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la burla
la burla
taunt
la cadera
la cadera
hip
ultrajar
ultrajar
to offend
jurar
jurar
to swear
el caudillo
el caudillo
leader
el encabezado
el encabezado
headline
la risa
la risa
laughter
entreabierto
entreabierto
half-open
destacar
destacar
to emphasize
tentar
tentar
to tempt
el revoloteo
el revoloteo
fluttering
esfumar
esfumar
to soften
esfumar
esfumar
to blur
encarnado
encarnado
ingrown
sostener
sostener
to hold
el afán
el afán
eagerness
tropezar
tropezar
to trip
la hilera
la hilera
row
el cuate
el cuate
buddy
velado
veiled
lamoso
moldy
de soslayo
out of the corner of one's eye
el carrete
roll of film
la aguja
needle
el pellejo
skin
parir
to give birth
la cáscara
peel
tender
to hang
el nudillo
knuckle
fusilar
to shoot
fijamente
intently
la pugna
fight
el tuerce
misfortune
soñar
to dream
la tiza
chalk
halar
to pull
el olvido
oblivion
quitarse
to take off
agudo
sharp
nombrar
to mention
el oficio
office
el tufo
stink
estrenar
to wear for the first time
la ardilla
squirrel
chillar
to screech
acabarse
to run out
el flete
shipping cost
convenir
to be advisable
el tedio
boredom
conceder
to grant
rebelarse
to rebel
insultar
to insult
el siseo
hiss
corrido
drawn
hondo
deep
el tapete
rug
desprender
to detach
asemejar
to make look like
el abultamiento
bulkiness
la costilla
rib
roer
to eat away at
hinchado
swollen
ni siquiera
not even
enjuagarse
to rinse
enjugar
to wipe away
la hebilla
buckle
escurrir
to drain
desmayar
to lose heart
el cañón
cannon
colmado
full
el/la vigía
lookout
el fieltro
felt
el cartucho
cartridge
risueño
smiling
el enano
dwarf
el llano
plain
la garrapata
tick
dizque
so-called
la coleta
ponytail
liso
smooth
el cielo raso
ceiling
nimio
trivial
el gozne
hinge
la repisa
shelf
el carraspeo
coughing
atravesar
to go through
el aparador
shop window
engañar
to deceive
entrecortado
intermittent
el envejecimiento
aging
el velorio
wake
pulir
to polish
rogar
to beg
lucir
to shine
chapear
to plate
la carroza
hearse
la rendija
crack
el catarro
cold
catrín
well-dressed
derrumbar
to demolish
gozar
to enjoy oneself
colgarse
to hang
la reata
rope
tejer
to knit
el durazno
peach
la pera
pear
caoba
mahogany
la vajilla
dinner set
tendido
stretched out
el lino
linen
el/la latifundista
owner of a large estate
la cuenca
basin
colocar
to place
la voluntad
will
carecer
to lack
atender
to look after
el pudor
modesty
la jerarquía
hierarchy
aprovecharse
to take advantage of
la soberbia
pride
el reto
challenge
cabrío
goat
el aliento
encouragement
el temor
fear
el sudor
sweat
empapar
to soak
canoso
gray-haired
el mechón
lock
untar
to spread
la chispa
spark
el cuartel
barracks
piadoso
devout
el pañuelo
handkerchief
el/la contrincante
opponent
sustituir
to substitute
el/la huésped
guest
la jaula
cage
traspasar
to go through
la túnica
robe
alisar
to smooth
el esmalte
enamel
el tapiz
tapestry
destacar
to stand out
torcido
twisted
solapado
sly
en cambio
instead
dirigirse
to walk
el índice
sign
el/la teniente
lieutenant
cuanto menos
the less
la quijada
jaw
el doblez
fold
recorrer
to travel around
cosechar
to harvest
asombrar
to amaze
empotrado
built-in
derramar
to spill
el rezo
prayer
la plenitud
peak
la vid
vine
barroco
Baroque
el tezontle
red volcanic rock
el culto
worship
el pífano
fife
espesar
to thicken
soñoliento
sleepy
navegar
to sail
el llanto
crying
salvarse
to escape
bastar
to be enough
mero
mere
sobrar
to be left over
la negación
denial
designar
to name
de alguna manera
somehow
la tibieza
warmth
engendrar
to produce
la cabecera
headboard
callar
to keep quiet
la paja
straw
castaño
brown
la lentejuela
sequin
esparcir
to scatter
el ropero
wardrobe
el llavero
key ring
carraspear
to clear one's throat
el sorbo
sip
fugaz
fleeting
por delante
in front
el abanico
fan
a la vuelta
on the back
a la vuelta
around the corner
los antojitos
snacks
arriesgar
to risk
gruñir
to growl
dejar caer
to drop
la hembra
female
fingir
to pretend
fíjate que
notice that
fijarse
to pay attention
colarse
to sneak in
el tragaluz
skylight
el sastre
tailor
derretido
melted
el mendigo
beggar
la prisa
rush
plegar
to fold
el rito
ritual
el somnífero
sleeping pill
vagamente
vaguely
aparentar
to appear
fiel
faithful
el ocio
spare time
desprenderse
to come off
la nuez
nut
incorporar
to incorporate
surgir
to arise
desechar
to throw away
mecerse
to swing
sordo
deaf
hacer falta
to miss
abotonarse
to do up one's buttons
el marco
frame
el umbral
threshold
olfatear
to sniff
tras
after
el zaguán
hallway
el muro
wall
la greca
border
el lomo
back
el lomo
spine
desconocer
to not know
inesperado
unexpected
el prestidigitador
prestidigitator
sellar
to seal
sellar
to stamp
el cobre
copper
la perilla
doorknob
erguido
upright
la lucha
fight
inquietar
to worry
inquietante
disturbing
inquieto
restless
la astucia
astuteness
el rasgo
feature
ocultar
to hide
aprovechar
to take advantage of
arañar
to scratch
el ceño
brow
manosear
to handle
la cortina
curtain
quietar
to appease
fingirse
to pretend to be
el mentón
chin
la dulzura
sweetness
resuelto
resolute
actuar
to act
imprevisto
unexpected
fatigoso
tiring
suspirar
to yearn for
cortés
courteous
el regazo
lap
quedarse
to stay
la raya
line
atravesar
to cross
sedoso
silky
la lupa
magnifying glass
exigir
to demand
las bellas artes
fine arts
empastar
to bind
rayar
to scratch
la rueda
wheel
el estante
shelf
encerrar
to lock up
espeso
thick
bruñido
burnished
el cráneo
skull
recargar
to refill
desvaído
pale
por eso
that's why
averiguar
to find out
la valentía
bravery
predicar
to preach
acercarse
to approach
arrastrar
to blow along
arrastrar
to drag
el vendaval
strong wind
presidir
to preside over
traicionar
to betray
el velamen
sails
la hincha
grudge
bondadoso
kind
la cosecha
harvest
asombrado
astonished
empotrar
to build in
la viruela
smallpox
el látigo
whip
esculpir
to sculpt
apremiar
to be urgent
lúgubre
dismal
la hojarasca
dead leaves
el bajel
ship
la nave
nave
codicioso
greedy
la muralla
wall
barroco
overelaborate
reposar
to lie
reposar
to rest
la bóveda
vault
la explanada
esplanade
el fondo
bottom
el fondo
background
la tropa
troop
salvador
saving
pendiente
pending
condenarse
to be damned
la condena
sentence
la mera
boss
ya
anymore
ya
already
la medalla
medal
el grado
grade
el grado
degree
adelgazar
to lose weight
atrás
behind
demás
the rest
demás
other
salvar
to save
enterarse
to find out
enterar
to inform
negar
to deny
el contenido
content
el olvido
oversight
el ovillo
ball
el hilo
thread
encarnar
to embody
el perdón
forgiveness
acaso
perhaps
desamparado
helpless
la cobardía
cowardice
la ternura
tenderness
opuesto
opposite
el germen
germ
la abulia
apathy
la calca
copy
aislado
isolated
clavar
to nail
el tacto
touch
fluir
to flow
ganarse
to earn
tibio
lukewarm
la meseta
plateau
grosero
rough
arrancar
to pull out
la arruga
crease
dispuesto
ready
entretenerse
to amuse oneself
impedir
to prevent
los trapos
clothes
el respaldo
back
el alcance
reach
la viga
beam
deleitarse
to enjoy
regañar
to scold
el gesto
gesture
gozoso
joyful
el muslo
thigh
las palomitas
popcorn
azorado
flustered
voltear
to turn over
el gruñido
grunt
echarse
to throw oneself
la mejilla
cheek
el puño
fist
apretar
to press
el oficio
trade
el borrón
blot
la ronquera
hoarseness
el manchón
large stain
el pliegue
fold
la tumba
grave
el hoyo
hole
el féretro
coffin
lloriquear
to whine
despedirse
to say goodbye
el faldón
tail
merecer
to deserve
dejar
to leave
dejarse
to let oneself
dejar
to let
el burbujeo
bubbling
la tapa
top
la polvera
powder compact
grueso
thick
el azufre
sulfur
la cifra
figure
la gamuza
chamois leather
el cerillo
match
el pulgar
thumb
el terciopelo
velvet
el cojín
cushion
ensartar
to thread
la lástima
shame
hacer falta
to need
lucir
to show off
alfilerar
to pin together
acariciarse
to stroke
mojar
to get wet
la seda
silk
la liga
garter
estirar
to stretch
complacer
to please
apenarse
to be sorry
teñido
dyed
detener
to stop
ladear
to tilt to one side
fingir
to feign
fruncir
to furrow
violáceo
violet
los anteojos
glasses
apoyar
to rest
la alfombra
rug
la patrona
madam
asociarse
to go into partnership
prender
to turn on
la resolana
glare of the sun
arrancar
to start
guiñar
to wink
el rumbo
course
heredar
to inherit
ajeno
someone else's
la desaprobación
disapproval
disimular
to cover up
el asombro
amazement
el cauce
riverbed
pálido
pale
la rama
branch
bostezar
to yawn
la soldadura
soldering
el tajo
cut
la ternura
affection
la repugnancia
disgust
la pólvora
gunpowder
la calvicie
baldness
el tejido
tissue
adiposo
fat
encarnar
to play
perseguir
to pursue
el/la lebrel
sighthound
el olfato
smell
el rotulado
labeling
semejante
similar
callado
silent
mellizo
twin
hueco
hollow
crespo
frizzy
sumiso
submissive
la huelga
strike
la demagogia
demagogy
el fósforo
match
el fraccionamiento
housing estate
arrebatar
to snatch
el ejido
common land
inflar
to inflate
el fraccionamiento
division
prestar
to lend
el plazo
term
a pesar de
despite
el ferrocarrilero
railroad worker
bursátil
stock market
los haberes
earnings
el comisario
commissioner
sindical
labor union
la depuración
purification
la axila
armpit
las utilidades
profits
la alcabala
roadblock
el funcionario
civil servant
apaciguar
to calm down
mascar
to chew
chisporrotear
to crackle
el sollozo
sobbing
el bulto
bag
debe ser
it must be
la butaca
armchair
adivinar
to predict
prever
to foresee
recostado
lying down
la recámara
bedroom
la penumbra
semi-darkness
vale la pena
it's worth it
añorar
to long for
deber
to owe
la entraña
heart
el puñal
dagger
clavar
to hammer
sobrevivir
to survive
enchufar
to plug in
el cura
priest
hincarse
to kneel
inútil
useless
retener
to keep
fijar
to fix
rozarse
to touch
hundido
sunken
el rito
rite
perturbar
to disrupt
la grabadora de cinta
tape recorder
la trampa
trap
la advertencia
warning
el hisopo
cotton swab
el murmullo
whisper
resfriarse
to catch a cold
escondido
hidden
acariciar
to caress
la mueca
face
meter
to put
el glóbulo
blood cell
la escama
flake
disolverse
to break up
quedar
to be left
agotar
to exhaust
hay que
one must
sordo
dull
el vientre
belly
la cobija
blanket
arrugar
to wrinkle
el pasmo
chill
ascender
to rise
sudoroso
sweaty
huele mal
he smells bad
oler
to smell
la pestaña
eyelash
engañarse
to fool oneself
apenas
hardly
opaco
opaque
ennegrecer
to blacken
la vejez
old age
el colmillo
canine
el pómulo
cheek
abultado
swollen
abultado
bulky
la cólera
anger
la raíz
root
la fuga
leak
brillar
to shine
la muñeca
wrist
el hormigueo
tingling
colgar
to hang
el lecho
bed
arrojar
to throw
alargar
to extend
el sobresalto
fright
el martillo
hammer
el párpado
eyelid
orinar
to urinate
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