los zopilotes Flashcards
jadear
to pant; to palpitate
Corría, el sudor le bajaba en la cara a manera de pequeños río…Jadeaba.
la angustia
anxiety; distress; anguish
Pero la angustia lo impulsó a seguir.
impulsar
to boost; to promote; to propel; to drive
Pero la angustia lo impulsó a seguir.
presuroso
in a hurry; hasty; prompt
Cambió el ritmo y avanzó a pasos largos y presurosos.
huir
to flee; to avoid; to escape
!No huya porque se muere!
soltar
to let go of; to release
el temor
- fear
- dread
- apprehension
entorpecer
- to hinder
- to obstruct
- to benumb
resuello
- pant
- breathe
babosada
stupid things/comments
engagnar
- to deceive
- to cheat
dirigir
- to lead
- to steer
- to manage
- to direct
el gusanito
small worm or maggot
carcomer
- to eat away at
- to be eaten up or consumed
culatazo
- blow with the butt of a rifle
- recoil
- kick
aldehuela
little village
comadrona
midwife
parturienta
woman in labor
soplo
- blow
- puff
- breath
- moment
- murmur
- tip-off
sacudir
- to shake
- to beat
- to shock
recia
- stout
- strong
- coarse
- robust
azotar
- to smack
- to beat
- to slap
- to whip
ahuyentar
- to scare away
- to drive away
escasa
- small
- short
- limited
- sparing
oculto
- hidden
- concealed
- clandestine
- of the occult
deslizar
- to slide
- to let slip in
- to slip away
chorrito
a small spout of water or any other liquid
manar
- to flow
- to spring from
- to abound
bruces
with the face to the ground
luto
mourning
posar
- to put or lay down
- to pose
- to settle
- to perch
aplastado
caked
festin
- banquet
- feast
