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La sombra del viento
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amanecer | dawn |
| anochecer | dusk |
| espejismo | illusion |
| llovizna | drizzle |
| neblina | mist |
| niebla | fog |
| penumbra | half-light |
| tiniebla | darkness |
| anhelar | to yearn for |
| callejear | to walk the streets |
| empapar | to soak |
| entrever | to glimpse |
| deambular | to wander |
| envenenar | to poison |
| guiñar | to wink |
| lloriquear | to whine/whimper |
| mirar de reojo | to look out of the corner of one's eye |
| pestañear | to blink |
| salpicar | to sprinkle |
| avergonzado | ashamed/embarrassed |
| embrujado | haunted |
| cicatrizado | scarred |
| boquiabierto | flabbergasted |
| sin paragón | incomparable/unequaled |
| fosa común | mass grave |
| necrología | obituary |
| ceniza | ash |
| bufete | law firm |
| relojero | watchmaker |
| invernadero | greenhouse |
| telaraña | web |
| artilugio | contraption |
| charol | patent leather |
| cerradura | lock |
| cuero | leather |
| rostro | countenance |
| semblante | countenance |
| párpado | eyelid |
| bobada | nonsense |
| sandez | nonsense |
| corazonada | hunch |
| parpadeo | flicker |
| acercarse | to approach |
| caramelo | candy |
| peldañol | step |
| mendigar | to beg |
| balbucear | to babble |
| vástago | offspring |
| pedido | order |
| chaval | kid |
| abofetear | to slap |
| pantano | reservoir |
| escupir | to spit |
| atterado | terrified |
| manchar | to stain |
| madrugar | to get up early |
| heder | to stink |
| gallardía | bravery |
| burlarse | to mock |
| tartamudear | to stutter |
| creído | vain |
| eso es pan comido | that's a piece of cake |
| cicatriz | scar |
| atónito | astonished |
| aullido | howl |
| alejarse | to move away |
| mostrador | counter |
| postín | posh |
| cantamañanas | loudmouth |
| chorizo | thief |
| sollozar | to sob |
| mirar de soslayo | to glance |
| matarife | thug |
| analfabeto | illiterate |
| matasellos | postmarks |
| rebobinar | to remind |
| sudor | sweat |
| desvelar | to stay up all night |
| trastienda | backroom |
| beata | pious person |
| deshilacharse | to fray |
| andrajos | rags |
| golosina | candy |
| musitar | to whimper |
| adelantar | to advance |
| adular | to flatter |
| advertir | to warn |
| agradecer | to appreciate |
| almibarar | to sugarcoat |
| antojar | to crave |
| arrastrar | to drag |
| averiguar | to ascertain/find out |
| desencaminar | to go astray |
| desplomar | to collapse |
| encoger | to shrink |
| prenderse | to catch fire |
| rozar | to graze/rub |
| tropezarse con | to run into |
| vengarse | to take revenge |
| alivio | relief |
| asombro | astonishment |
| aya | governess |
| caparazón | shell |
| careajada | loud laughter |
| celo | zeal |
| desprecio | scorn |
| ensalmo | spell |
| entierro | burial |
| escopeta | shotgun |
| gentuza | riff-raff |
| merienda | snack |
| recelo | suspicion |
| resoplido | snort |
| recoveco | nook |
| aguacero | downpour |
| ataúd | coffin |
| cadera | hip |
| calabozo | dungeon |
| lápida | gravestone |
| pomo | doorknob |
| rastro | trace |
| resquemor | resentment |
| tez | complexion |
| varón | male |
| chiflado | crazy |
| erguido | upright |
| tibio | lukewarm |
| mugre | filth |
| mamarracho | idiot/buffoon |
| engaño | deception |
| desconcertado | bemused, disconcerted |
| harto | fed up |
| imprescindible | essential |
| irremediable | hopeless |
| pulcro | neat |