Spanish

Spanish 5.31.06 1 Jun 2006

Recapacitar – To Rethink
Me di cuenta de que – I realized…
Rasgo – Trait
Rasgados – slanted
Claudicar – To give up
Estorbar – To hinder, obstruct; to molest

Spanish 6.1.06 1 Jun 2006

Me di prisa – I hurried up
Se compremete a proporcionar – commits himself to providing.
Argumento – plot
Salir perjudicado – to come out losing
Piedad – pity
Arrepentirse – to repent
Algunos se le han ido ya de las manos – Some have already slipped through his hands.
A pesar de… – In spite of…
Cumplir – to execute, carry out; to fulfil
Hallarse (sombrío) – To be (gloomy)
Hallar – to discover; to find; to come upon
Antaño – Formerly
Rehusar – to refuse
Soportar – to endure
Comprometer – To compromise; to put in danger
Rodear – to encompass
Cuento – Story
Empeñarse – to insist
¿Que concepto le merece? – What do you think of him?
Merecer – to deserve
A estas alturas… – At this point…
Desteñido – faded
Crepúscolo – dusk, twilight
Synonyms
Plot – trama
to Refuse – repulsar
to Endure – sufrir, aguantar, durar
to Compromise (or give in) – transigir
to Fade – marchitarse; desteñirse

Spanish 6.8.06 8 Jun 2006

Si se me antojara… – In case I felt like…
Vidrío – Fog covered window
Momento justo – Exact moment
Deshilachada – Frayed
Bostezar – to Yawn
Turbar – to Disturb
Agradar – to Please
Indagar – to Investigate
Despachar – to Dispatch; to Expedite; to Dismiss
Desechar – to Reject, refuse; to exclude
Mojado – Wet
Mas de lo corriente – More than usual
Desvanecerse – to Disappear (oneself)
Desvanecer – to Cause to vanish; to remove; to Faint; to become insipid; to vanish
Limitándome – Limiting me
Oculta a media – Half hidden
Matorrales – Bushes
Divisar – to glimpse
Apogeo – Peak
En adelante… – From that time on…
Seguido – Often
Gruesa – Thick
Colocar – to Place
Carentes de… – Lacking in…
Oscurecer/ – to Darken; to Become Dark
Acerca – Sidewalk
Abrigo – Shelter; Wrap, Overcoat
Subir – To Mount, Climb; to Increase
Dudar – To Doubt, Waver
Opaco – Opaque, dark