Vocabulary 5

perezoso lazy

testamento will

único only

sin (que) without

dirigir to direct

prueba proof

pereza laziness

contar to tell; to count

la cárcel jail

dentro de inside

brasa ember, live coal

arder to burn

quemar to burn

apagar to turn off; to put out

menos mal luckily; it’s a good thing that…

caerse to fall

barco boat

pescador fisherman

recoger to pick up; to collect (as in “to collect a child from school” or “to collect flowers

from the field”)

ahogarse to drown

esfuerzo effort

Not in quiz; for story:

Érase – There was; idiomatic way of beginning a story.

quisiera – would like; a polite way of asking for something

fuera (past subjunctive) – go