La casa de los espiritus Flashcards
azuzar
bait , incite to attack
machucar
hit, step on
carajo
lousy, fuck , dick , prick.
fundos
estate, large farm
ablandarse
soften, make bland
mascullar
mumble
burradas
nonsense, drivel
labrar.
to work materials like stone, wood, the earth.
no le hacian mella
they don’t make a nick. they don’t affect him.
riñones
kidneys
concupisencia
lustfulness
sin chistar
without a word of complaint
agachar
bend, duck, crouch
retozos
gamboling, frolicking
descarados
brazen,shameless
lombrices
worms
él era partidario
he was partial to, a supporter of
presentí que
I had a feeling that. presage.
hada, hada madrina
fairy. fairy godmother
impávido
impassive, undaunted, unperturbed
Ajena (adj.)
alien
jarabe
syrup
inquilinos
tenant, tenant farmer
silabarios
spelling books
dotar, dotacion
endow, endowment
galpón
slave quarters
azotes
lashes, whipping
desamparo
neglect, abandonment, helplessness
sacudió la modorra
shook out its sleepiness
refregar
scrub
espolear
spur on, stimulate
despavorido (adj)
terrified, petrified
alameda
tree lined grove. a walk, a mall,
resoplido
snort, puff
ternero
calf
arar, arado,
plow or scratch. a plow
surco
a scratch, or the furrow of a plow.
zambullirse
dive in
fustigar
to whip
petimetre
dandy, fop
arraigado
ingrained, deeply rooted
rendido
exhausted
alba
sunrise, dawn
alborotar
Disturb, make a racket
mandón
bossy
difuntos
deceased
andurrial
muddy track, godforsaken spot
parturienta
woman in labor, or has just given birth
potreros
field. In Chile: unused land, vacant lot
revoltoso
- seditious, rowdy, unruly, rebellious 2. , naughty, intriguing; 3. has many twists and turns.
chacra
small farm or farmhouse
caracol
snail
cuadrilla
gang , group
indemne
Unharmed
polilla
moth
braceros
temporary farm worker
flojo
- loose, slack. 2. weak.
sarnoso
mangy, suffering from scabies
asqueado
disgusted
zarrapastroso
ragged. shabby, scruffy
hoyo
hole
anidar
to nest
destartalado
dilapidated, shabby
lodazal
Muddy, quagmire, morass
desteñido
faded.
paraje
spot, place
barrizal
quagmire
lloriqueo
whimpering, whining
asperezas
roughness, harshness,
desmesurado
vast, enormous, immeasurable
tarambana
n’er do well, good-for-nothing, fly by night, madcap
dote
dowry
pulcro
neat, tidy, immaculate
amortajar
to wrap in a shroud
testarudo
stubborn, pigheaded
hediondo
foul-smelling, stinky
reguero
trail, trickle
mullir
to plump up, fluff up
fealdad
ugliness
bacinilla
chamber pot
hundir
sink
vida de anacoreta
solitary life, recluse
tieso
stiff
trancos
strides
gesto adusto
grim gesture
sombrío
dark,somber, cheerless
de reojo
(looking) sideways
altanaría
arrogance, haughtiness
lástima
shame, pity
en resumen
in summary
ternura
kindness
apremiantes
pressing, urgent
desprenderse
break off, break away
tosco
crude, rough
recinto
enclosure
achicar
reduce
celo
zeal
pésame
condolences
estrechamente
tightly, or (to live) frugally
acurrucarse
curl up, snuggle
estremecer
shake, shiver
desahogar
give vent to
empapado
soaked, soggy, sodden
remaches
rivets
fanfarrón
loudmouth, show off
apiadarse
take pity
delantal
apron
hurgar
rummage, poke around
áspero
rough
pómulos
cheekbones
arropar
tuck in, wrap, protect
postigos
shutters
esmirriado
scrawny
trastabillar
stumble
pesquisa
inquiry
reventar
burst, pop,
marfil
ivory
husmear
sniff ( around)
acosar
bully
acudir
go, come, turn up, keep, vote,…
acongohar (se )
aggrieve, distress,upset
rescoldo
embers
rescoldo de las brasas
embers of the coals
tibias
lukewarm
proeza
feat, exploit
nuca
nape,back of the neck
atisbar
glimpse
deslumbrar
dazzle
ocio
leisure, idleness
casucha
hovel
comensales
diners
mansedumbre
meekness , gentleness
flecos
fringe
agarrar
grab hold of, grasp
berrinche
tantrum
volcar
knock over
supurar
ooze pus
miramientos
consideration
atravesar
to cross
alicaído
crestfallen, down in the dumps
vahido
dizzy, dizzy spell
atiborrado
crowded
atinar
to hit on, to find, . ascertain?
féretro
coffin
sepelio
burial
contratiempo
setback, hitch, mishap
orfeón
choral society
aplazar
postpone, delay
atónito
amazed, astonished, astounded
hacer su agosto
make a fortune, make a killing
helice
propeller. helix.