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tergiversar
tergiversar
to distort
la merca
la merca
coke
exultante
exultante
elated
feroz
feroz
fierce
el aquelarre
el aquelarre
coven
la petaca
la petaca
hip flask
la carcajada
la carcajada
loud laugh
trepar
trepar
to climb
la avenida
la avenida
avenue
el hechizo
el hechizo
spell
acudir
acudir
to go to
amparar
amparar
to protect
la ronda
la ronda
round
la arboleda
la arboleda
grove
indescifrable
indescifrable
indecipherable
la carencia
la carencia
scarcity
la tirada
la tirada
throw
la zanja
la zanja
ditch
remontar
remontar
to go up
la centella
spark
la desaparición
disappearance
fulminante
devastating
gemir
to moan
desencadenar
to unleash
sombrío
gloomy
despavorido
terrified
la brecha
breach
fúnebre
mournful
destrozado
ruined
enloquecido
crazed
el murmullo
murmur
el acero
steel
imantar
to magnetize
arrastrar
to drag
arrojar
to throw
el potro
colt
igualar
to equalize
la grandeza
nobility
delirar
to talk nonsense
el fragor
clamor
polifacético
multifaceted
ardiente
burning
acribillado
riddled
el amortiguador
shock absorber
el tumulto
uproar
epistolar
epistolary
destacar
to emphasize
desbordar
to overflow
la cosmovisión
worldview
albergar
to house
el mazo
mallet
fatuo
fatuous
la revuelta
revolt
el lienzo
canvas
el encuadre
framing
la cartera
wallet
la escarapela
rosette
serrado
serrated
el desdoblamiento
unfolding
retroalimentar
to feed back into
el/la terapeuta
therapist
imperecedero
everlasting
la deidad
deity
acéfalo
headless
tutelar
tutelary
el congénere
congener
acicalar
to dress up
legar
to bequeath
el falo
phallus
sumiso
submissive
andrógino
androgynous
paradójico
paradoxical
atestiguar
to testify
el/la cronista
journalist
el éxtasis
ecstasy
alucinógeno
hallucinogenic
la cópula
copulation
postrado
prostrate
el colmillo
canine
el cinturón
belt
el/la moche
Moche
la rodillera
knee guard
la dicha
joy
el taparrabos
loincloth
el marginado
outcast
el vínculo
link
orientar
to position
la reivindicación
demand
precario
precarious
quebrar
to break
la asepsia
asepsis
potenciar
to promote
inquietante
disturbing
el pincel
paintbrush
agudo
sharp
fulgurante
stunning
trillar
to thresh
otrora
formerly
desesperado
desperate
la vocación
vocation
el filo
cutting edge
inusitado
unusual
encorsetar
to constrain
soltar
to let go of
los trapitos
clothes
rutilar
to shine
el sobregiro
overdraft
destellar
to sparkle
la mueca
face
el espanto
fright
el bolsillo
pocket
la lacra
blot
el obsequio
gift
proferir
to utter
la vertiente
slope
conciliar
to reconcile
indolente
lazy
la merma
reduction
el acoso
harassment
recortar
to cut off
la arbitrariedad
arbitrariness
la resonancia
resonance
la prensa
press
asimismo
also
irrumpir
to burst into
el legado
legacy
asilar
to give political asylum to
el legajo
file
ansiado
long-awaited
alistar
to put on a list
ávido
greedy
emperifollar
to doll up
el muestrario
collection of samples
plagado
infested
pautar
to provide guidelines
pautar
to rule
el librado
drawee
apostar
to station
el manto
cloak
barroco
overelaborate
escarpado
steep
el remo
oar
herrumbroso
rusty
supuestamente
supposedly
el chamán
shaman
mestizar
to crossbreed
mestizo
mixed-race
hermenéutico
hermeneutic
postular
to postulate
la imbricación
overlap
subyacer
to underlie
arrebatar
to snatch
adjudicado
allotted
embozado
muffled up
maniqueo
black and white
el apelativo
name
el titubeo
hesitancy
endilgar
to saddle with
espurio
spurious
impugnar
to challenge
desechar
to throw away
la alhaja
jewel
las dotes
talent
pingüe
plentiful
enjuagar
to rinse
la soga
rope
lúgubre
gloomy
la lancha
boat
copular
to copulate
suntuoso
sumptuous
brotar
to sprout
deslumbrante
dazzling
dotar
to equip with
las fauces
jaws
hundir
to sink
diminuto
tiny
untar
to spread
bífido
forked
grasoso
greasy
el pasto
pasture
el bidón
drum
la bruma
mist
añejo
mature
recto
straight
ascender
to rise
el vientre
belly
montado
mounted
la culebra
snake
la mugre
filth
la correntada
rapids
el llorón
crybaby
yacer
to lie
el lomo
back
aguantar
to put up with
chequear
to check
rancio
rancid
la remera
T-shirt
arrasar
to raze to the ground
coagular
to clot
el parloteo
chatter
el pujo
attempt
impasible
impassive
devastar
to devastate
tibio
lukewarm
chorrear
to drip
el borde
edge
el hoyo
hole
la bachata
bachata
el malecón
breakwater
la melanina
melanin
la incertidumbre
uncertainty
vincular
to link
la indumentaria
attire
el bombillo
light bulb
escarbar
to dig
el bledo
amaranth
el escozor
stinging
cagado
shitty
rimbombante
pompous
gambetear
to dribble
incrustar
to set
el bulto
bag
el pezón
nipple
el roce
rubbing
el bisturí
scalpel
clavar
to hammer
el quirófano
operating room
la chatarra
scrap
el pliegue
fold
el muñón
stump
la roza
clearing
el manoseo
handling
ultrajar
to offend
replegar
to retract
las vísperas
vespers
hogareño
home-loving
el alero
eaves
el gorrión
sparrow
rehuir
to avoid
el vástago
offspring
rasterizar
to rasterize
quebrantar
to break
la comarca
region
asalariado
salaried
el proletariado
proletariat
lanzar
to throw
el despliegue
display
sojuzgar
to conquer
el cochero
coachman
el menester
activity
el agüero
omen
ocioso
idle
angostar
to narrow
herir
to wound
el donaire
grace
el resabio
bad habit
la pesadumbre
grief
enmendar
to correct
el timón
rudder
el escalón
step
bisoño
green
el corte
cut
diestro
right
resquebrajar
to crack
la grieta
crack
el conglomerado
conglomeration
redituar
to yield
el empeño
determination
la salvedad
exception
reiterar
to reiterate
enfático
emphatic
el enunciado
heading
la esfera
sphere
el corolario
corollary
sumamente
extremely
la tergiversación
distortion
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