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la pinta

la pinta

la mujerona

mimar

mimar

mimar

siquiera

siquiera

siquiera

alcanzar

to catch up with

alcanzar

alcanzar

alcanzar

alcanzar

apoderar

to grant power of attorney

apoderar

apoderar

degustar

degustar

flash of lightning

bolt of lightning

el/la cualquiera

to be packed out

tobacco plantation

incompetent fool

person lacking legal capacity

Thank goodness!

to blow one's horn

to blow a whistle

to blow the whistle for

to bear ill will toward

to hold a grudge against

to have a mania for

to be obsessed with

to grant ... political asylum

to put in a home

to put in an institution

to give shelter to

to give political asylum to

to number the pages of

to be more than enough

to not be needed

to be left over

henpecked husband

to fall through

to be unsuccessful

pain in the butt

blind in one eye

person who is blind in one eye

one-eyed person

el remordimiento

pang of conscience

el remordimiento

el remordimiento

mental hospital

public prosecutor

district attorney

to lay sewers in

la alcantarilla

public fountain

la alcantarilla

la alcantarilla

la alcantarilla

la alcantarilla

to get pregnant

to get to the bottom of

to be sorry about

to wipe the floor with

relentless pursuit

to dress with herbs

to get worked up

goddaughter's mother

godson's mother

daughter's godmother

son's godmother

group of supporters

to carry weight

I screwed things up

to eye with envy

to have a wake for

to keep vigil over

difficult person

person from Madrid

to extend out into branches

out on the town

to have one's way with

to be detrimental to

slice of fried plantain

to be noticeable

to be able to tell

complicated situation

short news item

double whole note

executive committee

to act the fool

to clown around

kitchen assistant

el departamento

el departamento

el departamento

el departamento

to stop working

to injure seriously

old-fashioned person

to be in danger of

top of one's head

to get ahead on

to make progress

to pay in advance

to bring forward

to move forward

to give some atmosphere

to be vaccinated

to get vaccinated

to wash the dishes

to do the dishes

to do the washing-up

to be a nuisance

hearing-impaired

pícate la cola

scratch your butt

el/la cazarrecompensas

to sweep to victory

to go for a ride

to go for a drive

to go for a walk

to leave out in the cold

to put in a corner

rosy periwinkle

to make anxious

to sympathize with

to feel sorry for

to think through

to put pressure on

to put the top on

to put the lid on

matron of honor

puffing and panting

to come to the aid of

in the hospital

boarding school

to get in the way

to be in the way of

to be in the way

to get in the way of

to pursue relentlessly

to give oneself away

to be boiling hot

to scrape through

to scrape together

to hang out with

el casco urbano

garden of Murcia

native of the garden of Murcia

from the garden of Murcia

to make redundant

to give the sack

to bore to death

to rub the wrong way

to cross in front of

to give a drink to

to make an appointment

to go to pieces

perpetual ownership rights

piece of information

to feel obliged

to do one's duty

to change one's mind

to be afraid of

to get on one's nerves

to liberate oneself

to let off steam

to pour one's heart out

to be exhausting

to sound good to

to have a feeling

to keep to oneself

to keep quiet about

to be deceptive

to give shelter to

to address informally

to address as "tú"

to complain bitterly

to be the responsibility of

to make a comparison

to put face to face

to get ripped off to the tune of

to be frightened

to get frightened

lack of affection

el/la sinvergüenza

el/la sinvergüenza

el/la sinvergüenza

el/la sinvergüenza

la sinvergüenza

el/la sinvergüenza

to wash down with

to take care of

to be in charge of

to keep occupied

to become demoralized

to spill the beans

to give the boot

ham and cheese sandwich

to be in great pain

to be dying for

main road through town

protective wall

knowledgeable about

to be a pain in the ass

taco restaurant

to do someone's hair

to be absent from

to not turn up at

disproportionate

to revive the memories of

to be reincarnated

to come back to life

to be in service

to pick the wrong

to choose the wrong

to make ... go wrong

to make ... make a mistake

ring under one's eyes

bag under one's eyes

to not make the most of

to make off with

to cause anguish

to not care less

piece of gossip

nervous tension

to move away from

buried treasure

to flow through

literal meaning

to let oneself go

to allow oneself

chest of drawers

el fusilamiento

el fusilamiento

execution by firing squad

el helicóptero

to be running late

to stay up all night

to bring together

to fill with stars

to grow a beard

lecture theatre

to ride at a gallop

to make progress

to take it easy

to have a break

to rain down on

to get tired of

to cast a spell on

el/la hembrista

piece of jewelry

to say goodbye to

to be entertaining

darse cuenta de

darse cuenta de

darse cuenta de

to entrust with

to put in charge of

to be confident

to be in the habit of

to take hold of

con dificultades económicas

with financial problems

to sexually abuse

to look familiar

to be pronounced

to kick the bucket

to have nightmares about

to make an effort

to do everything one can

to silver-plate

back of the knee

to make a clean sweep

to put an accent on

futtock shrouds

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