Los de abajo: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
Las 40 palabras que Mariano Azuela repite una y otra vez en «Los de abajo» y que no están entre las 4.000 más comunes del inglés. Apréndelas antes y los primeros capítulos se leerán mucho mejor. Cada una lleva su pronunciación, su traducción y una frase del libro.
damn/ˈdæm/malditamente39 veces en el libro
Look here, confound it, we want to eat, and damn quick tool Are you coming out or are we going to make you?"
sierra/siˈɛɹə/sierra28 veces en el libro
The woman stared into the darkness of the sierra.
fool/ˈfuɫ/tonto, necio, imbécil19 veces en el libro
"You cursed fool, you've maimed me for life."
ranch/ˈɹæntʃ/rancho16 veces en el libro
"Tell me what they call this ranch, woman?"
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/asustar, amedrentar, atemorizar14 veces en el libro
As he sought to seize her wrist, she grew frightened, and Picking up the empty pitcher, flew out the door.
tenderfootnovato13 veces en el libro
"Who's this tenderfoot?"
corral/kɝˈæɫ/corral, corraliza, cortil13 veces en el libro
The dog, excited to the point of madness, had jumped over the corral fence.
canyon/ˈkænjən/cañón, barranca, cañadón13 veces en el libro
When, after many hours of climbing, he gazed back, huge flames shot up from the depths of the canyon by the river.
bill/ˈbɪɫ/cuenta, factura, compto12 veces en el libro
See this wallet full of nice new bills?
trousers/ˈtɹaʊzɝz/pantalón12 veces en el libro
He was tall and well built, with a sanguine face and beardless chin; he wore shirt and trousers of white cloth, a broad Mexican hat and leather sandals.
rag/ˈɹæɡ/trapo, jirón, harapo12 veces en el libro
Ropes hung from the roof, securing an old adobe mold, used as a bed; on it a child slept, covered with gray rags.
saddle/ˈsædəɫ/poner una silla de montar a ensillar11 veces en el libro
A few moments later, amid cries of joy and a bustle of arms, they began saddling their horses.
peso/ˈpeɪsoʊ/peso10 veces en el libro
… your superiors, will go about trying to pile up a few million pesos....'"
bandit/ˈbændət/bandido, bandida, bandolero10 veces en el libro
"I'll wager you know Macias the bandit, lady?
hut/ˈhət/choza10 veces en el libro
These proved to be a few wretched straw huts, dispersed all over the river slopes, between rows of young sprouting corn and beans.
dawn/ˈdɔn/amanecer, alba, albor10 veces en el libro
At dawn, he approached the pit of the canyon.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/mañana9 veces en el libro
On the morrow, Demetrio complained bitterly of his wound; he could no longer ride on horseback.
insult/ˈɪnˌsəɫt/insulto, denuesto, improperio9 veces en el libro
Now it was Demetrio's men who screamed insults.
spur/ˈspɝ/espolear, acicatear, arrear9 veces en el libro
They spurred their horses to a gallop as if in that mad race they laid claims of possession to the earth.
scratch/ˈskɹætʃ/rascar9 veces en el libro
"Yes, I know what brought you here," Demetrio interrupted dryly, scratching his head.
tequila/təˈkiɫə/tequila8 veces en el libro
"Bring me a bottle of tequila, Sergeant: I've decided to spend the night with this charming lady....
stretcher/ˈstɹɛtʃɝ/camilla, parihuela, angarilla8 veces en el libro
They were forced to carry him the rest of the way on a makeshift stretcher of leaves and branches.
hoof/ˈhuf/pezuña, casco8 veces en el libro
The beat of horses' hoofs rang in the quarry nearby.
lousy/ˈɫaʊzi/piojoso8 veces en el libro
"Show your faces, you lousy cowards!"
crest/ˈkɹɛst/cresta, copete, penacho8 veces en el libro
The pitaya trees rose tenuous, tall, like the tapering, gnarled fingers of a giant; other trees of all sorts bowed their crests toward the pit of the abyss.
colonel/ˈkɝnəɫ/coronel8 veces en el libro
The colonel?
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/murmullo8 veces en el libro
The river crept along, murmuring as the waters rose and fell in small cascades.
waiter/ˈweɪtɝ/camarero, mesero, garzón8 veces en el libro
"I don't want no more to drink," Blondie said to the waiter, "I'm feeling sick.
devil/ˈdɛvəɫ/diablo, demonio8 veces en el libro
"What the devil are you waiting for, fool?
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/bravo, valiente8 veces en el libro
I'll always stand up for a brave man."
boil/ˈbɔɪɫ/hervir, bullir, cocer8 veces en el libro
His injured leg trailing behind him, he shuffled from hut to hut in search of a little alcohol, a kettle of boiled water and some rags.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/apagado, apenas perceptible, apenas visible8 veces en el libro
At last, when the ultimate faint rays of the moon were spent in the rosy dimness of the dawn, the silhouette of a soldier loomed at the end of the trail.
cacique/kəˈsik/cacique, arrendajo7 veces en el libro
That cacique who's chased and run me ragged over these hills, is at Mohayua now …
mil/ˈmɪɫ/millas7 veces en el libro
In the middle of the night, they pulled me out of my house; three damn policemen; I woke up a soldier twenty-five miles away from my hometown.
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/melancolía, engurrio7 veces en el libro
Among the reeds, the frogs chanted the implacable melancholy of the hour.
brim/ˈbɹɪm/borde7 veces en el libro
This time she carried a pitcher of milk brimming over with foam.
shrill/ˈʃɹɪɫ/estridente7 veces en el libro
The ragged crew jumped to their feet, uttering shrill cries of joy; then their jubilation turned sinister and they gave vent to threats, oaths and imprecations.
vain/ˈveɪn/vano, vacuo7 veces en el libro
In vain an old sergeant harangued the soldiers, insulting them in the hope of rallying them.
barracks/ˈbæɹəks/cuartel7 veces en el libro
I wrote a piece in favor of the revolution, you see; as a result, they persecuted me, caught me, and finally landed me in the barracks."
tortilla/tɔɹˈtiə/kodzito, pishtón, tlaxcal7 veces en el libro
said a man, who sat Indian-fashion, eating, a coarse earthenware plate in his right hand, three folded tortillas in the other.
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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