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la trama / el argumento
plot
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el nudo / el clímax
culminating moment of a story
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el desenlace
ending; denouement
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el inicio
beginning
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el narrador omnisciente
omniscient narrator
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el narrador en primera persona
first-person narrator
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el narrador en tercera persona
third-person narrator
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el personaje
character
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el alboroto
commotion; uproar
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el alcalde
mayor
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el aliento
breath
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la azotea
rooftop terrace
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el botín
loot
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el borde
edge
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la brújula
compass
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la casualidad
coincidence
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la carretilla
wheelbarrow
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la cerradura / el cerrojo
lock; bolt
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la cicatriz
scar
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la ciénaga / el pantano
swamp
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el cartón
cardboard
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la clave
key
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la destreza
skill, ability
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fulano(a)
so-and-so; what’s his (her) name; some guy (girl)
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la enajenación
alienation
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la encrucijada
crossroads; dilemma
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la época
period of time
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la estancia
stay
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la faz de la tierra
face of the earth
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el forastero
stranger; foreigner; outsider
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la fuga
escape (from jail); leak (of water, etc.); flight (of money)
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la gaveta / el cajón
drawer
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la grieta
crack; crevice
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el hechizo
spell
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el jinete
horserider
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el lugareño
local; someone from here
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el muelle
dock; pier
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la ñapa
free gift; bonus; freebie
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el oficio
profession; trade
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la peste
plague; disease; curse; epidemic; stench
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las pinzas
tweezers; tongs; forceps
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la plata / el dinero
money
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el polvo
dust; powder
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el redentor
redeemer
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el riachuelo
stream (small river)
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el rincón
corner
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la ternura
tenderness; fondness; affection
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agrio
sour
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amargo
bitter
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áspero
rough
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cotidiano
everyday; daily
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de al lado
next-door
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descarado
shameless
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desvelado
sleep-deprived
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disponible
available
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eficaz
effective
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escurridizo
slippery
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irrisorio
ridiculous; risible
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manso
tame; docile
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postizo
fake; artificial; false
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reacio
reluctant; resistant
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retirado / aislado
isolated; solitary
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sensato
sensible
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sensible
sensitive
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soberbio
proud; arrogant
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tosco
crude; uncouth
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abrigarse
to keep yourself warm; to bundle up
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aferrarse a
to cling to; to hang on to
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afligir
to upset; to bother; to suffer from
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ahogarse
to drown; to choke
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alcanzar
to reach; to catch up with; to be enough
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apresurarse
/ apurarse
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atar / amarrar
to tie
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bifurcarse
to branch off; to fork
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constarle algo a alguien
to be a fact; to be sure that
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consentir (e-ie)
to agree, to allow; to spoil
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corresponderle algo a alguien
for someone to be responsible for something
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demorarse / retrasarse
to be late; to arrive late
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desvelarse
to not be able to sleep
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espantar
frighten
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estafar
to swindle; to defraud, to rip off
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estar dispuesto a
to be willing to
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estirar
to stretch
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estorbar
to obstruct; to be in the way; to get in the way
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fingir / simular
to pretend; to feign; to fake
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girar
to turn; to make a turn; to spin; to twirl
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forrar
to cover (a book); to line; to upholster
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hacer cola / hacer fila
to wait in line
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hundirse
to sink
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incorporarse
to sit up
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madrugar
to get up early
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negarse a (e-ie)
to refuse to
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quedarse de brazos cruzados
to not do anything
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sonar
(o-ue)
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suceder
to happen; to occur; to take place
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susurrar
to whisper
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suspirar
to sigh
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tramar
to plot (something dishonest); to plan
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¡Que Dios te oiga!
I sure hope what you’re saying comes true!
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¡Bendito sea Dios!
Thank God!