| A | B |
|---|
| el cucurucho de helado | ice-cream cone |
| una carcajada | burst of laughter a guffaw |
| a prueba de fuego | fire-proof |
| me asomé a la ventana. | I leaned out the window. |
| me preguntaba. | I wondered. |
| titubear | to hesitate |
| un familiar | a relative |
| Me parecía disparatado. | It seemed outrageous. |
| fallecer | to die |
| los desaparecidos | the disappeared ones |
| la burbuja | bubble |
| la charla | chat |
| avergonzar | to shame |
| las estrategias de disimulo | strategies of hiding/concealing/covering up ( the facts) |
| el estante | shelf |
| el polvo | dust |
| escudado | shielded |
| bufar | to snort |
| Me quedé mudo. | I was/remained mute/speechless. |
| desperdiciar una oportunidad | to waste and opportunity |
| los datos | the data piece of information |
| una carretilla | a wheelbarrow |
| Tuve que hacerme la rata. | I had to play hooky. |
| la lápida | tombstone |
| el inodoro | toilet |
| ¡Anímate! | Cheer up! |
| los latidos de mi corazón | my heartbeats |
| Se detuvo en la esquina. | He stopped at the corner. |
| ¿Quién se encarga de conseguir las entradas? | Who’s in charge of getting tickets? |
| No quería desilusionarme. | She did want to disappoint me. |
| el varón | male |
| Se oscureció. | It got dark. |
| ¿Revisaste todo el cuarto? | Did you look through/check the entire room? |
| una hazaña | heroic deed |
| Si no te gusta la comida | simula que sí. |
| Era un lío. | It was a mess. |
| Franco me advirtió. | Franco warned me. |
| Me dio un codazo. | He jabbed me with his elbow. |
| el encierro | confinement |
| la hemeroteca | newspaper archives |
| tartamudear | to stutter |
| un tartamudo | one who stutters |
| Estaba involucrado. | He was involved. |
| una vacuna | a vaccine |
| los fiambres | cold cuts (of meat) sandwich meat |
| un preso | a prisoner |
| El que madruga Dios le ayuda. | He who wakes up early God helps. (The early bird gets the worm.) |
| Me dormí acurrucado. | I fell asleep curled up. |
| Ya había caído en la trampa. | He had already fallen in the trap. |
