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