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Vocabulary

fuertes

Strong, powerful, intense

temporales

Storms, especially at sea; temporary

surgimiento

Emergence, arising, or appearance of something

vía

Route, way, or path

accidentes

Accidents, mishaps, or unexpected incidents

navegantes

Navigators or sailors who travel by sea

experimentados

Experienced, seasoned, skilled through practice

apenas

Hardly, scarcely, barely

recuerdan

They remember or recall something

registrar

To record, register, or document something

satisfecho

Satisfied, content, pleased with a result

peor

Worse or worst; comparative of 'malo'

ocurre

Happens, occurs, takes place

durante

During, throughout a period of time

viaje

Trip, journey, or voyage

querida

Dear, beloved (feminine form of address)

Ten

Imperative of 'tener'; have or hold

certeza

Certainty, sureness, conviction

tanto

So much, as much; used in comparisons

tuyo

Yours, belonging to you (masculine singular)

lanzaré

I will launch, throw, or hurl myself

temerariamente

Recklessly, rashly, without due caution

peligro

Danger, peril, risk

sereno

Calm, serene, tranquil

perseverante

Persevering, persistent, steadfast in purpose

prudente

Prudent, cautious, sensible in decision-making

éxito

Success, achievement, favorable outcome

_coronará_

Will crown, will top or culminate (future tense)

esfuerzos

Efforts, attempts, exertions toward a goal

Hasta

Until, up to, as far as

llegado

Past participle of 'llegar'; arrived, reached

trazando

Tracing, charting, drawing a route or path

camino

Road, path, way, or route

seguro

Safe, secure, certain, reliable

sobre

On, over, about, above

mares

Seas, large bodies of saltwater (plural)

senderos

Paths, trails, narrow routes through terrain

siendo

Being; present participle of 'ser'

propias

Own, very own; belonging to oneself (feminine plural)

estrellas

Stars in the sky (plural)

testigos

Witnesses, those who observe or attest

testimonio

Testimony, witness, evidence of something

triunfo

Triumph, victory, great success

seguir

To continue, follow, or keep doing something

avanzando

Advancing, moving forward, progressing

elemento

Element, component, natural force

indómito

Untamed, indomitable, wild, unconquerable

obediente

Obedient, compliant, responsive to control

detener

To stop, halt, or detain something

corazón

Heart; center of emotion and feeling

decidido

Determined, resolute, decided in purpose

voluntad

Will, willpower, determination, desire

resuelta

Resolute, determined, firmly decided (feminine)

henchido

Swollen, overflowing, filled to capacity

desborda

Overflows, spills over, exceeds its limits

así

Thus, so, in this way, like this

involuntariamente

Involuntarily, unintentionally, without meaning to

debo

I must, I owe; first person of 'deber'

terminar

To finish, end, or conclude something

cielo

Sky, heaven; used in blessings and expressions

bendiga

Subjunctive of 'bendecir'; may bless or bless

Carta

Letter, written correspondence sent to someone

Sra

Abbreviation for 'Señora'; Mrs. or Ma'am

Inglaterra

England, the country in the British Isles

agosto

August, the eighth month of the year

ocurrido

Past participle of 'ocurrir'; has happened/occurred

accidente

Accident, mishap, unplanned incident

tan

So, as (used in comparisons and emphasis)

extraño

Strange, odd, foreign, unusual

dejar

To leave, let, stop, or allow something

registrarlo

To record or document it (infinitive + pronoun)

aunque

Although, even though, even if

probable

Probable, likely to happen or be true

veas

Subjunctive of 'ver'; that you see or view

antes

Before, earlier, previously in time

papeles

Papers, documents, sheets of written material

lleguen

Subjunctive of 'llegar'; that they arrive/reach

pasado

Past, last (adjective); also past tense noun

julio

July, the seventh month of the year

estuvimos

We were (preterite of 'estar')

casi

Almost, nearly, not quite

rodeados

Surrounded, encircled on all sides (masculine plural)

hielo

Ice, frozen water

cercó

Encircled, surrounded (preterite of 'cercar')

barco

Ship, boat, vessel for water travel

lados

Sides, flanks (plural of 'lado')

dejándole

Leaving it, allowing it (gerund + pronoun)

espacio

Space, room, area available for something

flotaba

Was floating; imperfect of 'flotar'

situación

Situation, circumstances, condition at a moment

algo

Something, somewhat, a bit

peligrosa

Dangerous, hazardous, risky (feminine form)

especialmente

Especially, particularly, above all

estábamos

We were (imperfect of 'estar')

niebla

Fog, mist, thick low-lying cloud

densa

Dense, thick, compact (feminine singular)

consiguiente

Consequent, resulting; 'por consiguiente' means therefore

pusimos

We put, placed (preterite of 'poner')

capa

Layer, cape, coat; nautical: lying to

esperando

Waiting, hoping (present participle of 'esperar')

produjera

Subjunctive of 'producir'; would produce or cause

algún

Some, any (masculine singular before noun)

cambio

Change, shift, alteration in something

atmósfera

Atmosphere, air surrounding the earth

tiempo

Time; weather (dual meaning common word)