Mario Vargas Llosa

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el talón
el talón
heel
la premura
la premura
haste
engatusar
engatusar
to sweet-talk
el mitin
el mitin
rally
saltado
saltado
bulging
acurrucarse
acurrucarse
to curl up
la solapa
la solapa
lapel
mechar
mechar
to throw into
el candado
el candado
padlock
la cadena
la cadena
chain
atinar
atinar
to hit the target
la acera
la acera
pavement
la vereda
la vereda
path
patrullero
patrullero
patrol
la lisura
la lisura
smoothness
manso
manso
tame
sablear
sablear
to mooch off
el empellón
el empellón
shove
el piropo
el piropo
catcall
la frazada
blanket
fulminar
to strike
el trajín
hustle and bustle
el treno
lamentation
estrenar
to wear for the first time
reñir
to tell off
la dejadez
slovenliness
el soplón
informer
el dorso
back
el pulgar
thumb
el mostrador
counter
el maíz
corn
sobresaltar
to startle
la resolana
glare of the sun
contonearse
to swing one's hips
la parranda
out on the town
la desenvoltura
self-confidence
el terno
three-piece suit
apalear
to beat
estornudar
to sneeze
el chorro
stream
la aceptación
acceptance
la conciencia
awareness
el ademán
gesture
el desembolso
payment
el retraso
delay
sobresaliente
outstanding
jadeante
panting
el respaldo
support
la gotera
leak
el callejón
alley
la charca
pond
azotar
to whip
el cachaco
person from Bogota
el estafador
swindler
el escalafón
ladder
trepar
to climb
el parachoques
bumper
el guardafango
mudguard
el encontrón
collision
el cafiche
pimp
acaparar
to stockpile
patán
uncouth
la nuca
nape
la corvina
sea bass
el escopetazo
gunshot
patalear
to stamp
rugir
to roar
el pescuezo
neck
el silbato
whistle
la matraca
rattle
la bocina
loudspeaker
la manopla
knuckle-duster
la cachiporra
bludgeon
tambalearse
to stagger
la franja
stripe
tabletear
to rattle
enronquecer
to go hoarse
la manija
handle
chisporrotear
to crackle
canturrear
to sing to oneself
estallar
to explode
tartamudear
to stutter
zumbar
to buzz
la picardía
craftiness
el recogimiento
absorption
el sosiego
calm
la panza
belly
hurgar
to dig around in
la embriaguez
drunkenness
capear
to weather
la escoria
scum
apesadumbrado
sorrowful
el aplomo
composure
el recado
message
el inmueble
building
la navaja
razor
el antojo
craving
el codazo
nudge
el estante
shelf
el zaguán
hallway
la alfombra
carpet
calato
naked
descoyuntar
to dislocate
el vaho
breath
el desasosiego
unease
el jarabe
syrup
la ardilla
squirrel
la seda
silk
virolo
cross-eyed
el jebe
rubber
la lonja
slice
la abulia
apathy
el despliegue
display
asilarse
to seek asylum
la calavera
skull
la cartulina
poster board
la bulla
uproar
el/la teniente
lieutenant
el recinto
grounds
el luto
mourning
el crespón
black mourning ribbon
el cartelón
poster
la patrulla
patrol
el asalto
robbery
desabrido
tasteless
el pericote
large rat
arrimar
to move closer
la charola
tray
desvelar
to keep awake
saltón
wary
el toldo
awning
la estera
mat
el afiche
poster
la azotea
terraced roof
brotar
to sprout
la claraboya
skylight
mellizo
twin
el rellano
landing
aflojar
to loosen
atestado
packed
rifar
to raffle
el sopapo
slap
el bulín
bachelor pad
el/la alférez
second lieutenant
la morisqueta
face
escarmentar
to learn one's lesson
requintar
to tell off
desfogar
to vent
el adefesio
sight
el cuñado
brother-in-law
el ceño
brow
la tuerca
nut
fruncir
to furrow
pecoso
freckly
la garúa
drizzle
el plegado
folding
el retazo
remnant
mimoso
affectionate
desperezarse
to stretch
bostezar
to yawn
quejumbroso
querulous
risueño
smiling
la sien
temple
trajinar
to bustle about
el bólido
racing car
la modorra
drowsiness
trastabillar
to stumble
trastabillar
to stutter
hirsuto
wiry
lacio
straight
la axila
armpit
tísico
consumptive
enfangar
to cover in mud
enroscar
to screw in
eructar
to belch
engullir
to gobble
el pucho
cigarette butt
arrojar
to throw
el pómulo
cheekbone
chamuscado
scorched
espeso
thick
botado
dirt cheap
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