La Dama Del Alba (Some Other Vocab) Flashcards
encalada
white washed
noble
excellent, imposing
portón
court, door
leña
firewood
vasar
kitchen shelf
campesino
rustic, peasant
ocre
dark yellow (ochre)
nogal
walnut
estera
mat, rug
quinqué
oil lamp
madera
wood
al fondo
in the background
chimenea
fireplace, chimney
leja
kitchen rack
loza
pottery, china
rebrillo
shining
meuble
furniture
gruesa
thick
soga
rope, hemp
hogaza
round loaf of bread
sarmiento
grapevine
candeal
wheat (superior)
ginesta
scotchbroom
caldear
to heat, warm up
solana
on a sunny slope
harina
flour
azúcar
sugar
ama
mistress of the house
escudilla
bowl
hojuela
pancake
torrija
frenchtoast
suspirar
to sigh
ceniza
ash
encima
on top
miel
honey
hoja
leaf
angustia
anguish, anxiety
higuera
fig tree
liar
to roll (a cigarette)
ensillar
to saddle
molino
mill
yegua
mare
braña
summer basture in the uplands
novillo
steer, young bull
cítola
clapper
apartar
to separare out, sort
envenenar
to poison
tapia
wall fence, mud wall
nacer
to be born
empeñarse en
to insist on, persist
balcón
balcony
bendita espina
blessed thorn
de par en par
wide open
sábana
sheet
racimo
bunch (of grapes)
cabal
perfect
hincarle
to sink into him
manto
cloack, mantle
viña
vine
roble
oak
santo y bueno
well and good
huerto
orchard, garden
yerba
grass, hay
trigo
wheat (superior)
remanso
backwater
varón
male
espiga
sheaf, ear
hondo
deep
montañés
highlander, mountaineer
pelliza
fur coat
cesta
basket
mayoral
overseer, foreman
manga
sleeve
arveja
green pea
ternero
calf, veal
sembrar
to sow
hondamente
deeply moved, touched
esquivo
evasive
cosecha
crop, harvest
llaga
wound, sore
dedo
finger
desgranar
to shell
resbalar
to slip, slide, glide
hembra
female
peregrino
pilgrim
posada
lodging
aldabón
knocker
paz
peace
lumbre
fire
redondo
round loaf of bread
estampas
pictures
cabello
hair
barba
beard
acariciar
to caress
relinchar
to neigh, bray
potro
colt
espantarse
to be frightened
espuela
spur
cuatralbo
white-hoofed horse
manojo
bundle
relámpago
lightning
meter
to put (poner)
escarcha
white forest
harto
fed up
escopeta de caza
hunting gun
jinete
horseman, rider
rienda
reins
encerrar
to shut in, lock in
castaño
chestnut tree
tronco
trunk, log
retorcer
to twist
roca
rock
gaita
bagpipe
roca
rock
merienda
snack, picnic
contornada
suroundings, neighborhood
giraldilla
coral dance of Astur�as
caperuza
cap
tejado
roof
tamboril
tamor, small drum
aldea
village
enano
dwarf
barba de hielo
icicle
mína
mine
aullar
to howl (a�lla)
domar
to tame
balsa
pond
rezogando
muttering
apóstol
apostle
sepulcro
grave
rama
branch
brezo
health
arder
to burn
rodear
to surround
os
you (plural, familiar)
madeja
skein, tangle of hair
marcharse
to go away
raposa
fox
alborozado
excited
ramo
wreath, cluster
tapar
to cover, stop up
corro
in a circle
cuchichear
to whistper
tapón
cork, stopper
cordón
cord, string
borracho
drunkard
empinar
to raise (a bottle)
empujar
to push, impel
lograr
to succeed
porrón
jug
medroso
frighted, timid
incorporarse
to straighten up, get up
ardilla
squirrel
latir
to throb, beat (heart)
temblor
tremor, shutter
hueco
hollow
vacilar
to stagger
labio
lip
salmodiar
to chant, sing together
naranjo
orange tree
nido
nest
umbral
threshold
imponer
to impose
entretanto
meanwhile
deslumbrar
to shine brightly, dazzle
resbalar
to slip, slide, fall down
telón
curtain (theater)
avivir
to revive, stir up the fire
alumbrar
to light, illuminate
mecha
wick