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codicioso
codicioso
greedy
asestar
asestar
to deal
la siderúrgica
la siderúrgica
iron and steel works
ceñir
ceñir
to cling to
el desperfecto
el desperfecto
damage
la coyuntura
la coyuntura
situation
rebosar
rebosar
to overflow
el atisbo
el atisbo
trace
burdo
burdo
crude
infausto
infausto
ill-fated
cruento
cruento
bloody
socavar
socavar
to dig under
tergiversar
tergiversar
to distort
engarzar
engarzar
to set
trastabillar
trastabillar
to stumble
la andadura
la andadura
path
gamberro
gamberro
rowdy
labrado
labrado
wrought
ignoto
ignoto
unknown
el apeadero
stopping place
la cavilación
pondering
la chabola
shack
oriundo
native
el caladero
fishery
arremolinar
to swirl
la fechoría
misdemeanor
los progenitores
parents
coartar
to restrict
en ayunas
on an empty stomach
remitir
to send
la retahíla
stream
el lucro
profit
el charol
patent leather
la pana
corduroy
la Cuaresma
Lent
la letanía
litany
adosado
attached
candente
red-hot
la diana
bullseye
la enmienda
amendment
los estupefacientes
narcotics
el hincapié
emphasis
en ciernes
budding
colindante
adjacent to
arremeter
to charge at
el aliciente
incentive
la ebullición
turmoil
enconado
bitter
calcar
to copy
el zarpazo
swipe
hilar
to spin
cabalgar
to ride
el sustento
sustenance
entrañable
close
enquistado
deeply entrenched
la cabida
capacity
la perfidia
perfidy
la malquerencia
dislike
la acrobacia
acrobatics
el despojo
loot
fincar
to build
ingente
huge
amarrar
to tie
acrecentar
to increase
endemoniado
wicked
el apostolado
apostolate
el estribo
stirrup
ufanarse
to boast
monacal
monastic
el predicador
preacher
desdibujado
blurred
la sorna
sarcasm
la zozobra
anxiety
aparatoso
spectacular
la nevada
snowfall
faenar
to fish
el barranco
ravine
ensanchar
to widen
rememorar
to recall
destripar
to spoil
el elenco
cast
las tinieblas
dark
el aldabonazo
loud knock
la depuración
purification
parcelar
to divide into lots
pirrar
to be into
restar
to subtract
escorar
to shore up
el letrado
lawyer
abordar
to accost
la colada
flow
en vilo
on tenterhooks
somero
superficial
telúrico
telluric
el andén
platform
la vara
stick
la plegaria
prayer
el/la viandante
pedestrian
sediento
hungry
la savia
vitality
el boato
show
la espantada
stampede
el traste
backside
la tirantez
tension
el cauce
channel
el decrecimiento
decrease
mendigar
to beg for
el abucheo
boo
el ariete
battering ram
incidir
to stress
abundar
to agree with
la acritud
acrimony
sorber
to sip
la franja horaria
time zone
el barbecho
fallow
el beneplácito
consent
el escape
leak
prescindir
to do without
reacio
reluctant
el disenso
dissent
glosar
to comment on
el embate
pounding
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
el traspié
stumble
cuajar
to catch on
el devenir
evolution
la pegatina
sticker
el tropezón
stumble
desempacar
to unpack
atónito
astonished
el pañal
diaper
barajar
to consider
sufragar
to defray
sensiblemente
noticeably
el aldeano
villager
el estrado
platform
ostentar
to show off
recluir
to shut away
tupido
dense
sendos
each
desgranar
to shell
el rosario
string
mugriento
filthy
el forjado
floor
los escombros
debris
marrullero
smooth-talking
el citatorio
subpoena
el aliento
breath
lapidar
to stone
apalizar
to beat up
el lavabo
sink
el percance
mishap
la tiza
chalk
el desprendimiento
release
la pupa
boo-boo
alabado
praised
chutarse
to shoot up
el trino
trill
el desdén
disdain
la fisura
fissure
acérrimo
bitter
refrendar
to countersign
plegar
to fold
longevo
long-lived
retorcido
twisted
la cochinada
dirty word
acribillado
riddled
el váter
toilet
la meada
pee
replegarse
to withdraw
pelarse
to run off
pesquisar
to investigate
sumario
brief
la lumbrera
genius
enarbolar
to hold up
chapucero
shoddy
la cojera
limp
el parador
roadside inn
gafe
jinxed
el chubasquero
raincoat
puñetero
damn
la preñada
pregnant woman
dirimir
to resolve
la holgura
comfort
asumir
to accept
apreciar
to detect
la merma
decrease
eventual
possible
la palestra
arena
el pezón
nipple
impertérrito
unmoved
saldar
to settle
el cuartel
barracks
el timo
thymus
el tejido
tissue
la tajada
slice
franquear
to clear
el prócer
hero
el agregado
attaché
inédito
unprecedented
el arancel
tariff
la ojera
bag under one's eyes
el alborotador
troublemaker
la rejilla
grille
el jeque
sheik
meridional
meridional
inusitado
unusual
el rotativo
newspaper
la tuerca
nut
atajar
to put a stop to
el parangón
comparison
la tromba
whirlwind
ajeno
other people's
tender
to make
el títere
puppet
la alharaca
fuss
tuitear
to tweet
el paradero
whereabouts
el traspaso
transfer
sopesar
to consider
la chapuza
odd job
colear
to drag on
el/la cobaya
guinea pig
el cimiento
foundation
el achuchón
squeeze
la dejadez
neglect
enmarcar
to frame
el feudo
domain
la desidia
carelessness
asomar
to come out
rezumar
to exude
el arco
bow
aplacarse
to abate
cacarear
to boast about
sondear
to sound out
desgarrado
torn
el peroné
fibula
el anzuelo
hook
regir
to apply
teñir
to dye
el abanico
range
el campesino
peasant
a flor de piel
on edge
plagado
infested
infundado
unfounded
el empeño
effort
el empaque
solemnity
la polvareda
cloud of dust
recapacitar
to reconsider
asesorar
to advise
fraguar
to hatch
agitar
to upset
resguardarse
to protect oneself
abrumador
overwhelming
desalentador
discouraging
desabrochar
to unbutton
desabrocharse
to come undone
el coletazo
swipe of its tail
limítrofe
bordering
el cabildeo
lobbying
leonino
leonine
afinar
to tune
desahogarse
to vent
puesto que
given that
la sanación
healing
el erario
treasury
el apego
attachment
la coletilla
postscript
lastrar
to burden
serenar
to calm
la amapola
poppy
demoledor
overwhelming
la senda
path
aupar
to help up
la camilla
stretcher
la eclosión
dawn
chillar
to scream
fallón
prone to faults
achuchar
to hug
la antorcha
torch
el pebetero
censer
la traca
string of firecrackers
la carpa
tent
pestañear
to blink
narices
the heck
extraviar
to lose
la tangente
tangent
luego de que
after
la nave
warehouse
la nave
vessel
culminar
to finish
ceder
to give in
el descampado
empty ground
el hormigón
concrete
la casucha
shack
la callejuela
alley
el frenesí
frenzy
insalubre
unsanitary
la partitura
score
la celosía
lattice
interpelar
to question
el varón
male
el sobresalto
fright
el crisol
crucible
antaño
in days gone by
el macizo
massif
la mezquita
mosque
erigirse
to become
alegar
to claim
repentinamente
suddenly
el chándal
tracksuit
redundar
to result in
la disyuntiva
dilemma
la desavenencia
disagreement
limar
to polish
el/la peque
kid
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
la suspicacia
suspicion
provechoso
profitable
el achaque
ailment
larguirucho
lanky
el apogeo
peak
el malecón
breakwater
el calado
significance
otrora
formerly
el paradigma
paradigm
agredir
to attack
zanjar
to resolve
la sazón
ripeness
en aras de
in the interest of
el desmán
excess
el titubeo
hesitancy
el aeródromo
airfield
la careta
mask
el mostrador de la línea aérea
airline desk
deparar
to bring
espinoso
thorny
el portón
main door
patear
to kick
regentar
to manage
el vaivén
coming and going
precario
poor
retomar
to resume
aniñado
childish
disponer
to arrange
resguardar
to protect
raptar
to kidnap
el apagón
blackout
el hastío
weariness
el hartazgo
one's fill
la prórroga
deferral
fastidiar
to annoy
el féretro
coffin
a poco
really
el jale
work
el nexo
nexus
serrano
mountain
el escondite
hiding place
el fajo
wad
el parche
patch
orillar
to avoid
la lacra
blot
zaherir
to mock
el monto
amount
encubrir
to conceal
descarrilar
to derail
la calumnia
slander
dictaminar
to pass judgment
el muelle
pier
el malecón
promenade
la oposición
public sector exam
abultado
bulky
cotizado
sought-after
la misiva
missive
el acuse
acknowledgment
gélido
icy
meditar
to ponder
el recelo
mistrust
el cariz
look
la sima
chasm
el/la comensal
dinner guest
comparecer
to appear
asentar
to set up
el careo
confrontation
trufado
truffle-stuffed
destituido
dismissed
la mirilla
peephole
incidir
to have a bearing
la plantilla
personnel
mermar
to diminish
aquejado
suffering
prosperar
to be successful
atañer
to concern
desmarcarse
to distance oneself
la tutela
guardianship
tutelar
to act as guardian to
las arcas
coffers
ampararse
to seek protection
la demora
delay
archivar
to close the file on
archivar
to file
delictivo
criminal
encapuchado
hooded
embozado
muffled up
prejuicioso
prejudiced
desmentir
to refute
el/la ponente
speaker
el lema
motto
las cercanías
vicinity
el auto
decree
cautelar
preventive
desestimar
to look down on
el cartel
poster
avalar
to guarantee
el tramo
stretch
la cuadra
block
esquivar
to dodge
arrollar
to run over
la carrera
run
la contención
containment
el repliegue
withdrawal
enclaustrado
cloistered
empeñado
determined
el fugado
fugitive
el circo
circus
reconvenir
to reprimand
ensalzar
to extol
obviar
to leave out
conminar
to order
el cupo
quota
el chiringuito
shady company
solventar
to settle
en llamas
in flames
la grieta
crack
el batacazo
thump
la crudeza
harshness
la acometida
attack
atronador
deafening
la contundencia
force
la cuneta
ditch
prolijo
long-winded
afanarse
to toil
estrepitoso
noisy
cabal
upright
burlón
mocking
prodigar
to lavish
el guiño
wink
remachar
to stress
ejercer
to exercise
emplazar
to locate
rebasar
to overtake
mordaz
scathing
el abono
fertilizer
la costra
crust
arar
to plow
aparejar
to prepare
tozudo
stubborn
desvergonzado
shameless
la sotana
cassock
el mocoso
brat
hilvanar
to piece together
culto
cultured
el canónigo
canon
el pasto
pasture
reclamar
to demand
desposar
to marry
intestado
intestate
el juramento
oath
airado
angry
indefectiblemente
inevitably
la enmienda
correction
el fundo
farm
tropezar
to stumble
trocarse
to turn into
la plana
plain
raziar
to raid
soberbio
arrogant
trajinar
to bustle about
nítidamente
clearly
vaticinar
to forecast
el alféizar
windowsill
grueso
thick
puntero
leading
arropado
tucked in
la aguja
needle
ínfimo
negligible
tibio
lukewarm
innato
innate
la dolencia
ailment
afincado
resident
los albores
dawn
desatar
to trigger
la estela
wake
el espanto
fright
acribillar
to riddle
amordazar
to gag
sitiar
to besiege
sacudir
to shake
el rincón
corner
el estrago
damage
acechar
to stalk
la cautela
caution
la estirpe
lineage
arrebatar
to snatch
el polvorín
powder keg
amedrentar
to scare
la hélice
propeller
el dispositivo
presence
el resguardo
protection
fusilar
to shoot
el estruendo
crash
la ráfaga
gust
ileso
unharmed
la comitiva
retinue
el césped
lawn
la cacería
hunt
la asunción
acceptance
denostar
to insult
ametrallar
to machine-gun
la hemeroteca
newspaper library
hurgar
to dig around in
la jauría
pack of hounds
aleccionar
to instruct
enredarse
to get tangled
espetar
to blurt out
clavar
to sink
aciago
tragic
la amonestación
reprimand
el peldaño
step
la verbena
festival
el conjurado
conspirator
ahondar
to make more profound
la tarima
platform
agolpar
to cram
la leyenda
inscription
la represalia
reprisal
inmerso
immersed
atrincherarse
to take one's stand
numantino
brave
incurso en
found guilty of
el bulo
unfounded rumor
impulsar
to drive
espolear
to spur on
duradero
lasting
duradero
durable
abonar
to pay
la causa
case
el prestador
provider
el desfase
gap
la medición
measurement
aseverar
to assert
aledaño
neighboring
encallado
stranded
el ovillo
ball
rematar
to finish off
sumarse
to join
el desgarro
tear
la deriva
drift
engullir
to gobble up
el desencuentro
mix-up
la inhabilitación
disqualification
rotundo
resounding
intervenir
to take part
la escalinata
staircase
vigente
in force
la fachada
facade
la traza
sign
la hornada
batch
la braga
panties
la alevosía
premeditation
farolero
boastful
trufar
to throw into
la vigencia
duration
el sarpullido
rash
trajo consigo
it brought about
el barro
mud
abatirse
to swoop down
espeluznante
terrifying
diezmar
to decimate
despiadado
ruthless
cuán
how
el requeté
Carlist militia
la soldadura
welding
el perno
bolt
el peritaje
expert's report
el astillero
shipyard
contencioso
contentious
la hoja de ruta
road map
los efectivos
forces
el lazo
bond
mero
mere
predilecto
favorite
la pancarta
placard
enarbolar
to hoist
el expediente
record
acaparar
to stockpile
el indulto
pardon
aminorar
to reduce
el arrastre
dragging
arrasar
to raze to the ground
afianzarse
to become established
perfilarse
to shape up
atrás
at the back of
la casilla
square
las trabas
shackles
el desgaste
wear
la batuta
baton
el trasvase
transfer
holgado
loose-fitting
atascarse
to get clogged up
recobrar
to recover
homologado
approved
la adjudicación
awarding
el erario
public funds
compensar
to offset
la rienda
rein
refrendar
to endorse
la remesa
remittance
el desempeño
performance
el empeine
instep
la meseta
plateau
postergar
to postpone
el bache
rough patch
matizar
to qualify
el decálogo
guide
resaltar
to highlight
la panda
gang
comparecer
to appear in court
imputar
to impute
de por medio
involved
la licitación
tender
brindar
to offer
sustraer
to take away
el desfalco
embezzlement
la mancha
stain
apabullante
overwhelming
el fraccionamiento
housing estate
el fuerte
forte
la cúpula
leadership
predicar
to preach
pregonar
to proclaim
el rostro
face
la chaquira
bead
la pulsera
bracelet
la consigna
slogan
la mancuerna
dumbbell
reclutar
to recruit
el atropello
accident
el viraje
change
el rumbo
course
la playera
T-shirt
deparar
to have in store
el andamiaje
scaffolding
adolecer
to suffer from
el repunte
recovery
el descalabro
disaster
la diestra
right
antaño
once
reñido
hard-fought
arrastrar
to blow along
conllevar
to lead to
nocivo
harmful
la capa
layer
comprometer
to involve
abarrotar
to pack
el hueco
hole
el tropiezo
stumble
la aeronave
aircraft
acogerse
to have recourse to
la racha
gust
desechar
to throw away
el entredicho
dispute
el recelo
suspicion
el/la canciller
chancellor
supeditar
to subordinate
vencer
to be due
acorralar
to corral
la hilera
row
el jaque
check
la injerencia
interference
inmiscuirse
to interfere
imperar
to prevail
majadero
stupid
el plantel
campus
el/la conserje
superintendent
escalonado
staggered
el poblador
inhabitant
el abastecimiento
supply
el embarque
loading
el desenlace
ending
suplir
to replace
el embrollo
muddle
decantarse
to opt for
la plaqueta
platelet
el asombro
fright
achacar
to attribute
la barrena
drill
el pábulo
fuel
la esgrima
fencing
la trazabilidad
traceability
aferrarse
to cling to
las heces
feces
estacional
seasonal
la pesquisa
inquiry
maniatar
to tie hands of
aderezar
to embellish
labrado
cultivated
segar
to reap
extraviado
lost
pifiar
to mess up
apremiar
to urge
encapotado
overcast
trastear
to move around
descorchar
to uncork
el traspié
blunder
la proeza
exploit
el/la jerarca
hierarch
la mandíbula
jaw
la epopeya
feat
distendido
relaxed
las utilidades
profits
el hito
milestone
arrastrar
to drag
el estancamiento
stagnation
el hada
fairy
la rapiña
robbery
el envoltorio
wrapping
exprimir
to squeeze
la vorágine
whirlpool
el trasiego
shuffling around
contundente
forceful
recalcar
to stress
escoltar
to escort
el caza
fighter plane
velar
to keep vigil over
el derribo
shooting down
el estupor
astonishment
la celeridad
speed
esgrimir
to brandish
ajeno
foreign
desviar
to divert
vetado
banned
con rumbo a
bound for
insólito
extraordinary
acechar
to watch
la liza
battle
la apuesta
bet
acaparar
to monopolize
risible
laughable
encomendar
to entrust
el seno
heart
el/la compinche
accomplice
la cuantía
quantity
el expediente
disciplinary proceedings
instar
to urge
sumar
to add up to
urgir
to urge
apelar
to appeal to
el estamento
stratum
desdibujar
to blur
lidiar
to deal with
fracasar
to fail
arrojar
to throw up
sentar
to set
la recta
straight
enfilar
to line up
la cumbre
summit
deshilachado
frayed
la tesitura
circumstances
el puñado
handful
acarrear
to bear
el rubro
area
subsanar
to rectify
espabilado
bright
el bullicio
racket
el buscador
search engine
gerencial
managerial
sacudirse
to shake off
perdurar
to live on
enajenar
to alienate
entregado
devoted
tajar
to slice
anquilosado
stiff
embriagador
heady
vergonzante
shameful
precario
precarious
la patraña
tall tale
toparse
to run into
replegar
to retract
el rebaño
herd
augurar
to predict
el alzamiento
raising
el cuño
stamp
allanar
to smooth
despojar
to strip
el callejón sin salida
dead end
el desafuero
outrage
el pulso
battle of wills
los comicios
elections
la veda
closed season
matutino
morning
la pugna
fight
rozar
to brush against
el filón
gold mine
el aprobado
pass
la hostelería
hotel industry
acompasar
to match
cauto
cautious
el anfitrión
host
codiciado
coveted
desbocarse
to get out of control
el aula
lecture hall
reanudar
to resume
el recinto
place
alentar
to encourage
la franja
bracket
sin rodeos
bluntly
altivo
haughty
emplazar
to call on
el alcance
scope
desprenderse
to come off
la casación
annulment
en torno
around
discrepar
to disagree
avalar
to endorse
el marco
framework
remeter
to tuck in
el repunte
rise
leve
slight
vetar
to veto
acometer
to undertake
atravesar
to cross
alargado
long
reivindicar
to claim
conformar
to make up
tierno
tender
el despliegue
deployment
la eslora
length
la embarcación
vessel
asiduo
regular
la veintena
about twenty
saltar
to go off
el bulto
bag
la incógnita
mystery
la finca
farm
acaudalado
wealthy
tinerfeño
from Tenerife
a la deriva
adrift
desencadenar
to unleash
el rasgo
feature
desentrañar
to figure out
oxigenar
to oxygenate
la consigna
order
armar
to assemble
la contienda
conflict
atinar
to hit the target
la brújula
compass
noqueado
knocked out
el hilo
thread
la metralla
shrapnel
el remate
final touch
el césped
pitch
discurrir
to pass
cumbre
most important
vencerse
to give way
sobrecogedor
shocking
el acierto
good decision
el despliegue
display
el gatillo
trigger
la pegada
kick
vaticinar
to predict
el desgaste
wear and tear
el mitómano
mythomaniac
las urnas
polls
desgarrador
heartrending
orar
to pray
el suministro
supply
dilatar
to dilate
proseguir
to continue
la brecha
breach
disecar
to dissect
la pandilla
gang
replegarse
to withdraw
la cubeta
bucket
la caza
hunting
el desnivel
drop
la loma
hill
escasear
to be scarce
enardecer
to inflame
desentenderse
to pretend not to know
descifrar
to decipher
escudar
to shield
la tregua
truce
el mazazo
sledgehammer blow
pretender
to intend
la inconformidad
dissent
la inconformidad
nonconformity
soterrado
hidden
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