"El ahogado más hermoso del mundo" vocabulario

list of vocabulary for the story "el ahogado más bonito del mundo"

sigiloso

secretive, silent

naufragio

shipwreck

a la deriva

adrift, without a sense of direction

acantilado

cliff

pródigo

generous, bountiful

piltrafa

scrap

altivez

pride

semblante

countenance

menesterosa

neccessary

fluvial

pertaining to a river

velar

to watch over

corpulento

stout, heavy-set, burly

tenaz

tenacious

mezquino

mean, stingy, petty

extraviada

lost

porfiada

stubborn

ilusión

hope

sopor

sleep; drowsiness

descomunal

huge, enormous

descalabrarse

to hurt one's head

escaldada

scorched, red with fury

grieta

crack, crevice

desvalido

helpless

servicial

diligent, helpful

aspaviento

gesticulation

fondear

to anchor, to sink

buzo

diver

arcón

large chest

rezongar

to grumble

alboroto

disturbance, uproar

al garete

adrift

sietemesino

premature baby

galeón

a Spanish sailing ship

tuétano

bone marrow

estrechez

smallness

fachada

facade, front

espinazo

spine, backbone

de gala

dressy, fancy, elegant

girasol

sunflower