SPAVH: Abriendo Paso - Cajas de cartón
la lata
(tin) can
A mí me caía bien
I liked him
corridos mexicanos
Mexican folk songs
magullado
bruised; sore
los racimos
bunches, clusters
el zumbido
buzzing
el/ la contratista
contractor, foreman
cocidos
cooked
el algodón
cotton
dejar andando el motor
crestfallen, dejected
la muchedumbre
crowd
los braceros
day-laborers
mareado
dizzy
la cerca
fence
la harina
flour
el capataz
foreman
cabizbajo
forlorn, dejected
las parras
grape vines
las uvas
grapes
fornido, a
grueso, de forma amplia
tampoco había pegado ojo
had not slept a wink either
el pañuelo
handkerchief
la cosecha
harvest
agujero
hole
la manguera
hose
la choza
hut
palmo a palmo
inch by inch
el colchón
mattress
empapado
mojado, soaked
los fideos
noodles
el perico
parakeet
la olla
pot, pan
encender
prender, to turn on (a light)
el recreo
recess
asustado
scared
el pupitre
school desk
las mangas
sleeves
la pendiente
slope
el palito
small stick
oliente y pesado
smelly and heavy
manchada
stained
sumidos
sunken in
el sudor
sweat
la temporada
the (harvest, sports, planting) season
las cajas
the boxes
el amanecer
the dawn
las abolladuras y mellas
the dents and nicks
la capota
the hood del coche/auto/carro
los cachivaches
the junk
el nudo en la garganta
the lump in my throat
la mudanza
the move (of homes)
el lodo
the mud
el dueño
the owner
el pizcador
the picker
el surco
the row
las filas
the rows
los lazos
the ties, knots
el peso
the weight (also, currency in México)
hervir (ie)
to boil
acarrear
to carry, llevarse
masticar
to chew
sofocar de gusto
to choke up with pleasure
ensabanar
to cover
tapar
to cover
trazar
to draw, to trace
secar
to dry
roer por comejenes
to eaten away by termites
saborear
to enjoy
apear
to get off
agarrar
to grab
palidecer
to grow pale
entregarse
to hand over/give in
esconder
to hide,
sujetar
to hold out
apresurarse
to hurry
brincar
to jump
mudarse
to move
empacar
to pack
enrollarse
to peel off
recoger
to pick up, gather, harvest
apuntar
to point
entristecer
to sadden
rascar
to scratch
suspirar
to sigh
señalar
to signal, to point out
deslizar
to slip
derramar
to spill
sobrestaltar
to startle
rodear
to surround
tragarse
to swallow
barrer el suelo
to sweep the floor
sacar
to take out
contarle
to tell them
amarrar
to tie up
estremecer
to tremble
advertirle
to warn someone
susurrar
to whisper
apuntar
to write down
la cima
top
el camión
truck; bus (mexico)
la viña
vineyard
las nueces
walnuts
lo que nos pertenecía
what used to belong to us
gastado, a
worn-out