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El Buen Ejemplo
por Vicente Riva Palacio (México 1832-1896)
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tener razón | to be right |
no tener razón | to be wrong |
referirse (ie) a | to refer to |
faltar a | to be absent from, to miss |
necesitar | to need |
una especie de | a type of |
soportar | to stand, to endure, to bear |
dar + clock time | to strike (time) |
disfrutar de | to enjoy |
de arriba abajo | up and down, from top to bottom |
transcurrir | to go by, to elapse |
llegar a + inf. | to come, to get + inf. |
Sería(n) como + time | It must have been...; It probably was (time) |
casualmente | by chance, coincidentally |
informalmente | casually |
de manera despreocupada | casually |
a lo lejos | in the distance |
cuanto antes | without delay, as soon as possible, immediately |
volver a + inf. | to (do something) again |
acabar de + inf. | to have just (done something) |
despedirse (i) de | to say goodbye to |
al principio | at first |
volver + direct object | to turn + direct object |
volver la cabeza | to turn one's head |
el/la testigo | witness |
fidedigno | trustworthy, reliable |
la base | base |
la certidumbre | certainty |
bien puede darse fe | on can well give credence |
las faldas | skirts |
encendido/a | lit up |
las tejas | tiles |
las hojas de palmera | palm leaves |
refugiarse de | to take refuge from |
ardiente | burning |
la sombra | shade, shadow |
enhiesto/a | raised, lifted |
los cocoteros | coconut palm |
los tamarindos | tamarinds |
crujiente | crunchy |
los platanares | banana groves |
los cedros | cedar trees |
retozar | to romp, to frolic |
las callejuelas | alleys, back streets |
los macizos | (flower) beds |
el cumplimiento | fulfillment |
una especie de | a type of |
desesperante | exasperating, infuriating |
en coro | in chorus |
la doctrina cristiana | Christian doctrine |
la tabla de multiplicar | multiplication table |
soportar | to stand, put up with, endure |
a cual más y mejor | the loudest & the best |
era de ver | it was something to be seen |
amoldar | to mold, model; to adapt, adjust |
las facciones | factions |
las pedradas | stones |
colear | to hold/pull by a tail |
los silbidos | whistles |
las aguas jurisdiccionales | the jurisdiction |
trémulo/a | trembling |
la butaca de mimbre | wicker chair |
un criadito | a little (dear) servant |
la frente | forehead |
calvo/a | bald |
el vientecillo | little wind |
perfumado/a | perfumed |
las fatigas | tiring, strenuous work |
despachar | to polish, to knock off |
partir | to share, split |
el loro | parrot |
la debilidad | weakness |
la percha | perch |
al abrigo del sol | sheltered from the sun |
el cobertizo | shelter |
aumentar | to increase |
estridente | strident, shrill |
desentonado/a | out of tune |
el hogar | home |
materno/a | maternal |
los afectos | afflictions |
recorrer | to tour, to travel over |
de arriba abajo | up & down |
diciendo cuanto sabía | saying all that he knew |
restregar | to rub, to scrub |
el pico | beak |
las patas | paws |
transcurrir | to elapse, go by |
llegar a + inf. | to come, to get + inf. |
las alas | wings |
ponerle calza | to put on an ID tag |
espantado/a | frightened |
precipitado tumulto | hasty commotion |
un grano de esmalte verde | a particle of green enamel |
herido/a | injured |
el ingrato | the ungrateful one |
cuanto antes | as soon as possible |
de lo hondo de | from the depth of |
el acontecimiento | event |
la ingratitud | ingratitude |
emprender un viaje | to set out on a trip |
circunvecino/a | adjacent, neighboring |
aprovechar | to take advantage of |
muy de madrugada | very early in the morning; at dawn |
ensillar | to saddle up |
la legua | league (unit of measure) |
la mayor parte de | most of |
derramar | to spill, pour out |
agitar | to shake, to agitate |
los penachos | plumes |
el hierro | iron |
enmudecer | to silence, to hush |
el follaje | foliage |
las cigarras | crickets |
tenazmente | tenaciously |
el acompasado golpeo | rhythmic beat |
las pisadas | footsteps |
el volante | balance wheel (of a clock) |
repentinamente | suddenly |
la alucinación | hallucination |
el vértigo | dizziness |
a medida que | as, while |
el bosque | woods, forest |
asombrado/a | astonished |
temeroso/a | fearful |
desprenderse | to come undone, to become detached |
la bandada | flock |
espantado/a | frightened, scared |
la comarca | region, district |
disiparse | to disappear, vanish |
el obscurantismo | obscurity |
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Medway High School |
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