La Palabra Del Día: "mortecino"
mortecino ( mohr-teh-see'-noh )
adjective ( dim, faint; dying )
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Examples:
1: La luz mortecina le dio al bosque un aspecto lúgubre.
The dim light made the forest look gloomy.
2: Percibí el latir mortecino de su corazón y sabía que no sobreviviría.
I heard the faint beating of his heart and knew that he wouldn't survive.
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No entres dócilmente en esa buena noche;
Rabia, rabia contra la muerte de la luz.
Do not go gentle into that good night ;
Rage , rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas.
¡Bueno ! Espero sobrevivir a la muerte de la luz.
Espero que yo sobrevivo el mortecino de la luz** .
La luz mortecina afectó más que mis ojos.
The dim light affected more than my eyes .
Good ! I hope to survive the dying of the light.
En la luz mortecina de otro atardecer, la pareja se arrimó en un banco afuera y pensó en qué tan bueno había sido el día.
In the dying light of another evening, the couple cuddled on a bench outside and thought about how good the day had been.
La luz mortecina del sol echó on resplanador rosáceo en la montaña.
The dying light of the sun cast a pinkish glow on the mountain.
Lograron calentar la comida con las brasas de un fuego mortecina.
They managed to heat the food with the embers of a dying fire.
Me parece que la luz mortecina en un catedral aumenta la devoción, pero los ventanas maravillosas aumentan la admiración.
I think the dim light in a cathedral increases devotion, but the wonderful windows increase admiration.
La cueva estaba muy oscura, pero podían ver una luz mortecina en la distancia.
The cave was very dark, but they could see a dim light in the distance.
Los colores mortecinos captan el sentir de cantautora Sarah Mclachlan y sus canciones pensativas.
Dull colors captures the feel of singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan and her reflective songs.
El fuego mortecino echó sombras débiles sobre todos.
The dying fire threw weak shadows on everyone.
La oscuridad mortecina de la noche cedió paso a la luz brillante del sol matutino.
The moribund darkness of the night gave way to the radiant light of the early morning sun.
Anoche él caminó a lo largo de una playa fria y ventosa en la luz mortecina después de la puesta del sol.
Last night he walked along a cold and windy beach in the dying light after the sun went down.
La luz mortecina no era ideal para leer.
The dim light was not ideal for reading.
