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relacionarse con
relacionarse con
to mix with
dar al traste con
dar al traste con
to mess up
dar al traste con
dar al traste con
to ruin
malvivir
malvivir
to scrape by
escatimar
escatimar
to stint
retrotraerse
retrotraerse
to go back in time
acurrucarse
acurrucarse
to snuggle
acurrucarse
acurrucarse
to curl up
adecentar
adecentar
to tidy up
asearse
asearse
to tidy oneself up
apostar por
apostar por
to go for
salir adelante
salir adelante
to get ahead
atar cabos
atar cabos
to put two and two together
pasar por alto
pasar por alto
to overlook
cundir
cundir
to go a long way
radicar
radicar
to be
amenizar
amenizar
to make more pleasant
soportar
soportar
to put up with
desbaratar
desbaratar
to mess up
infundir
to instill with
trabar
to strike up
perdurar
to persist
acontecer
to occur
cuajar
to take off
radicar
to be situated
apañarse
to manage
pochar
to fry lightly
pirrar
to be into
hacer valer
to enforce
entroncar
to be related to
prevenirse
to take precautions
aferrarse
to cling to
agolparse
to throng
alejar
to keep away
conformarse
to settle for
conformarse
to resign oneself to
datar de
to date from
acaecer
to come about
ceñir
to hug
entablar
to enter into
haraganear
to laze about
aferrarse
to hang onto
despedazar
to tear up
volcar
to tip over
pasar por alto
to overlook
dar tregua
to ease up
apiadar
to move to pity
apiadar
to earn the pity of
delatar
to denounce
espolear
to spur
ampararse
to seek protection
prestarse
to offer to
colear
to wag its tail
chapotear
to splash around
dar tregua
to give respite
dar tregua
to let up
recrudecer
to worsen
ahuyentar
to scare away
limar
to iron out
limar
to file down
estorbar
to be in the way of
presionar
to put pressure on
sustentarse
to be based
atañer
to concern
recrudecer
to get worse
estar pendiente de
to be waiting for
estar pendiente de
to keep an eye on
acribillar
to bite all over
acribillar
to pester
reparar
to take heed of
capear
to make a pass with the cape at
no es de extrañar
it's hardly surprising
conformarse
to be happy with
conformarse
to be satisfied with
de tanto en tanto
from time to time
rebosar
to overflow
alejado de
a long way from
apretujarse
to squeeze together
de entrada
from the start
espetar
to blurt out
recluir
to imprison
infundir
to fill with
infundir
to inspire
regodearse
to take pleasure in
llagar
to cause a sore on
atravesar
to go through
regocijar
to delight
regocijar
to fill with joy
por consiguiente
as a result
siempre y cuando
provided
darse
to happen
acarrear
to give rise to
provenir
to stem from
provenir
to come from
dar lugar a
to lead to
espolear
to spur on
estribar
to lie in
ahogarse en un vaso de agua
to make a mountain out of a molehill
a mi modo de ver
the way I see it
a mi modo de ver
in my view
a estas alturas
at this stage
antojarse
to want
escatimar
to be sparing with
volcarse
to do one's utmost
carcomer
to eat away at
desentonar
to be out of place
trizar
to tear to shreds
asentar
to flatten
cebarse
to take one's anger out on
estorbar
to be in the way
estorbar
to get in the way of
siento mucho
I'm so sorry
siento mucho
I'm really sorry
a caballo
halfway between
a caballo
on the borderline between
recaer
to have a relapse
conmocionar
to shake profoundly
tendido
hung up
el tendido
hanging
enfangar
to cover in mud
de trato fácil
easy to get along with
imposibilitar
to make impossible
prolongarse
to carry on
prolongarse
to go on
a sabiendas
knowing full well
atestado
packed
a pesar de que
even though
propiciar
to be conducive to
un tanto
a certain amount
hacerse con
to get hold of
hacerse con
to seize
de pie
standing
a pie
on foot
malvivir
to barely get by
servir para
to be used to
servir para
to be used for
en función de
based on
en función de
according to
de por medio
involved
al tanto de
informed about
al tanto de
up to date with
corretear
to run around
no le hace caso
he doesn't pay attention to him
adelantarse a
to preempt
la cuenta atrás
countdown
excederse
to overstep the mark
excederse
to go too far
apostar
to opt for
tener ganas de
to look forward to
cejar
to give up
pormenorizar
to describe in detail
echar en cara
to throw in someone's face
echar en cara
to reproach
reseñable
worth mentioning
hacia delante
forward
acontecer
to happen
acontecer
to take place
unos cuantos
some
a grandes rasgos
in general terms
a grandes rasgos
broadly
radicar
to lie in
desconocer
to not know
por fuerza
inevitably
ahondar en
to delve into
ahondar en
to examine in detail
eso sí que
that really
eso sí que
that's what really
a rastras
kicking and screaming
a rastras
unwillingly
en apuros
in difficulty
entroncar
to be connected to
hurgar
to dig around in
atinar
to hit the target
carcomer
to eat away at
morirse de ganas
to be dying to
morirse de ganas
to can't wait to
frenar en seco
to stop dead
frenar en seco
to brake suddenly
esforzarse
to exert oneself
hacer caso
to listen to
hacer caso
to take notice of
amortizar
to pay off
amortizar
to get one's money's worth out of
meterse
to go down
el desparpajo
cheek
el desparpajo
self-confidence
lindar
to border on
parecerse
to be like
empañar
to steam up
empañar
to mist up
andarse por las ramas
to beat around the bush
impropio de
unlike
percatarse de
to realize
por su culpa
because of him
a juicio de
in the opinion of
a juicio de
according to
entrever
to hint
desembocar
to result in
desembocar
to end in
traducirse
to result in
traducirse
to translate into
traducirse
to turn into
a simple vista
at first sight
no es para tanto
it's not that bad
no es para tanto
it's not all it's cracked up to be
a falta de
in the absence of
asemejar
to liken
embobarse
to be captivated by
reparar
to think about
atajar
to stop
atiborrado
stuffed with
copar
to monopolize
copar
to make a clean sweep
regirse
to be guided by
en sí
in itself
obviar
to leave out
arreciar
to get stronger
arreciar
to get worse
dar a conocer
to publish
adolecer
to suffer from
sobre la marcha
there and then
así y todo
even so
así y todo
anyhow
agravar
to aggravate
sucederse
to follow one after another
reparar
to notice
apoderarse de
to seize
en un santiamén
in no time at all
prescindir
to do without
esforzarse por
to make an effort to
por cierto
indeed
el visto bueno
go-ahead
no te pierdas
don't miss
hasta hace poco
until a short while ago
tenerse
to stand
plantar cara
to stand up to
plantar cara
to confront
plantar cara
to stand one's ground
zampar
to wolf down
marcha atrás
reverse
a raíz de
as a result of
dar un vuelco
to turn around
tantear
to sound out
enmudecer
to be struck dumb
la horterada
tacky thing
hacer gracia
to be funny
dar lugar a
to give rise to
ahondar
to examine in detail
bastante
a fair amount of
debe ser
it must be
debe ser
he must be
como máximo
at most
como mínimo
at least
como mucho
at most
dio la vuelta
turned around
a la baja
downward
a ratos
at intervals
a ratos
from time to time
contenerse
to restrain oneself
amagar
to threaten
amagar
to show signs of
obedecer
to be due to
al por mayor
wholesale
al por menor
retail
estancar
to hold back
el desencuentro
disagreement
socavar
to undermine
a regañadientes
unwillingly
de pena
terribly
irrumpir
to burst into
a oscuras
in darkness
a oscuras
in the dark
abrir paso
to make way
abrir paso
clear the way
tiempo atrás
in the past
encaminarse
to set out for
bastar con
to be enough
es de esperar
it's to be expected
si no
otherwise
aposta
deliberately
aposta
on purpose
meterse
to pick on
sea cual sea
whatever
desmoronar
to cause to crumble
fisgar
to pry into
pasear
to go for a ride
proponerse
to set out to
esforzarse
to try hard
al dedillo
like the back of one's hand
al dedillo
by heart
al dedillo
inside out
de mala gana
unwillingly
de mala gana
reluctantly
encaminarse
to head for
descabalar
to ruin
descabalar
to leave incomplete
frente a
in front of
velar
to watch over
enmendarse
to mend one's ways
años atrás
years ago
a punto de
almost
a punto de
about to
de par en par
wide open
enterarse de
to find out
tararear
to sing to oneself
la tertulia
get-together
desprovisto de
devoid of
mientras tanto
in the meantime
mientras tanto
meanwhile
asearse
to smarten oneself up
asearse
to get washed and dressed
el raudal
lots
eso sí
mind you
eso sí
even if
donde sea
wherever
cuandoquiera
whenever
siempre que
whenever
menos mal que
luckily
menos mal que
it's a good thing that
por lo visto
it would appear
por lo visto
apparently
por cuenta propia
on one's own
entablar
to start
tratarse de
to be
agolparse
to crowd together
adueñarse de
to take over
de veras
truly
de veras
really
si te parece bien
if it's all right with you
sacar partido de
to take advantage of
tiene que ver
it has to do with
tengo la intención de
I intend to
al azar
at random
para que
so that
atragantarse
to lose one's train of thought
tratar con
to treat with
tratar con
to deal with
dar pereza
to not feel like it
me da pereza
I don't feel like it
qué chulo
how cool
la ropa de abrigo
warm clothes
todo el rato
the whole time
disculpe
excuse me
de modo que
in such a way that
prescindir
to ignore
yo qué sé
what do I know
yo qué sé
I don't know
qué rollo
what a bore
cerciorarse
to assure oneself
otrora
formerly
hacer juego
to go well
hacer juego
to match
claudicar
to give up
abarrotado
crammed
abarrotado
packed
cómo no
sure
pensar en
to think of
de poco movimiento
slack
congregar
to bring together
chocar
to surprise
chocar
to annoy
entretanto
in the meantime
desestimar
to look down on
concertar
to agree on
concertar
to set up
la guinda
finishing touch
descorrer
to draw back
a propósito
on purpose
a propósito
deliberately
procurar
to try
procurar
to make sure
digno de confianza
trustworthy
empujar
to force to
hace poco
a little while ago
hace poco
not long ago
hace poco tiempo
a little while ago
me da gusto
I'm glad
me da gusto
it gives me pleasure
los demás
the other
te extraño
I miss you
te echo de menos
I miss you
a lo mejor
perhaps
a lo mejor
maybe
quiere decir
he wants to say
quiere decir
means
me da rabia
it infuriates me
aglutinar
to bind together
el parón
sudden stop
consensuar
to agree on
mermar
to diminish
mermar
to cut down on
disimular
to cover up
deshacerse de
to dispose of
deshacerse de
to get rid of
recaer
to fall back into
conforme a
in accordance with
conforme a
according to
tener que ver con
to be related to
discúlpame, por favor
please forgive me
emplazar
to call on
el tentempié
bite to eat
me da igual
it's all the same to me
me da igual
I don't mind either way
no me importa
I don't care
no me molesta
It doesn't bother me
no me importa
I don't mind
eres muy amable
you are very kind
hacerse de rogar
to play hard to get
pasar de
to go from
pasar de
to move from
aplazar
to postpone
abogar
to stand up for
al frente de
in charge of
dejarse llevar
to get carried away
dejarse llevar
to let oneself be carried away
en vez de eso
instead of that
cobijarse
to take shelter
apurar
to finish
sea cual sea
no matter what...is
a fondo
to the full
disponer
to make use of
un tanto
a little
embozar
to wrap up
desistir
to give up
en adelante
in the future
en adelante
from now on
espolear
to spur on
repuntar
to recover
en vilo
on tenterhooks
de cara a
facing
ensañarse
to treat brutally
palpar
to feel one's way around
ceñirse
to keep to
ceñirse
to stick to
ceñir
to cling to
ceñir
to be tight on
engullir
to gobble up
en suma
in short
hender
to crack open
enmudecer
to fall silent
alejado
away from
clamar
to cry out for
clausurar
to bring to a close
tratarse de
to be a matter of
tratarse de
to be a question of
tratarse de
to be about
en cuanto que
insofar as
no es de extrañar
it comes as no surprise
no es de extrañar
it's no wonder
dar con
to track down
dar con
to find
delatar
to betray
hacinado
crowded together
hacinado
stacked up
a diario
daily
a diario
every day
goloso
sweet-toothed
sujetarse
to hold on
arrebatarse
to get worked up
encarnizar
to make cruel
apaciguar
to calm down
a la deriva
adrift
despedazar
to rip to pieces
atajar
to check the spread of
equivaler
to be equal to
acicalarse
to smarten oneself up
acicalarse
to get dressed up
dar de comer
to feed
inmutarse
to be perturbed
inmutarse
to get upset
adueñarse
to take over
refulgir
to shine brightly
suceder
to happen
suceder
to go on
colindante
adjacent to
proceder de
to stem from
apearse
to alight from
apearse
to get off
erguirse
to rise up
cabe señalar
it's worth noting
aguardar
to await
dispone de
it has
dispone de
he has
entablar
to strike up
hace falta
there should be
hace falta
it's necessary
no hace falta
you don't need
aflorar
to crop out
colmar
to fill up to the top
congeniar
to get along
desembuchar
to spit it out
desembuchar
to spill the beans
acertar
to hit the target
asemejarse
to be similar
apañarse
to get by
asentar
to lay down
dar a conocer
to make known
el bullicio
hustle and bustle
entresacar
to select
entresacar
to pick out
hacerse con
to get to grips with
a finales de
at the end of
a principios de
at the beginning of
en balde
for nothing
en balde
in vain
súbitamente
unexpectedly
un tanto
rather
plantearse
to think about
enrollarse
to go on and on
desentrañar
to puzzle out
colmado
full to the brim
incidir
to have a bearing
caber alguna duda
to have any doubts
no hay de qué
you're welcome
no hay de qué
don't mention it
no hace falta
there's enough
no hace falta
there's no need
atisbar
to discern
atisbar
to make out
dar por hecho
to take for granted
aún así
still like that
los entresijos
ins and outs
ensañarse
to show no mercy
fustigar
to criticize harshly
rozar
to graze
cuajar
to fit in with
aplazar
to put off
posar
to place
posar
to set down
tener que ver con
to be connected to
tener que ver con
to have to do with
recaer
to fall on
amablemente
in a friendly way
reponer fuerzas
to get one's strength back
delatar
to inform on
delatar
to give away
por si acaso
just in case
morar
to dwell
erguirse
to stand straight
erguirse
to stand up
de igual modo
likewise
de igual modo
in the same way
longevo
long-lived
a la par que
both ... and
a la par que
at the same time as
a la par que
both ... and
a la par que
as well as
encaramar
to lift up
puntear
to mark with dots
cotizarse
to be worth
dulzón
sickly-sweet
ahuyentar
to frighten off
poco atractivo
not very attractive
adrede
on purpose
hasta hace poco
until not long ago
hasta hace poco
until recently
cumbre
most important
a la vez
at once
a la vez
at the same time
cobijar
to give shelter to
a fondo
fully
recatarse
to hesitate in
Te echo de menos, mi amor.
I miss you, my love.
tapiar
to wall in
jalear
to cheer on
hasta bien entrado
until well into
no se rinde
he doesn't give up
el parecido
resemblance
parecido
alike
parecido
similar
más bien
actually
vistoso
eye-catching
prescindir
to dispense with
descalzar
to take off somebody's shoes
sensibilizar
to raise awareness of
crispar
to get on one's nerves
en torno de
around
enterarse de
to find out
enterarse de algo
to find out about something
de buenas a primeras
all of a sudden
de buenas a primeras
out of the blue
podar
to cut out
machacar
to harp on
desprenderse
to get rid of
desprenderse
to come away
desprenderse
to come off
arengar
to harangue
allende
on the other side
tropezarse con
to run into
tropezarse con
to bump into
rebasar
to overtake
más adelante
further on
más adelante
later
más adelante
later on
escarbar
to rummage around in
escarbar
to scratch around in
vigente
valid
vigente
current
vigente
in force
cabrear
to be fed up with
cabrear
to piss off
atascarse
to get blocked up
atascarse
to get clogged up
de cabo a rabo
from beginning to end
puede que
it may
ahuyentar
to frighten away
en boga
trendy
en boga
in fashion
a cal y canto
firmly
equivaler
to be equivalent to
dar lugar a
to cause
dar lugar a
to bring about
prescindir
to disregard
el vaivén
ups and downs
acodarse
to lean on
cacarear
to boast about
el desencuentro
mix-up
el desencuentro
failure to meet up
sonado
much-talked-about
habría que
one ought to
habría que
one should
sobremanera
exceedingly
amenizar
to provide entertainment for
cogidos de la mano
holding hands
cogidos de la mano
hand in hand
desempeñar
to hold
ostentar
to show off
recabar
to manage to get
prescindir
to go without
obstinarse
to persist in
ensombrecer
to cast a shadow over
tiene que ver con
has to do with
tiene que ver con
it has to do with
disponerse
to get ready
perdurar
to live on
conformar
to keep happy
conformar
to make up
adentrarse
to go in depth into
agravar
to make worse
el parteaguas
watershed
el parteaguas
turning point
paulatinamente
little by little
no cabe duda
there can be no doubt
no cabe duda
there's no doubt about it
por ello
therefore
antaño
in the past
apurar
to use up
apurar
to finish off
alejarse de
to withdraw from
alejarse de
to move away from
consagrarse
to devote oneself to
fijarse en
to notice
fijarse en
to pay attention to
llegar a tiempo
to arrive in time
llegar a tiempo
to arrive on time
turnar
to take turns
escaquearse
to slope off
primar
to take precedence over
sujetar
to hold
percatarse
to notice
traspasar
to run through
tendido
stretched out
ahora sí
finally
de golpe
all of a sudden
al fondo
in the background
otear
to scan
sea como fuere
whatever the case
asemejar
to compare
encajarse
to put on
resulta que
it seems that
resulta que
it turns out that
abarcar
to extend over
citar
to make an appointment
asentar
to set up
protagonizar
to be involved in
en pleno día
in broad daylight
amainar
to shorten
amainar
to die down
amainar
to take in
encañonar
to point a gun at
ten en cuenta que
take into account that
ten en cuenta que
keep in mind that
arrinconar
to leave out in the cold
zancudo
long-legged
a cal y canto
under lock and key
en caso de
in case of
en caso de
in the event of
alejar
to move away from
ansiado
longed-for
pernoctar
to spend the night
unos cuantos, los menos,
a few, the minority,
unos cuantos, los menos,
some, a small minority,
resultar
to be
divisar
to spot
divisar
to make out
a fondo
thoroughly
a fondo
in depth
bastante
quite a lot of
partir de
to depart from
añorar
to miss
añorar
to yearn for
añorar
to long for
tener ganas de
to want to
tener ganas de
to feel like
flamante
brand-new
pasear
to go for a drive
pasear
to go for a walk
curiosear
to browse through
curiosear
to nose around
precaverse
to take precautions
precaverse
to be on one's guard
proceder de
to have its origins in
proceder de
to come from
sortear
to handle skillfully
presumir
to boast
encaminarse
to set off for
encaminarse
to head toward
tañer
to ring
hacer de
to work as
hacer de
to turn...into
hacer de
to be used as
cumplir con
to fulfill
cumplir con
to comply with
cumplir con
to carry out
atañer
to have to do with
al menos
at least
a menos de
less than
pasar revista a
to give the once-over
entrever
to see signs of
entrever
to make out
en torno a
about
en torno a
around
en torno a
around
rara vez
rarely
rara vez
seldom
rara vez
hardly ever
no se sabe
it's not known
por debajo de
underneath the
cabe señalar
it should be noted
cabe señalar
it's worth pointing out
para colmo de males
to make matters worse
farfullar
to mumble
atiborrar
to stuff full
despedir
to give off
largarse
to clear off
hubiera sido
it would have been
a lo lejos
in the distance
está hecho de
it's made out of
anhelar
to long for
abaratar
to reduce the price of
empecinarse
to insist on
volcarse
to go out of one's way
volcarse
to throw oneself into
costear
to sail along the coast of
suplir
to make up for
sea como fuere
in any case
remontar
to go up
convenir
to be convenient
convenir
to be in the interest of
no cabe duda de
there's no question about
acaecer
to take place
velar
to keep vigil over
de repente
all of a sudden
importar
to mind
esparcirse
to relax
esparcirse
to spread out
esparcirse
to be scattered
esparcirse
to spread
septentrional
northerly
septentrional
northern
antaño
in days gone by
desfallecer
to become weak
callejear
to wander the streets
agujereado
full of holes
volcar
to knock over
cimentar
to lay the foundations of
cerciorarse
to make certain
enloquecer
to drive mad
tachar
to cross out
tachar
to brand
escatimar
to skimp on
convivir
to live together
entregarse
to devote oneself
entregarse
to turn oneself in
constar
to be noted in
encallar
to run aground
encallar
to fail
encaramarse
to perch on
encaramarse
to climb up onto
adelgazar
to lose weight
achicar
to bale out
achicar
to make smaller
enfilar
to go straight along
enfilar
to head for
desgajar
to split into segments
subirse a
to get in
subirse a
to get on
deparar
to have in store
llevada a cabo
carried out
prolijo
exhaustive
botar
to throw away
salir de
to come out of
salir de
to go out of
desahogarse
to pour one's heart out
presumir
to show off
parecerse
to look like
semejarse
to resemble each other
semejarse
to look alike
semejar
to look like
rematar
to close
cabe destacar
it's worth pointing out
manos a la obra
let's get down to work
manos a la obra
let's get down to business
perteneciente
belonging to
a no ser
unless
a menos que
unless
el trasiego
shuffling around
desaconsejar
to advise against
machacar
to swot up on
apañar
to fix
labrarse
to bring about
labrarse
to carve out for oneself
ponerse las pilas
to get one's act together
el moflete
chubby cheek
jalonar
to stake out
tender
to stretch out
empaparse
to get drenched
el imprevisto
unexpected event
a cuestas
on one's shoulders
arrasar
to devastate
arrasar
to raze to the ground
de golpe
suddenly
desentrañar
to unravel
desechar
to get rid of
desechar
to throw away
aflorar
to surface
aflorar
to rise to the surface
avistar
to catch sight of
esmerarse
to go to a lot of trouble
esmerarse
to take great pains
pernoctar
to stay overnight
transcurrir
to go by
empaparse
to get soaked
aferrarse
to cling to
soltar
to release
pisotear
to stomp on
recular
to back up
recular
to move backwards
antojarse
to have a craving for
antojarse
to seem
antojarse
to feel like
a la carrera
at full speed
con tal de que
as long as
propiciar
to create a favourable atmosphere for
equiparar
to put on the same level
a gusto
at ease
agasajar
to lavish attention on
atajar
to put a stop to
recluir
to shut away
soltar
to put down
rozar
to border on
rozar
to brush against
colmar
to fill to the brim
soltar
to let go of
aguardar
to lie in store
aguardar
to wait for
distar
to be a long way off
conllevar
to entail
rematar
to round off
rematar
to finish off
rematar
to conclude
arropado
wrapped up
trasegar
to knock back
trajinar
to bustle about
fundamentar
to lay the foundations of
a no ser que
unless
cabe destacar que
it should be noted that
asomar
to stick out
cerciorarse
to make sure
arañar
to scrape together
arrear
to urge on
conforme
according to
espabilarse
to wake up
una y otra vez
time and time again
en el fondo
basically
por consiguiente
consequently
codearse
to rub shoulders with
el paradero
whereabouts
lidiar
to cope with
seguir adelante
to go on
seguir adelante
to carry on
de este modo
this way
tanto que
so long since
tanto que
so much so that
templar
to get warmer
templar
to cool down
adentrarse
to penetrate into
puede haber
there can be
puede haber
there might be
prescindir
to do without
ataviar
to dress up
entregar
to hand over
entregar
to turn in
entregar
to submit
sí que
certainly
pese a que
in spite of the fact that
pese a que
even though
apartar
to set aside
apartarse
to get away
apartarse
to move out of the way
puede que
perhaps
tener en mente
to intend
reñir
to tell off
en tanto que
while
aglutinar
to bring together
desempeñar
to carry out
aducir
to put forward
hacer frente a
to deal with
vislumbrarse
to appear in sight
vislumbrar
to make out
al cabo de
at the end of
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
el jaque
check
en concreto
specifically
en concreto
in particular
proceder
to come from
anteponer
to put ahead of
por medio de
by means of
desgajar
to break off
desgajar
to tear out
codearse
to hobnob with
por parte de
on the part of
a mediados
halfway through
a mediados
in the middle of
procedente
coming from
distinguirse
to be characterized by
distinguirse
to be different from
me da asco
turns my stomach
me da asco
makes me feel sick
me da asco
he disgusts me
amenizar
to liven up
en aquel entonces
at that time
abarrotarse
to become saturated
abarrotarse
to become packed
adentrarse
to go into
ojear
to have a look at
constar de
to be composed of
consistir en
to consist of
siempre y cuando
as long as
siempre y cuando
provided that
por culpa de
because of
por culpa de
as a result of
arrollar
to run over
tener en cuenta que
to keep in mind that
dar rienda suelta a
to give free rein to
hacer frente a
to face up to
en ristre
at the ready
contar con
to have
más bien
more like
constar de
to consist of
hace poco tiempo
recently
hace poco tiempo
not long ago
hace poco tiempo
for a short time
aupar
to help up
arrollar
to knock down
resaltar
to stand out
resaltar
to highlight
convenir
to be a good idea
tal cual
like
tal cual
just as
calificar
to describe as
rociar
to wash down with
amontonar
to pile up
carente de
lacking in
hacerse
to make oneself
antes que nada
first of all
convertirse en
to turn into
alegrar
to cheer up
dotar
to provide with
arrinconar
to put in a corner
sobrar
to not be needed
arengar
to give a pep talk
cabe destacar que
it's worth mentioning that
cabe destacar que
it's important to point out that
empeñarse
to insist on
empeñarse
to endeavor to
dado que
given that
abocar
to end in
otear
to watch from above
otear
to look down on
arrebatarse
to become furious
atacar
to get on one's nerves
resultar
to turn out to be
resultar
to turn out
esforzarse
to make an effort
en su conjunto
as a whole
hacer frente a
to confront
ocuparse
to deal with
ocuparse de
to be in charge of
se ve bien
you look good
se ve bien
he looks good
reñido
on bad terms
ha de ser
it has to be
concienciar
to make ... aware
además de
in addition to
el punto de partida
starting point
tener en cuenta que
to take into account that
a diferencia de
unlike
al igual que
just like
el disparate
foolish remark
a duras penas
barely
la desgana
lack of enthusiasm
sí mismo
itself
convenir
to be advisable
aun así
still
constar
to know for a fact
constar de
to be made up of
mediar
to be halfway through
lo cierto
the truth
enloquecer
to drive crazy
despedazar
to tear to shreds
te ves bien
you look good
así como
just as
desgastar
to wear away
a medida que
as
distar
to be far from
distar
to be away from
ensayar
to try out
de camino
on the way
apartar
to move away
ahora mismo
just now
ahora mismo
right now
colarse
to sneak in
recurrir
to turn to
sublevar
to stir up to rebellion
a priori
beforehand
por su cuenta
on his own
encarecer
to raise the price of
cabe
close to
a su vez
in turn
constar
to consist of
cabe destacar
it's worth emphasizing
cabe destacar
it's important to point out
averiguar
to discover
averiguar
to find out
desentrañar
to get to the bottom of
desentrañar
to figure out
desatinar
to bewilder
desatinar
to talk nonsense
desatinar
to act foolishly
resaber
to know very well
acertar
to get right
acertar
to guess correctly
asemejar
to make look like
acaso
perhaps
toparse con
to run into
pegarse
to bump into
plasmar
to capture
plasmar
to give expression to
haber de
to must
haber de
to have to
dotar
to equip with
calentito
nice and warm
estrenar
to try out for the first time
a propósito de
on the subject of
lidiar
to deal with
lograr
to be able to
conllevar
to lead to
adueñarse
to take possession of
cuanto menos
the less
desembarazarse
to get rid of
hacer frente a
to stand up to
nada más
just
en blanco
sleepless
aun así
even then
por separado
separately
asimismo
also
a duras penas
hardly
no quise hacerlo
I didn't mean to
mismísimo
very same
igual que
like
igual que
just like
igual que
the same as
igual que tú
like you
atajar
to take a shortcut
ya sea
either
acerca de
about
tal como
just as
hasta la fecha
to date
en cuanto
as soon as
disponer de
to have
así como
just like
en vez de
instead of
asimismo
likewise
se atreve
he dares
imparable
unstoppable
en torno
about
ansiar
to long for
en pos de
in pursuit of
puesto que
as
en pleno
in full
de modo que
so that
acaso de
perhaps from
de ahí que
hence
al borde de
on the verge of
de bruces
face down
de bruces
flat on one's face
tal como
such as
en tanto
meanwhile
al fin y al cabo
after all
de ahí que
that's why
a la par
at the same time
tan solo
only
tan solo
just
en cuanto a
as for
a lo sumo
at the most
dar a conocer
to announce
se trata de
it's about
al que
to whom
al que
to which
puesto que
because
además de
as well as
de luto
in mourning
aun así
even so
si bien
even though
si bien
although
disponer de
to make use of
quedar con
to arrange to meet
de cualquier manera
anyway
más bien
rather
así como
in the same way that
en cuanto a
with regard to
en pie
valid
en pie
on a...footing
mediante
by means of
puesto que
given that
puesto que
since
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
por cierto
by the way
pasarlo bien
to have fun
pasarlo bien
to have a good time
pasarlo bomba
to have a blast
por lo que
which is why
por completo
completely
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