La mort lenta
Vint-i-nou
envejar — to envy — envidiar
els artells — knuckles — nudillos
el turó — hill — colina
els capcirons arrodonits com còdols — fingertips rounded like pebbles — yemas redondeadas como guijarros
remenar — to stir / to shake — remover
reposar — to rest — reposar
llepar — to lick — lamer
enganxar — to stick / to attach — pegar
encongir-se d’espatlles — to shrug — encogerse de hombros
encantat — enchanted — encantado
destarotar — to unsettle / to throw off balance — desconcertar
els cabells frondosos i espessos — thick and dense hair — cabello frondoso y espeso
fer dringar — to jingle / to clink — hacer tintinear
el braçalet — bracelet — pulsera
el bloc de formigó — concrete block — bloque de hormigón
podrida de calés — filthy rich — forrada de dinero
acariciar — to caress / to stroke — acariciar
atabalar-se — to get overwhelmed / to feel flustered — aturdirse
pair — to digest (both food and thoughts) — digerir
capficat — preoccupied/worried — ensimismado
atrevir-se — to dare — atreverse
ofegar — to drown / to suffocate — ahogar
arremetre — to charge / to lunge — arremeter
esquinçar — to tear / to rip — rasgar
el cavall desbocat — runaway horse — caballo desbocado
sobresaltar-se — to startle — sobresaltarse
posar-ho tot de cap per avall — to turn everything upside down — ponerlo todo patas arriba
fer un glop — to take a sip/gulp — dar un sorbo
volgudament — intentionally/deliberately — deliberadamente
fer nosa — to be in the way / to be a nuisance — estorbar
fulminar amb la mirada — to shoot daggers with one's eyes — fulminar con la mirada
calcinar — to scorch / to burn — calcinar
mig despullada — half-naked — medio desnuda
refregar (alguna cosa) per la cara — to rub (something) in someone's face — restregar (algo) por la cara
passar (alguna cosa) pels morros — to flaunt (something) — restregar (algo) por los morros
ensumar — to sniff / to smell — olfatear
encendre’s per dins — to burn inside (emotionally) — arder por dentro
espurnejar — to sparkle / to glimmer — chispear
la bengala — flare/sparkler — bengala
la gespa molla — wet grass — césped mojado
el retall — snippet/scrap — recorte
fondre’s — to melt / to dissolve — derretirse
la bastida — scaffolding — andamio
la brotxa — paintbrush — brocha
el corró — roller (paint roller) — rodillo
la gaveta — mortar pan — gaveta
buidar — to empty — vaciar
les vambes — sneakers/trainers — zapatillas deportivas
el ninot de neu — snowman — muñeco de nieve