Ficciones, Jorge Luis Borges

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la esgrima
la esgrima
fencing
injuriar
injuriar
to insult
la chacra
la chacra
farm
soñoliento
soñoliento
sleepy
la bayeta
la bayeta
cloth
la vincha
la vincha
hairband
el trébol
el trébol
clover
la zanja
la zanja
ditch
el veraneo
el veraneo
summer vacation
auscultar
auscultar
to listen to someone's chest
rapar
rapar
to shave
descabalar
descabalar
to leave incomplete
despiadado
despiadado
ruthless
el desgano
el desgano
lack of enthusiasm
lancear
lancear
to spear
el adepto
el adepto
follower
la cera
la cera
wax
el pordiosero
el pordiosero
beggar
desparramado
desparramado
scattered
la judería
Jewish quarter
la buenaventura
good fortune
el herrero
blacksmith
el chalán
horse dealer
el facón
big gaucho knife
la embestida
attack
entreverar
to intermingle
el acicate
incentive
la espuela
spur
ganoso
eager
paladear
to savor
el palenque
fence
apiadar
to earn the pity of
el cencerro
cowbell
enredar
to tangle up
la codicia
greed
el yugo
yoke
la campanada
chime
interino
interim
el reo
criminal
macular
to stain
anegar
to flood
baladí
trivial
halagar
to flatter
importunar
to bother
la pileta
swimming pool
el degüello
slaughter
arredrar
to frighten
acompasado
rhythmic
el primogénito
firstborn
entablar
to start
retroceder
to back up
el garito
gambling den
deleznable
despicable
maniatar
to tie hands of
entreabrir
to half-open
la escalinata
staircase
el pasador
bolt
infranqueable
impassable
la verja
iron gate
el furgón
boxcar
medrar
to prosper
fabril
industrial
la curtiembre
tannery
barroso
muddy
el riachuelo
brook
el pistolero
gunman
el dato
piece of information
la dársena
dock
tambaleante
wobbly
el pescante
driver's seat
el inquilino
tenant
la remuneración
remuneration
el sigilo
stealth
el puñal
dagger
el carrero
cart driver
el álamo
poplar
indignar
to anger
compendiar
to summarize
inconcluso
unfinished
el mamotreto
monstrosity
el percance
mishap
el rabino
rabbi
el comisario
commissioner
la puñalada
stab
el redactor
editor
contiguo
adjacent
aborrecido
loathed
el/la tahúr
gambler
intercalar
to insert
el palco
box
desplegar
to unfold
la vileza
vileness
encomendar
to entrust
inédito
unpublished
pasmoso
astonishing
prefigurar
to prefigure
el presagio
omen
concurrir
to attend
el esbirro
henchman
transcurrir
to pass
el alfanje
scimitar
el delator
informant
la puntería
aim
patrullar
to patrol
el/la jinete
rider
ametrallar
to machine-gun
abochornar
to embarrass
el sobretodo
overcoat
el aplomo
composure
reseco
very dry
desmedrado
feeble
el sollozo
sob
prorrumpir
to burst out
derribar
to knock down
dictaminar
to pass judgment
orillar
to avoid
aturdir
to deafen
el tiroteo
shooting
disentir
to disagree
fofo
flabby
escasamente
barely
el cuartel
barracks
demudar
to change
desmantelado
dismantled
escampar
to clear up
congraciar
to win over
a la par
at the same time
la aguada
watering hole
empastar
to convert to pasture
la sien
temple
ajar
to wear out
el ademán
gesture
receloso
suspicious
la caries
cavity
vislumbrar
to discern
el desagrado
displeasure
el/la crin
mane
la térmica
thermal
el vástago
offspring
abrumar
to overwhelm
la ascua
ember
la parra
climbing vine
preconizar
to praise
ponderar
to praise
desdichado
unhappy
módico
reasonable
la valija
suitcase
la vanagloria
vainglory
el gajo
broken-off branch
oloroso
fragrant
fulminar
to strike down
la estancia
cattle ranch
tullido
lame
el domador
tamer
la rareza
rarity
el nubarrón
storm cloud
el descampado
empty ground
alentar
to encourage
bochornoso
muggy
veranear
to spend the summer
cimarrón
wild
el literato
man of letters
el silbido
whistle
pausado
slow
lacustre
lacustrine
la estera
mat
aindiado
Indian-like
la pasionaria
passionflower
novelesco
fictional
el decurso
course
el escandinavo
Scandinavian
detenido
detailed
el artificio
artifice
la horca
gallows
irrumpir
to burst into
alzar
to lift
atareado
busy
aproximar
to bring closer
el meandro
meander
la adivinanza
riddle
despreciable
despicable
pulular
to swarm
restituir
to return
menospreciar
to underestimate
inquebrantable
unshakable
el desenlace
ending
el acervo
heritage
execrar
to execrate
el/la ajedrecista
chess player
el docto
scholar
el marino
sailor
el/la artífice
craftsman
el alfarero
potter
la imprenta
printing house
encuadernar
to bind
zigzaguear
to zigzag
el farol
lantern
proseguir
to continue
el chisporroteo
crackling
el pabellón
pavilion
el portón
main door
absorto
engrossed
la senda
path
el arrozal
rice field
las fatigas
hardship
aguardar
to wait for
abyecto
wretched
encoger
to shrink
enlutado
in mourning
argüir
to argue
distar
to be away from
escudriñar
to scrutinize
la abyección
abomination
empuñar
to grasp
el penique
penny
el chelín
shilling
la libreta
notebook
el llavero
key ring
la divulgación
disclosure
estrafalario
eccentric
insospechado
unforeseen
al cabo de
after
diezmar
to decimate
el bandolerismo
banditry
la barbarie
barbarism
ubicuo
ubiquitous
palabrero
wordy
azaroso
hazardous
el disparate
nonsense
ultrajar
to offend
el centenar
hundred
desaforado
boundless
inaudito
unheard-of
despeñar
to throw over a cliff
la maldición
curse
proferir
to utter
codicioso
greedy
dable
feasible
incontrovertible
indisputable
alegar
to allege
redactar
to write
indecible
indescribable
asaz
exceedingly
cerril
stubborn
insensato
foolish
informe
shapeless
la comprobación
verification
el guarismo
figure
garabatear
to scribble
la letrina
latrine
la dotación
endowment
resumir
to summarize
el dorso
back
el renglón
line
corromper
to corrupt
insondable
unfathomable
el zaguán
hallway
angosto
narrow
el bibliotecario
librarian
el anaquel
shelf
la baranda
handrail
cercado
fenced in
en potencia
potential
desquitarse
to get even
postergar
to postpone
el ruiseñor
nightingale
entrever
to make out
entorpecer
to slow down
reseñar
to review
carecer
to lack
afear
to make ugly
idear
to devise
atarear
to give a task
deplorar
to deplore
harto
extremely
el pormenor
detail
la pompa
pomp
prescindir
to do without
equiparar
to put on the same level
amonestar
to reprimand
la necrológica
obituary
vil
vile
la herrumbre
rust
ebrio
drunk
jactarse
to boast
fidedigno
reliable
el escribano
scribe
la víbora
viper
el zafiro
sapphire
el convidado
guest
el certamen
competition
irrisorio
laughable
acatar
to comply with
zarpar
to set sail
el escombro
rubble
borrajear
to scribble
la murmuración
gossip
la grieta
crack
aminorar
to reduce
carmesí
crimson
desdibujar
to blur
cundir
to spread
apocado
timid
pusilánime
pusillanimous
aciago
ill-fated
el mercader
merchant
el sorteo
draw
la impostura
fraud
bermejo
red
el desgarrón
rip
la humareda
cloud of smoke
la encía
gum
la cavilación
pondering
el remero
rower
el éxtasis
ecstasy
el hastío
boredom
la ciénaga
swamp
embanderar
to deck with flags
la tempestad
storm
el potro
colt
los votos
wishes
inhábil
unskilful
el mancebo
youth
la alucinación
hallucination
el varón
male
el empeño
determination
el condiscípulo
fellow student
díscolo
unruly
cetrino
sallow
embaucar
to trick
la vigilia
wakefulness
la grada
step
el pábulo
fuel
el leñador
woodcutter
despedazar
to tear to shreds
acertar
to guess correctly
propicio
favorable
el forastero
stranger
el redondel
circle
la ribera
bank
repechar
to make a pit stop
el arrabal
slums
la caducidad
expiration date
adolecer
to suffer from
arcaizante
old-fashioned
la indagación
investigation
cotejar
to compare with
perspicaz
perspicacious
caballeresco
chivalrous
burdo
crude
rehusar
to refuse
meramente
merely
áureo
golden
el dislate
absurdity
impar
odd
el esmero
great care
la ejecutoria
final judgment
el beneplácito
consent
desinteresado
unselfish
aprobar
to approve
llorado
late lamented
infausto
ill-fated
por lo tanto
therefore
urdir
to warp
embelesar
to captivate
vocear
to cry
subsiguiente
subsequent
la aspereza
roughness
fogoso
passionate
la racha
streak
denostar
to insult
la borrachera
drunkenness
el alba
dawn
sobrellevar
to endure
la pulpería
general store
el ocaso
sunset
la nitidez
clarity
arreciar
to intensify
remitir
to send
el bisonte
bison
hollar
to tread
la pradera
prairie
el conciliábulo
secret meeting
el anfiteatro
amphitheater
decaer
to decline
la improcedencia
inadmissibility
la recordación
remembrance
desairado
slighted
abarcar
to cover
la probidad
integrity
todopoderoso
all-powerful
circundar
to surround
vertiginoso
dizzy
el matiz
nuance
pretender
to intend
pérfido
perfidious
temerario
rash
el plazo
period
herrumbroso
rusty
especioso
specious
lícito
lawful
acontecer
to take place
irreductible
unyielding
inagotable
inexhaustible
desenvolver
to unravel
disuelto
dissolved
boreal
northern
austral
southern
el concurso
competition
verídico
true
el cómputo
calculation
macizo
solid
harto
fed up
la pesquisa
inquiry
ulterior
subsequent
el pavor
dread
las barajas
fight
deparar
to bring
somero
superficial
el cántaro
pitcher
de par en par
wide open
la rotura
fracture
pastoril
pastoral
la estadía
stay
sexagésimo
sixtieth
ejercer
to practice
desganado
lethargic
la madreselva
honeysuckle
menguante
waning
fatigar
to tire
la epopeya
epic
verbigracia
for example
interpolar
to interpolate
la vaguedad
vagueness
verosímil
plausible
la carátula
title page
divulgar
to disclose
el sofisma
sophism
constar
to know for a fact
conjeturar
to conjecture about
asentir
to agree
el índice
index
el tomo
volume
azorado
flustered
el ejemplar
copy
amueblado
furnished
la sentencia
maxim
la herejía
heresy
acechar
to stalk
incurrir
to commit
demorar
to delay
la reimpresión
reprint
falaz
false
la quinta
country house
el corredor
corridor
la conjunción
combination
haragán
lazy
inepto
inept
el procedimiento
procedure
explayar
to extend
el desvarío
delirium
heterogéneo
heterogeneous
el propósito
resolution
la ejecución
carrying out
el sendero
path
bifurcarse
to fork
el galardón
award
cautivador
captivating
policiaco
crime
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