Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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Un espejismo

A

a mirage

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2
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Un umbral

A

a threshold

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3
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Una hechicera

A

a witch

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4
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acuarelas

A

watercolors

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5
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fábulas

A

fables

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6
Q

tramaron

A

plotted

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7
Q

nomlanguidecía

A

became weak

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8
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la barriada

A

The neighborhood

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9
Q

varado

A

stranded

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10
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orillas

A

edges

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11
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fachada

A

dated

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12
Q

rompecabezas

A

puzzles

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13
Q

tinieblas

A

darkness

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14
Q

ciudadela

A

fortress

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15
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estanques cenagosos

A

swampy ponds

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16
Q

veladas

A

evenings

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17
Q

capillas tenebrosas

A

gloomy chapels

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18
Q

altillo

A

loft

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19
Q

sacerdotes

A

priests

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20
Q

anochecía

A

dusk

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21
Q

embriagadora

A

intoxicating

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22
Q

lúgubre

A

dark

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23
Q

desvanecían

A

fading

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24
Q

vedaban

A

forbade

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25
Q

alzaban

A

rose ( the past of to rise )

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26
Q

la maleza

A

The brush

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27
Q

caserones

A

mansions

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28
Q

el derribo

A

The demolition

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29
Q

saquedos

A

looted

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30
Q

las naves

A

ships

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31
Q

la deriva

A

the drift

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32
Q

temían

A

feared

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33
Q

osaban

A

dared

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34
Q

ajadas

A

shrunken

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35
Q

languidecían

A

languished

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36
Q

los candelabros

A

large branched candle holders

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37
Q

verjas oxidadas

A

oxitdated gates

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38
Q

recelosas

A

suspicious

39
Q

postigos despintados

A

clueless shutters

40
Q

sembradas

A

planted

41
Q

palacetes

A

mansions

42
Q

fachada

A

façade

43
Q

esculturas

A

sculptures

44
Q

musgo

A

moss

45
Q

rincón

A

corner

46
Q

antojó

A

craved

47
Q

siniestro

A

sinister

48
Q

pasos

A

steps

49
Q

morbosa

A

morbid

50
Q

la penumbra

A

the gloom

51
Q

la dagas

A

daggers

52
Q

el pelaje

A

fur

53
Q

caserón

A

barn

54
Q

gorrión

A

sparrow

55
Q

fauces

A

jaws

56
Q

cascabel

A

bell

57
Q

barrotas de metal

A

metal bars

58
Q

Edén

A

paradise

59
Q

cautivó

A

captivated

60
Q

albergaba

A

shelterd

61
Q

las gotas

A

drops

62
Q

selva

A

jungle

63
Q

perlas escarlatas

A

scarlet pearls

64
Q

me latía

A

I was beating

65
Q

las sienes

A

temples

66
Q

garras lobunas

A

wolfish claws

67
Q

provenía

A

came

68
Q

manaba

A

streamed

69
Q

el halo

A

the aura

70
Q

paradeaba

A

was blinking

71
Q

adentrándome

A

getting furthur

72
Q

el artilugio

A

the gadget

73
Q

las velas

A

candels

74
Q

astillada

A

splintered

75
Q

butacón

A

armchair

76
Q

presidían

A

presided

77
Q

súbitamente

A

suddenly

78
Q

el hechizo

A

spell / charm

79
Q

se hizo trizas

A

shatterd

80
Q

se alzó

A

rose ( the past of rise )

81
Q

se giró

A

turned

82
Q

derribé

A

got knocked down

83
Q

celestial

A

heavenly

84
Q

la aguja

A

the needle

85
Q

lacerar

A

to tear

86
Q

un gemido

A

moan

87
Q

rozandome

A

rubbing against me

88
Q

un poro

A

a pore

89
Q

taladró

A

drilled

90
Q

el costado

A

the side

91
Q

el sudor

A

sweat

92
Q

los nudillos

A

knockles

93
Q

rigor

A

rigor