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acertar
acertar
to get right
lijar
lijar
to sand
la lija
la lija
sandpaper
forrado
forrado
covered
la inanición
la inanición
starvation
convenir
convenir
to be convenient
enloquecedor
enloquecedor
maddening
arrastrar
arrastrar
to drag
contratar
contratar
to hire
zanjar
zanjar
to settle
fanfarronear
fanfarronear
to brag
programado
programado
scheduled
el huerto
el huerto
vegetable garden
aconsejar
aconsejar
to advise
por fuerza
por fuerza
inevitably
previsible
previsible
predictable
aleatorio
aleatorio
random
el lanzamiento
el lanzamiento
launch
la ficha
la ficha
index card
la estadística
statistics
la escopeta
shotgun
ir al grano
to get to the point
por casualidad
by accident
acaso
perhaps
agraciado
good-looking
el bicho
bug
holgado
loose-fitting
la sudadera
sweatshirt
cecear
to lisp
ancho
wide
campar
to camp
de todas formas
in any case
no me importa
I don't care
me da igual
it doesn't matter to me
el cachorro
puppy
no hacer caso a
to not pay attention to
hacer caso omiso
to ignore
pasar por alto
to overlook
ladeado
tilted to one side
la máquina expendedora
vending machine
el enchufe
socket
a partir de
beginning in
magullar
to bruise
arremolinar
to swirl
el disparo
shot
disparado
quickly
la mole
mass
la coartada
alibi
la verja
iron gate
insensato
foolish
albergar
to harbour
el conductor
driver
ileso
uninjured
cojo
lame
cojear
to limp
la compuerta
hatch
deambular
to wander
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
a pesar de
in spite of
desde hace
for
el maquillaje
makeup
optativo
optional
opcional
optional
llamativo
showy
sumar
to add
el portador
carrier
el pedazo
piece
el imán
magnet
apagar
to turn off
estacionar
to park
unos cuantos
a few
reacio
reluctant
la lona
canvas
acribillado
riddled
el retroceso
recoil
sensato
sensible
la velada
evening
el pabellón
pavilion
sonoro
loud
amortiguado
muffled
el roce
rubbing
sin ton ni son
for no reason at all
desencadenar
to unleash
la culata
butt
la norma
rule
el retraso
delay
la voluntad
will
el tiroteo
shootout
hallarse
to be
intrascendente
insignificant
el estacionamiento
parking lot
el/la centinela
sentry
la etapa
phase
ni siquiera
not even
chorrear
to drip
vendar
to bandage
aportar
to contribute
la aportación
contribution
el interruptor
switch
agarrar
to grab
nítido
sharp
la palanca
lever
enloquecer
to drive crazy
siempre y cuando
provided that
el predicador
preacher
enésimo
umpteenth
la derrota
defeat
el mercadillo
street market
al fin y al cabo
in the end
costar
to be hard
el disparate
crazy idea
precisar
to specify
la patada
kick
famélico
famished
la comisaría
police station
rascarse
to scratch oneself
temblar
to shiver
el moretón
bruise
la raja
slit
el/la caparazón
shell
el/la alienígena
alien
terrenal
earthly
perdurar
to live on
atascado
blocked
el/la polizón
stowaway
el peto
bib
disparatado
crazy
trizar
to tear to shreds
el esmero
great care
el chavo
guy
destartalado
dilapidated
rebosante
brimming
el trayecto
journey
regar
to water
rezar
to pray
el bocado
bite
engullir
to guzzle
aminorar
to slow down
aminorar
to reduce
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
la grúa
crane
el cuñado
brother-in-law
florecer
to bloom
la vejiga
bladder
encerar
to wax
difundir
to diffuse
en cuanto
as soon as
el regateo
bargaining
trato hecho
it's a deal
enseñar
to show
ceñudo
frowning
por eso
that's why
fabular
to make things up
la certidumbre
certainty
ajetreado
hectic
las nalgadas
spanking
el tapón
cap
fastidiar
to annoy
la ebriedad
inebriation
la parca
Grim Reaper
nada
nothing
ninguno
none
el zafarrancho
commotion
el calzón
panties
el mohín
face
la sien
temple
la monada
cutie
acariciar
to caress
la desidia
carelessness
la dejadez
slovenliness
postergar
to postpone
baladí
trivial
el centenar
hundred
desfogarse
to blow off steam
atañer
to have to do with
el azulejo
tile
la lectura
reading
el golpeteo
tapping
el cometido
duty
el expediente
record
aguzar
to sharpen
embestir
to charge at
la rendija
crack
el envoltorio
wrapping
la burbuja
bubble
el desván
attic
encaramarse
to climb up onto
encaramar
to lift up
la herrumbre
rust
el óxido
rust
herrumbroso
rusty
el asidero
handle
arriesgarse
to take a risk
rebasar
to exceed
el tonel
barrel
volcar
to knock over
el eje
axle
el eje
axis
la rosquilla
doughnut
rodar
to roll
la mecedora
rocking chair
costear
to finance
lóbrego
lugubrious
la aldea
small village
el tocón
stump
el arañazo
scratch
el/la linde
boundary
la zozobra
anxiety
cavar
to dig
el grillo
cricket
la lechuza
barn owl
manosear
to grope
el engranaje
gears
a tientas
blindly
rayar
to verge on
rayar
to scratch
balancear
to balance
balancear
to swing
despejar
to clear
esbozar
to give a hint of
el esguince
sprain
taimado
cunning
la huelga
strike
la indirecta
hint
la carcasa
casing
la contratación
contracting
desarrollar
to develop
reabastecer
to restock
factible
feasible
antojarse
to feel like
envejecer
to grow old
descartarse
to discard
joder
to fuck
alzar
to lift
el remojo
soak
expendedor
vending
traslucir
to reveal
el nombre de pila
first name
el soplón
snitch
sobrar
to be too much
extrañarse
to be surprised
el aforo
capacity
el desencadenante
trigger
acostarse
to go to bed
agobiado
overwhelmed
el grandullón
big kid
protagonizar
to play the lead in
afligido
grief-stricken
mullido
springy
la butaca
armchair
el/la integrante
member
el asa
handle
la corazonada
hunch
el chisme
gossip
ensimismado
lost in thought
anhelar
to long for
recordar
to remember
la desdicha
unhappiness
la desdicha
misfortune
deprimido
depressed
el juez
judge
la fuga
escape
la grieta
crack
acordarse
to remember
rendir
to surrender
la brújula
compass
quebrar
to break
el turno
shift
echar de menos
to miss
derramar
to spill
el retortijón
stomach cramp
la tanda
series
el azar
chance
abofetear
to slap
la malla
mesh
la alambrada
wire fence
la cama elástica
trampoline
la desavenencia
disagreement
el pleito
fight
el pleito
lawsuit
fregar
to wash
sobrellevar
to endure
derretir
to melt
derrotar
to defeat
derribar
to demolish
frotar
to rub
ostensiblemente
evidently
rebajar
to lower
entablar
to strike up
el esbirro
henchman
menear
to shake
convenir
to agree
convenir
to be advisable
el reguero
trail
el desperdicio
waste
la pernera
pant leg
descalzo
barefoot
revolcar
to knock down
desvelado
sleepless
sobresaltado
startled
tender
to hang
chuparse
to suck
el hada
fairy
el sarpullido
rash
el tentempié
snack
el calambre
cramp
el ánimo
mood
a regañadientes
reluctantly
la rendición
surrender
esbozar
to sketch
acoger
to take in
atajar
to put a stop to
atajar
to take a shortcut
la chiquillada
childish prank
el promedio
average
agredir
to attack
el conocimiento
knowledge
abrumado
overwhelmed
alborotar
to disturb
avasallar
to subjugate
escocer
to sting
la azafata
flight attendant
zarandear
to shake
la envergadura
magnitude
estropear
to damage
menudo
small
apostillar
to add
pensión completa
full board
repartir
to distribute
el batiente
panel
el batiente
frame
el/la comensal
dinner guest
el payaso
clown
difundido
widespread
el delator
informant
besuquear
to cover with kisses
el percance
mishap
enganchar
to hook
el/la conserje
superintendent
hosco
sullen
apuesto
handsome
afeitado
shaved
el cuero
leather
la pólvora
gunpowder
el forajido
outlaw
jactarse
to boast
la añoranza
yearning
apesadumbrado
sorrowful
rehuir
to avoid
despistar
to mislead
corriente
ordinary
estornudar
to sneeze
querer decir
to mean
la inopia
indigence
replicar
to retort
descarriar
to lead astray
botar
to bounce
los modales
manners
sea lo que sea
whatever it is
hacer falta
to need
el enjambre
swarm
arrojar
to throw
extraviado
lost
rebasar
to overtake
soltar
to let go of
el celador
security guard
el botiquín
medicine cabinet
nacer
to be born
largarse
to leave
la racha
streak
listo
ready
listo
smart
el hampa
underworld
mascullar
to mumble
el culo
butt
el cosquilleo
tickling
rebuscar
to rummage in
rebuscar
to search through
el hallazgo
discovery
la costura
seam
la costura
sewing
el papeleo
paperwork
la buhardilla
attic
el pin
pin
trastornado
disturbed
pellizcar
to pinch
abrochar
to fasten
el mocoso
brat
mocoso
snotty
procurar
to try
alargarse
to stretch on
acogedor
cozy
el propósito
purpose
la finalidad
purpose
la meta
goal
empañar
to mist up
la lana
wool
forrado
loaded
forrado
lined
la siembra
sowing
ensalzar
to extol
el anzuelo
fish hook
arrasar
to raze to the ground
descomunal
huge
padecer
to suffer from
holgar
to be idle
el entorno
surroundings
humeante
smoking
el intríngulis
snag
contar
to tell
contar
to count
pastar
to graze
resuelto
resolute
esposado
handcuffed
desechable
disposable
resollar
to breathe heavily
la alcantarilla
sewer
la colilla
cigarette butt
chisporrotear
to spark
chisporrotear
to sizzle
la hazaña
feat
el pantano
swamp
el derrotero
course
la tertulia
get-together
tejer
to knit
el desfile
parade
arropar
to tuck in
pirado
crazy
disponer
to have
disponer
to set out
sin techo
homeless
la ventisca
blizzard
el columpio
swing
implicado
involved
a menudo
often
nauseabundo
nauseating
inmejorable
unbeatable
discutir
to discuss
discutir
to argue
sacudir
to shake
la porra
truncheon
entregar
to deliver
entregar
to submit
chirriar
to squeak
hacer las maletas
to pack
blindado
armored
el repelús
the creeps
combado
warped
enderezar
to straighten
íntegramente
entirely
el apretón de manos
handshake
el apretón
squeeze
a la deriva
adrift
demencial
crazy
demandar
to demand
demandar
to sue
el mirón
onlooker
desenfundar
to draw
entrecortado
intermittent
la liebre
hare
la cuenca
socket
la cuenca
basin
sureño
southern
el meñique
little finger
el vientre
belly
jactancioso
boastful
refaccionar
to renovate
embadurnar
to smear
el jabón
soap
por lo visto
apparently
siniestrado
crashed
el carril
lane
la calzada
road
el edredón
comforter
la bisagra
hinge
el plazo
deadline
el plazo
term
el embotellamiento
bottleneck
el embotellamiento
bottling
plantear
to create
el boliche
bowling alley
desplegar
to unfold
enlodar
to cover in mud
el durazno
peach
de antemano
beforehand
cobrar
to charge for
el acotamiento
shoulder
el aventón
ride
siquiera
at least
siquiera
even if
el peldaño
stair
el peldaño
step
arrancar
to pull out
hacinado
stacked up
premonitorio
premonitory
el despegue
takeoff
moler
to grind
el seno
breast
añorar
to long for
el escaparate
shop window
rutilante
sparkling
la hilera
row
el toque
touch
la sazón
ripeness
la sazón
seasoning
tozudo
stubborn
redactar
to write
el hincapié
emphasis
tieso
stiff
desamparado
helpless
sublevar
to stir up to rebellion
el energúmeno
lunatic
aniquilar
to annihilate
despreciar
to despise
osar
to dare
respaldar
to back up
reprimido
repressed
el paradero
whereabouts
plantear
to suggest
subrayar
to underline
levantar
to lift
llevar
to carry
narrar
to narrate
prescindir
to do without
sorber
to sip
paladear
to savor
desembarazarse
to get rid of
ajeno
other people's
la cola
line
el banco
bench
acertar
to guess correctly
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