The priest and the parrot
The priest and the parrot
15 null terms
- Cantankerous
- adjective
- arguing and complaining a lot
- Example: He's getting a little cantankerous in his old age
- en: Cascarrabias/Malhumorado
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- Chant
- Curb
- verb
- to control or limit something that is not wanted
- Example: The government should act to curb tax evasion
- en: Reprimir/Frenar
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- Fondly
- adverb
- in a way that shows love or great liking
- Example: He smiled fondly at the children
- en: Afectuosamente
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- Glimpse
- Verb
- to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly
- Example: We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train.
- en: Vistazo
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- Hirsute
- adjective
- having a lot of hair, especially on the face or body
- Example: The hirsute teenager was warned that he would be expelled from school if he did not take a haircut
- en: Hirsuto
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- Huddle
- verb
- to come close together in a group, for example, because it is cold.
- Example: Employees huddled around television sets at the company.
- en: Montón/Amontonarse
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- Languish
- Verb
- to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time
- Example: He languished for a week after getting sick
- en: Languidecer
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- Limp
- adjective
- not firm or stiff
- Example: He gave me a limp handshake
- en: Flácido
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- Measles
- Noun
- an infectious disease that produces small, red spots all over the body
- Example: One of the children got the measles
- en: Sarampión
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- Misconstrue
- verb
- to form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something that someone does or says
- Example: She said Harris had misconstrued her comments.
- en: Mal-interpretar
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- Mourn
- verb
- to feel or express great sadness, especially because of someone's death
- Example: She was still mourning for her brother
- en: Lamentar
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- Parish
- Noun
- an area cared for by one priest with its own church
- Example: That is a very old parish.
- en: parroquia
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- Rein
- noun
- a long, thin piece of material, especially leather, that helps you to control and direct a horse.
- Example: You pull on both reins to stop or slow a horse.
- en: Rienda
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- Squint
- verb
- to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly
- Example: The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint
- en: Entrecerrar los ojos
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