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ASDL3CH04 Lit
Lit Terms-El mensajero de San Martín
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| la exposición | explanation, statement, exposition; exhibit, exhibition |
| el desarrollo | development |
| el suspenso (Spains: el suspense) | suspense |
| el punto decisivo | turning point (also: momento crucial) |
| el clímax | climax, highlight |
| el desenlace | ending, outcome, dénouement |
| el despacho | * la oficina |
| un puñado | * cantidad pequeña que cabe en la mano (el puño = fist) |
| el ejército | * grupo de soldados o militares |
| la choza | * una casa muy humilde (also: cabaña) |
| apoderarse de | * hacerse dueño de (tomar) una cosa por la fuerza |
| encargar | * poner una cosa al cuidado de otro (otra persona); darle la responsabilidad a alguien de hacer algo |
| huir | * escapar, salir repentinamente (rápidamente) |
| sujetar | * dominar (controlar) a alguien |
| quehaceres | * tareas, trabajos |
| sellos | stamps |
| la cordillera | mountain range |
| una guerra | war |
| la batalla | battle |
| la derrota | defeat |
| las fuerzas | furces |
| cuadrado | well built; standing at attention |
| la protagonista | * personaje principal de la acción en una obra literaria o cinematorgráfica |
| el desarrollo | development |
| cosido/a | sewn (coser=to sew) |
| despreocupado | carefree, happy-go-lucky, unconcerned |
| silbar | whistle; boo, hiss |
| bromear | joke (around) |
| contratiempos | mishaps, setbacks, obstacles |
| merecer | to deserve |
| multa | fine (money for infraction), citation |
| recabar | raise, collect (money); seek, gather (information) |
| tramontar | go over mountains |
| sublevar | stir up, incite (to rebellion); outrage, create a stir |
| jamás | * nunca |
| orgullo | Pride |
| elogio | praise, compliment |
| el odio | hate |
| ondulado | wavy, undulating, uneven, rolling (la onda = wave) |
| el arroyo | stream, brook |
| las penumbras del crepúsculo | shadows of twilight |
| los hueco | hole |
| las quebradas | breaks; uneven terrain |
| rienda | rein |
| engañar | deceive, mislead, trick |
| mudar de color | change color; blush |
| registrar | search (a person, place) |
| arrebatar | * tomar o agarrar a la fuerza |
| arrojarla en un brasero | toss it in a brazier |
| chispeantes | sparkling; sparking |
| la gaveta | drawer (*el cajón) |
| trunco | cut short, shattered, incomplete |
| los azotes | lash; whip |
| el hilo | thread |
| el cerrojo | lock, bolt (*la cerradura) |
| el escozor | stinging, burning |
| enmudecer | fall silent, lose one`s voice |
| deslizarse | slide; sneak |
| la barranca | cliff, gully, ravine |
| la llaga | sore, ulcer, blister |
| arrojar | to throw, toss |
| brasero | warming pan, bed warmer, stove, brazier (bowl used for burning materials as source of light or heat) |
| desgarrar | break, leave shattered, tear, rip (up) |
| el/la centinela | guard, sentinel, lookout |
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