Bark	Ladrar "No one in the neighborhood can sleep because that dog barks all night long."	"Nana barks and shuts the window quickly" (Peter Pan)
BLACKSMITH	Herrero	"wife of Joe Gargery, the blacksmith" (Great Expectations)
blow	Golpe (punch) A powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object. ‘he received a blow to the skull’ blow/bləʊ/ NOUN	‘the head had been beaten in by blows from some heavy’(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Bounce	Rebotar. To eject, expel or dismiss (someone) quickly or with force.	"As the carriage bounced down the country lanes, Holmes turned to me" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
briars	Zarzas	"and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars" (Great Expectations)
Broad	Ancho (wide) , amplio	" My first most vivid and broad impression of the identity of things, seems to me to have been gained on a memorable raw afternoon towards evening." (Great Expectations)
Burst	Abrir de golpe. To come or go suddenly or violently. "He burst in without knocking"	"We were sipping our tea when the door burst open and in rushed one of the loviest young women I have ever seen" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
casing	revestimiento, cubierta covering that protects something\n "In a couple of minutes, the tire was off the wheel and the inner tube was out of the 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." (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Chaste	Casto, puro, inmaculado adjective\n (old–fashioned) pure and virtuous\ncasto, puro\n She chose to remain chaste until marriage.Chaste.	"All day in trance. Katya in the ice, the chaste snow drawn off her (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
churchyard	Cementerio	" this bleak place overgrown with nettles was the churchyard" (Great Expectations)
Clay	Barro (noun) earth\na type of heavy sticky earth that can be used for making pots, bricks etc\n\n It's difficult to garden if your yard has only clay.	"We shall be dead by then and turning in our own clay in the earth" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Cloak	Capa. A loose coat with no parts for the arms\n	"And dressed in his long grey cloak and deerstalker hat" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
coarse	Grueso, áspero.	"A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg." (Great Expectations)
Craggy	Arrugado, marcado figurative (face: rugged, rough) Rocky; rugged, irregular, Escarpado, peñascoso. "The craggy peaks of the Dolomites"	"He had a slow limping step but his craggy face and huge arms and legs gave an impresion" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
Creak	Chirriar, rechinar. 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.\n(board, metal: squeak) The floorboards creaked as I walked across the room. Las tarimas chirriaron cuando caminé a lo largo de la habitación.	"She heard the steps creak and the gasps of his exertion as he got up there." (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
cripple	Lisiado. Offensive old fashioned. A person who cannot use their arms or legs in a normay way. cripple\n[ˈkrɪpl]	"He's an emotional cripple" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
dam	Presa dique, represa. N water barrier. 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.	"They think it's waiting, like a dam" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
daresay	Me atrevo/ asumo que/me aventuro a decir... verb used to say that you agree or think that something is true. To think something is very likely or almost certain; to suppose.	"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." (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
drag	Arrastrar. To pull someone or something along the ground somewhere, usually with difficulty. ‘we dragged the boat up the beach. drag /draɡ/ /dræɡ	"Cynthia dragged the large chair into the room." (The Boscombe valley mistery) "It approached. The door was unlocked. A man entered, dragging behind him a beautiful woman" (Northanger Abbey)
Draughty	Con corrientes de aire. Adjective room, etc.: uncomfortably breezy. a draughty room or building has cold air blowing through it. a draughty old house	"How cold it was in the space under the roof above their little living space, bitter cold and draughty." (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
draw something off	Drenar. to remove a small amount of liquid from a larger amount, especially by allowing it to flow through a pipe.	"All day in trance. Katya in the ice, the chaste snow drawn off her." (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
drawer	cajón A container like a box that is part of a piece of furniture and moves in and out\n	"Poor boy, this is his shadow. Let's put in the drawer "(Peter Pan)
Dreadful	Terrible "A dreadful accident" adj	"He had not gone far when He heard a dreadful cry" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
Dressing gown	bata. 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	"He was still in his dressing gown with a letter in his hand" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
droll	gracioso, divertido (Amusing)	"–Oh Mr Allen is so droll. He always says the opposite of what he means, for he loves good company" (Northanger Abbey)
Fear	Terror, miedo.n. fearful temeroso adj	"Fear gripped her heart" (Northanger Abbey) "A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg." (Great Expectations)
feature	rasgo (a part of a person’s face) noun "His eyes are his best feature." feature\UK /ˈfiː·tʃər/ US /ˈfi·tʃər/\n	"Her features bathed in tears and suffering the utmost distress"(Northanger Abbey)
fetch	Ir (a) por, ir a buscar. Sacar. to go to another place to get something or someone	"He cut himself shaving, stared at his face, tried to fetch out the twenty–year old from under his present skin" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Flagstone	Losa. noun A large, flat piece of stone or concrete used for paths, floors, etc.	"Flagstone garden" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Flints	Sílice* n. pedernal, piedra muy dura formada por sílice que al romperse forma bordes cortantes.	"and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars" (Great Expectations)
gashed	Cortar, rajar. To make a long, deep wound or cut in something. "She gashed her leg on a piece of glass." gashed gash/ɡaʃ/, verb	"the jagged edges gashed their fingers" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
Gasps	Jadeo, grito ahogado, boqueada. 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. Gasps [gɑːsp]	"She heard the steps creak and the gasps of his exertion" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
gaunt	Demacrado. Very thin, especially because of being sick or old. "A pale, gaunt face." gaunt [gɔːnt], adjective	"He was instantly recognizable: tall and gaunt..." (The Boscombe valley mistery)
Gorse	Aulaga, mala hierba Noun (no plural) A wild bush with sharp thorns and small, yellow flowers	"On a hillside creeping up against the rock and gorse and tipping down to the river."
grant	conceder verb to give or allow someone to have something, usually in an official way	When then? That made him think. A good while back, I grant you. (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Ghastly	Horroroso, espantoso. Adjective\nVery bad or unpleasant A ghastly mistake\ A ghastly man	"And saw his own face mirrored in hers, ghastly" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Grip	Fascinar agarrar, sujetar.	"Fear gripped her heart" (Northanger Abbey)
halt	detenerse to stop or make something stop	"She rose and made to leave the room but halted in the door and said: what are you going to do about it?" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
harmless	inocuo, inofensivo (not causing hurt or damage) adjective Taken in small doses, this drug is completely harmless. harmless /ˈhɑːm·ləs/\n	"What could be a more innocent or harmless pastime for a young girl than reading" (Northanger Abbey)
hinder	estorbar, dificultar (=disturb, make difficult) ; impedir (=prevent) ; obstaculizar, poner dificultades a (=obstruct); entorpecer (=slow down)\nto hinder sb from doing sth impedir a algn hacer algo hinder UK:*/ˈhɪndər/US:/ˈhɪndɚ/ [ˈhaɪndər]\n	"Thrushcross Grange is my own, sir,' he interrupted, wincing. 'I should not allow any one to inconvenience me, if I could hinder it––walk in!"(Wuthering Heights
Husk	Cáscara, cascarilla, vaina. Noun The dry outer covering of some seeds or certain fruits. A corn 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? (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Indoor	De interior, (piscina) cubierta, sala, de salón Adjective Used, done, etc inside a building, Indoor games. An indoor swimming–pool.	"Indoor clothes " (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
inquest	Pesquisa, indagación. An examination of or discussion about the reasons for someone's or something's failure. noun "An inquest into the department's poor performance"	"The local paper had the full inquest report which included the surgeon's description of the injures" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
intersected	Cruza	"and that the dark flat wilderness beyond the churchyard, intersected with dykes and mounds and gates,"(Great Expectations)
Jagged	Mellado. With rough, sharp points protruding. ‘the jagged edges gashed their fingers’ "The knife's jagged edge" Jagged /ˈdʒaɡɪd/, adjective	"A jagged stone was lying among the moss..."(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Jot	Apuntar algo. To write something quickly "I jotted down some notes during his speech."	"just feel us the truth while I jot down the facts" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
Kennel	Perrera. A small building for a dog to sleep	"She is a big Newfoundland dog! Her kennel is in the nursery" (Peter Pan)
Kin	Pariente, familiares. Noun (no plural) The people in your family.	"I'm next of kin. You never told me you were another woman's next of kin" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Lag	Quedarse atrás. Verb To move or make progress so slowly that you are behind other people or things. sales are lagging at the moment He's lagging behind – I think we'd better wait for him to catch us up.	"Or perhaps I let them, perhaps I lagged behind" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Lair	Guarida	"and that the low leaden line beyond, was the river; and that the distant savage lair" (Great Expectations)
lameness	Cojera, debilidad. lameness :/ˈleɪmnɪs/ noun	"What about his lameness? The mark of his right foot was always less clare than his left, because he limped"(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Let out	Dejar, permitir. To allow or permit "She refused to let her children go out in the rain." "Let me see your drawing"	"Enough to buy several farms, one he let out to another Australian, Mr Charles McCarthy"(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Limp	Cojear To walk with difficulty because one of your legs or feet is hurt. "The injured player limped off the field."	"He limps with the right leg and wears thick–soled shooting boots" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
lozenges	En forma de rombo	" To five little stone lozenges, each about a foot and a half long, which were arranged in a neat row beside their grave, and were sacred to the memory of five little brothers of mine" (Great Expectations)
luggage rack	Rejilla portaequipajes. A shelf on a train or a bus on which you can put your bags and suitcases luggage rack /'lagidz/, noun	"He rolled the papers into a ball and threw them onto the luggage rack"(The Boscombe valley mistery)
marshy	Pantanoso. Describes an area of land that is always wet. 'The marshy ground towards the sea’ marshy/ˈmɑːʃi/, adjective	"It was damp marshy ground and there were marks of many feet on the path"(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Meantime (in the)	Entretanto (Noun)\nIn the time between two things happening, or while something else is happening.\nEntretanto\nYou computer will arrive on friday. In the meantime, you can use Julie's	"the husk does but in the meantime never ages, does it?" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Mend	Mejorar (To improve, become better)	"Catherine, who had, by nature, nothing heroic about her, should prefer cricket and baseball to dolls and books. but by the age of 15, appearances were mending. Catherine Morland was in training for a heroine " (Northanger Abbey)
Merriment	Alegría Noun (no plural)\nAn ocassion when people laugh or have an enjoyable time together\nSounds of merriment came from the kitchen\nSu calor corporal y su noche de alegría.	"Her bodily warmth and merriment night" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
moss	musgo A very small, green plant that grows on the surface of rocks, trees, etc. moss/mɒs/	"A jagged stone was lying among the moss; he picked it up and examined it carefully..."(The Boscombe valley mistery)
mottled	manchado, moteado adjective. Covered with areas of different colours that do not form a regular pattern.	"Again, with his face and with a slight lifting of his motted hands he seemed to be asking her to help him comprehend" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
mounds	Montañas	"beyond the churchyard, intersected with dykes and mounds and gates," (Great Expectations)
mouthful	[of food] bocado m; [of drink] trago m; [of smoke, air] bocanada The amount of food or drink that you can put into your mouth at one time noun	"Drink (something) by taking small mouthfuls."(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Nettles	Ortigas	" this bleak place overgrown with nettles was the churchyard" (Great Expectations)
Pace up and down	Ir de un lado para otro (de). To walk around because you are worried about something "She was pacing up and down, waiting for the phone to ring."	"Holmes paced up and down, sometimes losing and sometimes finding the track." (The Boscombe valley mistery)
Paw	(animal foot) garra, pata. "Daniel pulled a thorn from the lion's paw."	"she puts her paw in the water to check the temperature" (Peter Pan)
Perch	Posarse. To sit near the edge of something "The children perched on the edges of their seats."	"The bird perched on a twig at the end of the branch." (The Boscombe valley mistery)
Pitch–black	Oscuridad total (Adjective)\ncompletely black or dark \nThe lights were off and it was pitch–black.\nthe pitch black, the pitch dark (total darkness)	"She felt him leave the bed and in the pitch–black reach reach his dressing gown and leave the room. (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
plain	sencillo, (simple and not complicated) adjective plain food Can you explain that in plain English? plain /pleɪn	"The Morlands were, in general, very plain, and Catherine, for many years of her life, as plain as any" (Northanger Abbey)
plank	Tabla. a long, flat piece of wood\n	"With rough, sharp points protruding."(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Protruding	Que sobresale. Sticking out; projecting. "a stocky guy with a furrowed brow and a protruding bottom lip" Protruding /prəˈtruːdɪŋ/	"With rough, sharp points protruding."(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Queerly	inusual, extraño Adjective Unusual or strange She had a queer expression on her face Queer	"Her was sitting on the sofa queerly to one side" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Redeem	Compensado, salvado, redimido, recuperado Verb\To make something or someone seem less bad. A poor game was redeemed in the second half by a superb performance from Anthony Edwards.	"The state of all the same houses was redeemed by a view of the estuary (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Regarding	A propósito...	"my first fancies regarding what they were like" (Great Expectations)
Rely on	Contar con alguien o algo. To trust someone or something. "I know I can rely on you to help me"	"I need someone I can rely on"(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Resemble	Parecerse. Have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like. ‘some people resemble their dogs’ Resemble /rɪˈzɛmb(ə)l/	"Characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged."(The Boscombe valley mistery)
roam	Deambular, vagar	"Hardly worth knowing, I should say, if they choose to roam the streets" (Northanger Abbey)
room	Sitio, espacio. noun space for things to fit into.	"He had pushed them aside to make room for a dictionary" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
rush	Prisa, precipitación. A situation in which you have to hurry or move somewhere quickly. "I'm sorry I can't talk now, I'm in rush." rush [rʌʃ]	"When the door burst open and in rush one of the loviest young women i have ever seen"(The Boscombe valley mistery)
saucer	platillo noun a small plate that you put under a cup.	She took his cup and saucer (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
scattered	Disperso	"with scattered cattle feeding on it, was the marshes" (Great Expectations)
shatter	Romper en pedazos o añicos. Destrozarse. Break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces. shatter [ˈʃætər]\n	"The bones on the left hand side of the skull, at the back, had shattered by a heavy blow" (The Boscombe valley mistery)
Shelter	Refugio, cobijo\n A place that protects you from bad weather or danger\n. A bomb shelter sheltered protegido/a, resguardado adj (place: covered, protected) sheltered UK:*/ˈʃɛltərd/	"The bones on the left hand side of the skull, at the back, had shattered by a heavy blow" (The Boscombe valley mistery) "as I rode up, and when his fingers sheltered themselves, with a jealous resolution, still further in his waistcoat, as I announced my name." (Wuthering Heights)
Shivers	Tiritones, temblores.	"and that the small bundle of shivers growing afraid of it all and beginning to cry, was Pip." (Great Expectations)
Shrug	Encogerse de (hombros) Verb\nTo move your shoulders up and down to show that you do not care about something or that you do not know something He just shrugged his shoulders.	"Two o three times he shrugged" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Side away	Apartar cosas. Lado, alejado de. Of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back. There is a label on the side of the box.	"Katya? Said Mrs Mercer beginning to side away the breakfast things" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Sip	Sorber, beber a sorbos Drink (something) by taking small mouthfuls.\n"She sipped her tea" Verb	‘I sat sipping coffee’ ‘she sipped at her tea’ (The Boscombe valley mistery)
Skull	Cráneo. A bone framework enclosing the brain of a vertebrate; the skeleton of a person's or animal's head. ‘He broke his collar bone and fractured his skull’ Skull /skʌl/, noun	"The bones on the left hand side of the skull, at the back, had shattered by a heavy blow."(The Boscombe valley mistery)
slight	ligero, leve. adjective small and not important	"Again, with his face and with a slight lifting of his motted hands" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Slithery	Resbaladizo, resbaloso. Deslizarse .Verb\nTo move smoothly by twisting and sliding. To slide or slip while trying to walk (eg on mud) The dog was slithering about on the mud. Adjective Slippery.	"We were on a path around a slithery purple rock" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Smart	elegante	"Puteney street is not quite the smartest address but, for myself, I love to be at the centre of things" (Northanger Abbey)
Sole	Planta, suela. The bottom part of your foot that you walk on. The bottom part of a shoe. noun "There's a hole in the sole of these shoes".	"The soles are deeply marked but the heels hardly visible." (The Boscombe valley mistery)
squander	derrochar ( to waste time, money, etc.) verb "He squandered all his money on alcohol and drugs." squander \UK /ˈskwɒn·dər/ US /ˈskwɑn·dər/\n	"No other place will do so well for squandering money" (Northanger Abbey)
startle	asustar, sobrecoger. Verb to suddenly surprise or frighten someone	"It startled him. Can't leave you for a minute, she said" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Steeply	Empinado, abruptamente, vertiginosamente, marcadamente. Adjective A steep slope, hill, etc. Goes up or down very quickly. The hill was too steep to cycle up. adverb.	"The road went down suddenly steeply" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Stick out	Extender, proyectar. sobresalir. Be extremely noticeable. "many important things had happened to him, but one stuck out"	"Sticking out; projecting." (The Boscombe valley mistery)
stir	Mezclar, revolver	"(Reads) "A tumult of emotions stirred in the bosom of Adeline. Fear gripped her heart" (Northanger Abbey)
Stout	Regordete	"The shape of the letters on my father’s, gave me an odd idea that he was a square, stout, dark man," (Great Expectations)
struggle	Lucha	" who gave up trying to get a living, exceedingly early in that universal struggle" (Great Expectations)
Stung	Picar, pinchar. *	"and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars" (Great Expectations)
Swiftly	Rápidamente The complaint was swiftly dealt with adverb	"I very swiftly packed a case"(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Tipping down	Descender verb To fall or turn over, or to cause something to fall or turn over If everyone sits on one side of the boat, it will tip (over)	"On a hillside creeping up against the rock and gorse and tipping down to the river." (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
tombstone	Lápida	"I give Pirrip as my father’s family name, on the authority of his tombstone" (Great Expectations)
trickle	hilo (de sangre) Gotear, chorrear. If liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly and in a thin line.	"Trickle of blood, pink froth where it entered the soap" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Turn out	resultar ser (to be discovered to be sth)\n "The bump in the grass turned out to be a baby rabbit." El bulto en la hierba resultó ser un conejo bebé. Turn out /tɜːn/	"You know, our Catherine has turned out rather well" (Northanger Abbey)
Twigs	Ramita A small, thin shoot of a wooden branch or stem. "The bird perched on a twig at the end of the branch." noun Other forms: twig verb Twig'less adj, twig'like adj.	"...Under the shadow of a great beech tree he lay down again. He stayed there a long time, turning over leaves and dry twigs."(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Unease	Inquietud, desasosiego. A feeling of worry because you think something bad might happen.	" His unease was palpable" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Utter	Completo, total, absoluto (Adjective) complete – used especially to emphasize that something is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong	In the night, in the utter silence of the nights among those little houses where old people live (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
utmost	extremo, máximo (the greatest amount or degree possible) noun "The new model of the car offers the utmost in power and performance." utmost UK /ˈʌt.məʊst/ US /moʊst/\	"Her features bathed in tears and suffering the utmost distress" (Northanger Abbey)
Utter	(say)pronunciar⇒ vtr, decir⇒ vtr Utter UK:*/ˈʌtər/	"The 'walk in' was uttered with closed teeth, and expressed the sentiment, 'Go to the Deuce:' " (Wuthering Heights)
Wag	Menear, mover. (tail: move up and down) (el rabo, la cola) menear, mover⇒ vtr\n "The dog wagged its tail when its owner got home from work."	"good work, Nana! Nana wags her big tail" (Peter Pan)
waterlogged	Anegado, lleno de agua. Saturated with or full of water. "parts of the racecourse were waterlogged ‘the game was called off because of a waterlogged pitch’ waterlogged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd/	"marshy: Characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged."(The Boscombe valley mistery)
Welling	Brotar Verb (liquid: spring forth) 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.	"We don't want it all welling up in us again" (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
wince	mueca [of revulsion] ; [of pain] mueca f de dolor "he said with a wince (dijo con una mueca)" wince [wɪns]\n	"Thrushcross Grange is my own, sir,' he interrupted, wincing." (Wuthering Heights)
Wipe out	Barrer, aniquilar, liquidar. Eradicate, eliminate With this new weapon we'll be able to wipe out our enemies.	"She'll come down when the waters break with mud and rocks and anything human in the way of it will be wiped out.(IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
Withdraw WITDREW– WITHDRAWN	retirarse de, apartarse vi + prep (draw away) "After the death of her parents she just withdrew from society." Withdraw UK:*/wɪˈdrɔː WITDREW– WITHDRAWN	"He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows" (Wuthering Heights)
Wound	Enrollado, serpenteado	" Ours was the marsh country, down by the river, within, as the river wound, twenty miles of the sea." (Great Expectations)

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