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Una Carta a Dios
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| maduro | ripe, mature |
| listo para comer | |
| la cosecha (cosechar) | harvest, crop |
| el cerro | hill, mountain |
| el aguacero | downpour, heavy rain |
| el campo | field, countryside, rural area |
| mientras | meanwhile/while |
| las gotas | raindrops, drops of liquid |
| las nubes | clouds |
| las monedas | coins |
| el cielo | sky, heavens, heaven |
| el maíz | corn |
| la cortina | curtain; drapes |
| soplar | to blow, to blow out |
| la tempestad/la tormenta | tempest, storm |
| el granizo | hail |
| las perlas heladas | frozen pearls (hail) metáfora |
| el alma | soul, spirit |
| las lángostas | locust |
| la esperanza | hope, expectation |
| aunque | even though, even if, although |
| rudo | rough, uneducated |
| la bestía | beast, animal |
| sembrar | to plant, to sow |
| sobre | envelope / about / on |
| meter | put in, to insert |
| el sello, la estampilla | stamp, seal |
| el buzón | mailbox (inbox) |
| todavía | still, yet |
| la fe | faith, belief |
| la voluntad | will, willpower |
| el cartero | mailman, postman |
| el empleado | employee, clerk |
| los golpecitos | little taps |
| la tinta | ink, dye |
| el tesoro | treasure |
| el campesino | peasant, farmer, country person |
| la confianza | confidence, trust |
| el billete | bill, paper money |
| la obra de caridad | act of charity |
| la mitad de | one half of |
| dirigido | addressed to |
| la firma, firmar | signature, to sign |
| el sueldo | salary, wage, pay |
| alegria | happiness, joy |
| enfadarse | to get angry/mad |
| negar | to deny, refuse, disown |
| puñetazo | blow of a closed fist, punch |
| mojar | to moisten, wet, make wet |
| ladrones | thieves |
| la frente | forehead, brow |
| desilusionar | to disappoint, disillusion |