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la cesión
la cesión
transfer
flojo
flojo
loose
amagar
amagar
to threaten
interpelar
interpelar
to challenge
interpelar
interpelar
to interpellate
mediante
mediante
by means of
la maniobra
la maniobra
maneuver
así como
así como
as well as
rastrear
rastrear
to search
la tripulación
la tripulación
crew
los efectivos
los efectivos
forces
Groenlandia
Groenlandia
Greenland
codiciar
codiciar
to covet
la codicia
la codicia
covetousness
despuntar
despuntar
to blunt
apuntar
apuntar
to indicate
estadounidense
estadounidense
American
el asesor
el asesor
advisor
el esquema
el esquema
plan
desaprovechado
wasted
Chipre
Cyprus
OTAN
NATO
previsto
planned
el alcance
reach
blindar
to armour-plate
el caza
fighter plane
el despliegue
deployment
tajantemente
categorically
desmiento
I deny
dispararse
to rush off
antaño
in days gone by
el cartel
sign
colocar
to place
el verdulero
greengrocer
exhortar
to urge
la embestida
attack
la tiniebla
darkness
afanosamente
diligently
angustioso
anguished
la brújula
compass
apaciguar
to pacify
el jabalí
wild boar
el hormiguero
anthill
el baluarte
stronghold
convenir
to be a good idea
cernerse
to hover
convenir
to be advisable
blindar
to armor-plate
instructor
examining
la tesis
theory
el correo
mail
la filtración
leak
descartar
to dismiss
la prensa
press
el foco
focus
devolver
to return
la condena
condemnation
el/la fiscal
public prosecutor
engancharse
to get hooked
el rasgo
characteristic
surgir
to arise
la calandria
carriage
dañino
harmful
el rendimiento
capacity
el arenque
herring
el corifeo
coryphaeus
la tribu
tribe
exigir
to call for
zanjar
to resolve
la confianza
confidence
retirar
to withdraw
el gesto
expression
comparecer
to appear in court
fidedigno
reliable
elogiar
to praise
el elogio
praise
el/la pederasta
pedophile
presunto
supposed
el amago
hint
el entorno
setting
filtrado
leaked
el creyente
believer
alentar
to encourage
el rebote
rebound
la retirada
withdrawal
tiende tu cama
make your bed
el abordaje
approach
derivar
to derive from
la cabecera
front
el trastorno
disruption
el entorno
environment
diurno
daytime
recurrir
to turn to
el truco
trick
desvelar
to keep awake
ligado
linked
el pañal
nappy
el trastorno
disorder
roscar
to thread
más bien
rather
la meta
goal
previamente
previously
la rendija
gap
colarse
to sneak in
adentrarse
to go deep into
desplomarse
to plummet
prender
to capture
el colono
settler
arriesgar
to risk
la cúpula
leaders
golpe de Estado
coup d'état
el balazo
bullet wound
el yerno
son-in-law
la cornada
horn wound
abrasar
to burn
la pena
sentence
el juzgado
court
la exigencia
demand
plantarse
to stop dead
capear
to make a pass with the cape at
tocado
bruised
álgido
decisive
la tauromaquia
art of bullfighting
obviar
to leave out
pisar
to step on
el relevo
relief
la osadía
audacity
el atrevimiento
daring
el compromisario
elector
el recelo
mistrust
apostillar
to annotate
el bombo
drum
el platillo
cymbal
el platillo
collection bowl
el bombo
hype
pelear
to fight
el recelo
suspicion
desdibujar
to blur
aupar
to help up
plantar cara
to stand up to
el vientre de alquiler
surrogate mother
de bruces
flat on one's face
escabroso
thorny
escabroso
risqué
escabroso
rough
pretender
to claim
pretender
to expect
el cónclave
conclave
la clave
keystone
vigente
in force
afiliado
member
el aviso
warning
marcar
to indicate
conceder
to grant
contundente
forceful
el desplante
affront
acaparar
to hoard
desoír
to ignore
solapar
to cover up
difuminado
blurred
el anfitrión
host
el juez
judge
fracasar
to fail
el desafío
defiance
rezar
to pray
la grasa de cerdo
pork fat
dispararse
to shoot up
la renta
income
plegarse
to give in
el fracaso
disaster
la subasta
auction
el regateo
bargaining
quemado
burnt
despejado
clear
la encimera
countertop
reprochar
to reproach
contundente
convincing
arancelario
tariff
las filas
ranks
el apoyo
support
exponer
to expound
el matiz
subtle difference
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
el consejo
council
el/la canciller
chancellor
mientras tanto
meanwhile
el parapeto
parapet
descartable
dispensable
agitar
to upset
recta final
homestretch
la andanada
reprimand
retirar
to remove
nutrir
to nourish
el legado
legacy
el aforamiento
parliamentary immunity
reñir
to scold
la propina
tip
eximir
to exempt
el mandato
mandate
prorrogar
to extend
disparado
off like a shot
escenificar
to dramatize
el arancel
tariff
el bono
bond
los bonos
popularity
bruto
gross
bruto
ignorant
desatar
to unleash
desatar
to let loose
dosificar
to use sparingly
atascar
to block
la cloaca
sewer
batir
to beat
plantearse
to consider
la tesitura
circumstances
la sucursal
branch
la emisora de radio
radio station
retirar
to withdraw
el acero
steel
el telón
curtain
acotado
enclosed
la fijación
fixation
la estancia
stay
abordar
to tackle
la delantera
lead
gravar
to tax
el arrendamiento
rental
recargar
to charge extra
sacudir
to shake
tumbar
to demolish
la sucursal
subsidiary
el tropiezo
setback
exigir
to require
burdo
crude
gozar de
to enjoy
dependiente
disabled
mermar
to diminish
presunto
presumed
declarar
to state
el requisito
requirement
el borrador
draft
la cabida
capacity
ultimar
to put the finishing touches to
achacar
to attribute
el tiro
shot
rotundo
forceful
la contundencia
forcefulness
el gravamen
levy
apretar
to squeeze
gozar
to enjoy oneself
la palanca
lever
vincular
to link
el conocedor
expert
el gravamen
tax
recoger
to gather
grueso
complicated
el quebradero de cabeza
headache
la recta
straight line
idóneo
ideal
la cotización
contribution
el decreto
decree
ultimar
to finalize
la prórroga
extension
en vigor
in force
el reclutamiento
conscription
la cena
dinner
padecer
to put up with
el reparto
share-out
la cerrazón
stubbornness
el chantaje
blackmail
volcar
to knock over
el cargo
charge
la intimidad
privacy
reventado
shattered
incautar
to confiscate
la trama
conspiracy
el trauma
trauma
el dispositivo
device
incauto
unsuspecting
el descaro
impertinence
la paloma
dove
el sondeo
sounding
el asedio
harassment
homenajear
to pay tribute to
arrasador
devastating
el estrago
damage
hallar
to discover
el desplazamiento
movement
la presada
stored water
la rotura
fracture
la campechana
cocktail
calificar
to describe as
el regidor
councilor
arrastrar
to drag
acotar
to delimit
el barranco
ravine
el desprendimiento de tierras
landslide
exponer
to expose
difundir el mensaje
to spread the message
las gotas
drops
atender
to take care of
indudable
unquestionable
el/la teniente
lieutenant
la fuente
source
el buque
ship
realizarse
to be fulfilled
desatado
out-of-control
tejer
to knit
exigir que
to demand that
la cicatriz
scar
constatar
to confirm
el cargo
position
aferrarse
to cling to
rehuyera
avoid
gestionar
to process
la demagogia
demagogy
emplazar
to summon
la comparecencia
appearance
descartar
to reject
la dimisión
resignation
sumarse
to join
el caudal
volume of flow
el altercado
altercation
desmentir
to deny
incorporarse
to sit up
desdeñar
to disdain
el cristal
glass
peyorativo
pejorative
conmovedor
moving
interpelar
to question
el frenesí
frenzy
desautorizar
to discredit
reclamar
to demand
exculparse
to declare oneself innocent
el presupuesto
budget
desbordar
to be too much for
agredir
to attack
decretar
to decree
el levantamiento
uprising
la riada
flood
la retención
jam
el desprendimiento
release
la arremetida
attack
el reparto
distribution
cundir
to spread
la tregua
respite
azotar
to devastate
instar
to urge
la gota fría
cold drop
rozar
to border on
el dueño
proprietor
la rotura
break
desplegarse
to deploy
onubense
of Huelva
anegar
to flood
la tromba
downpour
revisar
to check
arrastrar
to sweep away
desplegar
to spread
el orden
order
la Moncloa
Moncloa
morder
to bite
la cercanía
close relationship
el malestar
discomfort
la cautela
caution
político
political
el lema
motto
la derogación
repeal
el amparo
protection
el mitin
rally
el acoso
harassment
protagonizar
to play the lead in
dimitir
to resign
repescar
to reinstate
el chasco
joke
el/la mártir
martyr
respaldar
to support
aliado
allied
arropar
to tuck in
el ayuno
fast
el aluvión
torrent
el tropezón
stumble
matizar
to qualify
afianzar
to consolidate
empatado
level
asomar
to stick out
mediático
high-profile
el filón
gold mine
el fiasco
fiasco
el rompecabezas
jigsaw
el golpe de suerte
stroke of luck
el yacimiento
site
las estribaciones
foothills
la caliza
limestone
el yacimiento
mine
el aguacero
downpour
palmear
to clap
el cerro
hill
derretir
to melt
el contratiempo
setback
retroceder
to back down
reprimir
to suppress
enrevesado
complex
los entresijos
ins and outs
la redacción
editorial team
álgido
critical
ocioso
idle
el estreno
premiere
televisivo
televisual
involucrado
involved
el/la guionista
screenwriter
atragantarse
to choke
sediento de
thirsty for
disponer
to have
desmintiera
contradicted
someter
to subdue
el estupor
astonishment
el barón
baron
el/la dirigente
leader
el sueldo
salary
destacado
outstanding
el ahogo
shortness of breath
la lacha
shame
provenir
to stem from
ajeno
other people's
la lejía
bleach
el amparo
shelter
la cadena
channel
el andamio
scaffolding
la grúa
crane
la racha
gust
el temporal
storm
la borrasca
area of low pressure
el cayuco
dugout canoe
la pedagogía
teaching
emprender
to embark on
el escollo
stumbling block
conceder
to concede
el indulto
pardon
tramitar
to process
la cuenca
catchment area
la puya
gibe
la huelga
strike
la bandeja
tray
el desasosiego
unease
estirarse
to stretch
repercutir
to have an effect on
la cuantía
significance
la cita
meeting
la excitación
excitement
la pancarta
placard
gestionar
to negotiate
la quiebra
bankruptcy
la convivencia
coexistence
la envergadura
magnitude
convocar
to call
el lema
slogan
el retroceso
setback
secuestrar
to kidnap
el escombro
rubble
el siniestro
disaster
aportar
to provide
la cordura
good sense
escorar
to lean toward
aferrar
to grasp
el runrún
buzz
el retroceso
backward step
arrojar
to hurl
el retroceso
retreat
despertar
to arouse
descubrir
to reveal
abastecer
to supply
destapar
to reveal
socavar
to undermine
imprescindible
essential
rastrear
to track
el pésame
condolences
el bastón
walking stick
el anciano
old man
anciano
elderly
el criterio
judgment
parado
stopped
merodear
to prowl
derrumbarse
to collapse
la viga
beam
actuar
to take action
deambular
to wander
el huérfano
orphan
la palanca
crowbar
la pala
shovel
los escombros
rubble
expedito
clear
el paradigma
model
la nuera
daughter-in-law
desplomarse
to collapse
el millar
thousand
el jabalí
wild boar
espantar
to scare
el chubasco
heavy shower
estrenar
to premiere
el pinganillo
invisible earbud
apuntalar
to underpin
desolador
devastating
el rastro
trace
el empadronador
census taker
el espejismo
illusion
traducir
to translate
consagrar
to dedicate
tumbar
to knock down
restar
to minimize
plantear
to suggest
inconexo
disconnected
ensayar
to try out
más allá
further
la encrucijada
crossroads
subrayar
to emphasize
nítido
sharp
atrincherar
to entrench
la medida
measurement
arrasar
to destroy
imparable
unstoppable
envuelto
involved
la ebullición
turmoil
la reivindicación
demand
calado
soaked
suspender
to discontinue
imprescindible
indispensable
descarado
shameless
precisar
to require
la misericordia
mercy
la mudanza
move
abocado
destined
otorgar
to grant
la prenda
garment
el gozo
joy
los ultramarinos
grocery store
fallido
failed
retirar
to remove
amagar
to show signs of
el eslabón
link
la cadena
chain
disparar
to trigger
extremar
to maximize
envasar
to package
el brote
outbreak
la marcha
course
encabezar
to lead
descartar
to rule out
reiterado
repeated
la liebre
hare
empatar
to tie
el fracaso
failure
el desahuciado
evicted person
arrebatar
to snatch
premiado
winning
el indulto
reprieve
resistir
to withstand
el sondeo
poll
adelantar
to bring forward
el salto
leap
enésimo
umpteenth
exigir
to demand
la suma
total
fracasar
to be unsuccessful
la sede
headquarters
la cúpula
leadership
la investidura
investiture
el senderismo
hiking
el atajo
shortcut
afear
to criticise
el escaño
seat
por desgracia
sadly
el colmillo
fang
asestar
to fire
ensayar
to rehearse
pillar
to catch
tercero
third
la trastienda
back room
exprimir
to squeeze out
el ánimo
encouragement
blindar
to shield
rescatar
to recover
tenebroso
sinister
el mitin
political meeting
brotar
to sprout
la diana
dartboard
la revancha
revenge
tachar
to cross out
el trasvase
transfer
tildar
to brand
taponar
to block
indemne
unhurt
desmayar
to become demoralized
fustigar
to criticize harshly
el periplo
tour
templado
lukewarm
el vítor
cheer
la talla
stature
el bulo
hoax
el Magreb
Maghreb
sesgado
biased
el tambaleo
wobble
impositivo
tax
cuasi
almost
la receta
formula
postular
to put forward
el suelo
land
el regadío
irrigated land
la fecundidad
productiveness
caritativo
generous
el sesgo
bias
la rotundidad
forcefulness
emprender
to undertake
la enmienda
amendment
deleznable
despicable
arrojar
to throw
el cebo
bait
seductor
seductive
la aprobación
approval
la hipoteca
mortgage
acabarse
to run out
tasar
to value
demorarse
to be delayed
pericial
expert
el perjudicado
injured party
probado
proven
acudir
to go to
arrancar
to burst into
la escasez
shortage
el paraje natural
natural landscape
arrasar
to raze to the ground
absolver
to acquit
la lid
fight
la conveniencia
convenience
indultar
to pardon
intachable
irreproachable
endeble
weak
exigente
demanding
el rasero
strickle
la osadía
boldness
el avestruz
ostrich
irrumpir
to burst into
gestar
to gestate
preciso
necessary
la gestión
management
la encuesta
survey
la tromba
waterspout
el/la capataz
foreman
peonar
to work as a laborer
el escaño
bench
repartir
to distribute
la bronca
row
disparar
to shoot
la sensatez
common sense
derogar
to repeal
la reivindicación
claim
el arco iris
rainbow
sobrellevar
to endure
el/la etarra
member of ETA
salpicar
to taint
desgranar
to spell out
subrayar
to underline
la trinchera
trench
el despecho
spite
coger
to pick
maquillar
to massage
el malabarismo
juggling
entregarse
to surrender
remachar
to stress
obviar
to avoid
esconder
to hide
precisamente
precisely
los comicios
elections
sesgar
to slant
asintiera
he agreed
rendido
exhausted
meterse
to get involved
la soltura
fluency
la maqueta
mock-up
el rótulo
sign
el encadenado
fade
vetar
to veto
calentar
to heat
el bulo
unfounded rumor
cruento
bloody
la bronca
fight
la resaca
reaction
vigésimo siglo
twentieth century
el reparo
objection
notarse
to feel
el susto
scare
el reparo
qualm
los medios de comunicación
media
el hormiguero
ant's nest
la carrera
degree
la carrera
career
desvelar
to reveal
el regadío
irrigation
la tramitación
processing
la peón
laborer
díscolo
unruly
el apartado
section
enmarcar
to frame
el enlace
link
la convocatoria
official announcement
en torno a
around
la crispación
tension
encumbrar
to raise
potente
strong
aflorar
to rise to the surface
habilitar
to enable
la carencia
scarcity
ostentar
to hold
imputable
attributable
la gestión
administration
el atasco
obstruction
resquebrarse
to begin to crack
acceder a
to access
la demora
delay
quirúrgico
surgical
presencial
face-to-face
la encuesta
opinion poll
desprenderse
to come off
empeorar
to get worse
oler
to smell
la baza
chance
previsible
predictable
a tope
seriously
la mordaza
gag
la varada
grounding
recaudar
to collect
el sumidero
drain
curtido
seasoned
el alejamiento
distancing
el consultor
consultant
la consigna
slogan
procurar
to make sure
inapelable
inevitable
encuestar
to poll
encostarse
to get close to shore
negarse a
to refuse to
espantar
to frighten
desplegar
to open out
amarrar
to tie
empujar
to push
replantear
to bring up again
estrecho
narrow
el lazo
knot
respaldar
to endorse
el compromiso
commitment
fruncir
to furrow
elijar
to seethe
el pienso
dry kibble
pretender
to intend
la merluza a la romana
deep fried battered hake
el bacalao
cod
la huella
footprint
la merluza
hake
achacar
to blame
la carpa
carp
la ostra
oyster
la plancha
griddle
el mejillón
mussel
el arenque
herring
la carrera
race
ocupado
working
el cascarón
shell
el lavavajillas
dishwasher
el tiburón
shark
destacar
to highlight
destacar
to emphasize
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