Spanish Vocab From La Malinche, Chapter 2

Front 1

hindering, annoying

Back 1

estorboso

Front 2

to do without, to do away with

Back 2

prescindir

Front 3

to light up, to give birth to

Back 3

alumbrar

Front 4

to shrink, to contract, to cringe

Back 4

encoger

Front 5

uncertainty

Back 5

incertidumbre

Front 6

field of corn

Back 6

milpa

Front 7

to sow, to scatter

Back 7

sembrar

Front 8

to travel through, to look over

Back 8

recorrer

Front 9

to reconcile

Back 9

conciliar

Front 10

terrifying

Back 10

aterrador

Front 11

to watch, to spy on

Back 11

acechar

Front 12

prepared for sowing of seed

Back 12

sembradío

Front 13

cob

Back 13

mazorca

Front 14

indifference

Back 14

desapego

Front 15

owner, master

Back 15

amo

Front 16

to sharpen, to make keener

to exacerbate

Back 16

agudizar

Front 17

zealous, hasty, diligent

Back 17

acucioso

Front 18

upset (noun)

Back 18

vuelco

Front 19

affection, fondness

Back 19

afecto

Front 20

flickering

Back 20

parpadeante

Front 21

heaven, sky

Back 21

firmamento

Front 22

heavenly body, star

Back 22

astro

Front 23

course (in navegation)

Back 23

rumbo

Front 24

sojuzgar

Back 24

subjugate

Front 25

to live, to exist, to survive

Back 25

subsistir

Front 26

to be urgently necessary

Back 26

urgir

Me urge hacerlo. --> I urgently need to do it.

Front 27

to long for

Back 27

anhelar

Front 28

ridiculous, idiotic, perverse

Back 28

aberrante

Front 29

to act as guardian to

Back 29

tutelar

Front 30

earthenware vessel

Back 30

vasija

Front 31

to rest, to lie

Back 31

reposar

Front 32

surface

Back 32

superficie

Front 33

party, fine clothes, performance

Back 33

gala

Front 34

to melt, to merge, to blow (a fuse)

Back 34

fundir

Front 35

corncob, ear of maize

Back 35

elote

Front 36

livelihood, one's living

Back 36

sustento

Front 37

favorable, suitable

Back 37

propicio

Front 38

goodness, kindness

Back 38

bondad

Front 39

to establish, to set up

Back 39

instaurar

Front 40

fortune-teller

Back 40

adivino

Front 41

careful, thorough

Back 41

detenido

Front 42

kit bag

Back 42

petate

Front 43

area, expanse, extent

Back 43

extensión

Front 44

to cross, to pass through, to go through, to put across

Back 44

atravesar

Front 45

to amaze, to surprise

Back 45

asombrar

Front 46

blanket

Back 46

manta

Front 47

tangle, knot, love affair

Back 47

enredo

Front 48

to pray

Back 48

orar

Front 49

eyelid

Back 49

párpado

Front 50

to drain, to wring out, to drip, to get away

Back 50

escurrir

Front 51

cocoa for chocolate

Back 51

metate

Front 52

to feel, to touch, to feel around

Back 52

palpar

Front 53

premonition, omen

Back 53

presagio

Front 54

fateful, disastrous

Back 54

funesto

Front 55

omen, sign

Back 55

augurio

Front 56

ear (of corn), peg, pin

Back 56

espiga

Front 57

belonging to

Back 57

perteneciente

Front 58

light, slight, faint, mild

Back 58

leve

Front 59

drizzle

Back 59

llovizna

Front 60

cape, cloak, coating, layer

Back 60

capa

Front 61

tunic

Back 61

túnica

Front 62

shriek, howl

Back 62

alarido

Front 63

fright

Back 63

espanto

Front 64

ashen, ash-gray

Back 64

ceniciento

Front 65

crane

Back 65

grulla

Front 66

terrible, awful

Back 66

pésimo

Front 67

lobster, locust

Back 67

langosta

Front 68

to happen, to come after

Back 68

suceder

Front 69

a mayan style of dress

Back 69

huipil

Front 70

squatting

Back 70

en cuclillas

Front 71

to bid higher, to struggle

Back 71

pujar

Front 72

stomach, belly

Back 72

vientre

Front 73

to arise

Back 73

provenir

Front 74

a small sack

Back 74

costalito

Front 75

jute (a course fiber)

Back 75

yute