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Capítulo 3 (Trad)
Retratos
Term | Translation |
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ascendencia | ancestry |
cilindro | cylinder |
cojera | having a limp, difficulty walking |
culto/a | worship |
desarrollar | to develop, evolve, grow |
geometría | geometry |
joroba | hump |
pipa | pipe (for tobacco) |
prisionero/a | prisoner |
acorde | chord |
aliento | inspiration, motivation |
arañar | to scratch, scrape, claw |
barro | mud |
destacado/a | outstanding |
ira | ire, anger, wrath, rage |
llanto | crying, weeping |
mestizo/a | someone of European and indigenous descent |
seno | breast |
tejido | weave, fabric, tissue |
ternura | delicate, docile |
ala | wing |
sefardí | Sephardic (Jewish people of Spanish origen) |
ahogarse | to drown |
al fin y al cabo | after everything |
apoyarse | to lean on |
apretado/a | tight |
asombroso/a | marvelous |
aspereza | roughness |
atreverse | to do something risky |
bofetada | slap |
bulto | bump |
carencia | lack of something |
cera | wax |
cicatrizante | healing |
cochecito | little car to carry kids |
cuna | cradle (as in baby cradle) |
de corrido | without interuptions |
derritirse | to melt |
sedalado/a | without wings |
despacho | office |
desplegar | to extend |
emprender | to start |
enfrentamiento | fight |
envuelto/a | wrapped |
inadvertido/a | unnoticed, inadvertent, unseen |
malhumorado/a | in a bad mood |
moldear | to mold |
morder | to bite |
polvo | dust |
porquería | filth, dirt |
rasgar | to break |
vendaje | bandage |
volcarse | to dedicate oneself completely |
acaricar | to caress |
acongojado/a | sad |
alma | soul |
anhelo | longing, yearning, desire, craving, eagerness |
apestar | to stink |
biberón | baby bottle |
calladito/a | quiet, reserved |
colonia | cologne |
contemplar | to watch with interest |
deferencia | respect, courtesy |
latido | heartbeat |
oler (huelo) | to smell |
partir | to divide into partes |
placidez | tranquility, peace |
plenitud | fullness, abundance |
rebosante | overflowing, brimming |
receptividad | receptivity |
relámpago | lightning flash |
vertiginoso/a | causing vertigo, dizziness |