el pretexto
the excuse
reunirse con
to get together with
desvelar
to go without sleeping
la v�spera
the eve of, the cusp of an event
conducir, manejar
to drive
por �ltimo
and, last
por adelantado
in advance
la nochebuena
Christmas Eve
la tanda
the batch, a series of something
no me va a dar tiempo de hacer nada
I wont have time to do anything
dirigirse
to go toward
un body negro
a leotard
el chofer, el piloto
the driver
guardar
to put something away
retomar el hilo de los pensamientos
to remember one's train of thought
el aguinaldo
bonus
huev�n, perezoso
lazy good for nothing
ahorrar
to save money
salvar
to save a life
vale la pena
its worth it
transpirar, sudar
to transpire
centenas
hundreds
las facciones
ones features
acabo de pagar
I have just bought
volver a + infinitivo
to do something all over again
est�n operados del cerebro, est�n locos
to be crazy
Qu� raro
how strange
el recibo
the receipt
dar de comer
to feed (someone)
tardarse
to take a long time to do something
el estr�s
stress
la conciencia tranquila
a clean conscience
taca�o
stingy
ella es mimada
she is spoiled
la comida est� estropeada
the food is spoiled
el desprecio
the scorn
el mango
the mango
el mando
the commando, under the command of
la manta
the blanket
la manga
the sleeve
llegar a ser
to become eventually
hacerse
to become by earning something, or the same as "llegar a ser" (a process)
Ponerse
an emotional change
volverse
a sudden physical or emotional change
convertirse en/a
to change religions
transformarse
a physical or spiritual transformation
de nacimiento
by birth
se podr�a decir
one could say
A la mera hora
when all is said and done
y no porque mi vida me perezca un error
might appear to be an error
de repente
suddenly
con calma vivo
calm life
seguro
surely
ser�a otra y ya
that's that
palabras raras
strange words
la mayor�a de mis amigos
the majority of my friends
claro
certainly
tal vez
perhaps
supplir a
substitute/compensate
no los vemos muy seguido
we don't see it
los parientes
relatives
parecer
to appear (to seem like)
aparecer
to appear (physically)
consejos
advice
por lo menos
at least
pegada una falda
cling to a skirt
disfrutar
to enjoy
Sentir algo extra�o
to feel something strange
Se quer�a siendo mariana
I would keep being Mariana
arraigarse
to be stuck
desorientado
confused, disoriented
echar de menos
to miss someone or something
mudarse
to move (change residence)
parecido
similar
pegado
stuck
transitoriamente
temporal transitive
tratarse de
to be about
alcanzar
to attain
apagado
switched off
el brote
outbreak
la se�al
signal
sonar
to ring
tender
to tend to
el tercero
third party
dar rab�a
infuriate
inoportuno
untimely, inopportune
prolongado
long, lengthy