| 1) caramba: mild explicative (goodness gracious, etc.) | parece: (it) appears/looks like | tendremos: we'll have (are going to have) | mal tiempo: bad weather y yo: and I | con: with | sin: without | capota: convertible top 2) temer: to fear | me lo temía: I was afraid of it (this) | se descargó: discharge, unload, let loose | tempestad: tempest, storm 3) refugiar: take refuge | aquel: that | rancho: country dwelling, hut* | dejaré: I'll leave | debajo de: under, underneath | árbol: tree | *In regions where this is the usage, a "ranch" is an "estancia" or "hacienda." 4) abran: open (you plural) 5) pillar: to catch (by surprise) | lluvia: rain | estoy: I'm | hecho: made | sopa: soup ....(I'm soaking wet.) | puedo: can (may) I | pasar: pass/come in | claro: clearly (of courser) 6) durará: will last | mucho: much (for long) | temporal: storm | quién: who |sabe: knows 7) esperar: wait | hasta que: until (that) | escampar: to clear off/away, stop raining | como: as | quiera: you (may) wish 8) casa: house | se llueve: leaks | entero: entire (everywhere) 9) dígame: tell me | por qué: why | arreglar: fix, repair | techo: roof | porque: because | lloviendo: raining 10) cuando: when | no llueve: it's not raining 11) entonces: then | no hay: there's no | necesidad: necessity, need Notice the bracero (brazier) with hot coals (of charcoal), a common way of heating in poor homes. Dangerous to the unwary who don't realize that with improper ventilation carbon dioxide may be present in deadly amounts. A dramatized mp3 recording of this cartoon with sound effects and music is available. Click for details. |