Español IV - Capítulo 2 Flashcards
un(a) criollo(a)
creole - first generation Spaniard born in the Americas
una cuerda
string
la madera
wood
un nudo
knot
el oro
gold
la plata
silver
la precipitación
precipitation
un quipu
a knotted set of strings used for counting by the Incas
un tejido
a woven item
acomodado(a)
wealthy
agrio(a)
bitter
bello(a)
caluroso(a)
escaso(a)
scarce
lluvioso(a)
rainy
nevado(a)
snow-covered
apoyar
to support
soler (ue)
to usually (do something)
subyugar
to subjugate
tejer
to weave
la ceniza
ash
el cielo despejado
clear sky
el hongo
mushroom
la tregua
truce
alcanzar
to reach
desvanecer
to vanish
reubicar
to relocate
ubicar(se)
to move
el/la consejero(a)
counselor
el consejo
advice
un jalón de orejas
a scolding, “pulling of ears”
aconsejar
to advise
acudir
to go to
poner el día
to inform
el amo(a)
the owner
la frente
forehead
la mirada
look
taciturno(a)
gloomy
labrar la tierra
to work the land
sudar
to sweat
el aviso
warning
el buey
ox
la cantera
(rock) quarry
una choza
hut
una cuesta
hill
las nuevas
news
la peña
large rock
el pósito
granary
el recaudo
message
ligero(a)
light (in weight)
arrastrar
to drag
de palabra
by word of mouth
