English

Description in English

Spanish

gravel-pit

a big hole in the ground or the side of

a hill, where people have taken away
gravel and sand

gravera

jewel

a very valuable, expensive stone,

e.g. a diamond

joya

kick

to hit someone or something with

your foot

dar una
patada

a sweet drink made from lemons

and sugar

limonada

Five Children and it

Glossary

Edith Nesbit / Retold by Diane Mowat

English

Description in English

Spanish

baker

a person who makes and sells bread

panadero

believe

to think that something is real or true

creer

diamond

a very expensive, bright stone,

often put in rings, etc.

diamante

dig (past
tense dug)

to make a hole in the ground

enormous

very, very big

enorme

a kind of travelling market, where

you can buy things, play games,
watch interesting things, etc.

feria

a person or thing which is not real,

but which in stories does wonderful,
impossible things

hada / (adj)
de hadas

fair

fairy

fur

the soft hair on an animal's body

Good
heavens!

words that show you are very surprised

gravel

very small stones

cavar

piel (de
animal),
pelaje
cielos!

grava

lemonade

nursemaid

a woman servant who helps a mother

with her baby

Psammead Edith Nesbit's word for a sand-fairy

(from a Greek word)

sand

servant

very fine, light earth, usually white

or yellow (often found in beaches)

niera

hada de
arena
(palabra
inventada
por E. Nesbit)

arena

somebody who works in another

person's house

criado

vicar

a priest, a man of the church

vicario

wish

to say what you would like to have or do

(usually something which is not possible)

desear

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