A | B |
amarrar | to tie |
la choza | hut or shack |
el colchón | mattress |
la cosecha | harvest or crop |
las parras | grapevines |
has tenido que mudarte | you have had to move |
cómo te sentirías | how would you feel |
al ponerse el sol | at sunset |
adivinar | to guess |
me detuve | I stopped (detained myself) |
la madrugada | dawn or daybreak |
orgulloso | proud |
nunca lo supo | he never found out |
debió haber sido | must have been |
estacionar | to park |
ancho | wide |
derramar | to spill |
nos enseñó | showed us |
pizcar | to pick |
había subido | had risen |
alzar | to lift up / raise |
entretenerse | to amuse or entertain oneself |
conmigo mismo | with myself |
debí haber leído | I should have read |
la paga | payment |
la paga extraordinaria | bonus |
las palabras clave | key words |
el tema | theme |
anterior | previous |
se debe | is owed |
se quieren | they love each other |
el punto de partida | starting point |
hacendoso | hard-working |
las medias | stockings/socks/tights |
mojarse | to get wet |
deja de toser | stops coughing |
ya de una vez | once and for all |
de aquí en adelante | from now on (here forward) |
más adelante | later on |
gastar | to spend |
el sentido común | common sense |
acabas de leer | you just read |
emparejar | to match |
hábil | skillful |
las esperanzas | hopes |
el descuento | discount /deduction |
firmar | to sign |
la parsimonia | parsimony/ moderation/ frugality |
tragar | to swallow |
entornar | to half-close / leave ajar |
¿Qué le debo? | What do I owe you? |
suele | (s)he is accustomed to |
cobrar | to earn / charge |
acabo de cobrarla | I just got it (earned it) |
cauteloso | cautious/ wary |
de prisa | in a hurry |
los lujos | luxuries |
solía | was accustomed to |
apoyado | supported by |
al fiado | on credit |
apuntar | to take note |
sobrar | to be left over |
sudar | to sweat |
mientras tanto | meanwhile |
pagar en efectivo | to pay in cash |
la moraleja | the moral |
quisiera | would like (past subjunctive) |
merecer | to deserve or merit |
anciano | senior citizen |
la edad | the age |
tratar | to treat (behave toward) |
si los oyeras, ¿qué dirías? | If you heard them, what would you say? |
la moda | the fashion/style |
el hogar | the home |
si pudieras | if you could (past subjunctive) |
las ventajas | the advantages |
tintinear | to ring or chime |
repartir | to deliver or share or deal |
un milagro | a miracle |
otorgar | to grant |
descomponer | to break down or decompose |
acabar | to finish |
aprestarse | to get ready or prepare |
el envío | the delivery or dispatch |
el cohete | the rocket |
fecundo | fertile or productive |
el asilo | the home (asylum) |
el rumbo | the direction or course |
de ese modo | in that way |
envejecer | to grow old |
mantenerse en forma | to keep in shape |
por otra parte | on the other hand |