Mod. Lat. Am. Lit.

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el hastío
el hastío
boredom
la burguesía
la burguesía
bourgeoisie
el vulgo
el vulgo
common people
la mayúscula
la mayúscula
capital letter
el piropo
el piropo
catcall
el rótulo
el rótulo
sign
empujar
empujar
to push
desplazado
desplazado
out of place
la reseña
la reseña
review
culto
culto
cultured
el liderazgo
el liderazgo
leadership
el rotulado
el rotulado
labeling
el alcance
el alcance
scope
el rincón
el rincón
corner
taconear
taconear
to tap
ondear
ondear
to flutter
ceder
ceder
to cede
la bata
la bata
robe
la cachemira
la cachemira
cashmere
el convite
banquet
el tablado
stage
los tacones
high heels
repicar
to ring
ardiente
burning
la manta
blanket
la mora
blackberry
carmesí
crimson
el torero
matador
el anochecer
dusk
trémulo
trembling
oscurecer
to darken
la bóveda
vault
candente
red-hot
el bronce
bronze
el embajador
ambassador
el obispo
bishop
la muceta
cape
el rimador
rhymester
osadamente
daringly
el goce
enjoyment
picar
to sting
el ala
wing
caritativo
charitable
trigueño
flaxen
bilioso
bilious
la lacra
blot
el ensanche
widening
el amasijo
hodgepodge
la peca
freckle
emanar
to emanate
enhebrar
to thread
la levadura
yeast
la levita
frock coat
la vaina
thing
acurrucado
curled up
la soberbia
pride
el yerro
error
el terciopelo
velvet
la zarpa
claw
el fogonazo
flash
espantado
frightened
afianzar
to consolidate
campestre
country
avieso
perverse
padecer
to endure
el redentor
redeemer
el potro
colt
el zaguán
hallway
el corbatín
bow tie
el centenar
hundred
arrastrar
to drag
la casaca
jacket
el letrero
sign
el seno
breast
el gusano
worm
el sustento
sustenance
bribón
rascal
el delantal
apron
roer
to gnaw on
dañino
harmful
canijo
tiny
sietemesino
premature
la legua
league
el capricho
whim
la bofetada
slap
la deuda
debt
el sable
saber
el amparo
protection
encajar
to fit
la envidia
envy
el acorazado
battleship
el escuadrón
squadron
tajear
to slash
la proa
bow
la trinchera
trench
el pañuelo
handkerchief
la alcancía
piggy bank
la aldea
small village
el aldeano
villager
adecuar
to adapt
acertado
correct
conmovedor
moving
pulir
to polish
alejarse
to move away
el arroyo
stream
la revancha
revenge
el amo
owner
el estrujado
pressing
molido
ground
herido
wounded
la audacia
audacity
allende
beyond
el retorno
return
el azar
fate
sojuzgar
to subjugate
exógeno
exogenous
advenedizo
foreign
el fracasado
failure
perecer
to perish
entrechocar
to collide
el cuajo
calmness
el cacique
chief
el pulimento
polish
la púa
sharp point
la espina
spine
bruñir
to polish
el palo
pole
el escalón
step
coetáneo
contemporary
el gentilicio
demonym
el apelativo
name
sobrepujar
to outdo
veloz
fast
reposado
calm
el tránsito
movement
el reajuste
readjustment
el desajuste
imbalance
el trance
difficult situation
desarraigado
uprooted
la oleada
wave
el trapiche
sugar mill
la maza
mallet
imperante
ruling
arrancado
broke
costeño
coastal
la comarca
region
la chorrera
spout
desgarrar
to tear
atreverse
to dare
criollo
Creole
decimonónico
nineteenth-century
caber
to fit
abarcador
comprehensive
el hincapié
emphasis
el hampa
riffraff
supuestamente
supposedly
la etnia
ethnic group
la fase
phase
abarcar
to cover
paulatino
gradual
el neologismo
neologism
la caña
cane
en tanto que
while
la tabacalera
tobacco company
amplio
wide
el aparato
device
acuñar
to coin
desbrozar
to clear
la veta
vein
matizado
tinged
desempeñar
to carry out
la licenciatura
degree
precisado
impatient
el aporte
contribution
atesorar
to amass
el ahínco
determination
indagar
to investigate
la venia
permission
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