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la rapiña
la rapiña
robbery
la coacción
la coacción
coercion
expiar
expiar
to atone for
torcerse
torcerse
to go wrong
desencontrarse
desencontrarse
to fail to see each other
acometer
acometer
to take hold of
el escarnio
el escarnio
ridicule
revolverse
revolverse
to turn on
irrespetar
irrespetar
to show disrespect to
alborotar
alborotar
to stir up
desvalijar
desvalijar
to burgle
descalabrar
descalabrar
to damage
apuntalar
apuntalar
to underpin
el desprestigio
el desprestigio
discredit
la lacra
la lacra
blot
dar la cara
dar la cara
to face the consequences
descarriarse
descarriarse
to go astray
arrebatado
arrebatado
hasty
difamar
difamar
to slander
insidioso
insidious
imposibilitar
to make impossible
rechistar
to complain
escabroso
thorny
escabroso
rugged
el incordio
nuisance
querellarse
to complain
zaherir
to hurt
arredrar
to intimidate
mangonear
to boss around
envalentonarse
to pluck up courage
doblegar
to break
la baza
weapon
transgresor
transgressive
recluir
to imprison
recluir
to shut away
penosamente
laboriously
el amago
feint
disputar
to compete for
la ordalía
ordeal
el atolladero
tight spot
ventajear
to be ahead of
el fragor
clamour
trastrocar
to disrupt
la bravura
ferocity
sitiar
to besiege
sitiar
to hem in
el contubernio
cohabitation
la conjura
conspiracy
el contubernio
conspiracy
la intriga
scheme
la escapatoria
way out
peliagudo
tricky
el reducto
bastion
interponerse
to stand in the way
lisiar
to maim
indultarse
to get off scot-free
sublevar
to stir up to rebellion
el maleficio
curse
atorarse
to become clogged
el degüello
slaughter
reconvenir
to reprimand
antagónico
antagonistic
infectar
to infect
infligir
to inflict
desertar
to desert
la penalidad
hardship
encarnizarse
to fight fiercely
la rendición
surrender
turbar
to disturb
el encono
rancor
la borrasca
upheaval
hambrear
to starve
despedazar
to tear to shreds
azuzar
to set on
el martirio
torment
el sicariato
contract killing
el roce
friction
apropiarse
to appropriate
conciliar
to find a balance
el apuro
tight spot
cachetear
to slap
extraviarse
to lose one's way
reivindicarse
to claim responsibility for
reivindicarse
to vindicate oneself
reivindicar
to vindicate
suprimir
to eliminate
el clamor
outcry
el inconveniente
problem
peleonero
aggressive
prender
to capture
temerario
reckless
el encontronazo
brush
cejar
to give up
la rebeldía
rebelliousness
resguardar
to protect
el quilombo
brawl
endosar
to saddle with
incubarse
to brew
afianzar
to reinforce
meter cizaña
to sow discord
la saña
viciousness
doblegar
to vanquish
el agarrón
fistfight
la agarrada
fight
la agarrada
run-in
el roce
run-in
acometer
to charge against
el traspié
blunder
acosar
to hound
atosigar
to hassle
reñido
on bad terms
minar
to undermine
opacar
to detract from
interpelar
to question
plegarse
to yield
la yuxtaposición
juxtaposition
el/la contrincante
opponent
desvirtuar
to detract from
descorazonador
discouraging
la horda
horde
abatir
to depress
la estampida
stampede
endilgar
to saddle with
disputarse
to fight for
vulnerar
to harm
el atropello
outrage
embromar
to make fun of
apechugar
to put up with it
el rollo
nuisance
pelear
to fight
escarnecer
to mock
la estrechez
hardship
la cuita
worry
objetar
to object
desolador
devastating
el zafarrancho
havoc
atentar
to threaten
la contrariedad
setback
el disenso
dissent
la perrada
wicked thing
cebarse
to take one's anger out on
revolcar
to wipe the floor with
la distensión
relaxation
la distensión
détente
retrasar
to delay
impedir
to stop
el embrollo
muddle
la desavenencia
disagreement
rebatir
to refute
fajarse
to fight
la trifulca
fight
la desbandada
stampede
la marranada
dirty trick
retener
to keep
enzarzarse
to get entangled
la marginación
marginalization
impugnar
to contest
el victimario
killer
el invasor
invader
abatir
to shoot down
abatir
to take down
vapulear
to beat up
enconado
bitter
el escollo
obstacle
el embrollo
mess
emperrarse
to be stubborn
importunar
to pester
desbaratar
to ruin
enzarzar
to embroil
enzarzar
to entangle
emboscar
to ambush
el agravio
offense
redimir
to redeem
redimirse
to redeem oneself
la confabulación
plot
inerme
defenseless
plantar cara
to stand one's ground
la emboscada
ambush
la reyerta
fight
sobrecoger
to startle
resistirse
to resist
embrollar
to tangle up
embrollar
to mess up
destripar
to disembowel
expugnar
to take by storm
la premura
haste
sorrajar
to hit
acobardar
to intimidate
mosquearse
to get suspicious
contemporizar
to compromise
el forcejeo
struggle
encresparse
to get irritated
el flagelo
calamity
el hastío
weariness
el hastío
boredom
vejar
to humiliate
empacharse
to overdose on
el atentado
offense
la refriega
skirmish
el aprieto
predicament
la desazón
unease
increpar
to reprimand
el desalojo
eviction
azuzar
to egg on
alterar
to agitate
arremeter
to attack
arremeter
to charge at
el cerco
siege
turbarse
to get flustered
turbarse
to be disturbed
trabarse
to get tangled up
enfrentarse
to fight
demoledor
devastating
el descalabro
disaster
desterrar
to banish
destrabar
to overcome
doblegarse
to yield
el flagelo
scourge
el quite
distracting maneuver
las riñas
bickering
desjarretar
to hamstring
turbado
disturbed
el desconcierto
disorder
degollar
to slit the throat of
hostigar
to harass
el levantamiento
uprising
perjudicar
to harm
embestir
to charge
aterrado
terrified
atemorizar
to intimidate
el botín
plunder
el barullo
confusion
repelar
to grumble
hollar
to trample on
el motín
rebellion
el estado de sitio
state of siege
regodearse
to gloat over
el hervor
fervor
el hervor
a boil
remontar
to overcome
el menosprecio
contempt
desbaratarse
to get messed up
el arranque
fit
el hostigamiento
harassment
el quebranto
debilitation
el quebranto
damage
vengarse
to take revenge
tensar
to strain
el retroceso
retreat
el retroceso
setback
el retroceso
backward step
allanar
to break into
el bajón
the blues
el percance
mishap
el atentado
attack
la desgracia
misfortune
la molestia
bother
la bulla
racket
crispar
to get on one's nerves
rondar
to patrol
imponerse
to prevail
reventar
to ruin
mediatizar
to interfere with
horripilar
to horrify
la dejadez
neglect
agravarse
to worsen
lidiar
to deal with
contraproducente
counterproductive
impugnar
to challenge
renuente
unwilling
la hiel
bile
relegar
to banish
el estallido
explosion
el estallido
outbreak
escarmentar
to learn one's lesson
escarmentar
to teach a lesson to
desdeñar
to scorn
la ebullición
turmoil
la injerencia
interference
adjudicarse
to claim
el embate
battering
el embate
onslaught
el botín
loot
abogar
to advocate
el suplicio
torture
la masificación
overcrowding
clamar
to cry out for
perturbado
disturbed
recrudecer
to get worse
rehusarse
to refuse
enviciar
to addict
el ardid
ruse
emponzoñar
to poison
varado
stranded
el cisma
schism
infranqueable
impassable
resarcir
to compensate
la represalia
retaliation
ensañarse
to treat brutally
atentar
to put at risk
atentar
to make an attempt
la barbarie
barbarism
el exterminio
extermination
álgido
critical
el hacinamiento
overcrowding
la balacera
shooting
sobreponerse
to recover from
sobreponerse
to overcome
la cizaña
discord
atizar
to stoke
amotinarse
to riot
consternado
distraught
consternado
dismayed
avivar
to stoke up
instar
to urge
el atraco
robbery
la lesa humanidad
crimes against humanity
el achaque
ailment
la embestida
attack
la turba
mob
afectarse
to be affected
avasallar
to push around
avasallar
to steamroller
atorar
to clog
rebasar
to overtake
el motín
mutiny
reñido
hard-fought
alegar
to argue
interpelar
to challenge
ileso
unharmed
el entredicho
dispute
desentonar
to clash
apabullante
overwhelming
la impugnación
contestation
la pendencia
quarrel
la contienda
contest
la contienda
conflict
dirimir
to resolve
el trance
difficult situation
zanjar
to resolve
atolondrar
to fluster
precipitarse
to act rashly
el resquemor
resentment
inmiscuirse
to interfere
afianzar
to consolidate
espantar
to frighten
aterrorizar
to terrorize
perturbador
disturbing
aterrar
to terrify
laborioso
laborious
nocivo
harmful
la animadversión
animosity
funesto
disastrous
decaer
to deteriorate
dilapidar
to squander
denegar
to deny
destripar
to spoil
el tiroteo
shooting
achicharrar
to plague
irrumpir
to burst into
esgrimir
to brandish
agredir
to insult
agredir
to attack
la riña
quarrel
el declive
decline
simpatizar
to get along
la coyuntura
circumstances
desasosegado
uneasy
desvivirse
to go out of one's way
aventurarse
to venture
aventurarse
to take a risk
acomplejar
to give a complex
atrancar
to block
confabular
to plot
agobiante
overwhelming
despechado
spiteful
la penuria
poverty
la penuria
hardship
los escombros
rubble
desviar
to divert
el alboroto
disturbance
encrespar
to irritate
contrarrestar
to counteract
el disturbio
riot
la pugna
fight
la puntería
aim
la pifia
blunder
estorbar
to get in the way of
malograr
to ruin
brotar
to break out
afligir
to upset
recurrir
to resort to
recurrir
to turn to
el cacerolazo
banging on pots and pans
inquieto
restless
parapetarse
to take refuge
asolar
to devastate
acometer
to tackle
la hambruna
famine
apañarse
to get by
apañarse
to manage
bregar
to struggle
el abucheo
boo
el abucheo
booing
atorar
to obstruct
atascar
to hinder
rezongar
to grumble
sabotear
to sabotage
ahuyentar
to frighten off
ningunear
to treat like dirt
ningunear
to look down on
contrariado
put out
el contratiempo
setback
la rencilla
quarrel
escocer
to sting
entorpecer
to obstruct
entorpecer
to slow down
atropellar
to ride roughshod over
abofetear
to slap
acribillar
to bombard
alborotarse
to get worked up
luchar
to fight
perjudicar
to be detrimental to
el blanco
target
desahogar
to vent
jinetear
to misappropriate
dificultar
to hinder
el revuelo
stir
el estrago
damage
el/la rehén
hostage
el pavor
dread
la compostura
composure
chantajear
to blackmail
el altercado
altercation
desafiante
challenging
desafiante
defiant
la conmoción
upheaval
el despecho
spite
el coraje
courage
el coraje
anger
refunfuñar
to grumble
el pandillero
gang member
la revuelta
revolt
subsanar
to correct
subsanar
to rectify
claudicar
to give up
desangrarse
to bleed to death
desquitarse
to get even
la arenga
harangue
sortear
to dodge
el esbirro
henchman
el prejuicio
prejudice
sobrellevar
to endure
solventar
to resolve
la cacería
hunt
delatar
to inform on
inmutarse
to bat an eyelid
inmutarse
to get upset
la pugna
battle
desahogar
to give vent to
el jaleo
hassle
el rencor
hard feelings
entregarse
to surrender
forzosamente
by force
inconforme
in disagreement
abrumarse
to feel overwhelmed
el arrebato
outburst
asediar
to besiege
amedrentar
to intimidate
el fanatismo
fanaticism
saquear
to loot
el plantón
sit-in
replegar
to withdraw
la refriega
scuffle
enardecer
to inflame
asediar
to lay siege to
socavar
to undermine
reprimir
to repress
ultrajar
to offend
manosear
to grope
acosar
to harass
trabar
to hinder
la traba
obstacle
reivindicar
to demand
esmerarse
to take great pains
desquiciar
to drive crazy
agobiarse
to let get to you
aquejar
to afflict
la polémica
controversy
mediar
to mediate
sitiado
besieged
el francotirador
sniper
el perjuicio
harm
desbaratar
to disrupt
despotricar
to rant
fallar
to fail
la hecatombe
disaster
el extravío
loss
sigilosamente
stealthily
la escaramuza
skirmish
alborotar
to agitate
destituir
to dismiss
trastocar
to disrupt
rendirse
to give up
resistir
to withstand
disparar
to shoot
sangrar
to bleed
encañonar
to point a gun at
procurar
to try
la alharaca
fuss
receloso
distrustful
la disyuntiva
dilemma
la intromisión
interference
refractario
opposed
liderar
to lead
la apuesta
bet
empeorar
to get worse
enfurecer
to infuriate
el recelo
mistrust
amedrentar
to scare
noquear
to knock out
desvelar
to keep awake
abofetear
to hit
arrebatar
to snatch
achacar
to blame
desenmascarar
to unmask
atracar
to rob
encarar
to confront
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