El Costal De Algodón Flashcards
La parra
Climbing vine, grapevine
Despojar
To strip (to take away; used with “de”)
Dar paso
To give way
Rodeado de
Surrounded by
Desdoblar
To unfold
Costal
Sack
Extender
To spread out
Estirar
To stretch
Reforzar
Reinforce
Puntada
Stitch
Muslo
Thigh
Atar
To tie
Canguro
Kangaroo
Arrastrar
To drag
Agachar
To lower
Carcajada
Loud laugh
Estallar
To explode, to burst
Jamás
Never
Vientre
Belly
Sujetar
To hold
Colgado/a
Hanging
Escusado
Toilet
Gatear
To crawl
Acurrucar
To cuddle
Cabecera
Headboard
El golpeteo
Drumming
El tintineo
Jingling
Disgustar
To upset
Enrojecido/a
Red, reddened
Hinchar
To inflate
Envolver
To wrap
Ajustadamente
Tightly
Procurar
To make sure
Parrilla
Grill, burner
El aspanto
Fright, terror, horror (fear)
Terrible, awful (something unpleasant)
Ghost (phantom)(latin America)
Colilla
Cigarette butt
Claxon
Horn (automobile)
El bache
Pothole
Tortuga
Slow poke (colloquial)(slow person) Turtle
Sendero
Path, trail, track (way)
Lodoso
Muddy
Entristecer
To make sad, to sadden (to distress)
Orillar
To avoid, to get around, to skirt (to avoid)
To pull over (to move to one side)(Mexico)
La seña
Sign, signal (gesture)
Demás
Other (remaining)(adjective)
Hizo señas para que los demás se estacionaran detrás de él.
He motioned for the others to park behind him.
El recodo
Bend
Pupila
Pupil (anatomy)
Encaminar
To direct, to guide (orient)
Encaminarse. To head for (to go towards)(used with “hacia”)
Capullo
Bud (botany)
Lastimar
To hurt
El arañazo
Scratch
La muñeca
Wrist
La cáscara
Shell
Cerciorarse
To make sure (to verify)
Quedar
To be (to be located)
Levantar
To raise, to lift
La trasera
Rear, back
Llevar
To take, carry
Rozar
To brush against
El sudor
Sweat, perspiration
Atado/a
Tied
Estar a cargo
To be in charge
Orgullosamente
Proudly
El aliento
Breath
Sin aliento. Out of breath
Replicar
To reply, retort
Ajustar
To adjust
La báscula
Scales weighing machine
Colgar
To hang
Deletrear
To spell
Burlón
Joker
Burlonamente. Teasingly.
Mocoso
Brat, squirt, pipsqueak
Encaminarse
To head toward, to head for
La firmeza
Firmness (stability)
Conviction (strength)
La tabla
Board
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
La lastimada
Wound, injury, lesion, bruise
Lastimar
To hurt
Ganar
To earn
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.
Capullo
Bud (botany)
Entre
Between
Resuelto/a
Resolute, determined
Demostrar
To demonstrate, to prove
Congelado/a
Frozen, freezing (very cold)
Frostbitten (damaged by cold)
A lo lejos
In the distance, far away
Espeso/a
Thick, dense
Pisar
To step on
La llanta
Tire
Arder
To burn
Sugerir
To suggest
Escoger
To choose
Surco
Furrow
Bolsillo
Apilar
To pile up
La cuestión
En cuestión de segundos
Matter
Within seconds. Within a matter of seconds.
Entumecer
Entumecerse
To numb (to cause numbness)
To go numb (to suffer numbness)
Orinar
To urinate
La cuchara
Spoon
Chorro
Stream, jet (spurt)
Frotar
Frotarse
To rub
To rub (to massage oneself)
Al instante
Right away, instantly
El ardor
Burning, burning sensation
Rasguño
Scratch
En cuanto
As soon as
Enderezar
To straighten
Merecer
To deserve
A eso de
Around, at about
Empapado/a
Soaked, drenched
Masticar
To chew
La jarra
Pitcher, jug
Coger
To grab, to take, to get,
Acabar de
Just (adverb)
Deslizar
To slip
El zumbido
Buzz
Hervir
To boil
El tapete
Rug
El cuadro
Painting
