Relato de un náufrago 4 Flashcards
aullar
to howl
el acantilado
cliff
enloquecedor
maddening
la persistencia
persistence
atracar
to dock (a boat)
demorar
to delay
despegar
to lift off
el ocaso
sunset
orientarse
to get one’s bearings
desviar
to divert (i.e. one’s gaze)
pestañear
to blink
rebelde
rebellious, unruly
cuadrado
square
tenso
taut, tense
derrumbar
to demolish, to knock down, to throw down
sumergido
submerged
las tinieblas
the darkness
espeso
thick
poblar
to populate
el cuadrante
dial, face (of a clock)
la canasta
basket
impedir
to impede, to block, to prevent
helar
to freeze
la maraña
tangle, jumble, mess
la tortura
torture
pendiente
pending, sloping
preso
imprisoned
preso de
gripped by
escrutar
to scrutinize, to count
resplandeciente
shining, dazzling
el hueso
bone
el contorno
outline, contour
desmesuradamente
disproportionately
liso
smooth, even, straight, plain
estirarse
to stretch
tibio
tepid, lukewarm
renovado
renewed
la torcedura
twist, sprain
atribuir
to attribute
madurar (una idea)
to think through
el resplandor
brightness, glare
veloz
fast
desbordar
to overflow, to burst, to exceed
la lucidez
lucidity
exponer
to expose
expuesto
exposed
ardiente
burning, scalding; ardent
borrarse
to fade, to disappear
en primer término
in the first place
los pulmones
lungs
