Las Palabras de la Semana

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averiguar
averiguar
to find out
colgar
colgar
to hang up
desfasar
desfasar
to change the phase of
desfasar
desfasar
to phase out
ajeno
ajeno
other people's
cursi
cursi
tacky
conmover
conmover
to move
el posavasos
el posavasos
coaster
la mudanza
la mudanza
move
tartamudear
tartamudear
to stammer
empalagoso
empalagoso
sickly sweet
eructar
eructar
to burp
vacilar
vacilar
to hesitate
la calefacción
la calefacción
heating
la manga
la manga
sleeve
brincar
brincar
to jump up and down
esforzarse
esforzarse
to make an effort
entretener
entretener
to entertain
asombroso
asombroso
amazing
delatarse
to give oneself away
el promedio
average
el lema
motto
espontáneo
spontaneous
escabullirse
to sneak away
demorar
to delay
el/la sabelotodo
know-it-all
la parte trasera
rear part
oscilar
to vary
aturdir
to daze
rejuvenecer
to rejuvenate
peludo
furry
aterrizar
to land
mutilar
to mutilate
la amargura
bitterness
la capucha
hood
inundar
to flood
ahogarse
to drown
rescatar
to rescue
meter
to put
desmontar
to dismantle
el charco
puddle
escampar
to clear up
ahuyentar
to frighten off
burlarse
to mock
soltar
to put down
soltar
to loosen
matutino
morning
despreciar
to reject
el round
round
el recetario
recipe book
apodar
to nickname
encantador
charming
la avería
damage
el arañazo
scratch
arañar
to scrape together
arañar
to scratch
desempacar
to unpack
resbaladizo
slippery
restringir
to restrict
ranchar
to hang out
ranchar
to spend the night
el brebaje
potion
el alivio
relief
el cuenco
bowl
abuchear
to jeer at
la fecha límite
deadline
pellizcar
to pinch
la planta baja
ground floor
agobiante
unbearable
planchar
to iron
plegable
folding
el quiosco
kiosk
gemir
to moan
el gemido
moan
la lágrima
tear
desgarrar
to tear
fortalecer
to strengthen
la marea
tide
el silbato
whistle
la luciérnaga
firefly
empañarse
to steam up
hacer caso
to listen to
el chapuzón
dip
empinar
to tip up
toparse
to run into
el zarpazo
swipe
la tiza
chalk
descuidado
careless
quebrar
to go bankrupt
el hormigueo
tingling
el tramposo
cheater
añorar
to long for
optimista
optimistic
la sigla
abbreviation
enfrentar
to confront
medir
to measure
el borde
edge
torcerse
to twist
el césped
lawn
el apagón
blackout
endulzar
to sweeten
fluir
to flow
la manada
pack
a más tardar
at the latest
el alféizar
windowsill
el alpiste
birdseed
la mueca
face
el/la aguafiestas
party pooper
la jerga
gobbledygook
la jerga
jargon
convivir
to live together
embarrado
muddy
decaer
to deteriorate
frecuente
frequent
la etapa
phase
la vejez
old age
adolorido
sore
la sobremesa
after-dinner conversation
abarcar
to cover
agendar
to schedule
requerir
to require
secuestrar
to kidnap
suceder
to happen
renovar
to renew
la fuente
source
saltarse
to skip
el bocado
bite
la moraleja
moral
diario
daily
resumir
to summarize
el dispositivo
device
ondulado
wavy
la envoltura
wrapping
exigente
demanding
ofrecer
to offer
la pelusa
fluff
cepillar
to brush
la bobada
nonsense
asegurarse
to make sure
pisotear
to trample
la herramienta
tool
disgustar
to not like
disgustarse
to get upset
la hierba
grass
aconsejar
to advise
hinchar
to inflate
caluroso
hot
la época
period
la subasta
auction
abollar
to dent
el rompecabezas
puzzle
el abrelatas
can opener
patear
to kick
sujetar
to hold
repartir
to distribute
carraspear
to clear one's throat
condescendiente
condescending
el garabato
scribble
despedirse
to say goodbye
la huelga
strike
disparar
to shoot
canturrear
to sing to oneself
para cuando
by the time
habilitar
to authorize
desaparecer
to disappear
la puntuación
mark
encapricharse
to be infatuated
encapricharse
to set one's mind on
entrecruzar
to intertwine
el inquilino
tenant
estorbar
to obstruct
gestionar
to handle
sugerir
to suggest
encebollado
cooked with onions
taladrar
to drill into
rallar
to grate
el/la tiquismiquis
fusspot
chocar
to crash
disfrazarse
to dress up
estrenar
to wear for the first time
el pringado
sucker
atropellar
to run over
el acertijo
riddle
espeluznante
terrifying
la telaraña
cobweb
adivinar
to guess
agrandar
to enlarge
fingir
to pretend
nostálgico
nostalgic
la casualidad
chance
negar
to deny
prorrogar
to postpone
espantar
to frighten
predicar
to preach
la varita
wand
chasquear
to let down
chasquear
to play a trick on
chasquear
to snap
rojizo
reddish
grisáceo
greyish
delantero
front
el sorteo
draw
la aduana
customs
surgir
to arise
congeniar
to get along
asqueroso
disgusting
la burbuja
bubble
equivocado
wrong
ajetreado
busy
dotado
well-endowed
enterarse
to find out
rumbear
to party
las cenizas
ashes
susurrar
to whisper
hartar
to get fed up with
el chicle
chewing gum
acercar
to move closer
echar un vistazo a
to take a look at
el inversor
investor
rociar
to spray
hastiar
to weary
maullar
to meow
pertenecer
to belong to
lidiar
to deal with
abofetear
to slap
derramar
to spill
apetecer
to fancy
el sorbo
sip
trotar
to jog
anhelar
to yearn for
olfatear
to sniff
aparentar
to pretend
devolver
to return
harto
fed up
encariñarse
to grow fond of
recorrer
to travel around
rezagarse
to fall behind
holgazanear
to laze around
el puñado
handful
adelgazar
to lose weight
la caldera
boiler
engañar
to deceive
floreciente
flourishing
aguantar
to put up with
cabecear
to nod off
juguetón
playful
el frasco
jar
estrellar
to crash
desaliñado
scruffy
ronco
hoarse
el trabalenguas
tongue twister
alumbrar
to give off light
la pestaña
tab
madrugar
to get up early
adecuado
appropriate
soler
to tend to
juzgar
to judge
remolcar
to tow
desahogarse
to vent
tejer
to weave
acostarse
to go to bed
fascinar
to fascinate
somnoliento
drowsy
sonreír
to smile
esfumarse
to vanish
estorbar
to be in the way
proponerse
to resolve
esperanzado
hopeful
travieso
mischievous
afinar
to perfect
crédulo
gullible
el disfraz
disguise
la canción de cuna
lullaby
oscurecer
to get dark
el agujero
hole
la normativa
regulations
acceder a
to access
exponer
to expose
el intruso
odd one out
envolver
to wrap
amenazar
to threaten
eludir
to elude
aludir
to allude to
intercambiar
to exchange
avergonzar
to embarrass
crecer
to grow
la campana
bell
torpe
clumsy
quemado
overexposed
el ateo
atheist
la suposición
assumption
polémico
controversial
gruñir
to grunt
competir
to compete
deprimir
to depress
atreverse
to dare
retar
to challenge
empatar
to draw
regatear
to haggle
cacarear
to boast about
aumentar
to increase
mandón
bossy
perdonar
to forgive
involucrar
to involve
espolvorear
to sprinkle
echar de menos
to miss
desmayarse
to faint
caducado
past its use-by date
apurarse
to hurry
adivinar
to discern
el personaje
character
la peluca
wig
arriesgado
risky
la linterna
torch
empapado
soaked
encanecer
to go grey
aterrador
terrifying
hechizar
to bewitch
comprometido
engaged
cortés
polite
asustar
to frighten
el capítulo
chapter
disuadir
to dissuade
el delito
offence
el hada madrina
fairy godmother
ponerse al día
to bring oneself up to date
bullicioso
boisterous
el casero
landlord
casero
homemade
tierno
loving
tibio
lukewarm
cavar
to dig
la peregrinación
pilgrimage
consciente
conscious
acatar
to comply with
exprimir
to squeeze
sobresalir
to stand out
la multitud
crowd
la creencia
belief
el luto
mourning
el montón
a ton
interrumpir
to interrupt
contratar
to hire
la pista
clue
el sonámbulo
sleepwalker
preferir
to prefer
el capricho
whim
pudrirse
to rot
al azar
at random
apostar
to bet
el alcalde
mayor
gozar
to enjoy oneself
la cantera
quarry
superar
to get over
superarse
to better oneself
la borrachera
drunkenness
el asesoramiento
advice
aprovechar
to take advantage of
el palillo
toothpick
molar
to be cool
la carcajada
guffaw
la corazonada
hunch
verdoso
greenish
vigilar
to watch
escaso
scarce
encogerse
to shrink
borrar
to delete
agarrar
to grab
el cohete
rocket
bucear
to scuba dive
refunfuñar
to grumble
acariciar
to stroke
la huella digital
fingerprint
la pala
shovel
gatear
to crawl
perrear
to twerk
rendirse
to give up
distraer
to distract
el dado
die
quisquilloso
touchy
quisquilloso
fussy
la estatua
statue
la rotonda
roundabout
vencer
to defeat
vencer
to expire
descalzo
barefoot
tragar
to swallow
veranear
to spend the summer
el berrinche
tantrum
quejarse
to complain
ladrar
to bark
fumado
stoned
codicioso
greedy
discutir
to argue
el pasatiempo
hobby
desanimar
to discourage
llenar
to fill
atar
to tie up
el rumbo
course
no te detengas
don't stop
atrévete
take a chance
enloquecer
to drive crazy
salvaje
wild
atrasado
behind
las canicas
marbles
tambaleante
wobbly
esponjoso
fluffy
el escenario
stage
enredado
tangled
chismear
to gossip
detener
to delay
tramitar
to process
sonrojarse
to blush
fisgonear
to pry
acampar
to camp
la pesadilla
nightmare
tararear
to hum
embarrar
to cover in mud
el fracasado
failure
el doctorado
doctorate
la maceta
flowerpot
picar
to itch
el calcetín
sock
el lavabo
sink
doblar
to bend
digno
worthy
el globo
balloon
incumbir
to concern
preguntarse
to wonder
las cobijas
bedding
el estafador
fraudster
chapotear
to splash around
reír
to laugh
el pañuelo
handkerchief
merecer
to deserve
caer
to fall
raer
to scrape
valer
to be worth
compasivo
compassionate
sudar
to sweat
ponerse
to get
convertirse en
to turn into
repasar
to go over
recetar
to prescribe
sensiblero
sentimental
quemar
to burn
subir
to go up
el asiento
seat
etiquetar
to label
silbar
to whistle
esparcir
to scatter
la cotización
quote
la frase
sentence
el estanque
pond
saltar
to jump
regar
to water
el rocío
dew
halar
to pull
desempolvar
to dust
apuntarse
to enroll
apuntarse
to be up for it
la regla
ruler
permitirse el lujo de
to afford
divertir
to amuse
derretirse
to melt
la resaca
hangover
la rebanada
slice
insistir
to insist
advertir
to warn
en vez de
instead of
la sobra
excess
acabar
to use up
relajante
relaxing
gastar
to spend
malgastar
to waste
guardar
to keep
roncar
to snore
acogedor
cozy
la canasta
basket
la cometa
kite
la libreta
notebook
el desfile
parade
arropar
to tuck in
estornudar
to sneeze
moler
to grind
ligar
to tie
el cubo
bucket
presupuestar
to budget for
dormitar
to doze
el cobarde
coward
enamorarse
to fall in love
media naranja
soulmate
el reto
challenge
coquetear
to flirt
la entrega
delivery
el expositor
display stand
enfriar
to cool
hervir
to boil
resbalarse
to slip
seguir
to go on
friolento
sensitive to the cold
descomponer
to break down
el campo
field
darse cuenta de
to realise
el informe
report
la palomita
tick
el desastre
disaster
el ambientador
air freshener
el estuche
case
la rutina
routine
ronronear
to purr
la boda
wedding
mareado
dizzy
el sello
stamp
convencer
to convince
la mordedura
bite
comprobar
to check
entrenar
to train
volarse
to blow away
volar
to vanish
volar
to fly
bostezar
to yawn
la mancha
stain
el valor
value
el reemplazo
replacement
el consejo
advice
reemplazar
to replace
el guiño
wink
el retraso
delay
calentar
to heat up
la sombra
shadow
el dormilón
sleepyhead
mientras
while
la emboscada
ambush
el baúl
boot
el bloque
block
romper
to break
parpadear
to blink
el nieto
grandson
quitar
to remove
parecer
to seem
parecerse
to look like
pernoctar
to stay overnight
saludar
to greet
sacar
to take out
salvar
to save
la comilona
feast
furibundo
furious
el relleno
stuffing
la escultura
sculpture
el arrepentimiento
regret
coser
to sew
la ficha
token
la frutería
greengrocer's
el sacacorchos
corkscrew
tirar
to throw
trasnochar
to stay up late
contestar
to answer
preguntar
to ask
el vecino
neighbor
hacia
toward
el/la salvavidas
lifeguard
el marco
frame
el ancho
width
ancho
wide
la correa
strap
brillante
bright
el brillo
brightness
girar
to turn
sobre
on
sobre
about
llorar
to cry
el hueso
bone
catar
to taste
oler
to smell
oloroso
smelly
el viento
wind
el descubrimiento
discovery
antier
the day before yesterday
ayer
yesterday
la percha
hanger
el termo
thermos
frenético
frantic
el comportamiento
behavior
la espada
sword
la arroba
at
el chascarrillo
funny story
el gitano
gypsy
el ruido
noise
la toronja
grapefruit
la abeja
bee
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