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Capítulo 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Llevar la cuenta de algo | to keep track of sth |
| los acontecimientos | events, happenings |
| la recapitulación | recap, summary |
| impulsado por | propelled by |
| tener fuerzas para | to have the strength to |
| la proa | bow (of a boat) |
| cuadrado | square |
| navegar | to sail |
| imperceptiblemente | imperceptibly |
| la parte posterior | back part |
| girar sobre sí mismo | to turn on itself |
| semejante | similar |
| tercer | third |
| cuarto | fourth |
| quinto | fifth |
| sexto | sixth |
| septimo | seventh |
| octavo | eighth |
| noveno | ninth |
| décimo | tenth |
| retroceder | to go backwards |
| por lo mismo | for the same reason |
| una ampolla | blister |
| procurarse | to obtain |
| a toda costa | at all costs |
| mojado | wet |
| amarrar | tie, fasten |
| las clavículas | collarbones |
| salado | salty |
| refrescar | to refresh |
| asombroso | astonishing |
| destrozado | destroyed |
| miope | short-sighted |
| por si acaso | just in case |
| una alucinación | hallucination |
| a pesar de que | in spite of, despite |
| apagarse | to turn off |
| teñirse | to dye, become (sky) |
| recostarse | to lie down |
| extenuado | exhausted, drained |
| sentir deseos de morir | to have a death wish |
| desviar | to divert |
| un caníbal | cannibal |
| renegar | deny, disown |
| temible | fearsome |
| amarrarse | to tie up |
| implacable | relentless |
| un mordisco | to bite |
| el cadáver(es) | corpse(s) |
| picotear | to nibble, peck at |
| picoteado | pecked at |
| las aves | birds |
| estirar los músculos | to stretch one's muscles |
| aliviar con la descarga del vientre | to relieve the discharge (shit) |
| una gaviota | seagull |
| una carnada | live bait |
| un vestigio | trace |
| certero | accurate |
| un festín | feast |
| un hambriento | hungry |
| solitario | lonely |
| de ordinario | ordinarily, usually |
| una bandada de pájaros | flock of birds |
| acompañar algo/a alguien | to accompany |
| apenas si | hardly |
| el cuenco de la mano | the bowl of the hand |
| ángulo agudo | acute angle |
| el tamaño | size |
| la astucia | cunning, cleverness |
| agudizado | sharpened |
| inmóvil | motionless |
| correr el riesgo | to take a risk |
| despedazar | to tear to pieces |
| al alcance de la mano | within (arm's) reach |
| los muslos | thighs |
| parpadear | to blink |
| maltratar | to mistreat |