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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tibio | warmish |
| gibinete | office |
| vidriera | glass case |
| dentadura | set of teeth |
| postiza | false |
| montada | mounted |
| yeso | plaster |
| puñado | handful |
| rayas | stripes |
| cuello | collar |
| sostenidos | held up |
| cargadores | suspenders |
| enjuto | thin |
| sordos | deaf people |
| ciego | blind |
| dispuestas | arranged |
| fresa | drill |
| rodó | rolled |
| sillón de resortes | dentist´s chair |
| gallinazos | buzzards |
| caballete | edge of the roof |
| destemplada | shrill |
| abstracción | concentration |
| muela | tooth, molar |
| retiró | he held |
| Un día de estos | Gabriel García Márquez |
| pulir | polish |
| cajita de cartón | small cardboard box |
| gaveta | drawer |
| puente | (dental) bridge |
| piezas | pieces |
| te pega un tiro | he will shoot you |
| apresurarse | to hurry oneself |
| extremadamente | extremely |
| inferior | bottom |
| girar | to roll |
| de frente a | opposite from |
| apoyada | leaning |
| umbral | doorway |
| hinchada | swollen |
| marchito | tired |
| hervir | to boil |
| cabezal | headrest |
| pomos de loza | porcelain flasks |
| cancel | curtain |
| dañada | damaged, infected |
| mandíbula | jaw |
| correspondió | didn´t return the smile |
| pinzas | tongs |
| cacerola | pot |
| aguamanil | washbasin |
| no lo perdió la vista | did not take his eyes off of him |
| aferrar | to seize |
| amarga | bitter |
| ternura | tenderness |
| lágrimas | tears |
| trapo | rag |
| jadeante | panting |
| polvorienta | dusty |
| huevos de araña | spider webs |
| haga buches | gargle |
| displicente | indifferent |
| la misma vaina | same thing (peas in a pod) |