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el infarto
el infarto
heart attack
el crótalo
el crótalo
rattlesnake
tenebroso
tenebroso
gloomy
el recoveco
el recoveco
nook
el pavor
el pavor
dread
apretar
apretar
to squeeze
el grueso
el grueso
thickness
arrimar
arrimar
to move closer
postularse
postularse
to run for
el chubasco
el chubasco
heavy shower
la apertura
la apertura
opening
la sequía
la sequía
drought
el desgarrón
el desgarrón
tear
rumbo a
rumbo a
on the way to
el volante
el volante
steering wheel
tentar
tentar
to tempt
jactarse
jactarse
to boast
nefasto
nefasto
awful
el andamiaje
el andamiaje
scaffolding
la etiqueta
label
el traste
dishes
la apretura
predicament
la muda
change of clothes
el abolengo
ancestry
el acontecimiento
event
el llavero
keychain
el desagüe
drain
halagar
to flatter
apretado
tight
agazapado
crouching
atolondrado
bewildered
atolondrado
scatterbrained
porfiado
stubborn
el vergel
orchard
atar
to tie up
el ungüento
ointment
la hambruna
famine
vanamente
vainly
pasmado
stunned
el rincón
corner
el balde
bucket
rozagante
healthy
agudizar
to aggravate
el sexenio
six-year period
encaminar
to guide
la escisión
split
derogar
to repeal
destacar
to emphasize
rebasar
to exceed
la coyuntura
situation
cuajar
to set
coyuntural
current
lucir
to look good
la hinchazón
swelling
la bronca
fight
la varilla
rod
el predio
property
encargarse
to handle
abastecer
to supply
el lunar
mole
el envoltorio
wrapping
inalámbrico
wireless
el mellizo
fraternal twin
canalizar
to channel
la amenaza
threat
apapachar
to cuddle
latir
to sound good to
moquear
to have a runny nose
el riñón
kidney
adrede
on purpose
el alboroto
racket
la hendidura
split
hallar
to find
ciego
blind
tullido
disabled
azorado
flustered
subrayar
to underline
la subasta
auction
fajar
to make out
el piquete
sting
el agujero
hole
rodearse
to surround oneself
nefasto
disastrous
hinchado
swollen
resaltar
to emphasize
el reposo
rest
envejecer
to grow old
derrotado
defeated
la fuga
escape
la fuga
leak
el tubo
tube
antojarse
to feel like
la ojera
bag under one's eyes
inédito
unprecedented
alcista
bull
el tlacuache
possum
los modales
manners
el hormigueo
tingling
entumecido
numb
alcanzar
to catch up with
el novato
rookie
desentrañar
to figure out
el aguinaldo
Christmas bonus
distraído
distracted
la burbuja
bubble
armar
to assemble
anteponer
to put before
pelón
bald
el goce
enjoyment
pecuario
livestock
decaer
to fall off
deber
to owe
el/la caparazón
shell
combinar con
to match
la pestaña
eyelash
la ampolla
blister
lanzar
to launch
el sueldo
salary
la manga
sleeve
la despedida
going-away party
apuntado
up for it
la mancha
stain
la cima
peak
el espectáculo
performance
el público
audience
el mandado
errand
agradecido
grateful
sujetar
to hold
media naranja
soulmate
el piojo
louse
estrenar
to wear for the first time
aguantar
to put up with
revolcar
to knock down
devolver
to give back
vencido
expired
el quirófano
operating room
raspar
to scrape
caducar
to expire
la pesadilla
nightmare
el hueco
hole
el esmalte
nail polish
nuevo comienzo
fresh start
el despliegue
display
el muro
wall
la pertenencia
membership
crecer
to grow
el tocadiscos
record player
acuciante
pressing
el terremoto
earthquake
el cohete
rocket
alejar
to move away from
la silla de ruedas
wheelchair
la bondad
kindness
adivinar
to predict
adivinar
to guess
hartar
to get tired of
burlarse de
to make fun of
el legado
legacy
rezongón
crabby
el chapaleo
splashing
la cobija
blanket
la despedida de soltera
bachelorette party
lesionado
injured
el tapete
mat
la polea
pulley
el banco
bench
el carnet
ID card
la mancuerna
dumbbell
la sentadilla
squat
la caminadora
treadmill
por si acaso
just in case
la cáscara
shell
la peluca
wig
el bigote
mustache
el puente
long weekend
la costra
scab
el delineador
eyeliner
el cuero
leather
disfrazar
to dress up as
el cachorro
puppy
el peinado
hairstyle
el peluche
stuffed toy
el payaso
clown
reemplazar
to replace
estremecedor
terrifying
el chirrido
squeak
la ortografía
spelling
rayado
striped
la bocina
loudspeaker
amarrar
to tie
la cosecha
harvest
fingir
to pretend
el alcance
scope
empujar
to push
la quiebra
bankruptcy
el desplome
collapse
el vago
slacker
involucrar
to involve
emparejar
to pair up
tardar
to take
húmedo
humid
oriundo
native
el chupito
shot
la mudanza
move
el feriado
holiday
alcanzar
to reach
amenazar
to threaten
enfatizar
to emphasize
la pasantía
internship
ni modo
there's no way
me da gusto
it gives me pleasure
hartar
to get fed up with
el tipazo
great person
suelto
loose
hacer daño
to hurt
empeñarse
to insist on
voltear
to flip
negar
to deny
la neta
the truth
grabar
to record
el billete
ticket
platicar
to talk
cegar
to blind
el huevo revuelto
scrambled egg
dirigir
to manage
el moño
bun
tiene buena pinta
looks good
el anfitrión
host
derribar
to demolish
el cólico
cramps
el hipódromo
racetrack
el inquilino
tenant
los tacones
high heels
el vestidor
dressing room
contratar
to hire
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