They were living in tiny houses grouping two or three families.
- to group (together) (trans)
- grouped into
Vivían en casas pequeñisimas agrupando dos o tres familias.
- agrupar (trans)
- agrupados/as en
the pitiful present
el lamentable presente
In 2052, being an astronaut is what is in fashion.
alt: is all the rage.
En el año 2052, ser astronauta es lo que está de moda.
No special skill is needed [to have], nothing out of this world (lit: nothing from another world).
No se necesita tener ninguna habilidad especial, nada del otro mundo.
(necesitar - incomplete passive)
to dust the furniture
- to dust (L.A.) (to shake)
sacudir los muebles
- sacudir (L.A.)
ridiculously high
ridículamente alto/a
The sprayed water can propel objects.
- to propel
- the propulsion
(to spray, to sprinkle)
El agua rociada puede propulsar objetos.
- propulsar
- la propulsión
(rociar)
the cosmic energy
- cosmic
la energía cósmica
- cósmico/a
It's the only chance to escape.
- to escape, to be saved (religious)
Es la única posibilidad de salvarse.
- salvarse (2)
It makes me happy, if only for a while.
Me hace feliz aunque sea por un tiempo.
in order to attract volunteers
- to attract (not "atraer") (to capture)
para captar voluntarios
- captar
the application (not "la solicitud" "la aplicación")
- to apply for the scholarship (2)
la postulación
- postular a la beca, solicitar la beca
the asteroid
el asteroide
the capsule (like English: medicine, space)
la cápsula
but deep down they know
- deep down (in the background)
pero en el fondo saben
- en el fondo
a home in which importance was not given to money
un hogar en el que no se le daba importancia al dinero
(darse - incomplete passive)
Pause it and continue later.
Ponle pausa y luego sigues.
repair what had been damaged
- to be damaged (to spoil)
reparar lo que se había dañado
- dañarse
the polar vortex
el vórtice polar
elegant
the elegance
elegante
la elegancia
his first work/film
Hint: do not use "obra"
su ópera prima
He would have the ground free to seduce them. (i.e., no competition)
Tendría el terreno libre para seducirlas.
So that none of this becomes public ...
Para que nada de esto se haga público ...
(hacerse - note subj)
... the families are prohibited from speaking.
- to be prohibited from
... las familias tienen prohibido hablar.
- tener prohibido
to pump
the pump (the bomb)
(the firefighter)
bombear
la bomba
(el bombero)
scientists anticipate that by 2070
los científicos anticipan que para el 2070
m/para: by a specific time
the biggest space mission so far
la mayor misión espacial hasta el momento
They have no experience as an astronaut, but that's beside the point/not important.
lit: what is least
No tienen experiencia como astronauta pero eso es lo de menos.
There are a handful of rich (people).
- the handful
(the fist)
Hay un puñado de ricos.
- el puñado
(el puño)
From there to start earning money [there] is only a step.
De ahí a empezar a ganar dinero hay un solo paso.