Relato de un náufrago 5 Flashcards
húmedo
damp, moist; humid
espeso
thick, dense
la sequedad
dryness
perjudicarse
to make things worse
perfil
profile, side view
sacar en claro
to make clear
ignorar
to not know, to be ignorant of
ampollar
to blister
bramar
to roar, to bellow
nítidamente
clearly, sharply
asomar
to stick out, to lean out
el aletazo
wing beat, flap, fin movement
la ventanilla
window (e.g. ticket window), counter, box office
a medida que
as
desviarse
to stray (from a course, path)
el balneario
spa, resort
la aleta
fin, flipper, wing
el tiburón
shark
la voracidad
voracity
la fiera
wild beast
inofensivo
harmless, inoffensive
áspero
rough, uneven
la corteza (de árbol)
bark (of a tree)
merodear
to prowl
anochecer
to get dark
el espectáculo
show, performance, spectacle, sight
diminuto
tiny
el anochecer
dusk, nightfall
el relámpago
lightning bolt
sanguinolento
bloodstained, bloody
el pedazo
piece
destrozado
ruined, smashed, in pieces
el despericio
waste
desperdicios
scraps
la sobra
excess, surplus
aferrar
to grasp, to grab, to anchor
la vigilia
vigil
ligeramente
slightly, somewhat
sobresaltarse
to be startled, to start/jump
caber
to fit, to have room for, to be possible
el/la caníbal
cannibal
la recapitulación
recapitulation, summing up
el acontecimiento
event
desesperante
infuriating, exasperating
nublarse
to cloud over
la ampolla
blister
el festín
feast, banquet
miope
nearsighted
cabecear
to nod off; to shake one’s head “no”
escrutar
to count; to scrutinize
