La Casa de Bernarda Alba Vocab
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coser
to sew
difunto/a
deceased, late (husband)
segador/a
(noun or adj) reaping, reaper, harvester
la escopeta
gun
echar
to throw, to put (away, out- to throw someone out usually)
el vientre
belly, abdomen, womb
fijarse
to pay attention, to notice (concentrate)
el corral
pen (animal enclosure)
la oveja
sheep (maria josefa calls it her child)
el disparo
gunshot, shot
abanicarse
to fan oneself
el abanico
hand-held fan
la dote
dowry
el ajuar
furnishings
la almohada
pillow
el muro, la tapia
wall
bregar
to work hard/ to deal with/ to struggle, fight ( syn. luchar)
el brío
spirit, energy, determination
el lagarto (la lagarta)
lizard
la maldición
curse, spell, hex /swearword/ damn!
maldito/a
cursed, damned
el párroco
parish priest
pretender
to woo, court (a woman) /intend, expect
la puntada
stitch (sewing), / stabbing sharp pain
el encaje
lace fabric/ fit (a good fit)
la reja
bars, railing (window bar)
la sábana
bed sheet
el sino
fate, destiny
las sobras, los restos
leftovers
sollozar
to sob
la sonrisa
smile
el sudor
sweat, perspiration
sumiso/a
submissive, obedient
la tabernilla
small tavern (establishment- aka pub)
el pub, el bar
pub
la vigilia
wakefulness, awake/ sleeplessness / fast, abstinence (fasting)
la viuda, el viuda
widower
la yunta
yoke, team (pair of animals)
la alegría, la gloria
joy, delight
el lobo
wolf
el sacristán
priest, helper of the priest
las sobras
leftovers, scraps (food)
el lamento
wail, cry, moan (of pain)
la vara, el palo
stick, rod
bordar
to embroider, stitch
el hilo
thread
la aguja
needle (sewing)
la mula
mule
el ajuar
trousseau (collection of clothing for wedding)
la oración
prayer, sentence
envenenado/a
poisoned
el veneno
venom, poison
el forastero, la forastera
stranger
la bendición
blessing
atormentar
to torment, torture
los celos
jealousy
encerrar
to lock up
el noviazgo
engagement (i'm engaged to my fiancé)
el tumulto
commotion, turmoil, uproar, riot, disturbance
la broma
joke
ocultar, esconder
to hide, to conceal
sospechar
to suspect
el bastón
cane
ahorcarse
to hang oneself
la boda
wedding
la vitalidad
vitality, health
el castigo
punishment
el cotilleo, el chisme
gossip
chismear, cotillear
to gossip
la criada
servant, maid
la jaca (may be spelt haca)
mare (female horse), pony
ladrar
to bark
lagrimar
to cry
la lágrima
tear (crying)
la llave
key
el luto, el duelo
mourning period
estar en luto
to be in mourning
la madrugada, el alba, el amanecer, la aurora
dawn, daybreak
mandón/mandona
bossy
el mendigo, la mendiga
beggar
el maquillaje, el polvo
makeup
el pozo
well (for water), shaft (for a mine)
la puñalada
stab, stab would/ terrible blow
el cuchillo
knife
dominante
dominant, domineering
la herencia
inheritance
la vergüenza
shame, embarrassment, disgrace / shyness (get embarrassed/ anxious easily)
la virilidad
virility (alpha male ness)
la escala (social)
(social) scale
la conciencia social
social awareness/conscience
la aventura amorosa
affair
la empatía
empathy
controlador/a
controlling
la rebeldía
rebellion
la rivilidad
rivalry
el fe
faith
la hipocresía
hypocrisy
la cárcel, la prisión
jail, prison
el destino, el sino
destiny, fate
la misa
mass (religious)
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