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la consigna
la consigna
slogan
sumirse
sumirse
to sink into
contrarrestar
contrarrestar
to counteract
destartalado
destartalado
dilapidated
extralimitarse
extralimitarse
to overstep
empantanar
empantanar
to swamp
el sarampión
el sarampión
measles
gravar
gravar
to levy a tax on
agorero
agorero
ominous
medrar
medrar
to prosper
reacio
reacio
reluctant
bisoño
bisoño
green
puntero
puntero
state-of-the-art
tiznado
tiznado
sooty
el destajo
el destajo
piecework
atorarse
atorarse
to get tongue-tied
detentar
detentar
to hold unlawfully
la puericultura
la puericultura
childcare
arborescente
arborescente
arborescent
el socavón
hollow
dictaminar
to pass judgment
el arranque
fit
el/la proxeneta
pimp
avieso
perverse
la ubre
udder
nemotécnico
mnemonic
cohibido
inhibited
increpar
to rebuke
el/la conserje
caretaker
truculento
horrifying
níveo
snow-white
parapetarse
to take refuge
el aparejador
quantity surveyor
coaccionar
to coerce
la baja
sick note
supeditar
to subordinate
vapulear
to beat
el pulpejo
ball of the hand
la plantilla
insole
el encargado
manager
preceptivo
mandatory
trincar
to hold by the arms
el capuchón
cap
la cursilería
tackiness
indemnizar
to compensate
la indemnización
compensation
librarse de
to get out of
farolear
to bluff
el retortijón
stomach cramp
el émbolo
piston
la viga
beam
descascarar
to shell
a bulto
at a rough guess
el atenuante
extenuating circumstance
a juego
matching
crédulo
gullible
el terruño
homeland
la camada
litter
el cultivo
crop
la tolva
hopper
la hondonada
hollow
la hez
dregs
irremisible
irremissible
apechugar
to face up to
comprimir
to compress
premioso
clumsy
bregar
to struggle
sojuzgar
to subjugate
el fideicomiso
trust
el colibrí
hummingbird
díscolo
unruly
el neceser
toilet bag
el remolque
trailer
el bebedero
drinking trough
el comedero
trough
la chatarrería
junkyard
desmarcarse
to distance oneself
el potro
rack
la lumbrera
whiz
el revoltijo
jumble
achispado
tipsy
el clave
harpsichord
sermonear
to lecture
el injerto
grafting
el perdigón
pellet
el/la adalid
champion
el tallo
stem
benemérito
distinguished
perorar
to make a speech
la ocurrencia
idea
frivolizar
to trivialize
el encomio
praise
descomunal
colossal
el sauce
willow
el blanco
target
eólico
wind
el resquicio
crack
machacón
insistent
graznar
to squawk
el atolladero
predicament
pelma
annoying
la tabarra
nuisance
el miramiento
consideration
estriar
to groove
la canícula
dog days of summer
darse por aludido
to take the hint
bochornoso
muggy
empeñar
to pawn
el estante
shelf
el velo
veil
el hollín
soot
resollar
to breathe heavily
el fardo
bundle
pulular
to swarm
ecuánime
level-headed
bizantino
hairsplitting
el barranco
ravine
intempestivo
ungodly
el excusado
restroom
voluble
fickle
indisponer
to turn against
el mecenazgo
patronage
el cariz
look
blandir
to brandish
la prestidigitación
prestidigitation
discrepar
to disagree
el renglón
line
balneario
spa
el pretil
parapet
opíparo
sumptuous
declamar
to recite
estentóreo
very loud
la bocamanga
cuff
mojigato
prudish
acendrar
to refine
la cornamenta
antlers
la callosidad
callus
compungir
to make remorseful
amilanarse
to be daunted
irrisorio
laughable
el baldón
affront
cuadrarse
to stand to attention
lisiado
disabled
tullido
crippled
afirmar
to assert
aguijonear
to spur on
el aguijonazo
prick
traspapelar
to misplace
subrepticio
surreptitious
hosco
surly
arisco
surly
el infundio
malicious story
la picota
pillory
hacinar
to heap up
la calumnia
slander
el/la albacea
executor
el bisturí
scalpel
torneado
shapely
la dispensa
exemption
picotear
to peck
acicatear
to spur on
la picazón
itch
la comezón
itch
porfiar
to insist
la labia
gift of the gab
la cursiva
italics
depurado
refined
el desgaire
slovenliness
el lodazal
quagmire
la cuchilla
blade
el séquito
entourage
el tropel
mob
la bandada
flock
enrevesado
complex
el atizador
poker
el energúmeno
lunatic
cruento
bloody
el chispazo
spark
la papeleta
ballot
el/la accionista
shareholder
el accionariado
shareholders
sorpresivo
unexpected
procesar
to prosecute
encausar
to prosecute
el morbo
morbid fascination
lacrimógeno
tear-producing
la cartelera
billboard
la sonaja
rattle
engatusar
to sweet-talk
el capullo
bud
el chollo
bargain
petar
to feel like
el vendaval
gale
rentable
profitable
rentabilizar
to make profitable
desquiciar
to unhinge
desbocado
runaway
la ortiga
nettle
el obsequio
gift
obsequiar
to present
esquilmar
to suck dry
jarabe de arce
maple syrup
el tentempié
snack
el fajo
wad
la delantera
lead
el acebo
holly
el requiebro
flirtatious remark
sobredicho
aforementioned
melenudo
long-haired
abanderar
to be the poster boy for
aventar
to fan
la pezuña
hoof
el manillar
handlebars
la casuística
casuistry
la campiña
countryside
señorial
stately
la cantera
quarry
el jalón
milestone
la libreta
notebook
demacrado
gaunt
el brío
spirit
el espaldarazo
recognition
desmitificar
to demythologize
el capirotazo
flick
el/la comensal
dinner guest
el latrocinio
larceny
el cohecho
bribery
cercenar
to sever
descollar
to stand out
descolgarse
to lower oneself
el enjambre
swarm
la nuera
daughter-in-law
el yerno
son-in-law
relinchar
to neigh
aguardar
to wait for
el magín
imagination
el fiambre
cold meat
desentenderse
to pretend not to know
la trabazón
assembly
el remedo
parody
despuntar
to blunt
resbaloso
slippery
embotar
to dull
desollar
to rip to shreds
desenvuelto
natural
el mayordomo
butler
trasquilar
to shear
el corrillo
huddle
el trapicheo
shady deal
vendimiar
to pick grapes
despechar
to spite
encallar
to run aground
varar
to beach
la mecha
wick
el nabo
turnip
el quilate
karat
la necedad
foolishness
la patraña
tall story
el tocado
headdress
la retahíla
series
holgarse
to have fun
trocar
to exchange
la alevosía
premeditation
pacer
to graze
anejo
attached
menudear
to happen frequently
menesteroso
needy
horadar
to perforate
desdecirse
to go back on one's word
desdecir
to not be up to the standard of
la desventura
misfortune
parangonar
to compare
exhortar
to exhort
chusco
funny
dirimir
to settle
decantarse
to opt for
la demasía
excess
remachar
to rivet
el recetario
recipe book
el dejo
aftertaste
arengar
to give a pep talk
ordeñar
to milk
la vieira
scallop
alicaído
crestfallen
el vahído
dizzy spell
el amasijo
jumble
el desenlace
outcome
el pleito
lawsuit
el resabio
aftertaste
el regusto
aftertaste
mancillar
to tarnish
el cáñamo
hemp
tornadizo
fickle
degollar
to slit the throat of
la marsopa
porpoise
la parca
Grim Reaper
sobrevenir
to happen unexpectedly
el/la farsante
fake
el descampado
empty ground
cotejar
to compare with
la inquina
aversion
la solana
the sun
encalar
to whitewash
el tachón
X
el tiovivo
merry-go-round
deparar
to have in store
aliñar
to dress
las mallas
leggings
el caldero
cauldron
la caldera
boiler
avaro
miserly
liofilizado
freeze-dried
el timón
rudder
el ahínco
effort
el regaliz
licorice
la salmuera
brine
el arenque
herring
el remanso
haven
el azahar
orange blossom
el verdulero
greengrocer
gafar
to jinx
la hojalata
tinplate
el tiesto
flowerpot
el rulo
roller
el barrendero
road sweeper
aguzar
to sharpen
pegadizo
catchy
espolvorear
to sprinkle
podar
to prune
amenizar
to make more pleasant
despabilar
to buck up
el desfiladero
gorge
extraviarse
to lose one's way
el albedrío
free will
el rescoldo
ember
el empellón
shove
apelmazar
to matt
chapucear
to botch
estarcir
to stencil
el arca
ark
la voluta
scroll
la grulla
crane
puentear
to bridge
alborozar
to fill with joy
barruntar
to sense
la alambrada
wire fence
el pringado
sucker
escarbar
to scratch around in
el abeto
fir
desvaído
washed-out
el primor
care
revestir
to cover
alicatar
to tile
el intermitente
indicator
la melaza
treacle
la guantera
glove compartment
la redecilla
hairnet
borbotear
to bubble
replegarse
to withdraw
anegar
to flood
de sopetón
unexpectedly
el yunque
anvil
rollizo
chubby
la báscula
scales
asiduo
assiduous
avezado
experienced
la pernera
trouser leg
sensiblero
sentimental
la mortaja
shroud
recabar
to collect
chapucero
sloppy
precipitarse
to be rash
atañer
to have to do with
avenirse
to get on
estreñido
constipated
chamuscar
to scorch
de bruces
flat on one's face
trastabillar
to stumble
el parlanchín
chatterbox
la cotorra
chatterbox
el verdugo
executioner
en un santiamén
in a flash
el/la secuaz
minion
el querubín
cherub
el desparpajo
self-confidence
el suero
serum
la congoja
anguish
aducir
to put forward
el panal
honeycomb
la tenaza
tongs
la morriña
homesickness
despavorido
terrified
el estropicio
damage
el renacuajo
tadpole
el mandil
apron
troncharse
to crack up
la jaqueca
migraine
atenuar
to alleviate
el achaque
ailment
pirrarse
to be really into
el serrín
sawdust
el embuste
lie
prolijo
long-winded
violáceo
violet
la abnegación
abnegation
el escalafón
ladder
desquitarse
to get even
el zafiro
sapphire
ceniciento
ashen
encarrilarse
to find one's bearings
la hilacha
loose thread
el proemio
prologue
la panera
bread bin
el pararrayos
lightning conductor
el loquero
shrink
la arista
edge
la pícea
spruce
cartearse
to write to each other
escarchar
to crystallize
la escarcha
frost
encasquetar
to saddle with
la proeza
exploit
el dedo anular
ring finger
el meñique
little finger
escamotear
to palm
el carámbano
icicle
ilusorio
illusory
el cedro
cedar
regodearse
to delight in
relamerse
to lick one's lips
mermar
to diminish
el meandro
meander
fáctico
factual
el esparadrapo
surgical tape
acuciar
to pester
la belladona
deadly nightshade
encrespar
to curl
eslabonar
to link together
mentar
to mention
menoscabar
to diminish
empalmar
to connect
la ictericia
jaundice
el pisapapeles
paperweight
el mantel
tablecloth
apátrida
stateless
tornasolado
iridescent
el titiritero
puppeteer
la zaranda
sieve
zarandear
to shake
la urticaria
hives
engranar
to interlock
imbricar
to overlap
el balde
pail
el potrillo
foal
el simulacro
simulation
mohoso
moldy
a secas
just
el aguijón
stinger
el alacrán
scorpion
repantigarse
to sprawl out
tutear
to address as "tú"
ineluctable
inescapable
tantear
to feel one's way
el plumero
feather duster
rajar
to crack
enhebrar
to thread
la bambalina
drop
la pana
corduroy
zurcir
to darn
empuñar
to grasp
bermellón
vermilion
fatídico
fateful
vetusto
ancient
grumoso
lumpy
el grumo
lump
el billar
pool
desaliñado
scruffy
vedar
to ban
deshilachar
to fray
medroso
fearful
la ranura
slot
el callo
callus
acorralar
to corner
el corral
pen
caviloso
thoughtful
la claraboya
skylight
el/la chantajista
blackmailer
despectivo
contemptuous
salmodiar
to sing psalms
a tiro
within range
la púa
sharp point
titilar
to flicker
el arcén
hard shoulder
auscultar
to listen to someone's chest
la ristra
string
la vidorra
good life
el empecinamiento
stubbornness
forrarse
to make a killing
soliviantar
to stir up
atosigar
to harass
el atril
lectern
el señuelo
decoy
quedo
quiet
el puñal
dagger
la zancadilla
trip
la saña
rage
la sanguijuela
leech
la mofa
mocking
abuchear
to boo
el meollo
crux
el fuelle
bellows
el corro
ring
variopinto
diverse
el capellán
chaplain
ingeniar
to invent
la guinda
icing on the cake
el conato
attempt
fardar
to show off
afónico
voiceless
turnarse
to take turns
la lona
canvas
leñero
dirty
la hinchada
fans
inaudito
unheard-of
despotricar
to rant
el ligoteo
hooking up
pujar
to struggle
olisquear
to sniff
la mancuerna
dumbbell
derrumbarse
to collapse
enfrascarse
to bury oneself in
la mora
blackberry
eternizarse
to go on forever
la mazorca
cob
el organigrama
organization chart
la gachas
porridge
el toldo
awning
apalabrar
to come to a verbal agreement with
vaticinar
to predict
la zarza
blackberry bush
la atalaya
watchtower
el palco
box
exiguo
meager
calcinado
charred
a bocajarro
at point-blank
el catalejo
spyglass
la pecera
fishbowl
el marisabidillo
know-it-all
el/la sabelotodo
know-it-all
enfurruñarse
to sulk
fulgurante
stunning
la desmesura
excess
el guijarro
pebble
quejumbroso
querulous
hollar
to tread
la sapiencia
wisdom
arrobar
to entrance
el albañal
sewer
la hiedra
ivy
el/la vislumbre
glimpse
el zaguán
hallway
la verborrea
verbal diarrhoea
el almíbar
syrup
enmudecer
to fall silent
a hurtadillas
stealthily
inculcar
to instil
el exabrupto
cutting remark
guarecerse
to take refuge
guasón
mocking
ocurrente
witty
la rencilla
quarrel
encandilar
to dazzle
el jirón
shred
el chaparrón
downpour
instar
to urge
sempiterno
everlasting
ajetreado
busy
el tejemaneje
shenanigans
el papel de estraza
brown paper
dilucidar
to elucidate
con que
as long as
apiñado
packed
el estraperlo
black market
chapurrear
to have only a basic grasp of
la guardería
nursery school
arrastrarse
to grovel
lisonjero
flattering
la pandereta
tambourine
iconoclasta
iconoclastic
polifacético
multifaceted
el lirón
dormouse
autóctono
native
embelesado
spellbound
tamborilear
to drum
escaquearse
to duck out
resquebrajar
to crack
arreciar
to get worse
repiquetear
to ring out
la lentejuela
sequin
hortera
tacky
las agallas
guts
lastimero
pitiful
santurrón
sanctimonious
mimoso
affectionate
el mogollón
loads
el hocico
snout
el mostrador
counter
la encimera
work surface
el ovillo
ball
el chubasco
heavy shower
descojonarse
to piss oneself laughing
el listón
level
el listón
bar
envalentonar
to embolden
mangonear
to boss around
el tesón
tenacity
tarado
defective
la tirantez
tightness
tirante
strained
la hombría
manliness
escabullirse
to slip away
el fogonazo
flash
erguirse
to stand straight
el grillo
cricket
el chapoteo
splashing
chapotear
to splash around
el cacho
bit
retorcido
twisted
explayarse
to elaborate on
el ligue
fling
asestar
to deal
el marrón
mess
rayarse
to go crazy
el celo
zeal
la lija
sandpaper
factible
feasible
las damas
draughts
el mojón
milestone
ceñirse
to stick to
liarse
to get muddled up
liar
to roll
la letanía
litany
puntilloso
touchy
el tobogán
slide
la veleta
weather vane
intrascendente
insignificant
halagüeño
flattering
acompasado
rhythmic
lascivo
lascivious
sonsacar
to coax
escueto
succinct
el granizado
iced drink
pijo
posh
apoteósico
tremendous
comedido
restrained
ufanarse
to boast
ufano
smug
la mampara
screen
aludido
aforesaid
estampado
printed
el entredicho
dispute
el alquitrán
tar
el melómano
music lover
perspicaz
perspicacious
la maledicencia
slander
mosquear
to make suspicious
la colmena
beehive
inédito
unprecedented
el monzón
monsoon
grácil
graceful
la vitrina
glass case
el retablo
altarpiece
apiadarse
to take pity on
la plegaria
prayer
indagar
to enquire into
el aprieto
predicament
apostillar
to annotate
el desván
attic
meditabundo
pensive
el entramado
framework
la guadaña
scythe
cerciorarse
to make sure
atajar
to put a stop to
el tajo
cut
segar
to reap
atronador
deafening
el parangón
comparison
cariarse
to decay
el colmillo
canine
fraguar
to think up
fraguar
to forge
tiritar
to shiver
el reno
reindeer
solazar
to amuse
vitalicio
for life
la chincheta
drawing pin
pergeñar
to whip up
el cucurucho
paper cone
desnucarse
to break one's neck
engolosinar
to tempt
la entereza
composure
la presteza
promptness
las agujetas
stiffness
la querencia
fondness
afanar
to swipe
el prurito
urge
la rebeca
cardigan
hincar
to thrust
la cuenta
bead
contristar
to sadden
la inmundicia
filth
necio
foolish
el pómulo
cheekbone
cosificar
to objectify
objetivar
to objectify
el esmero
care
la eclosión
emergence
el cabrestante
winch
atirantar
to tighten
el garbo
grace
embargar
to overcome
apesadumbrado
sorrowful
apesadumbrar
to grieve
somnoliento
drowsy
romo
blunt
la rabieta
tantrum
el berrinche
tantrum
somero
summary
espabilar
to perk up
la encía
gum
retozar
to frolic
ilustrarse
to acquire knowledge
farragoso
cumbersome
legar
to bequeath
el palmarés
record
el pichichi
top goal scorer
el coñazo
pain in the ass
correr la voz
to spread the word
canturrear
to sing to oneself
el rictus
sneer
el/la mandamás
head honcho
compadecer
to pity
cobijar
to give shelter to
desenfundar
to draw
zafarse
to get away from
el trasfondo
background
escurridizo
slippery
el tino
sound judgement
el/la friki
geek
la coartada
alibi
el suplicio
torture
pasmoso
astonishing
huidizo
shy
la corva
back of the knee
a horcajadas
astride
arrebolar
to redden
ruborizarse
to redden
los arreboles
red clouds
desgañitarse
to shout one's head off
el sabueso
sleuth
husmear
to sniff
sin más
just like that
el comodín
wild card
el rechace
rebound
nada más
as soon as
desfallecer
to become weak
la siega
reaping
encaramar
to lift up
la desenvoltura
ease
plantar cara
to stand up to
la yema del dedo
fingertip
pavonearse
to swagger
la urna
ballot box
la torpeza
clumsiness
el rodillo
rolling pin
el talle
waist
el/la bocazas
blabbermouth
rebañar
to mop up
el peldaño
step
el respaldo
backing
balancearse
to swing
el bandazo
lurch
atenazar
to grip
el zarpazo
swipe
para colmo
to top it all
la rendija
glimmer
la hornacina
niche
arremolinar
to swirl
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
mordisquear
to nibble
el gorrión
sparrow
forcejear
to struggle
la comisura
corner
el párpado
eyelid
el vaivén
swaying
el traspié
stumble
la carga
burden
el lastre
burden
el abatimiento
dejection
despampanante
stunning
la horquilla
hairpin
embaucar
to con
refunfuñar
to grumble
la copa
top
entrecano
graying
tener arcadas
to retch
bambolear
to sway
taciturno
taciturn
acuclillarse
to squat down
flor y nata
créme de la créme
codearse
to rub shoulders with
el encaje
lace
porfiado
obstinate
el ensimismamiento
self-absorption
grisáceo
greyish
enjugarse
to wipe away
distar
to be away from
el malva
mauve
el dorso
back
enroscarse
to coil round
a tientas
blindly
la cómoda
chest of drawers
llevadero
bearable
vagar
to wander
discurrir
to wander
discurrir
to go by
trillado
trite
casto
chaste
el pudor
shyness
a rastras
kicking and screaming
el adoquín
cobblestone
el castor
beaver
el chapuzón
dip
crepitar
to crackle
empañar
to tarnish
merodear
to prowl
la loza
earthenware
el envés
back
perjudicar
to be detrimental to
estrujar
to squeeze
la flojera
weakness
la mata
bush
de cabo a rabo
from beginning to end
desbarrar
to talk rubbish
el sketch
sketch
la pulla
cutting remark
finiquitar
to settle
franjar
to fringe
el tocho
tome
trajinar
to bustle about
apearse
to get off
escocer
to sting
rencoroso
resentful
escarmentar
to learn one's lesson
la garita
sentry box
pánfilo
simple
el alarido
shriek
el escarnio
ridicule
achicar
to make smaller
el retintín
sarcastic tone
apabullar
to overwhelm
pétreo
stone
personarse
to appear in person
el/la cabecilla
ringleader
la hoja de ruta
road map
aterido
freezing
la ventolera
gust of wind
el renuevo
shoot
el enunciado
heading
el escarceo
foray
picado
chopped
la sorna
sarcasm
azaroso
risky
esclarecedor
illuminating
aleccionador
instructive
aleccionar
to instruct
revolcarse
to roll around
revolcar
to knock down
aplacar
to appease
el ardid
ruse
aturullar
to fluster
la urraca
magpie
la cabriola
somersault
la voltereta
somersault
encapricharse
to be infatuated
el solazo
blazing sun
el fulano
so-and-so
patán
uncouth
el volante
steering wheel
la animadversión
animosity
la comidilla
talk
despistarse
to lose one's concentration
desmandarse
to get out of hand
el embrollo
muddle
en balde
in vain
encomendar
to entrust
tieso
stiff
la camarilla
clique
descaminar
to mislead
enderezar
to straighten
descarriar
to lead astray
sulfurar
to enrage
la modorra
drowsiness
la cuadrilla
bunch
claudicar
to give up
obcecado
blinded
embustero
lying
la facha
look
atiborrarse
to stuff oneself
azarar
to fluster
cabal
upright
pirrar
to be into
dar por
to be into
rechistar
to complain
arremangarse
to roll up one's sleeves
el remilgo
fussiness
el arreo
drove
el atuendo
attire
desprenderse
to come off
acaso
perhaps
conque
so
el embudo
funnel
arrullar
to lull to sleep
incordiar
to pester
costear
to pay for
el reo
criminal
zascandilear
to mess around
sin ton ni son
for no reason at all
propasarse
to overstep the mark
fisgar
to snoop
los modales
manners
¡Chitón!
Shh!
el sabihondo
know-it-all
tronchar
to cut short
acurrucarse
to curl up
la predicación
preaching
el tocón
stump
el retoño
shoot
descapotable
convertible
el mingo
cue ball
despepitar
to deseed
la peón
labourer
cascar
to crack
atenerse
to abide by
el santoral
list of saints' days
el hipo
hiccups
aborrecer
to abhor
la sandez
stupid thing
el/la prestamista
moneylender
la litera
bunk bed
la carátula
cover
pachucho
under the weather
efusivo
effusive
lozano
healthy-looking
las creces
increase
achacar
to attribute
la desazón
unease
el tipazo
great person
estrambótico
outlandish
la tertulia
gathering
la humareda
cloud of smoke
la largueza
generosity
roñoso
dirty
el gorrón
scrounger
arrimar
to move closer
¡Sanseacabó!
That's it!
el montículo
mound
ablandar
to soften
el doblez
fold
fofo
flabby
ensanchar
to widen
la rapiña
robbery
el ajuar
furnishings
la polivalencia
polyvalency
colarse
to sneak in
tempranero
early-rising
acotar
to enclose
desgreñado
disheveled
encauzar
to channel
el espejismo
mirage
trizar
to tear to shreds
adiestrar
to train
desmigajarse
to crumble
plañidero
mournful
el mechón
lock
aletear
to flap its wings
el repuesto
spare part
la baratija
trinket
desbordar
to overflow
el candado
padlock
tintinear
to tinkle
plegar
to fold
quimérico
fanciful
el alfanje
scimitar
la desdicha
misfortune
la bravuconería
bravado
la bravuconada
bravado
el acertijo
riddle
el/la matarife
slaughterman
la manivela
crank
demorarse
to be delayed
desbarrancar
to throw over a precipice
el damasquinado
damascene
el punto de partida
starting point
la artimaña
trick
aturdido
dazed
el sosiego
calm
el bastidor
frame
bordar
to embroider
la clientela
clientele
la rifa
raffle
la inclemencia
inclemency
inclemente
harsh
recóndito
remote
comulgar
to take communion
el rezagado
straggler
veleidoso
fickle
embadurnar
to smear
angosto
narrow
rezongar
to grumble
arrumar
to stow
engorroso
tedious
la pesadumbre
grief
asolar
to devastate
mofarse
to mock
infructuoso
fruitless
atemorizar
to frighten
asemejar
to make look like
la honda
slingshot
el vertedero
rubbish tip
la guirnalda
garland
el helecho
fern
el/la mimbre
wicker
funesto
ill-fated
la pesebrera
mangers
desbravar
to tame
montaraz
wild
cuchichear
to whisper
hosco
sullen
el pormenor
detail
cerrero
wild
acezar
to pant
destazar
to butcher
la parranda
out on the town
el fasto
pomp
el/la guiri
foreigner
el trasiego
shuffling around
morrearse
to make out
guarro
filthy
cavilar
to ponder
tenebroso
gloomy
abofetear
to slap
bondadoso
kind
percatarse de
to realise
el afán
eagerness
apocado
timid
el contrahecho
hunchback
maloliente
smelly
el pordiosero
beggar
el trineo
sleigh
la garza
heron
avispado
sharp
toquetear
to fiddle with
el derrochador
spendthrift
olvidadizo
forgetful
mortecino
dying
el tablero
top
enquistado
deeply entrenched
cuán
how
meloso
sickly-sweet
encogerse
to shrink
centelleante
sparkling
fogoso
passionate
saberse
to know
la embriaguez
drunkenness
desterrado
exiled
crujir
to rustle
el flato
stitch
el punto
stitch
el calambre
cramp
el camisón
nightdress
titubear
to hesitate
empalidecer
to go pale
la chiquillada
childish thing
el picaporte
doorknocker
acechar
to stalk
el latón
brass
la mirilla
peephole
asear
to clean
pulcro
neat
el haz
bundle
hacerse añicos
to shatter
sonrosar
to colour pink
consumado
accomplished
bonachón
easy-going
etéreo
ethereal
la aureola
halo
asustadizo
easily frightened
entrañable
dear
babear
to dribble
santiguarse
to make the sign of the cross
rechoncho
chubby
resarcirse
to make up for
tosco
crude
el rellano
landing
el amparo
protection
desamparado
helpless
el torniquete
turnstile
el luto
mourning
desperdigar
to disperse
avistar
to catch sight of
chungo
sketchy
la chorrada
nonsense
el anzuelo
fish hook
cutre
stingy
cojonudo
great
tachar
to cross out
la chistera
top hat
la muesca
notch
la diapositiva
slide
el postigo
shutter
vespertino
evening
matutino
morning
la ensoñación
daydream
enzarzar
to entangle
la colada
laundry
cabizbajo
downcast
la lagaña
sleepy dust
la luciérnaga
firefly
la moraleja
moral
abatir
to shoot down
el sumidero
drain
manido
trite
la chapuza
botched job
el chivo expiatorio
scapegoat
arrollador
overwhelming
entrometido
nosy
el inquilino
tenant
el paradero
whereabouts
desgastar
to wear down
la foca
seal
la nutria
otter
paliar
to ease
el atracón
eating binge
el emprendedor
entrepreneur
la tentativa
attempt
cejar
to give up
el aspaviento
fuss
el ultraje
outrage
rubricar
to sign with a flourish
atarearse
to keep busy
entornar
to leave ajar
el trueque
barter
el puercoespín
porcupine
el hurón
ferret
sacar a relucir
to bring up
el hoyo
pit
el asomo
trace
¡Jolín!
Jeez!
vivaracho
vivacious
enjuagar
to rinse
el dramón
sob story
panoli
gullible
agolpar
to cram
agolparse
to crowd together
desmentir
to deny
el embate
pounding
la carantoña
sweet talk
volverse majara
to lose one's mind
augurar
to predict
surtido
mixed
la rosca
ring
enternecedor
touching
el telón
curtain
la vigencia
validity
estorbar
to get in the way of
esmerarse
to take great pains
emparedar
to wall up
el estofado
stew
el guisado
stew
guisar
to cook
el manjar
delicacy
la loncha
slice
escurrir
to drain
la cacerola
saucepan
el tazón
bowl
el fregadero
sink
iluso
naive
tramar
to plot
el arete
earring
tergiversar
to distort
carear
to bring face to face
la picardía
craftiness
la corazonada
feeling
lidiar
to cope with
tozudo
obstinate
la sinrazón
injustice
el dije
charm
el peaje
toll
la sortija
ring
la pelusa
fluff
refrenar
to restrain
sofrenar
to restrain
adobar
to marinate
el faro
headlight
revisar
to check
desfalcar
to embezzle
malversar
to embezzle
untar
to spread
pisotear
to stomp on
la pisada
footprint
alentar
to encourage
el apalancamiento
leverage
el cáliz
chalice
la franja
stripe
la encerrona
trap
la tarima
platform
el arreglo
arrangement
nimio
trivial
arar
to plough
atolondrar
to bewilder
desvivirse
to go out of one's way
ensamblar
to assemble
arrebatar
to snatch
el retazo
remnant
descarado
cheeky
zangolotear
to shake
menear
to shake
descarado
sassy
batallador
feisty
vilipendiar
to vilify
el cisma
schism
zanjar
to settle
temerario
rash
intachable
irreproachable
revolotear
to flutter
la hechura
making
la oblea
wafer
el hojaldre
puff pastry
el plagio
plagiarism
pasmar
to amaze
el soplón
telltale
delator
telltale
avasallar
to steamroller
asesar
to wise up
pescar
to catch
ratear
to pilfer
taimado
crafty
la camilla
stretcher
el esmoquin
tuxedo
el mengano
so-and-so
el sainete
comic sketch
cundir
to go a long way
la ponzoña
poison
desidioso
careless
la pesquisa
inquiry
trasnochar
to stay up late
acatar
to comply with
edulcorar
to sweeten
subyacente
underlying
el destello
sparkle
el sarpullido
rash
el/la mecenas
patron
la bacanal
orgy
la mella
chip
el prado
meadow
el aquelarre
witches' sabbath
lloviznar
to drizzle
la taquilla
box office
la chalupa
small boat
nefasto
disastrous
regocijar
to fill with joy
serpentear
to wind
el gofre
waffle
el burdel
brothel
socarrón
sarcastic
rematadamente
utterly
divisar
to make out
la tripulación
crew
rozar
to brush against
el tanteo
rough estimate
el/la manaza
clumsy oaf
el/la manitas
handyman
atinar
to hit the target
anímico
mental
estrepitosamente
spectacularly
el sinfín
vast number
la pinacoteca
art gallery
la comilona
feast
el timo
swindle
desavenido
on bad terms
casquivano
flighty
tétrico
gloomy
enardecer
to inflame
dichoso
happy
gallardo
dashing
el nodo
node
marchitar
to wither
el borrador
draft
la yegua
mare
relativizar
to play down
el reguero
trail
la víspera
eve
estribar
to lie in
anodino
anodyne
suscitar
to arouse
dar
to face
atisbar
to make out
quebrar
to go bankrupt
lacónico
laconic
matizado
tinged
matizar
to qualify
la pretensión
aspiration
zarpar
to set sail
anquilosado
stiff
la epopeya
epic
el primogénito
firstborn
el aspa
blade
si bien
although
receloso
distrustful
la coyuntura
situation
jalonar
to mark
acoplar
to attach
el/la crin
mane
trenzar
to plait
la impavidez
impassivity
enterizo
one-piece
ensordecedor
deafening
holgazanear
to laze around
el rastrillo
rake
el contratiempo
setback
el desbarajuste
mess
el desvarío
delirium
atrevido
daring
engreído
conceited
el pimentero
pepper pot
el salero
saltcellar
el babero
bib
el terciopelo
velvet
el resumen
summary
el fusible
fuse
chirriar
to screech
plantar
to dump
huraño
unsociable
amarrar
to tie
someterse
to be subjected to
prepotente
arrogant
toparse
to run into
la canela
cinnamon
maquinar
to plot
reluciente
glowing
amagar
to feint
fintar
to feint
la lámina
sheet
el calabacín
courgette
agobiado
overwhelmed
la envergadura
wingspan
el gozne
hinge
la singularidad
peculiarity
el arroyo
stream
el escombro
rubble
escudriñar
to scrutinize
el matiz
tinge
el vestigio
vestige
la reliquia
relic
insondable
unfathomable
inmarcesible
unfading
afianzar
to consolidate
rezumar
to ooze
el escondrijo
hiding place
el muelle
spring
amañar
to rig
el estaño
tin
la aleación
alloy
la cama elástica
trampoline
el trampolín
diving board
jugarse
to bet
empalagoso
sickly sweet
al alza
upward
la cotización
value
acaparar
to hoard
silbar
to whistle
la singularidad
uniqueness
la gelatina
jelly
el estuche
case
la funda
case
vidriar
to glaze
la lima
lime
el rasguño
scratch
la peladura
peel
el molde
mold
constar
to know for a fact
vistoso
eye-catching
empeñarse
to insist on
asirse
to grab hold of
asomarse
to lean out
desviarse
to stray
el dechado
paragon
la concreción
succintness
plasmar
to give expression to
el embotellamiento
bottleneck
el buzón
postbox
desenfrenado
unbridled
descabellado
crazy
disparatado
absurd
silvestre
wild
la vecindad
vicinity
las inmediaciones
vicinity
rebuscar
to rummage in
gotear
to leak
aquejar
to afflict
dispararse
to shoot up
ensombrecerse
to grow dark
rastrear
to track
enarbolar
to hoist
encarnar
to embody
el desprecio
contempt
el porvenir
future
la baya
berry
rebosar
to overflow
el surtidor
gas pump
nítido
sharp
abarcar
to cover
entreverado
interspersed
empapar
to soak
remojar
to soak
cecear
to lisp
la faceta
facet
fecha de caducidad
expiration date
conformarse
to be satisfied with
tararear
to hum
trocear
to cut into pieces
la rebanada
slice
el cordón
shoelace
la cuesta
slope
el follaje
waffle
el follaje
foliage
conmover
to move
irreprimible
irrepressible
a cuestas
on one's back
insoslayable
unavoidable
anteponer
to put before
el criado
servant
salirse con la suya
to get his own way
contraproducente
counterproductive
trastocar
to disrupt
por doquier
all over the place
candente
red-hot
agujerear
to make holes in
ningunear
to look down on
la naturaleza muerta
still life
el bodegón
still life
desengañar
to disillusion
la arpillera
sacking
estridente
strident
sobrellevar
to endure
los avatares
ups and downs
el raciocinio
reasoning
el patrocinio
sponsorship
quebradizo
brittle
el planteamiento
approach
encuadrar
to frame
intrínseco
intrinsic
la jerga
jargon
rajatabla
to the letter
intercalar
to insert
insólito
unusual
la conseja
tale
la tiniebla
darkness
las riñas
bickering
el hermanamiento
bond
asequible
affordable
cuajar
to come off
escatimar
to skimp on
el alcantarillado
sewer system
el piropo
catcall
sonrojarse
to blush
el ademán
gesture
los pertrechos
supplies and ammunition
encabronar
to piss off
el flequillo
fringe
el arándano
blueberry
la valla
hurdle
delatarse
to give oneself away
los cubiertos
cutlery
la vajilla
crockery
el hormigón
concrete
la rayuela
hopscotch
la fecha límite
deadline
sujetar
to hold
chisporrotear
to crackle
pirarse
to take off
resoplar
to snort
desdibujar
to blur
la mancha borrosa
smudge
la pintura
paint
el pincel
paintbrush
realzar
to highlight
la manguera
hose
tildar
to brand
vislumbrar
to make out
la escaleta
basic outline
por si acaso
just in case
por si las moscas
just in case
inmiscuirse
to interfere
venidero
coming
saldarse
to result in
la encrucijada
crossroads
la inanición
starvation
estival
summery
la represalia
reprisal
el puntal
prop
la triquiñuela
trick
acaecer
to happen
escalfar
to poach
el/la caparazón
shell
la lejía
bleach
quisquilloso
fussy
la escaramuza
skirmish
estar al tanto
to be up to date with
desgarrador
heartrending
la réplica
answer
el pasamano
banister
tambalearse
to stagger
el aventón
ride
el buitre
vulture
la marioneta
puppet
derrochar
to squander
el huerto
orchard
la hortaliza
vegetable
espeluznante
hair-raising
desquiciado
deranged
la muleta
crutch
la retroalimentación
feedback
cotillear
to gossip
el chisme
gossip
la reja
bars
el presagio
omen
curiosear
to nose around
entrelazarse
to intertwine
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