Chapter 3 - El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

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desesperarse
desesperarse
to get exasperated
el sitio
el sitio
place
precisar
precisar
to specify
la índole
la índole
sort
el puño
el puño
fist
la rendición
la rendición
surrender
el litoral
el litoral
coast
el intendente
el intendente
quartermaster general
arrastrar
arrastrar
to drag
el baúl
el baúl
trunk
penoso
penoso
laborious
la circunscripción
la circunscripción
district
el tesorero
el tesorero
treasurer
sí que
sí que
certainly
la justificación
la justificación
proof
el sudor
el sudor
sweat
sacudir
sacudir
to shake
sellado
sellado
sealed
bufar
bufar
to snort
escueto
simple
la tuerca
nut
la frente
forehead
las diligencias
proceedings
la jubilación
retirement
vitalicio
for life
hipotecar
to mortgage
la verja
grille
espantar
to frighten
el patito
duckling
coser
to sew
el muslo
thigh
la ceiba
ceiba tree
acampar
to camp
la indemnización
indemnity
el tratado
treaty
no se trata de
it's not a question of
la limosna
charity
sordo
muffled
padecer
to endure
abrasar
to burn
el pulmón
lung
otoñal
autumnal
la nalga
buttock
el vericueto
intricacy
atrás
behind
aplastado
crushed
exponer
to exhibit
el resorte
spring
la tecla
key
la contraloría
comptroller's office
la contabilidad
accounting
la goma
glue
pegado
glued
embutir
to cram
polvoriento
dusty
el despacho
office
la suela
sole
la pantufla
slipper
superior
upper
superior
top
el colmillo
canine
tendido
stretched out
el bartolo
stupid person
cobrar
to collect
lo que sea
whatever
colgado
hanging
sacar
to get
el cajón
drawer
la plata
money
gastarse
to spend
la gestión
management
comprometerse
to commit oneself
la cinta
ribbon
asegurar
to secure
el cofre
chest
el recorte
clipping
el toque de queda
curfew
el escalafón
ladder
promulgar
to promulgate
la lectura
reading
el buey
ox
la sastrería
tailor shop
el andén
platform
disponerse
to prepare
el bigote
mustache
destacar
to emphasise
la remesa
remittance
la exactitud
accuracy
desgarrar
to tear
la alfombra
carpet
anclado
anchored
la espuma
foam
estirar
to stretch
concebir
to conceive of
de balde
for free
el carrito
cart
el frasco
bottle
amarrar
to tie
lacrado
wax-sealed
el sobre
envelope
la maniobra
maneuver
abanicar
to fan
apoyar
to rest
la inquietud
anxiety
quitar
to take away
desvelado
wide awake
la peineta
ornamental comb
la nuca
back of the neck
la alhucema
lavender
el piojo
louse
el regazo
lap
la sábana
sheet
la hebra
thread
desenredar
to untangle
la misa cantada
sung mass
el peinado
hairstyle
destinar
to allocate
reconfortar
to comfort
el sopor
drowsiness
la tregua
respite
remendar
to mend
zurcir
to mend
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