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Leyendas 5-8
Señorita Y's Leyendas Mexicanas, Leyendas 5-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| al salir | upon leaving |
| al lado del suyo | next to his |
| golpear | to strike |
| pedazo | piece |
| pozo | well |
| hecho de barro | made of clay |
| y eso es lo que pasó | and that's just what happened |
| trueno | thunder |
| tratar de | to try to |
| cesto | basket |
| lecho | (flower)bed |
| cama | (regular) bed |
| cabellos | hairs |
| asombrado | astonished |
| dijeron | they said/told |
| de día y de noche | day and night |
| el fogón | the hearth |
| día tras día | day after day |
| mientras tanto | meanwhile |
| choza, cabaña | hut |
| había | there was/were |
| llamas | flames |
| hacerse | to become |
| madera | wood |
| escoba | broom |
| la edad | the age |
| fondo | bottom |
| volar | to fly |
| hasta del día de hoy | up to this day |
| por más de dos mil años | for more than 2000 years |
| hoy día | nowadays |
| ataron | they tied up |
| encendieron | they lit |
| enano | dwarf |
| envolvero | to wrap it |
| en busca de | in search of |
| quemar | to burn |
| piedras | stones |
| además | besides |
| parado | stopped |
| las leyes | the laws |
| saber | to find out |
| el príncipe | prince |
| su tez morena | her dark complexion |
| tilma | blanket of cactus cloth |
| desear | to wish/want |
| el cura | the priest |
| creyó | he believed |
| confundido | confused |
| el amor lo vence todo | love conquers it all |
| cogió | he gathered/picked up |
| millas | miles |
| rogar | to beg |
| retrato | portrait |
| desmayar | to faint |
| a caballo | on horseback |
| enamorarse de | to fall in love (with) |
| capilla | chapel |
| descansar | to rest |
| antes de morir | before dying |
| la costumbre | the custom |
| bien conocido | well-known |
| olió | he smelled |
| semejante | similar |
| oyó | he heard |
| débil | weak |
| ve y dile al obispo | go and tell the bishop |
| supo | he found out |
| la bella durmiente | sleeping beauty |
| sendero | pathway |
| desconocido | unknown |
| habrá | there will be |
| sorpresa | surprise |
| arriba del altar a plena vista | above the altar in full view |