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Si Nos Hubiéramos Quedado

Lingard

Years after a silent breakup, Emma and Lucas reunite and speak honestly, without blame. They remember their love, the silence that broke it, and the lessons learned. Regret gives way to understanding. Their reunion isn't meant to be a new beginning, but a gentle reminder that some connections, even unfinished ones, still matter.

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centrado / θenˈtɾaðo /adjective

focused

Pareces más centrado.

You seem more focused.

enfocadocentrarse

el daño / el ˈdaɲo /noun

damage

No vemos el daño hasta que nos detenemos.

We don't see the damage until we stop.

perjuicio

desacelerar / desasela'ɾaɾ /verb

to slow down

La vida de alguna forma me obligó a desacelerar.

Life in some way forced me to slow down.

bajar el ritmoreducir la velocidad

detenemos / de.teˈne.mos /verb

to stop

Es raro cómo no vemos el daño hasta que nos detenemos.

It's strange how we don't see the damage until we stop.

pararfrenar

inesperado / inespe'ɾaðo /adjective

unexpected

Esto es inesperado.

This is unexpected.

sorprendenteimprevistode repente

quizás / kiˈsas /adverb

Maybe

Quizás venga mañana.

Maybe he will come tomorrow.

Tal vezAcasoPosiblemente

pasé / paˈse /verb

went through

Yo pasé por algo similar.

I went through something similar.

la despedida / la despeˈð̞iða /noun

farewell

Sin una verdadera despedida.

Without a true farewell.

decir adióspartida

entonces / enˈtonθes /adverb

then

Pensé que si tenía éxito, entonces seríamos felices.

I thought that if I succeeded, then we would be happy.

en ese momentoen tal caso

grietas / ˈɡɾjetas /noun

cracks

Pintando sobre las grietas

Painting over the cracks

fisurashendiduras

persiguiendo / peɾsiˈɣjen.do /verb

chasing

Siempre trabajando, persiguiendo algo.

Always working, chasing something.

seguirir tras

hubiéramos Quedado / uˈβjeɾamos keˈðaðo /verb

Had stayed

Si nos hubiéramos quedado

If we had stayed

permanecer

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