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la pista
la pista
track
agotado
agotado
exhausted
aprobarse
aprobarse
to pass
aprobar
aprobar
to approve
el papeleo
el papeleo
paperwork
el girasol
el girasol
sunflower
patear
patear
to kick
el desafío
el desafío
challenge
qué alivio
qué alivio
what a relief
el mostrador
el mostrador
counter
sonreír
sonreír
to smile
jugoso
jugoso
juicy
hoy en día
hoy en día
nowadays
la hierba
la hierba
herb
la cucharada
la cucharada
tablespoon
casero
casero
homemade
la cucharada
la cucharada
spoonful
la avena
la avena
oatmeal
el misterio
el misterio
mystery
denunciar
to report
el disparo
shot
enseguida
right away
la prensa
press
esconder
to hide
por fin
finally
reconocer
to recognize
el atentado
attack
el diario
newspaper
explotar
to explode
el delito
crime
el acantilado
cliff
azotar
to devastate
limítrofe
bordering
atesorar
to accumulate
el recordatorio
reminder
desaprobar
to disapprove of
el promedio
average
la mercancía
merchandise
el carril
lane
al cabo de
after
tormentoso
stormy
inverosímil
implausible
en vez de
instead of
la ciclovía
bike path
la acera
sidewalk
a punto de
about to
despedirse
to say goodbye
despedir
to say goodbye to
el acceso
entrance
estacionar
to park
así
that way
la rotonda
roundabout
buscar
to pick up
el embotellamiento
traffic jam
apoyar
to support
aconsejado
advised
el niñero
babysitter
la amabilidad
kindness
agradecer
to thank
por nada
you're welcome
piel de gallina
goose bumps
la gaviota
seagull
el rugido
roar
abolir
to abolish
el ramo
bouquet
el robo
robbery
asustado
scared
el incendio
fire
doméstico
household
el picaflor
hummingbird
cohibir
to inhibit
por si acaso
just in case
apurarse
to hurry
tardar
to take too long
el socorro
help
peatonal
pedestrian
disminuir
to reduce
cargar
to load
acordarse
to remember
el parabrisas
windshield
el trimestre
quarter
aprovechado
resourceful
la lata
can
el aumento
raise
el esfuerzo
effort
despedir
to fire
la albahaca
basil
aumentado
increased
la venta
sale
la llanta de repuesto
spare tire
la llanta
tire
el delantero
forward
la limpieza
cleanliness
quisquilloso
fussy
mejorar
to get better
grave
serious
la enfermedad
illness
el parto
birth
tanto
so much
pelirrojo
red-haired
la peca
freckle
fallecer
to die
atenderse
to see
atender
to look after
de repente
suddenly
internarse
to go into the hospital
internar
to admit to
enseguida
immediately
embarazada
pregnant
publicar
to post
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
enterarse
to find out
la sugerencia
suggestion
cegador
blinding
comprometido
engaged
el hecho
fact
de nuevo
again
sensato
sensible
la vela
sail
el bergantín
brig
el camión
truck
el/la polizón
stowaway
actual
current
cumplir
to keep
el descanso
rest
celoso
jealous
el desempleo
unemployment
la soberbia
pride
evitar
to avoid
la altanería
arrogance
discutir
to argue
confiar
to trust
prometer
to promise
la patrulla
patrol car
la rosquilla
doughnut
en cuanto a
with regard to
adivinar
to guess
la medida
measure
reciclar
to recycle
la contabilidad
accounting
jubilarse
to retire
la capacitación
training
el propietario
owner
entregar
to deliver
el escáner
scanner
el empleado
employee
rechazar
to reject
el recurso
resource
por dónde
which way
hasta dónde
how far
la sucursal
branch
la solicitud
application
para qué
what ... for
la carta de presentación
cover letter
se nota que
you can see that
adelgazar
to lose weight
el paisaje
landscape
el retrato
portrait
la escultura
sculpture
anterior
previous
el estreno
premiere
el mago
wizard
el trueno
thunder
hospedar
to lodge
la ida
departure
retrasado
delayed
el horario
schedule
agarrarse
to hold on
agarrar
to grab
el cobayo
guinea pig
el recuerdo
souvenir
asustarse
to get frightened
el atardecer
dusk
la leyenda
caption
bañarse
to go for a swim
el amanecer
dawn
despegar
to take off
aterrar
to land
encontrarse
to meet
embarcar
to board
la escala
layover
a pesar de
in spite of
inculcar
to instill
insoportable
unbearable
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
pertenecer
to belong to
la selva
jungle
la contaminación
pollution
respetar
to respect
ahorrar
to save
el medioambiente
environment
el cultivo
crop
el granizo
hail
el cayo
key
la bahía
bay
el arroyo
stream
la ola
wave
la ballena
whale
disiparse
to clear
zarpar
to set sail
en cuanto
as soon as
la trata
human trafficking
denunciar
to report
el atracador
bank robber
el/la rehén
hostage
zafar
to untie
el desliz
slip
el pariente
relative
el lector
reader
elogiar
to praise
vale la pena
it's worth it
la tela
fabric
comparar
to compare
los auriculares
headphones
encargarse
to handle
agotado
sold out
plano
flat
antiguamente
in the past
la jarra
pitcher
las pinzas
tweezers
la astilla
splinter
sacar
to remove
la despensa
pantry
polvoriento
dusty
el párrafo
paragraph
fijar
to set
el aro
earring
parecido
similar
el parlante
speaker
dañado
damaged
estos
these
esos
those
quinto
fifth
el cargador
charger
el juicio
judgment
nublado
cloudy
el plazo
term
vencido
expired
el gasto
cost
quejarse
to complain
rastrear
to track
el artículo
item
el envío
delivery
una vez que
once
tal vez
maybe
el mortero
mortar
la baya
berry
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