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El Potrillo Roano
vocab pg. 65 Cuentos Americanos
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| el mediodía / la medianoche | midday, noon / midnight |
| inesperado | unexpected |
| la esquina | the corner |
| la senda, el camino | the path |
| encendida | lit up |
| la estancia, la finca | the ranch |
| un mozo, el joven | young boy |
| a fondo | thoroughly |
| avergonzado | embarrassed |
| arrojar, tirar, lanzar | to throw |
| el sillón, la butaca | the armchair |
| el susto | fright |
| la pena | pain |
| detenerse, pararse (se detiene) | to detain, to stop |
| veloz, rápido | quickly |
| el resplandor | brightness |
| alejarse, acercarse | to come nearer |
| estrangular | to strangle |
| carrera | race |
| aguardar, esperar | to wait for |
| el almacén, la tienda | the store |
| la hierba, el zacate | the grass |
| cocear, patear | to kick |
| arrancar | to pull out |
| las burlas | taunts |
| odioso | hateful |
| recién nacidos | newborns |
| soltar, librar (suelto) | loose, let go of |
| atar, amarrar (ate) | to tie up |
| la amenaza | the threat |
| leve | lightest |
| el porvenir, el futuro | the future |
| lograr | to manage |
| prevenir | to warn |
| trémulo | trembling |
| húmedo | damp |
| apretar | to press |
| el potrillo roano | little sorrel colt |
| los higos | figs |
| la quinta | country house |
| yegua | mare |
| oya, che | hey |
| defile | parade |
| el tamaño | size |
| la boina colorada | red beret |
| nublarse | to become cloudy |
| vacilar | to hesitate |
| airosamente | gracefully |
| coser | to sew |
| una boca de palmo | his mouth a foot wide |
| el relincho | the whinny |
| deslumbrar | to dazzle |
| lavandera | laundress |
| cuadras | blocks |
| sofocado | out of breath |
| paquete de almacén | store package |
| cabestros | halters |
| mechón | tuft |
| manso | tame |
| el domador | horse breaker |
| aperito | little outfit |
| capataz | overseer |
| compás | rhythm |
| ahí tienes | now you've done it |
| porción | heap |
| turbias | confused |
| nene | baby |
| febrilmente | feverishly |
| sonámbulo | sleepwalker |
| tranquera | fence |
| la bala | bullet |
| anca | haunches |
| el borde-el medio, el centre | the edge-the middle, the center |
| mejor-peor | better-worse |
| nadie-alguien | nobody-somebody |
| feliz-infeliz | happy-unhappy |
| quitar-poner, dar | to take off/away-to put, to give |
| soltar-atar, amarrar | to let loose-to tie up |
| mandar-prohibir, pedir, recibir | to order, to send-to prohibit, to ask for, to receive |
| olvidarse-recordar, acordarse de | to forget-to remember |
| húmedo-seco | moist-dry |
| junta a-aparte de | close to-apart from |
| lentamente, despacio | slowly |
| contemplar, considerar, pensar | to comtemplate, consider, think |
| rostro, la frente | forehead |
| tras, despues, detrás de | after |
| alzarse, levantarse | to rise |
| precioso, maravilloso, valioso | precious, marvelous, valuable |
| alejarse, irse | to move away |
| demás, el resto | the rest |
| odioso, detestable | hateful, detestable |
| inteligente, listo (use w/ es) | smart |
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