El lugar de Mario Levrero

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el alarido
el alarido
yell
el canasto
el canasto
basket
el boniato
el boniato
sweet potato
el volcado
el volcado
dump
el reguero
el reguero
track
el zaguán
el zaguán
hallway
el tableteo
el tableteo
rattle
la ametralladora
la ametralladora
machine gun
el cafetín
el cafetín
small café
la niebla
la niebla
fog
brumoso
brumoso
misty
la coraza
la coraza
shield
la bruma
la bruma
mist
echar a andar
echar a andar
to start walking
aferrar
aferrar
to grasp
derrumbar
derrumbar
to demolish
el cascote
el cascote
piece of rubble
la aguja
la aguja
needle
clavar
clavar
to hammer
hundir
to sink
apoyar
to rest
el vientre
belly
arañar
to scratch
brotar
to sprout
el surco
track
trazar
to draw
la hoja
blade
el bisturí
scalpel
la nuca
back of the neck
la camilla
stretcher
enloquecer
to drive crazy
la lentitud
slowness
la mesa de luz
nightstand
el cenicero
ashtray
entreabierto
half-open
abultado
bulky
velludo
hairy
refregar
to rub it in
el sexo
genitals
frotar
to rub
rasguñar
to scratch
pintarrajear
to daub
anudar
to tie
el trapo
rag
remendado
patched
la llaga
ulcer
el mendigo
beggar
la constante
constant feature
el andamio
scaffolding
el tablón
plank
aún más
even more
la bala
bullet
el látigo
whip
el mongólico
mongol
el rasgo
feature
acentuado
distinct
el tobillo
ankle
azotar
to whip
la prenda
item of clothing
el pudor
modesty
el ademán
expression
afectar
to feign
el vaho
breath
los añicos
pieces
la cólera
anger
el estallido
burst
odioso
nasty
la calefacción
heat
súbitamente
suddenly
delatarse
to give oneself away
el mostrador
counter
la hilera
line
el espanto
fright
subrepticio
surreptitious
aislado
isolated
la manzana
block
de largo
long
la incertidumbre
uncertainty
impedir
to prevent
por otra parte
on the other hand
el convenio
agreement
la vacilación
hesitation
el llanto
weeping
embotarse
to make foggy
procurar
to try
fugaz
fleeting
tomarse
to take
borroso
vague
la postergación
postponement
la agudización
intensification
suprimir
to eliminate
abultar
to take up a lot of room
apretar
to squeeze
la azada
hoe
intercalar
to insert
la estaca
stake
el hilo
thread
la hila
spin
atado
tied
apacible
mild
la peripecia
incident
sepultar
to bury
estafar
to defraud
extraviado
lost
el noviazgo
courtship
la sien
temple
nutrido
large
la huella
footprint
el matiz
nuance
largarse
to take off
internarse
to go into
velar
to keep vigil over
el alcance
reach
poseído
consumed
susurrar
to whisper
afanarse
to do everything one can
alborotar
to stir up
el asombro
amazement
la ira
anger
serenarse
to calm down
si no
otherwise
insolente
rude
vertiginosamente
dizzily
la alocución
speech
sacar
to get out
para colmo
to top it all
revolear
to twirl
el colmo
height
calzar
to wear
chillón
gaudy
teñido
dyed
la exigencia
requirement
el acontecimiento
event
la unción
anointing
trasponer
to get past
traspuesto
asleep
la fosa
grave
ingrato
unrewarding
resueltamente
with determination
divagar
to digress
de una vez por todas
once and for all
del todo
completely
exigir
to demand
ablandarse
to soften
la traición
betrayal
el/la cabecilla
leader
inconsciente
unwitting
entrever
to see signs of
hondo
deep
rigurosamente
thoroughly
la rueda
circle
acalambrado
cramped
al respecto
on the matter
la disposición
arrangement
contravenir
to contravene
entreverado
mixed
sustituir
to substitute
la directriz
guideline
resignarse
to resign oneself
el asunto
matter
enronquecido
hoarse
hinchado
swollen
por lo demás
apart from that
más aún
even more so
la finalidad
purpose
adosado
attached
manejar
to operate
el aparato
device
disponer de
to have
el sentido
direction
resongar
to grumble
puntilloso
particular
el ceño
brow
fruncir
to furrow
el gallinero
henhouse
la tarima
platform
la butaca
armchair
la mina
mine
pelado
treeless
bonaerense
from Buenos Aires
la calvicie
baldness
espeso
thick
fornido
hefty
el sollozo
sobbing
veraniego
summer
el adormecimiento
numbness
arreciar
to intensify
esquivar
to avoid
morboso
morbid
empalagoso
sickly sweet
diluir
to dissolve
endeble
feeble
la nube
cloud
meditar
to think about
verse
to picture oneself
destacable
notable
dormitar
to doze
bendito
holy
arrastrar
to drag
rojizo
reddish
negruzco
blackish
lacio
straight
ileso
unharmed
andar
to work
el balazo
shot
el gatillo
trigger
oprimir
to press
el portón
gate
rechinar
to creak
el vozarrón
booming voice
el tiro
shooting
volar la cabeza
to blow one's mind
la linterna
flashlight
escudar
to shield
encorvado
hunched
alzado
raised
el tirón
tug
arrancar
to pull out
de antemano
beforehand
asentir
to agree
el remolino
whirlwind
todo el mundo
everybody
relevar
to take over from
acechar
to stalk
anochecer
to get dark
erizado
spiky
hirsuto
hairy
saltado
bulging
el azogue
mercury
el azogue
quicksilver
reponerse
to recover
la cacería
hunt
el venado
deer
la frazada
blanket
arrebujado
wrapped-up
los quehaceres
housework
hosco
sullen
descuidar
to neglect
ligado
bound
la pecera
fish tank
el sobretodo
overcoat
tenazmente
tenaciously
la azotea
terraced roof
huir
to escape
burlón
teasing
disponer
to make use of
desechar
to get rid of
deshilvanado
disjointed
interminable
endless
la cañería
plumbing
descolgarse
to lower oneself
el altillo
attic
el remedio
solution
el fusil
gun
el tapado
coat
asemejar
to make look like
ovillar
to wind into a ball
la enredadera
climbing plant
entrampado
drowning in debt
el arroyo
stream
la convalecencia
convalescence
más allá de
beyond
el pedregullo
gravel
el descampado
empty ground
el inconveniente
problem
el excusado
bathroom
el matorral
bushes
el cantero
flowerbed
sostener
to hold up
el muro
wall
desviar
to divert
la verja
iron gate
la reja
bars
el desengaño
disappointment
semejante
similar
bonachón
good-natured
grueso
thick
el velorio
wake
de modo que
so that
la lona
canvas
el cierre
zip
maniobrar
to maneuver
la nitidez
clarity
el lecho
bed
alternar
to alternate
la hoguera
bonfire
el galpón
shed
el barrote
bar
prodigar
to be generous with
recobrar
to recover
el temor
fear
sujetar
to hold
resultar
to turn out to be
la fuente
fountain
junto a
beside
el paredón
thick wall
de pie
standing
al azar
randomly
decepcionado
disappointed
el azar
chance
bifurcarse
to fork
plantearse
to consider
insoslayable
unavoidable
pisar
to step on
en pie
standing
la resistencia
stamina
tratarse
to be about
el torneo
competition
aferrado
attached
la rajadura
crack
el yuyo
weed
el musgo
moss
el arbusto
bush
en aumento
increasing
la viga
beam
pender
to hang
la cuerda
rope
el trecho
stretch
de una vez
for God's sake
atávico
atavistic
escupir
to spit up
desmayarse
to faint
la variante
variation
el ronquido
snore
demoledor
devastating
el montículo
mound
deslizar
to slip in
tupido
thick
el género
cloth
el retazo
remnant
chorrear
to drip
agonizar
to be dying
el ladrillo
brick
semiderruido
half-ruined
limitarse
to limit oneself to
el escombro
rubble
atroz
awful
poblar
to live in
desparejar
to split up
advertir
to warn
la solapa
lapel
el acceso
fit
la gaviota
seagull
pálido
pale
cauteloso
cautious
atinado
sensible
proponer
to suggest
darse por vencido
to give up
insalubre
unhealthy
el plazo
period
estornudar
to sneeze
raído
worn-out
retirar
to pull away
el boquete
opening
ante
in the face of
el presentimiento
feeling
la punzada
stabbing pain
el rastro
trace
atestiguar
to testify
descascarar
to hull
desembocar
to lead into
emprender
to embark on
hinchar
to inflate
humillado
humiliated
abarcar
to see
hundirse
to sink
de costado
on one's side
echarse
to lie down
el costado
side
lamer
to lap against
ínfimo
negligible
invadir
to pour into
perentorio
pressing
clavado
nailed
oscilar
to swing
la comprobación
proof
el oleaje
waves
la concavidad
hollow
bordear
to skirt
descartar
to rule out
hallarse
to find oneself
la represa
dam
agacharse
to crouch down
incorporar
to sit up
sacudirse
to shake off
la desembocadura
opening
raspar
to scrape off
la aspereza
roughness
el desgaste
wear and tear
reptar
to crawl
dirigirse
to walk
tirar de
to pull
soltarse
to break free
hamacarse
to rock
presumir
to presume
el entrevero
disorder
rozar
to graze
sonrojado
blushing
reprimir
to suppress
el puñado
handful
destapar
to open
el chato
tumbler
el frasquito
little bottle
la malignidad
evil nature
sano
healthy
tintinear
to jingle
la carcajada
loud laugh
soltar
to let out
el puño
fist
descubierto
uncovered
el aspa
blade
quebrarse
to break
el mango
handle
el polvillo
fine dust
la palanca
crowbar
próximo
near
próximo
next
ubicar
to place
ligeramente
slightly
correr
to move
angosto
narrow
tapar
to cover
la manta
blanket
la manta
poncho
atinar
to guess
el bulto
bundle
entrecerrado
half closed
recostar
to lean
el yeso
plaster
la hilera
row
el alboroto
disturbance
perturbar
to disturb
saquear
to loot
pernicioso
harmful
suministrar
to supply
muñir
to summon
la voluntad
willpower
somnífero
sleep-inducing
el bocado
snack
desprender
to detach
el revoque
plaster
el trozo
piece
salvo
except for
salvo
safe
ilusionado
excited
si bien
even though
la arista
aspect
inusitado
unusual
imprescindible
essential
antojarse
to feel like
desplazar
to take the place of
tenderse
to lie down
despejarse
to wake oneself up
empeñarse
to insist on
penosamente
with difficulty
no poder menos que
to have no alternative but to
más bien
rather
nada que ver
nothing to do
escaso
mere
el recorrido
route
el ánimo
energy
desenfrenado
frenzied
la huida
escape
replantearse
to reconsider
tender
to tend
apreciable
significant
el desprecio
contempt
el rabo del ojo
corner of one's eye
benigno
benign
con todo
despite everything
en absoluto
not at all
bullir
to boil
la fuga
escape
la sacudida
shake
ahogado
stifled
plácido
calm
cortado
speechless
entre sí
among themselves
de golpe
suddenly
el aniquilador
annihilator
oprimido
oppressed
desbordar
to overflow
la angustia
anxiety
la hornalla
burner
la cacerola
pot
reparar
to notice
escupir
to spit
la puesta del sol
sunset
toser
to cough
la pizca
dash
rezongar
to grumble
la pitada
puff
aplastar
to crush
cobrar
to feel
la maldición
curse
a tientas
blindly
hacerse
to make oneself
el apagón
blackout
estar por
to be about to
el aviso
warning
el aviso
notice
guiñar
to blink
disponerse
to get ready
la rabia
anger
apretado
tight
la mandíbula
jaw
de plano
flat
sustancialmente
substantially
hacer gracia
to be funny
el punto de partida
starting point
el envasado
packing
el cacharro
dish
la repisa
shelf
la colilla
cigarette butt
recargado
overloaded
la moldura
molding
pesado
annoying
resultar
to find
desteñido
faded
el fin
purpose
el latón
brass
sobresalir
to project out
el extremo
end
el caño
pipe
la canilla
faucet
concebir
to conceive
concebir
to imagine
aflojar
to loosen
a fondo
thoroughly
desganado
apathetic
echar un vistazo a
to take a look at
el picaporte
door handle
el estampido
bang
alentar
to encourage
sino que
only
entornado
ajar
asomar
to stick out
valer la pena
to be worth it
hallar
to find
echar
to throw out
animarse
to decide
la cautela
caution
la cavilación
pondering
forzosamente
by force
me pregunto
I wonder
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
carraspear
to clear one's throat
la exhortación
appeal
el disimulo
dissimulation
el biombo
folding screen
tejer
to knit
el párpado
eyelid
el hombrecillo
little man
verdoso
greenish
la mecedora
rocking chair
el utensilio
utensil
el campo
field
estrecho
narrow
contar con
to have
la pieza
room
el recinto
enclosure
vacilante
unsteady
el llamado
call
apartar
to set aside
aguardar
to wait for
el nudillo
knuckle
precipitarse
to rush
frenar
to slow down
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