Fantasmas del pasado Flashcards

1
Q

I became happy.

A

Me he puesto contento

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2
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I didn ´ t sleep a wink.

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No he pegado ojo

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3
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I’m knackered;

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Estoy muy hecho polvo:

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4
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We’ve arranged to see each other; we’ve agreed to meet or go out together at a certain place and time.

A

Hemos quedado

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5
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I want to stay home.

A

Quiero quedarme en casa

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6
Q

She has become a translator.

A

Se ha hecho traductora

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7
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Working freelance; on her own.

A

Trabajar independientemente, por su cuenta:

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8
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(He) fell ill; (he) got sick.

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Se ha puesto enfermo

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9
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The parents of one’s spouse.

A

Suegros

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10
Q

Strolling hand in hand.

A

Paseando de la mano

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11
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I lay down for a while on the Couch

A

Me he echado un poco en el sofá

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12
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I began to clean.

A

Me he puesto a limpiar

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13
Q

I have felt weird.

A

Me he sentido raro:

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14
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By chance; by coincidence.

A

Por casualidad

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15
Q

Wrinkles.

A

Arrugas

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16
Q

I don’t use it anymore.

A

Ya no lo uso

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17
Q

Stuck (attached) with adhesive.

A

Pegadas con pegamento

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18
Q

In short; in a nutshell.

A

En resumidas cuentas

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19
Q

It isn’t worth the trouble.

A

No vale la pena

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20
Q

I’m turning it over and over in my mind.

A

Estoy dándole vueltas a la cabeza

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21
Q

From time to time; every now and then.

A

De vez en cuando

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22
Q

It has gotten very late.

A

Se ha hecho muy tarde

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23
Q

Memories.

A

Recuerdos

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24
Q

(They) gave me a strong desire to see her again.

A

Me dieron muchas ganas de volver a verla

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25
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At around five thirty in the morning.

A

A eso de las cinco y media de la mañana:

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26
Q

Without (my) realizing.

A

Sin darme cuenta

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27
Q

Even more.

A

Aún más

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28
Q

Her mother always liked me.

A

Yo a su madre le caía bien

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29
Q

We broke up.

A

Dejamos de salir

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30
Q

I never got along well with him.

A

Nunca me llevé bien con él

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31
Q

I ended up getting really nervous.

A

Acabé poniéndome muy nervioso

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32
Q

It made me feel a little embarrassed.

A

Me dio un poco de vergüenza:

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33
Q

The guy.

A

El tipo:

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34
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Grouch; curmudgeon

A

Cascarrabias:

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35
Q

He has turned into a bit of a grouch (curmudgeon).

A

Se ha vuelto un poco cascarrabias:

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36
Q

María has been living in London since January of this year.

A

María lleva desde enero de este año viviendo en Londres:

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37
Q

Very surprising; mind-blowing.

A

Alucinante:

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38
Q

I was stunned.

A

Me quedé de piedra

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39
Q

I have always missed her.

A

Siempre la he echado de menos

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40
Q

I must confess.

A

Tengo que confesar:

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41
Q

I stopped thinking about her.

A

Dejé de pensar en ella:

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42
Q

chance, luck, coincidence.

A

Casualidad

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43
Q

A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then.

A

Ya ha llovido mucho desde entonces:

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44
Q

As soon as.

A

En cuanto:

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45
Q

That doesn’t matter now.

A

Eso ahora no importa:

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46
Q

Old times.

A

Los viejos tiempos:

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47
Q

It took me two hours.

A

He tardado dos horas:

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48
Q

¡Qué guay!:

A

That’s so cool!

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49
Q

It’s my fault.

A

Es mi culpa:

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50
Q

I cut ties with everything and everyone.

A

Corté con todo y con todos:

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51
Q

I’m dying to see you.

A

Me muero por verte:

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52
Q

I went to a lot of trouble.

A

Me ha costado mucho trabajo:

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53
Q

Just the right words.

A

Las palabras justas:

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54
Q

That was fast!

A

¡Qué rapidez!:

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55
Q

To bother (someone).

A

Molestar:

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56
Q

There’s something fishy going on around here.

A

¡Aquí hay gato encerrado!:

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57
Q

We were a couple.

A

Fuimos novios

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58
Q

I never paid heed to what my friends said to me.

A

Nunca hice caso de lo que me decían mis amigos

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59
Q

To find out.

A

Averiguar

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60
Q

To kidnap.

A

Secuestrar

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61
Q

The kidnapped person.

A

Secuestrado:

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62
Q

The kidnapper.

A

Secuestrador:

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63
Q

Guy.

A

Tipo

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64
Q

Very likely.

A

Seguramente

65
Q

I still don ´ t understand.

A

No acabo de entender

66
Q

At around ten o’clock at night.

A

A eso de las diez de la noche:

67
Q

There were loads of people.

A

Había un montón de gente:

68
Q

I took a long time in the shower.

A

Tardaba mucho en ducharme:

69
Q

On the other hand.

A

Enseguida:

70
Q

I was scared.

A

Me asusté:

71
Q

That was that.

A

Sin más:

72
Q

They were drunk.

A

Estaban borrachos:

73
Q

Summer red wine; a typical Spanish combination of red wine with fizzy lemonade or soda water.

A

Un tinto de verano:

74
Q

Had she deceived me?

A

¿Me ha engañado?:

75
Q

Something was not right.

A

Algo no andaba bien:

76
Q

Lipstick.

A

Un pintalabios:

77
Q

If not, there is no explanation.

A

Si no, no se explica

78
Q

A ruse; a trick.

A

Un truco

79
Q

After ten minutes.

A

A los diez minutos:

80
Q

It went on that way all night long.

A

Así toda la noche:

81
Q

Product/ figment of my imagination.

A

Fruto de mi imaginación:

82
Q

Dead tired; dying of fatigue.

A

Muerto de cansancio:

83
Q

When I have just awoken; immediately after I wake up.

A

Cuando me acabo de despertar:

84
Q

When I turned around.

A

Cuando me di la vuelta:

85
Q

They were talking in loud voices.

A

Hablaban en voz alta:

86
Q

She wanted to pass unnoticed.

A

Quería pasar desapercibida:

87
Q

That’s why.

A

Por eso:

88
Q

Accomplice.

A

Cómplice:

89
Q

A young woman in her twenties; a girl of twenty-something years of age.

A

Una chica de veintitantos años:

90
Q

I was crushed, emotionally hurt.

A

Me quedé hecho polvo:

91
Q

After all; when all is said and done.

A

A fin de cuentas:

92
Q

I didn’t trust her.

A

No me fiaba de ella:

93
Q

I felt betrayed

A

Me sentía traicionado:

94
Q

Noisy, busy, bustling.

A

Bullicioso:

95
Q

Plot; storyline.

A

Argumento:

96
Q

I’m very eager to talk to her.

A

Tengo muchas ganas de hablar con ella:

97
Q

A hunch.

A

Una corazonada:

98
Q

I watched discreetly.

A

Miraba con discreción:

99
Q

That doesn’t come into it; that’s beside the point.

A

Ahora no viene a cuento:

100
Q

I was spying on people/ I would spy on people.

A

Espiaba a la gente:

101
Q

Not busy or active, unoccupied people.

A

Desocupados:

102
Q

It crossed my mind.

A

Se me pasó por la cabeza:

103
Q

(People) would lie down (on the lawn).

A

Se tumbaba:

104
Q

To chit-chat.

A

Charlar:

105
Q

Homeless people.

A

Gente “sin techo”:

106
Q

At the end of several days/ After a few days had passed.

A

Al cabo de unos cuantos días:

107
Q

When I least expected it.

A

Cuando menos lo esperaba:

108
Q

The moment I saw her.

A

En cuanto la vi:

109
Q

I had been caught totally off guard!

A

¡Me había pillado totalmente desprevenido!:

110
Q

I didn’t want to lose sight of her, either.

A

Tampoco quería perderla de vista:

111
Q

At least.

A

Por lo menos:

112
Q

Trashy; shoddy; cut-rate.

A

De pacotilla:

113
Q

To find her; to track her down.

A

Dar con ella:

114
Q

Carefully.

A

Con cuidado:

115
Q

I blended in with the crowd.

A

Me mezclé con la gente:

116
Q

Time forgives no one; everyone ages.

A

El tiempo no perdona a nadie:

117
Q

Gray (or white) hairs of old age.

A

Canas:

118
Q

The odd word here and there; isolated words.

A

Palabras sueltas:

119
Q

It occurred to me.

A

Se me ocurrió:

120
Q

I took a quick glance at it.

A

Le eché un vistazo rápido:

121
Q

I started to flip through it.

A

Empecé a hojearlo:

122
Q

María had torn out some photos.

A

María había arrancado algunas fotos:

123
Q

At random.

A

Al azar:

124
Q

A souvenir.

A

Un recuerdo:

125
Q

It seemed to me that she breathed with relief.

A

Me pareció que respiraba alividada:

126
Q

To have a few laughs together.

A

Echarnos unas risas:

127
Q

To rush, to be hasty.

A

Precipitar:

128
Q

In fear.

A

Con temor:

129
Q

Should I come up?

A

¿Subo?:

130
Q

A reasonable period of time.

A

Un tiempo prudencial:

131
Q

Indeed she was there.

A

Efectivamente:

132
Q

The intercom.

A

Portero automático:

133
Q

I looked out toward the stairs.

A

Me asomé a las escaleras:

134
Q

I felt a little sick, a little dizzy.

A

Me sentía un poco mareado:

135
Q

My heart was beating very fast.

A

El corazón me latía muy rápido:

136
Q

The last flight of stairs.

A

El último tramo de escaleras:

137
Q

Disappointment.

A

Decepción:

138
Q

My disappointment was even bigger.

A

My disappointment was even bigger.

139
Q

Dark circles (under the eyes).

A

Ojeras:

140
Q

Affectionate.

A

Afectuoso:

141
Q

Cheek (fleshy side of the face).

A

Mejilla:

142
Q

She began to laugh.

A

Y se echó a reír:

143
Q

You’ve gone bald.

A

Te has quedado calvo:

144
Q

For not having realized earlier that…

A

Por no haber caído antes en la cuenta de que:

145
Q

Suddenly; all at once.

A

De golpe:

146
Q

Tombstone, headstone, gravestone.

A

Lápida:

147
Q

When someone makes fun of me.

A

Cuando alguien me toma el pelo:

148
Q

My hand was shaking.

A

Me temblaba la mano:

149
Q

(I never could) fake a smile well.

A

Fingir bien las sonrisas:

150
Q

After all, at the end of the day.

A

Al fin y al cabo:

151
Q

You were a nothing, a zero.

A

Eras muy poquita cosa:

152
Q

He found out.

A

Se enteraba:

153
Q

He found out that I wanted to find her.

A

Se enteraba de que yo quería dar con ella:

154
Q

He made it to London the following day.

A

Se plantó en Londres al día siguiente:

155
Q

Unbelievable!

A

¡Qué fuerte!:

156
Q

I was astonished;

A

Yo me quedé alucinado:

157
Q

They wanted to erase me from their lives.

A

Querían borrarme de sus vidas:

158
Q

As soon as possible.

A

Cuanto antes:

159
Q

(That was what) totally destroyed me.

A

Terminó por hundirme totalmente: