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, a nadie le consta que nombre...
Me consta que ha llegado. |
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, nobody is sure what name...
, nobody knows what name...
I'm certain (I know) it has arrived. |
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| ... y a ella esto la molestaba. |
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| ... and this bothered her. |
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...to the extent that...
...to such an extent that... |
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| ...en ese tiempo no le daba tanto por el silencio... |
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| ...at that time he wasn't so given to silences (as he would be later). |
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| ...habia ido a dar a la carcel... |
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| ...he had gone to jail... |
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| ...para sacar a la familia adelante. |
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| ...to move the family forward. |
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| ...pero como le daba por leer detrás de... |
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... but as she was given to reading behind the...
...but since she used to read behind the... |
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| ...por millas a la redonda. |
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| ...sus camisas casi siempre eran a rayas.. |
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| ...his shirts were almost always striped... |
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| ...y (ella) se fijó bien en la otra amiga.. |
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| ...and s/he took a good look at the other friend... |
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...y le constaba lo que decía de ellos...
p. 12 |
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| ...and he confirmed (to her) what he was saying about them... |
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| ...y sólo para enterarse después de que... |
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| ...and only to find out later de que... |
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| ...and all of it (the war) was like that... |
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| En ese tiempo hablaba en cuanto pudo,... |
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| At that time he talked as much as he could, |
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In so far as...
as far as... |
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La revista no nada más todavía no empezaba a salir...
no nada más
todavía no empezaba a salir |
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The magazine not only had not yet started to come out..
not only
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| Le fallan sus estúpidas maquinaciones. |
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| His stupid machinations fail him. |
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| long before, a long time before |
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| Todo le ha de ir recordando algo por el estilo a papa |
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| Everything must remind (to) him of something like that (something along those lines, e,g, chess, war, etc., which causes pain) |
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out of time, late
at the wrong time, at a bad time
bad timing, wrong timing |
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| clearly, obviously, w/o a doubt |
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to get [sb] interested in
to take up, to take a liking to |
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to thank, to acknowledge, to render thanks
to appreciate, be grateful for |
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to encourage
to bring yourself to (do [st])
to be motivated/driven to... |
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before
(antes de always used w/ an infinitive) |
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before
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to assemble, put together
to arm |
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to rip or root out
to start (machine, race, etc.)
to suddenly start walking/running |
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to show (yourself, your face, itself etc.)
to put, poke, peep, lean or stick out |
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to scare, to frighten
to get scared, to panic |
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to unite, harmonize (things or people)
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| enclosing wall (somethomes fence) |
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| nodding (as in, possibly, off) |
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| cajuela, malatero, tronco |
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| whatever you want, any old way |
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room (built) on a rooftop (MX)
(euphemism for "maid's room") |
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come across [st/so], find, hit on
knock into |
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to be discharged (from hospital)
to dismiss (employee), discharge (military) |
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to make [so] (feel) hungry
to starve (have no food)
to go hungry |
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to agree with [so]
to admit (that s/he is right)
to side with [so], to back up |
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on the way
passing (adj.)
in passing (adv.) (en passant) |
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disappointment
deception
letdown |
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to discard
to be discarded |
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| waste, refuse, discarded trash, dross |
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to unwrap, to untangle
to get on, to manage, to cope |
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to exasperate, infuriate or cause despair
to despair (oneself), to give up hope |
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to have, or get [st] (be available)
to arrange or get [st] ready, prepare
to deliberate, determine, order what is to be done
to make use or take advantage of [so o st] |
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echado hacia adelante
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| to fit into, fit together (physically) |
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| to insist on (e.g., doing [st]) |
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| "in print", as in a newspaper or pamphlet |
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| in the middle of the night |
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| grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered |
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to numb (some part)
to go numb, to get numb |
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| cover or case, pillow case |
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| unscathed, unhurt, uninjured |
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indications, signs
directions, instructions |
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le caía de los más bien
caerse bien |
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s/he made a really good impression on
to get/got along well with |
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| le dolía la espalda de tanto que había cocinada |
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| her back hurt from all the cooking she had done |
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to get along with
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| handle (of a door or window) |
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to mount, to ride
to set up, to put together |
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| by that time, by then already |
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inwardly (he thought to himself)
to myself, to himself, yourself
for yourself |
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| for this for that (reason) |
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for now
for the time being |
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Thus, therefore
hence
accordingly |
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| for this/that reason, for such a reason |
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to dispense with [st]
to be dispensed with [st] |
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to scrape, to rasp
to graze (touch lightly) |
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to exceed (in speed or some other limit)
to overtake or pass [so] on the road |
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to claim
to complain
to demand |
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| cut, or trimmed (like a mustache) |
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a clipping
a cutting
a reduction (budget cut) |
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iron or metal fence (made of metal bars)
grill, grate (in/over windows, gates,etc.) |
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to check, to inspect
to revise |
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nice, friendly,
charming, likeable
sympathetic |
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society, community
company, partnership |
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to go up
to get on (a ship, an animal, etc.) |
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very inexpensive (throw-away price)
a bad/immoral person
sprawled (on a rug) |
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to be your turn
to be entitled to, to get to do [st] |
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to plot, or hatch
to weave (threads) |
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thick, bushy, dense
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| one book led (him) to another |
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| and he went/headed to Murcia |
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to release or to set free
to remove, detach, loosen (a piece)
to wriggle out of, to get out/rid of |
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| to sew up, to stitch up, to mend, to darn |
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| Él lo recuerda, lo recuerden otros o no. |
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| He remembers it, whether others remember it or not. |
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