| A | B |
|---|
| volverse loco | to go crazy |
| los tubos de drenaje | drain/sewer pipes |
| los gastos | the expenses |
| atacar | to attack |
| gatear | to crawl |
| el pocho | describes the poorly spoken Spanish of a person of Mexican-American descent |
| la fábrica | the factory |
| planchar | to iron |
| el payaso | the clown |
| pintarse | maquillarse |
| orgulloso | proud |
| mesero | waiter |
| promover | to promote |
| el jefe | the boss |
| el alma | the soul |
| el corazón | the heart |
| sonreír | to smile |
| el curandero | the witch doctor |
| sobrevivir | to survive |
| echarle la culpa | to blame |
| desmayarse | to faint |
| un brote | rash |
| morder | to bite |
| la migra | la inmingración |
| los portillos | holes (in a fence or barricade) |
| el rumbo | direction; course |
| la lana | slang for dinero en Mexico |
| mear | to pee |
| probar su suerte | to try your luck |
| oscurecer | to get dark; dusk |
| nadie es dueno de nada | no one is owner of anything |
| no tenemos más remedio | there's no other way |
| quiero qu sigan y sigan | I want you to go on and on |
| proteger | to protect |
| salida | the exit |
| la etiqueta | tag (in the sweatshop she has to TAG the clothing and out the etiqueta that says" Pressing" |
| la pieza | a piece (to iron a piece of clothing she gets .30 |
| tú sos | you are (tú eres) |
| el pocho | un mexicano-americano que no puede hablar bien su lengua nativa |
| el gringo | palabra que los hispanos dan a los estadouindenses |
| seguro | safe; sure |
| casona | una casa muy grande (mansion) |
| gratis | free (no charge) |
| estar zafados | to be on the lose or dislocated |
| tal vez que sí | perhaps yes |
| pareces payaso | you look like a clown |
| pelar el diente | to decay a tooth? |
| pura neta | the real truth |
