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la mucama maid el trapo rag encima de on top of cumplir to fulfill hacerle falta to need fuera del alcance beyond the reach of el ama de casa housewife el pecado sin la cabra goat el guisado stew meter en to put into luchar to wrestle el domador tamer los seres humanos human beings el camposanto cemetary la fecula starch de antemano beforehand el esmero care el umbral thresh hold darse cuenta to realize el despacho study, office adjustar to conform el mapuche Indian from Chile a mediados in the middle of guardar la linea to watch one's figure toda indole all types bartarse to stuff oneself provenir de to come from el avatar reincarnation el cacique chief amerindio/a native american los porotos/los frijoles/las habichivelas beans los ajies chilies la chicha corn based drink el mate tea la fogata bonfire la consecha harvest de veras really elaborar to process tenir to dye debido al hecho due to the fact las hebras filaments triturar to grind soltar to release, to let go la hiedra ivy las semillas seeds los tallos stems al azar by chance no vale la pena is not worth the trouble envidiar to envy moler to grind el cochinillo young pig estar de acuerdo to agree las bombachas type of pant el polvo dust insulito/a unusal las ventajes advantages pasado/a de moda out of style el mostrador counter la tintoreria dry cleaners quejarse to complain los consejos advice mudarse to move la lavanderia laundromat percedero/a perishable humilde humble las pajas/los solvetos straw entretejido/a interwoven ubicado/a located la intemperie the weather elements enterrar to bury soler to tend to; usually las penas rocks albergar to give shelter brindar to offer los pozos wells las colchas bedspreads de antano in the past acarrear to transport mudarse to move el sotano basement apretado/a tight el hacen pedazos are crumbling las recamaras bedrooms disponer to order tapar to cover volador/a flying el embutido sausage en rodajas in slices estropearse to break down, go bad tener cabida to have a valid place los huasos Chilean cowboys platicar to chat de pega/pegajoso/a sticky a tiras in strips a menudo often batir to beat (wings) voltear to turn over molder to grind la palanca the gear shift ni un pepino ni un colmillo nothing (a saying)