Below you
are going to find 43 words with its explanation to have a clear idea of what
“La patasola hides in the bottom of the mountains”…
Afterlife /ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/ n. It is when someone
dies. So, people used to say and believe in a life after death. ⧫eternity, a better place, beyond.
Attributes / ˈætrəˌbyuts/ n. pl. It is referred mostly to sexual
parts in the human body. It is a
formal and discrete way to describe a sexy person. ⧫fit body, attractive.
Beak /bik/ n. It is the bird’s nose and mouth.
Blood patch /blʌd pætʃ/ n. It is a specific measure of
blood spread over an area.
Bocadillo (Spanish word) n. It is a kind of red food with
sugar in the surface and it is characterized for being sweet. It is made based
on a fruit called “guayaba” provided in Colombia.
Bowie knife /ˈboʊi naɪf/ n.
It is a huge knife with a single-edged blade, used for Colombians to walk into
the jungle or cut animals like fishes or just animal bones. ⧫machete.
Deceit /dɪˈsit/ n. It is when someone is dishonest and cheats
on you. ⧫trickery, treachery, betrayal.
Devastating /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/ adj. It
is referred to a hard situation that make you feel the worst thing in the whole
world. ⧫mortifying, disastrous, overwhelming.
Disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/ v. To change or cover the truth. ⧫camouflage, pretend, cover up.
Dough /doʊ/ n. Flour mixed with water, milk, so on; in a
mass for baking. ⧫paste.
Eldership /ˈɛldɚʃɪp/ n. It is a house specialized to receive
elder people and take care of them.
Emblem /ˈɛmbləm/ n. It is a thing that represents a specific
place or group of people, for example the anthem is an emblem of a country. ⧫symbol,
insignia.
Fangs /fæŋs/ n. pl. A large and sharp teeth, most of cases
just two of them. ⧫dog or wolf teeth.
Faun /fɔːn/ n. It
is a kind of mythological creature considered
a god, middle human and with legs, horns, ears and tail of a goat. ⧫satyr.
Fence /fɛns/ n. It is a kind of wall, made to mark off a
specific area or just to enclose an area. ⧫wall, enclosure.
Folkloric /ˈfəʊkˌlɔːrɪk/ adj. It is referred to a typical or
traditional thing or event in a country.
Foreboding /fɔrˈboʊdɪŋ/ n. It is referred to a situation when you
feel that something bad is going to happen. ⧫presentiment.
Fuck /fʌk/ v. To
have sex with someone. (Slang)
Glare /glɛəʳ/ n. It is an angry stare at someone. ⧫stare,
gaze.
Harmless /ˈhɑrmlɪs/ adj. It is referred to a person who is unable
to do or desire any kind of harm or hurt on someone else.⧫inoffensive.
Haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/ adj. It is referred to a
place, person or thing with magical presences. Also if it is frequented by
ghosts. ⧫bewitched.
Honeymoon /ˈhʌnɪmuːn/ n. It is a travel made by a new married
couple to start their lives together. ⧫post-nuptial vacation, wedding trip
Inconsolable /ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbl/ adj. It is referred to a person who
is deeply depressed, so, anyone can lift his or her mood. ⧫heartbroken.
Legend /ˈledʒənd/ n. It is a traditional story told by people and
sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unproved.
Mine /maɪn/ n. It is a place or area for digging up
for a lot of resources useful and valuable, most of them minerals. ⧫pit, excavation.
Miser /ˈmaɪzɚ/ adj. It is a person who is jealous with his
own money and properties. Sometimes unfair. ⧫cheapskate
Mortarboard /ˈmɔːtəbɔːd/ it is a kind of special hat used in
graduations, but in this context that means freedom, so it is a symbol of that. ⧫biretta
Myth /mɪθ/ n. It is a
traditional story similar from the legend, but it usually explains a practice
or some natural object or phenomenon.
Pastry /ˈpeɪstri/ n. It is a dough of flour, most known as
cakes. ⧫bread, cake.
Patasola /pætasəʊlə/n. It is a nickname for women with just one
leg. This word belongs to the myth.
Pretext /ˈpritɛkst/ n. It is when someone tell you fake excuses
of something you are telling or inviting. ⧫excuse.
Opita /’ɔpida/ n. It is a common Tolima accent.
Savannah /səˈvænə/ n. It is a flat area where are most of
coarse grass and scattered tree growth.
Seduce /sɪˈdjuːs/ v. To tempt someone in a sexual connotation. ⧫entice.
Sleepover /ˈsliːpˌəʊvə/ n. It is a kind of party or meeting at
night in someone else house to do activities and sleep together, usually it is
organized by gender, it means that, a sleepover will always be of girls or of
boys. Oftentimes among close friends.
Snow-capped /ˈsnəʊˌkæpt/
adj. It is a mountain with snow on its top.
Stratovolcano /ˈstrætəvɑlˈkeɪnoʊ/n. It is a kind of volcano built up
of layers of lava and ash.
Tasting /teɪstɪŋ/ n. It is related with a small flavor or
taste of something.
Tradition /trəˈdɪʃənl/ n. It is something
typical in a group of people, and always in a specific time. ⧫ritual,
custom.
Unfaithful /ʌnˈfeɪθfəl/ adj. It is referred to a disloyal person, who
most of the time has a lover and deceives his or her relationship with other
person. ⧫deceitful, untrustworthy.
Wealth /wɛlθ/ n. It is
referred to valuable properties or resources. ⧫Properties.
Wrathful /ˈrɒθfʊl/ adj. It is
when someone feels very angry about something and shows that wrath. ⧫furious,
angry.
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