click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vocab "La Siesta"
Vocab from "La Siesta de Martes" by Gabriel García Márquez.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acompañar | To accompany |
| La tumba | The tombstone |
| Robar | To steal |
| Via férrea | Train tracks |
| Carretas de bueyes | Oxen carriage |
| Cargado de | Carrying |
| Racimos verdes | Green bananas |
| Intempestivo | Unseasonable |
| El vidrio | The window/the glass |
| El ramo de flores | The bouquet of flowers |
| Envolver | To cover |
| El humo | The smoke |
| El regazo | The lap |
| La sombra | The shadow |
| Oler | To smell |
| Los servicios sanitarios | The bathroom |
| Acelerar | To speed |
| El bollo | The bun |
| El cuello | The neck |
| Aprobar | To approve of |
| El pito | The whistle |
| El estrépito | The noise |
| Enrollar | To fold |
| Resplandor | Brightness |
| Detenerse | To stop |
| La acera | The sidewalk |
| Las persianas | The blinds/the windows |
| Sin perturbar | Without disruption |
| Percibir | To perceive/to notice |
| Los archivos | The files |
| El pañuelo | The handkerchief |
| Sudar | To sweat |
| El arma | The weapon |
| Desabotonar | To unbutton |
| Descalzarse | To take off one's shoes |
| El contrafuerte | The reinforcement |
| Forzar desde afuera la cerradura | To force a lock from the exterior |
| El ropero | The closet |
| Apretar el gatillo | To trigger a gun |
| Disparar | To shoot |
| La baranda | The handrail |
| La axila | The armpit |
| Estupor | Astonishment |
| Evitar | Avoid |
| Insolación | Sunstroke |
| Dispersarse | To scatter |
| Les prestó una sombrilla | She lent them an umbrella |