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el cauce
el cauce
means
desmentir
desmentir
to deny
remanente
remanente
surplus
huidizo
huidizo
elusive
el ejido
el ejido
common land
el predio
el predio
estate
la desamortización
la desamortización
confiscation
urdir
urdir
to plot
el desquite
el desquite
revenge
el capón
el capón
mutton
decomisar
decomisar
to confiscate
indultar
indultar
to pardon
el/la edecán
el/la edecán
aide-de-camp
andrajoso
andrajoso
ragged
la pradera
la pradera
prairie
montaraz
montaraz
wild
la saña
la saña
rage
calumniar
calumniar
to libel
el alfiler
el alfiler
pin
las primicias
first fruits
recrudecer
to get worse
velar
to safeguard
el prócer
hero
facultar
to authorize
la coartada
alibi
el filibustero
pirate
deglutir
to swallow
desalentar
to discourage
engancharse
to enlist
arrastrarse
to crawl
el martillo
hammer
amarrarse
to tie
el cincel
chisel
el despojo
plundering
el gavilán
sparrow hawk
el estrago
damage
el caucho
rubber
estorbar
to get in the way of
la cabalgadura
mount
hincarse
to kneel
el cacique
chief
el antojo
craving
la arenga
harangue
predicar
to preach
el caudillo
leader
el combustible
fuel
la acequia
irrigation channel
triturar
to grind
el libertinaje
licentiousness
la médula
marrow
flaquear
to weaken
amparar
to protect
la intemperie
the elements
el gravamen
tax
derrochar
to squander
arrasador
devastating
el esmero
great care
el ajuar
furnishings
la veta
vein
los quevedos
pince-nez
enclenque
sickly
los enseres
goods
la vajilla
dinner set
opíparo
sumptuous
la renta
income
el derroche
squandering
el gentío
crowd
la tómbola
raffle stand
rifar
to raffle
roído
gnawed
la extremaunción
last rites
el cirio
candle
el retazo
remnant
el estaño
tin
jactarse
to boast
el mitayo
mita worker
la mita
forced labor
el ocaso
decline
volcar
to pour
deducir
to deduct
el engranaje
machinery
la rapiña
robbery
los albores
dawn
el/la jinete
rider
el telar
textile mill
excedente
excess
la hidalguía
nobility
arriar
to drive
aplastar
to crush
el/la adalid
leader
el sarao
soirée
el/la tahúr
gambler
el paraje
place
la vísceras
entrails
el despilfarro
squandering
la codicia
greed
derramar
to spill
el auge
peak
el crisol
crucible
arrojar
to throw
anhelar
to long for
deleitarse
to delight in
la caries
cavity
la viruela
smallpox
aturdir
to deafen
el asombro
fright
el arado
plow
la hueste
army
la ponzoña
poison
el mancebo
young man
manso
meek
la herejía
heresy
adiestrado
trained
diezmar
to decimate
la hazaña
feat
demorar
to delay
la penuria
hardship
el erial
uncultivated land
el latifundio
large estate
agudizar
to exacerbate
apiñado
crammed
la mendicidad
extreme poverty
el caporal
foreman
el manantial
source
padecer
to suffer from
otorgar
to grant
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