This is a glossary for The Priest and the Parrot text and partial 1.
Bashful
Adjective
Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy.
Example: Everything you need to know but have been too bashful to ask.
en: Tímido/a.
Beady
Adjective
A person's small, round, and gleaming eyes.
Example: She blinks her blue beady eyes.
en: Redondos.
Beneath
Preposition
Extending or directly underneath.
Example: The ancient city has lain hidden beneath the sea for 2,000 years.
en: Debajo.
Braided
Adjective
Hair formed into a braid or braids.
Example: A little girl with tightly braided hair.
en: Trenzado.
Cobbled
Adjective
Area or roadway paved with cobbles.
Example: A cobbled courtyard.
en: Empedrado.
Convalesce
Verb
Recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or medical treatment.
Example: He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke.
en: Convaleciente.
Curb
Noun
A check or restraint on something.
Example: Plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing.
en: Bordillo.
Dart
Verb
Move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly.
Example: She darted across the street.
en: Alejarse.
Dwelling
Noun
A house, flat, or other place of residence.
Example: The proposed dwelling is out of keeping with those nearby.
en: Vivienda.
Enamel
Noun
An opaque or semi-transparent glossy substance that is a type of glass, applied by vitrification to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating.
Example: Pieces of metalwork decorated with enamel.
en: Esmalte.
Expletive
Noun
An oath or swear word.
Example: He was greeted by a stream of expletives.
en: Improperio.
Feather
Noun
Any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs.
Example: The waxwing has very bright feathers and a prominent crest.
en: Plumas.
Gleaming
Adjective
Reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished.
Example: Gleaming black limousines.
en: Reluciente.
Glimpse
Verb
See or perceive briefly or partially.
Example: He glimpsed a figure standing in the shade.
en: Vistazo.
Hirsute.
Adjective.
Hairy.
Example: Their hirsute chests.
en: Velludo.
Huddle
Verb
Crowd together; nestle closely.
Example: They huddled together for warmth.
en: Acurrucado.
Mastiff
Noun
A breed of dogs of a large, strong breed with drooping ears and pendulous lips.
Example: Others claim the bulldog resulted from the crosses between mastiffs and Dutch pug dogs.
en: Mastina.
Measles
Substantive
An infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash, typically occurring in childhood.
Example: Women queue to have their children immunized against measles.
en: Sarampión.
Mistify
Verb
Utterly bewilder or perplex someone.
Example: I was completely mystified by his disappearance.
en: Desconcertar.
Mourned
Verb
Feel or show sorrow for the death of someone.
Example: Isabel mourned her husband.
en: Llorar.
Nourish
Verb
Provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
Example: I was doing everything I could to nourish and protect the baby.
en: Nutrir.
Perch
Noun
An object on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or horizontal bar.
Example: The budgerigar shuffled along its perch.
en: Percha.
Puffed
Adjective
Out of breath.
Example: He felt puffed after climbing to the top of the apartment block.
en: Infló.
Rein
Noun
A long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse's bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse in riding or driving.
Example: Spotting them, she quickly grabbed the reins and led the horses back at a trot.
en: Rienda.
Replenishment
Noun
Restoration of a stock or supply to a former level or condition.
Example: A target for replenishment of depleted fish stocks.
en: Reposición.
Ribbon
Noun
A long, narrow strip of fabric, used for tying something or for decoration.
Example: The tiny pink ribbons in her hair.
en: Cinta.
Scatter
Verb
Throw in various random directions.
Example: The wind picked up and scattered leaves about me.
en: Dispersión.
Scorn
Verb
Feel or express contempt or disdain for.
Example: He tended to scorn technological advances he did not come up with himself.
en: Desdén.
Slink
Verb
Move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner.
Example: The fox came slinking through the bracken.
en: Escabullirse.
Squint
Verb
Look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.
Example: The bright sun made them squint.
en: Estrabismo.
Stroll
Verb
Walk in a leisurely way.
Example: I strolled around the city.
en: Paseo.
Sweep
Verb
Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.
Example: I've swept the floor.
en: Barrer.
Thicket
Noun
A dense group of bushes or trees.
Example: A horned owl perfectly camouflaged in a dense thicket.
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