Season 7 - Episode 55. ¡Enciendan los motores!

7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary plátanos: plantain trees empapelar: to wallpaper rayos: beams colar: to slip through rendijas: cracks suelo: soil salpicado: splattered marrón: brown paisaje: landscape maldito: damn en un abrir y cerrar de ojos: In the blink of an eye volantazo: swerve Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish

7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary plagada: filled with alegría: joy festejos: celebrations atesorar: to cherish actualizadas: updated leve: light polvareda: dust Veo, veo: I spy with my little eye dar el brazo a torcer: to give in adentrarse: penetrate Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish

7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary flautas: flutes viento: wind costado: side grave: deep dulce: sweet alegre: cheerful despampanante: stunning sentar como un guante: to fit like a glove tocado: headpiece orgullosa: proud prometida: fiancée votos: vows Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish

7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary arduo: hard cuadro: painting fundir: to melt basta: enough arrugar: to wrinkle apretados: squeezed shut fruncida: pursed anochecer: nightfall cobertizo: shed apenas: as soon as guirnaldas: garlands invitados: guests Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish

7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary adornos: ornaments bolsas de residuos: garbage bags mojar: to get wet despejar: to clear ponerse manos a la obra: expression. “To get down to work” soga: rope tijeras: scissors afiladas: sharp tararear: to hum cautelosa: cautious  técnicas: techniques revistas: magazines aguja: needle cuentas: beads enfrascadas: absorbed Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish

7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary velozmente: quickly atuendo: garment caoba: mahogany empapados: soaked sacudir: shake hombros: shoulders augurio: omen cuñada: sister-in-law que no cunda el pánico: expression meaning “don’t panic” adelantarse: to step forward coser: to sew buena acción: good deed Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish

7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary velada: evening camas: beds secarse: to get dry chozas: huts yuca: yucca plátano: plantain cansarse: to be tired asco: disgust ponerse colorado: to turn red alivianar: to ease chuparse: to suck platillo: dish boda: wedding ilusión: enthusiasm lamento: cry Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish

7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary de mal en peor: expression meaning “to get worse” arrasadas: razed ser tildado: to be labeled tomadores de tierras: land usurpers antepasados: ancestors humedecerse: to become wet ricachones: well-heeled people terrenos: terrains inundarse: to flood intransitable: hard to drive on casual: coincidental manga: sleeve salvajes: wild Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish

7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary fresca: fresh bichos: bugs arcadas: to gag in disgust titubear: to hesitate quechua: it is a group of indigenous languages that is spoken in many places in Latin America, in particular near the Andes mountain range. falta: lack trabajo de campo: fieldwork mazo: deck cartas: cards conquián: conquián or tercerilla is a rummy-style card game played with a Spanish deck of cards. It is often considered an ancestor of all modern rummy-style games. reglas: rules Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish

7-day FREE trial of our Intermediate Spanish course, Spanish Uncovered: ⁠⁠www.storylearning.com/podcastoffer⁠⁠ Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/storylearningspanish⁠⁠ Glossary tatuajes: tattoo dibujos: drawings llamativos: eye-catching adentrarse: to go deep luna llena: full moon maleza: weeds despejar: clear hojas: leaves acariciar: to caress ramas: branches descampado: clearing paja: straw chapa: sheet metal kichwa: The Kichwa people are descendants of indigenous people who were “Quechuaized” during different historical periods, especially during the colonial period. The Kichwa people can be understood as made up of various groups who speak different variants of Quechua, but also Spanish. Follow us on social media and more: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/storylearningspanish