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Week 9 - La autopista del sur
La autopista del sur Julio Cortazar
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
11/28/2018
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Term
llevar la cuenta del tiempo
 Definition
to keep track of time
Term
atado
 Definition
tied to/ strapped to (watch)
Term
bip bip
 Definition
tick tock
Term
medir
 Definition
measure
Term
hacer la estupidez
 Definition
make a blunder/ do something stupid
Term
apenas salidos
 Definition
hardly outside (of Fontainbleau)
Term
ponerse al paso
 Definition
slow down to a crawl
Term
íntegramente
 Definition
entirely
Term
retrovisor
 Definition
rear view mirror
Term
charlar
 Definition
chat
Term
envidiar
 Definition
envy
Term
avícola
 Definition
birdlike
Term
desbordes exasperados
 Definition
exasperated outbursts
Term
preceder
 Definition
to be in front
Term
bajarse en altos
 Definition
get out at the stop
Term
alejarse
 Definition
to go far from
Term
reanudar la marcha
 Definition
start moving again (the cars)
Term
guerra de bocinas
 Definition
horn warns (car)
Term
unas frases descorazonadas o burlonas
 Definition
discouraging or mocking words
Term
autito de jugete
 Definition
toy car
Term
reborde posterior
 Definition
rear ledge
Term
atreverse
 Definition
to dare
Term
bañadera
 Definition
bathtub
Term
sobrenadar
 Definition
to float
Term
antebrazos
 Definition
forearms
Term
volante
 Definition
steeringwheel
Term
fatiga
 Definition
tiredness
Term
mordisquear
 Definition
to nibble
Term
disolver el embotellamiento
 Definition
dissolve the bottleneck (clear the traffic)
Term
a ras de
 Definition
at level with
Term
rebotar
 Definition
to bounce off/ to rebound
Term
bordes cromados
 Definition
chrome frames
Term
para colmo
 Definition
to top it all off
Term
franja divisoria
 Definition
central reservation
Term
rodear
 Definition
to surround
Term
trecho
 Definition
stops/stretch
Term
lentitud
 Definition
slowness
Term
quebrar
 Definition
to break up (the traffic jam)
Term
vialidad
 Definition
highway administration/ road conditions
Term
tópico
 Definition
subject/ topic
Term
maldición contenida
 Definition
restrained curse
Term
hortalizas
 Definition
vegetables/greens
Term
cocinera
 Definition
chef
Term
perder
 Definition
to miss (i.e. a football match)
Term
atropello
 Definition
outrage/ criminal
Term
someter
 Definition
submit
Term
caravana de camellos
 Definition
caravan of camels
Term
atardecer
 Definition
to get dark / dusk
Term
carrocerías
 Definition
body work of a car
Term
recursos improvisados
 Definition
improvised measures
Term
bocanadas de los caños de escape
 Definition
puffs of the exhaust pipe
Term
estirar las piernas
 Definition
to stretch your legs
Term
aire campesino
 Definition
countryside air
Term
sin éxito
 Definition
unsuccessful
Term
deslizarse
 Definition
to slip (in between cars)
Term
saborear
 Definition
savour
Term
los golpes de portezuelas
 Definition
the slamming of car doors
Term
bocina
 Definition
horn
Term
zigzaguear
 Definition
to zigzag
Term
choque
 Definition
crash (car)
Term
furgón
 Definition
van/ truck
Term
aplastar
 Definition
to smash into
Term
vuelco
 Definition
the overturning (of a car)
Term
nimio
 Definition
trivial/ insignificant
Term
colmado de
 Definition
filled to the brim with
Term
Copenhague
 Definition
Copenhagen
Term
jalea anaranjada
 Definition
orange jelly
Term
ofuscar la vista
 Definition
cloud their view
Term
elevar el freno
 Definition
slam on the breaks
Term
nunca salir de la primera velocidad
 Definition
never come out of first gear
Term
recorrer
 Definition
to go through
Term
filas
 Definition
lanes (motorway)
Term
azorado
 Definition
flustered
Term
estrellarse
 Definition
to crash/smash
Term
coro
 Definition
choir
Term
en bloque
 Definition
as a block
Term
un gendarme
 Definition
traffic cop
Term
agujerito negro
 Definition
a black hole
Term
anochecer
 Definition
to become night/ night fall
Term
teñirse de lila
 Definition
to turn purple
Term
las parabrisas
 Definition
windshield
Term
cuentakilómetres
 Definition
mileage clock
Term
poner la radio a todo trapo
 Definition
put the radio on full blast
Term
sacudida
 Definition
shakes
Term
pilotear
 Definition
to fly
Term
un planeador
 Definition
a glider
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ruedas delanteras
 Definition
the front wheels
Term
grieta
 Definition
cracks (of the pavement)
Term
propagarse
 Definition
to spread, to disseminate (idea)
Term
sacar el brazo por la ventanilla
 Definition
stick your arm out of the window
Term
tamborilear
 Definition
to drum (he was hitting the car with his arm that he put out of the window)
Term
sentir nauseas
 Definition
to feel sick
Term
la tableta de chocolate
 Definition
chocolate bar
Term
avanzar
 Definition
move (in the traffic jam)
Term
agotadas
 Definition
ran out (las botellas agotadas de agua)
Term
asentir
 Definition
to accept an offer/ nod/ accept (food)
Term
lata de jugo de frutas
 Definition
can of fruit juice
Term
bizcocho
 Definition
sponge cake/ pastries
Term
tachar ese día de su agenda
 Definition
cross out the day from his appointment book
Term
contener una risotada
 Definition
restrain himself from laughing out loud
Term
convener mejor
 Definition
to be convenient/ to be better
Term
un aparato de ondas cortas
 Definition
short wave radio
Term
empeñarse
 Definition
to insist
Term
noticias bursátiles
 Definition
stock market announcements
Term
tenderse
 Definition
to lie down
Term
cucheta
 Definition
cushions
Term
rehusar
 Definition
to refuse
Term
el asiento trasero
 Definition
the back seat
Term
rezar
 Definition
to pray
Term
sudoroso
 Definition
sweaty
Term
inquieto
 Definition
restless/ worried
Term
enderezarse
 Definition
to sit up straight
Term
bulto
 Definition
mound/ bulge/ mound
Term
aliviarse
 Definition
relieve yourself (wee)
Term
setos
 Definition
hedges
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tropezar
 Definition
to stumble
Term
balbucear
 Definition
to stammered, to stutter, to splutter
Term
ininteligible
 Definition
unintelligible
Term
mechón de pelo
 Definition
a lock of hair
Term
dudosa
 Definition
dubious, doubtful
Term
víspera
 Definition
the day before
Term
treta
 Definition
trick
Term
ajeno
 Definition
oblivious/ unaware
Term
semejante
 Definition
similar
Term
appoint yourself (leader)
 Definition
erigirse en organizador
Term
provisiones
 Definition
provisions
Term
granadina con agua
 Definition
pomegranate juice
Term
un burlón
 Definition
mocking consent
Term
encogerse de hombros
 Definition
to shrug one's shoulders
Term
la voluntad de Dios
 Definition
God's will
Term
exploradores
 Definition
explorers
Term
cantimplora
 Definition
flask
Term
periferia
 Definition
periphery
Term
trago
 Definition
sips
Term
no se apartaba del volante
 Definition
he never left the steering wheel
Term
dar un par de bofetadas
 Definition
to slap a few times
Term
lloriquear
 Definition
whine/ to grumble
Term
quitarse la toca
 Definition
to take off a nun cap
Term
mojar las sienes
 Definition
to wet her temples
Term
vejación
 Definition
humiliation
Term
axilas
 Definition
armpits
Term
escepticismo
 Definition
scepticism
Term
brotar de las axilas
 Definition
to come out of their armpits
Term
rasgos tensos
 Definition
tense features
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ajeno
 Definition
separated, apart from, outside of
Term
sus facciones habían afilado
 Definition
the factions sharpened
Term
reconciliar
 Definition
to reconcile
Term
soplaron unas ráfagas tormentosas
 Definition
gusts of wind swept through
Term
brilló un relámpago
 Definition
a lightening bolt shined
Term
temer
 Definition
to fear
Term
el almacén
 Definition
warehouse / store cupboard
Term
ceder
 Definition
to hand over/ give up
Term
mantas escocesas
 Definition
quilt
Term
burlonamente
 Definition
mockingly
Term
envuelto en una frazada
 Definition
wrapped in a blanket
Term
jugar a los dados
 Definition
to play dice
Term
estar a cubierto
 Definition
to be covered
Term
para su sorpresa
 Definition
to his surprise
Term
grisalla del alba
 Definition
the half light of the dawn
Term
creer 3rd person preterite
 Definition
creyó
Term
resplandor indistinto
 Definition
vague glow
Term
hervir
 Definition
to boil
Term
impacientarse
 Definition
to be impatient
Term
envidiar
 Definition
to be jealous
Term
banquina
 Definition
the hard shoulder
Term
arroyo
 Definition
stream
Term
de reojo
 Definition
out of the corner of his eye (la observó de riojo)
Term
retaguardia
 Definition
to the rear (el tercer grupo a retaguardia)
Term
perdonar
 Definition
to forgive
Term
travesura
 Definition
mischief
Term
el parabrisas
 Definition
windscreen
Term
tenderse
 Definition
to lie down
Term
horizonte
 Definition
horizon
Term
campesino
 Definition
farmer
Term
en voz baja
 Definition
quietly
Term
alejado
 Definition
far away
Term
designar
 Definition
designate
Term
cantimplora
 Definition
flask
Term
unidad
 Definition
unit
Term
banderín
 Definition
banner
Term
chaparrones
 Definition
showers (rain)
Term
embudo
 Definition
funnel
Term
fracasar
 Definition
to fail
Term
las reglamentaciones
 Definition
regulations
Term
desde luego
 Definition
certainly
Term
despejar
 Definition
to clear/ unblock the motorway
Term
taparse con las mantas
 Definition
to cover theirselves in the blankets
Term
desmentido
 Definition
unfounded
Term
matar el tedio
 Definition
to kill time
Term
valija de mano
 Definition
hand suitcase
Term
ropa interior
 Definition
underwear
Term
fuga
 Definition
flight/ escape
Term
cucheta
 Definition
seat cushion
Term
quejido
 Definition
moan
Term
lona
 Definition
canvas
Term
prevenir al médico
 Definition
warn the doctor
Term
suicidarse
 Definition
to kill yourself
Term
veneno
 Definition
poison
Term
una tal Ivette
 Definition
someone called Ivette
Term
llamar a un consejo de guerra
 Definition
to call a war council
Term
cadáver
 Definition
body/ corpse
Term
el portaequipajes
 Definition
boot
Term
cola
 Definition
glue
Term
gabardina
 Definition
raincoat
Term
lugareños
 Definition
locals
Term
guadaña
 Definition
like a small axe
Term
ahondar la hostilidad
 Definition
to deepen hostility
Term
reunirse
 Definition
to meet up
Term
las baterías empezaban a descargarse
 Definition
the batteries started to go down
Term
arrancar el tapizado
 Definition
to rip off the interior (of the car)
Term
las nieblas
 Definition
the mist
Term
mantenerse al corriente
 Definition
to keep up (with news)
Term
el trabajo agotador
 Definition
the tiring work
Term
las cuadrillas camineras
 Definition
the highway patrol
Term
Armagedón
 Definition
armageddon
Term
noveno día
 Definition
ninth day
Term
cadena de cinabrio
 Definition
the chain of cinnabar
Term
carencia
 Definition
lack
Term
inyección calmante
 Definition
sedatives
Term
la nieve amurallaba los autos
 Definition
the snow was forming walls around the cars
Term
trueques
 Definition
barters/ trades/ exchanges
Term
fondos comunes
 Definition
communal funds
Term
traficar con los provisiones
 Definition
to traffic with food
Term
DE acuerdo con el estado físico de cada uno
 Definition
according to everyone's physical state
Term
sufrir de náuseas
 Definition
to feel nauseous
Term
reponerse
 Definition
to recover (from an illness)
Term
extraviada
 Definition
lost ( a person, as in they're confused)
Term
vida sigilosa
 Definition
secretive
Term
trepar al techo de su coche
 Definition
to climb on to the roof of his car
Term
una mano acariciando un cuello
 Definition
a hand caressing a neck
Term
un tubo de leche condensada
 Definition
a can of condensed milk
Term
suspirar descontento
 Definition
to sigh unhappily
Term
tiritar
 Definition
to tremble (from the cold)
Term
soleado
 Definition
sunny
Term
reanudar relaciones
 Definition
restore relationships
Term
hacer la paz
 Definition
to make peace with
Term
desaparición
 Definition
disappearance
Term
mercado negro
 Definition
the black market
Term
fondos
 Definition
supplies
Term
un golpe de mano
 Definition
an ambush
Term
hacerlo prisionero
 Definition
to take him prisoner
Term
avanzar un buen trecho
 Definition
to advance a good stretch
Term
el riesgo de echarlo todo a perder
 Definition
the risk of losing it all
Term
tener un hijo de ella
 Definition
to have a baby with her
Term
reparto
 Definition
the sharing (of food)
Term
consolar
 Definition
to console
Term
acompañarle
 Definition
to keep him company
Term
estalló una pelea
 Definition
a fight broke out
Term
oficiar de árbitro
 Definition
to act as mediator
Term
la diferencia
 Definition
the dispute
Term
vigía
 Definition
the watch (as in the person on watch, look out)
Term
inconcebible
 Definition
unbelievable
Term
A quinientos metros
 Definition
500 metres away
Term
señalar hacia adelante
 Definition
to point ahead
Term
conmoción
 Definition
rumble
Term
movimiento migratorio
 Definition
a migratory wave
Term
agitando el brazo
 Definition
waving his arm
Term
Pero todo estaba en saber...
 Definition
it all hinged on knowing...
Term
en primera velocidad
 Definition
in first gear
Term
acelerador
 Definition
accelerator
Term
estirar el brazo
 Definition
to stretch your arm out
Term
rozar
 Definition
to brush (lightly touch, he brushed my arm)
Term
espuma de jabón
 Definition
shaving foam
Term
afeitarse
 Definition
to shave
Term
retretes
 Definition
toilets
Term
tijera de uñas
 Definition
nail clippers
Term
lavanda
 Definition
lavender
Term
bañarse por juego
 Definition
to have a bath just for fun
Term
cepillo de dientes
 Definition
tooth brush
Term
los paragolpes
 Definition
the bumper
Term
palanca
 Definition
pace
Term
retrasar
 Definition
to lag behind
Term
muñeca
 Definition
doll
Term
el grupo se dislocaba
 Definition
the group broke up (dislocate)
Term
las agujas de los velocímetros
 Definition
the speedometer needles
Term
pasar las cuentas del rosario
 Definition
to say her rosary
Term
freno de mano
 Definition
hand brake
Term
recomponerse
 Definition
(el grupo) to come back together, to recompose
Term
chaqueta de cuero
 Definition
leather jacket
Term
el osito de felpa
 Definition
teddy bear
Term
escaseado
 Definition
ran out (to have ran out, agotado)
Term
aferrarse a la idea
 Definition
to cling to the idea
Term
regresar
 Definition
to return
Term
detenerse
 Definition
to stop yourself
Term
poner en marcha
 Definition
Term
avanzar
 Definition
to move u the queue a bit
Term
preceder
 Definition
to come before, be ahead in the line
Term
bajarse
 Definition
to get off/ out of a vehicle
Term
alejarse
 Definition
to get away from (to move up in the queue)
Term
reanudar la marcha
 Definition
Term
ponerse al paso
 Definition
Term
narrador omnisciente
 Definition
silent narrator
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