Borges: Selected Poems

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fustigar
fustigar
to whip
el ademán
el ademán
gesture
el peldaño
el peldaño
step
el ciervo
el ciervo
deer
asaz
asaz
exceedingly
el pincel
el pincel
paintbrush
dar con
dar con
to find
el soborno
el soborno
bribe
quebrantar
quebrantar
to break
entregarse
entregarse
to surrender
proferir
proferir
to utter
la aguja
la aguja
needle
el hallazgo
el hallazgo
discovery
caber
caber
to be possible
ajusticiar
ajusticiar
to execute
tenderse
tenderse
to lie down
el/la crin
el/la crin
mane
defraudar
defraudar
to disappoint
el vástago
el vástago
offspring
colmar
to fill to the brim
la borrasca
squall
la singladura
voyage
aunar
to join
el vaticinio
prediction
el hedor
stench
proscribir
to outlaw
ocioso
idle
dar lo mismo
to make no difference
apodar
to nickname
espantar
to frighten
la ciénaga
swamp
el azogue
mercury
el bogavante
lobster
contado
rare
plañidero
plaintive
baladí
trivial
desandar
to retrace
la suerte
sort
debelar
to conquer
el arado
plough
la choza
hut
la congoja
anguish
la luciérnaga
firefly
el tapiz
tapestry
la osamenta
skeleton
blanquear
to whiten
el ancla
anchor
ebrio
drunk
el atril
lectern
la grada
step
recalcar
to stress
temerario
rash
la destreza
skill
circundar
to surround
a partir de
as of
si bien
although
alentar
to encourage
prescindir
to do without
siempre que
as long as
el mandamiento
commandment
bienaventurado
blessed
dichoso
fortunate
la epopeya
epic
la befa
mockery
ultrajar
to offend
tierno
tender
consagrar
to dedicate
el ala
brim
elogiar
to praise
arrumbar
to put aside
afligirse
to get upset
cejar
to give up
la cuerda
string
la médula
marrow
morar
to dwell
la hoguera
bonfire
despojar
to strip
madrugar
to get up early
el deber
duty
la cubierta
deck
zarpar
to set sail
el consuelo
comfort
ingente
huge
aniquilar
to annihilate
ensimismado
engrossed
el forastero
stranger
el ruiseñor
nightingale
ansiado
long-awaited
esgrimir
to brandish
ligar
to tie
recobrar
to recover
sepultar
to bury
la tez
complexion
cetrino
sallow
postrero
last
cernerse
to loom
el pantano
swamp
la diana
reveille
retumbar
to resound
la vereda
sidewalk
férreo
iron
osado
daring
vigésimo
twentieth
de ahí
hence
borronear
to scrawl
desfallecer
to faint
saciar
to quench
desgastar
to wear out
el varón
male
harto de
tired of
el umbral
threshold
la quinta
country house
escarnecer
to mock
alabar
to praise
el túmulo
tomb
adueñarse de
to take over
pender
to hang
pudoroso
modest
entrever
to make out
surcar
to plow
el corcel
steed
el huerto
orchard
la emboscada
ambush
henchir
to fill
la muralla
wall
el trámite
procedure
diezmar
to decimate
aciago
ill-fated
cundir
to spread
trenzar
to braid
el rastro
trace
el anaquel
shelf
venturoso
fortunate
más allá
beyond
la hoz
sickle
el marfil
ivory
la nave
ship
el pozo
well
desmesurado
excessive
el orbe
world
acontecer
to take place
la alcoba
bedroom
empañar
to tarnish
la bruma
mist
caoba
mahogany
la blancura
whiteness
el albedrío
free will
el hilo
thread
incansable
tireless
del todo
completely
arremolinarse
to swirl
la guadaña
scythe
el estío
summer
figurarse
to imagine
fatigar
to tire
el párrafo
paragraph
rebajar
to reduce
ajustado
tight-fitting
prorrumpir
to break out
la tarima
dais
la turba
mob
aturdir
to deafen
integrar
to make up
la parca
Grim Reaper
desoír
to not listen to
el lupanar
brothel
adiestrarse
to practice
abolir
to abolish
minucioso
meticulous
constar de
to consist of
vincular
to link
el verdugo
executioner
el séquito
entourage
adolecer
to suffer from
condescender
to consent
inabarcable
vast
acechar
to stalk
la fe
faith
acabar por
to end up
natal
native
la aldea
small village
perturbarse
to go crazy
manso
tame
hastiar
to bore
labrado
carved
el lecho
bed
colmado
full to the brim
harto
many
harto
extremely
endeble
feeble
disecado
stuffed
la fiera
wild beast
prevalecer
to prevail
overo
dappled
el pudor
modesty
la fruición
delight
cercar
to surround
mero
mere
la red
net
la hoja
blade
salobre
salty
la ladera
slope
codiciar
to covet
el puñal
dagger
acudir
to go to
injuriar
to insult
el pavor
dread
indagar
to investigate
la cumbre
summit
el coraje
courage
áspero
rough
el jabalí
wild boar
la lisura
smoothness
el alfarero
potter
bermellón
vermilion
perecer
to perish
el fallecimiento
demise
velar
to keep vigil over
la rueda
wheel
lisonjear
to flatter
sahumar
to perfume
el revés
back
el imán
magnet
empapado
soaked
romper a llorar
to burst into tears
apestar
to stink
más adelante
later on
arrepentirse
to change one's mind
herrumbrado
rusty
inservible
useless
paladear
to savor
altivo
haughty
la dicha
joy
desdibujar
to blur
la oración
prayer
la tregua
truce
embestir
to charge
apuñalar
to stab
degollar
to slit the throat of
desvelar
to keep awake
tironear
to tug at
la negrura
blackness
hamacarse
to swing
el yuyo
weed
husmear
to sniff
acaso
perhaps
suministrar
to provide
olvidadizo
forgetful
entristecer
to sadden
la llaneza
simplicity
desbordar
to overflow
oprimir
to oppress
desgarrar
to tear
calcar
to trace
tupido
dense
bosquejar
to sketch
el alba
dawn
el farol
street lamp
hondo
deep
el goce
enjoyment
fenecer
to pass away
la tiniebla
darkness
ubicuo
ubiquitous
el remordimiento
remorse
socavar
to undermine
el pormenor
detail
borroso
blurred
el destierro
exile
la hazaña
feat
la encrucijada
crossroads
legar
to bequeath
demorar
to delay
tintinear
to jingle
el naipe
playing card
ajeno
foreign
ajeno
other people's
la medianía
mediocrity
entorpecer
to hinder
la paloma
dove
el banco
bench
el milagro
miracle
caducar
to expire
la patria
homeland
desplegar
to unfold
el millar
thousand
la llanura
plain
abrumar
to overwhelm
el ocaso
sunset
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
la entraña
heart
la desdicha
unhappiness
remedar
to imitate
proponerse
to set out to
prefigurar
to foreshadow
grato
pleasant
limar
to polish
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