Spanish 4: Popol Vuj (Complete)

Spanish	English
Aclarar	To clear up
La adivinación	Telling the future
Alabar	To praise
el alba	Dawn
El alma	Soul
Amanecer	To daybreak
Aullar	To howl
Aún	Still
El barranco	Ravine
El barro	Clay/mud
El bejuco	Reed
La belleza	Beauty
El cangrejo	Crab
Chillar	To yell/scream
Los códices	Historic texts
El comal	Used to cook tortillas
Comestible	Edible
Conveniente	Fitting, appropriate
Cuyo/a/os/as	Whose
Dar a conocer	Let it be known
Darse cuenta	To realize
Débil	Weak
Desbaratar	To ruin
Desde	Since
Deshacerse	To undo, come apart
El diluvio	Flood
Escondido	Hidden
La espadaña	A bamboo like plant?
La especie	Specie
La esquina	Corner
La faz	Face (of earth)
Gatear	To crawl
El gemelo	Twin
Golpear	To hit
Graznar	To "caw"
Hirviente	Boiling
Huír	To flee
La joya	Jewel
El lago	Lake
Lograr	To achieve
El logro	Achievement
Merecer	To deserve, to merit
Morder	To bite
La neblina	Fog
el nido	Nest
La olla	Cooking pot
La piedra de moler	Grinding stone
El polvo	Dust
La pradera	Prairie
Prodigioso	Extraordinary
Quebrar	To break
La razón	Reason
El relato	Story
Rezar	To pray
Rodeado	Surrounded
Rugir	To roar
Sacudir	To shake
Sobrenatural	Supernatural
El sobreviviente	Survivor
Subirse	To go down
Surgir	To come forth
Tallado	Worked, crafted
La tinaja	Clay pot/jar
Triturado	Shredded
El tuétano	Bone marrow
Vacío	Empty
Vagar	To wander
Vanidoso	Vain
La vega	River delta/valley
Venerar	To venerate
La voluntad	Will, volition
El zopilote	Buzzard-like bird
alcanzar	to reach
arrancar	to pull out/up
arrastrar	to drag
el bodocazo	dart
brillar	to shine
castigar	to punish
la cerbatana	dart gun
la chicha	alcoholic beverage made from corn
el curandero	medicine man
el daño	damage
derribar	to pull down, to knock down
desplomarse	to collapse
desprenderse	to unfasten, loosen
la discordia	discord
encargarse	to take charge of
encorvado	curved
enorgullecerse	to become proud
el escondite	hiding spot
el estruendo	noise,crash
el fondo	bottom/back
el gusano	worm
la hormiga	ant
el hoyo	hole
jactarse	to brag
malvado	evil
el matorral	bush,shrub
opacarse	to become opaque
el palo	pole
el pedazo	piece
la plata	silver
putrefacto	decayed
la quijada	jaw
recostado	reclined
rescatar	to rescue
sacudir	to shake
salvo	saved, safe
sin embargo	nevertheless, however
la soberbia	sinful pride
temblar	to tremble
el terremoto	earthquake
tirar	to shoot
treparse	to climb
vanagloriarse	to be vain/proud
vencer	to defeat
la viga	beam (construction)
aflojar	to weaken
agarrar	to grab
amarrar	to tie up
animarse	to feel like, to get motivated to do something
arrastrar	to drag
asar	to roast
asustar	to scare
boca abajo	face down
boca arriba	face up
el bocado	mouthful
el cangrejo	crab
cazar	to hunt
el cerro	mountain
chorrear	to spurt, gush
la concha	shell
la cueva	cave
echar	here: throw
enterrar	to bury
la grasa	fat/grease
la gruta	syn. of cave
la laja	large flat stone
la orilla	river bank
sobrepasar	to surpass
las tenazas	pinchers/claws
la trampa	trap
tumbar	here: to knock down
untar	to spread (like butter)
el yeso	plaster/ cast
las ramas	branches
las calaveras	skulls
el escupitajo	wad of spit
la superficie	surface
deshonrar	to dishonor
el vientre	womb
cumplir	to fulfill
la ofrenda	offering
la jícara	gourd
la savia	tree sap
las brasas	hot coals
fecundar	to fertilize
la nuera	daughter in law
la red	net
la milpa	corn field
entristecer	to sadden
Enseguida	right away
la mazorca	corn cob
jatear	here: to shuck
la mata	cornstalk
dar a luz	to give birth
el hormiguero	anthill
la espina	thorn
la envidia	envy
crecer	to grow
junto a	together with
despreciar	to despise
a pesar de	in spite of
el maltrato	the mistreatment
calladamente	silently
el bocado	mouthful
deshacerse de	to get rid of
hacer daño	to do harm
grueso	thick
la faja	wrap/belt
la cintura	waist
la cola	tail
hacer muecas	to make faces
columpiarse	to swing
la rama	branch
la flauta	flute
reírse a carcajadas	to laugh out loud
el tambor	drum
amonestar	to scold
el bosque	forest
la milpa	cornfield
el azadón	hoe
el hacha	ax
el esfuerzo	effort
mancharse	to stain
extrañarse	to surprise
el jabalí	boar
labrar la tierra	to work the earth
la maleza	weeds
agarrar	to grab
la cola	tail
el ratón	mouse
pelado	hairless
suplicar	to beg
soltar	to let go
el techo	roof
el cántaro	jug
roer	to gnaw
los lazos	ties/ropes
el zancudo	mosquito
el agujero	hole
el anillo	ring/hoop
la rodillera	knee guards
tapar	to cover
el piojo	louse
el nieto	grandson
partir	to leave
el aviso	warning
el sapo	toad
de prisa	in a hurry
tragar	to swallow
dar saltos	to jump
apresurarse	to hurry
el vientre	belly
despacio	slowly
deslizarse	to slither
el gavilán	hawk
disparar	to shoot
dar vueltas	to spin around
curar	to cure
enseguida	right away
la baba	drool
la nalga	buttock
enviar	to send
la señal	signal
sembrar	to sow
la caña de carrizo	cane/reed (like bamboo)
secarse	to dry
retoñar	to sprout
atravesar	to cross
picar	to bite/sting
chupar	to suck
dirigirse	to direct oneself
el muñeco	doll
revelar	to reveal
la fila	row
el asiento	seat
ardiente	burning
engañar	to deceive
meter	to put
obscuro	dark
la raja	splinter/chip
el amanecer	dawn
la guacamaya	parrot
arder	to burn
la luciérnaga	firefly
dar a luz	to give birth
el aro	ring/hoop
pedernal	flint
el ramo	bouquet
despedazar	to destroy/demolish
la navaja	knife
el zompompo	flying ant
acarrear	to transport
la maceta	flower pot
ahuyentar	to keep away
la leña	firewood
el murciélago	bat
tallar	to carve
el carapacho	tortoise shell
atrasar	to delay
el tomatal	tomato patch
la concha	shell
la hoguera	bonfire
moler	to grind
el hueso	bone
el polvo	powder/dust
el mendigo	beggar
los zancos	stilts
arder	to burn
negar	to deny/refuse
a la fuerza	by force
despedazar	to cut up in pieces
descuartizar	to cut a body in four
disfrazar	to disguise
enseguida	right away
caer de rodillas	to fall to one's knees
la misericordia	mercy
los pecadores	sinners
los desventurados	the unfortunate
apoderarse de	to take power over
incitar	to incite
ambos	both
el escultor	sculptor
la pelota	Mayan ballgame
el inframundo	netherworld
el ruido	noise
entrar en consejo	to hold a council meeting
el derramiento	spill
hinchar	to swell
enflaquecer	to get skinny
la muerte repentina	sudden death
la desgracia	misfortune
atormentar	to torment
enseguida	right away
enviar	to send
el búho	owl
el guante	glove
el mensajero	messenger
despedirse	to bid farewell
la flauta	flute
esculpir	to sculpt
la leña	firewood
la escalera	stairway
el cruce de caminos	crossroads
los muñecos de palo	straw dolls
saltar	to jump
la plancha	grill
esquivar	to avoid/get around
las tinieblas	darkness
el pedazo	piece
ocote	pinewood
el cigarro	cigar
entero	complete/whole
encender	to light
la prueba	test/challenge
la rama	branch
redondo	round
el jícaro	gourd
acercarse	to get near

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