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LC Capíutlo 12
LC Capítulo 12
Term | Definition |
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la copa (de un árbol) | tree top |
nadador | swimmer |
a medida que | as, while |
calentar | to warm up |
torturar | torture, torment |
estimular | to encourage, stimulate |
la vegetación | vegetation |
pisar | to step on |
sostenerse | to remain standing |
la medalla | medal, medallion |
desmayarse | to faint, pass out |
el agotamiento | exhaustion |
arrastrarse | to crawl |
las yemas de los dedos | fingertips |
retroceder | to go backwards |
acerado | sharp, cutting |
asaltar | to attack, assault |
movedizo | loose |
desmedido | disproportionate |
los padecimientos | sufferings (e.g. illness, complaints) |
atropelladamente | quickly |
las huellas | footprints, tracks |
remoto | remote |
el murmullo | the murmur |
infundir | To infuse, instill |
el paraje | place, spot |
brutal | brutal, savage, amazing |
despedazado | torn apart |
desmedidamente | excessively |
tibia | warm, tepid |
Me puse a (+ infinitive) | I started to... |
recostarse | to lie down |
un tronco | trunk |
gutural | guttural, throaty |
áspero | rough |
la corteza | bark (of a tree) |
arrojar | to throw |
rebotar | to bounce |
tumbar | to knock down |
en guardia | en guarde |
claramente | clearly |
el tintineo | tinkling |
descifrar | to decipher |
polvoriento | dusty |
las pantuflas | slippers |
de cuero | leather |
angustiado | anxious, worried |
escuálido | skinny, scrawny |
un canasto | basket |
una carabina | rifle |
la cola | tail, line (of people) |
recto | straight |
olfatear | to sniff |
en seguida | right away |
pegar un tiro a alguien | to shoot someone |
lamer | to lick |
esquivar | to avoid, dodge |
atormentarse | to torment oneself |
inmutarse | to get worked up |
marinero de guerra | war marine / marine (the navy) |
suplicante | pleading |
reanudar | to resume, renew |