Palabras Desde el Túnel, Capítulo I a V
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
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Capítulo I
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| bastará | it will be enough |
| suponer | to suppose |
| quizá | perhaps |
| la frase | phrase |
| desde luego | of course |
| semejante | similar |
| así | thus |
| el rostro | face |
| temeroso | afraid |
| alumbrar | to illuminate |
| la vergüenza | shame |
| aplastar | to squash |
| el rincón | corner |
| el taller | factory |
| pernicioso | pernicious, destructive |
| liquidar | to eliminate |
| y se acabó | and that's that |
| destilando su veno | distilling his poison |
| contrarrestar | to resist |
| la maledicenicia | insult |
| bajeza | vileness |
Capítulo II
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| aprovechar | to take advantage of |
| como decía | as I said |
| el alma | the soul |
| prever | to anticipate |
| el rato | short while |
| al fin de cuentas | after all |
| la uña | fingernail |
| exigir | to demand |
| mezquino | stingy, miserable |
| sucio | dirty, shady |
| pérfido | trecherous |
| desprovisto | lacking |
| sutil | subtle |
| la soberbia | pride |
| argumentar | to argue |
| la bondad | kindness |
| la abnegación | self-denial |
| me desesperaba | it was hopeless to me |
| reconfortante | comforting |
| sutilísimo | subtlest |
| el orgullo | pride |
| lograr | to obtain |
| la ternura | tenderness |
| el cansancio | fatigue |
| ¿Se dan cuenta de lo que quiero decir? | Do you see what I mean? |
Capítulo III
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| cómo la conocí | how I knew her (him/it) |
| por su culpa | because of her |
| muchos otros anteriores | many others before |
| la tela | fabric |
| sugerir | to suggest |
| fijar | to fix |
| pasaban la mirada por encima | they glanced over it |
| desconocido | unknown, stranger |
| aislada | isolated |
| entero | whole, entire |
| vacilar | to vacillate |
| algo así como | something as well as |
| podría no verla más | might not ever see her again |
| colocar | to place |
| en cierto modo | in a certain way |
Capítulo IV
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| la vereda | sidewalk, path |
| reconocer | recognize |
| minuciosamente | meticulously |
| la actitud | attitude |
| tropezar | to trip, to stumble |
| les tuve mucha envidia | I envied them very much |
| el mujeriego | womanizer |
| resignarse a hacer algo | to resign oneself to doing something |
| ajena | another, (another person, place, thing) |
| condenar | to condemn |
| repentino | sudden |
| atolondramiento | overwhelmed |
| solía ir a ... | used to go to ... |
| no resultaría demasiado complicado | it wouldn't be too hard |
| a propósito | about |
| el detalle | detail |
| me daría la razón | he would say I was right |
| quemar | to burn |
| vacilar | to hesitate |
| valer la pena | to be worth |
| el rasgo | feature |
| la mera manía | simple mania |
| obedecer | to obey |
| la cofradía | brotherhood, fraternity |
| el gremio | guild, association |
| el bicho | bug, small-animal, derogatory term |
| la cantidad | amount, quantity |
| la jerga | jargon |
| de una vez por todas | once and for all |
| guiñar un ojo | to wink an eye |
| torcer la boca | to turn the mouth |
| el rasgo | feature |
| el gesto | gesture |
| depremir | to get depressed |
| algo parecido me sucede | somethin similar happens to me |
| la jerga | slang |
| verdadero | true |
| sufrir | to suffer |
| el desengaño | disillusionment |
| oculto | hidden |
| la chifladura | nonsense |
| despectivo | scornful |
| el cajón | drawer |
| la cortesía | courtesy |
| poner cara de admiración | to feign admiration |
| a raís de | soon after |
| el manicomio | asylum |
| la rodierra | knee-pad |
| ... y ... a la vez | ... and ... at the same time |
| no acertaba a dar con la causa de ... | I couldn't quite understand the reason for ... |
| encerado | waxed |
| reluciente | shining |
| a fondo | thoroughly |
| la plaga | plague |
| el cirujano | surgeon |
| el bisturí | scalpel |
| entablillar | to (put in a) splint |
| se ría de ... | one laughs at ... |
| el consejo | advise |
Capítulo V
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| si le da la gana | if the mood strikes him |
| el alegato | indictment, statement |
| la ceguera | blindness |
| el encargado | person in charge |
| me eché gozosamente en brazos de ... | I gladly surrendered to ... |
| desdeñar | to disdain |
| común | common, mutual |
| el azar, por azar | chance, by chance |
| así y así | such and such |
| desechar | to throw out |
| descabellado | crazy, wild |
| exponer | to exhibit, display |
| el conocido | acquaintance |
| a la vez | at the same time |
| descartar | to rule out, reject |
| callejero | street |
| no quedaba sino ... | the only thing that remained was ... |
| jounada | day |
| inicial | initial |
| locuaz | talkative |
| dicharachero | witty |
| parco | of few words |
| risueño | cheerful |
| malograrse | to fail |
| reprocharse | to repoach oneself |
| juzgar | to judge |
| la amargura | bitterness |
| la torpeza | clumsiness |
| fructífero | fruitful, productive |
| estribar | to lie in, to come from |
| vincular | to link, to bind |
| alejado | remote |
| el ajetreo | hustle and bustle |
| eficaz | effective |
| fríamente | cooly |
| a boca de jarro | point-blank |
| el desaliento | discouragement |
| portentoso | marvellous |
| antemano | in advance, beforehand |
| enrevesado | complex, difficult |
| mezclabar | to mix |
| el ajedrez | chess |
| a menudo | often |
| desalentador | causes discouragment |
| barajar | to shuffle |
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