Todo sobre mi madre, Vocabulario Relatos Salvajes, Como Agua para chocolate

resultado, el

result, outcome

camionero/camionera

truck driver

cocinero/cocinera

cook, chef

enfermero/enfermera

nurse (m/f)

escritor/escritora

writer, author

médico/médica

doctor

monja (f)

nun

caso, el

the case

corazón, el

heart

embarazo

pregnancy

sangre, la

blood

enganchado/adicto

hooked, addicted

atropellar a alguien

to run over someone

fumar

to smoke

bondad, la

kindness

confiar en

to trust (in)

desconocido, desconocida

unknown, stranger

huir de (huyo)

to flee from

marido, esposo

husband, spouse

ocultar

to hide

paliza, la

beating

Travesti

trans

espectáculo

show, performance

éxito, el

success

hacer de

to play the role of

el papel

role

suspender

to suspend, cancel

sustituir a alguien (yo sustituyo)

to replace someone

coger

to catch, to grab, to take

conducir

to drive

cuidar

to take care of

despedirse (de) (e:i)

to say goodbye to

enterarse de algo

to find out about something

molestarse

to get annoyed

Sida

AIDS

embarcar

to embark, to board

desfile

parade, procession

cariño

darling

coquetear/ligar

to flirt; to hook up

rematar

to auction off, to liquidate

estrellarse

crash

boleto

ticket

alquiler, el

rent

mosquita muerta

a two-faced person

olla

pot, kettle

veneno

venom, poison

piedra

stone, rock

de tal palo, tal astilla

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

carretera

highway, road

llanta

tire

pinchar la llanta

to get a flat tire

cagarla

to screw up

hacer pipi, Frida hizo pipi

to pee

bomba

bomb, explosion, pump

bombero

firefighter

la grúa

tow truck

aeromoza

flight attendant

alcalde/alcaldesa

mayor (m/f)

burocracia

bureaucracy

torta

cake

el fiscal

prosecuting attorney

patrón (patrona)

boss

abogado/abogada

lawyer, attorney

borracho

drunk; drunkard

atropellar

to run over

huir

to flee

huevón

jerk (vulgar)

testigo

witness

coartada

alibi

boda

wedding

suegro/suegra

father-in-law/mother-in-law

yerno/nuera

son-in-law/daughter-in-law

billetera

wallet

facultad (de derecho, de letras, de medicina)

department, school

mala onda

uncool, mean, jerky

besar (un beso)

to kiss (a kiss)

venganza

revenge, vengeance

cortar

to cut, to hang up

engañar

to cheat; to deceive

celos (se usa con tener o sentir)

jealousy

avergonzarse

to be embarrassed

el zorro

(m) fox

la jirafa

giraffe

el águila (las águilas)

eagle, eagles

oveja

sheep

rancho

ranch, especially the large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West

la finca, la granja

farm

el caldo de res/pollo

beef broth/chicken

carne de res

beef

carne

meat

la masa

dough

pastel

cake; pie

la receta

recipe

el aliento; la respiración

breath

el baño

bathroom

el cerillo

match (fire)

la cocina, la estufa

kitchen, stove

el/la cocinero(a)

cook, chef

la colcha/el edredón

bedspread, quilt

cuidar

to take care of