Chapter 6 Flashcards
Towards
Hacia
Running as much as he could
Corriendo cuanto podía
The nettles
Las ortigas
Stings/bites
Picaduras
Rocking chair
Mecedora
He fell flat on the face in the grass
Cayó de bruces en la hierba
To bang/hit
Golpear
To disperse/scatter/spread
Desparramar
To sink
Hundir
They were sinking in the ground
Se estaba hundiendo en el suelo
To twist
Retorcer
To stretch
Estirar
To grab
Agarrar
To crawl/claw/clim
Gatear
No obstante
However
Siempre que
As soon as
Echar
To throw
It made me want to cry
A mi me entro ganas de echarme a llorar
In that way
De aquella forma
Reason/ cause
Motivo
Meterse
To go in
Gusano
Worm
My god/ my goodness
Cielo santo
De pronto
Suddenly
Al oído
In the ear
Ceñudo
Frowning
Huesuda
Bony (also means death)
Anteojos
Glasses
Frame
Montura
De inmediato
Immediately
Acaba de
Finish
Cubo
Bucket
El pozo
The well (also used like ‘well’ of knowledge or shaft
Castigo
Punishment
No eres de donde naces,sino de donde pazes
You’re not from where you’re born but from where you graze
El rincón
The corner
El rincón
The corner
Enojada
Upset
