Glossary

a babor y a estribor: from board to starboard (ie. completely; throughout)
abad: abbot; holy man
abalanzarse: swoop
abordar: approach; board
aborrecer: hate; despise
absuelto: absolved
aceras: sidewalks
acudir: look to; come to the rescue
adelantarse: get ahead
adiestramiento: training; skill-building
adiestrar: train; teach skills
afluir: flow
agotamiento: exhaustion
agradar: please; find pleasing
ahogarse: drown
aislado: isolated
algodones: cotton balls
alocadamente: wildly
altavoz: speaker
aminorar: lessen
amordazar: gag
amputada: amputated
anhelar: long for; yearn for
apoderarse: take control of; empower
aprendiz: apprentice
apuntar: point at; take note
apuntarse: sign up for
arce: maple
arqueado: arched
arrastrar: drag
arremeter: lash out
articulaciones: joints
asentado: seated
asomarse: lean out (of a window, for example)
aspiradora: vacuum cleaner
atar: tie
aterrizar: land
atesorar: treasure; hoard
atestar: overcrowd
atravesar: cross; pass through
azotar: flog; flail
baldosas: tile
bandeja: tray
bater: beat; hit
beata: blessed; pious woman
bengala: Bengal tiger
bienes; los bienes: goods; possessions
bolsillo: pocket
borde: edge or border of something
bragas: panties
brillantina: hair gel
brisa: breeze
bufandas: scarves
cabelludo: hairy
caja registradora: cash register
calarse: pounce
calloso: callous
calzado: wearing shoes on feet
campana: bell
canela: cinammon
capaz: capable
carnicero: butcher
carroza: float (in parade)
catalpa: catalpa tree
cauteloso: cautious
cerezo en flor: cherry tree in bloom
cesar: cease; stop
cesped: lawn
cesta: basket
charco: puddle
chirriantear: scratch
chupar: suck
ciegos: blind people
cinta: tape; ribbon
cinta perforada: perforated tape or ribbon
clausura: closure of an event
clavado: nailed; tacked
clavo: nail
colmena: hive (as in beehive)
combar: combat
complaciente: complacent
consigna: motto
converger: converge
cordoncillo: ridge
corona: crown
corretear: scamper
cortinas: curtains
costado: side
costura: sewing; seam
cremallera: zipper
crespo: kinky
crucifijo: crucifix
cuadrarse: stance
cuchillo: knife
cuero: leather; hide
culo: ass
dar la bienvenida: give a welcome
dar un salto: jump back
decolorarse: discolor
dejar caer: drop
dentado: adjective to describe something with teeth
deprisa: quickly; hurriedly
desanimarse: become discouraged
desatarse: become untied
descifrar: decipher
descorchar: uncork
desgarrar: tear
deslizarse: slide; slip
despacioso: slow
desplomarse: collapse
desprendido: released
desvencijado: ramshackled
diluir (diluye): dilute
disipado: dissipated
doblar: fold; turn
doblegar: bow down; bend over
domar: tame
duendecilla: little fairy; sprite
echarle en falta: miss someone
elogiar: praise
empeine: instep
empolvado: covered in dust
en llamas: in flames
encabritar: rear up (horse)
encargar: make an order for something
encargo: an order for merchandise
encerado: waxed
enfundado: sheathed
entablillado: splint
entrecerrar: half-close
envidiar: envy
escoltar: escort
escudo: shield
escupir: spit
escurrir: drain; drip
escurrirse: slip away; glide away
esparcir: spread out
espinas: thorns
esposas: handcuffs
estallar: explode; burst
estampado: print (as in clothing with a print)
estar pendiente: be aware; be ready to tend to someone's needs
exiguo: meager
fango: mud
fieltro: felt
forro: lining
franja: franja
fraticidio: fratricide
friegaplatos: dishwasher (human)
frotar: rub
funda: cover; pillowcase
fustas: riding whip
gabardina: gabardine ( a kind of fabric)
garra: claw
gasas: gauze
golpetear: bump; hit; strike
goma: rubber
gorros: caps
gota: drop
grabado: engraving
gradas: stairs
grato: pleasing; delightful
guantes: gloves
guarecer: protect from harm
guiso: stew
herida: wound
higo: fig
hilera: string or line of some things
hinchado: swollen
hormiga: ant
huerto: orchard
iluso: dreamer; illusive
inclinarse: bend
inquebrantable: unbreakable
insensato: senseless
invernadero: greenhouse
jurado: jury
jurar: swear; promise
la base meta: homeplate
laca: varnish
lagarto: lizzard
lanzar: throw; pitch
lavanda: lavender
lechoso: milky; oozing pus
licuarse: liquefy
ligeramente: lightly
limbo: in Catholic belief, limbo is a place that those who are unbaptized go because they can't go to heaven and they don't deserve hell
llaga: sore
lujoso: luxurious
lunares: moles; moon-shape
magulladura: bruise
maldito: damned
malhumoradamente: moodily
mantequilla de cachuete: peanut butter
mareo: dizziness
marisma: marsh
martillo: hammer
matiz: shade
mecerse: rock oneself
medias: stockings
mejilla: cheek
mordisquear: nibble
moribundo: dying
muslo: thigh
nevera: refrigerator
nuera: daughter-in-law
ocultarse: hide oneself
orar: pray
ordenador: computer
ordenanzas: orderlies (that work in the hospital)
osar: dare
padecer: suffer from
pantalones de montar: riding pants
parabrisas: windshield
pasado de moda: out of fashion
paso firme: firm step; with determination
pausadamente: hesitantly
pechugona: large-breasted
peinada: hair-do; hair style
perilla: knob; goti beard
permanecer: remain; stay
permitirse el lujo: afford
perspicacia: insightfulness
pertenecer: belong
pestillo: latch
petardo: firecracker
pico de viuda: widow's peak
pincel: paintbrush (for art)
piruleta: lollipop
pistacho: pistachio nut
podredumbre: rottenness
polvo: dust
por adelantado: pre-pay; ahead of time
presentir: forebode; foresee
presionar: pressure; push
pulcramente: neatly
pulverizar: grind up
puntera: toecap
puntualizar: point out
purgatorio: purgatory
puro: cigar
queja: complaint
rasgar: scratch; tear; rip
raspar: scrape
rayar: make lines
rechoncha: chubby
reclamo: claim
recostado: laying down
rejas: grate; wrought iron
relleno: stuffing; filling
repaldo: endorsement
resonar: resonate
resplandecer: shine; glow
resquebrajar: crack
restregarse: rub hard
retorcer: twist
rezo: prayer
roble: oak tree
rodar: roll
rodear: circle
rodete: roll; roller
roedor: rodent
ronca: hoarse
rostro: face
rugir: roar
sabana: savannah
saber: taste
sacar las cuentas: account for; add up
sacudir: shake
sal (sallir): leave (informal command) -- does not mean "salt" in this context
salado: salty
sazonar: season (food)
sien: temple (of forehead)
sobrepuesto: superimposed
sobrevolar: overfly; fly over
someterse: submit oneself
sonar (suena): make a sound
sopesar: balance
suciedad: filth
sudoroso: sweaty
suela de goma: rubber sole
suelto: loose; unfettered
sujetador: brassiere
sujetar: hold tight; hold down
sumar: add
sumergirse: submerge oneself
superconcienzudamente: super self-consciously
suplicar: ask for; beg
taconear: stomp, tap on heel
taller: workshop
tanteo: score; trial
tapetito: doily
tatuar: tatoo
tilo: lime; calcium
tirar: throw; pull on
tirarse: dive
tiras: strips
tiro, pegar un: put a shot (bullet) in someone
tiza: chalk
tobillo: ankle
toldo: awning
transcurrido: lapsed
traviesa: mischievious
tritura: crushed up
tumbona: deck chair
vaho: mist
valla: billboard
veintipico: twenty-something
velado: veiled
velo: veil
velo de novia: bridal veil
velozmente: fast
veraniego: adjective to describe something that happens in the summer
vientre: abdomen; womb
vinilo: vinyl
violar: rape
vitral: store display window
vociferar: shout; yell
yacer: lie down
zambullirse: dive