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sin techo
sin techo
homeless
los suministros
los suministros
supplies
la injusticia
la injusticia
injustice
lamentablemente
lamentablemente
unfortunately
desafortunadamente
desafortunadamente
unfortunately
desgraciadamente
desgraciadamente
unfortunately
la acera
la acera
sidewalk
acerca de
acerca de
about
deambular
deambular
to wander
vagar
vagar
to wander
sabio
sabio
wise
desesperarse
desesperarse
to go crazy
desesperarse
desesperarse
to despair
carecer
carecer
to lack
desinfectante
desinfectante
disinfectant
desinfectar
desinfectar
to disinfect
serio
serio
serious
la fatiga
la fatiga
fatigue
el cansancio
el cansancio
tiredness
equilibrar
to balance
equilibrado
balanced
el trocito
little bit
el trocito
small piece
meterse a
to get into
meterse a
to get involved in
los primeros auxilios
first aid
por si acaso
just in case
el fósforo
match
estropear
to damage
el calentador
heater
el encendedor
lighter
el frasco
jar
la cerca
fence
la tina
tub
la cubeta
bucket
la piscina
swimming pool
la alberca
swimming pool
la reja
railing
echar un vistazo
to have a look
lograr
to achieve
lograr
to be able to
sin embargo
however
acercarse
to approach
la impresora
printer
divagar
to digress
centrarse
to focus
el guiño
wink
oponerse
to oppose
reposar
to rest
destapar
to take the lid off
destaparse
to throw the covers off
librarse
to escape
deleitoso
delightful
el desprecio
disdain
el desprecio
contempt
despreciar
to despise
el trabajo de medio tiempo
part-time job
le parece bien
it seems OK to him
adelante
come in
imprimir
to print
el retrato
portrait
el rendimiento
performance
el paisaje
scenery
el paisaje
landscape
tallado
carved
tallar
to carve
el marco
frame
el enfoque
focus
la moda
fashion
la sugerencia
suggestion
la llaga
sore
relajante
relaxing
el desacuerdo
disagreement
desagradable
unpleasant
inquieto
restless
padecer
to endure
padecer
to suffer from
desvelado
wide awake
desvelarse
to do one's best
desvelarse
to be unable to get to sleep
acogedor
cozy
la víspera
eve
el vítor
cheer
rezar
to pray
alojar
to accommodate
alojarse
to stay
alejarse de
to move away from
advertir
to advise
advertir
to warn
superar
to go beyond
lamentar
to regret
apenar
to sadden
el rompecabezas
puzzle
el bostezo
yawn
bostezar
to yawn
reprimir
to suppress
entumecido
numb
entorpecer
to slow down
la ausencia
absence
ausente
absent
predecible
predictable
predecir
to forecast
los socios
membership
garantizado
guaranteed
adherirse
to adhere
el cumplimiento
compliance
opinar
to think
delante de
in front of
restringir
to restrict
avecinar
to bring closer together
desordenado
messy
ordenado
tidy
aterrizar
to land
pésimo
terrible
pésimo
awful
reforzar
to reinforce
reforzar
to strengthen
la acidez
heartburn
los efectos secundarios
side effects
enterrar
to bury
enfrentarse
to face
confrontar
to confront
encarar
to face
encarar
to confront
disculpar
to excuse
disculpar
to forgive
el desconocido
stranger
desconocido
unknown
desechable
disposable
inesperado
unexpected
el cumplido
compliment
hacer senderismo
to hike
el senderismo
hiking
el consuelo
solace
el consuelo
comfort
reconocido
well-known
el puesto
position
el puesto
stall
suena bien
it sounds good
ilusionado
excited
iluminado
enlightened
alucinar
to hallucinate
desviar
to alter
arraigar
to take root
liderar
to lead
tedioso
tedious
el estrago
damage
a partir de
as of
animar
to liven up
animar
to encourage
inflar
to inflate
leve
mild
leve
light
leve
slight
brindarse
to offer
el despropósito
nonsense
el par
peer
el par
pair
repensar
to reconsider
enmendar
to correct
el auge
growth
aportar
to contribute
aportar
to provide
silvestre
wild
la rareza
rarity
así es
that's right
solucionar
to resolve
solucionar
to solve
a salvo
safe
culto
cultured
el aliado
ally
aliado
allied
poseer
to have
el empleador
employer
el empleado
employee
rendir
to perform
rendir
to produce
agonizante
dying
arrasar
to destroy
devastador
devastating
el apego
attachment
revertir
to revert to
envejecer
to grow old
la encuesta
survey
satisfacer
to satisfy
clamar
to cry out for
el móvil
motive
el patrón
boss
el patrón
pattern
atenerse
to abide by
desvelar
to reveal
placentero
pleasant
enfriar
to cool
descalzo
barefoot
aterrar
to terrify
derretirse
to melt
altanero
arrogant
patear
to kick
dudoso
doubtful
sujetar
to hold
el nudo
knot
amarrar
to tie
herir
to wound
herir
to hurt
funesto
disastrous
funesto
ill-fated
callejero
street
callejero
stray
encariñarse
to grow fond of
aceptable
acceptable
espantosamente
frightfully
espantoso
horrifying
a propósito
by the way
a propósito
on purpose
a propósito
deliberately
adrede
on purpose
a pesar de que
despite the fact that
las manualidades
arts and crafts
recompensar
to reward
la recompensa
reward
incluso
including
incluso
even
el recorrido
trip
el atasco
traffic jam
un buen rato
a good while
desperdiciar
to waste
el deber
duty
deber
should
rendirse
to give up
la actualización
update
la advertencia
warning
el aviso
warning
el aviso
notice
enormemente
enormously
enorme
enormous
enriquecerse
to get rich
enriquecer
to enrich
la oscuridad
darkness
el soñador
dreamer
la penumbra
semi-darkness
el ángulo
angle
suspirar
to sigh
la tabla
board
grueso
thick
tupido
thick
la cuna
crib
el catre
cot
extirpar
to extract
extirpar
to remove
inusual
unusual
el avistamiento
sighting
avistar
to sight
enfocarse
to focus
el envasado
packing
el protocolo
protocol
inscribirse
to register
empapado
soaked
referirse
to refer
convencer
to convince
el calambre
cramp
los cubiertos
silverware
el cierro
fence
la valla
fence
revuelto
messy
el cajón
drawer
marcharse
to leave
marcharse
to go
desempleado
unemployed
enfocar
to focus
fortalecer
to strengthen
actual
present
actual
current
mantenerse en contacto
to keep in touch
mantenerse en forma
to keep fit
privar
to deprive of
llevar a cabo
to carry out
la mente
mind
sumamente
extremely
la meta
goal
regañar
to scold
arrepentirse de
to be sorry about
exponer
to expose
expuesto
exposed
tranquilo
calm
tranquilo
quiet
el recipiente
container
envasar
to package
darse prisa
to hurry up
enterarse
to find out
la coleta
ponytail
la cola de caballo
ponytail
caber
to fit
alcanzar
to catch
alcanzar
to reach
ingenioso
ingenious
complacer
to please
fascinar
to fascinate
el asesor
advisor
averiguar
to find out
el declive
decline
declinar
to decline
en medio de
in the middle of
la gestión
management
la desigualdad
inequality
pretender
to intend
amigable
friendly
el callejón
alley
el ocaso
sunset
atardecer
to get dark
rechazado
rejected
generalizar
to generalize
gestionar
to negotiate
gestionar
to manage
masivo
huge
masivo
massive
dimitir
to resign
enfatizar
to emphasize
arrepentirse de
to regret
inhibir
to inhibit
interrumpir
to interrupt
enfadar
to make angry
el enfado
anger
borrar
to delete
alienar
to alienate
reiterar
to reiterate
jubilarse
to retire
mala fama
bad reputation
la fama
reputation
la fama
fame
proporcionar
to provide
aportarse
to show up
el conocimiento
consciousness
el conocimiento
knowledge
otorgar
to grant
el desencuentro
disagreement
el desencuentro
failure to meet up
caluroso
warm
caluroso
hot
antojarse
to have a craving for
repasar
to go over
el confinamiento
lockdown
el confinamiento
confinement
el incremento
increase
causar
to cause
provocar
to cause
el logro
achievement
beneficiar
to benefit
desplazar
to displace
paralizar
to paralyze
la retirada
withdrawal
desalentador
discouraging
alentador
encouraging
la prioridad
priority
arrastrar
to drag
el sinsabor
trouble
el contratiempo
setback
la oferta
offer
tómate tu tiempo
take your time
abatido
despondent
el batido
beating
batido
whipped
innegable
undeniable
colocar
to place
colgar
to hang up
colgar
to hang
marchitar
to dry up
la mermelada
jam
el pronóstico
forecast
el deshielo
thaw
apaciguar
to calm down
el arco iris
rainbow
el concurso
competition
el concurso
contest
el coraje
anger
pendiente
pending
tocar
to touch
sabe bien
it tastes good
no me acuerdo
I can't remember
remojar
to soak
el desmadre
chaos
el índice
indication
a pesar de que
even though
me di cuenta de
I realized
darse cuenta
to realize
el punto de vista
point of view
en plena
in the middle of
procurar
to make sure
procurar
to try
acostumbrarse
to get used to
estar acostumbrado
to be used to
acostumbrar
¿Qué te parece?
What do you think?
la inseguridad
lack of safety
repartir
to distribute
la artimaña
trick
dar un giro
to make a turn
demorar
to delay
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
girarse
to turn around
girar
to turn
huir
to flee
recomendable
advisable
la afición
fondness
la afición
hobby
respaldar
to back
malgastar
to waste
derrochar
to squander
dar una caminata
to take a walk
dar un paseo
to go for a walk
dar una vuelta
to go for a walk
la creencia
belief
desgastar
to wear out
verter
to pour
coleccionar
to collect
tomar un descanso
to take a break
influir
to influence
adivinar
to guess
indispensable
essential
imprescindible
essential
percibir
to perceive
escalar
to climb
armar
to assemble
arrojar
to throw
perdonar
to forgive
disculparse
to apologize
el impuesto
tax
imponer
to impose
comportarse
to behave
portarse
to behave
seguido
consecutive
enseguida
immediately
tumbar
to knock down
tumbarse
to lie down
el estado de ánimo
mood
imprudente
careless
tratarse de
to be about
narrar
to tell
narrar un relato
to tell a story
la amenaza
threat
asesorar
to advise
la desinformación
disinformation
desinformar
to misinform
el comunicado
statement
el crimen
crime
reconocido
recognized
sencillamente
simply
sencillo
simple
la llama
flame
chequear
to check
verificar
to verify
pesado
heavy
frenar
to brake
civilizar
to civilize
resbalar
to slip
antojarse
to feel like
comprobar
to check
deslizar
to slide
a la vuelta
around the corner
a lo largo del tiempo
over time
a lo mejor
maybe
abordar
to approach
acariciar
to caress
cotidianamente
daily
definir
to define
pausar
to pause
disminuir
to reduce
rebajar
to reduce
la rebanada
slice
reducir
to reduce
la rodaja
slice
el anuncio
announcement
asumir
to assume
la pausa
pause
el propósito
purpose
repensar
to rethink
la barrera
barrier
compasivo
compassionate
decepcionar
to disappoint
demorarse
to be delayed
el gesto
gesture
retrasar
to postpone
lazos familiares
family bonds
el promedio
average
el rostro
face
la sanción
punishment
tieso
stiff
el desafío
challenge
estrellar
to smash
el lucro
profit
rentable
profitable
el reto
challenge
sombrío
gloomy
el telón
curtain
dispendioso
wasteful
calladamente
silently
callarse
to be quiet
cometer
to commit
eliminar
to remove
ensuciar
to dirty
moler
to grind
la propuesta
proposal
quieto
still
atravesar
to cross
criar
to raise
difundir
to spread
envidioso
envious
la escasez
shortage
imprescindible
indispensable
la niñez
childhood
predecir
to predict
proponer
to propose
proveer
to provide
apostar
to bet
el despistado
scatterbrain
destacar
to emphasize
la envidia
envy
el impulso
momentum
el/la mánager
manager
rendir
to surrender
rogar
to beg
ya no puedo más
I'm exhausted
el puntaje
score
agarrar
to grab
apetecer
to feel like
el asco
disgust
atrapar
to catch
coger
to take
disgustar
to upset
grabar
to record
el rasgo
feature
sanitario
health
acceder
to agree
estresar
to stress out
llegar a un acuerdo
to reach an agreement
atraer
to attract
estrechar
to narrow
estrecho
narrow
fracasar
to fail
fregar
to wash
resaltar
to stand out
el retraso
delay
tacaño
stingy
emprender
to undertake
remar
to row
la rima
rhyme
aclarar
to clarify
arruinar
to ruin
atrevido
daring
imponer
to impose
superar
to overcome
terco
stubborn
la ternura
tenderness
agrio
sour
apreciar
to appreciate
la desconexión
disconnection
empoderar
to empower
la estancia
stay
fogoso
passionate
la franja
stripe
me parece que no
I don't think so
prender
to light
reforzar
to reinforce
amargo
bitter
atreverse
to dare
la debilidad
weakness
disfrutar
to enjoy
el enrojecimiento
reddening
la expectativa
expectation
remediar
to remedy
sanar
to heal
sensible
sensitive
cortés
polite
desviar
to divert
divertirse
to have fun
humedecer
to moisten
regar
to water
agradecer
to thank
la amargura
bitterness
apuntar
to aim
colapsar
to bring to a standstill
contribuir
to contribute
inevitable
inevitable
el obstáculo
obstacle
alejarse
to move away
sombrar
to shade
actualizar
to update
desesperar
to despair
enloquecer
to drive crazy
insoportable
unbearable
perseguir
to pursue
la propiedad
property
retrasado
delayed
sumar
to add
el alivio
relief
el consejo
advice
distraer
to distract
hidratar
to hydrate
la pesadilla
nightmare
el rastro
trail
el tráiler
camper
valorar
to value
aguantar
to bear
detener
to stop
emocionado
excited
endurecer
to harden
la fase
phase
imprevisible
unpredictable
penoso
pitiful
sumarse
to join
los trámites
red tape
la tregua
truce
adecuado
appropriate
consciente
conscious
contagioso
contagious
decretar
to decree
dirigir
to run
recorrer
to travel around
pertenecer
to belong to
las pertenencias
belongings
sacar la basura
to take out the trash
sacar
to take out
echar de menos
to miss
echar
to throw
entumecer
to numb
la miss
beauty queen
agitado
agitated
apegado
attached
la etapa
period
el pastel
cake
pegar
to hit
pesadamente
heavily
torpe
clumsy
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