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LC Capítulo 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el golfo de México | Golf of Mexico |
| deslizarse | to slip, to glide |
| infundado | unfounded, groundless |
| la costa | coast |
| en torno a | about, around |
| el cabo | Corporal |
| pálido | pale |
| desencajado | contorted |
| el mareo | dizziness; seasickness |
| un novato | rookie |
| prestar la guardia | keep watch |
| la popa | stern (boat) |
| el dormitorio | dormitory |
| la vomitona | the vomiting |
| el Caribe | Caribbean |
| frente a | facing |
| los torpedos | torpedos |
| aficionarse a | to become fond of |
| el reloj | watch |
| un presentimiento | feeling, premonition |
| un cascarón | shell |
| manifestar | to demonstrate |
| la nave | |
| a babor | port side (left) |
| un oleaje | a swell (storm) |
| la navegación | navigation |
| perezoso | lazy |
| arrastrar | to drag, pull |
| cada vez peor | worse and worse |
| descompuesto | not working; out of order |
| desvelado | wide awake |
| conciliar el sueño | to get to sleep |
| los altoparlantes | loudspeakers |
| escorar | list (lean towards) |
| a estribor | starboard (right) |
| silbar | to whistle |
| el personal | personnel, staff |
| empapado | soaked |
| tiritando | shivering |
| agarrar | to grab |
| el agotamiento | exhaustion |
| colocar | to put, place |
| en tierra firme | dry land |
| la ausencia | absence |
| relevar a alguien | to relieve sb |
| la brisa | breeze |
| arreciar | to get worse |
| las olas | waves |
| una salvavidas | life jacket |
| los auriculares | headphones |
| estallar | to explode |
| asegurado, asegurada | insured |
| la bahía | bay |
| recobrar | to recover |
| qué vaina | What a pain! |
| cortar cabos | cut the ends/ ropes |
| las amarras | ties |
| el zafarrancho de aligeramiento | |
| la carpa | tent |
| los altavoces | speakers |
| reposado | calm |
| calmadamente | calmly |
| desorbitado | out of proportion, pop-eyed |
| sobresalir | to stand out |
| salir a flote | to stay afloat |
| asfixiarse | to suffocate |
| chorrear | to drip, to gush |
| un submarino | submarine |