Chapters 16-20 Flashcards
Sentir
To feel, to sense
Sentirse
To feel (emotional or physical state)
Aterrizar
To land
El avión aterrizó.
The plane landed.
Suavemente
Gently
La pista
The runway
Había alcanzado
He had reached
Se sentía renovado
He felt renewed
Se llevó la mano a la frente
He saluted
Atar
To tie, to bind
La trenza
The braid
Atado en una trenza
Tied in a braid
Le recordó
She reminded him
Aunque
Even though
Recién
Just
La chica recién salida de la academia.
The girl just left the academy.
No hacía falta…
He didn’t need…
Los galones
The stripes (stripes on uniform confirming rank)
El cabo
The sergeant (used with women too)
Descansar
To relax
Partir de ahora
Starting from now on
La costumbre
The custom
Dudar
To doubt, to hesitate
El rostro
The face
Tallado
Carved
La intromisión
The interference
Genial
Great
Todavía
Still
Ubicar
To put, to place, to locate
Ubicarse
To locate oneself, to be located
Durante de cual….
During which….
Atravesar
To cross
Meter la pata
To put one’s foot in one’s mouth
Tengo miedo de meter la pata.
I am afraid of putting my foot in my mouth.
En lo alto de una colina
On the high part of the hill
Desde lo alto…
From that height…
Tratarse de
To be (referring to something previously mentioned)
El módulo
The module
Contiguo
Adjacent, adjoining
El hormigón
The concrete
Constar
To know for fact, to appear on, to be sure
Vario/a
Various
Enmarcar
To frame
La silueta
The silhouette
La gaviota
The seagull
El horizonte
The horizon
Alarmar
To alarm, to frighten
Alarmarse
To get alarmed
Escaso/a
Scarce
Amplio/a
Wide
La sonrisa
The smile
Una amplia sonrisa
La tela
The fabric
cuidadosamente
Carefully