Living in Atreia
English Understanding: Camps

As it’s normal in war days, camps rule all over Atreia. All of them endure the same problems in their day to days; lack of food or water, uncontrolled animals destroying the natural environment due to multiple problems, … and depending on where the camp its set, they may have their own special difficulties.

[ Training Camp ]

Whenever a Dredgeon appears we take cover.

to take cover = shelter: to find a safe place to hide (guarecerse)

Go to the supply depot.

depot = warehouse (depósito / almacén)

[ Nochsana Training Camp ]

Someone like you mayhap

mayhap = maybe:  who knows if it could be  (quién sabe si)

The balaur won’t be thrilled with you plundering their supplies

plunder: steal everything (saquear)

Can’t build a castle on marshland - can’t make a Balar warrior from a wimp.

marshland: (pantanal)

wimp: coward

It would be remiss of me to send you into a maelstrom without fair warning.

remiss: (negligente)

maelstrom: vortex

Can’t just top and tail the training camp

top and tail: ¿?

We need to gut the place

gut: destroy

Not after the sterling work you’ve already done.

sterling: excellent

I’ll be a fool to turn down your offer of help

turn down: reject

Kind of hole that drills them into those nightmares we have fight day after day

drills: train, instruct

They can’t swing a sword without training but they can still be shown a bit of Elyos hospitality.

swing something: move or manage correctly

[ Refugee Camp ]

Stock is low! Is constant struggle

struggle: confront with difficulties

[ Desert Scout Camp ]

The Captain’s alway yelling at me.

to yell: complain to someone shouting

We’re terribly short-handed

short-handed: few people to help

The Morphinos Pack must have blundered into a nest, and were killed.

blunder into: meet something suddenly (toparse con)

I’ve heard of your feats in Verteron

feats (hazaña) = deeds (hecho)

I’ve recollected the stings

stings: (aguijón)

Excellent. Top notch work

top notch: first category

Basilisc have been coming up to our tent lately

tent: place to provisionally sleep when camping

He has been wounded and fied to the Eastern.

be wounded: damaged (herido)

I look for materials but they are scarce

scarce: rare, difficult to find (raro). Also meaning low quantity (escaso)

[ Refugee Camp ]


As we fled some slipped away, caught by the heat and blistering sun.

slipped away: fall in a tricky way (deslizarse)
blistering: with lots of heat (abrasador)

We have a bucket. It’s old and brittle but stills holds water well enough.

brittle: easy to break (quebradizo)