crawl
24
Q
Acurrucar
A
To cuddle
25
Cabecera
Headboard
26
El golpeteo
Drumming
27
El tintineo
Jingling
28
Disgustar
To upset
29
Enrojecido/a
Red, reddened
30
Hinchar
To inflate
31
Envolver
To wrap
32
Ajustadamente
Tightly
33
Procurar
To make sure
34
Parrilla
Grill, burner
35
El aspanto
Fright, terror, horror (fear)
Terrible, awful (something unpleasant)
Ghost (phantom)(latin America)
36
Colilla
Cigarette butt
37
Claxon
Horn (automobile)
38
El bache
Pothole
39
Tortuga
```
Slow poke (colloquial)(slow person)
Turtle
```
40
Sendero
Path, trail, track (way)
41
Lodoso
Muddy
42
Entristecer
To make sad, to sadden (to distress)
43
Orillar
To avoid, to get around, to skirt (to avoid)
| To pull over (to move to one side)(Mexico)
44
La seña
Sign, signal (gesture)
45
Demás
Other (remaining)(adjective)
Hizo señas para que los demás se estacionaran detrás de él.
He motioned for the others to park behind him.
46
El recodo
Bend
47
Pupila
Pupil (anatomy)
48
Encaminar
To direct, to guide (orient)
Encaminarse. To head for (to go towards)(used with “hacia”)
49
Capullo
Bud (botany)
50
Lastimar
To hurt
51
El arañazo
Scratch
52
La muñeca
Wrist
53
La cáscara
Shell
54
Cerciorarse
To make sure (to verify)
55
Quedar
To be (to be located)
56
Levantar
To raise, to lift
57
La trasera
Rear, back
58
Llevar
To take, carry
59
Rozar
To brush against
60
El sudor
Sweat, perspiration
61
Atado/a
Tied
62
Estar a cargo
To be in charge
63
Orgullosamente
Proudly
64
El aliento
Breath
Sin aliento. Out of breath
65
Replicar
To reply, retort
66
Ajustar
To adjust
67
La báscula
Scales weighing machine
68
Colgar
To hang
69
Deletrear
To spell
70
Burlón
Joker
Burlonamente. Teasingly.
71
Mocoso
Brat, squirt, pipsqueak
72
Encaminarse
To head toward, to head for
73
La firmeza
Firmness (stability)
| Conviction (strength)
74
La tabla
Board
75
Atravesar
Caminó en medio de una tabla atravesada
To cross, to go through (to go across)
To put across (to place)
He walked in the middle of a crossed board
76
La lastimada
Wound, injury, lesion, bruise
77
Lastimar
To hurt
78
Ganar
To earn
79
En los que
A mediados de noviembre los campos de algadón en los que trabajábamos ya se habían pizcado.
When (used to refer to time)
Where (used to refer to places)
By the middle of November the cotton fields where we had worked had been picked.
80
Capullo
Bud (botany)
81
Entre
Between
82
Resuelto/a
Resolute, determined
83
Demostrar
To demonstrate, to prove
84
Congelado/a
Frozen, freezing (very cold)
| Frostbitten (damaged by cold)
85
A lo lejos
In the distance, far away
86
Espeso/a
Thick, dense
87
Pisar
To step on
88
La llanta
Tire
89
Arder
To burn
90
Sugerir
To suggest
91
Escoger
To choose
92
Surco
Furrow
93
Bolsillo
Pocket
94
Apilar
To pile up
95
La cuestión
En cuestión de segundos
Matter
Within seconds. Within a matter of seconds.
96
Entumecer
Entumecerse
To numb (to cause numbness)
To go numb (to suffer numbness)
97
Orinar
To urinate
98
La cuchara
Spoon
99
Chorro
Stream, jet (spurt)
100
Frotar
Frotarse
To rub
To rub (to massage oneself)
101
Al instante
Right away, instantly
102
El ardor
Burning, burning sensation
103
Rasguño
Scratch
104
En cuanto
As soon as
105
Enderezar
To straighten
106
Merecer
To deserve
107
A eso de
Around, at about
108
Empapado/a
Soaked, drenched
109
Masticar
To chew
110
La jarra
Pitcher, jug
111
Coger
To grab, to take, to get,
112
Acabar de
Just (adverb)
113
Deslizar
To slip
114
El zumbido
Buzz
115
Hervir
To boil
116
El tapete
Rug
117
El cuadro
Painting
