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El Buen Ejemplo
por Vicente Riva Palacio (México 1832-1896)
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| A | B |
| tener razón | to be right |
| no tener razón | to be wrong |
| referirse (ie) a | to refer to |
| faltar a | to be absent from, to miss |
| necesitar | to need |
| una especie de | a type of |
| soportar | to stand, to endure, to bear |
| dar + clock time | to strike (time) |
| disfrutar de | to enjoy |
| de arriba abajo | up and down, from top to bottom |
| transcurrir | to go by, to elapse |
| llegar a + inf. | to come, to get + inf. |
| Sería(n) como + time | It must have been...; It probably was (time) |
| casualmente | by chance, coincidentally |
| informalmente | casually |
| de manera despreocupada | casually |
| a lo lejos | in the distance |
| cuanto antes | without delay, as soon as possible, immediately |
| volver a + inf. | to (do something) again |
| acabar de + inf. | to have just (done something) |
| despedirse (i) de | to say goodbye to |
| al principio | at first |
| volver + direct object | to turn + direct object |
| volver la cabeza | to turn one's head |
| el/la testigo | witness |
| fidedigno | trustworthy, reliable |
| la base | base |
| la certidumbre | certainty |
| bien puede darse fe | on can well give credence |
| las faldas | skirts |
| encendido/a | lit up |
| las tejas | tiles |
| las hojas de palmera | palm leaves |
| refugiarse de | to take refuge from |
| ardiente | burning |
| la sombra | shade, shadow |
| enhiesto/a | raised, lifted |
| los cocoteros | coconut palm |
| los tamarindos | tamarinds |
| crujiente | crunchy |
| los platanares | banana groves |
| los cedros | cedar trees |
| retozar | to romp, to frolic |
| las callejuelas | alleys, back streets |
| los macizos | (flower) beds |
| el cumplimiento | fulfillment |
| una especie de | a type of |
| desesperante | exasperating, infuriating |
| en coro | in chorus |
| la doctrina cristiana | Christian doctrine |
| la tabla de multiplicar | multiplication table |
| soportar | to stand, put up with, endure |
| a cual más y mejor | the loudest & the best |
| era de ver | it was something to be seen |
| amoldar | to mold, model; to adapt, adjust |
| las facciones | factions |
| las pedradas | stones |
| colear | to hold/pull by a tail |
| los silbidos | whistles |
| las aguas jurisdiccionales | the jurisdiction |
| trémulo/a | trembling |
| la butaca de mimbre | wicker chair |
| un criadito | a little (dear) servant |
| la frente | forehead |
| calvo/a | bald |
| el vientecillo | little wind |
| perfumado/a | perfumed |
| las fatigas | tiring, strenuous work |
| despachar | to polish, to knock off |
| partir | to share, split |
| el loro | parrot |
| la debilidad | weakness |
| la percha | perch |
| al abrigo del sol | sheltered from the sun |
| el cobertizo | shelter |
| aumentar | to increase |
| estridente | strident, shrill |
| desentonado/a | out of tune |
| el hogar | home |
| materno/a | maternal |
| los afectos | afflictions |
| recorrer | to tour, to travel over |
| de arriba abajo | up & down |
| diciendo cuanto sabía | saying all that he knew |
| restregar | to rub, to scrub |
| el pico | beak |
| las patas | paws |
| transcurrir | to elapse, go by |
| llegar a + inf. | to come, to get + inf. |
| las alas | wings |
| ponerle calza | to put on an ID tag |
| espantado/a | frightened |
| precipitado tumulto | hasty commotion |
| un grano de esmalte verde | a particle of green enamel |
| herido/a | injured |
| el ingrato | the ungrateful one |
| cuanto antes | as soon as possible |
| de lo hondo de | from the depth of |
| el acontecimiento | event |
| la ingratitud | ingratitude |
| emprender un viaje | to set out on a trip |
| circunvecino/a | adjacent, neighboring |
| aprovechar | to take advantage of |
| muy de madrugada | very early in the morning; at dawn |
| ensillar | to saddle up |
| la legua | league (unit of measure) |
| la mayor parte de | most of |
| derramar | to spill, pour out |
| agitar | to shake, to agitate |
| los penachos | plumes |
| el hierro | iron |
| enmudecer | to silence, to hush |
| el follaje | foliage |
| las cigarras | crickets |
| tenazmente | tenaciously |
| el acompasado golpeo | rhythmic beat |
| las pisadas | footsteps |
| el volante | balance wheel (of a clock) |
| repentinamente | suddenly |
| la alucinación | hallucination |
| el vértigo | dizziness |
| a medida que | as, while |
| el bosque | woods, forest |
| asombrado/a | astonished |
| temeroso/a | fearful |
| desprenderse | to come undone, to become detached |
| la bandada | flock |
| espantado/a | frightened, scared |
| la comarca | region, district |
| disiparse | to disappear, vanish |
| el obscurantismo | obscurity |
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