The priest and the parrot glossary.

19 null terms

Beehive

Noun

A container shaped like a box in which bees are kept so that their honey can be collect.

Example: She was trying to collect the honey from the beehive, and he was stung by the bees.

es: Colmena

Cantankerous

adjective

arguing and complaining a lot

Example: We didn't know who were arguing. Then, we noticed that there were two cantankerous parrots.

Celibate

Adjective

Not married and not having sex, especially for religious reasons.

Example: One of the requirements to be a priest is to be celibate.

es: Célibe

Chant

Verb

To repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously.

Example: Parrots are well-known for chanting what they hear.

es: corear - repetir

Curb

Verb

to control or limit something that is not wanted

Example: We tried to curb the spread of the disease as much as possible.

es: frenar - controlar

Glimpse

Verb

To see someone or something for a very short time or only partly.

Example: I was walking in the neighborhood when I glimpsed our new neighbor.

es: vislumbrar - vistazo

Hirsute

Adjective

having a lot of hair, especially on the face or body

Example: Mathew has been growing his hair. Now he looks very hirsute.

Measles

Noun

An infectious disease that produces small, red spots all over the body.

Example: There were several cases of measles among children in the school.

es: sarampión

Mourn

Verb

To feel great sadness because someone's death

Example: He mourned for his dead son every single day.

es: estar de luto

Octogenarian

Noun

A person between 80 and 90 years old.

Example: Octogenarians have been the major group being affected by the pandemic situation.

es: Octogenario

Outnumber

Verb

to be greater in number than someone or something

Example: It is clearly that girls outnumber the men in this class.

es: Sobrepasar

Parish

Noun

an area that has its own church and that a priest is responsible for

Example: She lived her whole life in this parish.

Pious

adjective

strongly believing in religion, and living in a way that shows this belief

Example: She is a pious follower of the faith, never missing her prayers.

Replenishment

Noun

the act of filling something up again by replacing what has been used.

Example: Everyone was hungry at dinner and replenishment of food was necessary.

es: Rellenar

Scatter

Verb

To cause or move far apart in different directions

Example: The students were playing and they scattered the paper all over the floor.

es: Dispersar

Shepherd

Noun

A person whose job is to take care of sheep

Example: The shepherd went to the mountain to save his sheep from the wolf.

es: Pastor

Slink

verb

to walk away from somewhere quietly so that you are not noticed.

Example: The cat slinked away as soon as the dog started to bark.

es: arrancar

Squint

Verb

to partly Cole your eyes in order to see more clearly

Example: It is impossible to squint your eyes if you look at the sunshine.

Stew

Noun

A type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetable cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid.

Example: Mom likes to cook a hearty stew for dinner every Monday.

es: estofado