The priest and the parrot

15 terms

short story

Bashfully
Adverb
in a shy way
Example: She smiled bashfully.
en: timidamente
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beehives
Noun
a structure made for bees to live in
Example: one day I touched a beehive and all the bees flew towards me.
en: colmena
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Celibate
adjective
​not married and not having sex, especially for religious reasons
Example: priests have to stay celibate.
en: Celibato
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chanting
Noun
the activity of shouting or singing the same words or phrases many times
Example: Racist chanting will not be tolerated.
en: canticos
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Enamel
Noun
a substance made from glass powder that is melted onto metal, pots, etc. and forms a hard shiny surface to protect or decorate them
Example: The iron pan was covered with white enamel
en: esmalte
Glimpsed
verb
glimpse somebody/something to see somebody/something for a moment, but not very clearly
Example: I only caught a glimpse of the baby
en: percibir
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Hamlets
Noun
a very small village
Example: my family and I used to live in a hamlet near the forest.
en: pequeñas villas
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Languished
adjective
an unpleasant or unwanted situation, for a long time
Example: he has been languishing in jail since 1974
en: languidecer
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measles
Noun
a disease, especially of children, that causes a high temperature and small red spots that cover the whole body
Example: my cousin when he was a child had measles
en: sarampion
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Outnumber
Verb
to be greater in number than somebody/something
Example: Their failures vastly outnumber their successes
en: superar numericamente
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replenishment
Noun
the act of making something full again by replacing what has been used
Example: The clinic's drug supply is in serious need of replenishment.
en: reposicion
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Scattered
ADJECTIVE
spread far apart over a wide area or over a long period of time
Example: My family are scattered around the world
en: Disperso
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Shaft
Noun
a long, narrow passage that usually goes straight down in a building or underground
Example: The mechanic inspected the engine shaft.
en: eje
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Squint
verb
to look at something with your eyes partly shut in order to keep out bright light or to see better
Example: I couldn't see anything I had to squint my eyes because the sun wouldn't let me see the road.
en: echar un vistazo
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Vantage Point
NOUN
a position from which you watch something
Example: the view of the tower from this vantage point is more than satisfactory.
en: Punto de vista
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