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Veinte mil leguas de viaje submarino de Jules Verne

by salmontrue
Translator: Marc Cornelis
(157 terms)

Term Description
acontecimiento event
sin lugar a dudas without question/no doubt
buque ship/hull
huso spindle
cetáceo (of the order Cetacea) cetacean
inédito unpublished (text or author)
ortogar to concede or grant (INFINITIVE)
ictiólogo icthyologist (fish scientist)
no obstante NEVERTHELESS, however, EVEN SO, DESPITE, NONOSTANTE(IT)
popa stern (rear part of ship)
proa  prow or bow (the most front part of the ship. concave/pointy part)
fragata warship/frigate
prensa (news) press
verter pour/spill (in)
desmentir deny/refute/disprove
frívolo frivolous/playful/silly
temer to fear/be scared of
adquirir to buy/acquire
estribor starboard (the right side of a ship)
pecio wreckage
carena the bottom of a ship
quilla keel (the bottom FIN (like fish) of a ship)
babor port (left part of ship)
romo blunt (for objects)
perforar drill
mamparo Bulkhead (walls or divisions in a ship below its surface. also meant to support the ship)
abordaje boarding (noun)
hermético inscrutable OR reclusive OR airtight
cala slit or slice OR HOLD (of a ship. that is the cargo storage compartment)
agujero hole/crack/opening
cabo ending or tail end
dársena ship dock or "inner harbour" (?)
desgarro tear or sadness
punzón a stamp. or a hole puncher
nítido clear, defined
siniestro sinister/ shady
preciado valuable
intrigado (not on wordreference) from la Real Academia Espanola: Inspirar viva curiosidad. intrigued.
candente hot (red) or hot (the latest on the news)
motriz driving (the driving force)
artilugio gadget/gizmo
acribillar to shoot indiscriminately (on WR it's to pepper) or to pester
cuartilla sheet (of paper)
sonda like a probe??? or a catheter.
celda cell (jail) or habitat
pantanoso swampy
ariete an object used for ramming/ striking
semejante alike (adj)
alabarda medieval "pike." it looks kind of like a scythe
narval narwhal
marfil ivory (color or material) (n (masc) or adj)
broca spindle or bit(piece)
barril barrel/keg
espolón stem of the prow of a ship (the pointy part not just the area)
rienda rein (of a horse) or control (metaphorically)
deleitar to delight or to please or to enjoy
complot plot (like a conspiracy or plan)
lince lynx
de todos modos in any case/anyway
vitualla (military provisions)???
mozo lad, soltero/a
abnegado selfless
flemático phlegmatic, unbothered, at peace
cachalote sperm whale
empedernido hardened (as in becoming obstinate/stubborn) or incorrigible
imperturbable unshakeable
utensilios tool
oreodonte (not wordreference) prehistoric group of herbivorous North American artiodactyls
sosiego calm
baúl (p: baules) trunk (of a vehicle) or trunks of (units)
disecar stuff (dead animals)/taxidermy
muelle dock
buccino whelk (a sea snail)
inverosímil unlikely/ improbable
zarpar to set sail
comitiva procession??? entourage?
gemir (note -ir ending) to groan or howl or whine
creciente growing or increasing
hurra a cheer
izado a flag hoisting or raising (noun)
mesana (mizzenmast) there are masts on a boat (poles that point upward on ship for sails). the mizzenmast is the rear.
goleta schooner (ship with sails on fore and mizzenmast).
surcar plow through
resplandor brightness/gleam
diurno daytime (adjective)
tripulación the (ship) crew
grumete cabin boy
desafinar go out of tune
arpón harpoon
púa spike, barb, combtooth
trabveo edit
culata (gun) butt
gremio labor union or guild or trade (of/profession)
osadía boldness (audacia o intrepidez) OR audacity (insolencia)
astucia cleverness, cunning, ASTUteness
reclutar draft or recruit
intrépido daring or intrepid or fearless
dadá dadaist
antediluviano oldfashioned, antidiluvian (can dir trs)
relegar set aside, set in the backburner, RELEGATE
óseo bone/osseous
titubear hesitate (choice), stammer
disecar stuff in taxidermy. COPY
enderezar straighten out or get sorted out (organizing your self or literal)
desmesuradamente excessively
catalejo telescope or spyglass
cebo (v or n) bait or to lure/bait
barandilla hand rail (stairs) or balcony rail (like on a ship)
estela an airplane or comet TAIL, or a NAUTICAL WAKE (like the ripples emerging from a ship)
jadeante out of breath/panting (adj)
recriminar to reprimand/reproach
austral (adj) southern
arraigar take root (in plants or metaphorically)
cofa a nautical platform
brecha opening
descabellado absurd/ridiculous
fogoso passionate/ardent OR fiery
tozudez (nf) obstinacy
prorrogar extend or postpone
imputar attribute OR acuse OR assign (money)
timonel "helmsperson" i.e. ship steerer
abatido dejected OR shotdown (literally???)
febril febrile
obenque the parts that support the ship mast. i.e. nautical shroud
abalanzar leap on/pounce OR to rush
derribar tear down/destroy or demolish (for buildings or govs) OR to floor (fall)
asemejar to look like
gimnoto electric eel (ANGUILA)
cauto CAUTious/wary
ensordecedor SORD. deafening
tinieblas dark (referring to literal darkness OR ignorance)
aparejo necessary gear OR nautical rigging (to set up the sails)
engullir to scarf down or to stuff yourself with food
acatar to obey or accept/respect
mostachos mustache
bauprés the pointy part at the stem of a ship. BOWSPRIT
percatar like a reflexive verb. realize (yourself)
franja stripe (on any object)
zumbido buzz (n)
remolcar to tow cars or ships
ceder to cede. to give up/in
mellar to chip (literally or metaphorically)
caparazón animal shell or a cover.
a través de through/ by way of.
argolla
acordes
minuciosamente
pestillo
escotilla
estrépito
antropofagia
caledoniano
muralla
taburete
mazmorra
cerrojo
augurio