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LC Capítulo 4
Term | Definition |
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se calmó la brisa | the breeze calmed down |
un punto de referencia | reference point |
avanzar | to advance, move forward |
moverse en línea recta | to move in a straight line |
una velocidad | speed |
imprimir | to imprint, to impress, to print |
telegrafiar | to telegraph, to cable |
un helicóptero | helicopter |
escrutar | to scrutinize, examine |
el horizonte | horizon |
abrasarse | to burn |
el rostro | face |
la borda | rail, railing, gunwale (part of a boat) |
aullar | to howl |
con claridad | clearly |
los acantilados | cliffs |
enloquecer | to go crazy |
el ánimo | spirit; mood |
por mucho que | no matter how much, however much |
despegar | to take off (plane) |
en el ocaso | at sunset |
desviar la vista | to look away |
atreverse a hacer algo | to dare to do something |
pestañear | to blink |
oscurecer | to get dark |
rebelde | unruly |
percibir | to perceive, to notice |
los motores | motors, engines |
una señal | sign, signal |
inmediatamente | immediately |
derrumbarse | to collapse |
sumergido en | submerged in |
las tinieblas | darkness |
sordamente | muted, muffled |
poblado de | full of |
el cuadrante de mi reloj | quadrant (thing on a watch) |
amanecer | to dawn |
desesperadamente | desperately |
incluso | even, including |
colgar como una canasta | to hang like a basket |
la red | net |
el piso | floor |
un banco | bench, bank |
sin esperanza | without hope |
misteriosamente | mysteriously |
la Osa Menor | Little Dipper |
una maraña | tangled mess |
estar pendiente de algo | to keep an eye on something |
preso de | overwhelmed by |
la angustia | anguish |
resplandeciente | radiant |
incrustado | encrusted |
penetrar hasta los huesos | to penetrate to the bone |
liso | straight, smooth |
dorado | golden |
una torcedura | twist (in the stomach) |
a medida que | at the same time as |
el resplandor | brightness |
una emoción desbordada | an overwhelming excitement |