Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
teñía de reverberaciones engañosas (el asfaltado de la calle)
English translation:
created a blurred, shimmering effect (on the street paving)
Spanish term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
teñía de reverberaciones engañosas
Marta no quiso oír más; se levantó y salió a la calle, cruzando la Plaza desierta en dirección a su casa. El aire enrarecido de la siesta, flotaba en los tejados de zinc de los edificios como espirales de cristal en liquefacción, y teñía de reverberaciones engañosas el asfaltado de la calle.
Mil Gracias,
Barbara
Jan 29, 2021 17:32: James A. Walsh Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
created a blurred, shimmering effect (on the street paving)
Mexico
Dual-Native English & Spanish Translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian) , Spanish (Variants: Cuban, Puerto Rican, Argentine, Chilean, Venezuelan, Costa Rican, Mexican, Standard-Spain, US, Ecuadorian , Dominican, Latin American, Peruvian, Colombian, Uruguayan)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
stained [the asphalt in the streets] with deceitful reverberations
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ormiston
: Don't you mean deceptive?
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No. What's wrong with deceitful?
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stained with specious reverberations the asphalt of the street
Argentina
Resourceful, creative, passionate
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
dyeing the street's asphalt with deceptive, diffuse reflections
«2. f. Reflexión difusa de la luz o del calor.»
https://dle.rae.es/reverberación?m=form
This is why I propose translating it as "diffuse reflection."
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
producing illusory reflections on the pavement
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
and reflected/shimmered off the asphalt street/road like a mirage
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and taking a fair amount of poetic licence....
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or "license" (US)
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-01-25 23:25:50 GMT)
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using "mirage" to cover the deceptive aspect
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-01-25 23:30:59 GMT)
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the idea is to reflect the idea lol
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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-01-26 02:51:09 GMT)
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as reflected lol
Spain
Clarity, accuracy and speed
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
distorting the street as it played tricks with the tarmac
Seems like the mood is hostile, which would justify rendering this ("engañosas) as a kind of attack on the protagonist
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