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retorcido
retorcido
twisted
el montículo
el montículo
mound
aguado
aguado
watery
el vikingo
el vikingo
Viking
remontarse a
remontarse a
to go back to
impactar
impactar
to have an impact on
tieso
tieso
stiff
antojarse
antojarse
to have a craving for
la zorra
la zorra
slut
el desarmador
el desarmador
screwdriver
en efecto
en efecto
indeed
la plegaria
la plegaria
prayer
imperioso
imperioso
imperative
chiflar
chiflar
to whistle
gorjear
gorjear
to chirp
la canasta
la canasta
hoop
la canasta
la canasta
basket
el gorrión
el gorrión
sparrow
indefenso
indefenso
defenseless
anonadar
to stun
impregnar
to soak
la Pachamama
Mother Earth
el feto
fetus
el agarrador
pot holder
el asa
handle
empeñarse
to insist on
empeñarse en
to insist on
el hechizo
spell
la hechicería
witchcraft
el hechicero
sorcerer
toparse con
to run into
topar
to run into
la lindura
beauty
el camarógrafo
cameraman
el paladar
palate
avasallar
to subjugate
empedernido
compulsive
imperecedero
everlasting
iletrado
illiterate
desconfiado
distrustful
impetuoso
impetuous
a flote
afloat
desplazar
to displace
el bullicio
hustle and bustle
¡Épale!
Hey!
¿Ontas?
U up?
airarse
to get angry
airado
angry
transgredir
to transgress
el mestizaje
crossbreeding
botar
to throw away
la trenza
braid
el retruécano
play on words
la porquería
filth
el trompo
spinning top
el pajar
hayloft
la jevo
chick
el jevo
boyfriend
enloquecer
to drive crazy
la rabia
rabies
rabiar
to be furious
rabiar
to be dying for
la rabia
anger
el conjuro
spell
la campana
bell
ligado
bound
el calambre
cramp
apto
suitable
el vagón
boxcar
involucrar
to involve
el colchón
mattress
colgar
to hang up
bornear
to swing at anchor
el crepúsculo
twilight
ensangrentado
bloodstained
resignar
to resign
la rareza
rarity
el umbral
threshold
rebullir
to stir
asperjar
to sprinkle
anegar
to flood
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
propicio
favorable
la sobremesa
after-dinner conversation
el sobresalto
fright
anidar
to dwell
holgazanear
to laze around
enfadado
angry
zopilotear
to wolf down
el zopilote
buzzard
suspirar
to sigh
ocasionar
to cause
el escupitajo
loogie
la vitrina
glass case
sospechar
to suspect
la estética
aesthetics
pintoresco
picturesque
pésimo
terrible
la picazón
itch
carcomer
to eat away at
el retrato
portrait
la cazuela
casserole dish
el rencor
resentment
emparejar
to pair up
emparejarse
to be dating
ocultar
to hide
la carreta
cart
la celda
cell
englobar
to encompass
por doquier
everywhere
apto
appropriate
consumado
accomplished
contraer
to contract
optar por
to choose
tergiversar
to distort
hacer caso omiso
to ignore
el busto
bust
el rango
range
la rueda
wheel
la herradura
horseshoe
el mapache
raccoon
el mito
myth
la cautela
caution
tirotear
to shoot repeatedly at
el tiroteo
shooting
bregar
to struggle
replegarse
to withdraw
retirar
to withdraw
la perspectiva
outlook
el haber
asset
desgarrar
to tear apart
desempeñar un papel
to play a role
mediar
to play a part
el candidato
candidate
libertar
to set free
disgustarse
to get upset
¿Te parece?
Is that okay?
aplastar
to crush
desde luego
of course
alinearse
to side with
encajar
to add up
popar
to flatter
la feria
change
a cambio de
in return for
recalcar
to emphasize
fiarse de
to trust
dejarse llevar
to get carried away
la contienda
conflict
introducirse
to get into
el mujeriego
womanizer
constituir
to make up
el huevo revuelto
scrambled egg
plenamente
fully
enredado
tangled
enredar
to tangle up
masticar
to chew
eructar
to belch
salvar
to overcome
deslumbrar
to dazzle
el ejemplar
copy
intuir
to know intuitively
los entresijos
ins and outs
los preparativos
preparations
el legado
legacy
incurrir
to incur
sollozar
to sob
placentero
pleasant
acudir
to come
estar al pendiente
to be on the lookout
estar al pedo
to be just chilling
trazar
to trace
el centro de día
adult day care center
el sicote
foot odor
huérfano
starved of
darse el lote
to make out
acariciar
to pet
florecerse
to go moldy
florecer
to thrive
el prieto
black
el estilo de vida
lifestyle
en cambio
instead
rifarse por la banda
to take one for the team
rifársela
to take a risk
el destello
sparkle
la aceptación
acceptance
reconciliarse
to come to terms with
fingir
to feign
acongojar
to distress
pugnar
to strive
concertar
to arrange
el parecer
opinion
el aspecto
appearance
el misógino
misogynist
encabronarse
to get pissed off
qué locura
how crazy
jalar
to pull
el pimpollo
babe
el reno
reindeer
encarar
to confront
envejecer
to grow old
por entonces
at that time
el puñado
handful
el populacho
mob
desempeñar
to carry out
la escaramuza
skirmish
producirse
to take place
amplio
comprehensive
el carromato
covered wagon
desalentar
to discourage
aguardar
to lie in store
inquietarse
to worry
con respecto a
with regard to
evitar
to save from
la connotación
connotation
la pesadez
weight
la ligereza
flippancy
la derrota
defeat
ambicioso
greedy
definitivo
final
irremediable
irremediable
irreversible
irreversible
por desgracia
unfortunately
cargar con el muerto
to take the blame
cargar con
to bear
afilar
to screw
afilar
to sharpen
afilado
sharp
la alfombra
rug
el cajón
drawer
la aspiradora
vacuum
correoso
chewy
el agotamiento
exhaustion
la paradoja
paradox
la jaula
cage
prejuicioso
prejudiced
el planteamiento
approach
el asesinato
murder
la superchería
fraud
el pozo
well
el hoyo
hole
colocar
to position
arropar
to tuck in
elevar
to lift
inundar
to flood
improviso
unexpectedly
el tendón
tendon
la peña
cliff
hendir
to split
allegar
to gather
la joya
gem
faltar a su palabra
to break his word
ocioso
idle
saquear
to loot
asolar
to devastate
atónito
astonished
vocear
to cry
encargar
to task with
el esmero
diligence
el esmero
care
el vivero
nursery
los víveres
provisions
el yermo
wasteland
doctrinar
to indoctrinate
la patria
homeland
el tejido
fabric
el escarlata
scarlet
el lino
linen
atormentar
to torture
oprimir
to oppress
la mortandad
loss of life
avanzar
to advance
el flujo
flow
la rotura
break
el remiendo
mend
entretanto
meanwhile
apresar
to seize
la condescendencia
condescension
sobresalir
to stand out
sobrepasar
to exceed
sobrepujar
to surpass
arrebatar
to snatch
arrebatador
captivating
el arrebato
outburst
retener
to hold back
retener
to retain
injertar
to graft
unánime
unanimous
unánimemente
unanimously
la correa
strap
apremiar
to press
la seña
sign
el manantial
spring
apesarar
to grieve
apesadumbrado
sorrowful
lanzarse
to fall upon
irritarse
to get annoyed
empañar
to tarnish
cobrar fuerza
to gain strength
detener
to stop
prender
to catch
cesar
to cease
la muralla
wall
el sitio
place
el amo
owner
malvado
evil
el designio
plan
sobrecogerse
to be startled
el acero
steel
el puño
hilt
la vaina
thing
la vaina
sheath
ebrio
drunk
hacer frente a
to stand up to
furtivo
furtive
hasta
even
la codicia
greed
codiciar
to covet
persuadir
to persuade
hasta
to
deliberar
to deliberate
emprender
to undertake
el lugareño
local
el acantilado
cliff
el despeñadero
cliff
precipitar
to hasten
precipitarse
to rush
el hato
herd
feroz
fierce
la bonanza
fair weather
recostar
to lean
la dolencia
ailment
postrar
to prostrate
crujir
to grind
el llanto
crying
estimular
to encourage
proceder
to behave
el proceder
behavior
inmutable
immutable
fluir
to flow
la desembocadura
mouth
el desagüe
drain
desaguar
to flow into
desaguar
to drain
erigir
to build
asentar
to set up
los contornos
outskirts
la ribera
shore
integrarse
to fit in
integrar
to make up
angosto
narrow
la dádiva
gift
despedazar
to tear to shreds
el afán
effort
hilar
to spin
el lirio
iris
el codo
cubit
afanarse
to do everything one can
el alfolí
granary
apegarse
to become attached to
tenebroso
gloomy
para entonces
by then
el compendio
compendium
el aditamento
addition
el aditamento
accessory
seglar
secular
el asunto
matter
tenaz
tenacious
de otra manera
otherwise
la limosna
alms
el derredor
perimeter
hachar
to cut down
el lomo
lower back
enderezar
to straighten
procurar
to try
procurarse
to obtain
el gemido
moan
apacentar
to graze
indagar
to inquire into
el estilo
style
la estrofa
verse
presto
ready
desdeñar
to scorn
lucir
to wear
la mercadería
merchandise
transcurrido un tiempo
after some time
aborrecer
to abhor
degenerar
to degenerate
devolver
to return
la fiera
wild beast
el foso
pit
apoderarse
to seize
el ritmo
rate
mayor
bigger
dudar
to hesitate
a lo mejor
maybe
ya ni modo
that's too bad
de sopetón
unexpectedly
por si acaso
just in case
los audífonos
headphones
invadir
to pour into
arrepentirse de
to regret
íntegro
whole
la décima
tenth
alcanzar
to be enough
remunerar
to pay
por mucho que
no matter how much
por más que
no matter how
la multa
fine
la cuenta regresiva
countdown
el barranco
cliff
el barranco
ravine
cabecear
to nod off
los reflejos
reflexes
la dosis
dose
somnoliento
drowsy
nada menos
none other than
el eslabón
link
apurarse
to hurry
apurado
in a hurry
brindar
to offer
la dicha
good fortune
la dicha
joy
tramarse
to be up to
¿Y eso?
How come?
y eso que
in spite of the fact that
espantar
to frighten
marchar
to go
blofear
to talk big
el alcance
reach
quedar atrapado
to get stuck
la travesía
crossing
el remordimiento
remorse
el aislamiento
isolation
condolerse
to feel sorry
escarnecer
to mock
a punto de
about to
en la medida en que
to the extent that
hincharse
to swell up
engreído
conceited
presenciar
to witness
tratarse
to be about
aleatorio
random
aleatoriamente
randomly
terminar
to end up
la envidia
envy
despojado de
bereft of
disponerse
to prepare
despojar
to strip
despojarse de
to relinquish
me toca trabajar todos los
I have to work every
me toca a mí
it's my turn
embustero
lying
el embustero
liar
comparecer
to appear in court
quedar
to remain
desafiar
to defy
los fondos
funds
abrumado
overwhelmed
abrumar
to overwhelm
el calabozo
dungeon
liviano
frivolous
liviano
light
la oferta
offer
la pelea
fight
tumbar
to knock down
cotorrear
to chatter
la colonia
suburb
la fama
fame
la mota
weed
traer
to be wrong with
crecer
to grow up
criarse
to grow up
los antecedentes
background
la inquietud
anxiety
minimizar
to play down
por su cuenta
of his own accord
abordar
to deal with
la elaboración
preparation
el/la cónyuge
spouse
el punto de partida
starting point
el ajuste
adjustment
acechar
to stalk
el paraje
place
raptar
to kidnap
aguijonear
to sting
aguijar
to spur
el aguijón
sting
aullar
to howl
comerse
to miss
el tipo
dude
el sobón
groper
el pulpo
handsy
el pulpo
bungee cord
el pulpo
octopus
rebosar
to be bubbling over with
la tontería
nonsense
subestimar
to underestimate
el andamiaje
framework
el amparo
protection
devorar
to devour
devorador
all-consuming
abstenerse de
to refrain from
reclamar
to claim
el alivio
relief
la molestia
bother
ajeno
foreign
desbordar
to overflow
desbordante
boundless
sostener
to support
derrumbarse
to be shattered
asimismo
likewise
rescatar
to rescue
envolver
to envelop
la hermandad
brotherhood
el dador
giver
genuino
genuine
hay que
one must
agradar
to please
la introspección
introspection
ya sea que
whether
ya sea
either
manejar
to handle
lidiar
to deal with
despreciar
to despise
ultrajar
to offend
horrendo
horrible
el trastorno
disorder
la radiación
radiation
la autoestima
self-esteem
el/la docente
teacher
la flecha
arrow
la emoción
excitement
la descalificación
dismissive insult
el machista
male chauvinist
abnegado
self-sacrificing
sumiso
submissive
rebasar
to pass
rebasar
to overtake
previo
prior
atascado
stuck
pegado
stuck
promover
to promote
instar
to urge
malgastar
to waste
la finalidad
purpose
apresurar
to speed up
promover
to promote
vislumbrar
to make out
anhelar
to long
inmune
immune
el shock
shock
sujetar
to hold down
el sucedáneo
substitute
azotar con la correa
to beat with the belt
azotar
to whip
el acoso
harassment
la cerradura
lock
prudente
sensible
el blanco
target
el entorno
environment
vinculante
binding
cabal
upright
prevalecer
to prevail
la pradera
prairie
endeble
weak
el/la guardia
guard
la cajuela
trunk
moribundo
dying
inclusive
inclusive
resuelto
determined to
nublar
to cloud
jornada completa
full-time
la jornada
working day
la lealtad
loyalty
arrojar
to throw
la suelta
release
suelta la sopa
spill the beans
saliente
projecting
saliente
outgoing
rocoso
rocky
la cumbre
summit
ceder
to give in
retroceder
to back up
la vara
stick
áspero
rough
enternecer
to soften
el rumbo
course
desmayado
unconscious
esmerar
to polish
esmerarse
to go to a lot of trouble
la desventaja
disadvantage
la ventaja
advantage
asociarse
to go into partnership
el promedio
average
me da risa
it makes me laugh
vivificar
to give life to
rotundo
categorical
el aplazamiento
postponement
acarrear
to bear
apreciar
to appreciate
conducir
to lead
sostener
to support
el aliento
encouragement
el aliento
breath
el tamaño
size
concordar
to agree
la orilla
edge
la rugosidad
roughness
bordear
to border
el borde
edge
terco
stubborn
tercamente
stubbornly
la vereda
path
el juramento
oath
escurridizo
slippery
el rastro
trace
pisar
to step on
retirar
to take back
intrépido
intrepid
reprimir
to suppress
el rigor
rigor
la severidad
severity
la aspereza
roughness
pretender
to intend
la armadura
armor
ceñido
tight
ceñir
to cling to
el desagrado
displeasure
la desgracia
misfortune
el menosprecio
contempt
menospreciar
to underestimate
trascendente
important
la trascendencia
importance
polémico
controversial
el depósito
warehouse
circular
to move along
sobresaliente
outstanding
el montaje
montage
tan pronto como
as soon as
en cuanto
as soon as
en cuanto que
insofar as
en cuanto a
with regard to
meterse
to get into
qué tan lejos
how far
¿Qué tanto?
How much?
¿Qué tan seguido...?
How often...?
de por sí
already
a solas
on one's own
recurrir a
to turn to
macizo
hunky
pocho
Americanized
a la vez
at the same time
el anillo
ring
suelto
loose
el cordón
cordon
el agujero
hole
el guante
glove
el arete
earring
la pulsera
bracelet
agotarse
to tire oneself out
agotar
to exhaust
caritativo
charitable
abarrotado
packed
desesperadamente
desperately
alumbrarse
to get lit up
abrasar
to scorch
viaje de ida
one-way trip
percatarse de
to realize
la batalla de gallos
rap battle
pulir
to polish
el peldaño
step
la bombilla
bulb
ausencia de
lack of
la destreza
skill
el pergamino
parchment
convenir
to suit
convenir
to be advisable
la mugre
filth
la tibieza
halfheartedness
tibio
unenthusiastic
agachar
to lower
desmayarse
to faint
tartamudear
to stutter
el tartamudo
stammerer
maquillarse
to put on makeup
la caricia
stroke
siquiera
at least
pillar
to catch
al fin y al cabo
in the end
dictar
to teach
el lastre
burden
imprescindible
essential
resbalar
to slip
desapercibido
unnoticed
dar pie
to lead
tejer
to weave
escéptico
skeptical
el pavor
dread
entrometerse
to meddle
entrometido
nosy
agobiar
to overwhelm
la coyuntura
situation
atañer
to have to do with
desgajar
to break off
envidioso
envious
egoísta
selfish
la huella
footprint
el yerro
error
a no ser que
unless
proseguir
to continue
ablandar
to soften
soltar
to let go of
acongojarse
to become distressed
proferir
to utter
acudir
to go to
tragar
to swallow
empeorar
to get worse
desatarse
to break
los malvados
wicked
desmedido
excessive
holgar
to be idle
holgarse
to have fun
impeler
to propel
engendrar
to have children
la ejecución
carrying out
conforme
according to
la maestría
mastery
labrar
to work
sacudir
to shake
osar
to dare
la escabechina
massacre
el escabel
footstool
enseñorearse de
to take possession of
la reprensión
reprimand
reprender
to reprimand
amonestar
to reprimand
enterrar
to bury
reanudar
to resume
el jale
work
ñango
wimpy
tender a
to tend to
satisfacer
to satisfy
parecido
similar
la capa
layer
de tal manera
in such a way
verse afectado
to be affected
verse
to see oneself
verse obligada
to be forced
debido a que
due to the fact that
contristar
to sadden
la flaqueza
weakness
jactarse de
to boast about
la jactancia
boasting
ensalzar
to extol
inflarse
to swell
invocar
to invoke
engreír
to make conceited
suntuoso
sumptuous
surtir efecto
to have an effect
la propensión
tendency
colindar
to be adjacent to
postrarse
to prostrate oneself
inducir
to lead to
necio
foolish
en pos de
in pursuit of
acelerar
to speed up
arrastrar
to drag
amparar
to protect
pisotear
to stomp on
atropellar
to run over
promulgar
to enact
sobrevenir
to happen
la demora
delay
demorar
to delay
mendigar
to beg for
extraviado
lost
mudo
speech-impaired
lisonjear
to flatter
lisonjero
flattering
la artimaña
trick
la cabida
space
lucrarse de
to benefit from
lucrar
to make a profit
siquiera
even
hartarse
to gorge oneself on
desviar
to divert
altanero
haughty
prosiga
proceed
vilipendiar
to vilify
fingido
feigned
el capricho
whim
uncir
to yoke
atreverse
to dare
saciar
to quench
insensato
foolish
interrumpir
to interrupt
erguir
to raise
genioso
bad-tempered
el genio
genius
desvariar
to be delirious
el porvenir
future
yugar
to slave away
constreñir
to constrain
el delito
crime
hurtar
to steal
colocar
to place
sobremanera
exceedingly
cabal
thorough
educar
to bring up
la moraleja
moral
la medida
measure
el millar
thousand
la lid
fight
la hueste
army
las filas
ranks
empuñar
to take up
desmayar
to lose heart
batallador
feisty
la asamblea
meeting
salvo que
unless
el insensato
fool
nutrir
to nourish
comparar
to compare
atar
to tie
apedrear
to throw stones at
escupir
to spit
la burla
taunt
los antojitos
snacks
vívido
vivid
el chaparrito
shorty
chino
curly
rizado
curly
coincidir
to match
juguetón
playful
entrañable
fond
la venda
bandage
derrotar
to defeat
la golosina
sweet
diseñar
to design
arraigar
to establish
los valores
values
recorrer
to travel around
arrimar
to move closer
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