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Amador estaba limpiando una lente con un paño.EN
—Enfadado, no —dijo—. Enfadadoes cuando alguien te quita algo.Aquí no ha venido nadie aquitarnos nada. Sencillamentela gente dejó destopped subir laescalera.EN
stopped
This is the past tense of the verb 'dejar' used in the phrasal construction 'dejar de' which means 'to stop doing something'.
Sencillamente la gente dejó de subir la…
stop, quit, give up
Dejó de fumar hace un año.
He stopped smoking a year ago.
4. Die Bergwacht
Vroni tat, was man in einemsolchen Fall tut, und zwar in derrichtigen Reihenfolge. Sie riefcalled updie Bergwacht an, nannte Namen,Route, Ausrüstung, soweit sie siegesehen hatte, und die geplanteAnkunftszeit. Sie beschrieb dasWetter.EN
called up
This is the past tense of the verb 'rufen' (to call), used here with the separable prefix 'an' to form a phrasal verb.
Sie rief die Bergwacht an,…
to call, to phone
Ich rufe dich später an.
I’ll call you later.
À trois kilomètres de la ferme, dans une montée, la voiture de Camille a glissé et elle s'est arrêtée dans le fossé. Les roues tournaient dans le vide. Il n'y avait pas de réseau.EN
Elle était en train dein the process of sortir,dans la neige jusqu'aux genoux,quand elle a vu des pharesderrière elle.EN
in the process of
The word 'train' here is part of the idiomatic expression 'en train de', which indicates an ongoing action.
Elle était en train de sortir, dans…
in the process of, currently doing
Je suis en train de lire.
I’m reading right now.
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Stories from A1 to B2, and books in the original by Quiroga, Martí and Bécquer.
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Stories from A1 to B2, and books in the original by Kafka, Zweig and the Brothers Grimm.
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Stories from A1 to B2.
Today
stopped
Sencillamente la gente dejó de subir la escalera.
staircase
Sencillamente la gente dejó de subir la escalera.
called up
Sie rief die Bergwacht an, nannte Namen, Route, Ausrüstung, soweit sie sie gesehen hatte…
mountain rescue
Sie rief die Bergwacht an, nannte Namen, Route, Ausrüstung, soweit sie sie gesehen hatte…
in the process of
Elle était en train de sortir, dans la neige jusqu'aux genoux, quand elle a vu des phares derrière elle.
snow
…en train de sortir, dans la neige jusqu'aux genoux, quand elle a vu des phares derrière elle.
dejar de
Sencillamente la gente dejó de subir la escalera.
El último cine · today
anrufen
Sie rief die Bergwacht an, nannte Namen, Route, Ausrüstung…
Die letzte Nacht auf der Hütte · today
en train de
Elle était en train de sortir, dans la neige jusqu'aux genoux…
La remplaçante · today
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Some words in the language you’re learning
In my younger and more vulnerable años my padre gave me some consejo that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
In my younger and more vulnerable Jahren my Vater gave me some Rat that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
In my younger and more vulnerable années my père gave me some conseil that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
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Irene levantó la mano y en ese momento se dio cuenta de que no sabía nada.
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In my younger and more vulnerable años my padre gave me some consejo that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
Stories and classics
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Short graded stories from A1 to B2, in English, Spanish, German and French. And classics in the original, unabridged: Carroll, Kafka, Quiroga, Dostoevsky.
The Last TrainEnglish · B1- Le perroquet du cinquièmeFrench · A2
- El día de la nieveSpanish · A1
- Acht Stunden bis HamburgGerman · A2
Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandCarroll
Die VerwandlungKafka
Cuentos de la selvaQuiroga
Белые ночиDostoevsky
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