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la alacridad
la alacridad
alacrity
el integrismo
el integrismo
fundamentalism
adjudicar
adjudicar
to award
adjudicar
adjudicar
to allocate
el patrocinador
el patrocinador
sponsor
el emprendimiento
el emprendimiento
entrepreneurship
en un santiamén
en un santiamén
in no time at all
en un santiamén
en un santiamén
in a flash
antier
antier
the day before yesterday
la chamarra
la chamarra
jacket
la mezclilla
la mezclilla
jean
el ras
el ras
level
la ceguera
la ceguera
blindness
la lupa
la lupa
fine-tooth comb
la lupa
la lupa
magnifying glass
querellarse
querellarse
to file a complaint
querellarse
querellarse
to bring an action
querellarse
querellarse
to take legal action
querellarse
querellarse
to bring a suit
apurarse
to get a move on
desvelar
to reveal
verter
to translate
verter
to spill
la indemnización
compensation
la presunción
presumption
la presunción
presumptuousness
la pasantía
internship
atrincherar
to dig trenches around
el suplicio
torture
el chivo expiatorio
scapegoat
la inanición
starvation
apiadarse
to take pity on
extranjerizar
to foreignize
el foráneo
stranger
imprescindible
indispensable
enzarzarse
to get entangled
pasar a dejar
to drop off
adelgazar
to lose weight
escampar
to stop raining
retroceder
to move backwards
sobrar
to patronize
a través de
across
chapotear
to splash about
adivinar
to discern
discernir
to discern
meter
to get into
el quirófano
operating room
el giro postal
money order
mortífero
lethal
mortífero
deadly
el matiz
hue
matizar
to blend
el entrenamiento
training
el entretenimiento
activity
la reivindicación
demand
a posteriori
after the fact
a priori
in advance
la afición
fondness
la afición
pastime
la afición
fans
la afición
hobby
aficionar
to get somebody interested in
aportar
to contribute
el trámite
formality
el trámite
process
la racha
streak
fastidiar
to break
fastidiar
to annoy
la jeringa
syringe
la magulladura
bruise
podrido
corrupt
retroceder
to reverse
el espacio
space
la especia
spice
merodear
to prowl
derretir
to melt
atorarse
to choke
la aglomeración
buildup
la aglomeración
crowd
la aglomeración
mass
la aglomeración
build-up
adentrarse
to penetrate into
adentrarse
to go into
adentrarse
to go in depth into
adentrarse
to go deep into
agolparse
to crowd together
el planteo
demand
el planteo
idea
el entrenamiento
training
el entretenimiento
entertainment
avenir
to reconcile
avenirse
to get on
avenirse
to reach an agreement with
la arcilla
clay
cerciorarse
to make sure
cerciorar
to convince
someterse
to bow to
escalofriante
chilling
rozar
to border on
rozar
to be getting on for
aportarse
to show up
tener puesto
to be wearing
copado
cool
áspero
rough
acudir
to go to
acorralar
to corner
arrinconar
to corner
arrinconar
to discard
arrinconar
to put in a corner
arrinconar
to leave out in the cold
el panchito
hot dog
la tarima
platform
aclararse
to get one's head round it
aclararse
to get oneself straight
aclararse
to clear up
la corazonada
feeling
la corazonada
sudden impulse
agobiante
overwhelming
agobiante
oppressive
zarpar
to set sail
el input
input
la sien
temple
proveer
to provide
toparse
to run into each other
el lustro
lustrum
el lustro
five-year period
transcurrir
to pass
la furgoneta
van
el luto
mourning
atisbar
to observe
atisbar
to discern
atisbar
to make out
el/la aguafiestas
killjoy
el/la aguafiestas
party pooper
arroparse
to wrap up
atenazar
to torment
verter
to pour
zamparse
to wolf down
indomable
untamable
fugaz
fleeting
fugaz
brief
arrollar
to crush
arrollar
to knock down
postergar
to put off
postergar
to postpone
acolchado
padded
rozar
to chafe
rozar
to rub
rozar
to brush against
campestre
country
arrastrar
to drag
la prenda
piece of clothing
la prenda
garment
la prenda
item of clothing
encarecer
to raise the price of
la apoplejía
stroke
el acertijo
puzzle
la semblanza
biographical sketch
adelantarse
to come early
adelantarse
to go on ahead
la reja
railing
la sucursal
branch
el paladar
taste
el paladar
palate
la laja
slab
la vara
rod
soltar
to let out
las garras
clutches
abolir
to abolish
aterciopelado
velvety
crepitar
to crackle
atrevido
bold
torpe
awkward
el refrigerio
snack
atornillar
to screw
el atuendo
attire
el hallazgo
find
asomar
to stick out
asombrar
to astonish
acosar
to pester
arreciar
to intensify
arreciar
to get worse
estropear
to damage
el ajonjolí
sesame
el tambo
dairy farm
la convivencia
living together
orillar
to avoid
a otro perro con ese hueso
go tell that to somebody else
el hormigón
concrete
la revancha
revenge
conseguir
to achieve
conseguir
to get
parir
to give birth
dar a luz
to give birth
el planazo
great plan
desfasado
old-fashioned
desfasado
out of phase
estremecedor
hair-raising
la guirnalda
streamer
la guirnalda
wreath
la guirnalda
garland
anfitrión
host
la pandereta
tambourine
el patinete
scooter
apostar
to post
el golazo
amazing goal
desistir
to stop
desistir
to give up
transar
to compromise
transar
to give in
fallir
to run out
fallir
to go bankrupt
el fallo
mistake
espeso
tiresome
requebrar
to break again
requebrar
to pay compliments to
la pesadumbre
grief
el recaudador
tax collector
apostar
to go for
amenizar
to liven up
desechable
disposable
el atuendo
outfit
sujetar
to hold in place
sujetar
to hold
trasnochar
to stay up all night
trasnochar
to stay up late
la intemperie
the elements
la postulación
nomination
estrepitoso
spectacular
la novedad
news
la novedad
newness
la novedad
innovation
inalámbrico
wireless
lastrar
to weigh down
lastrar
to pig out
lastrar
to burden
radicarse
to settle in
hechizar
to cast a spell on
cortésmente
courteously
cortésmente
politely
el trastorno
disorder
yacer
to lie
la baranda
banister
mientras que
while
mientras que
whereas
la espada
sword
atravesar
to go through
atender
to serve
atender
to see
atender
to take care of
agradar
to please
hincharse
to swell with pride
reprobar
to fail
el alivio
relief
acatar
to respect
acatar
to obey
acatar
to comply with
embustero
deceitful
el hechizo
spell
ceder
to give in
el féretro
coffin
la almeja
clam
acostumbrar
to be accustomed to
entregarse
to turn oneself in
azotar
to devastate
presumir
to show off
el alivio
relief
el mecato
snack
consternado
distraught
husmear
to sniff
leal
loyal
leal
faithful
quedo a la espera de su respuesta
I look forward to hearing from you
traicionar
to betray
costero
coastal
dimos un paseo
we went for a walk
comprobar
to prove
la porquería
filth
el suministro
supply
el embutido
sausage
el nopal
prickly pear
atrasado
behind schedule
atrasado
late
el salmón ahumado
lox
el lienzo
canvas
el haba
broad bean
abalanzarse
to rush
abalanzarse
to leap on
la corazonada
hunch
desencantado
disenchanted
desencadenar
to trigger
la desilusión
disappointment
la decepción
disappointment
el chasco
trick
el chasco
disappointment
aguardar
to wait for
escaso
limited
vicioso
depraved
asequible
affordable
sacudir
to shake out
el resplandor
brightness
la cadera
hip
la lápida
gravestone
abrochar
to fasten
las tropas
troops
agacharse
to squat
el alboroto
commotion
el alboroto
disturbance
intentar
to attempt
pisarse
to go
pirarse
to be off
el mandado
errand
el carnicero
butcher
refunfuñar
to gripe
refunfuñar
to grumble
remojarse
to soak
el remojo
soak
empañarse
to well up
empañarse
to falter
invalidar
to invalidate
el discurso
speech
apretar
to press
apretar
to put pressure on
el chapuzón
dip
atrapado
trapped
agarrar
to hold on to
el/la reincidente
repeat offender
la cantimplora
water bottle
vislumbrarse
to become clear
vislumbrarse
to come into view
vislumbrar
to make out
vislumbrar
to glimpse
el auge
growth
el auge
boom
la coyuntura
joint
la coyuntura
opportunity
la coyuntura
circumstances
la coyuntura
situation
sendos
each
la apoteosis
grand finale
áureo
golden
la plenitud
height
de ahí que
hence
de ahí que
that's why
la centuria
century
el/la renacentista
Renaissance artist
aunar
to join
aunar
to combine
meter
to put
meterse a
to get a job as
meterse a
to become
meterse a
to get into
meterse a
to get involved in
embestir
to attack
andante
walking
sanar
to get well
sanar
to recover
sanar
to cure
el despliegue
display
el despliegue
deployment
apresurarse
to hurry up
la cinta
ribbon
ahorcar
to hang
batallar
to battle
pelear
to argue
combatir
to fight
aperturista
liberalizing
impúdico
immodest
impúdico
shameless
quebrar
to snap
quebrarse
to break
el procedimiento
process
el procedimiento
procedure
la lealtad
loyalty
la despedida
farewell
el fraile
friar
descalzo
barefoot
regar
to water
regar
to irrigate
enloquecido
crazy
la cotización
estimate
la cotización
quote
la cotización
price
la cotización
value
la cotización
contribution
sopesar
to weigh
sopesar
to consider
envenenar
to poison
aburguesar
to make middle class
aburguesar
to gentrify
el aburguesamiento
gentrification
a propósito
on purpose
arrasar
to devastate
arrasar
to level
arrasar
to destroy
dimitir
to resign
la anfitriona
hostess
el oporto
port wine
empujar
to push
llamativo
striking
atajar
to put a stop to
el aval
reference
atraer
to draw
atrasarse
to fall behind
la muralla
city wall
rendirse
to give in
engreído
conceited
engreído
bigheaded
crédulo
gullible
creído
conceited
gestionar
to handle
gestionar
to arrange
gestionar
to manage
gestionar
to negotiate
gestionar
to process
el trámite
step
el eslabón
link
detenidamente
at length
detenidamente
carefully
imprescindible
essential
brindarse
to offer
abordar
to tackle
el/la buscavidas
go-getter
parpadear
to blink
el ascenso
promotion
echar los perros
to come on to
desahuciar
to evict
el retrato
portrait
caducar
to expire
el pocillo
cup
el pocillo
small coffee cup
el muelle
loading dock
cotizar
to pay contributions
inundar
to flood
la inundación
flood
la contratación
contracting
la contratación
recruitment
foráneo
foreign
allanar
to overcome
allanar
to flatten
dispuesto
prepared
espeso
thick
áspero
uneven
el/la cuentapropista
self-employed
el Día de los Caídos
Memorial Day
espeso
dense
el escaño
seat
la andadura
journey
cosificar
to treat like objects
cosificar
to objectify
el poso
sediment
el poso
grounds
el torno
drill
además
moreover
llevar a cabo
to accomplish
sorber
to sip
el exabrupto
cutting remark
el renacuajo
tadpole
la neta
the best
matizar
to explain
matizar
to qualify
el matiz
nuance
el matiz
subtle difference
el diván
couch
maceta
sturdy
el alféizar
sill
el alféizar
windowsill
el entorno
setting
el entorno
environment
arrojar
to throw
conmover
to touch
hondo
deep
el chubasco
heavy shower
las agujetas
stiffness
dejarse llevar
to let oneself be carried away
la cefalea
migraine
derribar
to knock down
chiflarse
to be mad
chiflarse
to go crazy
chiflarse
to go nuts
el trámite
procedure
embarrado
muddy
tararear
to hum
tararear
to sing to oneself
el sastre
tailor
imperdible
must-see
el/la mileurista
mileurista
recorrer
to travel around
arrasar
to raze to the ground
arrasar
to triumph
arrasar
to sweep to victory
vencido
expired
la estría
stretch mark
tropezar
to stumble
tropezar
to trip
contundente
convincing
contundente
forceful
el agujero negro
black hole
aperturista
liberal
reivindicar
to defend
recurrir
to resort to
la carencia
lack
la carencia
shortage
la carencia
scarcity
la rendición
surrender
rendirse
to give oneself up
rendirse
to surrender
cercar
to fence in
lanzar
to launch
lanzar
to throw
reforzar
to reinforce
reforzar
to intensify
entrometerse
to interfere
entrometerse
to meddle
la tregua
respite
la maceta
flowerpot
la reseña
review
consentir
to bear
tramitar
to negotiate
tramitar
to process
el parteaguas
turning point
consentir
to indulge
exprimir
to squeeze out
saltarse
to skip
aglutinar
to bind together
agredir
to attack
el caballero
gentleman
el caballo
horse
la cabellera
head of hair
insólito
extremely unusual
la amapola
poppy
importunar
to disturb
importunar
to bother
cuán
how
el almíbar
syrup
el candado
padlock
la tonelada
ton
chapotear
to splash around
la dureza
hardness
la dureza
toughness
prender
to fasten
prender
to pin
prender
to capture
prender
to arrest
prender
to catch
prender
to attach
prender
to light
prender
to switch on
agrandar
to make bigger
comprobar
to realize
comprobar
to check
sibilino
enigmatic
el ósculo
kiss
dimitir
to resign
rescatar
to rescue
súbito
hasty
súbito
unexpected
súbito
sudden
el botellón
mass outdoor drinking session
la mecedora
rocking chair
el vaivén
swaying
la algarabía
racket
la algarabía
hullabaloo
malquerido
unloved
malquerido
unwanted
la cautela
caution
el prófugo
deserter
rimar
to rhyme
prófugo
fugitive
esparcir
to spread
esparcir
to scatter
esparcir
to disseminate
imputar
to impute
embargado
seized
pisar
to set foot in
pisar
to step in
la picardía
cunning
la picardía
craftiness
embobar
to be crazy about
torpe
clumsy
el saltamontes
grasshopper
la coartada
alibi
resaltar
to highlight
el borrón
stain
cejar
to cease
cejar
to give up
el manantial
source
la reapertura
reopening
plantear
to bring up
plantear
to suggest
la inercia
force of habit
la inercia
inertia
el gremio
association
el gremio
trade union
el gremio
union
la contienda
conflict
la cachetada
slap
abofetear
to slap
la algarabía
jubilation
el rencor
rancor
el repartidor
deliveryman
el analfabetismo
illiteracy
topar
to run into
derramado
spilt
contra reloj
against the clock
echar el bofe
to work one's butt off
echar el bofe
to be worn out
el/la secuaz
follower
el alacrán
scorpion
soltar
to loosen
corregir
to correct
despedir
to dismiss
despedir
to lay off
despedir
to fire
despedir
to see off
despedir
to say goodbye to
el colchón
rainy day fund
el espejismo
illusion
el espejismo
mirage
el tendedero
clothesline
aplastar
to crush
suavizar
to soften
el/la lustrabotas
shoe shiner
el/la limpiabotas
shoe shiner
el boleador
shoeshiner
el aseo
cleanliness
el aseo
cleaning
la represalia
reprisal
el acierto
skill
el acierto
good call
el acierto
correct answer
el andén
platform
mediante
with
mediante
through
mediante
by means of
advertir
to advise
advertir
to warn
arremeter
to tear into
arremeter
to attack
arremeter
to charge at
bélico
war
resentirse
to resent
resentirse
to be affected
resentirse
to be weakened
derribar
to demolish
el corredor
passage
endurecer
to harden
la represalia
retaliation
denunciar
to condemn
emplazar
to place
asediar
to besiege
engullir
to gobble
asediar
to lay siege to
la condena
condemnation
acorralar
to corner
el gafe
jinx
instar
to press
instar
to urge
recrudecer
to worsen
recrudecer
to get worse
la comparecencia
appearance
la comparecencia
appearance
el/la compareciente
appearing party
el órdago
all-or-nothing bet
equipar
to equip
atender
to attend to
avalar
to act as guarantor for
el aval
support
el aval
backing
el prójimo
neighbor
el prójimo
better half
las apuestas
gambling
supuestamente
supposedly
supuesto
supposed
abatir
to take down
abatir
to shoot down
acudir
to come
acudir
to turn to
la rasuradora
razor
presunto
supposed
presunto
so-called
la chorcha
get-together
sobrante
remaining
sobrante
surplus
el superávit
surplus
la escasez
shortage
renguear
to hobble
renguear
to limp
rasguear
to strum
la soberbia
arrogance
la soberbia
pride
arrastrado
cringing
arrastrado
wretched
macho
male
la hembra
female
regañar
to scold
la bondad
goodness
aclarar
to clear up
el hito
milestone
desmayarse
to faint
la encuesta
opinion poll
el bodegón
still life
agotar
to run out of
agotar
to wear out
agotarse
to tire oneself out
subastar
to auction
acosar
to harass
largarse de
to leave
largarse de
to take off
el/la cofrade
member
la carcajada
loud laugh
la risotada
guffaw
cuan
as
tener en cuenta
to take into account
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
el ciberacoso
cyberbullying
aclarar
to make clear
aclarar
to explain
aclarar
to clarify
el ñeque
guts
confiable
reliable
perseguir
to pursue
someter
to put down
someterse
to comply with
relucir
to glitter
meterse
to get into
meterse de lleno
to get fully involved
aguantar
to bear
constar de
to be made up of
constar de
to consist of
constar
to be made up of
constar
to know for a fact
constar
to consist of
dar por hecho
to take for granted
avecinarse
to draw near
restregarse
to rub
restregar
to rub
restregar
to scrub
el atajo
short cut
someterse
to be subjected to
el elogio
praise
apelar
to appeal
desviarse
to change
desviarse
to digress
ronronear
to purr
ultrajar
to offend
la encrucijada
crossroads
la burocracia
bureaucracy
la nevisca
light snowfall
neviscar
to snow lightly
la algarabía
rejoicing
placentero
pleasant
entregar
to submit
ingresar
to come in
alistar
to get ready
alistar
to put on a list
esbelto
slender
el santiamén
jiff
el coraje
guts
alojar
to put up
alojar
to accommodate
alojar
to house
el alejamiento
distancing
alejar
to dispel
mancar
to maim
mancar
to blow it
aguantar
to stand
asombrar
to amaze
inservible
unusable
inservible
useless
molar
to be in
molar
to be cool
quebrar
to go bankrupt
inquebrantable
unswerving
la ausencia
lack
la ausencia
absence
el tirano
tyrant
la mesada
allowance
afanar
to swipe
el fallo
stupid mistake
el alambre
kebab
el alambre
wire
el muelle
dock
el muelle
wharf
el muelle
pier
el gatillo
trigger
el juramento
oath
el desahucio
eviction
la corteza
crust
tender
to lay out
tender
to hang
tender
to tend
intentar
to try
la otredad
otherness
piadoso
devout
la vigencia
validity
la vigencia
duration
zarandear
to shake
engalanado
adorned
engalanado
decorated
someterse
to undergo
arrebatar
to snatch
entrometido
nosy
constatar
to verify
estropearse
to break down
estropear
to spoil
estropear
to ruin
el interruptor de la luz
light switch
el llanto
weeping
el llanto
crying
dar calabazas
to blow off
dar calabazas
to give the brush-off
alentar
to encourage
el alebrije
alebrije
el ciervo
deer
pudoroso
shy
pudoroso
modest
el mantenido
kept man
el mantenimiento
maintenance
demoledor
devastating
estremecedor
terrifying
el titular
headline
la entraña
heart
la entraña
core
la alameda
boulevard
la deriva
drift
la deriva
drift
botar
to throw away
aderezar
to season
aderezar
to garnish
el aderezo
dressing
el rencor
hard feelings
el rencor
bitterness
el rencor
resentment
desvanecer
to blur
la guantera
glove compartment
atesorar
to amass
atesorar
to accumulate
convencer
to persuade
convencer
to convince
antojarse
to seem
el antojo
craving
conseguir medalla
to win a medal
el pasodoble
double march
la jeta
nerve
la sumercé
ma'am
tender
to make
desatado
uncontrolled
el mulato
person of mixed ethnicity
la demora
delay
enseguida
right away
la lápida
tombstone
el aval
guarantee
la voluntad
will
soltar
to let out
soltar
to let go of
avalar
to back
avalar
to endorse
avalar
to guarantee
medir
to measure
emprender
to start up
rodear
to surround
alzar
to lift
en llamas
burning
en llamas
in flames
la cadena
chain
la cadena
channel
el paso de cebra
crosswalk
paso de peatones
crosswalk
la costura
needlework
la costura
sewing
el derroche
waste
el pavor
dread
añorar
to miss
añorar
to yearn for
añorar
to long for
agobiar
to pester
temible
scary
temible
fearsome
la tiniebla
dark
la tiniebla
darkness
la mirada
glance
venirse al suelo
to collapse
venirse abajo
to collapse
venirse a la mente
to come to mind
la vereda
lane
la vereda
pavement
la vereda
path
el acoso
harassment
los escombros
debris
difundir
to disseminate
difundir
to issue
el certamen
competition
desahuciar
to dismiss
desahuciar
to give up hope for
desahuciar
to declare terminally ill
el elenco
cast
la cortinilla
door curtains
la querencia
homing instinct
la querencia
fondness
la amenaza
threat
tragar
to swallow
tragar
to swallow
encorvarse
to stoop
encorvado
stooped
encorvado
hunched
retorcer
to twist
el retruécano
pun
inquebrantable
unshakable
inquebrantable
unbreakable
desvelarse
to be unable to get to sleep
la escalinata
steps
la escalinata
staircase
envasar
to knock back
el desprecio
snub
el desprecio
contempt
proponerse
to set out to
proponerse
to resolve
proponerse
to decide to
proponerse
to put one's mind to
proponerse
to aim to
proponer
to propose
proponer
to suggest
el bodorrio
big fat wedding
la alcaparra
caper
quedar
to meet
la salina
salt mine
el balsero
boatman
demacrado
gaunt
el bajón
the blues
encallar
to fail
el primogénito
firstborn child
el primogénito
firstborn
la azotea
head
derramado
spilled
derramar
to spill
desabrido
tasteless
aprovechar
to take the opportunity to
aprovecharse
to take advantage of
derrumbar
to devastate
derrumbar
to demolish
el desempeño
performance
el carbón
charcoal
el alineamiento
alignment
la alineación
alignment
aliar
to ally
aliar
to combine
el aliado
ally
el envase
container
envasar
to pack
insólito
unusual
insólito
extraordinary
desafinado
out of tune
sobrio
sober
desenfrenado
wild
desenfrenado
insatiable
el encadenamiento
linking
el teatro
theater
la clave
key
el clave
harpsichord
atraer
to attract
la multitud
crowd
la gira
tour
el inconsciente
irresponsible person
abordar
to deal with
la jaqueca
severe headache
la jaqueca
migraine
la cefalea
headache
en ayunas
on an empty stomach
el junco
junk
costar
to be hard
deslizar
to slide
alzar
to elevate
alzar
to raise
endosar
to endorse
velar
to stay up
arrancarse
to pull out
la dosis de refuerzo
booster
pautar
to provide guidelines
la pauta
guideline
ajeno
someone else's
la potestad
legal authority
la potestad
power
la potestad
authority
el acontecimiento
event
conformarse
to be happy with
el aventón
ride
el/la tranza
con artist
involucrado
involved
marchito
withered
marchito
shriveled
la respuesta
response
dispuesto
ready
la manada
herd
conllevar
to bear
conllevar
to lead to
conllevar
to entail
conllevar
to involve
morigerar
to restrain
morigerar
to moderate
morigerar
to curb
demorarse
to be delayed
demorarse
to take
verídico
true
verídico
truthful
el adiestramiento
training
referente
concerning
avergonzarse
to be embarrassed
avergonzarse
to be ashamed
avergonzar
to shame
avergonzar
to embarrass
ajetrearse
to rush around
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
la cerradura
lock
sigiloso
discreet
sigiloso
stealthy
sigiloso
secretive
la creencia
belief
mecer
to rock
mecer
to shake
boquiabierto
speechless
empapelar
to paper
el arrebol
red glow
sin más ni más
just like that
sin más
just like that
sin más
without further ado
la comezón
itch
la comezón
urge
alborotar
to disturb
alborotar
to agitate
impuesto
informed
impuesto
used to
la presa
dam
al parecer
apparently
no obstante
however
no obstante
nevertheless
divisar
to spy
divisar
to spot
divisar
to make out
divisar
to sight
la hazaña
feat
la hazaña
exploit
el brote
outbreak
remontar
to get over
remontar
to overcome
arraigar
to establish
arraigar
to take root
avecinarse
to approach
avecinarse
to come near
derrochar
to throw away money
derrochar
to waste
comprimir
to hold back
arrepentirse
to change one's mind
arrepentirse
to regret (it)
el piragüismo
canoeing
enterarse de algo
to find out about something
el/la gilipollas
asshole
colmado
full to the brim
disparar
to fire
disparar
to shoot
apretar
to squeeze
apretar
to clench
acosar
to pursue relentlessly
el piropo
compliment
el piropo
catcall
la canasta
basket
el colutorio
mouthwash
la codorniz
quail
adondequiera
wherever
cuandoquiera
whenever
siempre que
whenever
holgazanear
to laze around
holgazán
idle
la tregua
truce
dispuesto
willing
el taburete
stool
el paradero
whereabouts
despejado
clear
el tramo
stretch
la alameda
tree-lined avenue
campestre
rural
la carroza
carriage
la cumbre
summit
esquivo
aloof
esquivo
unsociable
esquivo
evasive
otorgar
to grant
el foráneo
outsider
conmover
to move
conmover
to shake
a lo mejor
perhaps
rodearse
to surround oneself
el rebote
rebound
el rebote
bounce
perdurar
to last
el acantilado
cliff
sonrojarse
to blush
entregar
to deliver
entregar
to turn in
asomarse
to appear
pretender
to intend
pretender
to expect
armar
to put up
armar
to assemble
el merequetengue
mess
encarar
to face up to
encarar
to confront
contundente
blunt
el rugido
roar
atrevido
daring
involucrarse
to get involved
involucrar
to involve
el picaflor
Don Juan
el picaflor
womanizer
el picaflor
flirt
el picaflor
hummingbird
asomar
to appear
asomar
to come out
enaltecer
to praise
la fogosidad
spirit
majo
nice
volverse en contra de
to turn against
prender
to turn on
prenderse
to catch fire
la altanería
arrogance
la altanería
haughtiness
el gemelo
cuff link
los gemelos
binoculars
rocambolesco
bizarre
arrastrado
miserable
la diadema
tiara
jactarse de
to boast about
elogiar
to praise
elogiar
to eulogize
toparse
to run into
la supervivencia
survival
el concurso
contest
manso
gentle
manso
docile
manso
meek
manso
tame
jinetear
to break in
jinetear
to ride
la acelga
chard
la brújula
compass
cavilar
to think deeply
el achaque
ailment
el desenlace
end
el desenlace
ending
balbucear
to stutter
prever
to anticipate
prever
to predict
prever
to foresee
sensato
sensible
la grieta
rift
la ferretería
hardware store
el lunfardo
Buenos Aires slang
anidar
to live
difundir
to spread
difundir
to broadcast
extraviar
to mislead
extraviar
to lose
extraviar
to misplace
encariñarse
to grow fond of
pisar
to step on
velar
to look after
velar
to watch over
velar
to keep vigil over
el acertijo
riddle
el recordatorio
reminder
recaudar
to raise
recaudar
to collect
el prójimo
fellow man
infaltable
not to be missed
la temporada
season
el aterrizaje
landing
meter la pata
to mess up
partirse
to split
forrarse
to stuff oneself
forrarse
to make a killing
ahogar
to drown
el atisbo
trace
el atisbo
glimmer
la aprobación
passing
la aprobación
approval
convocar
to call
convocar
to summon
la convocatoria
notification
el emprendedor
entrepreneur
agobiarse
to let get to you
agobiar
to weigh down
el edredón
quilt
sembrar
to scatter
aplastante
overwhelming
principiante
novice
principiante
inexperienced
la artimaña
trick
detenerse
to stop
la asesoría
consultancy
la jalea
jelly
el inquilino
tenant
los inmuebles
real estate
el reclamo
complaint
el/la cavernícola
caveman
rendir
to serve
rendir
to perform
susurrar
to whisper
diluviar
to pour with rain
diluviar
to pour down
empaparse
to get soaked
comparecer
to appear in court
adrede
deliberately
adrede
on purpose
adrede
intentionally
amenazar
to threaten
la apuesta
bet
aguantar
to put up with
el flechazo
love at first sight
osado
bold
el vistazo
glance
el vistazo
quick look
la medición
measuring
la medición
measurement
la erudición
learning
la sabiduría
learning
la sabiduría
wisdom
encanecer
to go gray
el costado
side
la baranda
handrail
el relato
account
el relato
story
el contenido
content
el bulo
unfounded rumor
bemol
flat
sostenido
sustained
el sostenido
sharp
impedir
to stop
impedir
to prevent
impedir
to block
impedir
to hinder
la fortaleza
strength
el lanzamiento
launch
el puñado
handful
feroz
fierce
recalcar
to stress
el ayuntamiento
city hall
recontar
to retell
por encima de todo
above all
involucrar
to involve
apurarse
to hurry up
apurar
to finish off
bermellón
vermilion
atender
to look after
atender
to deal with
la astilla
splinter
el fondo
back
el fondo
bottom
el maletero
trunk
siquiera
even
siquiera
even if
siquiera
at least
la taquilla
ticket office
la taquilla
box office
hallar
to discover
la ráfaga
burst
la ráfaga
gust
el paisaje
landscape
el entorno
environment
el entorno
surroundings
envasar
to can
envasar
to bottle
envasar
to package
el escalofrío
chill
el escalofrío
shiver
el obús
shell
la reja
bars
escudriñar
to scrutinize
ahogarse
to drown
ahogarse
to flood
ahogarse
to choke
ahogar
to flood
ahogar
to suffocate
ahogar
to drown
tal cual
exactly
tal cual
just as
atreverse
to dare
los mondadientes
toothpick
el palillo
toothpick
incensar
to flatter
el recorrido
tour
la célula madre
stem cell
el folleto
brochure
el certamen
contest
fatigar
to annoy
fatigar
to tire
hacer puente
to hot-wire
hacer puente
to have a long weekend
el recinto
area
despejar
to clear up
despejar
to wake up
despejar
to clear one's head
despejar
to find
despejar
to unblock
despejar
to clear up
el azahar
lemon blossom
el azahar
orange blossom
alejar
to keep away
alejar
to move away from
la franela
flannel
el/la concursante
competitor
el/la concursante
candidate
el/la concursante
contestant
al cabo de
at the end of
al cabo de
after
la encuesta
survey
izar
to hoist
izar
to run up
izar
to raise
ingenuo
naive
liarse
to get mixed up
catalogar
to classify as
pirarse
to take off
la encrucijada
crossroads
deleitarse
to take pleasure in
la plantilla
staff
zalamero
flattering
el zalamero
flatterer
la piel
skin
lamer
to lap against
lamer
to lick
el mejoramiento
improvement
asqueroso
disgusting
la venera
scallop
la vieira
scallop
llevar a cabo
to carry out
culmen
high
el culmen
climax
el culmen
height
culmen
finest
el culmen
epitome
el culmen
high point
el culmen
peak
sigilosamente
stealthily
agobiarse
to be overwhelmed
agobiar
to overwhelm
el anfitrión
host
el propietario
owner
adinerado
wealthy
el lomo saltado
stir-fried loin
los calzoncillos
boxer shorts
saltarse una comida
to miss a meal
faltar a clase
to skip class
hacerse la rata
to skip class
hacer novillos
to skip school
el consenso
consent
el consenso
agreement
el consenso
consensus
adquirido
acquired
recurrir
to appeal against
recurrir
to turn to
emplazar
to summon
emplazar
to call on
emplazar
to locate
reivindicar
to claim
reivindicar
to claim responsibility for
reivindicar
to demand
convocar
to organize
convocar
to convene
exponer
to show
exponer
to risk
exponer
to present
exponer
to state
exponer
to set out
exponer
to expound
exponer
to explain
exponer
to display
exponer
to show
exponer
to exhibit
exponer
to expose
idóneo
fit
idóneo
suitable
idóneo
ideal
indeciso
indecisive
indeciso
undecided
indecible
unspeakable
indecible
indescribable
la albahaca
basil
el entrenador
coach
darse cuenta
to notice
darse cuenta
to realize
el rodaje
shooting
el rodaje
breaking-in
el rodaje
filming
latir
to beat
latir
to sound good to
consentir
to spoil
consentir
to consent
consentir
to permit
consentir
to tolerate
consentir
to agree
consentir
to allow
el rollo
thing
escalofriante
bloodcurdling
el trapo
cloth
el trapo
rag
las migajas
leftovers
antojarse
to have a craving for
antojarse
to want
antojarse
to feel like
aterrorizado
terrorized
aterrorizado
terrified
espantar
to appall
espantar
to frighten away
espantar
to scare
espantar
to frighten
ajetreado
bustling
ajetreado
busy
ajetreado
hectic
zurcir
to mend
reventado
shattered
reventado
party animal
reventado
exhausted
la alambrada
wire fence
el asombro
amazement
apostar
to bet
quedarse de piedra
to be shocked
otear
to scan
otear
to watch from above
otear
to look down on
el calzado
footwear
aportar
to contribute
la precariedad
scarcity
la precariedad
precariousness
leve
slight
calificar
to rate
calificar
to designate as
calificar
to give a grade
calificar
to mark
calificar
to qualify
calificar
to describe as
calificar
to grade
cogerse
to hold on to
el oficio
trade
adobar
to marinate
portarse bien
to behave well
portarse bien
to treat well
portarse bien
to be good
portarse bien
to behave oneself
ombligo del mundo
navel of the world
el desván
loft
el desván
attic
engullir
to gobble up
echar leña al fuego
to make things worse
rendirse
to give up
rendirse
to quit
el pesar
sorrow
el pesar
grief
la medusa
jellyfish
agarrar
to take hold of
agarrar
to grab
estrenar
to use for the first time
estrenar
to release
estrenar
to try out for the first time
estrenar
to premiere
estrenar
to wear for the first time
ser suficiente
to be enough
bastar con
to be enough
bastar
to be enough
bastarse
to be capable of
bastarse
to manage
el columpio
swing
pusilánime
pusillanimous
matarse a estudiar
to cram
arrimarse
to go to live with
arrimar
to give
arrimar
to put up against
arrimar
to pull up
arrimar
to bring closer
arrimar
to bring nearer
arrimar
to move up against
arrimar
to move nearer
arrimar
to move closer
el cumplemés
monthsary
la alpargata
espadrille
bordar
to be excellent in
atorar
to block
atorar
to obstruct
despistado
confused
despistado
lost
despistado
distracted
el despistado
scatterbrain
despistado
forgetful
padecer
to put up with
padecer
to suffer
padecer
to endure
padecer
to suffer from
enfatizar
to stress
enfatizar
to emphasize
la inmundicia
filth
el estreno
first night
el estreno
debut
el estreno
premiere
sobrar
to be too many
sobrar
to not be needed
sobrar
to be left over
sobresalir
to stand out
la furgoneta
pickup truck
presagiar
to foretell
presagiar
to forebode
dar la vuelta a
to go around the
el vespertino
evening paper
el vespertino
evening newspaper
vespertino
evening
bicho raro
freak
apadrinar
to back
apadrinar
to support
apadrinar
to sponsor
el invernadero
greenhouse
sacudir
to dust
sacudir
to shake
sacudir
to beat
sacudir
to shake
sacudirse
to shake off
de vez en cuando
now and again
de vez en cuando
from time to time
de vez en cuando
once in a while
de vez en cuando
occasionally
el capricho
whim
desconfiar
to be suspicious of
palear
to shovel
palear
to lift
el abeto
fir
el granizo
hail
el/la comensal
dinner guest
trinchar
to carve
el carámbano
icicle
el edredón
comforter
el polvorón
shortbread cookie
la víspera
eve
el turrón
nougat
la retroalimentación
feedback
la cobardía
cowardice
el hallazgo
discovery
dar de alta
to register
dar de baja
to have disconnected
averiguar
to find out
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