pen name:
an author's pseudonym (seudónimo)
enduring: with persistent success (de
éxito permanente)
ranging from: ranking or extending from (extendiéndose
desde)
naïve: with unaffected simplicity (simples,
ingenuos)
remained: continued (permanecido)
approaching: coming closer to (acercándose a)
no room: there's no room (no hay sitio, no hay
lugar)
plenty of: a lot of, a full supply, a large
number (mucho)
it wasn't very civil of you: it wasn't very
polite of you, it was rude of you (no fue muy correcto de
tu parte)
without being invited: ING verb after preposition (sin
haber sido invitada)
laid: set down (puesta, tendida, servida)
a great many more than three: emphatic
comparative (para muchas más de tres personas)
your hair wants cutting: you need a haircut, your
hair is too long (tienes que cortarte el pelo)
you should learn: you ought to learn (SHOULD
expresses an emotional, practical, or other reason for doing
something) (deberías aprender)
personal remarks: personal comments (observaciones
tan personales)
rude: socially incorrect in behavior (maleducado,
de mala educación)
raven /réivn/: large
black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail (cuervo) |
writing-desk: a desk for
writing, usually with a sloping top (escritorio)
I believe I can answer that: I believe I know
the answer to that riddle (creo que conozco la solución,
creo que puedo responderlo)
find out: discover (descubrir)
exactly so: that is what I mean (así es)
at least: used to indicate that a statement
explains or supports a previous statement (al menos, por
lo menos)
a bit: (here) at all (de ninguna manera)
you might just as well say: MIGHT expressing
possibility (sería lo mismo decir)
I breathe: I expel air (yo respiro)
guessed: solved (adivinado)
riddle: brain-teaser, a difficult problem (acertijo, adivinanza)
I give up: I quit, I stop insisting (me doy
por vencida)
the slightest idea: the faintest idea (la
menor idea)
nor I: neither do I (yo tampoco)
the subject: the topic (el tema de
conversación)
yawning: intaking air through a wide open mouth (bostezando)
I vote: I express my preference for (propongo
que)
wake up: stop sleeping (despiértate)
asleep: into a sleeping state (dormido)
you fellows: you pals, you my friends (que
ustedes amigos) |