But she was dead by then, wasn't she?

Pero ella ya no estaba viva, ¿no?

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It might be a live star or it might be a dead star.

Podía tratarse de una estrella viva o podía tratarse de una estrella muerta.

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Next to it, in an armchair, he saw a border guard with his jacket undone and his eyes closed, as if he were asleep, but he wasn't asleep, he was dead.

Junto a ésta, en un sillón, vio a un guardafrontera con la chaqueta desabrochada y los ojos cerrados, como si estuviera durmiendo, aunque no estaba durmiendo sino muerto.

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He knew then with absolute clarity that if she wasn't dead already, he was going to kill her when he found her.

Supo entonces, con absoluta claridad, que si ella no estaba ya muerta, la iba a matar cuando la encontrase.

Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto

Amante Despierto

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Lover Awakened

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But if the chief secretary was aware then surely she would be dead by now.

Pero si el primer secretario lo supiera a esas alturas ya estaría muerta.

Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!

Roma Vincit!

Scarrow, Simon

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The Eagle's Conquest

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Unless he actually was dead, and the Fade had the Golden Arches instead of the golden gates?

A menos que realmente estuviera muerto, y el Fade tuviera ¿los Arcos Dorados en vez de las puertas de oro?

Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado

Amante Consagrado

Ward, J.R.

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© 2007, Jessica Bird

Lover Enshrined

Ward, J.R.

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In England these street women are gang-raped, beaten, and it isn't unusual for them to be found dead outside hospitals.

En Inglaterra las vagabundas son sometidas a violaciones en grupo, son golpeadas, y no es raro que algunas aparezcan muertas en las puertas de los hospitales.

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The killers think the victim is dead, but they're in a hurry to get rid of the body.

Quienes así actúan piensan que la víctima ha muerto, pero es urgente deshacerse del cadáver.

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He’d either be getting tortured right now or he’d be deader than dead.”

En este momento, lo estarían torturando o estaría más muerto que los muertos.

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Amante Consagrado

Ward, J.R.

© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño

© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.

© 2007, Jessica Bird

Lover Enshrined

Ward, J.R.

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