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Lattin American Short Story
No oyes ladrar los perros
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
02/24/2009
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Term
la sombra
 Definition
the shadow
Term
de arriba abajo
 Definition
up and down
Term
trepándose
 Definition
climbing
Term
la orilla del arroyo
 Definition
the edge of the gully
Term
tambaleante
 Definition
tottering
Term
una llamarada
 Definition
a flash of fire
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de fuera
 Definition
outside
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acuérdate
 Definition
remember
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detrasito
 Definition
a bit behind
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un rastro
 Definition
a trace
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reculando
 Definition
backing up
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el paredón
 Definition
the thick wall
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se recargó
 Definition
got reloaded
Term
soltar la carga
 Definition
let go of the load
Term
los hombros
 Definition
the shoulders
Term
no hubiera podido
 Definition
would not have been able to
Term
echárselo a la espalda
 Definition
throw him up on his back, shoulders
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agarraba (agarrar)
 Definition
grasped
Term
en los ijares
 Definition
in his sides, below his ribs
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las espuelas
 Definition
spurs
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las manos trabadas
 Definition
his hands woven together
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su pescuezo
 Definition
his neck
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zarabandeaba
 Definition
shook
Term
una sonaja
 Definition
a jingle bell
Term
apretar los dientes
 Definition
grit his teeth
Term
morderse la lengua
 Definition
bite his tongue
Term
apéame aquí
 Definition
set me down here
Term
colorada
 Definition
reddish
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estiraba su sombra
 Definition
stretched his shadow
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descolorida
 Definition
faded, pale
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se quedaba callado
 Definition
remained silent
Term
caminar a tropezones
 Definition
walk falteringly
Term
encoger el cuerpo
 Definition
hunch his body
Term
se enderezaba
 Definition
straightened up
Term
quedita
 Definition
very quietly
Term
mojado en sudor
 Definition
damp with sweat
Term
mojado en sudor
 Definition
damp with sweat
Term
agachar la cabeza
 Definition
lower his head
Term
agarrotado
 Definition
stiffened
Term
ella me reconvendría
 Definition
she would scold me
Term
me da ánimos
 Definition
it encourages me
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me derrengaré
 Definition
I’ll break my back
Term
para que alivien
 Definition
so they will make you feel better
Term
con tal de que se vaya
 Definition
provided that you go away
Term
he maldecido
 Definition
I have cursed
Term
que se le pudra
 Definition
may it rot
Term
andar trajinando
 Definition
to go around hustling
Term
¡aguántate! (aguantarse)
 Definition
Put up with it!
Term
no tenías llenadero
 Definition
you couldn’t get your fill
Term
se te fuera a subir
 Definition
it was going to go up
Term
que descanse en paz
 Definition
may she rest in peace
Term
quería que te criaras
 Definition
she wanted you to grow up
Term
creía … crecieras
 Definition
she believed … you would grow up
Term
apretar las rodillas
 Definition
squeeze his knees
Term
balanceando
 Definition
swinging
Term
se sacudía
 Definition
he was shaking
Term
como si sollozara
 Definition
as if he were sobbing
Term
gruesas gotas
 Definition
thick drops
Term
te hubiéramos retacado
 Definition
we had stuffed you
Term
los tejados
 Definition
the roofs
Term
las corvas se le doblaron
 Definition
his knees were buckling
Term
el tejabán
 Definition
the tile roof
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se recostó
 Definition
he leaned back
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el pretil
 Definition
the stone railing
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la acera
 Definition
the sidewalk
Term
descoyuntar
 Definition
to dislocate (his body)
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destrabar
 Definition
to separate
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