| A | B |
|---|
| llegar de improviso | to arrive unexpectantly |
| la parodia | parody: imitation of a written piece that has satiric or comedic intent |
| un cuento infantil | child's story |
| satirizar | to satire |
| un ángel | an angel |
| sencilla | simple (not complicated) |
| maltratar | to mistreat |
| el cielo | heaven |
| abusar | to abuse |
| anegado | covered in water, innundated |
| calenturas | fevers |
| fulguraban | were shining |
| podridos | rotten |
| mansa | weak |
| le costo trabajo | it was difficult for him |
| tumbado, tumbarse | lying down, to lie down |
| lodazal | muddy area |
| pesadilla | nightmare |
| estupor | shock |
| trapero | dressed in rags |
| hilachas | threads, hairs |
| ensopado | soaking wet |
| pues + S V | since + S + V |
| la ceniza | ash |
| polvo de lumbre | moon dust |
| caldo | broth |
| tirar | to throw |
| quejarse | to complain |
| el fondo de | the back of |
| boca abajo | face down |
| a pesar de | in spite of |
| el ala, las alas | wing, wings |
| asustado | frightened |
| en busca de | in search of |
| compresas | compresses (put on head) |
| ambos | both |
| callado | quiet |
| craneo pelado | peeled head, bald ? |
| lastimosa | pitiful |
| bisabuelo | great grandfather |
| desprovisto | lacking |
| gallinazo | vulture |
| encalladas | stuck |
| sobreponerse | to overcome |
| acabaron por encontrarlo | ended up finding him |
| atrever | to dare |
| de navigante | sailor's |
| pasaron por alto | overlooked |
| con muy bien juicio | with good judgment, wisely |
| naufrago | shipwrecked sailor |
| nave | ship |
| abatida | beat up, destroyed |
| el temporal | storm |
| sin embargo | nevertheless |
| a ella le bastó con una mirada | one glance was enough for her |
| sacarlos del error | to set them straight |
| tener cautivo | to have a captive, prisoner |
| carne y hueso | flesh and blood |
| el criterio | opinion |
| sabia | wise woman |
| sobrevivientes | survivors |
| matarlo a palos | to beat him to death |
| vigilar | to watch over |
| garrote | stick |
| alguacil | constable, police officer |
| los sacó a rastras | he dragged him out |
| encerrar | to lock up |
| gallinero | chicken coup |
| magnánimos | generous |
| una balsa | raft |
| agua dulce | potable water |
| en altamar | at sea |
| las primeras luces | dawn |
| el vecindario | neighborhood |
| frente a | in front of |
| rotozar | to have fun, to play |
| los huecos de las alambradas | the holes of the |
| la desproporción de la noticia | the exagerated news |
| acudir | to come |
| el porvenir | the future |
| áspero | rough |
| suponer | to suppose |
| el semental | sire |
| una estirpe | a generation, line |
| alados | winged |
| hacerse cargo | to take charge |
| el cura, el parroco | priest |
| leñador macizo | stong massive woodsman |
| repasar | to go over |
| varón de lástima | pitiful man |
| un rincón | corner |
| las cáscaras | peels |
| las sobras | leftovers |
| madrugadores | those who had gotten up at dawn |
| ajeno | indiffernt, ignoring |
| ojos de anticuario | eyes of one who is fan of antiques |
| una sospecha | suspicion |
| impostura | the act of pretending to be what one isn't |
| comprabar | to proove |
| visto de cerca | seen up close |
| la interperie | the outdoors, elements |
| el revés de las alas | the underside of the wings |
| egregia | distinguished, grand |
| abandonar | to leave something |
| previno | warned |
| ingenuidad | naivete, innocence |
| recurrir a artificios de carnaval | to resort to carnaval tricks |
| incautos | those who are not ready, careful |
| un gavilán | sparrowhawk |
| obispo | bishop |
| primado | religious official over a bishop |
| Sumo Pontifice, Papa | Pope |
| divulgarse | to spread |
| al cabo de pocas horas | at the end of a few hours |
| alboroto | uproar |
| la tropa | troop |
| espantar | to frighten |
| estar a punto de tumbar | to be about to bring down |
| espinazo | backbone |
| tapiar | to wall in |
| cobrar | to charge |
| Marinica | island of Martinique |
| una feria ambulante | travelling fair |
| zumbar | to buzz |
| por encima de la muchedumbre | over the crowd |
| hacerle caso | to pay attention to |
| murciélago sideral | bat from outer space ? |
| desdichados | the unfortunate |
| los latidos, latir | the beats, to beat |
| alcanzar | to reach |
| un jamaiguino | Jamaican |
| un sonámbulo | sleep walker |
| que hacía temblar la tierra | that made the earth tremble |
| atiborrar | to have overflowing |
| plata | silver, Latin Am. slang = money |
| la fila de peregrinos | the line of pilgrims |
| su propio acontecimiento | his own event |
| en busca acómodo | trying to get comfortable |
| su nido prestado | his borrowed nest |
| aturdido | altered |
| arrimar | to approach |
| despreciar | to scorn, reject |
| papillas de berenjena | the meat of the eggplant |
| picotear | to peck |
| los baldados | the handicapped |
| arrancarle | to pull out (from him) |
| piadosos | religious, devout |
| alterarlo | to anger him |
| abrasar | to burn |
| un hierro de marcar novillos | a brand for yearlings |
| sobrsaltado | startled |
| despotricando | ranting |
| hermética | secret |
| un par de aletazos | a couple of flaps of his wings |
| rabia | anger |
| remolino | whirlpool |
| estiercol | fertilizer formed from chicken exrement |
| ventanal | wind gust |
| cataclismo | catastrophe |
| en reposo | at rest |
| un juicio terminante | a definitive decision |
| averigüar | to find out |
| ombligo | belly button |
| el arameo | Aramaic, language of Middle East |
| parsimonia | slowness |
| sucedió que | it happened that |
| errantes | traveling |
| carnero | ram |
| doncella | young woman |
| desgarrador | sad, provoking |
| de disparate | grotesque saying or act |
| los pormenores | details |
| desgracia | misfortune |
| un trueno pavoroso | a scary thunder |
| grieta | crack |
| azufre | sulphor |
| carne molida | ground up meat |
| escarmiento | moral lesson learned through one's own experience; testimony |
| despectivo | unappreciated, arrogant |
| apenas si se dignaba mirar | who didn't even hardly take the bother to look at |
| paralítico | paralyzed man |
| girasoles | sunflowers |
| analiquilar | to destroy |
| recaudado | gained |
| plantas | floors |
| sardineles | brick bars |
| un criadero de conejos | a raiser of rabbits |
| tornasol | type of silk fabric |
| creolina | soapy solution |
| lágrimas de mirra | resin |
| conjurar | to chase away |
| maladar | place full of filth |
| displicente | unpleasant |
| la infamias | dreadful things |
| mansedumbre | passivity |
| auscultar | to examine with a stethoscope |
| desbaratado | undone, made low |
| se desdoblaba | multiplied |
| fuera de quicio | angry, out of it |
| riñones | kidneys |
| moribundo | dying man |
| dueño | owner |
| escobazos | sweeps of a broom |
| tropezar con los horcones | to run into the supporting columns |
| canulas | spines of feathers |
| cobertizo | shed |
| trabalenguas | tongue twisters |
| noruego viejo | Old Norwqegian |
| ni siquiera | not even |
| pajarraco; -aco is one of the suffixes used to make things big | big ugly bird |
| percance | accident |
| debía conocer | he must have been aware |
| rebañadas de cebolla | slices of onion |
| tentativas | attempts |
| torpes | poorly done |
| uñas | finger nails |
| surco | row, as a row that has been hoed in field |
| arado | hoe |
| hortalizas | vegetables |
| resbalarse | to slide |
| asidero | something to grab on |
| azaroso | risky |
| aleteo | rapid movement of wings, fluttering? |
| estorbo | nuisance |
