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the fine wool of his overcoat against her cheek.
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“Ya está.”
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There. (or) Okay, it’s good now.
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anfitrión, anfitriona
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host, hostess
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enseñar
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to teach (you knew this already) but also to show somebody something
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de momento,
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as of yet, (or) so far,
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pues
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can be used as an interjection, but also it means because, since, or for (no puedo ir, _____ no tengo dinero)
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the truck
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el camion |
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mudanza
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move. estar de ________ = to be moving.
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can secondarily be synonymous with change, or cambio, in sort of changeability, fickleness, or even molting!
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in a few days
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dentro de pocos días
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un aspecto
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a look, an appearance
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“es algo habitual en ti”
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“you always are.”
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atiborrarse
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to stuff yourself
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hot fudge sundae
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helado con chocolate caliente
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buttery
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mantecoso
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pasteles mantecosos
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buttered biscuits
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tachar
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to cross out, delete
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tachar DE
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to accuse of, to label as (lo _______-aron__ de mentiroso: they accused him of being a liar)
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****tragona
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in the 1970’s when this book was written, it wasn’t a bad word. it comes from “to swallow,” and meant “a person with a big appetite.” Now it’s definitely offensive, so don’t use it.
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“se come bien allí”
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it’s always good
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un cumplido
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a compliment
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to park
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aparcar
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behind hers (her car)
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detrás del de ella (from detrás de él de ella, but de él is contracted)
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next to
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junto a
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the entrance
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la entrada
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encaminar
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to head in the right direction, to aim for, head towards, to direct or channel
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la verja
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the rails (of a fence) or a gate
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me siento rígida
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I’m stiff
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me siento dolorida
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I’m sore, aching
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a causa de
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because of (remember: you can’t say “porque” to say because of. because of must be this term (back side) or debido a.
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asentir
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to consent, to agree, to assent
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distraídamente
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absentmindedly
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she had told him about it
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se lo había explicado
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to relive
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revivir |
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bastaba para ello
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it was enough (or) all it took was |
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interlaced
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entrelazada
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interwoven
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entrecruzada
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cuando se hallaban sentados
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when they were seated (more like when they'd found themselves seated) |
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hallar
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to find -- synonymous with encontrar |
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hallarse
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to find yourself, to be (in a situation)
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imminent (adj)
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in-minente (notice the n)
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imminently
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in-min-ente-mente (notice the n)
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hablar a fondo
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to talk thoroughly, to talk everything over
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multiple sclerosis
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sclerosis multiple
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postrada
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prostrate, confined
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a wheelchair
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una silla de ruedas
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to deserve
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merecer
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dar cuenta de
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to give an account of
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darSE cuenta de
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to realize or notice
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luchar
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to fight
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me recuerda
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it reminds me
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Christmas card
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tarjeta de Navidad
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this time of year
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esta época del año
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to get in a car
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subir
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to put a car in gear
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ponerlo en marcha
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until I know what it is
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hasta averiguar de qué se trata
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disminuir la marcha
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to slow down
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intersection
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la cruce
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to look out of the corner of your eye
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mirar de reojo
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el perfil
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the profile
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de perfil
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sideways, from the side
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perfilar
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to outline
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rasgos
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features
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destacar
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to emphasize, highlight, stand out
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la penumbra
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the penumbra (this means the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object. the less dark part, partial illumination between perfect shadow and full light.
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los cánones
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general law, rule, principle or criterion by which something is judged – the ideal, the norm
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deslizar
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to slide |
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