Spanish vocab

indigenista

indigenist, expert in indigenist culture

el encomendero

messenger, grantholder (historic)

el saqueo

looting, pillaging

tópico

stereotypical, clichéd

heredar

to inheret

cobijarse

to take shelter

el inquisidor

inquisitor

el dictadorzuelo

aspiring dictator

índole

type, nature, kind

las quejas

complaining

quejarse

to complain

volar

to blow up

búsqueda espiritual

soul-searching

trasfondo

background

el lastre

impediment

amargo

bitter

la querella

lawsuit, charge

encarnar

to embody

matiz

nuance

encontrarse + con

to bump into, to stumble upon

terciana

tertian - malaria-specific fever

huero

fair-haired (Mexican spanish)

notorio

well-known (positive, not like in English)

casona

large house, mansion

incumbir

to concern, to be one’s responsibility/business

bípedos

two-legged animals

la secuela

the consequences/sequel

la desventura

misfortune/mishap

el recorrido

trip, route

extasiado/a

captivated, in a trance, enraptured

zumbón

buzzing OR someone who is funny / sarcastic

abrumado/a

overwhelmed

carecer de

to lack (person)

faltar

to be lacking in (not person)

ahogar

to drown out

restañar

to heal, to stop the flow of (e.g., a hemmorage)

incidir

to influence, to affect, to emphasise

chirriar

to screech

liarse

to get confused OR to have a fling

enredar

to tangle up

sagaz

astute, wise

sagacidad

astuteness

el andamiaje

scaffolding

armazón

framawork

saber de sobra

to know full well, to know from experience

inspirar

to inspire, to evoke, to provoke, to command

Le/te acompaño en el sentimiento

you have my deepest sympathy

angustiado, preocupado

anguished

estar dominado por…

to be overcome by…, to be …-ridden

afligir

to cause pain, to cause distress, to upset, to bother

disgusto

upset, annoyance

desesperado de dolor

in agony

amargar

to make sour, to make bitter, to upset, to make horrible

sufrir el suplicio

to suffer the misery

el suplicio

torture

la desgracia

misfortune, bad luck

atormentar, torturar

to torture, to torment

sufrir torturas, tormento

to undergo torture

burnish and temper

moldear y dar brillo

merecedor de…

worthy of…

barajar

to shuffle

mazo de cartas

deck of cards

agotador

gruelling

vidrioso

glazed

vacío

vacant

dejar a alguien que se las arregle por su cuenta

to leave someone to their own devices

hacer algo de la manera más conveniente

to do something at leisure

impensable

unthinkable

insoportable

unbearable

en la cima

on the top

complacer

to please (someone)

cobijarse

to take shelter in, to cover up

precisar, determinar

to ‘pin down’

encarnar

to embody

quintaesencia

quintessence

recopilar

to compile, to gather

confeccionar

to make, to compose

derrotar

to defeat, to beat

destrozar

to shatter, to destroy, to devastate

volar

to blow up, to explode (sthg.)

receloso

suspicious, distrusting

acatar

to respect, to comply with

el pasatiempo

hobby

coleccionismo de sellos

stamp collecting

el sello

stamp

por instinto

instinctively

arbitrario

random, arbitrary

diversión, entretenimiento

amusement

propósito

intention, purpose