Short Stories Intermediate STORY 5

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estresado
estresado
stressed
agradecido
agradecido
grateful
encerrar
encerrar
to lock
volcar
volcar
to knock over
distinto
distinto
different
tirar
tirar
to knock down
escaparse
escaparse
to escape
lo cual
lo cual
which
fino
fino
fine
mantener
mantener
to hold
huir
huir
to escape
ganarse
ganarse
to earn
aplaudir
aplaudir
to applaud
el brindis
el brindis
toast
el trago
el trago
swig
repartir
repartir
to give out
la uva
la uva
grape
el carrito
el carrito
trolley
lo correcto
lo correcto
the right thing
supongo que
I suppose that
seriamente
seriously
el/la responsable
person in charge
se fue
he left
arreglar
to sort out
de verdad
really
parece que
it looks like
apresar
to catch
la seguridad
security
pegajoso
sticky
por el camino
on the way
puede que
maybe
tuve que
I had to
entregar
to hand over
coger
to pick up
cubierto de polvo
covered with dust
mirarse
to look at oneself
reunir
to gather
principal
main
encontrarse
to meet
suavemente
gently
echar
to give
molido
ground
la parada
stop
toser
to cough
sin más
just like that
inhalar
to inhale
la nube de polvo
dust cloud
el ladrón
thief
la escapatoria
escape
dar patadas
to kick
devolver
to give back
arrastrar
to drag
salir corriendo
to run out
el extremo
side
enfrente de
across from
por todo
all over
el chorro
stream
enorme
enormous
volcarse
to tip over
hacia adelante
forward
dar una vuelta
to go for a walk
burbujear
to fizz
la cuba
barrel
la pila
pile
colocado
placed
notar
to be noticeable
¿Quiénes son?
Who are they?
echar a correr
to start running
el chillido
screech
de al lado
next door
empujar
to push into
ser capaz de
to be able to
el paso
step
unos pocos
a few
ayúdenme
help me
el socorro
help
detrás de
behind
alcanzar
to reach
la salida
way out
el uno al otro
one another
agarrarse
to hold on
ello
it
el disco
disc
la burbuja
bubble
salpicar
to splash
conseguir
to manage
soltarse
to break free
con éxito
successfully
deslizante
slippery
la pareja
pair
la lata de refresco
soda can
arrojar
to throw
sin peligro
safely
volverse
to become
uno de ellos
one of them
lanzar
to throw
sorprender
to catch
lo
him
salir
to get out
la puerta de salida
exit
delante de
in front of
tumbado
lying down
abrirse
to open up
aun así
even then
más fuerte
harder
tirar
to pull
moverse
to move
esta
this one
orgulloso
proud
solucionar
to solve
a salvo
safe
ganar
to beat
como respuesta
in response
doloroso
painful
de espaldas
on one's back
caerse
to fall over
hacia atrás
backwards
hacia delante
forward
mientras que
whereas
desesperadamente
desperately
agitar
to wave
el equilibrio
balance
mirar fijamente
to stare
por todos lados
everywhere
resbalarse
to slip
resbaladizo
slippery
la superficie
surface
pisar
to step in
dar pasos
to take steps
derramarse
to spill
la boquilla
nozzle
la válvula
valve
preguntarse
to wonder
al
when
al pasar por
when passing through
a lo largo de
along
provenir
to come from
el acuario
aquarium
meter
to put
así como
as well as
silencioso
quiet
la sangre
blood
al que
who
ponerse de pie
to stand up
deslizarse
to slide
soltar
to let go of
el talón
heel
fuerte
hard
la patada
kick
dar una patada
to kick
el tobillo
ankle
agarrar
to grab
asustado
scared
sangrar
to bleed
el corte
cut
el vidrio
glass
la ira
anger
romperse
to break
mal
badly
apuntar
to aim
tan como
as ... as
se puso de pie
he stood up
gatear
to crawl
hacia atrás
back
por
through
abrirse paso
to make one's way
la pata
leg
arrastrarse
to crawl
debajo de
under
pasar por
to go
el umbral
threshold
incrementar
to increase
el zumbido
buzz
emitir
to emit
verter
to pour
el cuello
neck
la tapa
lid
colocar
to place
la cinta transportadora
conveyor belt
el embotellado
bottling
penetrar
to pierce
desconocido
unknown
pensarse
to think
por alguna razón
for some reason
al fondo
at the back
en cuanto
as soon as
atrapar
to catch
llevarse
to take
perseguir
to chase
por encima de
over
girarse
to turn around
extender
to stretch out
aterrizar
to land
el paquete
package
el grito
scream
soltar
to let out
coger
to grab
la lata
can
a escondidas
secretly
percibir
to notice
guardarse
to keep
dirigirse
to walk
al respecto
about it
golpear
to bang on
en un momento dado
at some point
al otro lado
on the other side
justo
just
tirar de
to pull
por mucho que
no matter how much
cerrar con llave
to lock
acercarse a
to approach
el mueble
piece of furniture
duro
stiff
la cerradura
lock
impaciente
impatient
apúrate
hurry up
al parecer
apparently
el pomo
knob
frente a
in front of
detenerse
to stop
detener
to stop
de por vida
for life
obtener
to get
evitar
to prevent
¡Oye!
Hey!
meterse en problemas
to get into trouble
no lo hagas
don't do it
valer
to cost
darse la vuelta
to turn around
competidor
rival
aquel
that
guardar
to store
por último
finally
mirar a su alrededor
to look around
por otro lado
on the other hand
pasar desapercibido
to go unnoticed
ir vestido
to dress
el tipo
guy
por un lado
on the one hand
creerse
to believe
el guía turístico
tour guide
volverse
to turn around
desviar
to divert
el palo
stick
parecer
to look like
el/la guardia de seguridad
security guard
qué más da
what difference does it make
parecer que
to look like
rápido
quickly
echar un vistazo
to have a look
la ceja
eyebrow
por allí
over there
gemir
to moan
aburrirse
to be bored
el laboratorio
laboratory
a pesar de que
despite the fact that
pillar
to catch
lateral
side
alejarse de
to move away from
salir de
to get out of
taparse
to cover up
lo único que
the only thing that
la tobera
nozzle
estornudar
to sneeze
el jarabe
syrup
la sala
room
importar
to matter
desesperado
desperate
el estante
shelf
abastecer
to supply
costar
to be hard
de moda
in fashion
en todas partes
everywhere
venderse
to sell out
fabricar
to produce
la empresa
company
el instituto
high school
le puso
he gave him
enfadarse
to get angry
separarse
to split up
apresurarse
to hurry
la fila
queue
al final
at the end
dejar escapar
to let out
aún más
even more
fruncir
to gather
fruncir el ceño
to frown
la visita
visit
el pasillo
aisle
escolar
school
la fábrica
factory
regañar
to scold
enfadado
annoyed
la excursión
trip
el refresco
refreshment
la receta
recipe
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