Tierra Americana, Cap. 6 adelante

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el nopal
el nopal
prickly pear
agrupar
agrupar
to group
apoderarse
apoderarse
to seize
lúgubre
lúgubre
dismal
canoso
canoso
gray-haired
desteñir
desteñir
to discolor
el entretejido
el entretejido
interweaving
borroso
borroso
blurred
la púa
la púa
sharp point
el alambre
el alambre
wire
surcar
surcar
to score
remover
remover
to stir
esponjar
esponjar
to fluff up
el trecho
el trecho
stretch
azotar
azotar
to whip
enroscar
enroscar
to coil
el ladrillo
el ladrillo
brick
acolchado
acolchado
padded
la tira
la tira
strap
el cojín
cushion
el mosquitero
mosquito net
el escarabajo
beetle
atenazar
to grip
rasguñar
to scratch
tantear
to feel one's way
el barrote
bar
aferrarse
to cling to
frondoso
lush
el arbusto
bush
chillar
to scream
triturar
to grind
retumbar
to resound
gruñir
to growl
estrepitoso
noisy
trotar
to trot
la redada
raid
la comisura
corner
la maleza
weeds
agudo
sharp
brotar
to sprout
el claro
clearing
el manubrio
handlebars
disiparse
to dissipate
animar
to encourage
acrecentar
to increase
de soslayo
sidelong
silbar
to whistle
trasladar
to transfer
la planta
sole
trazar
to trace
el surco
furrow
el pasto
pasture
el arcén
shoulder
el alba
dawn
el fideo
noodle
la barda
wall
¡Caray!
Wow!
agrio
sour
perseguir
to pursue
reconfortar
to comfort
el alfiler
pin
el pañal
diaper
la canela
cinnamon
coetáneo
contemporary
avergonzar
to embarrass
inconfundible
unmistakable
rehusarse
to refuse
reprender
to reprimand
la abertura
opening
la lengüeta
tongue
el broche
fastener
ablandar
to soften
NIP
PIN
el monedero
change purse
apelar
to appeal
el almacén
warehouse
la novedad
news
escalonar
to stagger
el arco iris
rainbow
el anaquel
shelf
el escaparate
shop window
la cobija
blanket
de golpe
suddenly
el soborno
bribe
el rescate
ransom
el sembrado
sown field
desangrarse
to bleed out
atorar
to block
compadecer
to pity
arremeter
to charge at
el encaje
lace
aterrarse
to become terrified
la botana
snack
confiable
reliable
cursar
to study
recortar
to cut off
rematar
to finish off
labrado
carved
el/la danzante
dancer
el embate
pounding
el manto
cloak
la hilera
row
forjar
to forge
ondear
to flutter
el acta de nacimiento
birth certificate
menear
to shake
enfrascado
absorbed
la solapa
flap
el chasquido
crack
el gafete
name tag
la mascada
scarf
la seda
silk
taconear
to click one's heels
el velo
veil
el zumbido
buzz
devorar
to devour
el cruce
intersection
llamativo
striking
el toldo
awning
el ruido sordo
thud
la certeza
certainty
factible
feasible
el porvenir
future
acurrucarse
to curl up
la valla
fence
el tronco
trunk
escudriñar
to scrutinize
sobar
to massage
el omoplato
shoulder blade
marearse
to get motion sickness
escéptico
skeptical
estar al mando
to be in charge
flaquear
to weaken
caótico
chaotic
decepcionar
to disappoint
pecaminoso
sinful
el peaje
toll
rogar
to beg
averiguar
to find out
aparentar
to pretend
dar la espalda
to turn one's back on
el cuero cabelludo
scalp
la trenza
braid
reseco
very dry
sedoso
silky
lacio
straight
empalagar
to be too sweet
desplomarse
to collapse
la deriva
drift
momentáneo
momentary
la misericordia
mercy
la manada
herd
despojar
to strip
acalambrado
cramped
desgarrador
heartbreaking
tambalearse
to stagger
el mutismo
silence
la suavidad
softness
la laca
varnish
retraerse
to withdraw into oneself
temeroso
fearful
aterrador
terrifying
atesorar
to accumulate
tenaz
tenacious
chasquear
to snap
deprimirse
to get depressed
el embudo
funnel
la mecedora
rocking chair
sumergir
to submerge
la medida
measurement
el hada
fairy
balbucear
to stammer
fangoso
muddy
la lentitud
slowness
sombrío
gloomy
la bestia
beast
la sobra
surplus
la oleada
wave
en lo absoluto
at all
de otra manera
otherwise
el encabezado
headline
la repisa
shelf
el tapete
rug
abastecer
to supply
el librero
bookcase
el cascarón
shell
lidiar con
to deal with
drenar
to drain
presentir
to sense
desviar
to divert
encorvar
to bend
la maldición
curse
apurarse
to get a move on
estremecerse
to shake
la yema
yolk
de vuelta
return
el delantal
apron
sujetar
to fasten
la envoltura
wrapping
el agrado
pleasure
renuente
reluctant
maldita sea
damn it
la alacena
cupboard
la vara
yardstick
cimentar
to cement
la orilla
edge
arreglarse
to get ready
arreglar
to tidy up
tener que ver con
to have to do with
la pulgada
inch
el retazo
piece
el peluche
stuffed toy
el osito de peluche
teddy bear
el suegro
father-in-law
difunto
deceased
la cercanía
closeness
el noviazgo
courtship
gorjear
to gurgle
el rizo
curl
el marco
frame
el remordimiento
remorse
empatar
to connect
ingenuo
naive
acertado
correct
pinche
lousy
el trámite
formality
demonios
damn it
exponerse
to expose oneself
apegarse
to become attached to
el malentendido
misunderstanding
el vuelco
upset
voltearse
to turn around
la tetera
teapot
dar la vuelta
to turn around
quebrarse
to break
desmoronar
to cause to crumble
flaco
skinny
añejo
aged
fulminar
to strike
endurecer
to harden
fofo
flabby
tener lugar
to take place
las facciones
features
aplastante
crushing
el duelo
grief
el hoyuelo
dimple
dirigirse
to address
la franja
band
la guarida
hideout
la bóveda
vault
aglomerarse
to crowd together
chapucero
shoddy
colorido
colorful
la gaviota
seagull
la calidez
warmth
por encima de
above
enganchar
to hook
enderezarse
to stand up straight
insólito
unusual
apuñalar
to stab
el yermo
wasteland
la ira
rage
la mampara
partition
el detenimiento
detail
deslumbrante
dazzling
a la fuerza
by force
retomar
to resume
inocuo
innocuous
el estremecimiento
shudder
persignarse
to cross oneself
el risco
crag
el bostezo
yawn
la dilación
delay
duradero
durable
la trama
plot
el desenlace
ending
atestado
packed
desplazarse
to move
acorralar
to corner
rara vez
rarely
el motivo
reason
la pandilla
gang
el retén
roadblock
el arranque
start
brincar
to jump
el ahijado
godson
broncear
to tan
enredar
to tangle up
salado
salty
soleado
sunny
la burbuja
bubble
en aquel entonces
at that time
sobresalir
to stick out
la fachada
facade
rascarse
to scratch oneself
la lona
tarp
suelto
loose
delinear
to outline
estrepitosamente
noisily
aventurarse
to take a risk
piropear
to make flirtatious comments to
clavarse
to stick
la yema del dedo
fingertip
rechinar
to creak
anular
to annul
de modo que
in such a way that
el encanto
charm
el modismo
idiom
rebasar
to overtake
el frasco
jar
el llavero
key ring
rebosar
to overflow
pavonearse
to strut around
mutar
to mutate
la falda
hillside
la amabilidad
kindness
reprocharse
to blame oneself for
colarse
to sneak in
espantoso
horrifying
anotar
to note down
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
estar al tanto
to keep an eye out
posar
to put down
asomarse
to look
hurgar
to dig around in
adormilado
drowsy
parlotear
to chatter
clarear
to lighten
la armadura
armor
franquear
to go through
se trata de
it's about
juntar
to collect
derretir
to melt
sofocar
to suffocate
arrojarse
to throw oneself
maldecir
to curse
asqueado
disgusted
agrandar
to make bigger
el soporte
stand
la maceta
flowerpot
el camastro
deck chair
desechar
to throw away
la silueta
silhouette
el oleaje
swell
la persecución
pursuit
delatar
to give away
el hedor
stink
el seto
hedge
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