Huerto3-ch2&3-24,26Dec,4feb Flashcards
to postpone/delay/put off
I delayed my trip to Guate.
to postpone/put off
Excuse the delay. UD.
- retrasar Retrasé mi viaje a Guate. - Posponer Pospuse mi viaje a Guate. - demorar - Disculpe el retraso/la demora.
a straight shovel with a long handle and a D grip
una pala recta con un mango largo y una agarradera en forma de #D#
- el mango=the handle
la agarradera = hand grip/handle
agarrar=to grab/to hold on to dero/dera/ero/era=suffixes to make nouns or adj derived from verbs or nouns for people-places-instruments la agarradera el/la panadero/a - baker llevadero - key chain la manga larga = the long sleeve
a pitchfork, a rake
un bieldo o una horca, un rastrillo
think b, L, doe - think eating a BLT of doe with a pitchfork - think stabbing a whale (orca) with a pitchfork - think Justin BL doe (Justin Beaver)
three rastas, a trio of them, need their hair raked
rastrillar=to rake
a digging board
the plywood
- una tabla para excavar
- triplex (think three plexiglass)
in Mexico it is also called el triplay
la tabla = board
el tablón = plank
You can round the edges and make a slot-opening to make it (feminine) easier to carry./to carry it more easily.
Puede redondear los bordes y hacer una ranura para que sea más fácil de transportar.
Puede redondear los bordes y hacerle una ranura para llevarla más fácilmente.
frog = la rana toad = el sapo slot = la ranura
think you are going to run with it - ranura
redondear=to round, round-up, round-off (think re WHERE should it be rounded)
rodear=to surround (rodeo like cowboys is a round-up)
rondear and arondear are Vickie words, they do NOT exist
a hand fork
bieldo o la horquilla or trinche manual
pitchfork=la horca
the transplanting trowel
la paleta de trasplante (from HS)
la palita de trasplante (from other sources)
the label, the kitchen knife
la etiqueta, el cuchillo de cocina (or a widger)
the chicken wire screen
la malla de gallinero - la malla de alambre
la malla=the mesh, net, wire mesh, wire netting - also leotard/swimsuit!
el gallinero - the hen house, the chicken coop
think the Maya chicken can´t get out
el gallo = the rooster
seedbeds also flats
seedlings
los almácigos
las plántulas
the watering can
the hose
watering fan
la regadera
la manguera (think man war with dry soil) (mahng-geh-rah)
the war - guerra (GEH-rrah)
la regadera de abanico (think of singers Aba with a KNEE coat) (ah-bah-NEE-koh)
el ventilador is electric fan
the small clippers/tweezers/pliers/tongs
a pair of pliers
las pinzas pequeñas para cortar - las pinzas
unos alicates (think to catch alley cat tails with pliers)
the pruning shears
las pinzas para podar /
las tijeras de podar
the open/close valve
the faucet
la válvula de abrir/cerrar
la canilla/la llave de agua
Think about the beds: their location, size and orientation.
Piensa en las camas: su ubicación, tamaño y orientación.
their is in cases either singular or plural
