Wake up at once, damn it!
¡Despierta de una vez, maldita sea!
m/expected "despiértate" or "despiértese"
and she laid her down on her bed
- to lay (s.o./sth) down
(to lie oneself down)
y la acostó sobre su cama
- acostar (trans)
(acostarse)
I put the children to bed and then went to bed myself.
- to put to bed (to lay s.o/sth down)
(to go to bed, to lie oneself down))
Acosté a los niños, y luego me acosté yo.
- acostar (trans)
(acostarse)
I get undressed at night.
- to get undressed
Me desvisto en la noche.
- desvestirse: (e->i) yo me desvisto
Uma undressed her.
- to undress (not "desnudar")
Uma la desvistió.
- desvestir (trans)
amid the maelstrom of the fire
- the maelstrom
en medio de la vorágine del incendio
- la vorágine
On the clock she saw that it was not yet 11 pm.
(the keys are on the table)
En el reloj vio que aún no eran las 11 de la noche.
(las llaves están en la mesa)
m/she debated internally
alt: m/she struggled internally
ella se debatió internamente
It would have been a little white lie.
Hubiera sido una mentirita blanca.
the unsuspecting tourists
- unsuspecting (unprepared)
los turistas desprevenidos
- desprevenido/a
when you see so many people walk on by
- to walk on by
cuando ves a tanta gente seguir de largo.
- seguir de largo
the subterfuge
el subterfugio
a neuropsychiatric condition
m/the psychiatric hospital
una condición neuropsiquiátrica
el neuropsiquiátrico
I was petrified when the teacher called me up to the front.
Hint; use an adj
- petrified
- to petrify (trans)
- to become petrified
Me quedé petrificada cuando el profesor me hizo pasar al frente.
- petrificado/a
- petrificar (trans)
- petrificarse
m/Well, this is as far as my attempt got.
Hint: up to here
Bueno, hasta aquí llegó mi intento.
the rearview mirror located inside the car
- the rearview mirror
el espejo retrovisor ubicado dentro del auto
- el espejo retrovisor alt: el retrovisor
She clearly saw the torments that would follow in the next few hours.
- the martyrdom
Veía con claridad los martirios que seguirían en las próximas horas.
- el martirio
a random kidnapping
- random (not "aleatorio")
un secuestro azaroso
alt: un secuestro al azar
- azaroso/a
Complaining wasn't of much use either.
- to complain (not "quejarse") (to bemoan)
Lamentarse tampoco servía de mucho.
- lamentarse
someone who intercepts another person on the street
- to intercept
- the interception
alguien que intercepta a otra persona en la calle
- interceptar (trans)
- la interceptación alt: la intercepción
The woman's voice was strangely familiar to her.
- strangely
La voz de la mujer le resultaba extrañamente familiar.
- extrañamente
The car stopped and the two got out.
- to get out (not "salir" "se bajaron")
(intrans: to go down, to drop
trans: to go down, to lower, to lose (weight))
El auto se detuvo y los dos bajaron.
- bajar (intrans)
(detenerse)
What was the reason that led you to make the decision to resign?
- to lead (not "llevar") (to hem)
¿Cuál fue el motivo que te orilló a tomar la decisión de renunciar?
- orillar (L.A.) (trans)
I figured you'd be wandering around the area.
- to wander (around) (not "vagar")
Me imaginé que estarías deambulando por la zona.
- deambular
the unpainted walls
to take the paint off the wall
las paredes despintadas
despintar la pared
the house's boiler
la caldera de la casa
There is also a spa with sauna attached to the hotel.
- the sauna
- attached (not "sujetado") (annexed)
También hay un spa con sauna anexada al hotel.
- la sauna
- anexado/a
Would you look at the attached file? I'd like to have your opinion.
- attached (not "anexado"), enclosed
(to attach, to enclose)
¿Mirarías el archivo adjunto? Me gustaría tener tu opinión.
- adjunto/a (2)
(adjuntar)
The floor had puddles of water scattered everywhere.
- to scatter (to spill)
El suelo tenía charcos de agua desparramados por todas partes.
- desparramar(se)
the cement
to cement (lit., fig.)
el cemento
cementar (reg.: yo cemento)