Essential English Vocabulary and Spanish Meanings

Nature and Wildlife Terms

• Meadow – A piece of open grassland, often with wildflowers. → Prado / Claro
• River bank – The ground bordering a river. → Orilla del río / Ribera
• Willow – A tree or shrub often found near water with flexible, drooping branches. → Sauce
• Sparrow – A small, common, brownish-gray bird. → Gorrión
• Wren – A small, brown bird with a short, upright tail and a strong song. → Chochín / Reyezuelo
• Mistletoe – A plant with white berries, often used as a Christmas decoration. → Muérdago
• Dawn – The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise; the beginning. → Amanecer

Human Actions and Sensory Descriptions

• Gather – To come together or assemble; to collect. → Reunir / Recoger
• Swoop down – To descend quickly and suddenly from a height. → Bajar en picada
• Shuffling – Walking without lifting the feet completely from the ground. → Arrastrar los pies
• Approach – To come near or nearer to something; a way of dealing with something. → Acercarse / Aproximación
• Tremble – To shake involuntarily, typically from fear, cold, or excitement. → Temblar / Estremecerse
• Whisper – To speak very softly, without vocal cord vibration. → Susurrar / Susurro
• Drifting – Being carried slowly by a current; moving aimlessly. → Derivar / A la deriva
• Delved – To search or research deeply and intensively for information. → Profundizó / Investigó a fondo
• Spit – To eject saliva or food from the mouth. → Escupir
• Growling – Making a low, guttural, and often menacing sound. → Gruñido / Gruñendo
• Rustling – Making a soft, muffled sound of dry leaves or fabric moving. → Susurro / Crujido

Abstract Concepts and Living Spaces

• Priests – Clergy members authorized to perform religious rites. → Sacerdotes
• Omen – A sign of a future good or evil event. → Augurio / Presagio
• Barefoot – Without shoes or socks on the feet. → Descalzo
• Forgetfulness – The state of being prone to forgetting. → Olvido / Descuido
• Doorway – The opening or space that a door closes or opens; the threshold. → Umbral / Portal
• Dwelling – A house, apartment, or other shelter where a person lives. → Vivienda / Morada
• Sorrow – A feeling of deep distress, sadness, or regret. → Dolor / Pena
• Dead – No longer alive; deprived of life. → Muerto
• Death – The permanent end of all life functions. → Muerte
• Wretch – An unfortunate, unhappy, or contemptible person. → Desdichado / Miserable
• Shafts – Long, slender rods (for spears or arrows); beams of light. → Astas / Ejes / Rayos
• Crumbling – Breaking or falling apart into small fragments; disintegrating. → Desmoronarse / Deshacerse