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la arruga
la arruga
wrinkle
la arruga
la arruga
crease
tacones altos
tacones altos
high heels
la molestia
la molestia
inconvenience
ondear
ondear
to flutter
ondear
ondear
to wave
inquieto
inquieto
restless
convencer
convencer
to convince
la fijeza
la fijeza
firmness
el latido
el latido
heartbeat
la recta
la recta
straight
rasgado
rasgado
almond-shaped
suelto
suelto
loose
apartar
apartar
to set aside
ronco
ronco
hoarse
jadear
jadear
to pant
el club nocturno
el club nocturno
nightclub
corriente
corriente
ordinary
espeso
espeso
thick
el aliento
breath
punzar
to prick
punzar
to throb
cálido
warm
sobrar
to be left over
entrecerrar
to close halfway
entrecerrar los ojos
to squint
el goce
pleasure
difuminar
to blur
asentir
to nod
asentir
to agree
la bandeja
tray
gigantesco
gigantic
la fuente
platter
gratinar
to cook au gratin
el tazón
bowl
fluorescente
fluorescente
pelar
to peel
en fila
in line
el cacharro
dish
la zapatilla
slipper
reluciente
shining
dar vueltas
to go round
el sosiego
peace
el lavabo
sink
fijarse
to notice
fijarse
to pay attention
la jardinera
planter
la maceta
flowerpot
el ventanal
large window
tapizado
upholstered
el tapizado
tapestries
el tapizado
upholstery
la alfombra
carpet
la olla
pot
alinearse
to line up
el estante
shelf
de espaldas
on one's back
apretar
to squeeze
el pasillo
hall
avanzar
to move forward
el ascensor
elevator
dirigirse
to walk
chapotear
to splash around
el verdor
greenness
atravesar
to cross
envolver
to wrap
envolver
to envelop
tibio
lukewarm
brumoso
misty
aturdido
dazed
el pañuelo
handkerchief
enjugarse
to wipe away
sea como sea
in any case
el recibidor
entrance hall
el plano
map
la temporada
season
la temporada
spell
apetecer
to feel like
el cerrojo
bolt
descorrer
to draw back
salir corriendo
to run out
atolondrado
scatterbrained
de todos modos
in any case
empaquetar
to pack
la cuerda
rope
hartar
to get fed up with
desanimar
to discourage
enumerar
to list
trasladarse
to move
entumecido
numb
tumbar
to knock down
la mudanza
move
marearse
to get sick
hojear
to leaf through
sosegado
calm
el zumbido
buzz
la manta
blanket
derramar
to shed
derramar
to spill
arrastrar
to sweep
el entierro
funeral
el entierro
burial
el ingreso
admission
el ingreso
entry
criarse
to be brought up
criarse
to grow up
conciliar
to reconcile
acoger
to take in
absorto
absorbed
agotado
exhausted
grasiento
greasy
erguir
to raise
esparcir
to scatter
agobiar
to overwhelm
a que no
I bet you can't
a que no
I dare you
cortésmente
politely
sortear
to draw lots for
sobrellevar
to endure
la trinchera
trench
la grosería
swear word
soez
rude
enfadado
angry
arrechar
to turn on
la vaina
thingamabob
la chanza
chance
grueso
thick
cebarse
to take one's anger out on
el concurso
competition
el albur
chance
el albur
bleak
el retruécano
pun
la metonimia
metonymy
disparatado
crazy
enjaulado
caged
almidonado
starched
el refrán
saying
el coro
choir
la rebeldía
rebelliousness
la válvula
valve
el trino
trill
el cachondeo
joke
la mojigatería
prudishness
el/la guiri
foreigner
rallar
to grate
la contundencia
force
barroco
overelaborate
el sirimiri
drizzle
hartar
to get tired of
galopante
runaway
la escasez
shortage
el amortiguador
shock absorber
partir
to split
al que
who
el relajo
mess
chotear
to make fun of
resonar
to echo
la escolta
escort
el apagón
blackout
fecundar
to fertilize
forrado
lined
el aguijón
stinger
el provecho
benefit
el cachaco
person from Bogota
el costeño
coastal dweller
el desparpajo
self-confidence
el náufrago
shipwrecked person
la balsa
raft
el sobrenombre
nickname
lanzar
to throw
a escondidas
secretly
gris
dull
obligar
to force
el interlocutor
interlocutor
demoler
to demolish
la zancadilla
trip
rebajar
to reduce
el/la camarada
comrade
el apodo
nickname
la punzada
prick
el hallazgo
discovery
más bien
rather
el fuselaje
fuselage
la mira
sight
la estrechez
narrowness
la carcajada
loud laugh
arrancarse
to burst into
arrancarse
to pull out
la desgracia
tragedy
el trasfondo
undertone
albergar
to house
convenir
to be advisable
apodarse
to be nicknamed
el calvo
bald person
el humorista
humorist
la tira
comic strip
castizo
pure
tender
to tend
el repaso
review
de ahí
hence
defenderse
to get by
retratar
to portray
el emprendimiento
undertaking
el lema
motto
acoger
to receive
el retoño
shoot
el mendrugo
crust of bread
el lecho
layer
la modorra
drowsiness
el pesebre
manger
el lagarto
lizard
adolorido
in pain
el resuello
panting
el ronquido
snore
zumbar
to buzz
el estorbo
nuisance
ensordecer
to deafen
valer
to be worth
la luminaria
light
arrodillar
to make kneel
tullido
lame
a horcajadas
astride
aplastar
to crush
agrio
sour
hincarse
to kneel
el mugido
moo
la lumbre
fire
el derredor
perimeter
la fogata
bonfire
aprisa
quickly
flojo
loose
el bulto
bag
el aguardiente
liquor
enjugar
to wipe away
por lo pronto
for a start
cobijar
to give shelter to
entreverado
interspersed
el humo
smoke
renegrido
blackened
zambullir
to dip
la mancha
stain
la polvareda
cloud of dust
acorralar
to corral
la vereda
path
encerrar
to lock up
la cerrazón
stubbornness
retorcer
to twist
apelotonar
to roll into a ball
el gusano
worm
el hervidero
swarm
el tamo
fluff
la rastra
rake
desembocar
to flow into
revolcar
to knock down
desteñir
to discolor
el charco
puddle
el surco
furrow
dizque
supposedly
el sudor
sweat
la echada
exaggeration
el borbotón
globule
la rajadura
crack
podrido
rotten
emponzoñar
to poison
apretar
to press
el rescoldo
ember
despertar
to wake up
enseguida
immediately
adormecido
sleepy
arrimar
to move closer
la lumbrada
fire
la ceniza
ash
el ocote
ocote pine
alumbrarse
to get lit up
el estirón
pull
el empujón
push
el coraje
courage
mortificarse
to torment oneself
arrastrar
to drag
la ida
departure
sopesar
to weigh
de todos modos
anyway
agarrarse
to hold on
acabarse
to finish
desde entonces
since then
espesar
to thicken
destilar
to drip
la goma
eraser
por donde
through
la llaga
sore
repartir
to distribute
la ampolla
blister
empujar
to push
así y todo
anyhow
el trapo
rag
acongojar
to distress
hasta aquí
up till now
bullir
to seethe
bullir
to boil
apretado
tight
endurecido
hardened
pisar
to step on
dormido
asleep
el sosiego
calm
el olor
smell
espantar
to frighten
darse prisa
to hurry up
el terrón
clod
desenterrar
to dig up
la sepultura
grave
escarbar
to dig
juntar
to put together
el pozo
well
el consuelo
comfort
aguantar
to put up with
quedito
very softly
el llanto
weeping
meterse
to go in
elaborar
to produce
el guion
script
el lirismo
lyricism
fluir
to flow
por medio de
through
devenir
to become
llegar a ser
to become
volverse
to become
convertirse
to become
el cacique
chief
cargado
loaded
el trasfondo
background
el remordimiento
remorse
la culpabilidad
guilt
el retraso
learning disabilities
llano
flat
el llano
plain
escaso
limited
sagaz
clever
truncado
cut short
hermético
secretive
la desgracia
misfortune
el orfelinato
orphanage
el infarto
heart attack
asimismo
likewise
asimismo
also
el devenir
transformation
abordar
to tackle
el ademán
gesture
entorpecer
to slow down
perdurar
to live on
el bronce
bronze
abarrotar
to pack
mecer
to rock
el trecho
stretch
el goce
enjoyment
figurarse
to imagine
la grieta
crack
el catre
cot
el arrabal
slums
infatigable
tireless
abrumado
overwhelmed
notar
to notice
la caries
cavity
dispar
different
abarcar
to cover
vertiginoso
giddy
vislumbrar
to discern
balbuciente
stammering
la conciencia
knowledge
disuadir
to dissuade
la cifra
figure
borrarse
to fade
rebasar
to exceed
tarde o temprano
sooner or later
inverosímil
implausible
el reto
challenge
infligir
to inflict
a quién
to whom
límite
maximum
disponer
to arrange
el tejido
fabric
el desecho
waste
devastador
devastating
el deterioro
deterioration
exponer
to expose
frágil
fragile
alterar
to alter
huir
to escape
el desplazamiento
displacement
la amenaza
threat
la ubicuidad
ubiquity
el don
gift
proporcionar
to provide
el algoritmo
algorithm
exigir
to call for
al igual que
just like
la hazaña
feat
captar
to capture
amortiguado
muffled
la yubarta
finback whale
el entorno
environment
sensorial
sensory
la cuna
cradle
cargarse
to load
deslizarse
to slide
la superficie
surface
el patrón
pattern
impensable
unthinkable
silvestre
wild
desastroso
disastrous
prevalecer
to prevail
el socorro
help
incapaz
unable
sordo
deaf
sutil
subtle
el todo
whole
sepultar
to bury
la pertenencia
membership
innato
innate
desproveer
to deprive
disolver
to dissolve
por lo tanto
therefore
el comportamiento
behavior
asegurarse
to make sure
por un lado
on the one hand
rodear
to surround
ya sea
either
acústico
acoustic
el advenimiento
advent
salvaje
wild
intelectualizar
to intellectualize
la ruptura
break
maltrecho
battered
a eso de
around
la reliquia
relic
la paila
frying pan
el chasco
disappointment
la peluca
wig
la gordura
obesity
el velorio
vigil
compungido
sorrowful
rezar
to pray
meter
to put
el arrepentimiento
regret
la andanza
luck
la moribunda
dying woman
el rumbo
course
enmendar
to correct
refulgir
to shine brightly
como que
as if
la agonía
dying moments
reventar
to burst
el bulto
lump
el camisón
nightdress
el escalofrío
shiver
la sobra
excess
el resfrío
cold
apacible
gentle
carecer
to lack
dispuesto
ready
la cinta
ribbon
el susto
scare
la cera
wax
alcanzar
to reach
desencajado
shaken
la marsopa
porpoise
el vidrio
glass
vislumbrar
to make out
el cirio
candle
la muchedumbre
crowd
al cabo
in the end
vitorear
to cheer
la coquetería
flirtatiousness
inculcar
to instill
sudar
to sweat
la vela
candle
el apuro
predicament
la bondad
goodness
dotado
gifted
la caña
cane
así fue
that's what happened
agradecido
grateful
la balanza
scales
el galimatías
jumble
mascullar
to mumble
entretener
to entertain
sonriente
smiling
amenizar
to liven up
la desdicha
misfortune
torcido
twisted
tal como
such as
la comadrona
midwife
pasmado
astonished
la nevera
refrigerator
el tratado
treaty
lo cual
which
el diputado
deputy
la alcurnia
lineage
la calaña
sort
arrepentirse
to regret (it)
guardarse
to keep
la tetera
teapot
la cartera
wallet
quitar
to remove
herir
to wound
amarrar
to tie
el cuello
neck
tropezar
to trip
averiguar
to find out
desusado
unusual
la misericordia
mercy
postergar
to postpone
ajeno
other people's
alejar
to move away from
la penuria
poverty
la dote
dowry
el céntimo
cent
gastar
to spend
entretanto
meanwhile
sepultarse
to be absorbed
el bochorno
embarrassment
sumirse
to sink into
aferrarse
to cling to
terrenal
earthly
el atril
lectern
la rueda
wheel
pedalear
to pedal
atreverse
to dare
la destreza
skill
desprovisto de
devoid of
masticar
to chew
atar
to tie
cesar
to cease
babear
to drool
el remedio
remedy
retardar
to delay
el gesto
gesture
el obispo
bishop
el cortinaje
curtains
arrancar
to pull out
el oropel
glitz
deslumbrarse
to be astonished
la vacilación
hesitation
el taburete
stool
de cerca
close up
la afición
fondness
deleitarse
to enjoy
el piano de cola
grand piano
el propósito
purpose
oírse
to sound
la avaricia
greed
sobrio
restrained
el fallecimiento
death
el asomo
trace
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
el bucanero
buccaneer
la palabrota
swear word
el carraspeo
coughing
el muro
wall
la bacinilla
chamber pot
huidizo
elusive
maloliente
stinking
el socavón
hollow
el topo
mole
arrebatar
to snatch
ejercer
to practice
el oficio
trade
lejano
distant
el juez
judge
enterrado
buried
el abolengo
lineage
la vivienda
housing
la licorería
liquor store
alquilar
to rent
el caserón
ramshackle house
destartalado
dilapidated
la caridad
charity
llevar puesto
to wear
desprenderse
to come off
redimir
to redeem
el afán
eagerness
la arenga
harangue
sumido
immersed
el chulo
pimp
la voluntad
will
el prójimo
fellow man
socorrer
to help
la constancia
perseverance
antaño
in days gone by
la vejez
old age
interponerse
to intervene
traicionar
to betray
entregar
to deliver
descalabrar
to split somebody's head open
recorrer
to travel around
torcer
to twist
hurgar
to dig around in
de paso
while one's at it
consolar
to console
aliviar
to relieve
el curandero
healer
despegar
to take off
la sirvienta
maid
aparatoso
showy
humilde
humble
el prodigio
wonder
el tropiezo
stumble
la embriaguez
elation
el malestar
discomfort
soportar
to bear
caprichoso
capricious
la índole
nature
otorgar
to grant
con seguridad
for sure
menor
lesser
venerable
venerable
recóndito
hidden
la maldad
evil
la mirada
look
travieso
clever
enrollar
to roll up
sebáceo
sebaceous
el quiste
cyst
la joroba
hump
el hombro
shoulder
alzar
to lift
estrafalario
eccentric
el medallón
medallion
el perfil
profile
gracioso
funny
el porte
demeanor
el sobresalto
shock
transcurrir
to pass
el candil
oil lamp
el alumbrado
lighting
el helecho
fern
la mata
bush
disfrazar
to disguise as
el asombro
amazement
anular
to destroy
caritativo
charitable
irrefrenable
irrepressible
ante
in the face of
mediar
to be halfway through
concebir
to conceive
picaresco
roguish
tanto como
as much as
por otra parte
on the other hand
luego de
after
enterarse
to find out
verídico
true
la dictadura
dictatorship
aludir
to allude to
destacarse
to stand out
el disfraz
front
obedecer
to be due to
si bien
although
convulsionar
to throw into turmoil
el vínculo
link
impulsar
to propel
radicarse
to settle in
derrocar
to overthrow
el golpe
conflict
alentar
to give the strength to
la casona
large house
el rincón
corner
defectuoso
faulty
el currículo
curriculum
oprimir
to oppress
encadenar
to chain
los condenados
damned
provocar
to cause
el retroceso
setback
escolar
school
la actualidad
current situation
superar
to overcome
pensante
thinking
el reconocimiento
recognition
el bombardeo
bombing
la muestra
sample
versar
to be about
lineal
linear
transversal
transverse
estanco
watertight
vigente
in force
vertiginoso
dizzy
regir
to govern
eso sí
even if
la masificación
spread
comprobar
to check
llevar a cabo
to carry out
en torno a
around
la ciudadanía
citizenship
el Marruecos
Morocco
el pegamento
glue
neonato
newborn
más allá
further
receloso
suspicious
desgranar
to spell out
la enseñanza
education
el eje
axis
remontarse
to soar up
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