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encaramarse
encaramarse
to perch on
encaramarse
encaramarse
to climb up onto
la desigualdad
la desigualdad
inequality
sorpresivo
sorpresivo
surprise
la mecedora
la mecedora
rocking chair
la avidez
la avidez
greed
la avidez
la avidez
eagerness
verídico
verídico
true
verídico
verídico
truthful
el terreno
el terreno
land
desconfiar
desconfiar
to mistrust
desconfiar
desconfiar
to be suspicious of
aldeano
aldeano
rustic
el aldeano
el aldeano
villager
parlotear
parlotear
to chatter
la cúspide
la cúspide
peak
la cúspide
la cúspide
summit
la comezón
la comezón
itching
la comezón
la comezón
itch
lesionarse
to get injured
lesionarse
to injure oneself
explotar
to exploit
explotar
to explode
refrescarse
to cool down
el espejismo
illusion
el espejismo
mirage
el dineral
fortune
colmado
full
ansiar
to long for
desprestigiar
to disparage
desprestigiar
to discredit
la velada
soirée
la velada
evening
el casamiento
marriage
el despertador
alarm clock
la litera
bunk bed
la litera
berth
el apego
fondness
el apego
attachment
el súbdito
citizen
el súbdito
subject
recetar
to prescribe
el embuste
tall tale
el embuste
lie
el bienestar
well-being
desdeñosamente
scornfully
desdeñar
to disdain
desdeñar
to scorn
la certidumbre
certainty
el himno
hymn
el himno
anthem
el escalón
stage
la epopeya
feat
la codorniz
quail
olfatear
to sniff
despacito
gently
la rodilla
knee
el rodillo
roller
el rodillo
rolling pin
relajante
relaxing
placentero
pleasant
el resplandor
brightness
campestre
country
el gesto
expression
el gesto
gesture
subalterno
subordinate
impopular
unpopular
menospreciar
to scorn
menospreciar
to underestimate
el menosprecio
contempt
antenoche
the night before last
el halagador
flatterer
el sosiego
tranquility
el sosiego
calm
el foráneo
outsider
el foráneo
stranger
limítrofe
neighboring
holgazanear
to laze around
la valentía
bravery
la epopeya
epic
el escalón
step
desahogar
to vent
hostigar
to pester
el chabacano
apricot tree
chabacano
tasteless
desahogarse
to vent
holgado
loose
ensayar
to rehearse
holgado
roomy
la mercancía
merchandise
quisquilloso
fussy
escabullirse
to escape
la chancleta
flip-flop
la finca
property
el dedo medio
middle finger
el pulgar
thumb
la peca
freckle
esquivo
aloof
esquivo
evasive
el papeleo
paperwork
la sudadera
sweatshirt
la respuesta
answer
la respuesta
response
transeúnte
transitory
el/la transeúnte
pedestrian
levantarse
to rise up
levantarse
to get up
soportar
to stand
despedirse
to say goodbye
el discurso
speech
magro
lean
halagador
flattering
limítrofe
bordering
la jaqueca
migraine
foráneo
foreign
chabacano
vulgar
la hielera
cooler
la rosquilla
doughnut
zarpar
to set sail
el azahar
orange blossom
el meñique
little finger
adelgazar
to lose weight
el/la transeúnte
passerby
la cumbre
summit
así como
as well as
el aumento
increase
el temor
fear
avivar
to stoke
el brote
outbreak
el atuendo
outfit
inverosímil
implausible
el rugido
roar
la procedencia
origin
enhorabuena
congratulations
la altanería
arrogance
la altanería
haughtiness
el recordatorio
reminder
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
impredecible
unpredictable
despacito
slowly
el chantaje
blackmail
el vello
fuzz
la perilla
goatee
la barbilla
chin
el párpado
eyelid
la ceja
eyebrow
la pestaña
eyelash
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