«El ahogado más hermoso del mundo» vocab
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wjspier412 on February 7, 2011
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43 terms
Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 sigiloso | sneaky, silent |
| a la deriva | adrift |
| ajeno | foreign |
| pródigo | very generous |
| sobrellevar | to endure, bear |
| los naufragios | shipwrecks |
| desperdigado | scattered |
| los acantilados | the cliffs |
| las piltrafas | scrap, wreck |
| la altivez | pride, arrogance |
| el semblante | face, appearance |
| menesteroso | needy, poor |
| fluvial | pertaining to a river |
| velar | to keep a vigil over |
| corpulento | fat, large-bodied |
| tenaz | tenacious, stubborn |
| el bastidor | armor |
| los pernos | screws or bolts |
| mezquino | mean, stingy |
| extraviado | lost |
| la ilusión | hope |
| el sopor | lethargy, drowsiness |
| descomunal | enormous |
| descalabrarse | to hurt one's head |
| las grietas | cracks, crevices |
| servicial | willing to help others |
| los buzos | divers |
| rezongar | to groan |
| despotricar | to rebel or protest |
| el alboroto | a scandal or disturbance |
| el fiambre | cold meat |
| la guacamaya | female macaw (parrot) |
| el sietemesino | premature baby (7 months gestation) |
| el galeón | Spanish ship with 3 or 4 masts |
| los suspicaces | people who cannot be trusted |
| la pendiente escarpada | steep slope |
| la estrechez | narrowness, lack of space |
| las fachadas | fronts of houses |
| eternizar | to eternize or conserve forever |
| el espinazo | spine or backbone |
| de gala | for special occasions, elegant |
| el astrolabio | instrument for navigation |
| los girasoles | sunflowers |
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