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S.F. Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| las lomas | hills |
| las palmaditas | little pats |
| el bacín | chamber pot |
| el excusado | lavatory |
| la barraca | shack |
| los nudillos | knuckles |
| lodoso | muddy |
| el azufre | sulfur |
| los bistés | steaks |
| ligar | to tie |
| el regazo | lap |
| el mantenimiento | maintenance |
| el chirrido | squeak |
| el llavero | key-ring |
| la quincena | fortnight |
| el basurero | trash can/collector |
| las trifulcas | brawls |
| el desempeño | achievement |
| la recompensa | reward |
| los préstamos | loans |
| la mueca | funny face |
| soltar | to set free |
| las risitas | giggles |
| los pleitos | confrontations |
| apelotonado | crowded |
| atreverse | to dare |
| el auricular | headphones |
| fingir | to pretend |
| la acera | sidewalk |
| grueso | thickness |
| esponjoso | spongey |
| el peluche | cuddly toy |
| meterse en líos | to get in trouble |
| el linóleo | linoleum |
| embellecer | to beautify |
| el macetero | flower pot stand |
| el milagro | miracle |
| erguido | erected |
| el apuro | predicament |
| embrujado | enchanted |
| la choza | hut |
| el petate | bed mat |
| el charco | puddle |
| el moco | mucus |
| la cicatriz | scar |
| la bala | bullet |
| la canica | marble that you play with |
| el tejadillo | awning |
| la palita | stick |
| la nuez | walnut |
| las palas | shovels |
| los surcos | wrinkles |
| el azadón | mattock/hoe |
| agradar | to please |
| agotado | exhausted |
| la nieba | fog |
| enderezarse | to straighten |
| el codazo | nudge |
| chispa | spark; witty/funny |
| batallar | to fight/to battle |
| escribir un informe | to write a report |
| hallazgos | discoveries |
| restregar | to rub |
| amarillenta | yellowish |
| raída | worn-out |
| medalla | medal |
| puñados | handfuls |
| el guiño | wink |
| podrido | rotten |
| buscapleitos | troublemakers |
| los renacuajos | little ones |
| los panecillos | rolls |
| el embalse | collection |
| el frasco | jar |
| pueblecito de venta | marketplace stand |
| clavos | nails |
| la astilla | splinter |
| pulular | to multiply |
| vencidos | defeated |
| el enjambre | crowd/swarm |
| la carcajada | loud laugh |
| la cachucha | cap |
| liviano | light |
| el blanqueador | whitener |
| atorado | blocked |
| tejar | to tile |
| las ciruelas pasas | prunes |
| la lonchera | lunchbox |
| alejarse | to move away |
| tantear | to ask around |
| apestar | to stink |
| el consejero | advisor |
| el bachillerato | high school diploma |
| las becas | scholarships |
| avergonzado | embarrassed |
| pelado a rape | shaved head |
| el pito | whistle |
| los tirantes | suspenders |
| la mecanografía | typing |
| los pizarrones | blackboards |