Spanish Vocab (S-E Translation IV)
el asedio
a siege; harassment, hounding
un abismo
abyss
a la deriva
adrift
los progenitores
biological parents
un soplo
breath, breeze
agua dulce
fresh water
insolente
insolent (rude, lippy)
no era cosa de
it was not a matter of...
desnudo
naked
un pañal
nappy
un embarcadero
pier
un cachorro
puppy, cub (/child)
un rango
rank
la vergüenza
shame, embarrassment
un bofetón
slap
de modo que
so that
de algún modo
somehow
aspaviento (noun)
song and dance, wild gesticulation
con posterioridad
subsequently, afterwards
un bote
tin, jar (small container) / small boat
asomar
to appear, to stick out (e.g. head out the window)
quedar marcado por
to be marked by (scarred, defined)
tapar
to cover
arrastrarse
to crawl
arreglar
to fix; to arrange
arreglarse
to get ready
traspasarse
to go right through / pierce
recoger
to pick up, collect
comprobar
to prove, to confirm
oler a
to smell of
velar
to watch over
una huella
trace, mark / footprint
sin muchos aspavientos
without much ado