Sosua 2022 (part 3) Flashcards
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Barajar las cartas
whoever it is
quien quiera que sea
don’t force things!
no fuerces las cosas
To deny
negar
he had been entertained
Se había entretenido
the distress
La angustía
to support
aportar
to conquer
conquistar
To force someone
obligar a alguien
Magnitude
envergadura
(Rain) shower
el chubasco
To go to bed
acostar
cheaters never prosper
los tramposos nunca prosperan
to review
repasar
To ring
sonar
to hang
colgar
he couldn’t begin to understand the magnitude of that secret
no podría llegar a comprender la envergadura de ese secreto
signs of what is to come
signos de lo que ha de venir
The frost
la helada
I just got a death scare (scared to death)
acabo de llevarme un susto de muerte
he wanted to protest
él quiso protestar
sharp
afilado
To suit
sentar
to cross
Atravesar
to force, to compel, to obligate
obligar
clear
despejado
he hadn’t been able to fool him
no le habría podido engañar
he tried to set aside
trató de apartar
hunch
la corazonada
to agree
acordar
fast
Deprisa
to invade
invadir
To force, to break-in, to strain
forzar
the height
la cota
they were rushing
se estaban precipitando
the events
los acontecimientos
The swallow (bird)
La golondrina
coastal
Litoral
to do it right
acertar
to swing
Oscilar
The scare
el susto
Twilight of his life
El ocaso de su vida
to guess
adivinar
the last thing I’m willing to endure are more mysteries
lo último que estoy dispuesto a aguantar son mas misterios
after 5 decades
después de cinco lustros
raisins
las pasas
to pray
rogar
to check
comprobar
bitter
amargo
in the firm promise he had made to himself
en la firme promesa que se había hecho a sí mismo
to give you a future
de brindarle un futuro
watchtower
la atalaya
loneliness added to what he felt inside
la soledad se sumó a la que sentía en su interior
the treatment he had given him had hurt
el trato que le había dispensado le había dolido
He laid down (stretched out?) in bed
se tendió en la cama
the matter was big for him
El asunto le venía grande
the matter
el asunto
To fit
encajar
the way to fit them
la manera de encajarlas
the course (path) of the planets
el rumbo de los planetas
to clear (up) the plot of that mystery
para desbrozar la trama de aquel misterio
to clear (up, away)
desbrozar
the plot
la trama
to choose
eligir
