Unidad Seis

hundir

to sink

tacón (m)

heel

embelesado/a

enthralled, mesmerised

rugir

to roar

rugido (m)

roar

enceguecer

to blind

trucar

to rig, to tamper

pedregoso/a

stony, gravelly

abatir

to tumble, to demolish

tragar

to swallow

voraz

voracious

enredado/a, enmarañado/a

entangled

catástrofes naturales (f)

natural disasters (f)

desastres ecológicos (m)

natural disasters (m)

inundaciones (f)

floods

sequías (f)

droughts

desertización, desertificación

desertification

huracán (m)

hurricane

ciclón (m)

cyclone

tifón (m)

typhoon

derrumbe (m)

collapse, landslide

mariscos (m)

seafood, shellfish

cambio climático (m)

climate change

a estas alturas

at this point in time

a granel

in bulk

ablandar

to soften

acaparamiento (m)

hoarding, monopolization

¿Acaso…?

Perhaps…?

acontecimiento (m)

event, development, occurence

agrado (m)

pleasure, satisfaction

aguacero (m)

downpour, rainstorm

Al mal tiempo, buena cara

to put a brave face on bad things

alabar

to praise

amenaza (f)

threat, hazard

apenas

as soon as

aportaciones (f)

contributions

aprobar

to pass, to get through

arena (f)

sand

ascender

to promot, to upgrade

ascensor (m)

elevator

asentarse

to settle down

azotar

to whip, to scourge

bodeguero/a

winemaker

Caer chuzos de punta, llover a cántaros

to rain cats and dogs

canalizar

to channel, to streamline

chabola

hut, shack, shanty

comarca (f)

region, disctrict

Como caído/a del cielo

its a blessing

Como si hubiera tragado la tierra

Long time no see

corrida de toros (f)

bullfight

corrimiento de la tierra (m), deslizamiento (m)

landslide

de súbito

suddenly

desafiar

to defy, to challenge

desaforado/a

unbridled, uncontrolled

desbordamiento (m)

overflow, flooding

desencadenar

to trigger, to unleash

desgracia (f)

disfortune

desperdicio (m)

waste

dotes (m)

qualities, talents, attributes

empeñarse

to insist on, to endeavor

enchufar

to connect, to plug in

ensanchamiento (m)

widening

envasar

to bottle

estrépito (m)

rumbling, smash

estuario (m)

estuary

fallecido/a

deceased, dead

frenar

to slow down, to curb

ganadería

livestock

garrafa

decanter

Hacer leña del árbol caído

to take advantage of other’s misfortune

hambruna (f)

hunger, famine

irrumpir

to barge in, to burst in

irse de puente

to take a long weekend

lanzarse

to embark on, to plunge in

llanura (f)

plain, prairie

machacar

to crush, to grind

marea (f)

tide

matizar

to qualify, to add details

meseta (f)

plateau

monzón (m)

monsoon

No me esperaba que

I was not expecting that

oleaje (m)

waves, surge

orilla (f)

shore, bank

oso pardo (m)

brown bear

padecer

to suffer, to endure

paliar

to palliate, to alleviate

paloma (f)

dove

panchitos (m)

peanuts

paraje

spot, area, setting, landmark

pedidos (m)

orders, requests

planicie (f)

plain, flat

poner en marcha

to initiate, to start up

poner los puntos sobre las íes

to make cristal clear

preocupante

worrying, worrisome

pretender

to intend

provisiones (f)

supplies

puntualizar

to elaborate, to make more precise

quejarse

to complain

rastros (m)

traces

ría (f)

estuary