Cajas de cartón Flashcards
1
Q
Ni siquiera
A
Not even
Yo ni siquiera sabía exactamente qué cosa era California.
I did not even know. I never knew.
¡Ya basta! Ni siquiera sabes lo que estás diciendo.
Enough already! You don’t even know what you are saying.
2
Q
Enclavado/a
A
Set deep (situated) Buried (embedded
3
Q
La pelona
A
Baldnes
4
Q
Brillar
A
To shine
5
Q
Erguido/a
A
Upright, straight, erect
6
Q
Mentado/a
A
Aforementioned
Mentar. To mention
7
Q
Aún menos
A
Even less
8
Q
Aún
A
Still, yet. Even.
Aun. Even.
9
Q
Pozo
A
Well
10
Q
Madrugar
A
To get up early
11
Q
Ordeñar
A
To milk
12
Q
Acarrear
A
To carry, to bear
13
Q
Aun
A
Even
14
Q
Recoger
A
To pick up, to gather
15
Q
Ni tenía que
A
I did not have to
16
Q
Alumbrar
A
To light up
17
Q
Soler
A
(With infinitive)
To use to (in past tense)
18
Q
La fogata
A
Bonfire
19
Q
El estiércol
A
Manure, dung
20
Q
Desgranar
A
To shell
21
Q
La mazorca
A
Ear, cob
22
Q
Ansiado/a
A
Longed for. Long awaited.
Ansiar. To long for.
23
Q
Empacar
A
To pack
24
Q
El montón
A
Mountain, pile, loads
25
Ensartado/a
Strung
Ensartar. To string.
26
Choza
Hut, shack
Chocita. Little shack.
27
Parado/a
Standing, stopped (adj.)
Parar. To stop. To stand up.
28
Asustar
To frighten, to scare
29
A punto de
About to, on the point of
30
Agarrar
To grab
Coger. To grab.
31
Soplar
To blow.
32
Silbato
Whistle
Silbar. To whistle.
33
Rechinar
To creak, screech
34
Los frenos
Breaks
35
Mijo
My son, dear,honey
36
Me fijé
Fijar
Fijarse
I noticed
To fix
To pay attention, to notice
37
Dirigir
To manage, run, lead
38
Dirigirse
```
To walk toward(to move towards)
To address(to talk to)
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39
Locura
Madness
40
Asegurar
To assure
41
Agregar
To add
Añadir. To add.
42
Asomarse
To look (to check), to stick out (to peep out), to peer
43
Regañar
To scold
44
Fruncir
To gather, bundle
45
Fruncir
(To wrinkle) to furrow (one’s brow) to knit (one’s brow) to purse (one’s lips)
46
El entrecejo
Space between the eyebrows
47
La ceja
Eyebrow
48
Detener
To stop
49
Aclarar
To clarify. To explain. To make clear
50
La migra
Immigration
51
Asegurarse
To make sure. To check
52
Arrimar
To move closer
53
La orilla
Edge (boarder)
| Shore, bank (geography)
54
El hoyo
Hole
55
arrodillarse
To kneel down
56
Agrandar
To make bigger
57
Arrastrar
To drag.
58
Cajuela
Trunk
59
Nomás
Just. Only.
60
Moderse
To bite
61
Apretar
To press, squeeze
62
El capataz
Foreman
63
Apilar
To pile up
64
El rumbo
Course, direction
65
Espeso/a
Thick
66
El chorro
Stream, spurt
67
Desconocido/a
Unknown
68
Prestar
To lend
69
Armar
To assemble
70
Quedar
To be left. To stay.
71
Frotar
To rub.
72
Arreglar
To fix
73
Andar
To walk. To go. To take.
74
Encogerse
To shrink
75
Retirarse
To retire. To move back.
76
Arreglar
To fix
77
Cazar
To hunt. To catch.
78
una mirada
A look, gaze, glance
79
Soledad
Solitude, loneliness
80
Así que nos sentamos
So we sat down
Así. Like this, like that. Just like that. So. Thus. Thereby. (Adverb)
Así. So. In order that. (Conjunction)
Así que. So. Immediately. (Adverb)
81
Justamente
Exactly, precisely. Justly.
82
La pizca
The harvest
83
¡Ya ves!
You see!
84
Internarse
To go into (to penetrate into)
85
Puntillas
Tiptoes
86
Tan pronto
As soon as. So soon. So early.
87
Sollozar
To sob. Sollozando. Sobbing.
88
Tapar
To cover
89
Cobija
Blanket
90
Aguzar
To sharpen
91
Parpardear
To blink
92
Procurar
To make sure, to try
93
Lo más que
As much as. The most that. More than.
94
Latir
To beat
95
Encuentro
Meeting
96
Derribar
To knock down
97
Cerciorarse
To make sure. To make certain. To assure oneself.
98
Extender
To spread out
99
Coger
To take, grab
100
Mandado
Shopping
101
Madrugada
Dawn
102
Durar
To last
103
Cargar
To carry. To load.
104
Amamantar
To nurse,suckle
105
El pañal
Diaper
106
El costal
The sack
107
Echarse
To put. To throw oneself.
Echar. To throw
108
Nuevamente
Again
109
Empeñarse
To mist up, to well up
110
Recostar
To lean
111
Asegurar
To assure
112
A la vez
At the same time
113
Sujetar
To hold, fasten
114
La cáscara
Shell, covering
115
Apilar
To pile up
116
Arañar
To scratch
117
Enterrar
To bury
118
Recargarse
To lean against
Recargar. To recharge.
119
Empujar
To push
120
Pararse
To stand up
121
Agacharse
Agachar
Los soldados se agacharon detrás de los arbustos.
To crouch down, bend down, duck
Agachar. To lower, lower, bend, duck
The soldiers crouched down behind the bushes.
122
Quitar
To remove. To take away.
123
Puesto que
Since
Puesto que está lloviendo. Since it’s raining.
124
Enderezar
To straighten
125
Golpear
To hit
126
A tiempo
On time. In time.
127
Decepcionado
Disappointed
128
Ensuciar
To dirty
129
Quebrar
To break
130
De reojo
Askance (disapprovingly).
Sideways. Out of the corner of one’s eyes. (Discreetly).
Mamá miró de reojo la pila. Mom looked askance at the pile.
131
Juntar
To put together, gather
132
Ligeramente
Slightly
133
Pedazo
Piece
134
Arrojar
To throw
135
Despedir
To say goodbye. To fire.
136
Colocar
To place
137
La hebilla
Buckle
138
Herido
Hurt, wounded
139
El consuelo
Comfort
140
Acercar
To move closer
141
Susurrar
To whisper
142
Conseguir
To get
143
Entonces jamás. Nunca jamás.
Jamás.
Jo no vuelvo a esre sitio nunca jamás.
Te amaré siempre jamás.
Then never. Never ever.
Never (not ever). Ever (an undefined time).
I’ll never come back to this place.
I’ll love you forever and ever.
144
Asentir
To agree
145
Regla
Ruler
146
Pulgada
Inch
147
Adivinar
To guess
148
Peor todavía
Even worst. Worse still.
149
Hubiera querido
I would have liked
150
Retirarse
To retire, more back, leave
151
Ansioso/a
Anxious
152
Establecer
To establish, settle
153
Granjero
Farmer
154
Arrastrar
To drag
155
El overol
Overall
156
Tirante
Strap
157
Camisa de franela a cuadros
Plaid flannel shirt
158
Mala educación
Bad manners
159
Ya que esperaba otro bebé
Ya que
Since she was expecting another baby
Since, now that
160
La carretera de doble sentido
Two way road
161
Acompañar
To go with, to accompany
162
El ruido que hacían los niños se volvía cada vez más fuerte
Se volvía. It became.
Volverse. To become. To turn into.
Volver. To return. To come back.
163
El fruncía el ceño.
He frowned his brow.
Fruncir. To furrow (one’s brow).
164
Ladrillo
Brick
165
Cejas poblados.
Bushy eyebrows
Polado/a. Bushy. Thick. (Hairy).
166
Manos velludas
Hairy hands
Velludo/a. Hairy (hair covered)
167
Logró inscrbirme en el primer año
He managed to enroll me
Lograr. To reach (achieve). To be able to (to make happen).
168
Me gustó tan pronto como la vi.
I liked it as soon as I saw it.
Tan pronto como. As soon as.
169
Calefacción
Heating
170
Mancha
Stain
171
Grueso/a
Thick
172
Unas tijeras
Scissors
Una tijera. Scissors.
173
Gaveta
Drawer
Cajón. Drawer.
174
Oruga
Caterpillar
175
Frasco
Bottle, jar
176
Guasanillo
Bug
177
Amarillento
Yellowish
178
Estaba un punto de meter la mano
I was about to put my hand
Meter. To put, place
179
Campana
Bell
180
Avergonzado/a
Ashamed
181
Volteé la cabeza
I turned my head
Voltear. To turn (change position)
182
Yo dirigí la mirada
I looked. I directed my gaze/the look
183
Ya que
Since, now that
184
Pensé que a lo mejor
I thought maybe
A lo que. Maybe, perhaps, may, might (indicating possibly)
185
A lo mejor
Tal vez
Quizás
Quizá
Maybe, perhaps,
| may, might (indicating possibly)
186
No fue así
It was not so
187
Hasta que
Until
188
Falta de respecto
Disrespectful. Lack of respect. Disrespect.
189
La gente major
Older people
190
Soñar despierto
Daydreaming
191
Sostener
To hold
192
El que escuchaba más y por lo tanto aprendí primero, fue el de “Curtis”
Por lo tanto
The one I heard the most and therefore I learned first was “Curtis”
Por lo tanto. Therefore,so, thus, hence
For the so much, so many
193
El recreo
Recess
194
columpiar
To swing
195
El limpiaparabrisas
Windshield wiper
196
Confundir
To confuse
197
Confundirse
To become mixed up. To blend. To disappear into.
198
El ciprés
Cypress
199
En lo alto
High up, on top, overhead, up above
200
En lo alto de
On top of
201
Además
Besides. Also. Furthermore. Moreover. As well as.
202
Además de
In addition to, as well as, besides (along with)
203
Bosquejo
Sketch
204
Me volví buen en dibujar mariposas
I became good at drawing butterfies
205
Volver
To return, come back, go back
206
Volverse
(To turn into) to become, to get, to turn into
207
Incluso
(In addition to) even
| (Also) even
208
Pegar
To hit, to stick
209
Desaparecer
To disappear
210
Chamarra
Jacket
211
Me lo puse, pero me quedaba muy grande
I put it on, but it was to big
212
Quedar
To be left, to stay
| To look) fit (size), to suit (appearance
213
Arremangar
To roll up, tuck up
214
Tirantes
Suspenders
215
Maybe
Tal vez.
Quizás.
A lo mejor.
Quizá
216
Además de
En su última película, además de bailar también canta
Apart from
In her last move apart from dancing she also sings
