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The Reluctant Fundamentalist

COMENTARIOS

reluctant _ retiecente, reacio

worldly _ de este mundo

betrayed _ traicionar, engañar

darkens _ oscurecerse, ensombrecer

spare _ de repuesto

sharp _ afilado, puntiagudo

infatuation _ deseo, obsesión

engaging _ cautivador, interesante

prods _ pinchar, punzar

quickens _apresurarse

superbly _ estupendamente

stillness _ quietud, calma

multilayered _ multicapa

gripping _ fascinante, alucinante

restrainde _ contenido, refrenado

barbed _ hiriente, con púas

achievement _ logro, hazaña

taut sleeve _ funda tirante (tensa)

pull it off _ quitarse, sacar adelante

the flow _el flujo

subtle _ sutil. imperceptible

insight _ percepción, entendimiento

1.1_

.occurs_ ocurrir, pasar

gave you away_ donar, revelar

purchased_ camprar, adquirir

maxes out_ agotar, usar al limite

.hardened_ reincidente, curtido

merely_ simplemente

courtesan_coretesana

incured_incurrir, causar

quest_misión, cruzada

guessed_ adivinar, suponer

upholstered_ tapizar, revestir

rough_haspero, rugoso, duro

unparalleled_ incomparable

quite a guess oak_

.mosques_ mezquita

fields_ campo, sembrado

fellow_ persona, colega, tipo

overly_ excesivamente

.dountings odds_sobrecogedor

reached_ alcanzar

sifted_ cribar, tamizar, repasar

well-honed_ bien centrado, obj

varsity_ universidad (equipos)

sophomore_estudiante de 2º año

.skirt_ falda, rodear, friso

1.2_

shows skin_

breast_ pecho

tan_ bronceado

seemly_ decente, decoroso

uncanny_ sorprendente

bare_desnudo, descubierto

.resumes_ continuar, seguir

burly_fornido, corpulento

merely_ simplemente

reach_ alcanzar, llegar

grasp_ agarrar sujetar asir

jalebis_

chap_ ripo, agrietarse

urdu_ idioma en Pakistan

.seasoned_ experto, sazonado

noded_ aprobar con la cabeza

sell yourself_

unsettling_perturbador,disturbing

tenacious_tenaz, obstinado

seemed to me_

king on an edge_ en el borde

winked_ guiño, parpadeo

night shift_ turno de noche

caught off balance_ desprevenido

regarded_ considerar, estimar

1.3_

field_ campo, sembradío

indulging_permitirse, satisfacer

barrister_ lawyer (UK)

endow_ dotar, otorgar

household_ familiar, doméstico

steadily_ constantemente

class-conscious_ clasista

disdain_ desden, desprecio

entrepreneur_ empresario

broader malaise_ malst.general

purchase_comprar, adquirir

held down_ reisistir, aguantar

come on in_

I fell silent_silencioso, callado

glanced down_ echar una ojeada

back up_ confirmar, respaldar

judgmental_ sentencioso, critico

professionally appraising_aprecia

intendes_ planificar, pensar

layered_ capa estrato

merely nodded_simpmt asintió

to broach_abordar, mencionar

hesitate_dudar, vacilar, titubear

leaned back_ reclinarse

went on_ seguir, salir de viaje

1.4_

.suspicious_sospechoso, raro

untoward_ inapropiado

.sticky_ pegajoso, adhesivo

I want you to value_

step into_ entrar, ingresar

.outwardly_ aparentemente

shut my eyes_ cerrar rapido

impending_ inminente, latente

scalable_ expandible, escalable

suppliers_ proveedor,

.figure out_ resolver, entender

revenues_ ingreso público

shook_ agitar

willing_ estar dispuesto a

hyped-up_ dar bombo, exagerar

.besides_ ademas, aparte

withdrawn_retirado, insociable

dusty_ polvoriento

well up_ brotar

yell_ gritar, chillar

exhilarating_ excitante, estimul.

.sleeped_dormitar, alojar

allow_ dejar, permitir, conceder

pour_ servir, rociar,

2.1_

.speckled_ con manchas,puntos

matter_ asunto, problema

gaze_ mirar fijamente

shrug_ enciger los hombros

forthcoming_próximo , sociable

.assembled_montado; congregados

stunningly_ impresionantemente

regal_ regio, majestuoso

navel_ ombligo

beneath_ debajo, detrás

headed off_ salir, irse para

.wooing_galanteo

sail_

meagerly_

tickle_

posed no threst_

monikered_

shattered_

.attewards, however_

spread_

shook

tilted_

solitude_

shrugged_

.nodded_

give off_

timings_

.straw mats_

bare skin_

quaint_

2.2_

felowship_

self-righteoushess_

finite_

depleting_

.snirk_

devoid_

besides_

mere_

foreground_

shimmered_

aloof_

.appeal_

fallen on deaf_

scold them_

haraseed_

mob_

.to stare_

whole heartedly_

thus_

untying_

breasts_

.avert_

thereby_

gaze_

blushead_

spine_

.reached_

pebbles_

strokes_

trod_

2.3_

graze_

churned_

respectful polite_

bobbing_

struggle_

.stuffed_

tan-inducing_

thigh_

heeighteens_

warygaze_

the flesh of a neck_

scarcity_

thirst_

.wheat-colored_

rubbing_

appeal_

.shaded_

bootlegger_

bouze_

sipping_

shrugged_

bound_

leathe_

siblings_

lung_

skinny_

spot on_

.settle in_

smitten_

utmost_

eavesdropping_

3.1_

.ill at ease_

purposefuness_

glance_

lair_

relinquish_

lengthned_

.poorly suited_

hierarchy_

waze-like_

wheels_

crowd_

.atelly_

think of_

fondness_

was wrape up_

perched_

a top_

.he resentful_

laid out on_

grid and boasted_

sewers_

endowments_

.stood

ehots_

twirling_

.drawl_

abridge_

.harness:

thoroughless_

underpins_

3.2_

axis_

single-mindedly_

musings_

rather dry_

.realm_

exhilarating_

pick up the tab_

hores_

toast to ourselves_

wainwright_

.overweight_

struck_

shorn_

winked_

penchant_

jest_

staggering_

.lilt_

bowing_

unsheathing_

shook_

.gathered_

krinked_

recoil

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