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Spanish to English Poetry & Literature Translation Glossary

Spanish term		English translation
"Trapos al sol"		air their dirty laundry in public
'no se daba maña con los zapatos de mujer'		he did not have a knack for women's shoes
'sacadas'		sakadas	Steven Huddleston
Entered by: Steven Huddleston
(filtrar) avaramente		faintly filtered
(hacer) cricrí		to chirp
*sus mercedes*		your worships
... en cuyo fondo pasaba un río turbulento...		...at the bottom of which flowed a turbulent river...
... sacan al bandujo de apuros ...		fill their bellies
...el ambiente que se respiraba y que se podía casi palpar no era común...		... the almost tangible atmosphere (of the place) was not commonplace
...en esta despedida aunque el amor nos une nos separa la vida		...in this farewell, though love unites us, life separates us
...hizo cortar el puente colgante que comunicaba ....		she ordered that the hanging bridge connecting Morro and the city be cut
...los bárbaros puñetazos ...		vicious swipes	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
...más años que la tos...		...as old as the hills/dirt...
...puede descargar su próximo golpe...		the murderer may strike against anyone next
...querida hada terrestre!		... beloved earthly fairy	Darko Kolega
Entered by: Darko Kolega
...una extaña bienvenida a la presidenta que asumio el pasado...		accepted
...y no le das la espalda Y bailan un tango		and you do not turn your back on it. And you do the tango for two.
A burro muerto, cebada al rabo		..like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted
a colación de		In reference to... Regarding...
a coro aseguraban		would all declare
a coro aseguraban		would chorus
A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando		God helps those who help themselves
A ella le emplazamos		To her we call upon!
a flor de labios		spontaneous
A fuerza de empellones o golpes		learnt at the school of hard knocks/by trial and error/by hook or by crook
a la deriva		adrift
a la que pierden los ingleses		who is mad for/about Englishmen/ boys/the English / who has a real weakness for/thing about...
a la vuelta de		at the top of
a las órdenes de xxx		under the command of xxx/under xxx's command
A las ciudades ... se les conoce en el andar.		Cities ... can be recognized by their walk.
a lo lejos el relinchar de unos caballos,		he heard the neighing of horses in the distance
a lo magnate		Croesus-like
a manera de prueba		to try them out
A mí no me la das con queso		Don\'t try to pull the wool over my eyes!
a medio (leer, tomar)		half-(read, drunken, etc.)
A Mirta y a mí nos daba con el cinto		he would use his belt on Mirta and me
a mojar en la salsa nuestro pan		enjoy the fruits of victory
a paso de carga		quickly / hurriedly
a pedal		plod along	Marie Wilson
Entered by: Marie Wilson
a pesar del calor que le transmitía la Mariposa dormida		in spite of the warmth of Mariposa asleep

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