Chapter 8: Presentational Writing: Persuasive Essay

desatinar

to exasperate

desasosegar

to disturb

dátil

date (fruit)

chisporrotear

to sizzle, crackle

chamuscar

to singe, burn

erizar

to bristle, complicate

erizarse

to stand on end

engrudar

to paste

entibiar

to warm

entornar

to leave ajar

empeñarse en

to get involved in

dictar una conferencia

to give a lecture

dibujos animados

cartoons

desván

attic

despeñar

to hurl, throw

desdibujar

to blur, fade

granjero

rancher

girar un cheque

to write a check

gallardo

elegant, brave

fulgir

to shine

frigorífico

refrigerator

fregadero

kitchen sink

expender

to spend, circulate

estaño

tin

estancia

large estate

escampar

to clear up

optativo

optional

ocaso

sunset

mofeta

skunk

misa de gallo

Midnight Mass

mandón

bossy, pushy

lozano

lush, self-assured

impreso

printed form

hito

milestone

historietas

comics

habas

beans

en todas partes cuecen habas

it's the same the whole world over

rasgar

to tear, rip

pulular

to swarm, infest

rafaguear

to give a machine gun burst

proeza

exploit

pregonar

to proclaim, announce

posadas

bullfight, guesthouse

poniente

west

comprar a plazos

buy in installments

pepino

cucumber

patillas

sideburns

salobre

brackish, salty

romería

pilgrimage

roer

to gnaw

rifar

to raffle

rifarse el amor de alguien

to vie for somebody's love

retumbar

to resound, thunder

repicar las campanas

to ring the bells

rendija

crack, cleft

regatear

to bargain, haggle

rayuela

hopscotch

rasguear

to strum (guitar)

telón

curtain

el telón de acero

the Iron Curtain

tallo

stem, stalk

talludito

mature, middle-aged

tablón de anuncios

bulletin board

suspender

to fail (a course)

soplado a mano

hand-blown

sobregirar

to overdraw an account

silvicultura

forestry

señales de tránsito

traffic signs

sede

headquarters

zozobra

anxiety, worry

zambullir

to plunge, dip

villancico

Christmas card

verdulería

greengrocery

verbena

carnival, fair

vaqueros

jeans

vajilla de plata

silverware

urraca

crow

trastrocar

to change, transform

tira cómica

comic strip

ablandarse

to soften, mellow, relent

acceder

to agree, consent

acorralar

to enclose, corner

adosar

to lean, attach

advenedizo

upstart

agasajar

to treat kindly

agobiar

to burden

ajonjolí

sesame

alero

eaves, fender

alejamiento

estrangement, removal, absence

amaestrador

tamer

ampolleta

hourglass, electric bulb

añil

indigo

artículo de fondo

lead article

apoltronado

idle, lazy

arrebatar

to snatch away

arrendamiento

lease

arrimar

to bring close, dock

arrozal

rice field

asemejar

to resemble, seem like

auge

peak