Como Pez en el Árbol

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colindante
colindante
adjacent to
a medida
a medida
custom-made
el escaparate
el escaparate
shop window
raído
raído
worn-out
la claraboya
la claraboya
skylight
de vuelta
de vuelta
again
tendido
tendido
stretched out
arrugado
arrugado
wrinkled
aflojar
aflojar
to slow down
a toda mecha
a toda mecha
at full speed
disparado
disparado
quickly
aporrear
aporrear
to pound
de corrido
de corrido
nonstop
subrayar
subrayar
to underline
el recado
el recado
message
el almacenado
el almacenado
storage
abatir
abatir
to shoot down
con tal de
con tal de
to
sopesar
sopesar
to weigh
abalanzarse
to rush
acosar
to harass
rozar
to brush against
la solapa
lapel
rebajar
to lose weight
volcar
to knock over
tanto como
as much as
encararse
to confront
se trata de
it's about
la hazaña
feat
desfilar
to pass by
advertir
to notice
desplazado
out of place
hace mucho
long ago
rimar
to rhyme
la adivinanza
riddle
asombroso
amazing
tallar
to carve
tambalearse
to sway
el catalizador
catalyst
la colina
hill
presenciar
to witness
trotar
to jog
rezagado
behind
la cadera
hip
la charla
chat
meter la pata
to mess up
compadecerse
to pity
percatar
to notice
darse por vencido
to give up
el pisapapeles
paperweight
agacharse
to crouch down
la clave
code
pararse
to stop
el enchufe
plug
la maraña
tangle
amarrarse
to tie
apoderarse
to seize
la marioneta
puppet
el ámbito
field
el montaje
assembly
el fundador
founder
el estrado
platform
saltarse
to skip
por donde
which way
el abanico
range
grueso
thick
enfurruñado
sulking
alucinante
hallucinatory
el/la sabelotodo
know-it-all
ingeniar
to invent
ahuyentar
to scare away
la punta
tip
volador
flying
el mazazo
sledgehammer blow
el brillo
brightness
mascar
to chew
entrechocar
to collide
alucinante
fantastic
la maqueta
model
apartarse
to move out of the way
podrido
rotten
el tufo
stink
la voltereta
somersault
la comisura
corner
el poquitín
tiny bit
a más no poder
to the max
pisar
to step on
la reverencia
bow
encontrarse
to feel
resoplar
to pant
los recursos
means
corriente
current
hojear
to leaf through
la cubierta
cover
atragantar
to choke
redactar
to write
enmudecer
to fall silent
seguido
in a row
pasmado
astonished
puesto que
since
chillar
to scream
la equitación
horseback riding
la pala
shovel
descargar
to unload
el claxon
horn
la golosina
candy
permanecer
to stay
aportar
to contribute
apuntar
to make a note of
siquiera
at least
brumoso
foggy
abalanzar
to throw
compadecer
to pity
me da pena
I feel sorry for
preescolar
preschool
cómo que
what do you mean
bailotear
to dance about
la campaña
campaign
el recuento
count
desdoblar
to unfold
la cesta
basket
meter la pata
to blunder
el estropicio
havoc
alisar
to smooth
el trocito
small piece
fijarse
to notice
voltear
to turn around
engendrar
to produce
el guiño
hidden message
nada más
as soon as
comentar
to discuss
contraer
to contract
morirse de ganas
to be dying to
estrujar
to crumple
albergar
to hold
deportivo
sportsmanlike
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
el volado
toss of a coin
el fracasado
failure
al fin y al cabo
after all
alucinar
to be crazy
el alboroto
commotion
zampar
to wolf down
la orilla
shore
penoso
pathetic
he pasado
I've gone through
rendirse
to quit
oponerse a
to oppose
exigir
to demand
a la vez
at the same time
hacia atrás
backward
la jugarreta
dirty trick
pretender
to intend
fracasar
to fail
el nudo
knot
el auricular
receiver
a raya
under control
el/la suplente
substitute
amistoso
friendly
de grande
as an adult
sé tú mismo
be yourself
conformarse
to be satisfied with
la escoba
broom
sea como sea
anyway
no pasa nada
don't worry about it
animarse
to cheer up
el titular
headline
el fulgor
brightness
el remolino
whirl
el cartel
poster
la cobija
blanket
en absoluto
by no means
suscitar
to cause
desesperarse
to get exasperated
el puchero
pout
desconectado
unplugged
amontonar
to pile up
el alambre
wire
la cuota
share
el seso
brain
exprimir
to squeeze
el granero
barn
el tesoro
treasure
la chatarrería
junkyard
el arrumaco
sweet-talking
colarse
to crash
echarse
to throw oneself
hacer falta
to need
propinar
to give
estandarizado
standardized
la litera
bunk bed
la morriña
homesickness
el bronceado
suntan
parpadear
to blink
pegajoso
sticky
la espuma
foam
el frasco
jar
a través de
through
recurrir
to turn to
la nave espacial
spacecraft
atontado
stunned
llevar a cabo
to carry out
el aprendizaje
learning
resumir
to summarize
inscrito
enrolled
los trámites
paperwork
por lo visto
apparently
notar
to notice
el latido del corazón
heartbeat
por sí mismo
by himself
sin ton ni son
for no reason at all
boca abajo
face down
el esquema
diagram
la torre
rook
el alfil
bishop
desdeñar
to look down on
el aprieto
predicament
acorralar
to corner
el jaque
check
la casilla
square
la ficha
piece
poderoso
powerful
basarse
to be based on
aflojarse
to loosen
enrollar
to roll up
al azar
at random
dedicarse
to spend time with
el águila
eagle
el bocadillo
sandwich
la aleta
fin
la habilidad
ability
desanimarse
to become discouraged
desgraciado
unhappy
de maravilla
wonderfully well
disgustar
to upset
acuclillarse
to squat down
calzar
to wear
la mejilla
cheek
agobiante
overwhelming
deslizar
to slide
el columpio
swing
el invernadero
greenhouse
esforzarse por
to try hard to
tener gracia
to be funny
el capirote
hood
acabado
finished
el gis
chalk
la chimenea
chimney
el colchón
mattress
sujeto
fastened
la muestra
sample
el hongo
fungus
el musgo
moss
desviar
to divert
la boina
beret
la capucha
hood
puntiagudo
pointed
la barbilla
chin
apuntar
to aim
la bellota
acorn
el trato
deal
trato hecho
it's a deal
el truco
trick
la trampa
trap
la tonelada
ton
en seco
sharply
tramar
to plot
el acuario
aquarium
la jaula
cage
el golpe de suerte
stroke of luck
el recipiente
container
rebasar
to overtake
al pie de la letra
to the letter
relamerse
to lick one's lips
servirse
to help oneself to
espolvorear
to sprinkle
pegarse
to stick
el rodillo
rolling pin
cocer
to bake
ocuparse de
to be in charge of
mientras tanto
meanwhile
el pastelero
pastry chef
gobernar
to govern
parlante
talking
sobresalir
to stick out
el ser humano
human being
no le pasa nada
nothing's wrong
la baldosa
floor tile
desarmar
to dismantle
hacer pedazos
to break into pieces
portarse bien
to behave well
no me doy cuenta
I don't realize
el vale
voucher
canjear
to exchange
la voluta
scroll
arrugarse
to get wrinkled
eufórico
elated
brincar
to jump
de reojo
sideways
el acontecimiento
event
estampado
print
conque
so
a medida que
as
fundirse
to melt
muy de prisa
very fast
el agujero
hole
clavar
to hammer
trazar
to draw
la cartulina
poster board
fijamente
intently
el esquema
outline
el arco iris
rainbow
pestañear
to blink
descifrar
to decipher
el/la soldado
soldier
el tachón
X
el disparate
nonsense
columpiarse
to swing
meter la pata
to put one's foot in one's mouth
no hace falta
there's no need
la linterna
flashlight
tender
to offer
discurrir
to think
pasar desapercibido
to go unnoticed
colar
to strain
me cuesta mucho
I find it very hard
teñir
to dye
la edad media
Middle Ages
burdo
crude
el espárrago
asparagus
afirmar
to assert
la realeza
royalty
acariciarse
to stroke
la escama
scale
hacer realidad
to make come true
con tal de que
as long as
rodeado
surrounded
desplomarse
to collapse
alzar
to lift
caer en picada
to nose-dive
enfundarse
to wrap oneself in
dar la nota
to stand out
apiñarse
to crowd together
chillón
gaudy
cazar
to catch
dar por
to consider
desarrollarse
to develop
posarse
to land
la carpa
tent
el calambre
cramp
pasarse
to go bad
atragantarse
to choke
la peste
plague
implicar
to involve
sin más
just like that
rematar
to conclude
la carcacha
wreck
emborronar
to smudge
engorroso
tedious
toparse con
to run into
el limpiaparabrisas
windshield wiper
la guantera
glove compartment
raspar
to scrape
lijar
to sand
el pincel
paintbrush
arrimado
freeloader
el sonajero
rattle
el recibidor
entrance hall
el portazo
slam
estremecido
shaking with
la lonchera
lunch box
apetecer
to feel like
salado
salty
jugoso
juicy
el ancla
anchor
espina dorsal
spine
dotar
to equip with
arrasar
to destroy
arrugar
to wrinkle
untar
to spread
escandalizarse
to be shocked
tal como
just as
un tanto
somewhat
suavizarse
to soften
el pedrusco
rough stone
huir
to escape
kilométrico
really long
empeñarse en
to insist on
agrandar
to enlarge
la burbuja
bubble
ojear
to have a look at
sin sentido
meaningless
atascado
blocked
dejarse caer
to fall
el calorcito
warmth
etiquetar
to label
afilado
sharp
la garra
claw
inmutarse
to get upset
carecer
to lack
el avestruz
ostrich
rebatir
to refute
marginarse
to alienate oneself
el mordisco
bite
hincharse
to swell with pride
desenvolver
to unwrap
en alguna parte
somewhere
el marginado
outcast
de vez en cuando
once in a while
arder
to burn
resplandeciente
shining
agobiar
to overwhelm
hace poco
recently
ensayar
to rehearse
al cabo de
after
el cabestrillo
sling
el seguro
safety pin
el aprobado
pass
desde luego
of course
rechazar
to reject
chirriar
to screech
el casquillo
casing
el relato
story
acerca de
about
el engranaje
gears
de tal modo que
to such an extent
la cuerda
rope
a estas alturas
by now
doblado
folded
hacer trampa
to cheat
a medias
halfway
la varita mágica
magic wand
acertar
to guess correctly
sin aliento
out of breath
rascar
to scratch
colocar
to place
deslizarse
to slide
por si
in case
agitar
to shake
asqueado
disgusted
lanzar al aire
to throw into the air
sacudir
to shake
tentar
to tempt
la palmada
clap
averiguar
to find out
revolotear
to flutter
retorcer
to twist
hundir
to sink
la yema
fingertip
sorberse
to sniff
arrancar
to pull out
plantarse
to stop short
rebotar
to bounce
desprenderse
to come off
el capullo
bud
el tallo
stem
restregarse
to rub
donar
to donate
el estirón
growth spurt
en cuanto a
as for
sofocar
to stifle
taparse
to cover up
la mala cara
long face
el lodo
mud
la prenda
garment
rodar
to roll
el brinco
jump
el gabinete
office
dar rabia
to infuriate
entristecer
to make sad
la valla
fence
encajar
to fit
espantar
to scare
a saber
who knows
el acertijo
riddle
desplazarse
to move
hace falta
it's necessary
el cohete
rocket
de sopetón
unexpectedly
alargar
to extend
liso
smooth
lacio
straight
tapar
to cover
la paloma
pigeon
la paloma
dove
acariciar
to caress
el bichito
sweetheart
la pizca
pinch
partirse de risa
to crack up
la tripulación
crew
curioso
odd
el calzado
footwear
el/la friki
weirdo
el paracaídas
parachute
la pantufla
slipper
el codazo
nudge
echarse
to start
el pegamento
glue
el charco
puddle
exageradamente
excessively
y punto
and that's it
forzosamente
forcibly
a juego
matching
lucir
to show off
el hilo
thread
tejer
to knit
la madriguera
burrow
agachar
to lower
sumamente
extremely
el entrecejo
space between one's eyebrows
la cabra
goat
alargarse
to stretch on
cavar
to dig
cortado
shy
clavar
to fix
mecerse
to sway
el roce
scuff mark
plasmar
to give expression to
la redacción
writing
el puñado
handful
la libreta
notebook
de esa forma
that way
el pulgar
thumb
añorar
to miss
siempre que
whenever
la munición
ammunition
el acero
steel
destacado
stationed
destacado
distinguished
apretar
to grip
el presentimiento
feeling
ponerse a
to start
ladrar
to bark
el asentimiento
approval
premiar
to reward
el campesino
peasant
¡Puaj!
Gross!
echo de menos
I miss
¡Qué va!
Not at all!
¡Qué va!
Come on!
la sosa
soda
unos a otros
each other
el grifo
faucet
el saquito
small sack
repartir
to give out
agotarse
to run out
elogiar
to praise
jalar
to pull
chupar
to lick
la masa
dough
ceñirse
to stick to
cualquiera
any
la pastelería
cake shop
casero
homemade
la magdalena
cupcake
una y otra vez
time and time again
bromear
to joke
el parpadeo
blinking
el historiador
historian
la llave
faucet
a lo largo de
along
discurrir
to pass
proceder de
to come from
procurar
to try
el asco
disgusting
guardar silencio
to keep quiet
sea lo que sea
whatever it is
la tapa
lid
desenroscar
to unscrew
estallar
to explode
el tarro
jar
incorporarse
to sit up
extrañar
to surprise
la bombilla
bulb
el casco
helmet
el bote
container
cuanto
a few
guiñar el ojo
to wink
convenir
to do well
la escritura
writing
el alita de pollo
chicken wing
hondo
deep
asentir
to agree
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
el vuelco
upset
desembocar
to end in
morder
to bite
estirar
to stretch
el moretón
bruise
dar pena
to be sad
el nido
nest
reunirse
to meet
la chamarra
jacket
la aguja
needle
tristón
a bit sad
el ejemplar
copy
hoy por hoy
at the present time
acuñar
to mint
tenderse
to stretch out
entornar
to half-close
apretarse
to squish together
chupar
to suck
apostar
to bet
la cifra
number
ladear
to tilt to one side
la ceja
eyebrow
dar la vuelta
to turn over
el ala
wing
la liga
rubber band
el estafador
swindler
el nudillo
knuckle
frotarse
to rub
el estuche
case
apoyar
to rest
el mostrador
counter
la punta del dedo
fingertip
asqueroso
disgusting
el palillo
toothpick
hace que
makes
el penique
penny
comprobar
to check
polvoriento
dusty
deprisa
quickly
darse bien
to grow well
la campanilla
bell
el empeño
determination
el empeño
effort
la ballena
whale
de mala gana
reluctantly
apartar
to move away
desatarse
to come untied
la coronilla
crown of the head
esforzarse
to make an effort
el don
talent
los payasadas
clowning around
la mazorca
corncob
el boceto
sketch
el taller
workshop
giratorio
revolving
revolverse
to toss and turn
el sorbo
sip
el chicle
bubblegum
el dineral
fortune
el cacharro
piece of junk
agitar
to wave
revolcarse
to roll around
escolar
school
asomarse
to look
humillado
humiliated
extrañarse
to be surprised
adrede
on purpose
arderse
to burn up
la ojeada
quick look
terco
stubborn
leve
slight
esbozar
to give a hint of
apestar
to stink
el casero
landlord
echar una mano
to lend a hand
procedente
coming from
rebosar
to overflow
echar de menos
to miss
torcer
to twist
posar
to put down
el taburete
stool
la charola
tray
la barbilla
tip of one's chin
el delantal
apron
abarrotado
crammed
enjaulado
caged
alejarse
to move away
rehuir
to avoid
vitorear
to cheer
corretear
to run around
los escarabajos
scribbles
apretar
to squeeze
a menos que
unless
imprescindible
essential
hondo
deeply
el runrún
hum
disparatado
crazy
a gusto
comfortable
soltar
to drop
encoger
to shrink
menear
to shake
regañar
to scold
el casillero
lockers
estamparse
to crash into
el apuro
predicament
de golpe
suddenly
alucinar
to hallucinate
fastidiado
broken
fastidiado
upset
fijarse
to pay attention
acudir
to go to
hundido
depressed
el cumplido
compliment
inclinarse
to lean
vacilar
to hesitate
el sobre
envelope
entrelazado
intertwined
apoltronarse
to settle down
latoso
annoying
al cabo de
at the end of
me da igual
I don't care
el tronco
trunk
envuelto
wrapped
el arbusto
bush
jurar
to swear
sostener
to hold
bizquear
to squint
rociar
to spray
trasladar
to move
disimular
to hide
disgustado
upset
a toda prisa
very quickly
la superficie
surface
rayar
to scratch
el puño
fist
agarrar
to grab
rendir
to perform
entretener
to distract
la barriga
belly
la nuca
back of the neck
la calificación
grade
la pata
leg
rondar
to pester
arrastrar
to drag
carraspear
to clear one's throat
descuidado
careless
pautado
lined
el garabato
scribble
la goma
eraser
escupir
to spit
el petardo
firecracker
el estallido
explosion
el palo
stick
tieso
stiff
trepar
to climb
la playera
T-shirt
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