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la escama
la escama
scale
afilado
afilado
sharp
atraer
atraer
to attract
la quemadura
la quemadura
burn
a medida que
a medida que
as
la corteza
la corteza
bark
el hilo
el hilo
thread
escoger
escoger
to choose
la ceniza
la ceniza
ash
el frotado
el frotado
rubbing
la desdicha
la desdicha
misfortune
podrido
podrido
rotten
el bocado
el bocado
bite
sofocar
sofocar
to suffocate
desprender
desprender
to detach
difunto
difunto
deceased
ayunar
ayunar
to fast
la jornada
la jornada
day
el cerco
el cerco
fence
arder
to burn
la paja
straw
la torpeza
clumsiness
aferrarse
to cling to
mentar
to mention
la expiación
atonement
el sorbo
sip
malgastar
to waste
en cuclillas
crouching
el tamaño
size
aletargar
to make drowsy
la cadena
chain
atado
tied
el loro
parrot
el sapo
toad
estrepitoso
noisy
el/la capataz
foreman
la choza
hut
el tarro
jar
el sudor
sweat
espesar
to thicken
la gota
drop
la pista
trail
alejarse
to move away
vengativo
vengeful
el trecho
stretch
el garrotazo
blow
el/la huésped
guest
instalar
to set up
el caucho
rubber
empeñarse en
to insist on
hediondo
stinking
empapar
to soak
enredar
to tangle up
trepar
to climb
el soltero
single person
el alero
eaves
despegar
to take off
volcar
to empty out
el barrote
bar
encerrar
to shut up
la cúpula
dome
el hueco
hollow
herido
wounded
la aldea
small village
descabellado
ridiculous
la cascada
waterfall
el forastero
stranger
la hembra
female
emprender camino
to hit the road
atar
to tie
echar
to throw
sembrar
to plant
la sabiduría
wisdom
el tabú
taboo
la liviandad
lightness
el asomo
trace
el pariente
relative
seres vivos
living beings
tambalearse
to stagger
chillar
to scream
la zarpa
paw
arrastrarse
to crawl
tropezar
to trip
trastabillar
to stumble
grueso
thick
juzgar
to judge
alcanzar
to reach
asirse
to grab hold of
veloz
fast
aguardar
to wait for
hallar
to find
alzar
to lift
guiñar
to blink
esquivar
to dodge
entorpecer
to slow down
afear
to make ugly
temer
to fear
hincar
to thrust
clavar
to hammer
colgar
to hang
inequívoco
unambiguous
la manga
sleeve
velado
hidden
asomarse
to look
lograr
to achieve
arropar
to tuck in
resguardar
to protect
la intromisión
interference
indispuesto
unwell
apenado
sorry
brusco
brusque
el recado
message
crepuscular
twilight
de una vez
already
regio
great
deshacer
to undo
diría
I'd say
el herido
wounded man
meter
to get into
colocar
to place
pulir
to polish
amontonar
to pile up
el trago
swig
el brinco
jump
averiguar
to find out
distraído
distracted
dirigir
to manage
meter la pata
to put one's foot in it
la hacienda
estate
el adefesio
nonsense
hojear
to leaf through
trigueño
olive-skinned
menudo
small
espeso
thick
apenas
hardly
húmedo
wet
el peinado
hairdo
el abonado
subscriber
borrar
to remove
la idiotez
nonsense
insoportable
unbearable
a propósito
by the way
apuntar
to make a note of
arbolado
wooded
descorrer
to draw back
enésimo
umpteenth
desvanecer
to fade
anhelante
longing
seguir
to continue
apoyar
to lean
el locutor
presenter
la ojeada
quick glance
el umbral
threshold
doblegarse
to give in
enfilar
to line up
insoslayable
unavoidable
trazar
to outline
desesperado
desperate
la arrancada
sudden start
el asunto
matter
emprender
to undertake
negar
to deny
sacudir la cabeza
to shake one's head
amonestar
to reprimand
el llanto
crying
tapar
to cover
abordar
to approach
abstraído
preoccupied
el/la transeúnte
passerby
la ventaja
advantage
el aplomo
composure
la carga
burden
el milagro
miracle
la manzana
block
el ardor
zeal
el malestar
discomfort
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
alentador
encouraging
obsequiar
to present
la entrega
commitment
el papel
role
ensalzar
to praise
torpemente
clumsily
sepultar
to bury
caluroso
warm
destacar
to emphasize
quejarse
to complain
dispuesto
willing
recorrer
to travel around
incluso
even
acudir
to go to
esfumarse
to vanish
desmontar
to dismantle
experimentar
to experience
la faceta
aspect
el rencor
resentment
inmutar
to upset
creciente
increasing
ni siquiera
not even
ajeno
alien
suplicar
to plead
el matiz
tinge
suspirar
to sigh
alterarse
to get agitated
aturdir
to bewilder
siquiera
at least
dirigirse a
to address
pésimo
dreadful
el rostro
face
aquel
that
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