El entierro Adriana Ramírez

Acabar de

to have just done something

Acababa de conseguir

she has just gotten

asustar

to scare, frighten

alrededor

around

aullar

to howl

el baúl

trunk

barato/a

cheap, inexpensive

cola

tail

cosas

things

crecer

to grow

empujar

to push

enfermera/o

nurse

extraños/raros

strange, weird

fantasma

ghost; phantom

gritos

yells/screams

halar

pull

gritar

to yell, shout, or scream loudly

irse a pie

go on foot

llantos

cries

luz prendida

light that is lit

miedo

fear

mostrar

to show (o-ue) (muestro-presente) (mostré- pretérito)

olor

odor/smell

orejas

ears

parecer

to seem

pasos

steps

plaza

square

quedar

to remain, settle, or stay in a place

en las afueras

on the outskirts

los techos

roofs

vacío

empty

vasos

glass (cup)

acompañar

to accompany

alcanzar

to reach

alguien

someone

alma en pena

suffering soul

apagar

to turn off

armario

wardrobe

ayudar

to help

coraje

courage

creencias

believes

creer

to believe

edad

age

el entierro

burrial

enterrar

to bury (e-ie)

escondidas

hidden

La luz se iba

the light went off

molestar

to bother; to annoy

mundo

world, earth

olvidarse

to forget

oscuridad

darkness

tesoros

treasures

cargar

to carry

casi lo mata

almost killed him

cruzar

to cross

horas de descanso

rest hour, break

insoportable

unbearable

lleno

full

llevar

to take, carry

alegrarse

to make happy,glad

mismo

same

mojado

wet, soaked

pasar la noche en vela

to stay up all night

pata

paw

paz

peace

quebrar

to break

quebrada

broken

rasguñar

to scratch

recuperado

recovered

rellena

stuffed

rescatar

to rescue

tampoco

neither

vecinos/as

neighbors

tierra

soil, land, earth

fincas/granjas

farm, ranch, or estate where crops are grown and livestock is raised.

nadie

no one, nobody

funcionar

to function, to work

razón

reason

oro

gold

plata

silver

piedras (preciosas)

(precious) stones, gems

algo

something

avaricia/codicia

greed

cada vez

each time

embrujado/a

haunted

aunque

although

alquilar

to rent or lease

huésped

a person who stays at a hotel or other lodging.