| A | B |
|---|
| siesta | nap |
| sentado | seated |
| medio dormido | half-asleep |
| una sonrisa | a smile |
| la placa | the notice, sign |
| aunque | although |
| escritorio | desk |
| el espejo | the mirror |
| los bigotes | mustache |
| guapo | handsome |
| delgado | thin |
| tranquila | calm |
| la placa | the sign |
| vanidoso | conceited |
| todo el mundo | everyone |
| mirándose | looking at himself |
| desmayarse | to faint |
| la puerta | the door |
| se abrió | it opened |
| entró | he entered |
| el ayudante | the assistant |
| fiel | faithful |
| agitado | upset |
| se ha desmayado | she has fainted |
| la sorpresa | the surprise |
| pensamientos | thoughts |
| aún | yet |
| me ha visto | she has seen me |
| se rascó | scratched himself |
| como de costumbre | as usual |
| se trata de | it deals with |
| una señora | a lady |
| se podía decir | one could say |
| ancha | wide |
| floreado | flowered |
| llevaba | she was wearing |
| pájaros | birds |
| maleta | suitcase |
| una bolsa | a purse |
| guías de turismo | tourist guides |
| buscó | looked for |
| rojísima | very red |
| respiraba | was breathing |
| era evidente | it was evident |
| conocimiento | knowledge |
| la lengua | the language |
| me han robado | they have stolen from me |
| ustedes | you (plural) |
| encontrarlas | to find them |
| se rascaron | they scratched themselves |
| ni el uno ni el otro | neither one of them |
| entendió | understood |
| lo que decía | what she was saying |
| extrañamente | strangely |
| vestida | dressed |
| trató de | tried to |
| esta silla | this chair |
| una taza de té | a cup of tea |
| los detalles | the details |
| explicar | to explain |
| fumar | to smoke |
| no le gustaba fumar | he didn't like to smoke |
| el piso | the floor |
| cerró | closed |
| se iba a romper | was going to break |
| estaba seguro | he was sure |
| de milagro | miraculously |
| el cajoncito | the drawer |
| la pipa | the pipe |
| cuéntenos | tell us |
| hace cuatro días | four days ago |
| llegué | I arrived |
| iré | I will go |
| luego | then |
| interrumpió | he interrupted |
| fueron robadas | were stolen |
| estoy acostumbrada | I am accustomed to |
| guardar | keep |
| dentro de | inside |
| jamás | never |
| el armario | the closet |
| esconderlas | to hide them |
| sería mejor | it would be better |
| escribía | was writing |
| levantó la cabeza | he raised his head |
| siga usted | keep going |
| su historia | your story |
| habían desaparecido | they had disappeared |
| al recordar esto | upon remembering that |
| se puso muy triste | got very sad |
| un asunto | a case |
| ¿Qué haría | What would he do? |
| semejante | similar |
| le regañó | he scolded him |
| déjame pensar | let me think |
| nunca volvería a ver | she would never see again |
| brillaban | were shining |
| extrañamente | strangely |
| algo raro | something strange |
| saltó de su silla | he jumped out of his chair |
| descubriera | he were to discover |
| era como si | it was as if |
| no pudo | he couldn't |
| contenerse | contain himself |
| anunció | he announced |
| veía | he was seeing |
| realista | a realist |
| las nubes | the clouds |
| la cabeza en las nubes | his head in the clouds |
| encontraremos | we will find |
| abrió | she opened |
| aturdido | astonished |
| me acuerdo | I remember |
| antes de que | before |
| estuvieron aquí | they were here |
| me las iba a poner | I was going to put them on |
| el vestido anaranjado | the orange dress |
| el vestido verde | the green dress |
| las perlas se ven muy bonitas | the pearls look very pretty |
| exasperado | exasperated |
| cogiendo | taking |
| se encaminó | she walked |
| la salida | the exit |
| les diré | I will tell them |
| miró | he looked |
| no sabía | he didn't know |
| mintió | he lied |
| ¿tú, cómo sabías? | how did you know? |
| mi esposa | my wife |
| hace lo mismo | does the same thing |
| respuesta | answer |
| así son las mujeres | that's the way women are |
| conocedor | one who knows |
| dando unos golpecitos | patting |
| me da ganas | gives me the urge |
| la torta | the sandwich |
| el pastel | the pastry |
| esa mañana | that morning |
| almuerzo | lunch |
| frente a | in front of |
| puso los pies | he put his feet |
| dio un suspiro | gave a sigh |
| he hecho | I have done |
| necesitaría tomar | I would need to take |
| estaba durmiendo | was sleeping |
| sonó el teléfono | the telephone rang |
| en paz | in peace |
| no puede decírmelo | you can't tell it to me |
| haremos una cita | we will make an appointment |
| otro lugar | another place |
| usted | you |
| no quiere decírmelo | you don't want to tell it to me |
| quiere que yo me disfrace | you want me to disguise myself |
| una barba roja | a red beard |
| llevaré | I will wear |
| al colgar | upon hanging up |
| llegó corriendo | he arrived running |
| tengo que ir disfrazado | I have to go disguised |
| el cofre | the chest |
| tráeme ésa | bring me that one |
| aunque sea verde | although it may be green |
| por lo menos | at least |
| se apresuraba | hurried |
| el asiento de atrás | the backseat |
| habían corrido | they had run |
| media cuadra | half a block |
| coger un taxi | to catch a taxi |
| se acariciaba | patted |
| si tuviéramos que correr | if we had to run |
| tendría que comer menos | I would have to eat less |
| a mí me interesa todo | everything interests me |
| las feas | the ugly ones |
| las bonitas | the pretty ones |
| una mirada | a look |
| no le había oído | hadn't heard him |
| siguió hablando | he kept on talking |
| Claro | of course |
| en realidad | really |
| diremos la verdad | let's tell the truth |
| diciendo esto | saying this |
| comenzó a frotarse | began to stroke |
| la barba | the beard |
| si quisiera mi opinión | if you would like my opinion |
| diría | I would say |
| se ve un poco raro | you look a little strange |
| esa barba | that beard |
| además | furthermore |
| no entiendo | I don't understand |
| un postre | a dessert |
| tonto | silly |
| ya te dije | I already told you |
| un asunto muy secreto | a very secret matter |
| quizá | perhaps |
| este caso | this case |
| nos hará famosos | will make us famous |
| ¡Imagínate! | Just imagine! |
| en letras grandes | in big letters |
| los periódicos | the newspapers |
| todo el mundo | everyone |
| ¡Qué fama! | What fame! |
| ¡Qué gloria! | What glory! |
| la gente vendrá | people will come |
| me darán besos | will give me kisses |
| podré | I will be able |
| ya llegamos | we arrived now |
| frente a | in front of |
| alrededor del café | around the café |
| estudiaba la carta | was studying the menu |
| pastel de chocolate | chocolate cake |
| helado de fresa | strawberry ice cream |
| un flan | a custard |
| flaco | skinny |
| una nariz puntiaguda | a pointed nose |
| se acercó | approached |
| en voz baja | in a low voice |
| a sus órdenes | at your service |
| unos lentes oscuros | some dark glasses |
| se presentó | introduced himself |
| al mismo tiempo | at the same time |
| balbució | stuttered |
| había llegado | had arrived |
| siéntese | sit down |
| le presento a mi ayudante | let me introduce my assistant |
| balbució | stuttered |
| había llegado | had arrived |
| el mesero acababa de dejar | the waiter had just left |
| cállate | hush up! |
| En qué podemos servirle? | How can we help you? |
| quizá | perhaps |
| se había sentado | had sat down |
| aparentar | to appear |
| se frotaba el rostro | he rubbed his face |
| un pañuelo | a handkerchief |
| una expresión afectada | a conceited expression |
| un caso muy delicado | a very delicate case |
| funcionarios importantes | important officials |
| Ustedes tendrán que prometer | you will have to promise |
| unos duraznos | some peaches |
| para recordarles | to remind them |
| había sido robado | had been stolen |
| era urgente encontrarla | it was urgent to find it |
| una expresión ansiosa | an anxious expression |
| les pagaré | I will pay you |
| se puso muy interesado | got very interested |
| sacó un cuaderno | got out a notebook |
| algunos sobres blancos | some white envelopes |
| unas pinzas | some pliers |
| estamos listos para servirle | we are ready to serve you |
| una sonrisa extraña | a strange smile |
| nunca hemos hecho | we have never done |
| un trabajo semejante | a similar job |
| un perro perdido | a lost dog |
| te has olvidado | you have forgotten |
| favor de no molestar | please do not disturb |
| diciendo cosas muy curiosas | saying very curious things |
| son tan tontos como te dije | they are as silly as I told you |
| ellos harán todo el trabajo | they will do all the work |
| tú y yo vamos | you and I will go |
| la vidriera vacía | the empty glass case |
| la momia había ocupado | the mummy had occupied |
| pedazos de vidrio | pieces of glass |
| cubrían el suelo | covered the floor |
| dio un grito | let out a shout |
| rascándose la nariz | scratching his nose |
| yo no robaría | I wouldn't rob |
| una cosa tan vieja y tan fea | such an old, ugly thing |
| tenemos que averiguar | we have to determine |
| ya había hecho bastante trabajo | he had already done enough work |
| quedaba cerca | was nearby |
| algo tirado en el suelo | something tossed on the floor |
| una rana | a frog |
| parado | standing |
| señalaba | was pointing |
| hacia el suelo | toward the floor |
| ¡Mira! | Look! |
| lo que he encontrado | what I have found |
| agachándose | stooping down |
| a causa de | because of |
| un tubo dorado | a golden tube |
| a lo mejor | probably |
| borrarás todo | you will erase everything |
| como si fuera a llorar | as if he were going to cry |
| manchándola | getting spots on it |
| adentro | inside |
| ¿Será sangre? | Could it be blood? |
| tinta mágica | magic ink |
| un lápiz labial | lipstick |
| un poco avergonzado | a little embarrassed |
| de haber olvidado | to have forgotten |
| pintarse los labio | to paint their lips |
| siempre se enamoran de mí | they always fall in love with me |
| Vete | Go over there |
| Ve si dejaron otra cosa. | See if they left anything else. |
| Te esperaré aquí. | I'll wait for you here. |
| los mapas | the maps |
| los cuadros | the pictures |
| el antiguo México | old México |
| llenas de trajes típicas | full of typical outfits |
| se paró | stopped |
| estaba pensando | he was thinking |
| quedó en silencio | was totally quiet |
| un silencio extraño | a strange silence |
| cubierta con | covered with |
| jarros de plata | silver jars |
| alguien nos está observando | someone is observing us |
| ¿Quién puede ser? | Who can it be? |
| sin la llave | without the key |
| detrás de él | behind him |
| brincando del susto | jumping with surprise |
| te he dicho | I have told you |
| a la sordina | without noise |
| Vámonos de aquí | Llet's get out of here |
| todo lo que hay que hacer | everything that there is to do |
| creo que hemos hecho | I believe that we have done |
| al oír la voz | upon hearing the voice |
| estaba perdido en sus pensamientos | was lost in his thoughts |
| ayúdame | help me |
| su ayudante fiel | his faithful assistant |
| el sol brillaba | the sun was shining |
| sin embargo | nevertheless |
| ¡No seas tonto! | Don't be foolish! |
| murió hace siglos | died centuries ago |
| los turistas | the tourists |
| veremos | we'll see |
| entremos | let's enter |
| tránsito | traffic |
| conduce | drives |
| de repente | suddenly |
| ¡Te has vuelto loco! | You've gone crazy! |
| temblando | trembling |
| sospechoso | suspicious |
| trató de matarme | tried to kill me |
| tranquilos | calm |
| súbitamente | suddenly |
| dándose cuenta de que | realizing that |
| el valor | bravery |
| la jaula | the cage |
| risas | laughs |
| Qué chistoso se ve | How funny it looks |
| un rato más | a little while more |
| hacía calor | it was hot |
| a dos pasos de | two steps from |
| satisfizo a él | satisfied him |
| Vino el mesero. | The waiter came. |
| la sombra | the shade |
| peligroso | dangerous |
| naranja | orange |
| uva | grape |
| la fuente cercana | the nearby fountain |
| lo ocurrido | what just occurred |
| tiene algo que ver con | has something to do with |
| lo del lápiz labial | the matter of the lipstick |
| astuto | quick-witted |
| pensativo | thinking |
| que averigüemos | that we find out |
| a quien pertenece | to whom it belongs |
| un sombrero ancho | a wide hat |
| el menor ruido | the least noise |
| escondía | was hiding |
| una voz dulce | a sweet voice |
| con mucho gusto | with much pleasure |
| por todos lados | all around |
| me han visto | they have seen me |
| se lo entregó | she gave it to him |
| un pedazo de papel | a piece of paper |
| la escondieron | they hid her |
| lentes oscuros | dark glasses |
| entre los dientes | between his teeth |
| echaron una mirada | they glanced |
| mi dio miedo | it scared me |
| no le hizo mucho caso | didn't pay much attention to him |
| estaba orgulloso | was proud |
| salvaban | used to save |
| las damas | the women |
| valiente | brave |
| boletos | tickets |
| la corrida | the bullfight |
| la plaza de toros | the bull ring |
| eran casi las cuatro | it was almost four o'clock |
| la calle frente a | the street in front of |
| se llenaba de | was filling with |
| aficionados | fans |
| vendedores | sales people |
| tan llena | so full |
| tanta bulla | so much noise |
| refrescos | drinks |
| tortas | sandwiches |
| los niños perdidos | lost children |
| le pisó el pie | stepped on his foot |
| tanta gente | so many people |
| una corbata ancha | a wide tie |
| una camisa floreada | a flowered shirt |
| acabaron de llegar | they just arrived |
| como si acabaran de llegar | as if they had just arrived |
| para adelante | forward |
| vendían | were selling |
| a diez veces el precio original | at ten times the original price |
| con envida | with envy |
| te vas a callar | you are going to hush up |
| te vas a quedar | you are going to stay |
| le prometí | I promised him |
| romper | break |
| por el altavoz | on the loudspeaker |
| se inclinaba | he leaned |
| hacia la derecha | towards the right |
| no me acuerdo | I don't remember |
| en algún lado | somewhere |
| el primer torero | the first bullfighter |
| todos esperaban a él | everyone was waiting for him |
| tenía ganas de dormir | had the desire to sleep |
| el público chiflaba | the people whistled |
| un toro entró | a bull entered |
| comenzó a roncar | began to snore |
| el valiente | the brave one |
| había comenzado | had begun |
| bellos sueños | beautiful dreams |
| necesitaba ayuda | she needed help |
| había mucha gente | there were many people |
| su propia madre | his own mother |
| apenas había visto | had scarcely seen |
| comenzó a pensar | he began to think |
| alguien | somebody |
| nos pide ayuda | asks us for help |
| algo me huele mal | something smells bad to me |
| a lo mejor | probably |
| todo fue un truco | it was all a trick |
| para que no encontráramos la momia | in order that we might not find the mummy |
| con mu;cho cuidado | carefully |
| iba a despertar a Panzón | was going to wake up Panzón |
| fijó la mirada | he fixed his gaze |
| en la primera fila | in the front row |
| allá abajo | down below |
| estaba seguro | he was certain |
| se levantó | he got up |
| sacudió a Panzón | he shook Panzón |
| siguió durmiendo | he kept on sleeping |
| no había sido buena | it had not been good |
| tropezando varias veces | tripping several times |
| los vendedores | the salespeople |
| lo agarró del brazo | grabbed his arm |
| ¿Dónde andabas? | Where were you? |
| es hora que te vistas | it's time that you dress |
| ven | come |
| halaba a Pepino | pushed Pepino |
| rodeaba | surrounded |
| apúrate | hurry up |
| habían pasado | had passed |
| de repente | suddenly |
| comenzó a reír | began to laught |
| se dio cuenta de que | realized that |
| le dio un codazo | elbowed him |
| había olvidado | he had forgotten |
| señalando | signaling |
| no se había dejado de reir | hadn't stopped laughing |
| vistido de picador | dressed like a picador |
| temblaba | was trembling |
| mantener | to maintain |
| guiar | to guide |
| demasiado | too much |
| se cayó del caballo | fell off the horse |
| se levantó de un solo brinco | got up in one jump |
| se tapó los ojos | covered his eyes |
| hecho pedazos | in shreds |
| el altavoz | the loudspeaker |
| varios empleados | several employees |
| coninuará | will continue |
| recomenzó | began again |
| trató de averiguar | tried to determine |
| me llevó | took me |
| le había engañado | had fooled him |
| acabó de torear | finished bullfighting |
| había tenido mucho éxito | had had a lot of success |
| logrando | achieving |
| el rabo | the tail |
| sentía miedo | felt fear |
| tuve bastante destreza | I was very skillful |
| el camión | the little bus |
| me he equivocado | I have made a mistake |
| mantuve | I maintained |
| arrastraban | were dragging |
| los mismos tipos | the same guys |
| preocupados | worried |
| sosteniendo | supporting |
| ¡Suéltenme! | Let go of me! |
| ¡auxilio! | Help! |
| el chofer | the driver |
| se cree el James Bond | you think you're James Bond |
| muy de prisa | in a big hurry |
| a la orilla del asiento | on the edge of the seat |
| la secuestran | they kidnap her |
| ¿podremos salvarla? | can we save her? |
