La Casa en Mango Street Club de Lectura, Vocabulario

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el abanico
el abanico
fan
acalorado
acalorado
hot
la carta
la carta
menu
arrancar
arrancar
to tear out
la costra
la costra
scab
el mazacote
el mazacote
lumpy mess
quebrar
quebrar
to break
portarse
portarse
to behave
retener
retener
to keep
el cartero
el cartero
mailman
púrpura
púrpura
purple
la canela
la canela
cinnamon
el mármol
el mármol
marble
conceder
conceder
to give
el Pulgarcito
el Pulgarcito
Tom Thumb
la comadre
la comadre
close friend
la pulcritud
la pulcritud
tidiness
el bazar
el bazar
thrift store
el malvavisco
el malvavisco
marshmallow
ladearse
to tip over
agriar
to sour
la eternidad
eternity
grandote
huge
el boludo
jerk
bombear
to pump
el latido
beat
el hipo
hiccups
guango
loose
el tramo
flight
rociar
to spray
risueño
smiling
dar la gana
to feel like it
enlodar
to cover in mud
empapado
drenched
pretender
to expect
acordarse
to remember
el hibisco
hibiscus
crujiente
crunchy
la mariquita
ladybug
los escarabajos
scribbles
ovillarse
to curl up
el cardo
thistle
vertiginoso
fast
el girasol
sunflower
la porcelana
porcelain
el guirigay
ruckus
la manteca
butter
el moretón
bruise
el hilo
thread
la aguja
needle
menear
to shake
aterciopelado
velvety
la seda
silk
aplacarse
to calm down
la colina
hill
el candado
padlock
las patas
nerve
arder
to burn
metiche
nosy
detenerse
to stop
borrarse
to fade
jalar
to tug
enderezar
to straighten
prestar
to lend
recargarse
to lean against
sangrar
to bleed
la media
stocking
enrollar
to coil up
entristecer
to make sad
el satín
satin
el chal
wrap
el muchachito
young boy
asomarse
to look
envejecer
to grow old
el dominó
dominoes
la papaya
papaya
el coco
coconut
el hilito
thin trickle
hartarse
to get fed up
la gaviota
seagull
sintonizar
to tune in to
la cobija
blanket
súbito
sudden
florecer
to bloom
la agitación
excitement
el florero
vase
marchitar
to wither
la excusa
excuse
harapiento
ragged
puntiagudo
pointed
el apretón
squeeze
asomar
to stick out
la agujeta
shoelace
la manzana
block
abrocharse
to fasten
el pandillero
gang member
estacionar
to park
enmohecido
rusty
el fieltro
felt
la sinfonola
jukebox
la placa
plate
el raspón
scrape
rechinar
to creak
la bocanada
blast
el moho
mold
polvoriento
dusty
el geranio
geranium
ocultar
to hide
el braille
Braille
el alambre
wire
guiñador
winking
la esfinge
sphinx
los abarrotes
groceries
el ruiseñor
nightingale
chiflar
to whistle
la pañoleta
headscarf
el cuartucho
dump
avergonzado
embarrassed
el bracero
farm laborer
la cumbia
cumbia
el listón
strip
frotar
to rub
loquito
crazy
las barajas
fight
el tarro
jar
el vudú
voodoo
el yeso
plaster
el tapizado
upholstery
el mocoso
brat
la palma
palm
la baraja
pack of cards
apenar
to sadden
saltar
to jump
el loro
parrot
el estaño
tin
avergonzar
to embarrass
el ostión
oyster
la jalea
jelly
pegajoso
sticky
mugroso
filthy
la mosca
fly
el porrazo
blow
¡Zas!
Bang!
prendido
switched on
el pomo
knob
reblandecer
to soften
la sábana
sheet
amontonar
to pile up
quieto
still
apachurrar
to squash
la mejilla
cheek
el guardarropa
coat check
devorar
to devour
entrante
coming
brincar
to jump
disgustado
upset
bendito
blessed
la quijada
jaw
picudo
pointy
hondo
deep
el meneo
wag
sacudir
to shake
aprisa
quickly
arrullar
to lull to sleep
la lancha
boat
ensancharse
to widen
burlarse
to tease
prender
to switch on
la reverencia
bow
redondo
circular
desgastar
to wear out
estrenar
to wear for the first time
empinarse
to stand on tiptoe
el abanico
range
¡Híjole!
Wow!
la chancla
flip-flop
sonarse
to blow
el pordiosero
beggar
el bulevar
boulevard
desmayarse
to faint
la estampita
holy card
penosamente
with difficulty
la aprobación
approval
inflar
to inflate
anémico
anemic
la caricatura
cartoon
la mostaza
mustard
dar la lata
to be a pain
la queja
complaint
la canasta
basket
el tacón
heel
por si acaso
just in case
meditar
to meditate
el borrachín
boozer
la marea
wave
envidioso
jealous
tambaleante
wobbly
el cambalache
swap
caber
to fit
el linóleo
linoleum
educado
polite
la salamandra
salamander
el terciopelo
velvet
el ronquido
snore
el tamaño
size
chaparrito
short
menudo
small
la mermelada
jam
el/la chinche
bedbug
el mazacote
eyesore
la avena
oatmeal
descalzo
barefoot
algodonar
to stuff with cotton wool
el borreguito
little lamb
el puerco
pig
el cúmulo
cumulus cloud
el esquimal
Eskimo
las palomitas
popcorn
la almohada
pillow
malvado
evil
el cuete
firework
sabio
wise
el fregadero
sink
el parquímetro
parking meter
chiquear
to pamper
treparse a
to climb
sí mismo
himself
chistoso
funny
el viejito
old person
la traca
string of firecrackers
zonzo
stupid
el panameño
Panamanian
la navaja
razor
asustar
to frighten
parpadear
to blink
prender
to light
el chorro
loads
la chamba
job
la lana
bread
magullar
to bruise
la trompa
horn
el mareo
nausea
estrecho
narrow
el borrón
smudge
la ventanilla
window
la vueltita
short drive
pitar
to honk at
valer la pena
to be worth it
el maquillaje
makeup
puertorriqueño
Puerto Rican
la pata
leg
desabrochar
to unbutton
torpe
clumsy
la marimba
marimba
la polilla
moth
voltear
to turn over
la compraventa
buying and selling
el altero
heap
desmoronar
to cause to collapse
el manubrio
handlebars
pedalear
to pedal
chueco
crooked
la plática
talk
dar la vuelta
to turn around
la mocosa
madam
el mañoso
thief
de veras
truly
la hojalata
tin
arrepentirse
to regret (it)
echarse
to lie down
la bisabuela
great-grandmother
rasurar
to shave
la ruedita
small wheel
el peluche
stuffed toy
la diadema
diadem
el broche
hairslide
el robo
burglary
la monja
nun
el pasto
lawn
el casero
landlord
la escoba
broom
consolidar
to strengthen
la ternura
tenderness
adueñarse
to take over
amasar
to knead
el lonche
lunch
la reja
bars
el barrote
bar
la vasija
pot
el chivo
billy goat
chiquear
to spoil
embotellar
to bottle up
abotonar
to button up
el escuincle
kid
detener
to stop
el callejón
alley
la chamba
work
grasoso
greasy
la ardilla
squirrel
el alquitrán
tar
la mascada
silk handkerchief
la vecindad
neighborhood
el desagüe
drain
inquieto
restless
el pasillo
hall
el cisne
swan
la ladra
cry of hounds
el desguace
scrapping
el enchapado
plating
adrede
on purpose
ladeado
tilted to one side
el latón
brass
los cachivaches
trash
el cachivache
piece of junk
el chupón
sucker
la carcajada
loud laugh
desmoronar
to cause to crumble
el manubrio
handle
trepar
to climb
el gatito
kitten
el parpadeo
blinking
el candelabro
candelabra
el sollozo
sob
la rasura
shaving
lodoso
muddy
el chamaco
kid
roncar
to snore
la anchoa
anchovy
derechito
straight
la diadema
headband
descarapelado
chipped
hinchar
to exaggerate
el pasto
grass
lucir
to shine
la recámara
bedroom
acarrear
to carry
expuesto
on display
destacado
distinguished
intrincado
intricate
la cautela
caution
la complacencia
pleasure
plasmar
to give expression to
el seno
heart
la paradoja
paradox
el entramado
framework
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