Title: Stuck With You (Castilian Spanish) — Phrases

Spanish: el tráfico estaba parado
English: the traffic was stopped
Example (Spanish): El tráfico estaba parado en las dos direcciones.
Example (English): The traffic was stopped in both directions.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: tocar el claxon
English: to honk the horn
Example (Spanish): Los coches tocaban el claxon, una y otra vez.
Example (English): The cars honked the horn, over and over.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: de repente
English: suddenly
Example (Spanish): De repente, se quedó quieta.
Example (English): Suddenly, she went still.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: quedarse quieto/a
English: to go still / freeze
Example (Spanish): De repente, se quedó quieta.
Example (English): Suddenly, she went still.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: apartar la vista
English: to look away
Example (Spanish): —Nadie —dijo Clara por fin, apartando la vista.
Example (English): "Nobody," Clara said at last, looking away.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: echarse encima (de alguien)
English: to get right up in someone's face / loom over
Example (Spanish): ¿No viste cómo se le echó encima?
Example (English): Didn't you see how he got right up in his face?
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: en voz baja
English: quietly / in a low voice
Example (Spanish): —dijo Bea, nerviosa, en voz baja.
Example (English): Bea said, nervous, in a low voice.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: hacerse famoso/a
English: to become famous
Example (Spanish): En un solo día, Clara se hizo famosa.
Example (English): In a single day, Clara became famous.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: cien veces seguidas
English: a hundred times in a row
Example (Spanish): Otra persona lo había repetido cien veces seguidas.
Example (English): Someone else had repeated it a hundred times in a row.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: quedar como (la loca)
English: to come across as / end up looking like (the crazy one)
Example (Spanish): Te van a hacer quedar como la loca violenta.
Example (English): They're going to make you come across as the violent crazy one.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: me preocupa
English: it worries me
Example (Spanish): Esa es justo la parte que me preocupa.
Example (English): That's exactly the part that worries me.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: en directo
English: live (on air) (peninsular; es-MX often *en vivo*)
Example (Spanish): Un programa de televisión, en directo, el miércoles por la mañana.
Example (English): A television program, live, on Wednesday morning.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: el corazón acelerado
English: racing heart
Example (Spanish): Clara estaba sentada en un sofá muy blanco, con el corazón acelerado.
Example (English): Clara sat on a very white sofa, with her heart racing.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: el sitio vacío
English: the empty seat / spot
Example (Spanish): Clara miró el sitio vacío a su lado.
Example (English): Clara looked at the empty seat beside her.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: entrar en pausa / fuera de antena
English: to go to a (commercial) break / off air
Example (Spanish): Y entramos en pausa, dijo la voz en la oscuridad. Fuera de antena.
Example (English): And we're going to a break, said the voice in the dark. Off air.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: dar ganas de (+ infinitivo)
English: to make you want to (do something)
Example (Spanish): Tenía un jefe que le daba ganas de tirarse por la ventana.
Example (English): He had a boss who made him want to throw himself out the window.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: tirarse por la ventana
English: to throw oneself out the window
Example (Spanish): Tenía un jefe que le daba ganas de tirarse por la ventana.
Example (English): He had a boss who made him want to throw himself out the window.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: estar a punto de (+ inf.)
English: to be about to (do something)
Example (Spanish): Había estado a punto de decirle la verdad a la activista.
Example (English): He had been about to tell the activist the truth.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: sacarle dinero a alguien
English: to get / squeeze money out of someone
Example (Spanish): Mi abogado dice que, con el vídeo correcto, le sacamos mucho dinero.
Example (English): My lawyer says that, with the right video, we squeeze a lot of money out of her.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: salir a la luz
English: to come to light / come out
Example (Spanish): Si esas imágenes salían a la luz, no había demanda.
Example (English): If those images came to light, there was no lawsuit.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: sin un gramo de miedo
English: without an ounce of fear
Example (Spanish): Estaba sentada en el suelo, gritándole a Víctor sin un gramo de miedo.
Example (English): She was sitting on the floor, shouting at Víctor without an ounce of fear.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: echarse encima (de alguien)
English: to lunge at / loom over / crowd someone
Example (Spanish): Ahí estaba toda la prueba: Víctor echándose encima de ella.
Example (English): There was all the proof: Víctor looming over her.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: montar un circo
English: to make a circus / a big spectacle
Example (Spanish): Le va a sacar dinero, va a montar un circo.
Example (English): He's going to squeeze money out of her, he's going to make a circus.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: la sala de juntas
English: meeting room / boardroom
Example (Spanish): Entraron en una sala enorme, con una mesa larguísima de madera oscura.
Example (English): They entered a huge room, with a very long dark wooden table.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: la planta veinte
English: the twentieth floor
Example (Spanish): El despacho estaba en la planta veinte de un edificio de cristal.
Example (English): The office was on the twentieth floor of a glass building.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: el edificio de cristal
English: glass building
Example (Spanish): El despacho estaba en la planta veinte de un edificio de cristal.
Example (English): The office was on the twentieth floor of a glass building.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: con vistas a
English: with a view of
Example (Spanish): Era un edificio de cristal, con vistas a todo Madrid.
Example (English): It was a glass building, with a view of all of Madrid.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: en cuanto (+ verbo)
English: as soon as
Example (Spanish): Clara se sintió muy pequeña en cuanto entró.
Example (English): Clara felt very small as soon as she went in.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: cara a cara
English: face to face
Example (Spanish): ¿Y si pido hablar con Víctor directamente? Cara a cara.
Example (English): And what if I ask to speak with Víctor directly? Face to face.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: delicado/a de salud
English: in poor / fragile health
Example (Spanish): El señor Salas no pudo venir; sigue delicado de salud.
Example (English): Mr. Salas couldn't come; he's still in poor health.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: en su representación
English: on his behalf
Example (Spanish): El señor Cruz viene en su representación.
Example (English): Mr. Cruz is coming on his behalf.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: faltarle el aire (a alguien)
English: to be unable to breathe / be short of breath
Example (Spanish): Era una cantidad tan alta que Clara sintió que le faltaba el aire.
Example (English): It was such a high amount that Clara felt she couldn't breathe.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: cruzar los brazos
English: to fold one's arms
Example (Spanish): Durante un rato largo, ninguno de los dos dijo nada. Clara cruzó los brazos.
Example (English): For a long while, neither of them said anything. Clara folded her arms.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: con todo
English: with everything (all the toppings)
Example (Spanish): Cuatro pinchos de tortilla, con todo.
Example (English): Four tortilla snacks, with everything.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el pelo recogido
English: hair tied up
Example (Spanish): Llevaba el pelo recogido y la cara de alguien que ha tenido un día muy largo.
Example (English): She had her hair tied up and the face of someone who has had a very long day.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: estar de broma
English: to be joking / kidding
Example (Spanish): Tienes que estar de broma, dijo ella.
Example (English): You have to be joking, she said.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: dar media vuelta
English: to turn around (and leave)
Example (Spanish): Mateo pensó que iba a dar media vuelta y salir corriendo.
Example (English): Mateo thought she was going to turn around and run out.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: la cama elástica
English: trampoline
Example (Spanish): Un sitio grande, con muros para escalar, camas elásticas.
Example (English): A big place, with walls to climb, trampolines.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: sentirse niño/a
English: to feel like a kid again
Example (Spanish): Un lugar donde la gente iba a sentirse niño otra vez.
Example (English): A place where people would go to feel like a kid again.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: encogerse de hombros
English: to shrug
Example (Spanish): No sé, dijo ella, y se encogió de hombros.
Example (English): I don't know, she said, and shrugged.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: a punto de (+ inf.)
English: about to
Example (Spanish): Mateo estuvo a punto de decírselo todo.
Example (English): Mateo was about to tell her everything.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: dejar unas monedas
English: to leave some coins / change
Example (Spanish): Dejó unas monedas en la mesa y caminó hacia la puerta.
Example (English): She left some coins on the table and walked toward the door.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: caer bien / mejor (a alguien)
English: to like / get along with (someone)
Example (Spanish): Ese me cae mejor que el de la cámara de Víctor.
Example (English): I like that one better than the one with Víctor's camera.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: más a menudo
English: more often
Example (Spanish): Deberías dejarlo salir más a menudo.
Example (English): You should let him out more often.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: guiñar un ojo
English: to wink
Example (Spanish): La repartidora la miró a los ojos y le guiñó un ojo.
Example (English): The delivery woman looked her in the eyes and winked at her.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: de golpe
English: suddenly / all at once
Example (Spanish): Cerró la caja de golpe.
Example (English): She shut the box all at once.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: el juguete sexual
English: sex toy (*el juguete* = toy)
Example (Spanish): Había tres juguetes sexuales, de tres colores distintos.
Example (English): There were three sex toys, in three different colors.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: muerto/a de risa
English: dying of laughter
Example (Spanish): Bea, muerta de risa, con el móvil en la mano.
Example (English): Bea, dying of laughter, with her phone in her hand.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: a medio pintar
English: half-painted
Example (Spanish): Había mesas llenas de pancartas a medio pintar.
Example (English): There were tables full of half-painted banners.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: apoyado/a en
English: leaning against
Example (Spanish): La esperó fuera, en la acera, apoyado en la pared.
Example (English): He waited for her outside, on the sidewalk, leaning against the wall.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: el rollo machista
English: the macho nonsense / "macho thing"
Example (Spanish): No entiendo cómo lo aguantas. Todo ese rollo machista.
Example (English): I don't understand how you put up with it. All that macho nonsense.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: darle vergüenza (a alguien)
English: to be ashamed / embarrassed
Example (Spanish): Lo grabas todos los días. ¿No te da vergüenza?
Example (English): You film it every day. Aren't you ashamed?
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: darle la satisfacción (a alguien)
English: to give someone the satisfaction
Example (Spanish): Se fue sin mirar atrás. No iba a darle la satisfacción.
Example (English): She left without looking back. She wasn't going to give him the satisfaction.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: encogido/a (los hombros)
English: hunched (shoulders)
Example (Spanish): Tenía una libreta en las manos y los hombros encogidos.
Example (English): She had a notebook in her hands and hunched shoulders.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: la barra (de vídeo)
English: (progress / scrub) bar
Example (Spanish): Movió la barra hacia atrás, a los segundos que Víctor quería borrar.
Example (English): He moved the bar back, to the seconds Víctor wanted to delete.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: ir a por
English: to go (and fetch) — peninsular "a por"
Example (Spanish): Le digo que te he mandado a por unas baterías.
Example (English): I'll tell him I sent you to go and fetch some batteries.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: encogerse de hombros
English: to shrug
Example (Spanish): Se encogió de hombros y dijo que llevaba todo el día pensando en eso.
Example (English): He shrugged and said he had been thinking about it all day.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: que conste (que)
English: "for the record" / "let it be clear that"
Example (Spanish): Que conste que es solo café.
Example (English): For the record, it's only coffee.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: darle vueltas (a algo)
English: to turn something over (in the hand / in one's mind)
Example (Spanish): Había levantado un objeto y lo miraba, dándole vueltas en la mano.
Example (English): He had picked up an object and was looking at it, turning it over in his hand.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: a plena luz
English: in full light / in broad daylight
Example (Spanish): Los tres estaban ahí, sobre la mesa, a plena luz.
Example (English): All three were there, on the table, in full light.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: el cepillo de dientes
English: toothbrush
Example (Spanish): ¿Esto es un cepillo de dientes eléctrico?
Example (English): Is this an electric toothbrush?
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: abrazarse las rodillas
English: to hug one's knees
Example (Spanish): Se quedó muy quieta, abrazándose las rodillas.
Example (English): She stayed very still, hugging her knees.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: quebrarse (la voz)
English: to break / crack (of the voice)
Example (Spanish): La voz se le quebró un poco, y eso la enfadó todavía más.
Example (English): Her voice cracked a little, and that made her even angrier.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: entre dientes
English: through gritted teeth / muttering
Example (Spanish): —El baño —dijo Clara entre dientes—. Camina. Ahora.
Example (English): "The bathroom," Clara said through gritted teeth. "Walk. Now."
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: tragar saliva
English: to gulp / swallow hard
Example (Spanish): Tragó saliva. —Quítatelos.
Example (English): She swallowed hard. "Take them off."
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: morderse (la uña)
English: to bite (one's nail)
Example (Spanish): Caminaba de un lado a otro, mordiéndose la uña del pulgar.
Example (English): He paced back and forth, biting his thumbnail.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: echarse hacia atrás (en)
English: to lean back (against)
Example (Spanish): Se echó hacia atrás en la silla y cruzó los brazos.
Example (English): She leaned back in the chair and crossed her arms.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: retirar (una demanda)
English: to withdraw / drop (a lawsuit)
Example (Spanish): O retiran la demanda, o ese vídeo lo ve un juez.
Example (English): Either they withdraw the lawsuit, or a judge sees that video.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: hacer la cuenta
English: to do the math / add it up
Example (Spanish): Se había quedado muy quieta, haciendo la cuenta que no quería hacer.
Example (English): She had gone very still, doing the math she didn't want to do.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: bajar la guardia
English: to drop one's guard
Example (Spanish): Lo tenía esa noche, cuando bajó la guardia entera por primera vez en años.
Example (English): He had it that night, when she dropped her guard completely for the first time in years.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: fruncir (el ceño)
English: to frown / knit one's brow
Example (Spanish): Frunció el ceño y preguntó qué pasaba con eso.
Example (English): He frowned and asked what was going on with that.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: encogerse de hombros
English: to shrug
Example (Spanish): Diego se encogió de hombros, como si fuera la cosa más sencilla del mundo.
Example (English): Diego shrugged, as if it were the simplest thing in the world.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: tragar saliva
English: to swallow (hard) / gulp
Example (Spanish): Clara tragó saliva y no terminó el paso que había empezado a dar hacia él.
Example (English): Clara swallowed hard and didn't finish the step she had started to take toward him.
Chapter: Ch 15

Spanish: estar a mano
English: to be even / square (with someone)
Example (Spanish): Creo que estamos a mano en eso de portarnos como idiotas.
Example (English): I think we're even when it comes to acting like idiots.
Chapter: Ch 15

Spanish: para que conste
English: for the record
Example (Spanish): Te leí mal el primer día, para que conste.
Example (English): I read you wrong the first day, for the record.
Chapter: Ch 15