A CONVICT'S TALE-GLOSSARY

Hi, in this term we have to read a book, it name is '' A Convict's Tale'' and I am going to post the new vocabulary that I have learnt.

 This is the glossary from Chapter 1 to 6:

Sewer: pipes for waste (alcantarillado)

Pale: white face (pálido)

Loaf: piece of bread (hogaza de pan)

Maid: domestic servant (criada)

Butler: servant (mayordomo)
Court: place where legal decisions are made (tribunal)

Chain: links (cadenas)

Rings: when you don't sleep well under your ayer you have this (ojeras)

Knit: a way to sew (tejer)

Wool: sheep coat (lana)

Wood: tree fibre (madera)

Guilty: convicted of a crime (culpable)

Nappy: baby's nappy (pañal)
Laundry maid: a person who clean the clothes (lavandera)

Mud: dirt and water (barro)

Obstinate: stubborn (obstinado)

Housekeeper: servant (ama de llaves)
Dye: coloring material (tinte)

Starch: almidón

Tub: bucket where you can put water and clothes (cubo)

Tablecloths: table cover (mantel)

Washboard: board used for scrubbing laundry (tabla de lavar)
Mangle: to remove the water (escurridor)

Well: a place where you can take water underground (pozo)
Poured: tip into something (verter)

Dragged: pull something along the ground (arrastrar)
Insolent: imprudent (insolente)

Buns: cakes (bollo)
Icing: frosting on cake (glaseado)

Sight: eyesight (vista)

Grab: take hold of (agarrar)

Tray: flat receptacle for food, drinks (bandeja)

Trial: resolution of legal issue in court (juicio)

Hemp: rough fibre (cáñamo)

Beat: hit (golpear)

Logs: pieces of wood (trozos de madera)

Straw: stalk of cereal plant (paja)

Cheek: part of your face under your eyes (mejilla)
Deck: floor of ship (cubierta)
Drown: die in water (ahogarse)

Voyage: travel (viaje)

Starving: very hungry (hambriento)

Huts: shelter (refugio)
Miserable: feeling sad (triste)
Training: skill learned (experiencia,entrenamiento)

Surgeon: doctor that operates people (cirujano)

Bruises: mark on body (moratones)
Pardon: forgive (perdonar)
Fear: be afraid of (temer)

Expressions:

It was freezing cold: hacía un frío que pelaba.

Tears filled her eyes: sus ojos se llenaron de lágrimas.

Held your head high: mantener la cabeza alta.

Has found you guilty: declarado culpable.

From head to toe: de la cabeza a los pies.

Mouths watered: hacerse la boca agua.

Died from sickness: morir de enfermedad.

Gave her a black eye: poner un ojo morado
Couldn't belive her luck: no se podía creer su suerte
She didn't expect to receive reply for months: no esperaba tener respuesta durante muchos meses
Tore open the envelope: rasgar el sobre
I haven't hear from your mother: no he oido hablar sobre tu madre.
Gave pardons: conceder indultos.