La Muerte de Artemio Cruz

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el rencor
el rencor
bitterness
imponerse
imponerse
to assert one's authority
el pudor
el pudor
modesty
el ademán
el ademán
gesture
el sosiego
el sosiego
calm
la hipoteca
la hipoteca
mortgage
el guaje
el guaje
gourd
la verja
la verja
iron gate
el bochorno
el bochorno
muggy heat
soberbio
soberbio
arrogant
rehusar
rehusar
to refuse
cuartear
cuartear
to cut up
exponer
exponer
to expose
el repliegue
el repliegue
fold
detenerse
detenerse
to stop
untar
untar
to spread
ablandarse
ablandarse
to relent
el ejidatario
el ejidatario
shareholder of common land
el riego
el riego
irrigation
el presupuesto
budget
el alborotador
troublemaker
filtrar
to leak
merendar
to have an afternoon snack
retar
to challenge
azorado
alarmed
la tea
torch
la estela
wake
rebozarse
to get covered
el/la testuz
forehead
apretujar
to squeeze
retinto
dark brown
el quicio
doorjamb
el/la rehén
hostage
merecido
well-deserved
emparejar
to catch up with
la pradera
prairie
la costra
layer
carente de
lacking in
la llanura
plain
chicotear
to whip
la escama
scale
la hebilla
buckle
el mentón
chin
desembarazarse
to get rid of
la copa
top
mecer
to shake
escurrir
to drain
el tronco
trunk
rodar
to go round
acicatear
to spur on
las ancas
behind
trepar
to climb
la gritería
shouting
tupido
thick
el/la vigía
lookout
copar
to make a clean sweep
la mezclilla
denim
la canana
cartridge belt
la pañoleta
neckerchief
el cartucho
cartridge
el enano
rugrat
la garrapata
tick
hirsuto
bristly
el/la crin
mane
el pienso
fodder
el riel
rail
el parque
ammunition
ojeroso
haggard
la caballeriza
stable
embalsar
to collect
el relincho
neigh
el casco
hoof
el zorzal
thrush
la hondonada
hollow
la vera
bank
encaramarse
to perch on
la barranca
ravine
el caserío
hamlet
almidonado
starched
el talle
waist
el escuincle
kid
el/la prestamista
moneylender
la jornada
working day
la comandancia
command headquarters
el asueto
time off
la comarca
region
nervudo
sinewy
el arrayán
myrtle
enlutado
in mourning
la tersura
smoothness
el pelón
bald man
el alzado
rebel
tronar
to shoot
la peineta
ornamental comb
apresar
to seize
abanicar
to fan
lampiño
hairless
blando
soft
el tufo
odor
el nogal
walnut
el perfil
silhouette
el artificio
trick
liso
smooth
el roce
touch
el tacto
touch
desnudar
to undress
resfriarse
to catch a cold
hondo
deep
achacar
to blame
la conjura
conspiracy
descararse
to be smart
paliativo
palliative
la redacción
editorial team
el buró
writing desk
el enchufe
plug
asentir
to agree
el licenciado
Mr.
estropear
to damage
despintar
to take the paint off
la tez
complexion
el meñique
pinky
angostar
to narrow
desmentir
to deny
escurrirse
to slip away
indomable
untamable
el artillero
striker
el/la belga
Belgian
volcar
to knock over
el bastón
cane
el bombín
derby
la cólera
anger
el arranque
outburst
el quinqué
oil lamp
incorporarse
to sit up
el/la hereje
heretic
mecer
to rock
el martillazo
hammer blow
el/la contrincante
opponent
la perspicacia
insight
rapaz
rapacious
advertir
to warn
la dilación
delay
siquiera
even if
la coartada
alibi
chirriar
to screech
el alpiste
birdseed
el petirrojo
robin
el cenzontle
mockingbird
la lona
canvas
la capucha
hood
urdir
to plot
el hacendado
landowner
discurrir
to pass
el lienzo
canvas
el esmero
great care
la treta
ruse
el gancho
hook
el gañán
farmhand
el gancho
hanger
relamerse
to lick one's lips
el cruzado
crusader
el alarde
show
desbaratar
to ruin
la altanería
arrogance
recortar
to cut off
sonsacar
to worm
rozar
to brush against
tumefacto
swollen
la escolta
escort
escarapelar
to strip off
los ojillos
eyes
arremangarse
to roll up one's sleeves
la brida
bridle
encaramar
to lift up
la corva
back of the knee
la crujía
corridor
la pisada
footstep
reseco
very dry
mentado
aforementioned
taimado
crafty
alebrestar
to excite
ocioso
idle
la finura
refinement
el fusilamiento
execution by firing squad
arraigar
to take root
propicio
favorable
la cazuela
casserole dish
de reojo
sideways
desparramar
to scatter
saltón
bulging
el tapete
rug
el claroscuro
chiaroscuro
el desamparo
abandonment
el esmalte
enamel
solapado
underhanded
la astucia
cleverness
arañar
to scratch
el tapujo
subterfuge
prever
to foresee
imprevisto
unexpected
empecinar
to coat with pitch
la quijada
jaw
sedoso
silky
recorrer
to travel around
de buenas a primeras
out of the blue
ajeno
other people's
el can
hound
empotrado
built-in
la viruela
smallpox
el látigo
whip
el rezo
prayer
la hojarasca
dead leaves
la explanada
esplanade
soñoliento
sleepy
el bajel
ship
desvanecer
to fade
la medalla
medal
el ovillo
ball
la calca
copy
la higiene
hygiene
engendrar
to produce
la tibieza
warmth
el rasurado
shave
el manchón
large stain
el féretro
coffin
lloriquear
to whine
el somnífero
sleeping pill
mortificarse
to be mortified
la constancia
record
el resorte
spring
el cobertor
bedspread
castaño
chestnut
la lentejuela
sequin
el abanico
fan
nimio
trivial
el ropero
wardrobe
el gozne
hinge
la repisa
mantelpiece
el llavero
keychain
el carraspeo
coughing
apretado
cramped
el burbujeo
bubbling
la polvera
powder compact
el mingitorio
urinal
el aparador
shop window
la gamuza
chamois leather
al contado
in cash
el cerillo
match
guiñar
to blink
correoso
tough
comprimido
compressed
la encía
gum
la yema
fingertip
meloso
sweet
rebanar
to slice
el trocito
small piece
la hendidura
fissure
la resolana
glare of the sun
el tragaluz
skylight
el cuché
coated paper
embarrado
muddy
el fieltro
felt
columpiar
to swing
la correa
strap
la escultura
sculpture
la ubre
udder
frondoso
lush
ensartar
to skewer
la equitación
riding
el alfiler
pin
la liga
garter
ladeado
tilted to one side
violáceo
violet
disimular
to conceal
deshebrar
to unpick
bostezar
to yawn
la soldadura
welding
el sable
saber
la abulia
apathy
orear
to air
la voluntad
will
el rotulado
labeling
mellizo
twin
la aceituna
olive
crespo
curly
sumiso
submissive
el fraccionamiento
residential development
el manejo
operation
figurar
to appear
la acción
share
el empréstito
loan
el azufre
sulfur
el domo
dome
los bienes raíces
real estate
bursátil
stock market
los haberes
earnings
apestarse
to be blighted
el odre
wineskin
desplomarse
to collapse
encarecer
to raise the price of
la alcabala
sales tax
chisporrotear
to spit
entrecortado
intermittent
la butaca
seat
el puñal
dagger
enchufar
to plug in
hincarse
to kneel
la celda
cell
la fuga
leak
la escama
flake
el vaho
breath
ennegrecer
to blacken
el colmillo
eyetooth
la mueca
face
abultado
swollen
el hormigueo
pins and needles
el plomo
weight
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