Spanish Vocab - Adolfo Miller (English Translation)
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dursoworld on October 12, 2011
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Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 mostrenco | homeless |
| macarrón | not very well |
| guiñar el ojo | the wink |
| el ganado | livestock |
| la caballeriza | horse stable |
| macho | manly |
| pendenciero | trouble-maker |
| orgulloso | proud |
| bella | beautiful |
| predilecto | favorite |
| el señorito | sophisticated, pretty boy |
| la sonrisa | the smile |
| borracho | drunk |
| deshacer | undo |
| apacible | good-natured |
| el gringo | white man |
| alzar cosas | to lift things |
| barrer el piso | to sweep the floor |
| hacer entregas | to make delivieres |
| los quehaceres | chores |
| hispano | Hispanic |
| la cárcel | jail |
| listo | quick; ready |
| amable | friendly |
| aguantar | to tolerate |
| callarse | shut up |
| las peleas | fights |
| uno cría cuervos para que la saquen los ojos | you do not raise crows for them to pluck your eyes out; a dog bites the hand that feeds them; no good deed goes unpunished |
| el ombligo | belly button |
| Tierra Amarilla | place in Nuevo México; "yellow earth" |
| chicano | Mexican-American |
| ordeñar | to milk |
| la vigilia | to be watchful |
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