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LC Capítulo 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| se calmó la brisa | the breeze calmed down |
| un punto de referencia | reference point |
| avanzar | to advance, move forward |
| moverse en línea recta | to move in a straight line |
| una velocidad | speed |
| imprimir | to imprint, to impress, to print |
| telegrafiar | to telegraph, to cable |
| un helicóptero | helicopter |
| escrutar | to scrutinize, examine |
| el horizonte | horizon |
| abrasarse | to burn |
| el rostro | face |
| la borda | rail, railing, gunwale (part of a boat) |
| aullar | to howl |
| con claridad | clearly |
| los acantilados | cliffs |
| enloquecer | to go crazy |
| el ánimo | spirit; mood |
| por mucho que | no matter how much, however much |
| despegar | to take off (plane) |
| en el ocaso | at sunset |
| desviar la vista | to look away |
| atreverse a hacer algo | to dare to do something |
| pestañear | to blink |
| oscurecer | to get dark |
| rebelde | unruly |
| percibir | to perceive, to notice |
| los motores | motors, engines |
| una señal | sign, signal |
| inmediatamente | immediately |
| derrumbarse | to collapse |
| sumergido en | submerged in |
| las tinieblas | darkness |
| sordamente | muted, muffled |
| poblado de | full of |
| el cuadrante de mi reloj | quadrant (thing on a watch) |
| amanecer | to dawn |
| desesperadamente | desperately |
| incluso | even, including |
| colgar como una canasta | to hang like a basket |
| la red | net |
| el piso | floor |
| un banco | bench, bank |
| sin esperanza | without hope |
| misteriosamente | mysteriously |
| la Osa Menor | Little Dipper |
| una maraña | tangled mess |
| estar pendiente de algo | to keep an eye on something |
| preso de | overwhelmed by |
| la angustia | anguish |
| resplandeciente | radiant |
| incrustado | encrusted |
| penetrar hasta los huesos | to penetrate to the bone |
| liso | straight, smooth |
| dorado | golden |
| una torcedura | twist (in the stomach) |
| a medida que | at the same time as |
| el resplandor | brightness |
| una emoción desbordada | an overwhelming excitement |