La Sombra del Viento

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constar
constar
to know for a fact
el estruendo
el estruendo
crash
lerdo
lerdo
slow-witted
las tripas
las tripas
guts
el/la jinete
el/la jinete
horseman
cafre
cafre
brutish
castrense
castrense
military
proferir
proferir
to utter
perturbar
perturbar
to disturb
carísimo
carísimo
really expensive
la seda
la seda
silk
la somanta
la somanta
beating
pésimo
pésimo
terrible
lejano
lejano
distant
dimitir
dimitir
to resign
la súplica
la súplica
plea
la tara
la tara
defect
pusilánime
pusilánime
faint-hearted
obsequiar
obsequiar
to give
osar
to dare
la coyuntura
situation
la reticencia
reticence
la punzada
shooting pain
gastado
worn out
el cirio
candle
sollozar
to sob
el pitillo
straw
el tedio
tedium
el aullido
howl
la bata
robe
el estiércol
manure
desoír
to ignore
el alquitrán
tar
complacer
to placate
la duquesa
duchess
la argucia
sophistry
quirúrgico
surgical
la brillantina
hair cream
con lo cual
whereupon
el griego
Greek
el/la secuaz
follower
el trámite
procedure
obviar
to avoid
la erudición
learning
desdeñar
to scorn
el tobillo
ankle
la muñeca
wrist
el andrajo
rag
despojar
to strip
subrepticio
surreptitious
balbucear
to stammer
roña
stingy
tartamudear
to stutter
famélico
starving
las correrías
travels
el atisbo
trace
mendigar
to beg for
el envoltorio
wrapping
el terciopelo
velvet
el estuche
case
perezosamente
lazily
recortar
to cut off
el recibidor
entrance hall
el sigilo
stealth
ataviado
dressed up in
ataviar
to dress up
el guiño
wink
despedir
to say goodbye to
la poesía
poem
confinar
to confine
flamante
brand-new
retorcido
twisted
la desamortización
confiscation
la hilera
row
decantarse
to opt for
el arañazo
scratch
la muesca
groove
la muesca
notch
torcer
to twist
el cortaplumas
penknife
combar
to warp
entendedor
understanding
la voluta
spiral
el doblez
fold
el gitano
gypsy
gemir
to moan
hacer punto
to knit
el lío
mess
atolondrado
scatterbrained
tal
such
enmarcar
to frame
atontado
stunned
agitar
to shake
los calzoncillos
underpants
por gusto
for fun
el mejunje
concoction
el cancerbero
goalkeeper
pillar
to catch
encender
to turn on
el vuelco
complete change
fúnebre
gloomy
fúnebre
funeral
deshilachar
to fray
deshilachado
frayed
la franela
flannel
rojizo
reddish
la burbuja
bubble
matizar
to explain
el acero
steel
trabar
to obstruct
la palanca
lever
chasquear
to click
chasquear
to snap
dentado
serrated
la rueda
wheel
el relé
relay
conjurar
to conjure
el goteo
dripping
el carcelero
jailer
insondable
unfathomable
receloso
suspicious
el callejón
alley
empeñado
determined
acurrucar
to cuddle
acurrucarse
to snuggle
el orín
urine
resguardar
to protect
el riachuelo
stream
el pormenor
detail
los borbotones
bubbling
el silbido
ringing
el silbido
whistle
la bofetada
slap in the face
el puño
fist
jadear
to pant
la embestida
onslaught
el atrezo
props
vislumbrar
to discern
la alcoba
bedroom
el nudillo
knuckle
a tientas
blindly
el orificio
hole
el rellano
landing
la planicie
plain
el relámpago
bolt of lightning
el pozo
well
reptar
to creep
el hueso
bone
suelto
loose
la mortaja
shroud
el alcantarillado
sewer system
desaguar
to drain
fétido
foul
esparcir
to spread
esparcirse
to spread
el apagón
blackout
encharcado
full of puddles
la negrura
blackness
el quiosco
kiosk
cobijar
to give shelter to
carcomer
to eat away at
el aguacero
downpour
guarecer
to protect
la brisa
breeze
helar
to freeze
las agallas
guts
el hálito
breath
súbito
sudden
el peldaño
stair
el muelle
pier
rebosar
to overflow
el portazo
slam
la vajilla
dinner set
el recado
message
engreído
conceited
el ademán
gesture
la partitura
sheet music
atildado
elegant
inconcluso
unfinished
infausto
ill-fated
la sobra
excess
el recato
caution
el recato
modesty
de soslayo
sidelong
de soslayo
out of the corner of one's eye
rehuir
to avoid
alumbrar
to conceive of
funesto
ill-fated
la amargura
bitterness
pulcro
neat
sensato
sensible
olfatear
to sniff
apuñalar
to stab
quejarse
to complain
el recado
errand
la trastienda
back room
la aprobación
approval
la desaprobación
disapproval
el reparo
qualm
superar
to overcome
ladino
crafty
suculento
succulent
la lujuria
lust
libidinoso
lustful
recriminatorio
recriminatory
el dentífrico
toothpaste
la acritud
acrimony
perenne
constant
el zoquete
dimwit
cazurro
stupid
las sandeces
nonsense
atiborrar
to stuff full
asustar
to frighten
los sesos
brains
el estreñimiento
constipation
beato
devout
beato
blessed
pecar
to sin
mojigato
prudish
acorralar
to corral
el cariño
affection
el semblante
look on one's face
la madraza
doting mother
el cuero
leather
palpar
to touch
en seco
sharply
la piedad
mercy
el listillo
smart-ass
martirizar
to torture
despuntar
to blunt
despuntar
to stand out
la brizna
trace
el acertijo
riddle
paulatinamente
gradually
envarado
stiff
el criado
servant
la realeza
royalty
¡Qué va!
Nonsense!
enmendar
to correct
el melómano
music lover
la propensión
tendency
macilento
haggard
delatar
to give away
delatarse
to give oneself away
carraspear
to clear one's throat
ladeado
tilted to one side
erguido
upright
el soplo
puff
rebosante
brimming
la pompa
pomp
blandir
to wave
la espesura
bushes
la finca
property
el provecho
benefit
estirar
to stretch
el presagio
omen
febril
feverish
espeso
dense
el empedrado
paving
el alumbrado
lighting
el/la contraluz
backlight
verter
to pour
cojear
to limp
tenue
faint
asomarse
to look
el retazo
remnant
aletear
to flap around
inmutar
to perturb
inmutarse
to be perturbed
apurar
to finish
la entraña
heart
colarse
to sneak in
el domicilio
home
el rencor
resentment
la quietud
stillness
meditabundo
pensive
enrollarse
to become coiled up
enrollarse
to go on and on
el convencimiento
conviction
hábil
skillful
la monja
nun
la limosna
charity
degustar
to taste
esfumar
to blur
caprichoso
capricious
caprichoso
whimsical
ansiar
to long for
el vuelo
flight
efervescente
effervescent
la sintaxis
syntax
plasmar
to give expression to
garabatear
to scribble
pestañear
to blink
la altura
height
el sucedáneo
substitute
resbalarse
to slip
la predilección
preference
la afición
fondness
viril
manly
lumpen
underclass
el efebo
youth
la índole
nature
acechar
to stalk
cortés
courteous
manso
meek
musitar
to mumble
el trono
throne
el trono
crown
el lustre
luster
la zaga
rear
el pergamino
parchment
la pinta
spot
manosear
to handle
el/la adalid
champion
ignoto
unknown
el esmalte
enamel
la aleación
alloy
el galimatías
gibberish
el manantial
source
el remate
top
encandilado
dazzled
el remate
end
brotar
to arise
barroco
overelaborate
el escaparate
shop window
ribeteado
trimmed
suntuoso
lavish
la ensoñación
fantasy
el beneplácito
consent
mascullar
to mumble
la carcajada
loud laugh
idóneo
ideal
el cambiazo
radical change
el lomo
back
cabalgar
to ride
el colegial
schoolboy
el engorro
nuisance
la osadía
boldness
albergar
to harbor
la chispa
spark
el serrín
sawdust
el cerebelo
cerebellum
atragantarse
to choke
atragantarse
to lose one's train of thought
el moco
mucus
la fosa
pit
analfabeto
illiterate
la tozudez
stubbornness
la monta
importance
irrisorio
laughable
desgranar
to shell
la virtud
virtue
virulento
virulent
asmático
asthmatic
el ronquido
snore
el vaivén
swaying
el tope
limit
repletar
to fill completely
la necrológica
obituary
ablandar
to soften
la tregua
respite
la tregua
truce
enorgullecer
to fill with pride
enorgullecerse
to be proud
diezmar
to decimate
el folletín
melodramatic novel
deslumbrante
dazzling
apolillado
antiquated
el asueto
time off
el acervo
heritage
adobar
to marinate
alardear
to boast
las ínfulas
pretensions
derramar
to spill
disimular
to conceal
el bufete
law firm
el calcetín
sock
la barbarie
barbarism
el pináculo
pinnacle
la cuna
birthplace
la canela
cinnamon
el roce
rubbing
advertir
to notice
entrecerrar
to close halfway
fiarse
to trust
la tez
complexion
hermético
secretive
la aguja
needle
el cisne
swan
la rama
branch
el trazo
stroke
derretir
to melt
bendecir
to bless
el pestañeo
blinking
el anacronismo
anachronism
el lienzo
canvas
arder
to seethe
ardiente
fervent
el pómulo
cheekbone
meter la pata
to make a blunder
embobar
to fascinate
enésimo
nth
la yema
fingertip
pálido
pale
la palidez
paleness
la palmadita
little pat
el talle
waist
plegar
to fold
el pliegue
fold
detenidamente
carefully
tampoco
neither
cualquiera
any
tragar
to swallow
envidiar
to envy
ajeno
unaware
a media tarde
at mid-afternoon
la nube
cloud
el seudónimo
pseudonym
desvanecer
to dissipate
desvanecer
to fade
el latinajo
Latin word
el deleite
delight
aniquilar
to annihilate
aletargado
lethargic
entrever
to see signs of
bromear
to joke
enfundar
to put away
el ahorro
saving
desviar
to divert
el ceño
brow
fruncir
to furrow
glacial
glacial
la ceja
eyebrow
arquear
to arch
localizar
to locate
fingir
to feign
el lobo
wolf
la palabrería
idle talk
el farandulero
charlatan
saborear
to savor
jubilar
to retire
jubilarse
to retire
rugir
to roar
el caucho
rubber
el jamón
ham
el taquito
small cube
el retoño
kid
la seña
sign
socarrón
sarcastic
de reojo
sideways
el mozalbete
lad
envalentonar
to embolden
el/la pelagatos
nobody
fundir
to melt
enclavado
buried
la fachada
facade
custodiar
to guard
predilecto
favorite
aducir
to give
la tertulia
get-together
el/la compinche
buddy
la sonoridad
tone
el porte
demeanor
desmerecer
to deteriorate
la pedantería
pedantry
el/la diletante
amateur
el/la diletante
dilettante
forrado
loaded
turbio
shady
el fular
scarf
lucir
to shine
lucir
to wear
decimonónico
nineteenth-century
evidenciar
to demonstrate
desprender
to give off
el persa
Persian
el efluvio
emanation
desprender
to detach
flor y nata
créme de la créme
capitanear
to captain
el ejemplar
copy
abordar
to approach
denominar
to refer to
denominarse
to be called
aconsejar
to advise
desvelar
to uncover
la brújula
compass
la linterna
lantern
pertrechar
to equip
soñar
to dream
despertarse
to wake up
despierto
awake
la peonza
spinning top
el dardo
dart
valer
to be worth
el artilugio
gadget
el/la partícipe
participant
de quién
whose
embrujado
haunted
el sortilegio
charm
antojarse
to seem
repiquetear
to ring out
hechicero
bewitching
altear
to elevate
hojear
to glance through
destilar
to distill
destilar
to drip
asomar
to stick out
espiral
spiral
catalogar
to catalog
desdibujar
to blur
atisbar
to discern
deambular
to wander
asentir
to agree
deslizar
to slip
el/la alquimista
alchemist
la cofradía
brotherhood
el gremio
profession
perfilar
to outline
guiñar
to wink
boquiabierto
speechless
la colmena
hive
la cúspide
summit
el laberinto
labyrinth
pender
to hang
acuchillado
stabbed
acuchillar
to stab
la cúpula
dome
yacer
to lie
la basílica
basilica
palaciego
palace
el mármol
marble
la escalinata
staircase
insinuar
to insinuate
plateado
silver
la cabellera
head of hair
rapaz
predatory
el ave
bird
el rasgo
feature
el portón
front door
rozar
to brush against
relucir
to glitter
la bóveda
vault
la bruma
mist
parpadear
to blink
parpadear
to flicker
sereno
serene
la neblina
mist
languidecer
to languish
el tomo
volume
blandir
to brandish
tibio
lukewarm
descorrer
to open
la niebla
fog
envejecer
to grow old
la penumbra
half-light
el aliento
breath
azorar
to startle
azorado
alarmed
batir
to beat
el alba
dawn
escondido
hidden
las andanzas
adventures
el rincón
corner
arder
to burn
el tacto
touch
criar
to raise
el bazar
bazaar
acallar
to silence
el espejismo
mirage
cabizbajo
dejected
amparar
to protect
suspirar
to sigh
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