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casing
He tried to see through his eyes into wherever the soul or spirit or whatever you call it lives that doesn't age with the casing it is in.
noun
a covering that protects something
"In a couple of minutes, the tire was off the wheel and the inner tube was out of the casing."
trickle
Trickle of blood, pink froth where it entered the soap
Gotear, chorrear
If liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly and in a thin line.
fetch
He cut himself shaving, stared at his face, tried to fetch out the twenty-year old from under his present skin
Ir (a) por, ir a buscar. Sacar.
to go to another place to get something or someone
draw something off
All day in trance. Katya in the ice, the chaste snow drawn off her.
Drenar
to remove a small amount of liquid from a larger amount, especially by allowing it to flow through a pipe.
halt
She rose and made to leave the room but halted in the door and said: what are you going to do about it?
verb
to stop or make something stop
detener(se)
mottled
Again, with his face and with a slight lifting of his motted hands he seemed to be asking her to help him comprehend
adjective
covered with areas of different colours that do not form a regular pattern
manchado, moteado
slight
Again, with his face and with a slight lifting of his motted hands
adjective
small and not important
ligero, leve.
I daresay
Years since I read a word of german, he said. Funny how it starts coming back to you when you see it again. I daresay, said Mrs Mercer.
verb
used to say that you agree or think that something is true.
To think something is very likely or almost certain; to suppose. Me atrevo/ asumo que/me aventuro a decir...
grant
When then? That made him think. A good while back, I grant you.
verb
to give or allow someone to have something, usually in an official way
conceder
room
He had pushed them aside to make room for a dictionary
noun
space for things to fit into
sitio, espacio
saucer
She took his cup and saucer
noun
a small plate that you put under a cup
platillo
startle
It startled him. Can't leave you for a minute, she said
verb
to suddenly surprise or frighten someone
asustar, sobrecoger
Side away
Katya? Said Mrs Mercer beginning to side away the breakfast things
of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back
lado, alejado de
There is a label on the side of the box.
Dressing gown
He was still in his dressing gown with a letter in his hand
A piece of clothing like a coat, worn informally inside the house, especially before getting dressed in the morning or after getting undressed in the evening. Bathrobe
Chaste
All day in trance. Katya in the ice, the chaste snow drawn off her
adjective
(old-fashioned) pure and virtuous
casto, puro
She chose to remain chaste until marriage.Chaste adjective
inmaculado
Flagstone
Flagstone garden
A large, flat piece of stone or concrete used for paths, floors, etc
Losa
Indoor
Indoor clothes
Adjective
Used, done, etc inside a building
De interior, (piscina) cubierta, sala, de salón
Indoor games
An indoor swimming-pool.
Steeply
The road went down suddenly steeply
Adjective
A steep slope, hill, etc. Goes up or down very quickly.
Empinado
The hill was too steep to cycle up.
Steeply adverb
Abruptamente, vertiginosamente, marcadamente.
Redeem
The state of all the same houses was redeemed by a view of the estuary
Verb
To make something or someone seem less bad
Compensar, salvar
A poor game was redeemed in the second half by a superb performance from Anthony Edwards.
Ghastly
And saw his own face mirrored in hers, ghastly
Adjective
Very bad or unpleasant
Horroroso, espantoso
A ghastly mistake
A ghastly man
Welling
We don't want it all welling up in us again
Verb
(liquid: spring forth) brotar ⇒
The little girl dug a hole in the sand and watched the water well up in it. La niña cavó un hoyo en la arena y observó cómo brotaba el agua dentro.
Brotar
Queerly
Her was sitting on the sofa queerly to one side
Adjective
Unusual or strange
She had a queer expression on her face
Queer verb
Unease
His unease was palpable
Noun
A feeling of worry because you think something bad might happen
Inquietud, desasosiego
Shrug
Two o three times he shrugged
Verb
To move your shoulders up and down to show that you do not care about something or that you do not know something
Encogerse de (hombros)
He just shrugged his shoulders.
Kin
I'm next of kin
You never told me you were another woman's next of kin
Noun (no plural)
The people in your family
Parientes, familiares.
Gorse
On a hillside creeping up against the rock and gorse and tipping down to the river.
Noun (no plural)
A wild bush with sharp thorns and small, yellow flowers
Aulaga
Tipping down
On a hillside creeping up against the rock and gorse and tipping down to the river.
verb
To fall or turn over, or to cause something to fall or turn over
descender (en este contexto)
If everyone sits on one side of the boat, it will tip (over)
Wee
I was a wee bit jealous of him.
Adjective
Scottish english or informal
Small, little
You were just a wee lad the last time I saw you
Would you care for a wee bit more to eat?
dam
They think it's waiting, like a dam
Noun
water barrier
Presa dique
represa
Behind the dam is a large, calm pond suitable for swimming in. Detrás de la presa hay un estanque apacible en el que se puede nadar.
Lag
Or perhaps I let them, perhaps I lagged behind
Verb
To move or make progress so slowly that you are behind other people or things.
Quedarse atrás.
sales are lagging at the moment
He's lagging behind - I think we'd better wait for him to catch us up.
Slithery
We were on a path around a slithery purple rock
Verb
To move smoothly by twisting and sliding
Deslizarse.
To slide or slip while trying to walk (eg on mud)
The dog was slithering about on the mud.
Adjective
Slippery resbaladizo, resbaloso.
Husk
Whatever it is that is not the husk of us will cease when the husk does but in the meantime never ages, does it?
Noun
The dry outer covering of some seeds or certain fruits.
Cascarilla, cáscara, vaina.
A corn husk
Meantime (in the)

the husk does but in the meantime never ages, does it?
Entretanto (Noun)
In the time between two things happening, or while something else is happening.
Entretanto
You computer will arrive on friday. In the meantime, you can use Julie's
Merriment
Her bodily warmth and merriment night
Alegría Noun (no plural)
An ocassion when people laugh or have an enjoyable time together
Sounds of merriment came from the kitchen
Su calor corporal y su noche de alegría.
Wipe out
She'll come down when the waters break with mud and rocks and anything human in the way of it will be wiped out.
Eradicate, eliminate
barrer ⇒aniquilar ⇒ , liquidar ⇒
With this new weapon we'll be able to wipe out our enemies.
Clay
We shall be dead by then and turning in our own clay in the earth
Barro (noun) earth
a type of heavy sticky earth that can be used for making pots, bricks etc

It's difficult to garden if your yard has only clay.
Utter
In the night, in the utter silence of the nights among those little houses where old people live
Completo, total, absoluto (Adjective)
complete – used especially to emphasize that something is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong
Completo, total, absoluto.
Pitch-black
She felt him leave the bed and in the pitch-black reach reach his dressing gown and leave the room.
Oscuridad total (Adjective)
completely black or dark
The lights were off and it was pitch-black.
the pitch black, the pitch dark (total darkness)
Creak
She heard the steps creak and the gasps of his exertion as he got up there.
Verb
if something such as a door, wooden floor, old bed, or stair creaks, it makes a long high noise when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc
The floorboards creaked as she walked across the room.
The door creaked open.
(board, metal: squeak) chirriar ⇒ rechinar ⇒
The floorboards creaked as I walked across the room. Las tarimas chirriaron cuando caminé a lo largo de la habitación.
Gasps [gɑːsp]

She heard the steps creak and the gasps of his exertion
Noun
(for breath) boqueada f; (=panting) jadeo m; [of surprise] grito m ahogado
she gave a gasp of surprise dio un grito ahogado de asombro
to be at one's last gasp (=dying) estar agonizando, estar dando las últimas boqueadas.
Draughty
How cold it was in the space under the roof above their little living space, bitter cold and draughty.
Adjective
room, etc.: uncomfortably breezy
con corrientes de aire
a draughty room or building has cold air blowing through it.
a draughty old house