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Spanish Story Vocab

Stuff from my "La Aventura" packet

QuestionAnswer
arrollada rolled
blanduzco mushy
cuesta arriba uphill
derivar to drift
a la deriva adrift
encajonar to box (literally in a box)
engrosarse to swell
engrosaban swollen
el escalofrío chill
el hinchazón swelling
la hoya basin/valley
hundir to submerge
la ligadura bandage where the knot is tied
lúgubre dismal
las manchas stain
morcilla blood pudding/blood sausage
ojeada look
dar una ojeada to give a look
la pala paddle
pesadamente heavily
las punzadas sharp pains
el remolino whirlpool
el rocío dew
el sequedad dryness/thirst
la somnolencia sleepiness
tirante tense
el vientre abdomen
el descubrimiento discovery
al parecer seemingly
las hazañas deeds
lanzar throw
la selva jungle
coronado crowned
el colono colonist
la riqueza wealth
el aguacate avocado
malsana untamed
los riesgos risks
descuidado careless
la culebra snake
el desenlace outcome
avanzada advanced
los personajes characters
los hechos events
desarrollarse to develop
la víbora snake
el vago vagabond
el huerto orchard
grueso thick
la mordedura bite
el yararacusú a type of poisonous snake
el lomo loin
el juramento curse or swear
volverse to turn around
la amenaza threat
agudo sharp
apresuradamente quickly
la picada trail
el abultamiento inflammation
fulgurante sharp or flashing
la pantorrilla calf (of the leg)
echarse to lean
el pañuelo scarf
el trapiche sugar press
el arrastre rasping
estertor rattle in the throat
la caña rum
ronco hoarse
ceder to tear
devorar to devour
el gusto taste
alcanzar to manage to
sorbió he/she/it swallowed
los tragos gulps
Esto se pone feo. This is getting ugly.
atroz atrocious
la damajuana jug
con lustre gangrenoso with a shiny, gangrenous appearance
desbordar to overflow
a la par at the same time
el aliento breath
los relampagueos streaks like lightning
el ingle groin
caldear to scorch
incorporarse to pull oneself together
pisar to step on
la cintura waist
descender to descend
la popa the stern
la corriente current
en las inmediaciones in the proximity of
el muslo thigh
reventar to tear
dirigir to direct
precipitarse to rush
la fuerza strength
prestar oído to listen
vano vain
clamar to exclaim
el rumor sound
el valor courage
velozmente quickly
el fondo bottom
el pared wall
fúnebremente drearily
las orillas banks
trasponer to sit behind
disgustados at odds with each other
atracar to approach the bank
el basalto basalt
arremolinado whirling
los borbollones rapids
cobra takes on
a los costados on either side
atrás behind
la muralla wall
fangosa muddy
el paisaje countryside or landscape
atardecer to get dark
sin embargo nonetheless
majestad única unique majesty
semitendido half laying back
el asombro surprise
enderezar to lift up
apenas barely
el pecho chest
lenta slow
el veneno venom
hallar to find
la caída del rocío falling of the dew
reponerse to revive
el bienestar wellbeing
llena full
acaso maybe
ex-patrón ex-boss
al poniente at sunset
el recibidor receiving clerk
el obraje mill
la frescura freshness
crepuscular pertaining to the evening
penetrantes penetrating
el miel silvestre wild honey
girar to turn
entretanto meanwhile
cesar to stop
la pantalla canopy
entenebrecida in darkness
los efluvios waves
el azahar orange blossom
los guacamayos macaws
justo exacto
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