La Sombra del Viento

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el ajetreo
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
el/la maleante
el/la maleante
criminal
la trifulca
la trifulca
fight
la guadaña
la guadaña
scythe
el sudario
el sudario
shroud
sombrío
sombrío
gloomy
codear
codear
to nudge
la caspa
la caspa
dandruff
embutir
embutir
to cram
caer en la cuenta
caer en la cuenta
to realize
el alcance
el alcance
reach
el esbirro
el esbirro
henchman
desprenderse
desprenderse
to get rid of
a partir de entonces
a partir de entonces
from then on
avenirse
avenirse
to agree to
el postor
el postor
bidder
los trastos
los trastos
stuff
exiguo
exiguo
paltry
exiguo
exiguo
meager
profesor particular
tutor
apiadarse
to take pity on
la solapa
flap
acto seguido
immediately afterwards
la defunción
death
el finado
deceased
la mirilla
peephole
el bulo
hoax
dormitar
to snooze
en vela
awake
flamante
brand-new
la sutileza
subtlety
el ajuar
furnishings
el hedor
stench
abofetear
to smack
ceder
to give way
al instante
right away
desistir
to give up
la palanca
crowbar
trabar
to obstruct
el óxido
rust
el/la ebanista
cabinetmaker
labrar
to carve
la solapa
lapel
ladear
to tilt to one side
el asomo
trace
arropar
to tuck in
antaño
in days gone by
engatusar
to cajole
engatusar
to sweet-talk
las ínfulas
pretensions
el talento
talent
holgazán
lazy
altivo
haughty
el talante
mood
el resquemor
suspicion
el apego
fondness
el acomodador
usher
afónico
hoarse
el potranco
colt
el siseo
hiss
el bis
encore
tarado
idiot
el embaucador
trickster
el mote
nickname
endilgar
to foist on
enfilar
to head for
el roedor
rodent
borroso
blurred
idóneo
suitable
el ardid
ruse
convocar
to summon
dejar helado
to dumbfound
el móvil
motive
la secuela
consequence
la pesquisa
inquiry
el palco
box
la desfachatez
impertinence
el remilgo
fussiness
el pureta
old crock
el sofoco
hot flash
soez
rude
de vuelta
return
de vuelta
again
desentrañar
to unravel
rehuir
to shy away from
el harapo
tatters
escanciar
to pour
el escondrijo
hiding place
el recoveco
nook
de tanto
from so much
impávido
undaunted
impávido
impassive
aunar
to join
ralo
sparse
el soto
grove
la arboleda
grove
el caudal
volume
tararear
to hum
entrañable
dear
a las tantas
in the middle of the night
el mejunje
concoction
mear
to take a piss
mear
to piss
los entresijos
ins and outs
arrebatar
to snatch
la lisonja
flattery
clamoroso
rousing
enjuto
gaunt
resguardarse
to shelter
delatar
to give away
el empedrado
paving
auscultar
to listen to someone's chest
el recinto
grounds
el resquicio
crack
desplomar
to knock out of plumb
para sí
to oneself
para entonces
by then
el desparpajo
self-confidence
el acierto
good move
el acierto
correct answer
de parte de
on behalf of
al mando
in charge
el taconazo
stamp
judío
Jewish
el/la zote
dimwit
si bien
although
apostillar
to add
el clero
clergy
el ateo
atheist
hacer caso
to pay attention to
atajar
to cut short
la majadería
nonsense
limítrofe
bordering
cazurro
stupid
joder
to fuck
apostar
to position
acurrucado
curled up
el jirón
shred
la jefatura
headquarters
el furgón
van
estupefacto
astonished
rifarse
to fight over
huracanado
hurricane-force
la ventosidad
flatulence
incontable
countless
el tirón
tug
constar
to know for a fact
entrañable
close
esbozar
to sketch
por otro lado
on the other hand
novedoso
novel
lúdico
playful
el jolgorio
revelry
el calabozo
cell
el hampón
thug
la pléyade
distinguished group
escalofriante
chilling
dantesco
horrific
el soplón
snitch
la carnada
bait
medrar
to thrive
el morro
snout
enhiesto
erect
la umbría
shady area
el tugurio
dive
en aquel entonces
at that time
en boga
fashionable
amparar
to shelter
apuntar
to point out
apuntar
to aim
liarse
to get mixed up
el regaliz
licorice
la hojarasca
dead leaves
el palacete
mansion
la herrumbre
rust
al corriente
up to date
el menester
occupation
el resquemor
resentment
el remordimiento
remorse
por aquel entonces
at that time
atesorar
to amass
incauto
unsuspecting
urdir
to plot
la enseñanza
teaching
suscitar
to arouse
la fruslería
trifle
embestir
to attack
dirimir
to settle
rebajar
to reduce
apiadar
to earn the pity of
el correazo
blow with a belt
desollar
to skin
por doquier
everywhere
abofetear
to slap
aun así
even so
el vientre
womb
la ramera
whore
el balneario
spa
el oficio
trade
la soltería
bachelorhood
rebosar
to overflow
la habladuría
rumor
al parecer
apparently
el apartado de correos
post office box
la cháchara
chitchat
el parentesco
relationship
estrepitoso
loud
sepultar
to bury
la pesquisa
investigation
cochambroso
filthy
de buena gana
willingly
creído
conceited
fuera de lugar
out of place
menos mal
it's a good thing
el mamarracho
mess
vetusto
ancient
anticuado
old-fashioned
pasado de moda
old-fashioned
a lo sumo
at the most
de ninguna manera
there's no way
atajar
to take a shortcut
el lerdo
idiot
empeñarse
to insist on
empeñar
to pawn
peligrar
to be in danger
haber de
to have to
castrense
military
cafre
uncouth
a fin de
in order to
meditabundo
pensive
el ocio
leisure
la coyuntura
joint
la coyuntura
situation
apurar
to finish
el pedo
fart
retomar
to resume
la embestida
onslaught
nada de nada
nothing at all
ya sabe
you know
el porrazo
bump
más bien
more like
malinterpretar
to misinterpret
¡Hala!
Come on!
el fraile
friar
el padrenuestro
Lord's Prayer
poca cosa
not much
poca cosa
mediocre
de turno
on duty
de vuelta
back
el vaivén
swaying
mascullar
to mumble
el encargado
person in charge
la teta
boob
poseído
possessed
la reticencia
reluctance
embrutecer
to stupefy
la plebe
masses
atontar
to make feel groggy
el pábulo
fuel
el/la secuaz
supporter
el/la secuaz
minion
el estraperlo
black market
pese a
in spite of
ingresar
to go into
piel de gallina
goose bumps
embalado
high
serrano
mountain
el calzón
panties
el calzón
boxers
desplumar
to pluck
despojar
to strip
el andrajo
rag
subrepticiamente
surreptitiously
subrepticio
surreptitious
asir
to grab
el pantano
swamp
recomponer
to mend
el atisbo
glimmer
el atisbo
hint
el atisbo
trace
el fanfarrón
blowhard
la colilla
cigarette butt
otear
to look down on
combar
to warp
la voluta
spiral
el folletín
soap opera
por entonces
back then
el lance
move
la chanza
joke
reparador
refreshing
el brebaje
potion
escanciar
to serve
a saber
who knows
redomado
utter
pillo
naughty
matizar
to explain
cesante
unemployed
a tientas
blindly
la planicie
plain
el tropezón
stumble
el portal
front door
los contornos
outskirts
reptar
to slither
cobijar
to give shelter to
el niñato
spoiled brat
pausadamente
slowly
la cajetilla
pack
agónico
agonizing
el bellaco
scoundrel
súbito
sudden
las agallas
guts
el hálito
breath
el espigón
breakwater
la dársena
dock
echar a andar
to start walking
la vajilla
dinner set
por mi cuenta
by myself
por mi cuenta
on my own
funesto
ill-fated
de buen ver
good-looking
abordar
to deal with
superar
to overcome
el reparo
objection
de veras
really
el costal
sack
estar pendiente de
to keep an eye on
la lujuria
lust
al tiempo que
at the same time as
la lejía
bleach
acudir
to go to
dotar
to endow with
saciar
to satisfy
acabar por
to end up
el semblante
countenance
merendar
to have an afternoon snack
macilento
gaunt
de súbito
suddenly
la espesura
thicket
tamizar
to sift
acristalado
glazed
el trasnochador
night owl
reparar
to take heed of
la brasa
ember
recortarse
to stand out
tendido
stretched out
empedrado
paved
el retazo
remnant
enarcar
to arch
lumpen
underclass
el efebo
youth
la decepción
letdown
la zaga
rear
pese a que
even though
el/la adalid
champion
ignoto
unknown
el galimatías
gibberish
el caudal
flow
el artilugio
gadget
dichoso
fortunate
ribeteado
edged
el beneplácito
approval
la alimaña
pest
el ensueño
daydream
la ensoñación
daydream
el amparo
refuge
el roce
brush
embobar
to fascinate
el cortado
coffee with a dash of milk
el/la pelagatos
nobody
predilecto
favorite
la tertulia
gathering
el/la compinche
buddy
la sonoridad
tone
forrado
rolling in it
el fular
scarf
decimonónico
nineteenth-century
el parentesco
kinship
flor y nata
créme de la créme
a lo mejor
maybe
el conocedor
expert
hacerse con
to get hold of
célebre
famous
abordar
to approach
el dardo
dart
la peonza
spinning top
el artilugio
contraption
el/la partícipe
participant
desgranar
to shell
cabizbajo
dejected
el brote
outbreak
¡Sanseacabó!
That's it!
las andanzas
adventures
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