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Colgados del Tren
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| arriesgar | to risk |
| oprimir | to oppress |
| surfear | to surf |
| las pandillas | gangs |
| los vándalos | vandals |
| reunirse | to get together, meet up |
| presumir de | to brag about |
| agarrar, agarrados | to grab on, clinging to |
| los costados | the sides |
| por debajo | underneath |
| las ruedas | wheels |
| montando | riding |
| el techo | roof |
| esquivar | to dodge |
| el menor roce | the slightest brush |
| tras | after, following |
| ferroviario/a | relating to trains |
| no dejan de advertir | they don't stop warning |
| los colegios | schools (K-12) |
| en pleno augue | on the rise |
| colindante con | adjoining, adjacent |
| impulsó la derrota | caused the defeat |
| la guerra | war |
| motes, apodos | nicknames |
| sin razón alguna | for no reason at all |
| salvo quizá | except perhaps |
| el suajili | Swahili (African language) |
| descuidado, el descuido | reckless, recklessness |
| vago | lazy |
| un diario | daily news (TV or newpaper) |
| el miedo | fear |
| vencer | to defeat, conquer |
| asfixiar | to suffocate or choke to death |
| una cicatriz | scar |
| 6 cm de largo | 6 cm long |
| la frente | forehead |
| una caída | a fall |
| esconder | to hide |
| animar | to cheer for, encourage |
| los andenes | train or subway platforms |
| cuyos vecinos | whose neighbors |
| desanimar | to discourage |
| en absoluto | not at all |
| Viva la Raza | Long live the Race (a dance) |
| la lucha libre | wrestling |
| El subidón | the high, buzz, rush |
| la mezcla de | the mix of |
| el viento | wind |
| parpadear | to blink |
| la acrobacia | acrobatics |
| borrachos | drunk |
| drogados | stoned |
| pequeños puestos | little vending stands |
| los chavales | teens, youths |
| los surferos | surfers |
| hazañas | deeds |
| que (les) quedan por hacer | that remain to be done |
| de vuelta | again |
| enfrentarse a | to confront |
| el vagón | wagon |
| arrastrar los talones | drag one's heels |
| la grava | gravel |
| los rieles | rails |
| voltios | volts |
| superar | to overcome, surpass |
| aproximarse | to approach |
| acostarse (o>ue) | to lie down |
| boca arriba | facing upward |
| boca abajo | facing downward |
| quieto/a | still, motionless |
| un militante | soldier |
| condenar | to condemn, speak out against |
| la estupidez | stupidity |
| preocupante | worrisome |
| al dar con/ contra | upon hitting |
| agacharse | to crouch, duck |
| lo de siempre | same old thing |
| rendir homenaje | to pay homage, celebrate the life of |
| el entierro | burial |
| detener | to arrest |
| meter en la cárcel | put in jail |
| los riesgos | risks |
| semejante | similar |
| acabar | to finish, end up |
| lanzar piedras | throw stones |
| disparar | to shoot a gun |
| balas de goma | rubber bullets |
| las filas | lines, ranks |
| tiranos | tyrannical, tyrants |
| los amos | masters |
| aportar | to bring |
| impresionar | to impress |
| apenas mejores | barely better |
| a no ser que | unless |
| pacífica | peaceful |
| la limpieza | cleaning |
| llevarse a cabo | to carry out, realize |
| el desempleo | unemployment |
| gozar de | to enjoy |
| el crecimiento | growth |
| crecer | to grow |
| el ladrillo | brick |
| agua potable | drinkable water |
| lujoso/a | luxurious |
| la lata | tin |
| imponer | to impose |
| un gueto | ghetto |
| hundido/a | sunken |
| la desesperanza | despair |
| macabro | gruesome, macabre |
| el circo | circus |
| cotidiano/a | daily |
| valentía | courage, valor |
| los encantos | charms |
| letal, letales | lethal |
| el documental | documentary |
| el delirio | delirium |
| lo banales que son | how banal they are |
| el vacío | emptiness, the void |
| un valor | a value, a merit |
| estar dispuesto a | to be available, ready to |
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