PDT - Capítulo 1-1 Flashcards
stream, brook
el arroyo
bubbling
burbujeante
hillside
la ladera
a steep climb
una subida empinada
límpido
perfectly clear, limpid
builder, mason
albañil
to hire
contratar
no hurry
sin prisa
steadily, unabated
sin pausa
scraping
raspando
to scrape
raspar
to smooth, to slick
alisar
trowel
la paleta
labourer, peon
el peón
mortar
la argamasa
to hurl, to throw
arrojar
shovelful, spadeful
la paletada
bench
el banco
to carve, to work, to whittle
tallar
birchwood
madera de abedul
adz
la azuela
a fleck, a speck
la mota
curly
rizado
down, fluff
la pelusa
abovedado
vaulted
en cambio
whereas
attached
adosado
earl, count
el conde
exigir
to demand
sooner or later
tarde o temprano
to comply with, to shape to, to agree
conformarse con
lukewarm food
comida tibia
doorjamb, doorpost
la jamba
template
la plantilla
chisel
el cinsel
hammer
el martillo
oblique
oblicua
to give off, to shed
desprender
roundness
redondez
polished
pulida
to comply with, to adjust to
ajustarse
to be enough
bastar
minor, slight
leve
trade (n.)
oficio
thickness
el grosor
a step, rung
el peldaño
spiral staircase
escalera de caracol
snail
el caracol
incomprehensible
incomprensible
after a while
al cabo de un tiempo
to disconcert
desconcertar
lime (for building)
la cal
acarrear
to cart, to transport
to fell, to cut down
talar
to collect, to raise (funds)
recaudar
council
el cabildo
warden
el alcaide
unforseen events, contingencies
el imprevisto
to refuse, to reject (a proposal)
rechazar
to shape
conformar
to fit, to adjust
ajustar
Since he’s not coming…
Ya que no viene…
Ya que no viene…
Since he’s not coming…
De todos los países salvo de Italia.
From all countries except Italy.
From all countries except Italy.
De todos los países salvo de Italia.
Explain it so that a child could understand.
Explícalo de manera que un niño lo pueda entender.
Explícalo de manera que un niño lo pueda entender.
Explain it so that a child might understand.
