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contratar
contratar
to hire
el camarón
el camarón
prawn
estrechar
estrechar
to narrow
angosto
angosto
narrow
estrecho
estrecho
narrow
el estímulo
el estímulo
incentive
el estímulo
el estímulo
encouragement
el impulso
el impulso
boost
el impulso
el impulso
momentum
comprometido
comprometido
committed
comprometido
comprometido
engaged
reivindicar
reivindicar
to demand
reivindicar
reivindicar
to claim
acorralar
acorralar
to corner
partir
partir
to start
partir
partir
to leave
partir
partir
to split
partir
partir
to cut
arrojado
arrojado
brave
arrojado
daring
vislumbrar
to discern
vislumbrar
to make out
de antaño
of yesteryear
el condicionante
determining factor
el condicionante
determinant
derivar
to derive from
derivar
to come from
indispensable
essential
indispensable
indispensable
la colilla
cigarette butt
la cepa
strain
la variante
variation
el embalse
dam
el achaque
ailment
el limpiaparabrisas
windshield wiper
convenir
to be advisable
la póliza
insurance policy
el bache
pothole
la fisura
crack
afrontar
to confront
desaliñado
scruffy
el apuro
predicament
el enfrentamiento
confrontation
trasladar
to transfer
emitir
to broadcast
la luciérnaga
firefly
afligir
to afflict
afligir
to upset
improvisar
to improvise
el estilo libre
freestyle
barajar
to quarrel
barajar
to shuffle
gratificante
rewarding
gratificante
gratifying
tender
to hang
el escollo
hurdle
el escollo
obstacle
desmoronar
to cause to crumble
suplicar
to beg
apuntarse
to enroll
inscribirse
to enroll
inscribirse
to register
la habichuela
bean
estrafalario
bizarre
estrafalario
eccentric
perturbador
unsettling
perturbador
disturbing
perturbar
to disturb
perturbar
to disrupt
agitar
to shake
despistado
absent-minded
el despistado
scatterbrain
alocado
crazy
el no sé qué
a certain something
no sé qué
I don't know what
alocar
to drive crazy
la chorrada
knick-knack
ansiosamente
anxiously
el encantamiento
enchantment
hechizo
handmade
el hechizo
spell
el conjuro
spell
la maldición
swear word
maldición
damn
la maldición
curse
andar con rodeos
to beat around the bush
ir al grano
to get to the point
al grano
to the heart of the matter
al grano
to the point
indiscutible
undeniable
indiscutible
indisputable
la exigencia
requirement
la exigencia
demand
quebradizo
frail
quebradizo
fragile
la carencia
scarcity
detallado
detailed
detenido
under arrest
detenido
detailed
escrupuloso
meticulous
escrupuloso
fussy
meticuloso
thorough
cauto
cautious
prudente
prudent
sensato
sensible
altivo
arrogant
altanero
arrogant
reprender
to scold
reprender
to reprimand
regañar
to scold
reñir
to scold
atrevido
adventurous
audaz
daring
audaz
audacious
osado
daring
perpetuo
perpetual
impune
unpunished
cercenar
to cut down
cercenar
to sever
errante
nomadic
errante
wandering
alegrar
to make happy
alegrar
to cheer up
alborozar
to fill with joy
copado
awesome
copado
cool
fue un placer
it was a pleasure
el albaricoque
apricot
tranquilamente
calmly
tranquilamente
peacefully
pelirrojo
red-haired
enclenque
weak
enclenque
sickly
picotear
to peck
la ciénaga
swamp
el pantano
swamp
la estrella fugaz
shooting star
perjudicar
to be detrimental to
merecedor
worthy
digno
worthy
ambiental
environmental
estrambótico
bizarre
estrambótico
outlandish
el animador
host
el animador
presenter
la adivinanza
riddle
la charada
charade
sortear
to dodge
sortear
to avoid
la postura
stance
tajante
unequivocal
la réplica
replica
la réplica
reply
subyacente
underlying
escatimar
to be sparing with
escatimar
to skimp on
escasear
to skimp on
imperioso
pressing
el momentito
little moment
requisar
to confiscate
requisar
to requisition
requisar
to search
el descansillo
landing
el declive
slope
la cuesta
slope
el rellano
shelf
el rellano
landing
conmover
to move
regocijado
joyful
emocionado
moved
emocionado
excited
la recompensa
recompense
la recompensa
reward
la mordida
bribe
la mordida
bite
el diluvio
flood
el diluvio
torrential rain
según
as
según
depending on
según
according to
arremeter
to attack
arremeter
to charge at
el desconcierto
disorder
el desconcierto
confusion
liquidar
to pay off
liquidar
to settle
la rectitud
honesty
la rectitud
straightness
el pudor
shyness
el pudor
modesty
la decencia
decency
la moderación
moderation
el recato
reserve
el recato
modesty
chapotear
to splash
chapotear
to splash around
el avivado
smart aleck
el avivado
opportunist
el/la aprendiz
apprentice
desatento
distracted
abalanzarse
to surge
abalanzar
to throw
embestir
to run into
embestir
to charge
resuelto
determined
resuelto
resolute
resistente
durable
resistente
tough
recio
tough
la soltura
ease
inculpar
to accuse
la orquídea
orchid
el baluarte
bastion
el pilar
mainstay
habría que
one ought to
habría que
one should
la radiografía
X-ray
alguna vez
ever
fabricar
to manufacture
compasivo
compassionate
de golpe
all at once
de golpe
suddenly
elaborar
to manufacture
elaborar
to make
elaborar
to produce
el tejido
tissue
el tejido
fabric
indigno
despicable
indigno
unworthy
el/la paisajista
landscape gardener
el/la paisajista
landscape painter
tener sueño
to be sleepy
en todo momento
at all times
acaso de
perhaps from
acaso
perhaps
en todo caso
in any case
obstinarse
to insist on
obstinarse
to persist in
empeñarse
to insist on
el empeño
effort
el empeño
determination
procurar
to make sure
procurar
to try
la penuria
poverty
la penuria
hardship
por accidente
by accident
sin querer
unintentionally
sin querer
accidentally
la franja
strip
la franja
stripe
avecinar
to bring closer together
la contaminación atmosférica
air pollution
el emprendedor
entrepreneur
refrescante
refreshing
la entidad
organization
el bufete de abogados
law firm
prófugo
fugitive
no hay de qué
you're welcome
no hay de qué
don't mention it
prender
to turn on
prender
to light
el desprendimiento
release
el desprendimiento
detachment
desprender
to detach
la receta
prescription
la receta
recipe
la receta
formula
llevadero
tolerable
llevadero
bearable
endulzar
to make better
dentro de todo
all in all
desde que era joven
since I was young
desde que
ever since
desde que
since
desde luego que sí
of course
desde luego
of course
por poco
however little
por poco
almost
hoy por hoy
at this moment in time
el panal
honeycomb
el conejito
bunny
atormentar
to torment
atormentar
to torture
contrastante
contrasting
el creyente
faithful
el creyente
believer
el incentivo
incentive
contraer
to catch
contraer
to contract
la cubierta
cover
la funda
cover
la funda
case
el manojo
bunch
el ramo
bunch
dispersar
to disperse
esparcir
to scatter
constatar
to verify
constatar
to confirm
constar
to know for a fact
el recelo
mistrust
el recelo
suspicion
disentir
to disagree
la discrepancia
disagreement
discrepar
to disagree
con razón
no wonder
con razón
with good reason
a mi encanto
my charm
a mi juicio
in my opinion
a mi parecer
in my view
a mi parecer
in my opinion
acarrear
to lead to
deparar
to provide
deparar
to have in store
la feria
fair
el feriado
holiday
sobrante
remaining
sobrante
surplus
restante
remainder
aclarar
to clarify
matizar
to explain
matizar
to qualify
la actuación
performance
la actuación
performance
orar
to pray
el amanecer
dawn
crudo
harsh
escasear
to be scarce
con antelación
beforehand
flamante
brand-new
estorbar
to get in the way of
reñir
to tell off
apresurar
to hurry along
deprisa
fast
pernicioso
harmful
perjudicial
harmful
dañino
harmful
tajante
categorical
cabecear
to nod off
mostrarse
to seem
adivinar
to guess
presagiar
to foretell
descuartizar
to dismember
el occiso
victim
el embustero
liar
concluyente
categorical
obstaculizar
to hinder
dificultar
to hinder
entorpecer
to slow down
la hecatombe
disaster
por casualidad
by chance
la campanada
chime
recta final
homestretch
la algarabía
racket
inusitado
unusual
el/la corresponsal
correspondent
regocijar
to fill with joy
el ponche
punch
accesible
approachable
el tedio
tedium
el hastío
boredom
barbudo
bearded
la emboscada
ambush
hasta la fecha
to date
desde siempre
always
desde entonces
since then
en aquel entonces
at that time
coherente
consistent
descuidar
to not worry
descuidar
to neglect
el canotaje
canoeing
el entendimiento
understanding
comprensivo
understanding
el adorno
ornament
el alarde
show
alardear
to boast
sosegar
to calm
dañar
to damage
perjudicar
to damage
damnificado
damaged
recaudar
to collect
gravar
to tax
la soltura
agility
la soltura
fluency
previsor
farsighted
la antelación
notice
descartar
to dismiss
mediar
to mediate
mermar
to diminish
menguar
to decrease
acoger
to receive
acogedor
cozy
el acosador
bully
acomodar
to seat
imbuir
to infuse
infundir
to fill with
cuantioso
considerable
eximir
to exempt
liberar
to free
librar
to free
ceñir
to cling to
sobresalir
to stand out
sobresaliente
outstanding
imperioso
urgent
tergiversar
to distort
el partidario
supporter
ahumado
smoked
afectuoso
affectionate
la privación
deprivation
en punto
sharp
en caso de que
in the event that
en resumidas cuentas
in short
en cuanto a
with regard to
aventajar
to be ahead of
superar
to overcome
remontarse
to date back
remontar
to overcome
apaciguar
to calm down
desarmar
to dismantle
desmontar
to dismantle
el andar
gait
pausado
slow
reunirse
to meet
reunir
to gather
recinto universitario
campus
recinto ferial
fairground
el recinto
enclosure
en lo más mínimo
in the slightest
en lo fundamental
fundamentally
en lo esencial
essentially
en lo absoluto
at all
en lo alto
high up
parpadear
to blink
pernoctar
to stay overnight
felicitarse
to be pleased
felicitar
to congratulate
visibilizar
to make visible
el hincapié
emphasis
la formación
training
desempeñar
to carry out
el bastidor
framework
la cautela
caution
cauteloso
cautious
duradero
durable
endurecer
to toughen
el pormenor
detail
el percance
mishap
aleatorio
random
el azar
chance
el albur
chance
hermético
secretive
áspero
rough
asequible
achievable
asequible
affordable
costear
to pay for
goloso
sweet-toothed
golosamente
greedily
el guiño
wink
la empatía
empathy
tener que ver
to have to do
regañar
to tell off
la escultura
sculpture
madrugar
to get up early
trasnochar
to stay up late
el avaricioso
miser
la pocilga
pigsty
el arrendatario
leaseholder
el propietario
landlord
el casero
landlord
el choclo
corn
la humita
tamale
remoler
to grind up
esmerado
careful
aseado
clean
pulcro
neat
la acelga
chard
la beterraga
beetroot
embriagarse
to get drunk
la embriaguez
drunkenness
borrachear
to get drunk frequently
la borrachera
drunkenness
borracho
drunk
la picardía
craftiness
gemelo
twin
mellizo
twin
denigrante
degrading
el garabato
swearword
cuidadoso
careful
prudente
careful
juicioso
sensible
el juicio
good sense
el tino
sound judgment
atropellar
to run over
atropellado
hasty
el descaro
impertinence
osado
impudent
atrevido
daring
patudo
sassy
la falta de vivienda
homelessness
la falta de confianza
distrust
la falta de respeto
lack of respect
la falta de carácter
weakness
la falta de aliento
shortness of breath
el insomnio
insomnia
la col rizada
kale
la remolacha
beet
la hebilla
buckle
la golosina
candy
provenir
to come from
flojo
loose
en resumen
in summary
la panza
belly
el remordimiento
remorse
caótico
chaotic
revuelto
messy
de igual manera
in the same way
endulzar
to sweeten
rasguñar
to scratch
peculiar
peculiar
meramente
merely
el trompo
spinning top
representativo
representative
célebre
famous
pertenecer a
to belong to
padecer
to suffer from
el patinaje
skating
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
propicio
favorable
sonriente
smiling
risueño
smiling
solucionar
to solve
alarmante
alarming
existente
existing
la contundencia
force
contundente
forceful
denunciar
to condemn
enrevesado
complex
enganchado
hooked on
legendario
legendary
formidable
fantastic
potente
powerful
chismorrear
to gossip
cotillear
to gossip
el esmero
care
el primor
skill
expandir
to expand
deslizante
slippery
resbaladizo
slippery
el mosquitero
mosquito net
empinado
steep
la tarifa
charge
el peaje
toll
rasgar
to tear
el rasgo
feature
grasoso
greasy
el resentimiento
resentment
la amargura
bitterness
el rencor
resentment
azucarado
sugary
el tendedero
clothesline
caritativo
charitable
el buñuelo
doughnut
el desaire
snub
susurrar
to whisper
la nuez moscada
nutmeg
el rigor
strictness
incierto
uncertain
el espaldarazo
recognition
crucial
crucial
animarse
to decide
animarse
to cheer up
el rompecabezas
puzzle
en un santiamén
in a flash
avispado
sharp
la avispa
wasp
la víspera
eve
siquiera
even if
hoy por hoy
at the present time
el trasfondo
background
la rebeca
cardigan
al tiro
right away
para ser sincero
to tell you the truth
para ser sincero
to be honest
el ascenso
promotion
disparatado
crazy
disparado
quickly
ilusorio
imaginary
delirante
crazy
patrocinar
to sponsor
indefenso
defenseless
apocado
timid
ceremonioso
ceremonious
la pichanga
get-together
el palmito
heart of palm
el frasco
bottle
imprevisto
unexpected
impredecible
unpredictable
aportar
to contribute
loar
to praise
elogioso
complimentary
el halagador
flatterer
halagador
flattering
halagar
to flatter
el adulador
flatterer
adulador
flattering
empalagoso
sickly sweet
suscitar
to give rise to
causar
to cause
la acidez
heartburn
prevalecer
to prevail
cuan
as
arrodillarse
to kneel down
arrodillar
to make kneel
ha de ser
it has to be
elogiar
to praise
alabar
to praise
sagaz
clever
perspicaz
shrewd
la perspicacia
insight
prodigio
prodigy
la ambición
ambition
la aspiración
aspiration
la rebaja
discount
rendirse
to give up
rendir
to produce
enredar
to tangle up
comprometer
to compromise
someter
to subject
ebrio
drunk
pretender
to intend
la comilona
feast
demandar
to sue
malversar
to embezzle
la malversación
embezzlement
infamar
to defame
estigmatizar
to stigmatize
el litoral
coast
a lo largo de
throughout
transcurrir
to pass
enmarañar
to complicate
enredar
to complicate
fuera de onda
behind the times
fuera de moda
out of fashion
fuera de eso
apart from that
fuera de broma
joking aside
fuera de aquí
get out of here
fuera de lo corriente
out of the ordinary
fuera de control
out of control
fuera de servicio
out of order
fuera de línea
offline
abrogar
to repeal
promulgar
to pass
grato
pleasant
egocéntrico
egocentric
intimidante
intimidating
el chasco
disappointment
el impedimento
obstacle
la discapacidad
disability
la cazuela
stew
acarrear
to give rise to
el mal genio
temper
el mal genio
bad mood
malhumorado
grumpy
bravo
angry
furibundo
furious
el colmillo
eyetooth
el riachuelo
stream
el arroyo
stream
el arroyuelo
small stream
la colina
hill
el cerro
hill
lastimoso
pitiful
lastimero
pitiful
lastimar
to hurt
ensordecedor
deafening
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