sosua 2022 (part 2) actual words/phrases Flashcards
around 6 months ago
hará unos seis meses
to be scarce
escasear
staple foods were scarse
escaseaban los alimentos básicos
to neglect
descuidar
I neglected my health
descuidé mi salud
He threw a glance;
He took a look
Echó un vistazo
Recobrar
To regain
Se diletaron
They dilated
se arquearon
they arched
Larga hilera de dientes
Long row of teeth
Se le hacía un nudo en la garganta
He had a knot in his throat
se desvaneció
it faded
eso no le hacía sentirse mejor
That didn’t make him feel better?
podría entrever
He could glimpse
la tiniebla danzante
Dancing darkness
aliento helado
Frozen breath
girar
To turn
inundir
to flood
borroso
blurry
el haz de luz
beam of light
la cidra
the figure
a pleno sol
in full sunlight
estaba rodado
It was filmed
el retroceso
The setback
without cuts or pauses
Sin cortes ni pauses
días atrás
days ago
no era fruto de la casualidad
it was not the result of chance
to go away
alejarse
hubiera apostado doble a nada
I would have bet double or nothing
alargar
to let down
The disturbing similarity
la inquietante semejanza
it was approaching
se fue aproximando
he put on
se enfundó
The shed
el cobertizo
Desvió su camino
He turned the way
se percibían
they perceived
Emprendió
he undertook
detenimiento
arrest
enfiló la rambla
he lined up the promenade
El recinto
Enclosure
se alzaba
It was rising
envejecido
Distressed
la verja
the fence
si había vigilante, Max no supo verlo
If there was a guard, Max didn’t know how to see him
se había planteado
It had been raised; it had been considered
el heredero
The heir
habían otorgado
they had awarded
se erguía
It stood up
mugriento
filthy
un portón forjado
a forged gate
un manojo de flores
A bunch of flowers
no había sido visitado
It hadn’t been visited
camino de losas
parh of slabs
el umbral
the threshold
ajar
Entreabierto
he would leave
se marcharía
Half-light
la penumbra
he could glimpse
Pudo vislumbrar
a trail
un rastro
withered
marchita
hormugueo en la espalda
Tingling in the back
Había acudido
He had come
to go up
acudir
mud
El lodo
the brick
el ladrillo
He had come
había acudido
To turn pale
Paledecer
te took out, he extracted
Él extrajó
se había entretenido
He had been entertained
to contribute
aportar
that it would bring him
que le apotase
it was arranged
se dispuso
to make available
disponerse
stealthily
sigilosamente
aged
envejecido
shuffling
barajando
slipped
resbalaba
to slide
resbalar
sweat
el sudor
he surfaced; he emerged
afloró
after a while his bad temper emerged
al cabo de un rato afloró su mal genio
the rage
la rabia
the breath
el aliento
gradually
paulatinamente
a trick
un truco
the story
el relato
a hunch
una corazonada
signs of things to come
signos de lo que ha de venir
a scare
un susto
scare me to death
llevarme un susto de muerte
to enure
aguantar
the last thing I’m will to put up with is more mystery
lo último que estoy dispuesto a aguantar son más misterios
blunt, convincing
contundente
a guy
un chaval
don’t force things
no fuerces las cosas
get out of here
largo de aquí
I couldn’t fool him
no le había podido engañar
