He told him he could take all the hair he needed.
Le dijo que podía llevarse todo el cabello que necesitara.
(note subj: th/quantity unknown)
while the deaths caused by the incursion continue to be documented
lit: continue to be documenting the deaths
- to document
- the incursion
mientras se siguen documentando las muertes causadas por la incursión
- documentar (documentarse m/pronominal passive)
- la incursión
and the consequences of the siege continue to unfold
lit: continue to be unfolding the consequences
(to deploy, to unfold)
y se siguen desplegando las consecuencias del asedio
(desplegar) (desplegarse m/pronominal passive)
He remembers it as if it had been yesterday.
Él lo recuerda como si hubiera sido ayer.
He wore his hair tied very neatly.
- neat
Llevaba el cabello atado de forma muy prolija.
- prolijo/a
From his face he didn't look more than about 20 years old.
(try to look like) (to appear, to look like)
Por su rostro no aparentaba tener más que unos 20 años.
(trate de aparentar) (aparentar)
He took a seat on one of the high stools.
- to take a seat
- the stool
Tomó asiento en una de las banquetas altas.
- tomar asiento
- la banqueta
Our hotel is ideal for weekend getaways.
- the escapade, the getaway
Nuestro hotel es ideal para escapadas de fin de semana.
- la escapada (2)
One of the robbers was injured during the escape.
- the escape (the escapade, the getaway) (not "la fuga" "la escapatoria" "la huida")
Uno de los atracadores resultó herido durante la escapada.
- la escapada
the transvestite
el,la travesti
Tuning is automatic on this device.
- the tuning
(to tune in to)
La sintonía es automática en este dispositivo.
- la sintonía
(sintonizar)
a perfect harmony
- the harmony (not "la armonía") (the tuning)
una sintonía perfecta
- la sintonía
He really wanted to deepen this connection.
- to deepen
Tenía muchas ganas de profundizar esta conexión.
- profundizar
and that loved him just as he was
Hint: not "tal y como era"
y que lo quería así tal cual era
the secrets of the trade
- the trade
los secretos del oficio
- el oficio
a gun with a silencer
- the silencer
un arma con silenciador
- el silenciador
At the trial they were sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Hint: not "fueron condenados" "los condenaron"
En el juicio se los condenó a 35 años de prisión.
?/incomplete passive with direct object pronoun (should it be "condenaron"?)
being homosexual in a maximum security prison
ser homosexual en una prisión de máxima seguridad
homosexuals were frowned upon
lit: badly seen
los homosexuales eran mal vistos
Especially if they came across as slightly feminine.
- slightly (not "ligeramente")
(to seem, to act, to be displayed)
Especialmente si se mostraban levemente femeninos.
- levemente
(mostrarse)
the psychiatric wing
the prison block
- the pavilion, the wing, the block
el pabellón psiquiátrico
el pabellón de la prisión
- el pabellón (3)
The teacher ridiculed a student because of his height.
- to ridicule
- the stature, the height
El profesor ridiculizó a un alumno por su estatura.
- ridiculizar (trans)
- la estatura (2)
They ridiculed him at the slightest opportunity.
(to ridicule)
Lo ridiculizaban ante la menor oportunidad.
(ridiculizar)
What's wrong with playing with dolls?
lit: that they play
¿Qué hay de malo con que jueguen con muñecas?
(note subj: m/if somebody plays with dolls)
the questions that were going around in his head
- to go around (intrans)
(the rate, which was around 55%
- to be around - trans)
las preguntas que rondaban en su cabeza
- rondar (intrans)
(la tasa, que rondaba el 55%
- rondar - trans)
the blind spot (2)
el punto ciego, el ángulo muerto
the level of composure and self-control that Ariel needed
- the composure
- the self-control
el nivel de compostura y autocontrol que necesitaba Ariel
- la compostura
- el autocontrol
the jokes that were directed at him
lit: towards his person
los chistes que iban dirigidos hacia su persona
?/use of "iban" vs "estaban" (same translation to English)
th/emphasizing progressive versus state
The experience was not pleasant at all, but, as time went by, he handled it better and better.
lit: he carried it
La experiencia no era nada agreable, pero, con el paso del tiempo, cada vez lo llevaba mejor.
?/should it be "la llevaba"?
Unfortunately, the joy did not last long.
lit: not to him did last too much
Lamentablemente, la alegría no le duró demasiado.
alt: la alegría no duró mucho.