Capitulo 1- continuado Flashcards
It must have been a ___
Debìa de haber sido un
optical illusion
ilusión óptical
must
deber de
parpadear
to blink
to gaze at, consider
contemplar
devolver
to give back, to return (in kind)
turning the corner
daba la vuelta a la esquina
while (meanwhile)
mientra
up the road
went up the road
(drove) up the road
subia por la calle
to watch carefully, study
observar
the man was reading
El hombre estaba leyendo
rótulo
sign, label
the paper said
el papel que decìa
it could’nt be
no podìa ser
blank do not know how to blank
they dont know how to read
no saben leer
to know how, (to do something)
saber
to shake (move to and fro)
he shook his head
menear
El meneó la cabeza
thoughts
pensamiento
to move away from, put away from, keep away
He put the cat out of his mind
alejar
El alejó el gato de sus pensamientos
while i was going to the city by car
while he was driving to the city…
minetras iba a la ciudad
orders
pedidos
to get
conseguir
he was hoping to get that day
Esperaba conseguir aquel dia
the edge of town
las afueras
something happens
ocurrió algo
mind
mente
typical
habitual
morning, morning paper
matutino
traffic jam, bottleneck
embotellamiento
he couldnt help noticing
no pudo dejar de
advertir
i could not help noticing
no pude dejar de advertir
number, quanity
cantidad
dressed
vestida
vestida de forma extraña
dressed in a strange way
dressed in
vestida de
cloak, cape
capa
bear, endure, stand
soportar
to wear
she wore ridiculous clothes
llevar
wlla llevaba ropa ridicula
conjunto
outfits
los conjuntos que llevaban los jóvenes
the outfits that the youths wear (that are worn by the youth)
to suppose
suponer
fashion
moda
to drum
tamborilear
finger, toe
dedo
on top of, on
sobre
eyes, gaze, look
mirada
to whisper
Cuchichear
to land, as in
his gaze landed on
su merida se posó
around
cerca de
they whispered amongst themselves, very excited
Cuchicheaban entre sí, muy excitados
among themselves, to each other
entre sí
to get furious
enfurecerse
darse cuenta
to realize
