Palabras Desde el Túnel, Capítulo VI a X
Monday, August 09, 2004
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Capítulo VI
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| amontonar | to accumulate |
| desechar | to reject |
| grosero | crude |
| la suelta | (the) release |
| mezcladas | mixed |
| la rompecabeza | jig-saw puzzle |
| atinar | to hit upon |
| vacilar | to vacate |
| el gusano | worm |
| ciego | blind |
| torpe | clumsy |
| audaz | audacious |
| abarcar | to include |
| sencillez | simplicity |
| suceder | to happen |
| sonrojarse | to blush |
| atinar | to be right |
| atropelladamente | hastily |
| asustar | to scare |
| balbucear | to stammer |
| aflojarse | to loosen |
| el mundo se me venía abajo | the world was collapsing |
| eficaz | effective |
| mudo | dumb, mute |
| agarrarse | to hold on |
| lentitud | slowness |
Capítulo VII
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| de nuevo | again |
| acaso | perhaps |
| y ella no se veía por ningún lado | and she was nowhere to be seen |
| la vaga esperanza | the faint hope |
| asomarse | to show itself |
| juzgar | to judge |
| factible | feasible |
| el bienestar | well-being |
| a la ligera | quickly |
| dí unas vueltas por el corridor | I walked up and down the corridor |
| encender un cigarello | to light a cigarette |
| la gestión | management |
| desencontrárse conmigo | to fail to meet with me |
| de modo que | so that |
| como se infería | as it were infered |
| ralear | to become thin, sparse |
Capítulo VII
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| deprimir | to get depressed |
| el hervidero | swarm |
| trastornado | upset |
| aferrarse | to cling |
| latir | to bark |
| desencadenarse | to break loose, to burst |
Capítulo IX
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| restar | to take away, to reduce |
| el subterráneo | subway (Argentina) |
| la mente | (the) mind |
| férreo | fierce, determined |
| inusitado | rare |
| dispuesto a todo | ready for anything |
| arrastándola | stopping it |
| agregar | to add |
| la rama | (the) branch |
| ella huyó, huir | she fled, to flee |
| fijar | to fix |
| prometer | to promise |
| escrutar | to scrutinize |
| lejano | distant |
| castaño | chestnut (coloured) |
| la cana | grey hair |
| apretar la boca | to tighten the lips |
| la arruga | wrinkle, crease |
| musitar | to mumble |
| la ramita | small branch |
| al cabo de un buen rato | after a good while |
| el dibujo | (the) drawing |
| razonar | to reason |
| quejarse | to complain |
| andar por mal camino | to be on the wrong track |
| adelante | forward |
| estoy caminando a tientas | I'm groping in the dark |
| callar | to shut up |
| ¿sería eso, verdaderamente? | Was that really it? |
| elogiable | praisable |
| reponer | to replace |
| su mirada se clavó en mí | she fixed here glaze on me |
| duro | hard |
| ablandar | to moderate |
Capítulo X
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| quedamos vernos pronto | we agreed to get together soon |
| la laguna | lagoon |
| ... que me produjo un vuelco | ... that startled me |
| acá | here |
| golpear | to strike |
| alcancé a decir | I managed to say |
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