Dictogloss Session 3

5 English Language terms

Dear students, this glossary contains new words that are in the text. It will be helpful that you know these words after the dictation stage.

blinding
adjective
Making it difficult for you to see.
Example: The first wave of lambs came three weeks early, in the middle of the night and in the middle of a blinding snowstorm.
es: cegadora
A blinding sun
hitchhiked
verb
Past Simple and Past participle of hitchhike. It is to travel by getting free rides in someone else's vehicle.
Example: They hitchhiked to Riobamba.
es: hacer autoestop, hacer dedo, pedir un aventón.
A hitchhiker
Louisian'
noun
It is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.
Example: I went to Louisiana five years ago when I was ten years old.
es: Luisiana
Louisiana
wayward
adjective
Difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior.
Example: He was a wayward kid.
es: rebelde, caprichoso
A wayward man
woulda
verb
Informal expression of "would have" or "would've" to talk about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation.
Example: 1. She never woulda been tired if she hadn't gone to bed later. 2. If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick
es: hubiese