Translation for "pulgada de tierra" to english
Pulgada de tierra
Translation examples
inch of earth
Si Davina no es sacrificada, entonces, cada pulgada de tierra que sacudió, todo lo que ahora está volando todo estará lleno de agua y consumido por el fuego.
If Davina is not sacrificed, then every inch of earth that shook, everything blowing about now will soon be drenched in water and consumed by fire.
Y digo “tierra” y no “terreno” porque cada terreno que adquiría mi maldita abuela era para ella la Tierra, el mundo entero, un universo encarnado en cada pulgada de tierra, la tierra era su carne, la encarnaba, y aunque yo no sé a dónde fue enterrada, sospecho, Josué, que para ella su tumba es otro rancho del cual quiere hacerse propietaria.
And I say ‘earth’ and not ‘land’ because each piece of land my damn grandmother acquired was for her the earth, the entire world, a universe embodied in every inch of earth, the earth was her flesh, it embodied her, and though I don’t know where she was buried, I suspect, Josué, that for her the grave is another ranch she wants to own.
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