| Term | Definition |
|---|
| el dinero suelto | loose change |
| echar le de menos | to miss someone |
| extrañar | to miss a person |
| perder | to miss an appointmnt or the bus |
| sacar | to take out |
| los estantes | the shelves |
| tener lugar | to take place |
| el campamento | camp |
| el voluntario | volunteer |
| ponerse acuerdo | to agree |
| el terremoto | earthquake |
| la inundación | flood |
| el huracán | hurricane |
| el fuego | fire |
| de acuerdo con | according to |
| el soltero | the bachelor/single person |
| señar | to make signs |
| soler | to do something usually or customarily |
| torcer | to sprain/twist |
| el sueño | sleep |
| desplumar | to pluck |
| callarse | to quiet down/to "Shhh!" |
| demasiado | too much (when adj, ending changes;when adv. ending doesn't change) |
| entretener | to entertain |
| la tragedia griega | Greek tragedy |
| gran + sing. noun | grand as in good; not grand as in large |
| el bienestar | well-being |
| los acontecimientos | the events/achievements/happenings |
| la tristeza | sadness |
| hoy día/hoy en día | nowadays |
| la vivienda | housing |
| celoso/a | jealous |
| caro/a | expensive |
| complacer | to please |
| valer la pena | to be worth the trouble |
| el yerno | the son-in-law |
| el almacén | the department store |
| la ganga | sale/bargain |
| la venta | sale |
| charlar | to chat |
| platicar | to chat |
| manchar | to stain |
| la mancha | the stain |
| ensuciarse | to become dirty |
| tener vergüenza | to be embarassed |
| estar avergonzado | to be embarassed/ashamed |
| el anucio | advertisement |
| el quitamancha | stain-remover/detergent |
| la lavandería | the laundry mat |
| el lavador | the washing machine |
| ponerse | to become something involuntarily |
| encogerse | to shrink |
| encogerse de hombros | to shrug one's shoulders |
| las quejas | the complaints |
| quejarse | to complain |
| el ave | the bird |
| el pájaro | the bird |
| los búhos | the owls |
| el diurno | daytime animal/diurnal animal/animal that is active during the day |
| la rama | branch |
| la oscuridad | darkness |
| solo/a | alone/lonely |
| el agudo | the sharp one/someone who is sharp mentally |
| sólo | only |
| el sentido | the feeling/sense |
| recoger | to collect/gather |
| la presa | prey |
| la pareja | couple/pair of living things |
| el par | a pair of objects |
| el giro | the turn |
| el alimento | food/nutrition |
| el apareamiento | the mating |
| la época | era/time period |
| el parlamento | the parliament/a parliament of owls |
| las aves de rapiña | the birds of prey |
| vivo/a | alive/lively |
| lanzar | to launch/throw |
| el ataque | the attack |
| compartir | to share |
| girar | to turn |
| el pico | beak |
| el gancho | hook/clothespin |
| las garras | the talons/claws |
| afilado/a | sharp/sharpened to a point like a knife |
| el águila | the eagle |
| los halcones | the falcons/hawks |
| redondo/a | round |
| la profundidad | depth |
| las cuencas | eye sockets/basins |
| poner en blanco | to roll one's eyes |
| compensar | to compensate |
| la desventaja | disadvantage |
| los huesos | bones |
| el cuello | neck |
| casi | almost |
| al revés | backwards/inside out/to the reverse |
| los grados | degrees |
| confiar en | to trust |
| atrapar | to trap |
| el ambiente | atmosphere/natural environment |
| la boca de lobo | pitch black/pitch dark |
| cubierto/a de | covered with |
| las plumas | the feathers |
| ambos | both |
| "no tener nada que ver con" | to have nothing to do with what one is doing |
| las aperturas asimétricas | asymmetric openings |
| ligeramente | slightly |
| arriba | above |
| abajo | below |
| al girar la cabeza | upon turning the head |
| el cerebro | brain |
| el origen | origin |
| volar | to fly |
| el volante | the steering wheel |
| capaz/capaces | capable |
| la mitad | half |
| la mitad del aire | mid-air |
| el ala | wing |
| los flequillos | bangs |
| el peine | comb |
| al acercarse | upon approaching |
| las patas | paws of an animal/legs of a table or chair |
| "meter la pata" | to put your foot in your mouth/to say something you shouldn't have |
| ampliamente | amply/wildly/extensively |
| tragar | to swallow |
| entero/a | whole |
| masticar | to chew |
| deshacerse | to get rid of/remove from oneself |
| comestible | edible |
| los ovillos | pellets |
| dentro de | inside of |
| cazar | to hunt |
| fuera de | outside of |
| por lo tanto | therefore |
| por eso | therefore |
| de nuevo | again |
| ¿De veras? | Are you sure?/Really? |
| sudor | sweating |
| en camino | on the way |
| el camino | the road |
| pues | because of/due to the fact that |
| repasar | to review |
| los cuentos de hadas | fairy tales |
| contar | to tell |
| probar | to try with some effort/to try on clothing/to taste |
| el puente | the bridge |
| cruzar | to cross |
| profundo/a | quick/profound |
| "Hay que + infinitive" | Have to... |
| despacio/a | slow |
| crudo/a | raw |
| hecho/a | done |
| mojado/a | wet |
| tostado/a | browned/toasted |
| colgar | to hang up the phone/to hang an item on a hook |
| descolgar | to pick up the phone |
| es preciso | is necessary |
| es necesario | is necessary |
| el menester | is necessary |
| es imprescindible | is necessary |
| tanto por | so much |
| "Que Dios te bendiga" | May God bless you |
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