El laberinto de los espiritus

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la grieta
la grieta
crack
anegado
anegado
flooded
malvender
malvender
to sell at a loss
la costura
la costura
seam
deshacerse
deshacerse
to come undone
raído
raído
threadbare
fundirse
fundirse
to melt
bramar
bramar
to bellow
la cinta
la cinta
ribbon
derramar
derramar
to spill
el rascacielos
el rascacielos
skyscraper
el remite
el remite
return address
dar un vuelco
dar un vuelco
to turn around
por mucho que
por mucho que
no matter how much
el decorado
el decorado
set
el nombre de pila
el nombre de pila
first name
agotar
agotar
to exhaust
en el acto
en el acto
on the spot
destapar
destapar
to lift the lid on
fulminante
sudden and fatal
irse a pique
to go under
la zozobra
anxiety
empuñar
to grasp
bursátil
stock market
servir
to be useful
tachar
to cross out
el granizado
iced drink
la horchatería
milk bar
poblado
bushy
apearse de
to get off
el hombretón
big strong man
compadecer
to pity
extrañar
to surprise
así como
as well as
conformarse
to be satisfied with
empero
however
la tertulia
gathering
deslumbrar
to dazzle
el terrado
rooftop terrace
la orilla
bank
el presupuesto
budget
toparse
to run into
de una vez
once and for all
aclararse
to get oneself straight
constar
to know for a fact
fracasar
to fail
el fariseísmo
hypocrisy
el enchufe
socket
el enchufe
plug
empapado
soaked
de paso
while one's at it
conformar
to make up
entretanto
meanwhile
la alacena
cupboard
por dónde
which way
el retrete
toilet
la escudería
team
el gozo
joy
altivo
haughty
lloriquear
to whimper
apalizar
to beat up
apostar
to bet
la índole
nature
al cabo de
after
la ocurrencia
idea
a pies juntillas
without any doubt
a cuestas
on one's back
ilusionado
hopeful
ilusionado
excited
por entonces
back then
urdir
to plot
el sereno
night watchman
honrado
honest
calenturiento
horny
llevar la contraria
to contradict
el delantal
apron
el propósito
purpose
a falta de
in the absence of
el ombligo
belly button
la entrepierna
crotch
la cremallera
zip
ajustado
close-fitting
para con
towards
mascullar
to mumble
agacharse
to crouch down
por ensalmo
by magic
el moretón
bruise
el marfil
ivory
el conjunto
outfit
la tapa
lid
atar cabos
to put two and two together
el bidón
jerrican
siempre y cuando
provided that
mar adentro
out to sea
amarrar
to tie
tozudo
stubborn
los víveres
provisions
dar pena
to be sad
la cuneta
ditch
aguantar
to last
adelgazar
to lose weight
proporcionar
to provide
el boticario
pharmacist
pese a que
even though
a raya
under control
al dedillo
inside out
el parvulario
kindergarten
apuesto
good-looking
en ciernes
budding
cuchichear
to whisper
a rastras
unwillingly
contar con
to rely on
la mona
drunkenness
abalanzarse sobre
to pounce on
el tebeo
comic
precisar
to need
rematar
to finish off
indagar
to investigate
la barraca
shack
receloso
suspicious
jadear
to gasp
musitar
to mumble
el empeño
determination
la percha
hanger
el zumbido
buzzing
atisbar
to make out
el chisme
gossip
registrar
to search
el omoplato
shoulder blade
la vejez
old age
cerciorarse
to make sure
hacerse añicos
to shatter
en cuclillas
squatting
la cajonera
chest of drawers
sollozar
to sob
presenciar
to witness
el albornoz
bathrobe
más vale que
it would be better if
el expediente
record
en cuanto a
as for
dar parte
to report
en el acto
then and there
la mosca
dough
la conserva
tinned food
el montículo
mound
el arcón
large chest
el cielo raso
ceiling
el yeso
plaster
antes que nada
first of all
gato encerrado
something fishy
esquivar
to dodge
las posaderas
backside
paulatino
gradual
desmenuzar
to scrutinise
de sobra
more than enough
deshacerse de
to get rid of
lidiar
to deal with
quebrantar
to break
la tijera
scissors
el alambre
wire
el arañazo
scratch
viciado
stale
dar plantón
to stand up
qué bien
that's great
lívido
pale
engañado
deceived
meterse a
to become
la inversión
investment
de mala gana
reluctantly
olerse
to suspect
embargado
overcome
a saber
who knows
el conejillo de Indias
guinea pig
el embuste
tall story
el embuste
lie
por lo visto
apparently
acurrucarse
to curl up
extrañarse
to be surprised
empeñado
determined
siempre y cuando
as long as
la encía
gum
agudo
sharp
supuestamente
supposedly
el cenicero
ashtray
desperezarse
to stretch
en seco
sharply
el/la pelagatos
nobody
dar con
to find
el tiovivo
merry-go-round
ingente
huge
a bocajarro
at point-blank range
herrumbroso
rusty
el candado
padlock
famélico
starving
la nave
warehouse
el baldío
wasteland
la liebre
hare
hurgar
to dig around in
despechado
spiteful
quebrar
to break
almacenar
to store
hosco
sullen
percatarse
to realise
el adoquín
cobblestone
antaño
in days gone by
apañarse
to manage
pardillo
gullible
pardillo
uncouth
iluso
naive
iluso
gullible
a ratos
from time to time
estrenar
to premiere
pasmado
stunned
rondar
to prowl
aferrarse a
to cling to
los enseres
equipment
el atropello
accident
a juego
matching
rayano
verging on
el caballete
easel
por su cuenta
of his own accord
aquí al lado
just around the corner
la matrícula
registration number
delatar
to inform on
el aplomo
composure
correr la voz
to spread the word
apalabrar
to come to a verbal agreement with
de buen grado
willingly
apiadarse
to take pity on
el archivador
filing cabinet
en cuanto
as soon as
oficiar
to act as
untarse
to smear
los recovecos
ins and outs
derretir
to melt
el osito de peluche
teddy bear
el cojín
cushion
el costado
side
a medida
custom-made
desempeñar
to carry out
arisco
unfriendly
el disgusto
annoyance
el esmero
great care
retratar
to paint a portrait of
retratar
to photograph
cuadrarse
to stand to attention
el encargo
assignment
el alquitrán
tar
acogedor
friendly
acogedor
cosy
hacer ilusión
to excite
el empacho
indigestion
pinchar
to wind up
en un santiamén
in no time at all
la sierra
saw
el papel de estraza
brown paper
el/la aguafiestas
spoilsport
rechistar
to complain
el lodo
mud
ensayar
to practise
desvanecerse
to faint
tantear
to feel one's way
hábilmente
skillfully
esposar
to handcuff
chuparse el dedo
to be born yesterday
esfumarse
to disappear
hallar
to find
el desván
attic
en absoluto
not at all
al grano
to the point
enterarse
to find out
el talle
waist
atenerse
to abide by
el necio
fool
necio
stupid
a menos que
unless
escanciar
to pour
majo
nice
ansiar
to yearn for
el apaño
repair
el zalamero
flatterer
flaco
skinny
el caracol
snail
ligeramente
slightly
en torno
around
el baratillo
secondhand shop
el/la chinche
bedbug
la jarana
partying
de buena gana
willingly
desbocado
runaway
apearse
to get off
atenazar
to grip
empañado
fogged up
gastado
worn out
escueto
concise
lo de menos
the least important thing
cotejar
to compare with
echar el cerrojo
to bolt the door
la penumbra
half-light
boca arriba
face up
desembuchar
to spit it out
centrarse
to focus
eso sí
even if
aguantar
to put up with
lo que sea
whatever
hasta donde
as far as
apetecer
to feel like
la pila
battery
pertrechar
to equip
el estallido
explosion
la pulla
cutting remark
el caminante
walker
mofarse
to mock
la formación
training
poner de patitas en la calle
to kick out
la lechuza
barn owl
el asombro
amazement
el búho
owl
extraviar
to lose
abrochar
to do up
qué más da
what difference does it make
el repartidor
deliveryman
atropellar
to run over
la bocina
horn
entrever
to make out
a tientas
blindly
el marco
frame
antojarse
to seem
concertar
to arrange
el ahijado
godson
la ahijada
goddaughter
el hada madrina
fairy godmother
parapetarse
to take refuge
el amo
employer
el amparo
shelter
el parón
halt
el recelo
misgiving
el regazo
lap
el arcén
hard shoulder
el foco
spotlight
diluviar
to pour with rain
más vale
it'd be better
en la medida en que
to the extent that
obligar
to force
avergonzar
to embarrass
dimitir
to resign
convenir
to agree
ajeno
unaware
la puesta en libertad
release
el paradero
whereabouts
de todos modos
anyway
la estafeta
post office
carraspear
to clear one's throat
a fin de
in order to
atildado
elegant
soberbio
arrogant
de un plumazo
at a stroke
exigir
to call for
sin ganas
unenthusiastically
quedar bien
to make a good impression
a rastras
kicking and screaming
exigir
to demand
aventajado
outstanding
reclutar
to take on
por así decirlo
so to speak
díscolo
disobedient
ceñirse
to stick to
en torno a
around
entornar
to half-close
apurar
to finish
a escondidas
secretly
la guirnalda
garland
tiritar
to shiver
la tiniebla
darkness
en vela
awake
de golpe
all at once
acabarse
to run out
la contienda
conflict
rematar
to conclude
la velada
evening
el anfitrión
host
la concurrencia
audience
el halago
compliment
embriagado
inebriated
dar cuerda
to wind up
acomodado
well-off
estrenar
to wear for the first time
aun así
even so
la furcia
whore
de arriba abajo
up and down
demacrado
haggard
enjuto
gaunt
dar abasto
to cope
el acontecimiento
event
delatar
to betray
hallarse
to be
el vendaval
gale
auparse
to get up on
la baldosa
floor tile
el enjambre
swarm
reventar
to blow up
reventar
to burst
la panza
belly
tambalearse
to stagger
desplomarse
to collapse
pasar de largo
to go straight past
abofetear
to slap
el recelo
suspicion
el atisbo
trace
el ocaso
sunset
rezar
to pray
teñir
to dye
maltrecho
battered
enjuto
lean
ensanchar
to widen
a quemarropa
at point-blank
encogerse
to shrink
aferrarse
to cling to
arrojar
to throw
procurar
to make sure
carente de
devoid of
embargar
to overwhelm
mecer
to rock
la migaja
crumb
la cubierta
deck
la huida
escape
esfumarse
to vanish
sortear
to avoid
el/la polizón
stowaway
el autoengaño
self-deception
aguardar
to wait for
la sandez
stupid thing
cuerdo
sensible
pésimo
terrible
redactar
to write
enésimo
umpteenth
sopesar
to weigh up
aportar
to contribute
procurar
to try
la destreza
skill
a conciencia
thoroughly
si bien
although
en funciones
acting
descuidar
to not worry
amilanar
to intimidate
despistar
to mislead
la subasta
auction
la congoja
anguish
calar
to penetrate
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