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Spanish to English Poetry & Literature Translation Glossary

Spanish term		English translation
una tapia		the wall, a brick wall
una trampa sin cartón		smoke without mirrors/ all smoke but no mirrors	Kate Major Patience
Entered by: Kate Major Patience
Una voz de cejas fruncidas y de pelo de alambre		a grouchy voice and hair like wire
unas manos níveas		ivory hands
unas parrillas nutridas de		(TV) schedules / (news) programming full of
univocidad		harmony	Rafa Lombardino
Entered by: Rafa Lombardino
uno puede sentir la tentación de proclamar su solidaridad a los cua­tro vientos		you may be tempted to announce their support to all and sundry
unos exiguos pantalones a años luz de ser cortos		skimpy shorts that left nothing to the imagination
vagoroso		slow	Miguel Falquez-Certain
Entered by: Miguel Falquez-Certain
valencia destructiva		destructive effects	BristolTEc
Entered by: BristolTEc
Vamos a pedirle dulces a mama.		Let's ask mommy for candy // We are going to ask mommy for candy
Vamos a tener tranquilidad.		At last, we shall have some peace and quiet
variedad mineral, vegetal y animal		animal, vegetable, and mineral	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
vaya papelito para el que quedamos		Some role we were left to play!
Vaya, que me he entretenido		Sorry, something turned up/I was held up/delayed/
Vé, humíllate, y asegúrate de tu amigo.		Go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.
vérselas y deseárselas		huff and puff
veía su propio reflejo		when he saw his own reflection
vejámenes más delirantes		outrageous taunts and insults	Kate Major Patience
Entered by: Kate Major Patience
venían encima		heading straight towards him
Vencer sinuosos y escabrosos caminos		To follow winding and rough paths
Ventaneras		Wanton/immodest/'idle women who flaunt themselves at their windows'
Ventanuca		small, narrow window
versos en décima		verses in décima
vestidos a la usanza del Tawantinsuyo		traditional Tawantinsuyo garments
viajo por sus intrincados vericuetos		I lose myself in its intricacies
vida ilustrativa		have brought to life
virgencita, que me quede como estoy		Holy Virgin, let me remain as I am
Virgencita, tú que todo lo puedes...		My Beloved Virgen Mary
Vislumbro a los muchachos quebrados en las muñecas		I catch a glimpse of the boys with broken wrists	Marian Vieyra
Entered by: Marian Vieyra
Viva el Gobierno!		Long live the Government
vivir de pena		was condemned to a life of misery
vizcaíno		Biscayan
voladoras		wing-like
volante impreso		printed flyer
volver sobre nuestros pasos		retraced our steps
volverán los víveres		help is at hand/on the way	Edward Tully
Entered by: Edward Tully
volverse harina		was smashed
volvió a estructurarse en el tiempo		it rebuilt itself in the passing of time
voz que se deja oír en estéreo		voice that can be heard in stereo

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