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Remember Miranda

Rowena Akinyemi

around

on all sides

alrededor

arthritis

a painful disease of the joints

artritis

beach

the sand or stones at the edge of the
sea

playa

blood

the red liquid in our bodies

sangre

company

people working together for money

empresa, com-
pañía

cook

to heat food

cocinar

cut (n)

an opening made by something sharp

corte

dear (my dear)

a much loved person

querido

fall (past tense
fell)

to go down suddenly

caer

farm (n)

land and buildings where people grow
things and keep animals for food

granja

field

a piece of land with a fence or hedge
round it

prado, campo

hate

to dislike someone very much; opposite
of “to love”

odiar

immediately

at once

inmediatamente

job

when you work and get money for it,
you have a job

trabajo

kind

friendly and helpful

amable, gentil

kiss (v)

to touch someone with the lips to show
love

besar

kitchen

a room where people cook

cocina

Landrover

a car useful for travelling on rough
roads

Landrover, 4x4

library

a building where books and newspapers
are kept

biblioteca

light

something that makes a room bright,
not dark

luz

lonely

without friends

solo, solitario

look after

to make someone happy and
comfortable

cuidar, ocuparse
de

newspaper

a paper giving news every day

periódico

push

to press against something and make
it move suddenly

empujar

school

a place where children go every day
to learn

escuela

secret

something you do not want anyone else
to know

secreto

shout

to talk very loudly

gritar

stick

a long thin piece of wood; it can help
an old person to walk

bastón

strong

powerful; not easily hurt

fuerte, robusto

terrible

very bad

terrible, horrible

upset

worried and sad

preocupado

wind (n)

air moving quickly and strongly

viento

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