A | B |
las afueras | out of doors |
la alfombra | carpet; rug |
la almohada | pillow (almohada de plumas = feather pillow) |
la aspiradora | vacuum cleaner (aspirer = to inhale; to aspire |
las avispas | wasps |
la cadena | chain (encadenar = to chain up |
las cenizas | ashes |
la colcha | bedspread; counterpane (of a bed) |
el colchón | mattress |
las cortinas | curtains |
el desván | attic |
las escaleras | stairs |
el eslabón | link(of chain) (eslabonar=to link; to join) |
el estante | bookcase; shelves |
los estornudos | sneezes (estornudar=to sneeze) |
el grifo | faucet; tap |
las herramientas | tools (for making repairs) |
las hormigas | ants |
el hueco | hole |
la llave | key; faucet |
la limpieza | cleanliness (limpiar=to clean) |
la mosca | housefly; fly |
la nube | cloud |
los quehaceres | chores |
los pedazos | pieces |
los peldaños | steps (of stairs) |
las persianas | blinds (at a window) |
el polvo | dust |
el sillón | armchair |
el sartén | frying pan |
el sótano | basement |
el techo | roof |
las tijeras | scissors |
el umbral | threshold (of a doorway) |
atender | to attend (to); to take care of (not to attend a school) |
arreglar | to fix; to arrange; to repair |
bordar | to embroider |
brotar | to surge forth; to come up; to spring up |
callar | to become quiet; to stop talking |
colocar | to place; to put; to locate |
coser | to sew |
crujir | to creak; to make a rustling sound |
diseñar | to design |
encerrar | to encircle; to enclose |
enchufar | to plug in (an electrical appliance) |
envolver | to wrap up; to wrap around |
fregar | to scrub |
gotear | to drip (la gota=drop) |
latir | to beat (like a heart) (el latido=beat) |
mantener | to maintain (el mantenimiento=maintenance |
medir | to measure (la medida=the measure) |
mudarse | to move (from one house; or place; to another) |
permanecer | to remain |
rodear | to surround (el rodeo=round up rodeo) |
surtir | to sprout; to spurt; to gush (el surtido=the supply) |
ubicar | to locate (el ubicación=the placement; the location) |
a tientas | to grope in the dark |
cabalmente | exactly; completely; entirely |
cautelosamente | cautiously; warily |
concienzudamente | conscientiously; with care |
en puntillas | on tiptoes |
paulatinamente | slowly; little by little; gradually |