NL 8 - La carga de mulas

mula

mule

dirigirse

to go towards

columpios

swings

goma

rubber, eraser, tire

golosinas

sweets

cadena

chain

esforzaba

tried hard

aferraba

grasped

muñeca

wrist, doll

colgar

to hang up

hundida

sunken

desmontadas

dismantled

cartel

poster

overoles

overalls

carga

burden

esquina

corner

girar

to turn, to spin

esos

those

encima de

on top of

rieles

rails

soliamos

we used to

compensar

to compensate

aplastar

squash

terreno

terrain

vacío

empty, vacant

rodeado

surrounded

pasteles

pastries

imitar

to imitate

luces

lights

fachadas

facades

edificio

building

delante

in front of

burro

donkey

parecía

seemed

empujar

to push

trapo

rag

boquilla

mouthpiece, nozzle

mangueras

hoses

empapados

soaked

derritirse

to melt

maquinaria

machinery and equipment

inmóvil

motionless

hervir

to boil (e-ie)

estallar

to explode

escarbar

to dig, scratch

fondo

bottom

requete

really (extremely)

traje

suit, I brought

corbata

necktie

caracol

snail

servilleta

napkin

curarse

to heal, to be cured

destrozar

to destroy

correcional

reformatory/ halfway house

vigilar

to watch over

siento

I feel

arregle

to fix (subjunctive él, ella, usted)

enfrentarse

to face, to confront

aparecer

to appear, show up

lograr

to attain, to achieve

salvar

to save, rescue

callado

quiet, reserved

inundado

flooded, swamped

pescar

fish

lo pescó

caught it

hurucán

hurricane

romperse

to break

hacía

toward

cueva

cave, cavern

atrapado

caught, trapped

gotear

to drip

enseguida

right away

acalorarse

to get hot,to get worked up

bravata

threat, bravado

harto

fed up

embustes

lies

arrastrar

to drag, pull

docena

dozen

regazo

lap

apego

attachment, fondness

reisgo

risk

egoismo

selfishness

chiriaba

squeaked, squealed

valvulas

valves

rociar

to sprinkle, to spray

cera

wax

restragar

to rub

enjuagar

to rinse off/out

esbozar

to sketch, outline

sonrisa

smile, grin

bocina

horn

tensa

tense

tieso

stiff

estatuas

statues

parpadear

to blink

surgió

emerged, arose

cita

date, appointment

hilera

row, line

jurado

jury

estropear

to ruin