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Senderos fronterizos
Term | Definition |
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las lomas | hills |
las pelonas | short hair/bald |
el alambre | wire |
la migra | immigration police |
cavar | to dig |
el hoyo | hole |
agarrar | to grab |
el conserje | caretaker |
las barracas | shacks |
desahijar | to separate young cattle from their mothers |
la campana | bell |
el funcionario | civil servant |
denunciar | to report |
la camioneta | van |
la patrulla | patrol |
el aparcero | sharecropper/tenant farmer |
rogar | to beg |
empacar | to pack |
empuñar | to grip |
escabroso/a | stepp |
las lieres | hares |
los nopales | prickly pears |
las orugas | caterpillars |
las pertenencias | belongings |
la cerca de malla | wire fence |
descalzo/a | barefoot |
los harapos | rags |
el nudo en la garganta | a knot in your throat |
la palmada | slap |
el armazón | frame |
los piojos | lice |
la tiña | ringworm |
la roña | rust |
el betabel | beetroot |
los chapulines | grasshoppers |
guiñar el ojo | to wink |
empapado/a | soaked |
silbar | to whistle |
la tarima | wooden flooring |
la manada | herd |
el destemplado | change/upset |
las palmaditas | pat/tap |
desahijar | to pick |
el bacín | bedpan |
el excusado | lavatory |
la barraca | shack |
los nudillos | knuckles |
lodoso/a | muddy |
el azufre | sulfur |
los bistés | steaks |
ligar | to tie/to bind |
el regazo | lap |
el mantenimiento | maintenance |
el chirrido | squeal/creak |
el llavero | keychain |
la quincena | two weeks |
el desportillado | chipped |
el basurero | trash can |
las trifulcas | brawl |
el desempeño | achievement/performance |
la recompensa | bounty/reward |
los préstamos | loans |
la mueca | face |
soltar | to let loose/to let go |
las risitas | giggles |
los pleitos | lawsuits |
apelotonado/a | crowded together |
atrever | to dare |
el auricular | of the ear |
fingir | to pretend |
las aceras | sidewalk |
grueso/a | thickness |
esponjoso/a | fluffy |
los peluches | cuddly toys |
meterse en líos | to get into trouble |
el linóleo | linoleum |
embellecer | to embellish |
el macetero | flowerpot stand |
el milagro | miracle |
erguido/a | straight |
apuro/a | hardship |
embrujado/a | enchanted |
la choza | hut/shack |
el petate | bed mat |
el charco | puddle |
el moco | mucus |
la mueca | face |
la cicatriz | scar |
la bala | bullet |
la canica | marble |
el aparcero | sharecropper |
el tejadillo | awning |
la palita | stick |
la nuez | walnut |
las palas | shovels |
los surcos | furrows |
azadones | hoe |
agradar | to please |
agotados | exhausted |
la niebla | fog |
enderezarse | to straighten out |
codazo | elbow |
chispas | spark |
batallar | to fight/to battle |
escribir un informe | to write a report |
hallazgos | discoveries |
restregar | to scrub |
amarillenta | yellowish |
raída | worn-out |
medalla | medal |
puñados | handfuls |
guiño | wink |
podrido | rotten |
buscapleitos | troublemaker |
renacuajos | tadpoles/little guys |
pececillos | small fishes |
embalse | collection |
frasco | jar |
puestecito de venta | small stall shop |
clavos | nails |
astillas | splinters |
pulular | to multiply |
vencidos | defeated |
enjambre | swarm |
carcajadas | guffaw |
tejabán | brick factory |
enderezarse | to stand upright |
copete | cowlick |
cachucha | cap |
liviano | light |
el blanqueador | whitening |
atorado | blocked |
tejar | |
las ciruelas pasas | plum-colored raisins |
la lonchera | lunchbox |
agarrar | to grab |
alejarse | to move away |
tantear | to sound out |
heder | to stink |
el consejero | counselor |
grueso | thick |
el bachillerato | high school diploma |
las becas | scholarships |
avergonzado | embarrassed |
el rape | shaved head |
el pito | whistle |
los tirantes | suspenders |
la mecanografía | typing |
los pizarrones | blackboards |
las solapas | lapel |
el dedo meñique | pinky finger |
discutir | to argue |
el portazo | slam |
desempeñado | executed |
el aula | classroom |
las postales | postcards |
los fondos | bottoms |
las flexiones | flexions |
los pulsos | heartbeats |
escalar cuerdas | to climb rope |
dar carreras | to race |
el hedor | bad odor |
el candado | padlock |
hallar | to find |
hundirse | to sink |
el basurero | trashcan |
grueso | thick |
empapar | to soak |
el trapo | rag |
el comezón | itch |
el elogio | praise |
rajado | cracked |
ampollado | blistered |
escaso | lacking |
agacharse | to hang |
las mensualidades | monthly wages |
el puño | handful |
las aceras | sidewalks |
el enjugador | drier |
el paño | cloth |
el balde | bucket |
desfagado | broken off |
escupir | to spit |
voltearse | to turn over |
abatimiento | depression |
la fregadora | sink |
de goma | of rubber |
rebotar | to bounce |
atrever | to dare |
las papeleras | wastepaper basket |
el puñado | handful |
el parpadeo | blinking |
ubicado | located |
la bodega | wine cellar |
los rimeros | stack |
las telarañas | cobwebs |
las teclas | key |
desuso | lack of use |
el trasto | container |
amortiguar | to soften |
deficiente | insufficient |
las manchas | stains |
las pasas | raisins |
fichaje | checking in |
el mango | mango/handle |
la escoba | broom |
clavar | to hammer |
las señas | clues |
arrebatar | to snatch |
animarse | to encourage |
la pista | trail |
agarrado | caught |
el tornillo de banco | vice |
la mueca | face |
decepcionado | disillusioned |
tajantemente | emphatically oppose |
el volante | steering wheel |
ahogar | to choke |
el sollozo | sobbing |
zumbar | to buzz |
las escobas | brooms |
los trapeadores | mops |
acortarse | to reduce |
tiovivo | roundabout |
el choque | crash |
abollada | dented |
la soga | rope |
la mueca | face |
abrillantar | to polish |
la tapicería | upholestery |
la tela plisada | pleated clothes |
los parachoques | bumpers |
el alambre | wire |
el zorrillo | skunk |
ostentosamente | ostentatiously |
las ferias del condado | county fairs |
afiliarse | to be affiliated |
anchas | wide |
apestoso | stinky |
titubear | to hesitate |
las latas | tins |
oropel | glitter |
la campana | bell |
el portazo | slam |
chispear | to spark |
concebir | to conceive |
adinerado/a | wealthy |
sucito/a | muddy |
desechado | cast aside |
la barraca | shack |
tapar | to cover |
los agujeros | holes |
arrojar | to throw |
la semilla | seed |
el umbral | treshold |
el alboroto | racket |
jalar | to pull |
los escándalos | scandals |
la portada | cover |
acobardar | to intimidate |
las varones | sons |
el desfile | parade |
el espectáculo | show |
vergonzoso | shameful |
borrego | lamb |
la sátira | satire |
el tejaván | shelter |
la sierra | mountains |
silbar | to whistle |
lacrimoso/a | teary |
aguda | high-pitched |
las risotadas | guffaws |
el unísono | unison |
rasguear | to strum/to stroke |
el escenario | stage |
zumbar | to buzz |
las moscas | flies |
fintas de boxeo | to feint from boxing |
apachurrar | to squash |
rajar | to slice |
azabache | jet |
el copete | cowlick |
juguetona | playful |
desgrabado | wiped |
chalé | bungalow |
desbaratar | to spoil |
sagaz | sharp |
postularse | to propose |
el tesorero | treasurer |
lanzar | to throw |
el pesticida | pesticide |
soslayo | turned sideways |
los acontecimientos | events |
la ficha | chip/token |
los terrenos | plots |
réquete | to a great degree |
alejado | moved away |
tomar el pelo | to trick |
el atril | lectern |
los carteles | posters |
el adversario | adversary |
los discursos | speeches |
la asamblea | assembly |
rústicos montañas | rustic mountains |
la mula | mule |
aterrado | terrified |
el serrucho | hand saw |
yacer | to lie |
vendada | blindfolded |
el dorso | back |
agotado | exhausted |
pájaro atrapado | captured bird |
la tormenta | storm |
cortejar | to court |
trapeador | mop |
piel aceitunada | oily skin |
padrastro | stepfather |
desteñida | discolored |
asear | to clean |
agotado | exhausted |
trasnochada | stayed up all-night |
granos | grains |
coyunturas | situations |
pesadilla | nightmare |
desprender | to detach |
ceño | brow |
atrasarse | to fall behind |
colmo | jam-packed |
solicitud | application |
becas | scholarships |
malcriado | rude |
defraudado | disappointed |
chupada | lick |
préstamos | loans |
cenicero | ashtray |
tragar | to swallow |
frotarse | to rub oneself |
tachar | to brand |
cobija | blanket |
humedecer | to dampen |
carretera | highway |
fastidiar | to annoy |