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Paul Auster - The New York Trilogy Flashcards

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1
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Slip away from someone

A

Escabullirse de alguien

Escurrirse de alguien

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2
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Rush hour crowd

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Hora punta (en el tren en el libro)

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3
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Dark alcove

A

Oscura hornacina

Oscuro nicho

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4
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It solaced him

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Ello le consoló

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Random, hectic din that seemed to join in with his pulse…

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Aleatorio frenético estrépito que parecía estar unido a su pulso…

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6
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Tuft

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Mechón

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7
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Thoughtfulness

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Pensive mood (aire pensativo)

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Feeble-minded

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Tonto, bobo, sin inteligencia, estúpido

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Painstaking

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Meticuloso, cuidadoso

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10
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Ransak

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Rebuscar, registrar

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Muddle (verb)

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Mix up, jumble (objects) desordenar, hacer un lío

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12
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Irretrievable

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Irrecuperable, irremediable, irreparable

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13
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Intuit (verb)

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Intuir, predecir

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14
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Shrug off

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Menospreciar, encogerse de hombros

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15
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To get drenched

A

Te empapas (de agua)

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16
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Embody

A

Personificar

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17
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Junk heap

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Montón de mierda

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18
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Reluctantly

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Unwillingly ( de mala gana)

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19
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Clammy

P.e. He stood there in his clammy shoes for an hour an a half.

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Weather: humid

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Prop (verb)
P.e. A large man sat behind the front desk with his sleeves rolled up. One elbow was on the counter, and his head was propped in his open hand.

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Sostener, apoyar, apuntalar

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To flung - fling - fling (verb)

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Throw (lanzar, arrojar)

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22
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How will I reach you?

A

Como podré contactarte?

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23
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Speck

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Mancha, mota

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Backtracked in his mind to the beginning of the case

A

Retrocedió atrás en su mente al principio del caso

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25
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Altogether

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Completamente, totalmente

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26
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He did not want to run the risk of being brushed off

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El no quería correr el riesgo de no ser considerado o tomado en importancia

27
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The spell was over and yet his body did not know it

A

El encantamiento había terminado y todavía su cuerpo no lo sabía

28
Q

Rumpled clothes and a Two-day beard

A

Ropas arrugadas y una barba de dos días

29
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Mutter (verb)

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Mascullar, hablar entre dientes, I distinctly utter

30
Q

Oddly

A

In a peculiar way, it is peculiar that

Curiosamente, extrañamente

31
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Clutter (verb)

A

Make messy

The books were cluttered everywhere

32
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Scatter (verb)

A

Go in all directions, sprinkle, strew

There were a few children’s toys scattered on the floor

33
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Frayed

A

(Fabric: work at edges)
(Temper:nerves strained)
Auster led him to the living room, gave him a frayed upholstered chair to sit in and then went off to the kitchen to fetch some beer

34
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Fetch (verb)

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Ir a buscar (go and get:collect)

35
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Disquiet (verb)

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Trouble, worry

36
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It’s of no use to me

A

No me sirve de nada, no tiene ningún uso para mi

37
Q

The fact that my name has been mixed up in this

A

El hecho de que mi nombre ha sido confundido/mezclado en todo eso

38
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I was about to make some lunch for myself

A

Estaba a punto de prepararme comida.

39
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He could not budge

Budge (verb)

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No podía moverse

Moverse, desplazarse

40
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I see you’re getting at

A

Veo a donde quieres llegar

41
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He knows beforehand that his chronicler exists

A

El sabe de antemano que su cronista existe

42
Q

Gullibility

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Candidez

43
Q

Scraping off the beard

A

Rasurarse la barba

44
Q

Lather the face

A

Enjabonarse la cara

45
Q

Old fart

A

Vejestorio

46
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Hauling

A

Pulling, transporting, catching (possession or sth similar)

47
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Ravaged overcoat

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Damage done by time (clothes in this case is referring to)

48
Q

More bluntly

A

Dicho de forma más directa, o dicho directamente

49
Q

Ponderous

A

Heavy, tiresome

50
Q

Mentholated toothpick

A

Mentholated small stick for cleaning teeth

51
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Alleyway

A

Narrow lane between streets

52
Q

Hole up

A

Take shelter, hide

53
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Keep a close watch on sth/somebody

A

Monitor sb/sth attentively

54
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Uppermost

A

Prominent, highest, on top

55
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To make a concession

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The provider of the service must make a concession

56
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The smell was overpowering

A

The smell was very strong, overwhelming

57
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The true nature of solitude

A

True nature of being alone

58
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It did not seem to make sense

A

It did not seem to be logical

59
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Fading as the night appeared

A

Become weaker as go along

60
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He boarded his funds with maniacal precision

A

He kept for future his funds with maniacal precision

61
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Blank stare

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Vacant stare, mirada perdida, mirada ausente

62
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Thwart-thwarted-thwarted

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Frustrado (stop from happening)

63
Q

For the time being

A

Temporarily

64
Q

Track down

A

Locate, hunt for

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