Capítulo 3

Question 1

taconear

Answer 1

click one’s heels

Question 2

(la) mueca

Answer 2

grimace

Question 3

tenue (adj.)

Answer 3

(luz/voz) dim, faint/weak, soft/low

Question 4

rezar

Answer 4

(written) to state/read

Question 5

(el) zumbido

Answer 5

buzzing, humming, whirring

Question 6

estupefacto (adj.)

Answer 6

stupefied, dumfounded, astonished

Question 7

ladear

Answer 7

to incline, lean, tilt

Question 8

carraspear

Answer 8

to clear one’s throat, to feel hoarse

Question 9

repiquetear

Answer 9

to ring/drum/tap (joyfully)

Question 10

(el) chasquido

Answer 10

crack, click, snap

Question 11

(la) bisagra

Answer 11

hinge

Question 12

abultar

Answer 12

to be bulky, to take up space

Question 13

escudriñar

Answer 13

to scrutinise/scan, examine/inspect

Question 14

(la) negrura

Answer 14

darkness, blackness

Question 15

(el) escarabajo

Answer 15

beetle

Question 16

(el) caparazón

Answer 16

(animal) shell, cover/protector

Question 17

halagüeño (adj.)

Answer 17

flattering, promising/favourable

Question 18

aturullar

Answer 18

to fluster

Question 19

(el) pellejo

Answer 19

(animal) skin

Question 20

cerciorarse de

Answer 20

to make sure that, to (quickly) check that

Question 21

(el) resoplido

Answer 21

puff/wheeze

Question 22

(la) cháchara

Answer 22

chit-chat, smalltalk, chatter

Question 23

(el) gaznate

Answer 23

windpipe/trachea (throat)

Question 24

avasallador (adj.)

Answer 24

overwhelming

Question 25

darle la patada a alguien

Answer 25

to give the boot / to get rid of (to fire someone)

Question 26

(la) mecedora

Answer 26

rocking chair

Question 27

(el) trompicón

Answer 27

tumble, trip, stumble