Parques Vocab Flashcards
a la vez
at the same time
a partir de
as of (point in time)
al alcance de
within reach of
en lo alto (de)
at the top (of)
entibiarse
to become lukewarm
ponerse (irreg.) a + infinitivo
to start/begin to (do something)
anclar
anchor
latifundistas
rich landowners
la industria granadera
cattle industry
adinerada
wealthy
latifundio
large rural estate
apoderado
buisness agent with power of attorney
aparcerías
sharecropping
arrellanado
comfortably seated
el terciopelo
velvet
Gozaba del placer casi perverso de irse desgajando línea a línea de lo que lo rodeaba
He was enjoying the almost perverse pleasure of seperating himself line by line from his surroundings
alto respaldo
high back of the chair
ventanales
large windows
diyuntiva
dilemma
recelosa
suspicious
lastimada
grazed/scratched
restañaba
stopped
libertad agazapada
hidden freedom
anhelante
filled with desire
cortadas azares
alibis twists of fate
Corrió a su vez parapetándose en los árboles y los setos hasta distinguir en la bruma malva del crepúsculo la alameda que llevaba a la casa.
He ran in turn sheltering himself among the trees and hedges until he was able to distinguish in the mauve-colored mist of the twilight the tree-lined walk that led to the house.
at the same time
a la vez
as of (point in time)
a partir de
within reach of
al alcance de
at the top (of)
en lo alto (de)
to become lukewarm
entibiarse
to start/begin to (do something)
ponerse (irreg.) a + infinitivo
anchor
anclar
rich landowners
latifundistas
cattle industry
la industria granadera
wealthy
adinerada
large rural estate
latifundio
buisness agent with power of attorney
apoderado
sharecropping
aparcerías
comfortably seated
arrellanado
velvet
el terciopelo
He was enjoying the almost perverse pleasure of seperating himself line by line from his surroundings
Gozaba del placer casi perverso de irse desgajando línea a línea de lo que lo rodeaba
high back of the chair
alto respaldo
large windows
ventanales
dilemma
diyuntiva
suspicious
recelosa
grazed/scratched
lastimada
stopped
restañaba
hidden freedom
libertad agazapada
filled with desire
anhelante
alibis twists of fate
cortadas azares
He ran in turn sheltering himself among the trees and hedges until he was able to distinguish in the mauve-colored mist of the twilight the tree-lined walk that led to the house.
Corrió a su vez parapetándose en los árboles y los setos hasta distinguir en la bruma malva del crepúsculo la alameda que llevaba a la casa.
