Cajas de carton (parte 1) vocabulario Flashcards
contractor
contratista
harvest
la cosecha
strawberries
fresas
day laborers
braceros
to gather
recoger
to diminish
diminuir
picker
pizcador
I liked him.
A mí me caía bien.
Jalisco
Mexican state that borders on the Pacific Ocean
homeland
mi tierra natal
set
escondío
signaled
señaló
It’s time.
Ya es hora
broken Spanish
español mocho
week after week
semana tras semana
I would not hear them again.
no los volvería a o’ir
saddened
me entristecio’
On the way home
por el camino rumbo a casa
steering wheel
volante
intently
fijamente
He threw back
Echo’ para atra’s la cabeza
dust
el polvo
from outside
de fuera
cough
toser
small shack
chocita
I stopped
me detuve
packed
empacado
burden, weight
el peso
cardboard boxes
cajas de carto’n
tears
la’grimas
to move
mudarnos
man~ana (morning, tomorrow)
la madrugada
seemingly, apparently
a la cuenta
had not shut his eyes either
tampoco habi’a pegado los ojos
move
mudanza
dawn
amanecer
barking
el ladrido
dishes, pots and pans
los trastes
to start
encender
little jalopy
la Carcanchita
proud
orgulloso
affectionately
carin~osamente