PDT - Prólogo S-E Flashcards
desalojar
to evict, to eject
la cima
top, summit
el rasgo
feature
fornido
strapping, powerfully built
cauteloso
cautious
un tajo
a cut, slash
destello
sparkle, glint
realmente
really, quite
la rabia
fury, anger
retroceder
to move backwards, to retreat
un paso
a step
terreno
land, field (of study)
Una lengua afilada
A sharp tongue
rodar
to roll
alargado
extended, elongated
carnicero
butcher
la tarima
platform
echar una ojeada (to throw a glance)
to glance at
tambalearse
to totter, to wobble, to lurch
mozo de caballo
groom (for a horse)
la tez
complexion, coloring
la pajita
drinking straw
rascar(se)
to scratch (yourself)
la multitud
the crowd
gorriones
sparrows
los harapos
rags
un hueco
gap, opening, space
un puntapié
a kick
fruta pelada
peeled fruit
alguacil
bailiff, beadle, deputy
rasgos corrientes
ordinary features
mantener a raya
to keep at bay
el tejado
roof
indumentaria
clothing, dress, apparel
la rama
branch
un monje
a monk
lejos
far away
irrumpir
to burst into
casa adosada
terraced villa
un semental
a stallion, stud
la condena
sentence, conviction
silbidos
whistles
llegar a alcanzar
to achieve, to reach
la cuerda
rope
manchando
staining
gruñir
to grunt, growl
fugaz
fleeting, brief
Su corazón se detuvo por casi un minuto.
His heart stopped for nearly a minute
sin embargo
nonetheless
un nido
a nest
burlarse de
to make fun of
el puñetazo
a punch
maldecir, yo maldigo
to curse, I curse
la lágrima
tear
fijamente
intently, fixedly
brotar
to sprout
talante
mood
aullar
to howl
ya que
seeing as, since
enfundado
swathed
un preso
a prisoner
al tiempo que
whilst, at the same time as
la pezuña
hoof
unirse con
to join together with
deslizar
to slip
sujetar
to hold
el dogal
a noose
la forma
shape
delito
crime
entre
between, among
dejar caer
to drop
portales
doorways
en un santiamén
in a flash
recorrer
to travel around, to cover
un alboroto
a ruckus
ladrando
barking
Burlarse
To mock
forastero, a
stranger, outsider
dar cuenta
to realize
Nunca he presenciado…
I’ve never witnessed…
escupir
to spit
al anochecer
at nightfall, at dusk
la mirada clavada
staring (a nailed gaze)
amoratado
ojo amoratado
bruised, black and blue
black eye
estar aterrado
to be terrified
desenfocada
out of focus
to travel around, to cover
recorrer
el chasquido
a snap
desahogarse
to let off steam
desigual
erratic, uneven
ladear
to lean, bank, tilt, turn
aprovechar la ocasión
to seize the moment
corpulento
burly, heavy-built, portly
el gancho
hook
despejado
spacious, clear
el ruiseñor
nightingale
destacado
outstanding, distinguished
panadero
baker
derramamiento de sangre
bloodshed
corriente
common, usual
adelantar
to advance
el suceso
event, incident
capaces
capable
ir en cabeza
to be in the lead
antorcha
torch
afirmar
to assert