Relato de un náufrago 4 Flashcards

(50 cards)

1
Q

aullar

A

to howl

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2
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el acantilado

A

cliff

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3
Q

enloquecedor

A

maddening

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4
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la persistencia

A

persistence

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5
Q

atracar

A

to dock (a boat)

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6
Q

demorar

A

to delay

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7
Q

despegar

A

to lift off

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8
Q

el ocaso

A

sunset

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9
Q

orientarse

A

to get one’s bearings

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10
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desviar

A

to divert (i.e. one’s gaze)

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11
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pestañear

A

to blink

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12
Q

rebelde

A

rebellious, unruly

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13
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cuadrado

A

square

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14
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tenso

A

taut, tense

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15
Q

derrumbar

A

to demolish, to knock down, to throw down

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16
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sumergido

A

submerged

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17
Q

las tinieblas

A

the darkness

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18
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espeso

A

thick

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19
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poblar

A

to populate

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20
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el cuadrante

A

dial, face (of a clock)

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21
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la canasta

22
Q

impedir

A

to impede, to block, to prevent

23
Q

helar

24
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la maraña

A

tangle, jumble, mess

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la tortura
torture
26
pendiente
pending, sloping
27
preso
imprisoned
28
preso de
gripped by
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escrutar
to scrutinize, to count
30
resplandeciente
shining, dazzling
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el hueso
bone
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el contorno
outline, contour
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desmesuradamente
disproportionately
34
liso
smooth, even, straight, plain
35
estirarse
to stretch
36
tibio
tepid, lukewarm
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renovado
renewed
38
la torcedura
twist, sprain
39
atribuir
to attribute
40
madurar (una idea)
to think through
41
el resplandor
brightness, glare
42
veloz
fast
43
desbordar
to overflow, to burst, to exceed
44
la lucidez
lucidity
45
exponer
to expose
46
expuesto
exposed
47
ardiente
burning, scalding; ardent
48
borrarse
to fade, to disappear
49
en primer término
in the first place
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los pulmones
lungs