Title: Stuck With You (Mexican Spanish) — Most Important Words

Spanish: pegado/a (al asfalto)
English: stuck / glued (to the asphalt)
Example (Spanish): Clara llevaba dos horas con las dos manos pegadas al asfalto.
Example (English): Clara had spent two hours with both hands stuck to the asphalt.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: aburrirse
English: to get bored
Example (Spanish): Clara también se aburría, aunque no lo iba a admitir.
Example (English): Clara was bored too, though she wasn't going to admit it.
Chapter: Ch 1

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

Spanish: sostener (una pancarta)
English: to hold (a banner / placard)
Example (Spanish): Otras personas sostenían pancartas.
Example (English): Other people held banners.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: suspirar
English: to sigh
Example (Spanish): —Ya lo sé. —Bea suspiró—. Pero me aburro muchísimo.
Example (English): "I know," Bea sighed. "But I'm so bored."
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: el traje
English: suit
Example (Spanish): Un hombre de unos cincuenta años, con traje gris, hablaba por teléfono.
Example (English): A man of about fifty, in a grey suit, was talking on the phone.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: alejarse
English: to move away
Example (Spanish): Mira cómo se aleja de todos.
Example (English): Look how he moves away from everyone.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: culpable
English: guilty
Example (Spanish): Se siente culpable por algo, y compra cosas para sentirse mejor.
Example (English): He feels guilty about something, and buys things to feel better.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: señalar
English: to point at / to
Example (Spanish): Bea señaló con la cabeza a una chica joven.
Example (English): Bea pointed with her head at a young girl.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: el anuncio
English: advertisement
Example (Spanish): Y pasado mañana, un anuncio de champú.
Example (English): And the day after tomorrow, a shampoo ad.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: observar
English: to watch / observe
Example (Spanish): Solo observaba, tranquilo, como si pensara en algo.
Example (English): He just watched, calm, as if he were thinking about something.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: los compañeros
English: colleagues / companions
Example (Spanish): No se reía de los manifestantes como sus compañeros.
Example (English): He didn't laugh at the protesters like his companions did.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: agacharse
English: to crouch / bend down
Example (Spanish): Víctor se agachó al lado de Clara y le puso el teléfono en la cara.
Example (English): Víctor crouched down next to Clara and put the phone in her face.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: tapar (la luz)
English: to block (the light)
Example (Spanish): El cuerpo enorme tapándole la luz.
Example (English): His huge body blocking her light.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: tirar (de algo)
English: to pull (on something)
Example (Spanish): No tires de las manos. Te vas a arrancar la piel.
Example (English): Don't pull on your hands. You'll tear off your skin.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: empujar
English: to push
Example (Spanish): No podía levantarse. No podía empujarlo.
Example (English): She couldn't get up. She couldn't push him.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: la rodilla
English: knee
Example (Spanish): Levantó la rodilla con toda su fuerza.
Example (English): She raised her knee with all her strength.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: aplaudir
English: to applaud / clap
Example (Spanish): En algún lugar, alguien empezó a aplaudir.
Example (English): Somewhere, someone started to applaud.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: amenazar
English: to threaten
Example (Spanish): Desde el otro lado de la avenida parecía un hombre amenazando a otro.
Example (English): From the other side of the avenue it looked like one man threatening another.
Chapter: Ch 1

Spanish: una trampa
English: a trap
Example (Spanish): Es una trampa: te van a hacer quedar como la loca violenta.
Example (English): It's a trap: they're going to make you look like the violent crazy woman.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: apretar (las manos)
English: to clench / squeeze (one's hands)
Example (Spanish): Apretó las manos sobre las piernas.
Example (English): She clenched her hands on her legs.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: recuperarse
English: to recover (from injury)
Example (Spanish): Víctor no pudo venir hoy. Está recuperándose.
Example (English): Víctor couldn't come today. He's recovering.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: la pantalla
English: screen
Example (Spanish): En la pantalla grande, detrás de ellos, apareció una foto.
Example (English): On the big screen, behind them, a photo appeared.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: añadir
English: to add
Example (Spanish): Andrea esperó más, pero Mateo no añadió nada.
Example (English): Andrea waited for more, but Mateo didn't add anything.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: molestar
English: to annoy / bother
Example (Spanish): Por alguna razón eso la molestó aún más.
Example (English): For some reason that annoyed her even more.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: rodear
English: to surround
Example (Spanish): Miró hacia todo lo que los rodeaba.
Example (English): He looked at everything that surrounded them.
Chapter: Ch 2

Spanish: el sueldo
English: salary / pay
Example (Spanish): Mateo Cruz tenía un buen sueldo y una buena cámara.
Example (English): Mateo Cruz had a good salary and a good camera.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: la mentira
English: lie
Example (Spanish): Pensaba que todo aquello era una mentira.
Example (English): He thought that all of it was a lie.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: los valores
English: values
Example (Spanish): Víctor hablaba de "valores tradicionales" todo el día.
Example (English): Víctor talked about "traditional values" all day.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: el cuarto
English: room
Example (Spanish): Parecía el cuarto de un adolescente con demasiado dinero.
Example (English): It looked like the room of a teenager with too much money.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: el premio
English: prize / award
Example (Spanish): Había premios de internet en las paredes.
Example (English): There were internet awards on the walls.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: sano/a
English: healthy
Example (Spanish): Víctor estaba de pie, perfectamente sano.
Example (English): Víctor was standing up, perfectly healthy.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: colgar
English: to hang up (the phone)
Example (Spanish): Colgó y miró a Mateo con una enorme sonrisa.
Example (English): He hung up and looked at Mateo with a huge smile.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: el/la abogado/a
English: lawyer
Example (Spanish): Hablaba por teléfono con su abogado.
Example (English): He was talking on the phone with his lawyer.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: mentir
English: to lie
Example (Spanish): —Todavía no lo he editado —mintió Mateo.
Example (English): "I haven't edited it yet," Mateo lied.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: servir
English: to be useful / to serve
Example (Spanish): Quita todo lo que no me sirva.
Example (English): Take out everything that isn't useful to me.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: la bolsa
English: bag
Example (Spanish): Sacó de una bolsa un bikini pequeñísimo.
Example (English): She took a tiny bikini out of a bag.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: la broma
English: joke / prank
Example (Spanish): Búscate a otra persona para tus bromas.
Example (English): Find someone else for your jokes.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: amenazar / la amenaza
English: to threaten / a threat
Example (Spanish): No lo había amenazado, como seguramente todos habían pensado.
Example (English): He had not threatened him, as everyone had surely thought.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: advertir / la advertencia
English: to warn / a warning
Example (Spanish): Le había advertido con la mano en el hombro.
Example (English): He had warned him with his hand on his shoulder.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: avisar
English: to warn / let someone know
Example (Spanish): Se había acercado a Diego no a atacarlo, sino a avisarle.
Example (English): He had approached Diego not to attack him, but to warn him.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: una tontería
English: a silly / trivial thing
Example (Spanish): Era una tontería, quizás. Tres segundos.
Example (English): It was a silly thing, perhaps. Three seconds.
Chapter: Ch 3

Spanish: los tenis
English: sneakers / trainers (Mex.)
Example (Spanish): Clara, con sus tenis viejos y su única chaqueta formal, se sintió muy pequeña.
Example (English): Clara, with her old sneakers and her only formal jacket, felt very small.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: la chaqueta
English: jacket
Example (Spanish): Clara llevaba su única chaqueta más o menos formal.
Example (English): Clara was wearing her only more-or-less formal jacket.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: gratis
English: free (of charge)
Example (Spanish): Sofía era abogada y ayudaba gratis a activistas como Clara.
Example (English): Sofía was a lawyer and helped activists like Clara for free.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: firmar
English: to sign
Example (Spanish): Ellos piden mucho dinero, nosotras decimos que no, y nos vamos. No firmes nada.
Example (English): They ask for a lot of money, we say no, and we leave. Don't sign anything.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: la madera
English: wood
Example (Spanish): Había una mesa larguísima de madera oscura.
Example (English): There was a very long table of dark wood.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: la cantidad
English: amount / quantity
Example (Spanish): Era una cantidad de dinero tan alta que Clara sintió que le faltaba el aire.
Example (English): It was such a high amount of money that Clara felt she couldn't breathe.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: acompañar
English: to accompany / come with
Example (Spanish): Acompáñeme, por favor. Es solo un momento.
Example (English): Come with me, please. It's just a moment.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: el acuerdo
English: agreement / deal
Example (Spanish): La reunión terminó veinte minutos después, sin ningún acuerdo.
Example (English): The meeting ended twenty minutes later, without any agreement.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: el pasillo
English: hallway / corridor
Example (Spanish): En el pasillo, junto al elevador, Clara se encontró otra vez con Mateo.
Example (English): In the hallway, next to the elevator, Clara ran into Mateo again.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: el elevador
English: elevator / lift (Mex.)
Example (Spanish): El elevador se abrió. Mateo entró y se giró hacia ella.
Example (English): The elevator opened. Mateo got in and turned toward her.
Chapter: Ch 4

Spanish: el departamento
English: apartment / flat (Mex.)
Example (Spanish): Salió de su departamento y caminó hasta la taquería de la esquina.
Example (English): He left his apartment and walked to the taco place on the corner.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: sencillo/a
English: simple
Example (Spanish): Era un sistema sencillo y siempre funcionaba.
Example (English): It was a simple system and it always worked.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el maquillaje
English: makeup
Example (Spanish): Clara Reyes, sin maquillaje, con una sudadera vieja.
Example (English): Clara Reyes, with no makeup, in an old sweatshirt.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: la sudadera
English: sweatshirt / hoodie
Example (Spanish): Clara Reyes, sin maquillaje, con una sudadera vieja.
Example (English): Clara Reyes, with no makeup, in an old sweatshirt.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: traidor/a
English: traitor / traitorous
Example (Spanish): Y entonces su estómago, traidor, hizo un ruido de hambre.
Example (English): And then her stomach, the traitor, made a hungry noise.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el cumplido
English: compliment
Example (Spanish): —No era un cumplido. Sigues trabajando para él.
Example (English): "It wasn't a compliment. You still work for him."
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: callado/a
English: quiet / silent
Example (Spanish): Mateo se quedó callado un momento.
Example (English): Mateo stayed quiet for a moment.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el muro
English: wall
Example (Spanish): Un lugar grande, con muros para escalar, camas elásticas, esas cosas.
Example (English): A big place, with walls to climb, trampolines, that kind of thing.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: escalar
English: to climb
Example (Spanish): Un lugar grande, con muros para escalar.
Example (English): A big place, with walls to climb.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: traicionar
English: to betray
Example (Spanish): Perdía el trabajo. Traicionaba a Rafa.
Example (English): He'd lose his job. He'd betray Rafa.
Chapter: Ch 5

Spanish: el timbre
English: doorbell
Example (Spanish): El timbre sonó a las nueve de la mañana.
Example (English): The doorbell rang at nine in the morning.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la gorra
English: cap
Example (Spanish): Era una repartidora, con una gorra y una caja pequeña en las manos.
Example (English): It was a delivery person, with a cap and a small box in her hands.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la marca
English: brand
Example (Spanish): Una caja sin nombre, sin marca, solo café y anónima.
Example (English): A box with no name, no brand, just brown and anonymous.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: soltar
English: to let go of / release
Example (Spanish): Pero antes de soltarla, hizo algo raro.
Example (English): But before letting go of it, she did something strange.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: el paquete
English: parcel / package
Example (Spanish): No esperaba ningún paquete.
Example (English): She wasn't expecting any package.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la bolsa
English: bag
Example (Spanish): Cada uno en su bolsa de plástico.
Example (English): Each one in its plastic bag.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: matar
English: to kill
Example (Spanish): Te voy a matar, Bea.
Example (English): I'm going to kill you, Bea.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la mochila
English: backpack
Example (Spanish): Agarró su mochila y salió corriendo.
Example (English): She grabbed her backpack and ran out.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: prestado/a
English: borrowed / lent
Example (Spanish): Eran un local viejo prestado, con sillas de plástico.
Example (English): It was a borrowed old space, with plastic chairs.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la carpeta
English: folder
Example (Spanish): Estaba Mateo Cruz, con una carpeta en la mano.
Example (English): Mateo Cruz was there, with a folder in his hand.
Chapter: Ch 6

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

Spanish: la trampa
English: trap / trick
Example (Spanish): Te voy a hacer una pregunta. Y no es una trampa.
Example (English): I'm going to ask you a question. And it's not a trick.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: pertenecer (a)
English: to belong (to)
Example (Spanish): ¿O te importa, sobre todo, pertenecer a algo?
Example (English): Or do you care, above all, about belonging to something?
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: agacharse
English: to crouch / bend down
Example (Spanish): Clara se agachó a ayudar.
Example (English): Clara crouched down to help.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: recoger
English: to pick up / gather
Example (Spanish): Empezó a recoger los elotes, uno por uno.
Example (English): He started to pick up the corn cobs, one by one.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: la sombra
English: shadow
Example (Spanish): Y ahí estaba otra vez. Esa sombra en su cara.
Example (English): And there it was again. That shadow on his face.
Chapter: Ch 6

Spanish: atreverse (a)
English: to dare (to)
Example (Spanish): Había una pregunta peor, una que no se atrevía a decir en voz alta.
Example (English): There was a worse question, one he didn't dare say out loud.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el seguidor / la seguidora
English: follower (esp. on social media)
Example (Spanish): Estaba grabándose, hablándole a sus seguidores del otro lado de la pantalla.
Example (English): He was filming himself, talking to his followers on the other side of the screen.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: la libreta
English: notebook
Example (Spanish): Lucía bajó la cabeza y escribió en su libreta.
Example (English): Lucía lowered her head and wrote in her notebook.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: aguantar
English: to put up with / endure
Example (Spanish): Era la que aguantaba todo sin decir nada.
Example (English): She was the one who put up with everything without saying a word.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: la prueba
English: proof / evidence
Example (Spanish): Era la prueba entera, con sonido, con todo.
Example (English): It was the whole proof, with sound, with everything.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el mueble
English: piece of furniture
Example (Spanish): Le puso una mano encima y la movió hacia la cámara, como si fuera un mueble.
Example (English): He put a hand on her and moved her toward the camera, as if she were a piece of furniture.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el ingreso
English: income
Example (Spanish): Perdía el único ingreso que tenía.
Example (English): He would lose the only income he had.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el daño
English: harm / damage
Example (Spanish): Esa loca de las pancartas va a pagar todo: el daño, el cuello, mi sufrimiento.
Example (English): That crazy woman with the signs is going to pay for everything: the harm, the neck, my suffering.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el sillón
English: armchair
Example (Spanish): —Ven —dijo Víctor, dejándose caer en el sillón.
Example (English): "Come here," said Víctor, dropping onto the armchair.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: temblar
English: to tremble / shake
Example (Spanish): Mateo vio que la mano le temblaba un poco.
Example (English): Mateo saw that her hand was trembling a little.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el reflejo
English: reflection
Example (Spanish): Esperó a que Víctor se distrajera con su propio reflejo en la pantalla.
Example (English): He waited for Víctor to get distracted by his own reflection in the screen.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: la batería
English: battery
Example (Spanish): Yo le digo que te mandé por unas baterías.
Example (English): I'll tell him I sent you for some batteries.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el archivo
English: file (digital)
Example (Spanish): El mismo archivo: una verdad o una mentira, según dónde empezara el video.
Example (English): The same file: a truth or a lie, depending on where the video began.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el ratón
English: mouse (computer)
Example (Spanish): Quitó la mano del ratón.
Example (English): He took his hand off the mouse.
Chapter: Ch 7

Spanish: el mensaje
English: message / text
Example (Spanish): El mensaje llegó a las diez de la noche.
Example (English): The message arrived at ten at night.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la sombra
English: shadow (here: the thing he's hiding)
Example (Spanish): Esa sombra otra vez cruzó la cara de Mateo.
Example (English): That shadow crossed Mateo's face again.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: ojalá
English: I wish / if only (+ subjunctive)
Example (Spanish): Ojalá las cosas fueran más fáciles de lo que son.
Example (English): I wish things were easier than they are.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la pared
English: wall
Example (Spanish): Y ahí estaba de nuevo esa pared entre los dos.
Example (English): And there it was again, that wall between the two of them.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: sensato/a
English: sensible
Example (Spanish): Clara debía despedirse y subir. Era lo sensato.
Example (English): Clara should say goodbye and go up. That was the sensible thing.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: el departamento
English: apartment (Mex.)
Example (Spanish): Y no juzgues el departamento.
Example (English): And don't judge the apartment.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: hervir
English: to boil
Example (Spanish): El agua hervía, pero Clara no la oía.
Example (English): The water was boiling, but Clara couldn't hear it.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: asentir
English: to nod (in agreement)
Example (Spanish): Mateo asintió, muy serio, como si lo pensara de verdad.
Example (English): Mateo nodded, very serious, as if he really thought so.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: juzgar (no juzgues)
English: to judge (don't judge)
Example (Spanish): Y no juzgues el departamento.
Example (English): And don't judge the apartment.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la mejilla
English: cheek
Example (Spanish): Le tocó la mejilla, apenas, con la punta de los dedos.
Example (English): He touched her cheek, barely, with his fingertips.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la madrugada
English: the small hours (after midnight, before dawn)
Example (Spanish): Cuando Clara despertó, era de madrugada y estaba sola.
Example (English): When Clara woke up, it was the small hours and she was alone.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: estirar
English: to stretch / reach out
Example (Spanish): Estiró la mano hacia el otro lado de la cama.
Example (English): She reached out her hand to the other side of the bed.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la almohada
English: pillow
Example (Spanish): La almohada todavía tenía la forma de su cabeza.
Example (English): The pillow still had the shape of his head.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: el vacío
English: emptiness / a void
Example (Spanish): Solo su ropa en el suelo, y un vacío del tamaño exacto de un hombre.
Example (English): Only her clothes on the floor, and an emptiness the exact size of a man.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: la certeza
English: certainty
Example (Spanish): Por primera vez, su certeza no la hizo sentir fuerte.
Example (English): For the first time, her certainty didn't make her feel strong.
Chapter: Ch 8

Spanish: agarrar
English: to grip / take hold (here: for glue to "set/grab")
Example (Spanish): Tienes que esperar a que agarre.
Example (English): You have to wait for it to set.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: el cuchillo
English: knife
Example (Spanish): La palabra le salió como un cuchillo.
Example (English): The word came out of her like a knife.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: el gesto
English: gesture
Example (Spanish): Porque en ese momento la mano bajaba otra vez, ese gesto de siempre.
Example (English): Because at that moment her hand was coming down again, that habitual gesture.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: tirar (de)
English: to pull / tug (on)
Example (Spanish): Clara tiró de la mano. No pasó nada.
Example (English): Clara pulled at her hand. Nothing happened.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: el pasillo
English: hallway / corridor
Example (Spanish): Lo empujó con el hombro hacia el pasillo.
Example (English): She shoved him with her shoulder toward the hallway.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: fingir
English: to pretend / fake
Example (Spanish): Toda Rebelión Verde fingía, malísimamente, no mirar.
Example (English): All of Rebelión Verde pretended, terribly, not to look.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: apretado/a
English: squeezed / cramped (close together)
Example (Spanish): Los dos apretados en ese cuarto diminuto.
Example (English): The two of them squeezed into that tiny room.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: arrancar
English: to rip / tear off
Example (Spanish): No te voy a arrancar la piel de la mano por ti, Cruz.
Example (English): I'm not going to rip the skin off my hand for you, Cruz.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: la tela
English: fabric / cloth
Example (Spanish): La mano se queda pegada a la tela.
Example (English): My hand stays stuck to the fabric.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: el cinturón
English: belt
Example (Spanish): Él se desabrochaba el cinturón con una mano.
Example (English): He was undoing his belt with one hand.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: colgar
English: to hang
Example (Spanish): Clara se quedó con los pantalones colgando de la palma.
Example (English): Clara was left with the trousers hanging from her palm.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: la bandera
English: flag
Example (Spanish): Los pantalones colgaban de su mano como una bandera ridícula.
Example (English): The trousers hung from her hand like a ridiculous flag.
Chapter: Ch 9

Spanish: la carpeta
English: folder
Example (Spanish): La prueba que podía salvar a Clara seguía en una carpeta sin nombre.
Example (English): The evidence that could save Clara was still in a folder with no name.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: asustado/a
English: frightened / scared
Example (Spanish): Solo un hombre asustado protegiéndose.
Example (English): Just a frightened man protecting himself.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: arrastrar
English: to drag
Example (Spanish): Despacio, arrastró el archivo a la papelera.
Example (English): Slowly, he dragged the file to the trash.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: el juicio
English: trial
Example (Spanish): El juicio era el lunes.
Example (English): The trial was on Monday.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: el corte
English: the cut / the edit
Example (Spanish): El corte empieza en la patada, como dijiste.
Example (English): The cut starts at the kick, like you said.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: entregar
English: to hand over / submit
Example (Spanish): Mi abogado dice que tenemos que entregarlo.
Example (English): My lawyer says we have to hand it over.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: la renta
English: rent
Example (Spanish): Pensó en la renta y en tres años de su vida.
Example (English): He thought about the rent and three years of his life.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: vaciar
English: to empty
Example (Spanish): Vacíala —dijo Víctor.
Example (English): "Empty it," said Víctor.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: el alivio
English: relief
Example (Spanish): No sintió alivio al mirar la carpeta vacía.
Example (English): He felt no relief looking at the empty folder.
Chapter: Ch 10

Spanish: arrepentirse
English: to regret / have second thoughts
Example (Spanish): Copió el video sin pensarlo demasiado para no arrepentirse.
Example (English): He copied the video without thinking too much about it so he wouldn't have second thoughts.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: la chamarra
English: jacket *(Mexico; = la chaqueta)*
Example (Spanish): Llevaba el disco en el bolsillo de la chamarra.
Example (English): He carried the drive in his jacket pocket.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: el vidrio
English: glass *(here: a glassy, expensive office)*
Example (Spanish): Nada de piso veinte ni de vidrio: un cuarto pequeño sobre una papelería.
Example (English): No twentieth floor or glass: a small room above a stationery shop.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: el letrero
English: sign / notice
Example (Spanish): En la puerta había un letrero impreso en casa.
Example (English): On the door there was a sign printed at home.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: ensayar
English: to rehearse / practise
Example (Spanish): Toda la mañana había ensayado cómo decir esto.
Example (English): All morning he had rehearsed how to say this.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: agarrar
English: to grab / grip
Example (Spanish): La agarra mientras ella está en el suelo.
Example (English): He grabs her while she is on the ground.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: sumar
English: to add up
Example (Spanish): Lo miró como quien suma números y no le gusta el resultado.
Example (English): She looked at him like someone adding up numbers and not liking the result.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: ingenuo/a
English: naive
Example (Spanish): Sofía lo miró como si la pregunta fuera ingenua.
Example (English): Sofía looked at him as if the question were naive.
Chapter: Ch 11

Spanish: el camión
English: bus *(Mexico; elsewhere el autobús)*
Example (Spanish): Las había repetido en el camión, en la cama, en la regadera.
Example (English): She had repeated them on the bus, in bed, in the shower.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: la regadera
English: shower *(Mexico; = la ducha)*
Example (Spanish): Las había repetido en el camión, en la cama, en la regadera.
Example (English): She had repeated them on the bus, in bed, in the shower.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: el vacío
English: emptiness / void
Example (Spanish): Solo había un vacío raro, como cuando empujas una puerta que estaba abierta.
Example (English): There was only a strange emptiness, like when you push a door that was already open.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: el rincón
English: corner *(of a room)*
Example (Spanish): Sofía la llevó a un rincón, lejos de la gente.
Example (English): Sofía took her to a corner, away from people.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: siquiera
English: even *(not even)*
Example (Spanish): La empujó sin mirarla, sin verla siquiera.
Example (English): He pushed her without looking at her, without even seeing her.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: la certeza
English: certainty
Example (Spanish): Con una certeza fría, supo que esa noche ya no era suya.
Example (English): With a cold certainty, she knew that night was no longer hers.
Chapter: Ch 12

Spanish: ligero/a
English: light *(in weight; here, unburdened)*
Example (Spanish): Pensó que el día que se cayera la demanda iba a despertarse ligera, nueva.
Example (English): She thought that the day the lawsuit was dropped she would wake up light, new.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: la piedra
English: stone *(here, the weight on her)*
Example (Spanish): La piedra seguía ahí; solo que ahora no tenía nombre.
Example (English): The stone was still there; only now it had no name.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: la rabia
English: rage / fury
Example (Spanish): Había sido un ruido constante: papeles, llamadas, la rabia, el miedo.
Example (English): It had been a constant noise: papers, calls, the rage, the fear.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: tapar
English: to cover / drown out *(a sound)*
Example (Spanish): Ese ruido le había tapado otro, uno más viejo y más callado.
Example (English): That noise had drowned out another, an older and quieter one.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: soltar
English: to let drop / blurt out
Example (Spanish): Rafa soltó en una comida que Mateo se había peleado con Víctor.
Example (English): Rafa let slip at a lunch that Mateo had fought with Víctor.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: renunciar
English: to quit / resign *(a job)*
Example (Spanish): Renunció. Dejó el trabajo, el sueldo, todo.
Example (English): He quit. He left the job, the salary, everything.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: escalar
English: to climb
Example (Spanish): Paredes para escalar, dijo Rafa.
Example (English): Walls for climbing, Rafa said.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: empujar
English: to push / shove
Example (Spanish): La empujó a un rincón de la cabeza.
Example (English): She pushed it into a corner of her mind.
Chapter: Ch 13

Spanish: el cartón
English: cardboard
Example (Spanish): La sede olía a café malo y a cartón.
Example (English): The headquarters smelled of bad coffee and cardboard.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: pegar
English: to stick / to paste
Example (Spanish): Diego estaba en el rincón de siempre, pegando etiquetas en unas cubetas nuevas.
Example (English): Diego was in his usual corner, sticking labels on some new buckets.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: la rabia
English: rage / fury
Example (Spanish): Ya no tenía demanda, ni rabia que la mantuviera ocupada.
Example (English): She no longer had the lawsuit, nor the rage to keep her busy.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: advertir
English: to warn
Example (Spanish): No me amenazó, Clara. Me estaba advirtiendo.
Example (English): He didn't threaten me, Clara. He was warning me.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: taparse
English: to cover (oneself / one's face)
Example (Spanish): Se tapó la cara con las manos.
Example (English): She covered her face with her hands.
Chapter: Ch 14

Spanish: la manifestación
English: demonstration / protest
Example (Spanish): Había una manifestación en Reforma, y Clara no estaba pegada al suelo.
Example (English): There was a demonstration on Reforma, and Clara wasn't stuck to the ground.
Chapter: Ch 15

Spanish: la banqueta
English: sidewalk / pavement *(Mexico)*
Example (Spanish): Estaba de pie, en la banqueta, con las manos libres.
Example (English): She was standing on the sidewalk, with her hands free.
Chapter: Ch 15

Spanish: la orilla
English: edge / side
Example (Spanish): Miraba desde la orilla como cualquier persona que pasa.
Example (English): She watched from the edge like anyone passing by.
Chapter: Ch 15

Spanish: la playera
English: T-shirt *(Mexico; = la camiseta)*
Example (Spanish): Estaba cerca de un grupo de jóvenes con playeras de otra organización.
Example (English): He was near a group of young people in T-shirts from another organization.
Chapter: Ch 15

Spanish: brincar
English: to jump / bounce *(Mexico; = saltar)*
Example (Spanish): Una señora de sesenta años brincaba como si tuviera ocho.
Example (English): A sixty-year-old woman was bouncing as if she were eight.
Chapter: Epilogue

Spanish: fingir
English: to pretend / feign
Example (Spanish): Clara entrecerró los ojos, fingiendo que pensaba.
Example (English): Clara narrowed her eyes, pretending to think.
Chapter: Epilogue

Spanish: cursi
English: corny / cheesy / sappy
Example (Spanish): El dueño. Lo veo… cursi. Soñador.
Example (English): The owner. I see him as… corny. A dreamer.
Chapter: Epilogue

Spanish: insoportable
English: unbearable
Example (Spanish): Insoportable. No sé cómo lo aguanta su novia.
Example (English): Unbearable. I don't know how his girlfriend puts up with him.
Chapter: Epilogue

Spanish: estrenar
English: to use/wear for the first time; to premiere
Example (Spanish): Falta una cosa. No la he estrenado con nadie.
Example (English): One thing is missing. I haven't broken it in with anyone yet.
Chapter: Epilogue