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Capítulo 3 (Trad)
Retratos
| Term | Translation |
|---|---|
| ascendencia | ancestry |
| cilindro | cylinder |
| cojera | having a limp, difficulty walking |
| culto/a | worship |
| desarrollar | to develop, evolve, grow |
| geometría | geometry |
| joroba | hump |
| pipa | pipe (for tobacco) |
| prisionero/a | prisoner |
| acorde | chord |
| aliento | inspiration, motivation |
| arañar | to scratch, scrape, claw |
| barro | mud |
| destacado/a | outstanding |
| ira | ire, anger, wrath, rage |
| llanto | crying, weeping |
| mestizo/a | someone of European and indigenous descent |
| seno | breast |
| tejido | weave, fabric, tissue |
| ternura | delicate, docile |
| ala | wing |
| sefardí | Sephardic (Jewish people of Spanish origen) |
| ahogarse | to drown |
| al fin y al cabo | after everything |
| apoyarse | to lean on |
| apretado/a | tight |
| asombroso/a | marvelous |
| aspereza | roughness |
| atreverse | to do something risky |
| bofetada | slap |
| bulto | bump |
| carencia | lack of something |
| cera | wax |
| cicatrizante | healing |
| cochecito | little car to carry kids |
| cuna | cradle (as in baby cradle) |
| de corrido | without interuptions |
| derritirse | to melt |
| sedalado/a | without wings |
| despacho | office |
| desplegar | to extend |
| emprender | to start |
| enfrentamiento | fight |
| envuelto/a | wrapped |
| inadvertido/a | unnoticed, inadvertent, unseen |
| malhumorado/a | in a bad mood |
| moldear | to mold |
| morder | to bite |
| polvo | dust |
| porquería | filth, dirt |
| rasgar | to break |
| vendaje | bandage |
| volcarse | to dedicate oneself completely |
| acaricar | to caress |
| acongojado/a | sad |
| alma | soul |
| anhelo | longing, yearning, desire, craving, eagerness |
| apestar | to stink |
| biberón | baby bottle |
| calladito/a | quiet, reserved |
| colonia | cologne |
| contemplar | to watch with interest |
| deferencia | respect, courtesy |
| latido | heartbeat |
| oler (huelo) | to smell |
| partir | to divide into partes |
| placidez | tranquility, peace |
| plenitud | fullness, abundance |
| rebosante | overflowing, brimming |
| receptividad | receptivity |
| relámpago | lightning flash |
| vertiginoso/a | causing vertigo, dizziness |