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El Hombre de Plata
Vocabulario del articulo "El Hombre de Plata" por Isabel Allende
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
02/08/2011
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Term
Se recortaba
 Definition
Silhouetted, stood out
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Detrás
 Definition
Behind
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Orejas voladoras
 Definition
Flying ears
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Torpe
 Definition
Clumsy
Term
Oliendo
 Definition
Smelling
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Morena
 Definition
Brown
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Se sentaba a esperar
 Definition
Sat down to wait
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Campana
 Definition
Bell
Term
Tropel
 Definition
Troop/herd
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Desbandados
 Definition
Rampaging, disbanded
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Ganado
 Definition
Livestock
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Despavorido
 Definition
Terrified
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Se sacudía la modorra
 Definition
Shook off their drowsiness
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Escolares
 Definition
Scholars/students
Term
La cola
 Definition
Tail
Term
Ventilador a retropropulsión
 Definition
Jet propulsion fan
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Emprender el camino de regreso
 Definition
To begin the walk back home
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Anochece
 Definition
Dusk
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Nubes
 Definition
Clouds
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Ya está casi oscuro
 Definition
Already almost dark
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Nublado
 Definition
Cloudy
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Olas
 Definition
Waves
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Espuma
 Definition
Foam
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Soledad
 Definition
Solitude
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Apurando el tranco
 Definition
Hurrying the stride (as in walking)
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Agujereadas
 Definition
Holey, hole-filled
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Desteñido
 Definition
Faded, washed-out
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Inquieta
 Definition
Restless
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De repente
 Definition
Suddenly
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Se ponía a gemir
 Definition
They began to moan
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Despacito
 Definition
Slowly
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Tiesa
 Definition
Stiff
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Aullar
 Definition
To howl
Term
Perra lesa
 Definition
Silly dog (Chilean)
Term
A la vuelta de
 Definition
Around (on the other side of)
Term
La loma
 Definition
The hill
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Dejar
 Definition
To leave
Term
Carretera
 Definition
Road
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Sendero
 Definition
Path
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Cruzando
 Definition
Across
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Potrero
 Definition
Pasture
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Campesino
 Definition
Peasant
Term
Se le pusieron los pelos de punta
 Definition
To make one's hairs stand on end
Term
Aparecidos
 Definition
Ghosts
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Alrededor
 Definition
All about, around
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Asustado
 Definition
Scared
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Espeso
 Definition
Thick
Term
Atardecer
 Definition
Sunset (verb), getting darker
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Murmullo
 Definition
Murmur
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Lejano
 Definition
Distant
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En vista que
 Definition
Given that, in light of, "in view of"
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Se venía encima
 Definition
(It) was coming up
Term
Bolsón
 Definition
Backpack (mochila)
Term
Enredado
 Definition
Entangled
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De mala gana
 Definition
Without enthusiasm ("with bad desire")
Term
Encina torcida
 Definition
Twisted evergreen oak tree
Term
Plato metálico
 Definition
Metal plate (UFO)
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Del suelo
 Definition
From (off) the ground
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Orificios
 Definition
Holes (orifices)
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Resplandor (leve)
 Definition
Glow/light (faint)
Term
Ruido
 Definition
Noise
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Detener (Detuvieron)
 Definition
To stop (They stopped)
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Desorbitados
 Definition
Wide, open (eyes - out of orbit of head?)
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A todo lo que daban
 Definition
With all they had (giving all effort, with all they could give)
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Lealtad
 Definition
Loyalty
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Platillo volador
 Definition
Flying saucer
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La copa
 Definition
Main part, head
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Tornandose
 Definition
Becoming
Term
Silbido agudo
 Definition
Sharp whistling sound
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Ramas
 Definition
Branches
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Caer (cayó)
 Definition
To fall (he fell)
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Tambaleándose (tambalar)
 Definition
Staggering (to stagger)
Term
Hombre de plata
 Definition
Silver man
Term
Trató de huir
 Definition
He tried to flee
Term
Hilos
 Definition
Threads
Term
Cubierto de sudor
 Definition
Covered in sweat
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Grito de pavor atascado (en la garganza)
 Definition
Scream of fear stuck (in throat)
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Adivinando
 Definition
Divining (thoughts)
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Susto
 Definition
Fright
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En vilo
 Definition
In the air
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Nave
 Definition
Ship
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Adelante
 Definition
Forward
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De a poco
 Definition
Little by little
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Tibieza
 Definition
Warmth
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Colchón
 Definition
Mattress
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Fundo
 Definition
Farm (Chile)
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Rebotando
 Definition
Bouncing
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Gota de agua
 Definition
Drop of water
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Apenas
 Definition
Just barely
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Descalzo
 Definition
Barefoot
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Sombra
 Definition
Shadow
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Se sacudió
 Definition
He shook
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Espantada
 Definition
Shocked, scared
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Chapoteando
 Definition
Splashing
Term
¡Cabro de moledera!
 Definition
Damned kid! (Chile)
Term
Enarbolando
 Definition
Raising (levantando)
Term
De palo
 Definition
Wooden
Term
Cuchara de palo
 Definition
Wooden spoon
Term
Zapatillas de goma
 Definition
Rubber shoes
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A pata pelada
 Definition
Bare legs
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Madrugar
 Definition
To wake up early (as in the madrugada, dawn)
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Leña
 Definition
Firewood
Term
Fogata
 Definition
Campfire
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Extrañado
 Definition
Puzzled
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Pasto
 Definition
Grass
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Chamuscado
 Definition
Scorched
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Ceniza
 Definition
Ash
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Hubiera posado
 Definition
Had settled
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Blanda
 Definition
Soft
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Escarbando
 Definition
Digging
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Se rascó
 Definition
He scratched
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