Short Stories El Reloj

Question 1

Embargo

Answer 1

Order, as in an order from a service provider

Question 2

mediana edad

Answer 2

Middle age

Question 3

detenidamente

Answer 3

At length, thoroughly, carefully

Question 4

Susana se extrañó.

Answer 4

Susana was surprised

Question 5

Aparato

Answer 5

gadget

Question 6

Gesto

Answer 6

Gesture

Question 7

para que

Answer 7

So that

Question 8

Sigo sin entenderlo

Answer 8

I still don’t understand it

Question 9

No tenía sentido

Answer 9

It made no sense.

Question 10

¿Qué ha sido eso?

Answer 10

What was that?

Question 11

Entonces Carlos se dio cuenta de algo más

Answer 11

Then Carlos realized something else.

Question 12

Tras

Answer 12

After (as in go after or chase someone or something)

Question 13

Huellas

Answer 13

Footprints

Question 14

El hombre robusto no hizo caso de la advertencia

Answer 14

The man ignored the warning

Question 15

Deprisa

Answer 15

Fast, quick (not rápidamente)

Question 16

Soltar (suelto)

Answer 16

To let go of (I let go of)

Question 17

aspecto

Answer 17

Appearance

Question 18

Saucudir

Answer 18

To shake, shake out

Question 19

Coger

Answer 19

To get, grab, take

Question 20

arreglar

Answer 20

To repair

Question 21

recuperar

Answer 21

To get back

Question 22

Desteñida, o

Answer 22

Faded

Question 23

Tesoro

Answer 23

Treasure

Question 24

enfadado

Answer 24

Angry, adjective

Question 25

Tal y como

Answer 25

Just like

Question 26

incluso

Answer 26

Even

Question 27

Puede que tenga una tarea para ustedes.

Answer 27

There could be a task for you all

Question 28

¿De acuerdo?

Answer 28

Okay?

Question 29

Carlos y Susana soltaron el reloj.

Answer 29

Carlos and Susana let go of the watch.

Question 30

Miró a su alrededor..

Answer 30

He looked at his surroundings

Question 31

se alejó

Answer 31

He walked away

Question 32

Alejarse

Answer 32

To move away from

Question 33

Ustedes saben lo que va a pasar.

Answer 33

You know what’s going to happen.

Question 34

Entristecerse

Answer 34

to be saddened

Question 35

atemorizados (atemorizar)

Answer 35

Frightened (to be frightened)

Question 36

decepcionarse

Answer 36

to be disappointed

Question 37

Segundo de a bordo

Answer 37

second in command

Question 38

Timón

Answer 38

Rudder

Question 39

Alzar

Answer 39

To lift

Question 40

Equivocado

Answer 40

Wrong, mistaken

Question 41

No se rinde (rendirse)

Answer 41

He doesn’t give up (to quit, give in, admit)

Question 42

El tiempo se acababa.

Answer 42

Time was running out

Question 43

Carlos dudó

Answer 43

Carlos hesitated

Question 44

demás

Answer 44

Other(s), the rest, remainder, everyone else

Question 45

Recelo

Answer 45

Suspicion

Question 46

Disparar

Answer 46

To discharge, fire, shoot

Question 47

Tambalearse

Answer 47

To stagger

Question 48

Aprovechar

Answer 48

To take advantage of

Question 49

Abalanzar

Answer 49

to leap on, to jump on

Question 50

Y si puede, usted debería destruir el reloj en cuanto llegue a su casa.

Answer 50

And if you can, you should destroy the watch as soon as you get home.

Question 51

Asentir

Answer 51

To agree, nod, assent

Question 52

Aceptar

Answer 52

To accept, but also can mean to agree to

Question 53

Por ningún lado

Answer 53

Nowhere