La Aventura de Said C. 1-3 | Quizlet

patera

dinghy

encarar

to confront

eslora

length (nautical)

voz ronca

hoarse, rough

corcho

cork

embarcación

boat

el mar está picada

el mar tiene olas (no está sereno)

las olas, el oleaje

the waves, motion of the waves

apuntar

point

sorna

sarcasm

no me la juego (jugársela)

I do not take the risk

endurecer

to harden, toughen

rostro

face, countenance

timón

rudder, steering wheel

popa

stern (boat)

corpulento

stout

ancha

wide, broad

rizador, a

wavy, curly

remos

oars

blandir

to brandish, wave

bravucón

bully

hombro

shoulder

ahogar

to drown/choke

abalanzar

pounce/balance

pecho

chest, breast

empujar

push, shove

tropezar con

to bump into

agarrarse

to grab

soltar

release

borda

rail

aguantar

to endure, to tolerate

embestida

attack

derribar

to knock down

ovillo

ball of yarn

chapotear

to splash

alejar

to move away from

pese a

in spite of

bracear

to wave your arms about

asiento

seat

apresurar

to hurry

gresca

row, fight

hilo

thread

pala

paddle

aturdimiento

bewilderment

agarrar

to grab

asomar

to stick out

estirar

to stretch out

emprender

to undertake

colgado

hanging

maldecir

to swear, curse

graznar

squawk

calificativo

descriptive term, adjective

fanfarrón

braggart

cesta

basket

broncas

problems

enzarzar

to start a fight

chaval

kid, youngster

morder

to bite

mandarlo al cuerno

plantar

cobrar

to charge (money)

sobrar

to have in excess

asperar

to hope; to wish

amargura

bitterness

hornear

to bake

repartir

to deliver

roñoso

stingy

quejarse

to complain about

arrancar

to start (car)

aguijonazo

sting

envidia

envy

desdeñar

disdain

atreverse

to dare

traficar

to smuggle

hachich

hashish

sumir

to plunge

roquedal

rocky

salpicar

to splash

matojo

bush (thick/shrubby)

afanar

to steal

polizones

stowaways

guantera

glove compartment

esfera

sphere

aguja

needle

a la deriva

adrift

encrespado

rough, not smooth

agotamiento

exhaustion, depletion

desazon

unease

presa

prey

aterrador

terrifying

bramido

roar

alargar

to drag out

rincon

corner

zarandear

to shake violently

rugido

roar, rumble

socorro

help, aid

paja

straw

tinieblas

darkness

serenar

to calm down

entumecido

numb