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WEEK 8 La Isla a mediodía
La isla al mediodía vocab
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
12/13/2018
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Term
cortésmente inclinado sobre
 Definition
politely leaning over
Term
asientos
 Definition
seats
Term
ajustando la mesa de plástico
 Definition
adjusting the plastic table
Term
la bandeja del almuerzo
 Definition
the lunch tray
Term
mirada insistente
 Definition
the insistent looks
Term
una americana de las muchas
 Definition
a typical american girl
Term
óvalo azul
 Definition
blue oval
Term
litoral
 Definition
shore line
Term
la franja dorada
 Definition
golden border/ edge
Term
colinas
 Definition
hllls
Term
posición defectuosa
 Definition
dodgy positioning
Term
las islas griegas
 Definition
the greek islands
Term
un falso interés
 Definition
fake interest
Term
sonaba un timbre
 Definition
a bell rung
Term
enderezarse
 Definition
to stand up straight
Term
sirio
 Definition
syrian
Term
jugo
 Definition
juice
Term
concederse
 Definition
to give yourself/ to grant yourself
Term
solitaria
 Definition
lonely/ solitary
Term
rodear
 Definition
to surround
Term
deslumbrante
 Definition
dazzling
Term
petrificado
 Definition
petrified
Term
espuma
 Definition
foam
Term
arrecifes
 Definition
reef
Term
caleta
 Definition
cove/ small bay
Term
rocosa
 Definition
rocky
Term
desierta
 Definition
deserted
Term
mancha plomiza
 Definition
lead stain
Term
casa primitivas
 Definition
primitive houses
Term
lata de jugo
 Definition
can of juice
Term
ventanilla
 Definition
the aeroplane windows
Term
horizonte interminable
 Definition
unending horizon
Term
destinar
 Definition
the made him go this route, le destinaron
Term
paisaje
 Definition
landscape
Term
lúgume
 Definition
dismal
Term
desconsolado
 Definition
inconsolable
Term
el borde de la isla
 Definition
the edge of the island
Term
inconfundible
 Definition
unmistakeable
Term
patas
 Definition
animal's feet
Term
distinguir
 Definition
distinguish
Term
dibujo
 Definition
outline
Term
campos cultivado
 Definition
growing fields
Term
escala
 Definition
lay over
Term
el atlas
 Definition
atlas
Term
radiotelegrafista
 Definition
radio operator
Term
indiferente
 Definition
indifferent/ unconcerned
Term
se parecen
 Definition
the islands look like each other
Term
hacer la linea
 Definition
to do that route
Term
al margen de
 Definition
next to/ nearby
Term
circuitos turísticos
 Definition
tourist areas
Term
las hordas
 Definition
hordes
Term
apúrate
 Definition
hurry up!
Term
encogiéndose de hombros
 Definition
to shrug ones shoulders
Term
volar
 Definition
to fly
Term
irreal
 Definition
unreal
Term
soñar
 Definition
to dream
Term
falseado
 Definition
fake
Term
recurrente
 Definition
recurring
Term
salvo
 Definition
except
Term
punzante
 Definition
sharp
Term
deslumbradora franja
 Definition
dazzling edge/ border/ strip
Term
pescadores
 Definition
fishermen
Term
alzar los ojos
 Definition
look up
Term
fastidiosa
 Definition
annoying/ irritating
Term
vago geógrafo
 Definition
a vague geographer
Term
nombre levantino
 Definition
a name from Levantine area of spain
Term
sortear la sorpresa escandalizada
 Definition
avoid the scandalous surprise
Term
guías
 Definition
tourist guides
Term
cantina
 Definition
canteen
Term
desconcertada decepción
 Definition
the bewildering/ confused disappointment
Term
inquietar
 Definition
to worry
Term
inhabitable
 Definition
uninhabitable
Term
huellas
 Definition
footprints
Term
talladas con jeroglífico
 Definition
carved, shaped, sculpted with hieroglyphic
Term
muelle
 Definition
pier
Term
recurso principal
 Definition
main resource
Term
puñado de habitantes
 Definition
handful of inhabitants
Term
cargar la pesca
 Definition
to load the fish
Term
géneros
 Definition
merchandise
Term
fletar un barco
 Definition
to charter a boat
Term
falúa
 Definition
tender (naut)
Term
corresponsal
 Definition
correspondent
Term
reemplazar
 Definition
replace
Term
Túnez
 Definition
tunisia
Term
huelga
 Definition
strike
Term
librerías de viejo
 Definition
old bookshops
Term
entretenerse
 Definition
entertain himself
Term
hojear
 Definition
to flick through (a book)
Term
parientes
 Definition
relatives
Term
Teherán
 Definition
Tehran
Term
bandeja
 Definition
tray
Term
sobrevolar
 Definition
to fly over
Term
las ventanillas de babor
 Definition
the windows on port side
Term
entrever
 Definition
to make out/ to see signs of
Term
borrosa
 Definition
blurry
Term
las raras menciones
 Definition
rare mentions
Term
el loco de la isla
 Definition
the crazy island guy
Term
sueldos
 Definition
two wage packets, salaries
Term
acuerdo táctico
 Definition
a tactical agreement
Term
pasaje
 Definition
voyage, passage
Term
el mar la recortaba con una crueldad
 Definition
the sea cut the island (the waves)
Term
minuciosa
 Definition
meticulous
Term
implacable
 Definition
relentless
Term
empobrecimiento
 Definition
impoverishment
Term
insulto
 Definition
insult
Term
amablemente fácil
 Definition
thankfully easily
Term
el frío cristal
 Definition
the cold glass
Term
espeso azul
 Definition
thick blue
Term
con los labios pegados al vidrio
 Definition
with his lips stuck to the glass
Term
trepar
 Definition
to climb
Term
entendiéndose por señas y risas
 Definition
understanding each other with signs and laughs
Term
un tren nocturno
 Definition
a night train
Term
negociación interminable
 Definition
never ending negotiation
Term
cubierta
 Definition
deck
Term
anís
 Definition
aniseed
Term
carnero
 Definition
mutton/ ram
Term
el patriarca
 Definition
the patriarch
Term
discutir dracmas
 Definition
drachma was the greek currency
Term
un jarro de agua
 Definition
pitcher of water
Term
olor a salvia
 Definition
the smell of sage
Term
piel curtida
 Definition
cut leather
Term
un pantalón de baño
 Definition
swimming trunks
Term
sandalias
 Definition
sandals
Term
matorrales
 Definition
scrubland / bushes
Term
ácido
 Definition
acidic
Term
yodo del viento
 Definition
iodine of the wind
Term
desnudarse
 Definition
to get undressed
Term
tirase al mar
 Definition
go in the sea
Term
se dejó llevar por corrientes
 Definition
he let the current take him
Term
gruta
 Definition
cave
Term
vivir de la pesca
 Definition
live off fishing
Term
peñón solitario
 Definition
solitary rock
Term
orilla
 Definition
shore
Term
asombrado
 Definition
amazed
Term
encerrarse
 Definition
to lock themselves in
Term
el vacío
 Definition
the void
Term
vacilar
 Definition
hesitate
Term
pantalones de tela
 Definition
fabric shorts
Term
tibio
 Definition
lukewarm
Term
nombrar las cosas
 Definition
to name things
Term
empequeñecer
 Definition
to get smaller
Term
tendió la mano
 Definition
extended his hand
Term
cuesta era escarpada
 Definition
the slope was steep
Term
las siluetas de las mujeres
 Definition
the silhouettes of the women
Term
mirar de reojo
 Definition
looked out of the corner of his eye
Term
tomillo
 Definition
thyme
Term
arrancar el reloj de la muñeca
 Definition
take the watch off his wrist
Term
tenso del sol
 Definition
strained from the sun
Term
caer de espaldas
 Definition
to fall back
Term
piedras calientes
 Definition
the warm stones
Term
zumbido de un motor
 Definition
the buzz of a motor
Term
contaminar
 Definition
to contaminate
Term
en la penumbra de los párpados
 Definition
the semi-darkness of the eyelid
Term
reemplazante
 Definition
replacement
Term
incapaz
 Definition
incapable
Term
ala
 Definition
wing
Term
turbina
 Definition
turbine
Term
bajó a toda carrera por la colina
 Definition
he wet down the hill at full speed
Term
golpeándose en las rocas
 Definition
hitting himself against the rocks
Term
espina
 Definition
thorn/ spine
Term
torció por un atajo
 Definition
turn down a shortcut
Term
hundirse
 Definition
to sink
Term
una caja de cartón
 Definition
a cardboard box
Term
flotar
 Definition
to float
Term
zambullirse
 Definition
to dive
Term
atrapar por el pelo
 Definition
catch by the hair
Term
aferrarse a él
 Definition
to cling to him
Term
tragó roncamente
 Definition
he swallowed hoarsely
Term
remolcándolo
 Definition
towing (the body)
Term
CPR
 Definition
la RCP
Term
orilla
 Definition
shore
Term
arrastrarse
 Definition
to crawl
Term
desangrar
 Definition
to bleed
Term
sobreviviente
 Definition
survivor
Term
cadáver
 Definition
corpse
Term
ocuparse con un matrimonio sirio
 Definition
he occupied himself with a syrian married couple
Term
sin que se borrara la sonrisa de los labios finos
 Definition
without stopping smiling
Term
espuma rompiendo en las arrecifes y caletas
 Definition
foam breaking up on the reef and coves
Term
la línea de Tunéz
 Definition
the Tunisia route
Term
la ensayó en una cabaret
 Definition
they rehearsed it? tried it out?
Term
las casas plomizas
 Definition
the lead houses
Term
la isla lo gozaba con una tal intimidad
 Definition
the island took him (like sexual)
Term
cargar la falúa
 Definition
load the tender
Term
echó a andar por la isla
 Definition
he set off around the island
Term
la falúa se fue empequeñeciendo
 Definition
the tender got smaller and smaller
Term
lo miraban de reojo
 Definition
looked at him out of the corner of their eyes
Term
trepó saboreando cada alto
 Definition
he climbed, savouring every height
Term
con Klaios y los suyos
 Definition
his friends/ family
Term
brisa del mar
 Definition
sea breeze
Term
cuando ya lo conocieran bien, les hablaría de quedarse
 Definition
when they knew him better, he'd talk to them about staying
Term
la cuesta era escarpada
 Definition
the slope was steep
Term
reemplazar a White
 Definition
to replace White
Term
inhabitable
 Definition
uninhabitable
Term
los pulpos eran recurso principal
 Definition
octopus was their main source
Term
puñado de habitantes
 Definition
handful of inhabitants
Term
fletar un barco
 Definition
to hire a boat
Term
librerías de viejo
 Definition
old libraries
Term
sobrevolaba Xiros
 Definition
flew over Xiros
Term
espeso azul
 Definition
deep blue
Term
un tren nocturno
 Definition
a night train
Term
supo sin la menor duda
 Definition
he knew without any doubt
Term
lo miraron asombradas
 Definition
they looked at him, astonished
Term
tomillo y salvia
 Definition
thyme and sage
Term
lo arrancó de la muñeca
 Definition
he took it off his wrist
Term
tenso de sol
 Definition
tight/ tense from the sun
Term
se dejó caer de espaldas
 Definition
he let himself fall back
Term
resistió sus aristas, y sus lomos encendidos
 Definition
he just missed their edges and burning sides (the stones)
Term
alcanzaba las botellas
 Definition
reach for the bottles
Term
se enderezó
 Definition
he sat up straight
Term
desgarrándose un brazo entre las espinas
 Definition
cutting himself on the spikes
Term
respiración artificial
 Definition
CPR
Term
el tiempo para que Marini cambiara su rumbo y se zambullera
 Definition
the moment for Marini to change direction and dive
Term
arrastrarse desangrándose
 Definition
to drag oneself, bleeding
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