Chapter 2 - El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

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arreglarse
arreglarse
to get ready
el almíbar
el almíbar
syrup
convocar
convocar
to convene
irreal
irreal
unreal
destripar
destripar
to gut
el sancocho
el sancocho
stew
al cabo de
al cabo de
at the end of
el codo
el codo
elbow
proseguir
proseguir
to continue
la onza
la onza
ounce
el vuelto
el vuelto
change
la máquina de coser
la máquina de coser
sewing machine
guardar
guardar
to keep
el pañuelo
el pañuelo
handkerchief
anudar
anudar
to tie
la estera
la estera
mat
sino
sino
except
rezar
rezar
to pray
el saco
el saco
jacket
quitarse
to take off
bastarse
to manage
salvo
except
el género
material
hay que
one must
el pájaro carpintero
woodpecker
tieso
stiff
la coyuntura
joint
desajustar
to loosen
apretarse
to squeeze up
el pito
whistle
la cigarra
cicada
el retazo
snippet
el remiendo
patch
el puño
cuff
sacar
to make
la prenda
garment
el milagro
miracle
inservible
unusable
apretado
tight
despedirse
to say goodbye
fundirse
to melt
el betún
bitumen
seco
dry
el disparate
nonsense
disparatar
to talk nonsense
rotundamente
emphatically
niego
I deny
pasar de largo
to go straight past
rodar
to roll
el esmalte
enamel
guardar
to put away
devolver
to give back
entrante
coming
demoler
to demolish
el acontecimiento
event
el sobre
envelope
el pliego
sheet
entregar
to give
el hálito
breath
intachable
impeccable
el gallinazo
turkey vulture
la bilis
bad mood
tener ganas
to want to
la olla
pot
desbordar
to overflow
el helecho
fern
el tiesto
flowerpot
transitar
to walk
menudo
slight
el cuadro
painting
el cuadro
picture
voltear
to turn over
al revés
upside down
la telaraña
spiderweb
apaciguarse
to calm down
el hongo
fungus
sordo
dull
el apremio
urgency
el anhelo
desire
cepillar
to plane
acuclillado
squatting down
el vaho
mist
el pozo
deep part
el pozo
well
enrarecido
rarefied
sombrío
gloomy
minucioso
meticulous
el cuchicheo
whispering
el excusado
bathroom
alborotado
agitated
turbio
cloudy
instalarse
to settle in
la misa
mass
el amanecer
dawn
hervir
to boil
disfrazado
disguised
el catre
cot
el estanque
tank
resbalar
to slide
el sudor
sweat
el hilo
trickle
la gotera
leak
conciliar
to earn
por lo menos
at least
el zancudo
mosquito
acosar
to pester
el horcón
wooden post
orinar
to urinate
el toque de queda
curfew
el clarín
bugle
la calificación
rating
la campanada
chime
sonar
to ring
ingenuo
naive
la crónica
column
no se sabe
no one knows
el consultorio
doctor's office
anochecer
to get dark
podrido
rotten
soltar
to drop
el almendro
almond tree
desandar
to retrace
destacar
to highlight
el sello
seal
aéreo
aerial
el destinatario
addressee
el boletín
bulletin
la casilla
compartment
descuidar
to neglect
suministrar
to supply
charolar
to varnish
el rizo
curl
el cráneo
skull
mandar
to order
apremiante
pressing
la mercancía
merchandise
la barraca
stall
desatar
to untie
agudizar
to sharpen
encerar
to wax
la tela
cloth
amarrar
to tie
la desazón
unease
atracar
to dock
el viajero
passenger
el/la ambulante
street vendor
estragado
ruined
el almacén
store
la maniobra
maneuver
la lancha
boat
la lancha
launch
pitar
to blow a whistle
el asilo
asylum
el huérfano
orphan
el charol
patent leather
botar
to throw away
el apuro
rush
el carbón
coal
calentar
to heat
estirar
to iron out
el ropero
wardrobe
el dril
drill
el hígado
liver
acabarse
to run out
acribillado
riddled
la herencia
inheritance
chiquito
tiny
ahorrar
to save
apostar
to bet
reaccionar
to recover
la gallera
coop
la sastrería
tailor shop
la tregua
respite
conceder
to give
el silbido
wheezing
en vela
awake
reventar
to burst
varios
several
escampar
to clear up
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