Relato de un náufrago 9 Flashcards
la noción
notion
despiadado
ruthless
el judío
Jew
aplaudir
to applaud
enlatado
canned
el dependiente
salesclerk
espantosamente
frightfully, alarmingly
espantoso
horrifying, frightful
reconfortar
to revitalize, to comfort
la certidumbre
certainty
insoportable
unbearable, intolerable
el cabo
cape
la malla
mesh
machacar
to crush
la brizna
blade (grass), strand (fiber), trace, scrap
despreocupadamente
casually, nonchalantly
saber a
to taste like
el palo
stick, post
retorcido
twisted
la astilla
chip, woodchip
desarmar
to dismantle
estremecerse
to shake, to shudder
estridente
strident, high-pitched; gaudy, garish
la sien
temple (forehead)
la hinchazón
swelling
trazar
to draw, to trace, to mark out
esquivo
evasive
penetrante
penetrating, piercing
el desamparo
abandonment, neglect
la manada
herd
hallar
to find, to discover
el cocotero
coconut tree
prevenido
prepared, forewarned, cautious
nítido
clear, sharp
reafirmarse
to stand by, to become confirmed in
la almohada
pillow
atropelladamente
hastily, in a rush
la orilla
shore
la aguja
needle
el espejismo
mirage
dorar
to brown
la copa
glass, cup; top (i.e. of a tree), highest point
hondo
deep
los calambres
cramps
prevalecer
to prevail
matinal
related to the morning
desmayarse
to faint
la yema (de dedo)
fingertip
el poraje
place, spot
la huella
footprint; trace, vestige
