Short Stories Intermediate STORY 2

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entrar en
entrar en
to enter
el compañero de clase
el compañero de clase
classmate
derramar
derramar
to spill
derramado
derramado
spilt
reírse de
reírse de
to laugh at
ninguna de las anteriores
ninguna de las anteriores
none of the above
la entrevista
la entrevista
interview
perseverante
perseverante
persistent
lujoso
lujoso
luxurious
por suerte
por suerte
luckily
la recompensa
la recompensa
reward
mientras que
mientras que
whereas
renunciar
renunciar
to resign
sacudir la cabeza
sacudir la cabeza
to shake one's head
la apuesta
la apuesta
bet
el buen partido
el buen partido
good catch
afirmar
afirmar
to nod
desanimarse
desanimarse
to get discouraged
dar pena
dar pena
to feel sorry
con todo
with everything
el tío
guy
acordarse de
to remember
el cuello
collar
la perla
pearl
de acuerdo
okay
te parece que
do you think that
las reservas
reservations
engañar
to fool
el comedor
dining room
reírse a carcajadas
to burst out laughing
en cambio
on the other hand
girarse
to turn around
de pie
standing
la docena
dozen
estrecharse la mano
to shake hands
llamarse
to be called
hoy en día
nowadays
el mayordomo
butler
llamar a la puerta
to knock on the door
sé tú mismo
be yourself
el cuarto de baño
bathroom
la ingenuidad
naivety
amplio
wide
el piso
apartment
quedar
to meet
asistir
to attend
resultar
to turn out to be
el golpe de suerte
stroke of luck
al oído
in someone's ear
la servilleta
serviette
marcharse
to leave
la pista
road
enterarse
to find out
deprisa
fast
encaminarse
to head toward
guiñar el ojo
to wink
en contra
against
apostar
to bet
hasta
to
ponerse de pie
to stand up
¿Te parece bien?
Do you think it's a good idea?
el compañero de piso
flatmate
sí que
of course
de verdad
for real
marcar
to dial
colorado
red
cogerse
to grab
estirar
to stretch out
la pareja
partner
hacerse pasar por
to impersonate
la indirecta
hint
el asiento
seat
potente
powerful
el altavoz
speaker
la discoteca
nightclub
la iluminación
lighting
echar un vistazo a
to have a look at
imaginarse
to imagine
tal y como
just like
morderse
to bite
mostrarse
to act
vaya
oh no
concurrido
crowded
la multitud
crowd
cargar
to charge
sino que también
but also
afortunado
lucky
espantar
to frighten
devolver
to return
arriesgar
to risk
por ningún lado
anywhere
llevarse bien
to get on well
la pista de baile
dance floor
los dos
both of us
así es
that's true
menor de edad
underage
el chaval
lad
el refresco
fizzy drink
por encima de
over
este
this one
la barra
bar
pálido
pale
el carné de identidad
ID card
en voz baja
quietly
el dueño
owner
falso
fake
no mientas
don't lie
sostener
to hold
preciado
precious
amedrentar
to intimidate
pararse
to stop
de la mano
hand in hand
el codazo
nudge
la costilla
rib
dar un codazo en
to elbow ... in
hace un rato
a while ago
enfadarse
to get angry
el/la optimista
optimist
la reserva
reservation
despedir
to sack
agarrar
to grab
entre sí
each other
frente a
in front of
apetecer
to feel like
la ceja
eyebrow
seguir adelante
to carry on
el nudo
knot
serio
serious
dar un golpe
to hit
mirar fijamente
to stare
peinarse
to style one's hair
animadamente
animatedly
alguno
a
acompañar
to accompany
así es la vida
that's life
puede ser
maybe
encogerse
to shrink
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
asentir con la cabeza
to nod
a menos que
unless
el/la acompañante
companion
la golosina
candy
atrevido
adventurous
relleno
stuffed
marcharse de
to leave
decepcionado
disappointed
pillar
to catch
levantar
to lift up
la calva
bald head
dudoso
doubtful
dejar pasar
to let someone through
el terciopelo
velvet
la cuerda
rope
poner los ojos en blanco
to roll one's eyes
arriesgarse
to take a risk
apuesto
handsome
susurrar
to whisper
la mentira
lie
prestar atención
to pay attention
chasquear
to snap
flacucho
skinny
atravesar
to go through
fruncir el ceño
to frown
la carpeta
folder
señalar
to show
adecuado
appropriate
el/la gorila
gorilla
el portero
doorman
la diversión
fun
despedido
fired
bloquear
to block
parado
stopped
corpulento
hefty
perseverar
to persevere
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