New words Flashcards
Neofitos
neophytes (someone who knows nothing, new, born yesterday
Seres humanos
human beings
bosquejo
mock up/ outline / sketch
llevar a cabo
to carry out
cosmovisión
world view
cantidad
amount
presuponer
presuppose
acercamiento
approach (n)
alegar
allege
negar
refuse
deleitar
delight
estadouindenses
Americans
desgarradora
heartbreaking
ebullición
boiling (n)
tales
such
léxicos
lexical/ lingual
que se desprenden
that arise/ flow
difundir
to diffuse
el mito
myth
desenlace
outcome
sinfín
endless
grado cero
grade zero (point of origin)
paradoja
paradox
subalternos
subordinates
culta
learned
no obstante
in spite of
rapaza
muchacha/lass
picar
sting or cut
ramillas
twigs
berza
cabbage
pote
pot
chupar
to suck
leña
firewood
hoyos
dimples
sumideros
sewers
alzarse
rise (subir)
barbotaba
said between teeth
gallinas
hens
parroquia
parish
lamedora
licking
herir
to hurt
puño
fist
destacar
to stand out
Sello
Seal
giran en torno
revolve around
En el ámbito
Within the scope
aportes
contributions
relato
story
ciego
blind
eminentemente
eminently
burlarse
mock
laberinto
maze/labyrinth
chaótico
chaotic
acontecer
to happen
perfil de hacha
sharp profile
fingida
feigned or fake
azar
random/ fate
pradera
prairie
chocar
crash or hit