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locker room

vestuario

they'd given the day off

habían dado el día libre

he had volunteered to work

él se había ofrecido voluntario para trabajar

his eyes roamed restlessly around the room

su Mirada recorrió iquieta aquel cuarto

the storage room

el almacén

built-in

empotrado

suede

gamuza

to dare to do something

osar hacer algo

to gossip

cotillear

to reject

rechazar

tin can

lata

turpentine

trementina

the cap or lid

la tapa

to overturn, capsize

volcar

trash

basura

the dump

vertedero

the visitors

las visitas

cigarette cartons

cajetillas de tabaco

pocket

bolsillo

mouthful (of liquid) or puff (of smoke)

bocanada

to turn off

apagar

to loosen, to unleash, or (here: to untie)

desatar

to ignite

prender fuego

to burn

arder

wide, open

desparramada

small cupboard way up high, usually above another cupboard or above head height

el altillo

smoke

humo

a thick smoke

un denso humo

the personnel, staff

el personal

debido a un descuido

caused by carelessness

to remove, take back, retract

retirar

zipper

cremallera

mistranslation:


second-hand store

revolvían la tienda -- what the heck is this? it doesn't mean second-hand store.

faded

deslucido

withered, wizened

ajado

roast chicken

pollo asado

bread run, bun

bollo

to catch (fish, yes, but also informally used to catch something else, like an illness . . . )

pescar

the discount store

la tienda de artículos rebajados

with lace

con puntillas

to purchase

adquirir



also means to acquire

Christmas wrapping paper

papel navideño

bow or ribbon

lazo

the gift

obsequio

complimentary gift

obsequio de empresa

you open, first (command)

ábrelo tú primero

had she dyed it (her hair)?

¿se lo habría teñido?

unfortunate, unlucky, wretched

desgraciada

to daub (with paint)

pintarrajear

v-neck

cuello en pico

I think I'm getting my act together

creo que me estoy centrando

dismayed

consternada

it's my turn

me toca a mí

a great comfort to me

un gran Consuelo para mí

he would be safe until then

estaría a salvo hasta entonces

at the very least,

como mínimo,

the fire would have caused

el fuego debía de haber causado

commotion

revuelo

the reason he'd been asked to leave the seminary

la razón por la que se le había pedido que dejara el seminario

by the time

para cuando

for a long time

durante un largo rato

she was quiet

estuvo callada

the only reason they weren't leaving sooner

la única razón por la que no se iban antes

I don't think it's fair

no creo que sea justo