Vocabulario de “Crecer”Por Gary Soto

Por Clinton

acordarse

To remember

afanosamente

eagerly

agobiar

To weigh down

alterado

agitated

alzar

To raise

aniñada

girly

apostar

To bet

arriar

To lower

aspereza

roughness

Aspersor de riego

sprinkler

asustar

To frighten

atroz

atrocious

brazalete

bracelet

bromear

To joke

Buque (de guerra)

Ship (warship)

caída

fall

capataz

foreman

carcomer

To eat away

chancletear

To wear slipper-likeshoes

chapotear

To splash

chuchería

trinket

cicatriz

scar

clavar

To insert something

Consentir

To allow

coquetear

To flirt

corroer

To corrode

cuneta

ditch

derramar

To spill

Des(doblar)

To unfold

emborracharse

To get drunk

empapar

To soak

encerrar

To lock up

encoger

To shrug

espaldera

trellis

estallar

To burst

estremecer

To shudder

fingir

To fake

globo

balloon

hartarse

To become fed up

jalar

To pull

latir

To beat

Llave de agua

Tap, faucet

lograr

To achieve

malecón

Sea front

manguera

hose

manosear

To handle

mecedora

Rocking chair

oleada

wave

ostra

oyster

Palomitas de maíz

popcorn

portal

doorway

portarse

To behave oneself

rebotar

To bounce

regar

To water

rezar

To pray

sacudir

To shake

sinfín

A great many

sombría

sullen

sonoro

resounding

soportar

To put up with

taparse

To cover oneself

Tomar prestado

To borrow

tornado

tornado

travesuras

pranks

trozo

Piece

Valer la pena

To be worth it

vengarse

To get revenge

volcar

To turn over

zumbido

buzzing