Ospina-ElPaísCanela pp 15-54 Flashcards
William Ospina, El País de la Canela.
1
Q
nodriza
A
wet nurse
2
Q
encajado/a
A
fitted; fit together
3
Q
coraza
A
armor plating
4
Q
daga
A
dagger
5
Q
fardo
A
bald; bundle
6
Q
arcabúz
A
arquebus = weapon used with a shield
7
Q
enrevesado
A
complex; complicated; difficult
8
Q
aullido
A
howl
9
Q
cayena
A
cayenne peppers
10
Q
reseco/a
A
too dry; very thin
11
Q
arboledas
A
groves, woods
12
Q
bermejo/a
A
reddish
13
Q
remendado/a
A
patched, darned
14
Q
alcatraz/alcatraces
A
gannet/gannets; calla lilly
15
Q
bergantín
A
brigantine; brig
16
Q
rescoldo
A
ember
17
Q
cadalsos
A
gallows
18
Q
verruga
A
pest; wart
19
Q
anidar
A
to nest
20
Q
rescate
A
ransom; rescue
21
Q
cundir
A
to spread
22
Q
las huestes
A
the followers
23
Q
garra
A
claw; talon
24
Q
birlar
A
to pinch
25
socavón
hole; hollow
26
páramos
moors
27
las planicies
plains
28
cuña
wedge; chock; bedpan
29
mezquino/a
miserable, mean
30
brizna
strand, blade, trace
31
rocio
dew
32
puna
Andean plateau; altitude sickness
33
hilar
to spin, to string together
34
cantera
quarry; reservoir of talent
35
pimiento
pepper plant
36
guisar
to cook, stew
37
cresterío
rocky cresting
38
coya
Incan princess
39
a cuestas
carry on the back
40
penumbra
twilight
41
tosco/a
crude
42
andrajos
rags, tatters
43
cascos
hoofs; headphones
44
marismas
salt marshes
45
caserío
hamlet; country house
46
polizón
stowaway
47
confabulado
to conspire
48
cabildo
town council
49
descuajar
to melt; to uproot
50
confiar
to entrust
51
palúdico/a
malarial; marshy
52
vasija
pot
53
infundir
to instill in
54
jauría
pack of hounds
55
enjambre
swarm
56
avieso/a
evil, twisted, perverse
57
venablo
dart
58
cerbatana
blowpipe; pea shooter
59
salivazo
spit; gob of spit
