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Los Mensú vocab
from pg. 105 of Cuentos Americanos
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pasaje gratis | free passage |
| por lo tanto | therefore |
| flacos | skinny |
| sucios | dirty |
| el bosque, la selva | forest |
| las heridas | the wounds |
| el goce, el placer | pleasure |
| peones de obraje | laborers |
| limpio | clean |
| el monte | card game |
| la dicha, la alegría, la felicidad | joy |
| dóciles, mansos | docile, submissive |
| la cuenta | bill |
| por supuesto, claro que sí | of course |
| los bolsillos | pockets |
| llenos | full |
| lanzar, tirar | to throw, to shoot |
| gastos | spending |
| anticipo | advance payment |
| borrachos | drunk |
| babeantes | drooling |
| torpes | clumsy |
| tanto por ciento | percentage |
| cinto | belt |
| botella de cerveza | bottle of beer |
| el puente | the deck |
| ambos, los dos | both |
| asombro | amazement |
| colocando | placing |
| los demás, el resto | the others |
| dueño, el propietario | owner |
| trepar, subir | to climb |
| baúles y atados | trunks and bundles |
| libretas | account books |
| jabones de olor | perfumed soap |
| medias | stockings |
| hundido | sunken |
| cobertizo | shed |
| techo | roof |
| la pared | wall |
| mates | type of tea |
| en busca de | in search of |
| madera | wood |
| el pecho | chest |
| desnudo | nude, bare |
| sudor | sweat |
| moscas | flies |
| el almacén, la tienda | store |
| odio | hate |
| el patrón, el jefe | boss |
| grasa | grease |
| yopará | leftovers |
| vigilaba | watched |
| fuga | flight |
| cosquilleo | tickling |
| escalofrío | shiver |
| el descanso | rest |
| bulto | bulk |
| chucho | malaria |
| castañeteaban | chattered |
| dependiente | clert |
| fiebres | fevers |
| inútil | useless |
| lejano | distant |
| deudor | debtor |
| altanería | pride |
| burlar | to evade |
| revólver | revolver |
| ocultándose (ocultar) | hiding (to hide) |
| dio contra | given against??? |
| doblados | bent |
| disparar | to fire |
| recodo | bend (in a road) |
| amartilló (armartillar) | to cock (a gun) |
| entréguense (entregar) | to surrender |
| la bala | shot |
| mitad | middle |
| amenazas | threats |
| esfuerzo | effort |
| lianas | vines |
| acamparon (acampar) | to make camp |
| la jangada | raft |
| retorcía (retorcer) | kept spinning (to spin) |
| los nudos | knots |
| tortillas | small cakes |
| el nivel | level |
| murallas | walls |
| girando | spinning |
| la orilla | shore |
| las rodillas | knees |
| el amanecer | sunrise, dawn |
| paja | hay |
| vadear | to wade across |
| se incorporar | to sit up |
| gatillo | trigger |
| caray | gosh |
| moribundo | dying man |
| tumba | tomb |
| sitiado | besieged |
| darse cuenta, notar | realize |
| delirante | delirious |
| bajar a tierra, desembarcar | disembark, come onto land |
| gusano | worm |
| raíz/raíces | roots |