Key Vocabulary and Transition Phrases in Spanish
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la granja
farm
la cosecha
harvest
el bracero
day laborer
recoger (j)
to gather; to collect
el camino
the road; the way
la choza (la chocita)
shack
detenerse
to stop
la mudanza
the move
la madrugada
early morning
el sudor / sudar
sweat / to sweat
ya que
since
la temporada
season
como si (+ imperfecto del subj.)
as if
advertir (ie,i)
to warn
palidecer (zc)
to grow pale
esconder(se)
to hide (oneself)
por primera vez
for the first time
el alivio
relief
la muchedumbre
crowd
(des)conocido/a/s
(un)known; (un)familiar
acompañar
to go with (someone); to accompany
despedirse (de) (e-i)
to say goodbye (to)
enterarse (de)
to find out (about)
la amenaza
threat
la chamba Am.Lat.
job
la ciudadanía
citizenship
la frontera
border
manejar
to drive; to handle
amontonar
to stack; to pile; to accumulate; to amass
ligero/a/s
light; lightweight; swift; quick
el tamaño
size (la talla - clothing size)
trasladar
to move; to transfer
útil / inútil/es
useful / useless
la zozobra
uneasiness; anxiety
derrotar / la derrota
to defeat; to beat / defeat; loss
ineludible/s
unavoidable; inescapable
la piedad
pity
alentar (ie)
to encourage
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
estar a punto de
to be about to
el recinto
enclosure; facility
pulcro/a/s
neat; tidy; meticulous
demorar / la demora
to delay; delay
amargo/a/s
bitter; embittered
descartar
to dismiss; to reject; to discard; to rule out
dirigirse a
to go; to set out; to head for; to speak with; to address
Burlarse de / Hacer burla de
to make fun of
Vagar
to wander
Afrentado
offended
Derribar
to destroy
Fatigoso
exhausting
Perderse
to get lost
La encrucijada
crossroads
el delantal
apron
el desgano
reluctance
aprovecharse (de)
to take advantage (of)
salvo
except
arrendar
to rent
la paga extraordinaria
bonus (extra wages)
hacendoso/a/s
hard-working; industrious
la insensatez / insensato/a/s
stupid mistake / foolish; imprudent
festejar / el festejo
to celebrate; festivities
cobrar
to collect; to earn; to get paid
el compromiso
agreement; obligation; commitment
mimoso/a/s
affectionate; loving
al fiado / fiarse (de) / fiable/s
on credit / to trust (somebody) / reliable; trustworthy
desbaratar
to spoil; to ruin
una broma
joke
las señas
address
la pena
pity; shame
al azar
at random; randomly
consentir
to allow; to agree to; to permit
grueso
thick; heavyset
envidiar
to envy
encomendar(le)
to entrust (somebody); to trust (somebody) with
encargarse de / el encargado
to be in charge of something; to take charge of something / person in charge; manager
embustero
liar; trickster; deceiver
hacer(le) caso (a alguien)
to obey (someone); to pay attention (to someone)
estafar
to swindle; to rip off; to con
amical
(adj.) friendly
la tentación
(s.) temptation
charlar
(v.) to chat
el frasco
(s.) bottle; flask
desvanecerse
(v.) to disappear
valerse por sí mismo/a
(v.) to fend for one's self; to be self sufficient
el montón
(s.) pile
anhelar
(v.) to long for; to yearn for
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