Glossary

abrasador: burning
acosar: pursue; harrass
acudir: come running to
agolpado: thronging
agotado: used up; worn out
agrado: pleasure
albornoz: bathrobe
alboroto: rampage
aliento: breath
almidonado: starched
aminorar: lessen
anclado: anchored
apertura: opening
apestar: stink
apiadarse: take pity on
aro: hoop
arraigado: deeply rooted
arrancahierbajos: weed starts
arremangarse: roll up sleeves
ascender: ascend
atadura: tether
atajar: tackle
aturdido: stunned
aullido: howl
avenirse: acquiesce
azulejo: tile
bombardear: bombard
brote: sprout
cacahuetes: peanuts
cacarear: cackle
cantera: quarry
cantimplora: canteen
capacitado: trained
caprichoso: flightly; whimsical
carcajadas: loud laughter
carne comprimida: compressed meat
casco de camuflaje: camouflage helmet
castigar: punish
celos: jealous
cerilla: match
ciego: blind
coleta: pony tail
colgar: hang
columpio: swing
comparecer: appear
complacido: pleased
consagrado: consecrated
cornudo: man whose wife cheats on him
crepitante: crackling
crudeza: rawness
cruzada: crusade
cuartel: military barracks
cucurucho: cone
cuenco: bowl
cuentecillas baratas: cheap little beads
curtido: tanned (leather)
darse vuelta: turn around
delantero: in the front
delito: crime
derrocar: bring down; defeat
desconfiar: distrust
descorazonado: disheartened
desenroscar: unscrew
deshacerse: get rid of
despectivamente: contemptuously
desperdicio: waste
despreciar: despise
destreza: skill
drogadictos: drug addicts
embestida: lunge
empinada: steep
encarcelado: imprisoned
enfrentamiento: confrontation
enfundado: sheathed
enmarcado: framing
ensartar: thread
enternecer: soften
entrelazado: interlaced
entrepierna: crotch
entumecer: numb
envejecido: aged
escarba: digs
escasez: scarcity
escote: neckline
esparcimiento: spreading
estrellado: starry
estriar: flute
fajina: light meal
fangosa: muddy
fiarse: trust
fisura: fissure; small opening
frazada: blanket
frialdad: coldness
fular: scarf
furibunda: furious
gallina: hen
glaseado: frosted
gorra: cap
grano: kernel
grasiento: greasy
grueso: thick
grulla: crane
habichuela: bean
hacer las paces: make peace; come to terms
hambriento: hungry
hidratante: hydrating
hurto: theft
impartir: give; impart
incapacitado: incapacitated
incendio: fire
incertidumbre: uncertainity
injuria: insult
inmune: immune
insondable: fathomless
internado: boarding school
jadeo: panting
jungla: jungle
juzgado: one being judged
ladera: hillside
lamer: lick
liara: roll; bundle
lima: nail file
llanto: wail
llave inglesa: wrench
lona: canvas
lujo: luxury
macuto: haversack
maleza: weeds
mamar: breastfeed
martillo: hammer
mazo: gavel
meloso: mellow
menguante: ebb
mera: meer; sheer
mimar: spoil
mimbre: whicker
mofarse: taunt
morder: bite
muelle: dock
mugre: dirt
no obstante: nonetheless
nuera: daughter-in-law
ombligo: navel; bellybutton
oxidado: rusty
paje: page (person)
paloma: dove
pantorrilla: calf of leg
pasmado: stunned
penuria: poverty; neediness
perjudicado: harmed; injured
pinta: adjective meaning having color, usually red (pinto beans)
pisoteado: stepped on; stomped on
plegable: foldable; collapsable
presagiado: bode; foreshadow
presenciar: witness
pulgar: thumb
rama: branch
recogido: gathered up; pulled back
recurrir: resort to
redondeado: rounded
regir: rule
restante: remaining
retorcido: twisted
retumbe: resound
revolotear: flutter
rugir: roar
ruso: Russian
sellar: seal; put a seal on
seminaristas: seminarians studying for priesthood
silbar: whistle
socavar: undermine
sollozo: sob
sonar: make a sound; ring
sonrojado: blushing
sordo: deaf
succionar: suction
sumirse: sink
tabla de planchar: ironing board
tablones: billboard signs
tachado: scratched out; eliminated
tambaleante: shaky; unsteady
tendones: tendons
teniente: lieutenant
tensar: become tense
testigo: witness
tierna: tender
tirano: tyrant
toquecillos: litte touches
torpemente: awkwardly; clumsily
tras: after
trocito: small piece
truco: trick
unirse: join (a group); come together
untarse: rub
vacunar: vaccinate
vendar: bandage; blindfold
venerar: venerate
vibrar: vibrate
yema: egg yolk
zarpas: paws
zorra: fox