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atreverse
atreverse
to dare
atrayente
atrayente
attractive
atractivo
atractivo
attractive
desperdiciar
desperdiciar
to waste
reventarse
reventarse
to break
naco
naco
tacky
sí o sí
sí o sí
definitely
a mi parecer
a mi parecer
in my opinion
el esparcimiento
el esparcimiento
recreation
rascar
rascar
to scratch
ablandar
ablandar
to soften
el descampado
el descampado
empty ground
entregado
entregado
dedicated
entregado
entregado
devoted
con tal de que
con tal de que
provided that
la carnicería
la carnicería
slaughter
azulado
azulado
bluish
factible
factible
feasible
ajetreado
ajetreado
busy
desaconsejable
inadvisable
los modales
manners
cabecear
to nod off
la gestación
pregnancy
al parecer
apparently
el/la albañil
construction worker
gemir
to whine
a gusto
comfortable
la axila
armpit
la rudeza
roughness
la alcantarilla
sewer
la muletilla
filler
borroso
blurred
pasar el rato
to pass the time
ocupar
to use
entablar
to start
aportar
to contribute
la cachetada
slap
el/la familiar
relative
el deceso
decease
la fiscalía
district attorney
trepar
to climb
hacer falta
to need
hacer falta
to be necessary
rendir
to perform
cautivar
to captivate
cautivar
to fascinate
el rodaje
filming
el rodaje
shooting
pretender
to intend
a partir de
as of
a partir de
from
el guisado
stew
el apuro
predicament
el apuro
tight spot
atesorar
to amass
imparable
unstoppable
con tal de que
as long as
erigir
to erect
arrojar
to throw
hace falta
is needed
hace falta
it's necessary
acabado
finished
atravesar
to go through
atravesar
to cross
ajeno
someone else's
ajeno
other people's
recalcar
to stress
recalcar
to emphasise
mamado
built
el amiguito
lover
tal cual
just as
la rola
song
la tentación
temptation
el pilotaje
driving
la baba
saliva
fijarse
to pay attention
la cajetilla
pack
agredir
to insult
primordial
essential
el relajo
mess
de casualidad
by chance
mirón
nosy
el mirón
onlooker
recargarse
to lean against
el cobijo
shelter
resolver
to decide
el televisor
television
la reja
bars
la reja
railing
los añicos
pieces
derrotado
defeated
la angustia
anxiety
el aprieto
predicament
a lo menos
at least
preciado
precious
la elongación
elongation
el peatón
pedestrian
vial
road
la ciclovía
bike path
el desperdicio
waste
aventajado
outstanding
el malestar
discomfort
enfermizo
sickly
arrastrar
to drag
desviarse
to change
desviarse
to stray
desviarse
to stray off
menso
silly
entenderse
to understand each other
flechar
to shoot with an arrow
el tipazo
great person
el balón
ball
no es para tanto
it's not all it's cracked up to be
no es para tanto
it's not such a big deal
la pena
shame
la pena
pity
el martirio
martyrdom
el almidón
starch
el almidón
starch
la artillería
artillery
fregar
to annoy
fregar
to pester
juntarse
to hang out with
la soledad
loneliness
la soledad
solitude
el cubrebocas
face mask
solamente
just
solamente
only
la birria
stew
cocer
to boil
cocer
to cook
desconfiar
to not trust
el chorro
stream
el fenómeno
freak
el disparador
shutter release
el rollo
bore
el rollo
drag
el apodo
nickname
ensayar
to rehearse
la morra
top of one's head
repasar
to check
repasar
to go over
repasar
to review
el susodicho
aforementioned individual
apuntar
to write down
ahogarse
to choke
a fondo
in depth
a fondo
thoroughly
oler
to smell
el mujeriego
womanizer
aguantar
to bear
aguantar
to put up with
aguantar
to take
aflojar
to loosen
el calambre
cramp
aparentar
to look
aparentar
to pretend
aparentar
to feign
ruco
old
la comadre
close friend
sacudir
to shake
el revolcón
screw
el mentiroso
liar
pasar
to pass
la materia
matter
la materia
matters
el chistoso
funny girl
desordenar
to mess up
no inventes
stop lying
no inventes
don't make up
la bronca
problem
el calentador
heater
el calentador
heater
la cucharada
spoonful
confuso
confusing
confundido
confused
el roce
friction
el noviazgo
courtship
bárbaro
cruel
meterse de lleno
to get fully involved
desatar
to untie
el ligue
fling
el ligue
hook-up
el agarre
grip
retador
challenging
como tal
as such
audaz
bold
la grandeza
greatness
desafiante
challenging
desafiante
defiant
el vivero
nursery
los palillos
chopsticks
repellar
to plaster
el reencuentro
reunion
agobiar
to overwhelm
atrévete
be brave
atrévete
I dare you
atrévete
take a chance
el ramo
branch
el ramo
bouquet
el ramo
bunch
el sollozo
sobbing
el sollozo
sob
la calentura
anger
la calentura
arousal
la calentura
desire
retar
to challenge
el prefijo
prefix
el sufijo
suffix
el azar
fate
el azar
chance
el bache
pothole
el carril
lane
transitar
to go
transitar
to travel
transitar
to go
transitar
to go along
el buque
ship
el velero
sailing ship
la patineta
skateboard
la aguja
needle
el/la profeta
prophet
el hueco
hole
hueco
hollow
el tranvía
streetcar
trasladarse
to move
trasladarse
to travel
la ballena
whale
el mamífero
mammal
aéreo
aerial
acuático
water
acuático
aquatic
terrestre
land
el teleférico
cable car
el teleférico
cable railway
el ferrocarril
railroad
cálido
warm
el bacalao
cod
el guajolote
turkey
la campanada
chime
la posada
lodging
el peregrino
pilgrim
la librería
bookstore
la exhalación
exhalation
fértil
fertile
el antepasado
ancestor
el obrero
laborer
el crucigrama
crossword
relatar
to relate
la cercanía
closeness
el alejamiento
distancing
el alejamiento
distance
el/la botones
bellboy
el paseo
drive
el paseo
field trip
así es que
so
el quehacer
chore
además
as well as
la suma
sum
el barro
clay
el barro
pimple
el barro
mud
las manualidades
arts and crafts
angustiado
distressed
angustiado
worried
angustiado
anxious
el tránsito
traffic
pensativo
pensive
pensativo
thoughtful
el inicio
beginning
el inicio
start
merendar
to have an afternoon snack
minúscula
lowercase
la vivienda
housing
la cochera
carport
la cochera
garage
la taza de baño
toilet bowl
adquirir
to gain
adquirir
to acquire
el egresado
graduate
el cortometraje
short film
cano
white
cano
white-haired
la mancuernilla
cuff link
la mezclilla
jean
el estampado
pattern
estampado
printed
el/la pijama
pajamas
el/la piyama
pajamas
el compadre
buddy
antipático
unfriendly
antipático
unpleasant
reservado
reserved
la punta
tip
rasgado
almond-shaped
redondo
round
ondulado
wavy
atónito
astonished
pleno
broad
recto
straight
castaño
brown
el aeromozo
flight attendant
andar
to hang out with
andar
to go out with
el vestido
dress
deletrear
to spell
deletrear
to spell out
el contador
accountant
la bronca
fight
el cansancio
tiredness
el cansancio
weariness
el encuentro
encounter
el pupitre
desk
holgado
baggy
holgado
loose-fitting
la berenjena
eggplant
apetecer
to feel like
apetecer
to fancy
apetecer
to feel like
el ánimo
spirits
el ánimo
energy
el ánimo
mood
francamente
frankly
la cuenta
bill
guardar
to put away
la inmobiliaria
real estate agency
el chupe
booze
el chupe
drinking
codo
cheap
la cafetería
cafeteria
mañoso
cunning
el mañoso
thief
mañoso
crafty
el medioevo
Middle Ages
desgraciadamente
unfortunately
la imprudencia
carelessness
la imprudencia
imprudence
el apapacho
caress
el apapacho
cuddle
el licenciado
Mr.
el pleito
dispute
adelantado
well ahead
el alivio
relief
el desprecio
contempt
el jarrón
urn
el jarrón
vase
el tocador
dresser
el bote de basura
garbage can
el tendedero
clothesline
el tendedero
drying rack
el librero
bookshelves
la alacena
closet
la alacena
cupboard
la alacena
pantry
la cafetera
coffee maker
el botiquín
first aid kit
el botiquín
medicine cabinet
el mobiliario
furniture
la zapatería
shoe store
la tlapalería
hardware store
la tintorería
dry cleaner's
la nevería
ice cream parlor
amplio
spacious
seguido
consecutive
el toallero
towel rack
la tina
bathtub
el lavabo
sink
la arboleda
grove
la sirvienta
housekeeper
la sirvienta
maid
el plano
plan
el signo
sign
la escritura
writing
barrer
to sweep
el destrozo
destruction
a solas
alone
disimular
to hide
por delante
ahead
fallido
failed
la nena
baby
la nena
little girl
la volada
flight
el/la corista
choir singer
aparentemente
apparently
sobrevalorado
overrated
insólito
extremely unusual
insólito
unusual
ratificar
to confirm
pesado
annoying
atorar
to block
atorar
to clog
atorar
to obstruct
el bostezo
yawn
reprimir
to hold in
reprimir
to suppress
descalabrar
to split somebody's head open
fijar
to focus
acaso
perhaps
la junta
meeting
la greña
mop of hair
la greña
tangle
los tiliches
junk
el portazo
slam
descarado
shameless
fomentar
to promote
el ancho
width
el duelo
duel
la carcacha
old banger
la carcacha
old heap
la carcacha
wreck
el motivo
reason
el motivo
cause
anochecer
to get dark
me vale madre
I don't give a damn
me vale madre
I don't give a shit
el mundial
world championships
harto
fed up
remar
to row
el trío
threesome
el trío
trio
una sola vez
once
una sola vez
just once
la monogamia
monogamy
escoger
to choose
parado
standing
teclear
to type
voltear
to turn around
voltear
to turn over
el acosador
stalker
apurarse
to hurry
apurarse
to hurry up
qué pedo
what's up
qué pedo
what's wrong
largo
get out
buscar
to pick up
juntar
to collect
juntar
to put together
coincidir
to agree
coincidir
to be in agreement
la demora
delay
el/la teniente
lieutenant
jardín trasero
backyard
loquito
crazy
la guantera
glove compartment
el aliento
strength
el aliento
breath
el aliento
breath
estrellar
to crash
el antecedente
history
las esposas
handcuffs
la esposa
wife
la codicia
greed
el rastro
sign
el rastro
trace
la amabilidad
pleasantness
la amabilidad
kindness
fastidioso
annoying
fastidioso
tedious
fastidioso
tiresome
a propósito
deliberately
a propósito
which reminds me
justamente
just
justamente
just as
justamente
precisely
justamente
exactly
justamente
justly
la pinta
dot
la pinta
pint
la pinta
spot
espantoso
horrific
espantoso
hideous
espantoso
horrifying
la frenada
squeal of brakes
la frenada
sudden stop
el aparato
device
por desgracia
unfortunately
acercarse
to approach
amarrar
to tie
la constancia
perseverance
el gestor
agent
gestor
management
el lineamiento
guideline
lucirse
to shine
sustancial
substantial
considerable
substantial
rayar
to scratch
el rasguño
scratch
el rayón
rayon
remojar
to soak
el trapo
rag
el delantal
apron
vago
lazy
malograr
to ruin
malograr
to waste
malograr
to spoil
apasionante
enthralling
apasionante
fascinating
apasionante
thrilling
el jarabe
syrup
el emprendimiento
entrepreneurship
recuperar
to regain
recuperar
to get back
el golpeteo
tapping
el chirrido
squeaking
el chirrido
squeak
el procedimiento
procedure
manchar
to tarnish
manchar
to get dirty
manchar
to stain
la candidatura
candidacy
qué pasa
what's happening
qué pasa
what's the matter
qué pasa
what's going on
todo en orden
all good
la cortadora
cutter
a fondo
thorough
asegurar
to guarantee
asegurar
to assure
la selva
jungle
el asocio
association
el tercio
third
largarse
to leave
dar por hecho
to take for granted
resbaloso
slippery
el dispositivo
device
el milagro
miracle
primeramente
first of all
primeramente
firstly
solito
alone
dar a conocer
to make known
dar a conocer
to publish
dar a conocer
to announce
promotor
promoting
el promotor
promoter
el liderazgo
leadership
el reglamento
regulations
el reglamento
rules
tierno
loving
tierno
tender
amasar
to knead
planificar
to plan
responsabilizar
to hold responsible
la lancha
boat
la movida
move
el halago
compliment
el halago
praise
más bien
rather
la calcomanía
decal
sumamente
extremely
sumergir
to dip
sumergir
to immerse
sumergir
to submerge
empapar
to drench
empapar
to soak
empapar
to soak
callar
to keep quiet
otorgar
to grant
precisar
to specify
ambulante
walking
el/la ambulante
street vendor
el/la comerciante
shopkeeper
el/la comerciante
merchant
el municipio
municipality
el municipio
town
el/la accionista
stockholder
alentar
to cheer on
alentar
to give the strength to
alentar
to encourage
lidiar
to deal with
el recorrido
route
el recorrido
trip
el borrador
draft
posponer
to postpone
desatar
to spark
atento
attentive
atento
thoughtful
recular
to back out
recular
to back up
la cadena
chain
atar
to tie
el cordel
string
la cuerda
rope
la cuerda
string
reposar
to lie
reposar
to rest
reponer
to replace
reponer
to replenish
acudir
to come
acudir
to go to
acudir
to turn to
el mollete
English muffin
el mollete
muffin
el bolillo
bread roll
la costilla
rib
atascado
jammed
atascado
backed up
atascado
blocked
atascado
jammed
el tejido
tissue
capacitado
qualified
calificado
qualified
derramar
to spill
derretir
to melt
derretir
to thaw
retroceder
to move backwards
retroceder
to back up
retroceder
to reverse
estar al pendiente
to be on the lookout
estar al pendiente
to be waiting for news
dar clases
to lecture
herido
injured
susurrar
to whisper
el alojamiento
accommodations
arrancar
to start up
arrancar
to start
arrancar
to pull out
contradecir
to contradict
la tapicería
upholstery
coger
to get
coger
to grab
coger
to take
rendirse
to quit
el atraco
robbery
el matadero
slaughterhouse
fregar
to wash
rebasar
to exceed
cerrar con candado
to padlock
cerrar con llave
to lock
agarrar
to catch
disparar
to shoot
el brinco
jump
brincar
to jump
soplar
to blow
soplar
to blow
la subasta
auction
gruñir
to grunt
el gorjeo
chirping
el gorjeo
gurgling
el gorjeo
twittering
derretirse
to be crazy about
derretirse
to melt
derretirse
to thaw
el frescor
coolness
el frescor
freshness
la maceta
flowerpot
la pantorrilla
calf
el aderezo
dressing
renovable
renewable
agotado
sold out
agotado
exhausted
recargar
to refill
recargar
to recharge
apilar
to pile up
vencer
to beat
vencer
to overcome
vencer
to defeat
la cifra
figure
la tasa
rate
recorrer
to travel around
la diapositiva
slide
adelgazar
to lose weight
ahogar
to drown
el aplomo
composure
desahogar
to vent
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