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exagerado
exagerado
exaggerated
exagerado
exagerado
excessive
exagerado
exagerado
exorbitant
el estruendo
el estruendo
boom
el estruendo
el estruendo
uproar
el estruendo
el estruendo
crash
el estruendo
el estruendo
din
pertenecer
pertenecer
to be the responsibility of
pertenecer
pertenecer
to belong to
clamar
clamar
to clamor for
clamar
clamar
to cry out for
clamar
clamar
to protest
despavorido
despavorido
terrified
el campesino
el campesino
farmer
el campesino
el campesino
peasant
campesino
campesino
rural
el estertor
el estertor
death rattle
arrastrar
arrastrar
to brush
arrastrar
arrastrar
to sweep away
arrastrar
to drag
arrastrar
to sweep
el espanto
awful
el espanto
dismay
el espanto
ghost
el espanto
terror
el espanto
fright
el resuello
heavy breathing
el resuello
breath
el resuello
panting
rugir
to roar
el rugido
rumble
el rugido
roar
tambalearse
to lurch
tambalearse
to sway
tambalearse
to wobble
tambalearse
to stagger
relinchar
to neigh
relinchar
to whinny
husmear
to sniff out
husmear
to scent
husmear
to sniff
husmear
to sniff around
el derrumbe
collapse
el derrumbe
landslide
desparramar
to scatter
desparramar
to spill
ladear
to tilt to one side
ladear
to tip
enloquecer
to go insane
enloquecer
to drive crazy
enloquecer
to go crazy
aletear
to flap around
aletear
to flap its wings
la gallina
hen
sumergir
to immerse
sumergir
to submerge
la grieta
crevasse
la grieta
crevice
la grieta
crack
la grieta
fissure
el hachazo
ax blow
ensordecedor
deafening
el estrépito
racket
el estrépito
crash
el estrépito
fuss
desprenderse
to get rid of
desprenderse
to become detached
desprenderse
to come away
desprenderse
to come off
sacudirse
to shake off
sacudir
to beat
sacudir
to shake
vespertino
evening
el vespertino
evening newspaper
la acuarela
watercolor painting
la acuarela
watercolor
somnoliento
drowsy
somnoliento
sleepy
la somnolencia
drowsiness
la somnolencia
sleepiness
la matinal
matinée
matinal
morning
el desgano
lack of enthusiasm
pisotear
to walk all over
pisotear
to trample
pisotear
to stamp on
pisotear
to stomp on
de par en par
wide open
vislumbrar
to discern
vislumbrar
to glimpse
vislumbrar
to make out
retozar
to make out
retozar
to frolic
retozar
to romp
el cansancio
boredom
el cansancio
tiredness
el cansancio
weariness
inminente
imminent
inminente
impending
la inminencia
imminence
deslizar
to slide
deslizar
to slip
arrebatado
rash
arrebatado
enraged
arrebatado
hasty
arrebatar
to captivate
arrebatar
to snatch
reventar
to ruin
reventar
to blow up
reventar
to burst
reventar
to shatter
el asco
disgusting
el asco
revulsion
el asco
disgust
espantoso
awful
espantoso
hideous
espantoso
horrifying
el comportamiento
performance
el comportamiento
behavior
el suceso
crime
el suceso
outcome
el suceso
event
el suceso
incident
el/la terrateniente
landowner
partir
to set off
partir
to start
partir
to break
partir
to cut
partir
to split
destacarse
to be outlined
destacarse
to stand out
el trasfondo
undertone
conmover
to touch
conmover
to move
conmovedor
poignant
conmovedor
moving
conmovedor
touching
derrotar
to beat
derrotar
to defeat
derrocar
to demolish
derrocar
to topple
derrocar
to oust
derrocar
to overthrow
destinado
intended for
destinado
used for
destinado
destined to
destinado
stationed
el anochecer
nightfall
el anochecer
dusk
anochecer
to get dark
ejecutar
to perform
ejecutar
to implement
ejecutar
to carry out
ejecutar
to execute
rematar
to finish off
rematar
to close
rematar
to conclude
rematar
to finish off
asesinar
to murder
la leña
firewood
la apertura
start
la apertura
opening
la apertura
opening
la abertura
crack
la abertura
hole
la abertura
opening
la abertura
opening
la soga
rope
despedazarse
to break to pieces
despedazar
to tear up
despedazar
to rip to pieces
despedazar
to tear to shreds
la cerradura
lock
los cachivaches
junk
los cachivaches
rubbish
los cachivaches
trash
el cachivache
contraption
el cachivache
piece of junk
el murmullo
murmur
el murmullo
whisper
descalzarse
to take off one's shoes
descalzar
to take off somebody's shoes
descalzo
barefoot
el despacho
dispatch
el escaño
bench
el escaño
seat
la baranda
railing
la baranda
banister
la baranda
handrail
sudar
to perspire
sudar
to sweat
tibio
tepid
tibio
lukewarm
tenue
tenuous
tenue
faint
tenue
fine
tenue
weak
escrutar
to count
escrutar
to scrutinize
aullar
to howl
espantado
frightened
espantado
scared
espantado
terrified
el terremoto
earthquake
despiadado
merciless
despiadado
heartless
despiadado
ruthless
diluir
to thin
diluir
to dilute
diluir
to water down
destacar
to emphasize
destacar
to stand out
el plumero
feather duster
forrado
covered
forrado
lined
extraer
to take
extraer
to get out
extraer
to extract
extraer
to remove
extraer
to take out
extraer
to pull out
extraer
to draw
extraer
to extract
el regazo
lap
el pañuelo
handkerchief
el pañuelo
tissue
el despacho
office
el despacho
study
el hule
oilcloth
el hule
rubber
la cura
cure
el cura
priest
apuntar
to indicate
apuntar
to point at
apuntar
to aim
arrestar
to arrest
arrestar
to confine to barracks
arrestar
to detain
la axila
armpit
sostener
to support
sostener
to back up
sostener
to bear
sostener
to hold
sostener
to support
sostener
to hold
garabatear
to swear
garabatear
to beat about the bush
garabatear
to scrawl
garabatear
to scribble
el índice
index finger
el índice
indication
el índice
catalogue
el índice
rate
el índice
catalog
el índice
index
el índice
table of contents
oxidado
rusty
el clavo
pin
el clavo
clove
el clavo
nail
el tapete
tablecloth
el tapete
carpet
el tapete
mat
el tapete
rug
angosto
narrow
replicar
to argue
replicar
to respond to
replicar
to reply
replicar
to retort
apacible
pleasant
apacible
mild
apacible
placid
apacible
calm
apacible
even-tempered
apacible
gentle
percibir
to sense
percibir
to notice
percibir
to perceive
apretar
to put on the pressure
apretar
to be too tight
apretar
to grip
apretar
to tighten
apretar
to crush
apretar
to clench
apretar
to grit
apretar
to clutch
apretar
to pull
apretar
to press
apretar
to squeeze
las señas
address
la seña
signal
la seña
sign
impregnar
to impregnate
impregnar
to cover
impregnar
to pervade
impregnar
to pervade
impregnar
to saturate
impregnar
to soak
el hierro
branding iron
el hierro
iron
el cutis
complexion
el cutis
skin
perturbar
to disturb
perturbar
to disrupt
penetrar
to permeate
penetrar
to enter
penetrar
to get into
penetrar
to penetrate
penetrar
to pierce
raspar
to sand
raspar
to scrape off
raspar
to be rough
raspar
to scrape
zumbar
to leave
zumbar
not to be far off
zumbar
to make a whining noise
zumbar
to whizz
zumbar
to beat
zumbar
to hum
zumbar
to whir
zumbar
to buzz
cauteloso
careful
cauteloso
cautious
tenaz
tough
tenaz
persistent
tenaz
stubborn
reposar
to lie
reposar
to repose
reposar
to rest
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