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LC Capíutlo 12
LC Capítulo 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| la copa (de un árbol) | tree top |
| nadador | swimmer |
| a medida que | as, while |
| calentar | to warm up |
| torturar | torture, torment |
| estimular | to encourage, stimulate |
| la vegetación | vegetation |
| pisar | to step on |
| sostenerse | to remain standing |
| la medalla | medal, medallion |
| desmayarse | to faint, pass out |
| el agotamiento | exhaustion |
| arrastrarse | to crawl |
| las yemas de los dedos | fingertips |
| retroceder | to go backwards |
| acerado | sharp, cutting |
| asaltar | to attack, assault |
| movedizo | loose |
| desmedido | disproportionate |
| los padecimientos | sufferings (e.g. illness, complaints) |
| atropelladamente | quickly |
| las huellas | footprints, tracks |
| remoto | remote |
| el murmullo | the murmur |
| infundir | To infuse, instill |
| el paraje | place, spot |
| brutal | brutal, savage, amazing |
| despedazado | torn apart |
| desmedidamente | excessively |
| tibia | warm, tepid |
| Me puse a (+ infinitive) | I started to... |
| recostarse | to lie down |
| un tronco | trunk |
| gutural | guttural, throaty |
| áspero | rough |
| la corteza | bark (of a tree) |
| arrojar | to throw |
| rebotar | to bounce |
| tumbar | to knock down |
| en guardia | en guarde |
| claramente | clearly |
| el tintineo | tinkling |
| descifrar | to decipher |
| polvoriento | dusty |
| las pantuflas | slippers |
| de cuero | leather |
| angustiado | anxious, worried |
| escuálido | skinny, scrawny |
| un canasto | basket |
| una carabina | rifle |
| la cola | tail, line (of people) |
| recto | straight |
| olfatear | to sniff |
| en seguida | right away |
| pegar un tiro a alguien | to shoot someone |
| lamer | to lick |
| esquivar | to avoid, dodge |
| atormentarse | to torment oneself |
| inmutarse | to get worked up |
| marinero de guerra | war marine / marine (the navy) |
| suplicante | pleading |
| reanudar | to resume, renew |