retenir — to hold back — retener

parar l’orella — to listen carefully — escuchar

el cove — basket — cesto

el perol — cauldron — perol

amarar-se — to soak — impregnarse

la nansa — handle — el asa

encarar-se — to face — encararse

desafiadora — defiant — desafiadora

acostar-se — to get closer — acercarse

aclucar els ulls — to close one's eyes — cerrar los ojos

el badall — yawn — bostezo

els cabells sedosos — silky hair — los pelos sedosos

l’heura (f) — ivy — hiedra

d’una revolada — abruptly — bruscamente

assaborir — to savor — saborear

endevinar — to guess — adivinar

copsar — to grasp — comprender

les parpelles — eyelids — párpados

la derrota — defeat — derrota

arrapar-se — to cling to / to grip — agarrarse

encegar — to blind — cegar

encongir-se d’espatlles — to shrug one's shoulders — encogerse de hombros

dringar — to jingle — tintinear

picotejar — to peck — picotear

les molles — crumbs — migajas

esperitats — hurried — apresurado

enlairar-se — to take off — levantar el vuelo

planar — to glide — planear

la volva de pols — speck of dust — bola de polvo

fer espetegar la llengua — to click one's tongue — chasquear la lengua

assentir — to agree — asentir

renyar — to scold — reñir

venir a tomb — to be relevant — venir a cuento

adonar-se — to realize — darse cuenta

la pinzellada — brushstroke — pincelada

el fibló — sting — aguijón

la bobina — coil — bobina

la sanefa — border — cenega

fer angúnia — to be unsettling — dar angustia

l’arrel (f) — root — raíz

gruixuda — thick — gruesa

arrambat a la paret — leaning against the wall — arrimado a la pared

escombrar cap a casa — to look out for one’s own interests — barrer para casa

repicar — to chime — repicar

parpellejar — to blink — parpadear

lleugerament — slightly — ligeramente

escrutar — to examine — escudriñar

esclafar — to squash — aplastar

la fletxa — arrow — flecha

esmolada — sharp — afilada

l’esbós — sketch — esbozo

decebuda — disappointed — decebida

enarcar la cella — to raise an eyebrow — arquear la ceja

alçar la barbeta — to lift the chin — levantar la barbilla

la mania — quirk — manía

arrodonides — rounded — redondeadas

la porta corredissa — sliding door — puerta corredera

capficat — absorbed — ensimismado

arrugar el front — to frown — fruncir el ceño

el solc — groove — surco

podrir-se — to rot — pudrirse

el bec — beak — pico

el figurant — extra (in a film/play) — figurante

ingenu — naïve — ingenuo

tenyida — dyed — teñida

nosa — hindrance — molestia

clavada — stuck — clavada

pastosa — doughy — pastosa

engrapar — to grasp firmly — coger con fuerza

maldestrament — clumsily — torpemente