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la esquirla
la esquirla
splinter
amoratado
amoratado
bruised
el enclave
el enclave
enclave
disparejo
disparejo
uneven
el abejorro
el abejorro
bumblebee
sortear
sortear
to get around
zanjar
zanjar
to settle
la hebilla
la hebilla
buckle
la baratija
la baratija
trinket
alicaído
alicaído
crestfallen
mellar
mellar
to chip
demacrado
demacrado
gaunt
el tálamo
el tálamo
bed
el vasallaje
el vasallaje
servitude
disuasorio
disuasorio
deterrent
el/la terrateniente
el/la terrateniente
landowner
la injerencia
la injerencia
meddling
despiadado
despiadado
ruthless
la sanguijuela
la sanguijuela
leech
indiscriminadamente
indiscriminately
transar
to compromise
achacar
to blame
cundir
to spread
el apeadero
stopping place
redimirse
to redeem oneself
sachar
to weed
la templanza
self-control
la asonada
riot
entornado
half-closed
imprudente
reckless
el embrollo
muddle
apócrifo
apocryphal
aborrecible
abhorrent
auspiciar
to foster
el desahucio
eviction
arropar
to tuck in
el bulo
unfounded rumor
la guarida
hideout
el/la testaferro
front man
maniqueo
overly simplistic
desoír
to ignore
el cártel
cartel
rengo
lame
hegemónico
hegemonic
empedarse
to get drunk
el corpiño
bra
la trocha
narrow path
el empaste
filling
reptar
to slither
desollar
to skin
inmolarse
to sacrifice oneself
gestarse
to brew
apabullar
to overwhelm
la coraza
armor-plating
cantinflear
to babble
trastocar
to disrupt
derrapar
to skid
el estamento
class
retrotraerse
to go back in time
la ladera
mountainside
la coacción
coercion
doblegarse
to give in
desengañarse
to become disillusioned
devanarse los sesos
to rack one's brains
dispendioso
laborious
la remoción
removal
la cachiporra
billy club
el tropo
trope
bursátil
stock market
el renacuajo
tadpole
la ensenada
cove
la carroza
float
el aderezo
dressing
converger
to converge
atolondrado
scatterbrained
la papilla
baby food
prieto
black
recabar
to manage to get
prolijo
long-winded
la regalía
royalty
dar por sentado
to take for granted
dar por hecho
to take for granted
el martilleo
pounding
achantarse
to chicken out
pardillo
gullible
la arcada
retching
el montacargas
forklift
la gresca
row
acomedido
accommodating
amaestrar
to train
el solomillo
tenderloin
la consola
console
la zanja
ditch
el relincho
neigh
el chimpancé
chimpanzee
el juanete
bunion
escabullirse
to slip away
cómico
comical
el insensato
fool
el paje
pageboy
apetecible
appealing
la tómbola
raffle
truculento
horrifying
la urticaria
hives
embotar
to dull
el careo
confrontation
desbastar
to plane down
la potestad
legal authority
el alimento
food
el conducto de ventilación
vent
pasmarse
to be amazed
el francotirador
sniper
el adefesio
sight
contingente
possible
el corrillo
small group of people
cooptar
to co-opt
el llamado de atención
call to attention
alargado
elongated
la rodaja
slice
el pabellón
pavilion
el competidor
competitor
la humareda
cloud of smoke
planear
to glide
la nuez moscada
nutmeg
untar
to spread
el furúnculo
boil
crítico
critical
la salmuera
brine
la corteza
crust
suscribir
to sign
putrefacto
putrid
¡Sí, cómo no!
As if!
la patilla
sideburn
la degustación
tasting
sofrenar
to rein back
los Juegos Olímpicos
Olympic Games
debilitante
debilitating
sendos
each
el guarro
slob
engarrotarse
to stiffen up
fáctico
factual
la intendencia
housekeeping and maintenance
el talante
disposition
insonorizado
soundproof
los restos
remains
el magnicidio
assassination
la caducidad
expiry date
el predio
piece of land
maltrecho
in a bad way
congraciarse
to ingratiate oneself
el tanteo
rough estimate
el recibimiento
reception
el citatorio
subpoena
la vesícula
gallbladder
el resquicio legal
legal loophole
macilento
gaunt
el acelerador
gas pedal
el meandro
meander
ralentizar
to slow down
el faraón
pharaoh
la cecina
beef jerky
el vítor
cheer
refunfuñar
to grumble
el muñón
stump
la enmienda
amendment
amerizar
to splash down
arribar
to arrive
el embeleco
deceit
los comicios
elections
asir
to grab
lascivo
lascivious
amortizar
to get one's money's worth out of
ileso
unharmed
el lenocinio
procuring
la presa
piece
los gajes del oficio
occupational hazard
el sello discográfico
record label
qué pesar
what a pity
el/la confidente
confidant
reabastecer
to refuel
sin aliento
out of breath
la teoría conspirativa
conspiracy theory
el triaje
triage
airear
to air
desbocarse
to get out of control
la aseveración
assertion
la peripecia
incident
la coima
bribe
el/la maleante
criminal
bambolear
to sway
el microcosmos
microcosm
la tuerca
nut
la totuma
calabash
cabecear
to nod off
aseverar
to assert
zurrar
to wallop
la charola
tray
el andamio
scaffold
el cohecho
bribery
el solapamiento
overlapping
desolarse
to be devastated
atosigar
to harass
el elenco
cast
enmendar
to correct
el albedrío
free will
la pandereta
tambourine
el derrotero
course
hacer concesiones
to compromise
recogerse
to go to bed
el refuerzo
reinforcement
el cuero cabelludo
scalp
neurálgico
key
la baraja
deck
el ensañamiento
cruelty
la persecución
pursuit
interponer una acción judicial
to prosecute
el libre albedrío
free will
inaudito
unheard-of
urdir
to warp
redomado
utter
la magulladura
bruise
el dije
charm
nefasto
ill-fated
la declaratoria
declaration
inédito
unheard-of
insoluble
insoluble
cecear
to lisp
igual que tú
like you
ostentar
to show off
subsistir
to survive
en marcha
underway
el reglamento
regulations
prohibitivo
prohibitive
zamarrear
to shake
la putrefacción
putrefaction
ofuscado
blinded
espetar
to blurt out
gimotear
to whimper
vengativo
vindictive
balancearse
to swing
azararse
to be embarrassed
gacho
turned down
el fleco
fringe
la borla
tassel
el resabio
aftertaste
el empapelado
wallpaper
la reconvención
reprimand
la jerigonza
gibberish
la esclusa
floodgate
la borrasca
bad spell
procaz
lewd
sobresaltar
to startle
escayolado
in a cast
de menos
too little
chueco
knock-kneed
transpirar
to sweat
arracimarse
to cluster
propinarse
to treat oneself to
la remesa
remittance
la trazabilidad
traceability
caducado
expired
el cuidado
care
la regresión
regression
la escotilla
hatch
obviar
to avoid
ceniciento
ashen
el rodillo
roller
el vinilo
vinyl
acelerarse
to lose one's cool
ofuscarse
to be blinded
la escalada
escalation
el lino
linen
la inclinación
inclination
el mojón
landmark
el embalse
reservoir
el lumbago
lumbago
el desparpajo
self-confidence
revertir
to revert to
encofrar
to put up formwork for
consabido
usual
el ansiolítico
tranquilizer
boludear
to mess around
timar
to swindle
cautelar
preventive
acribillar
to riddle
el trazado
layout
extramuros
outside the city
minuciosamente
meticulously
la refriega
skirmish
el lupanar
brothel
minar
to undermine
culinario
culinary
consensual
consensual
insufrible
insufferable
la facción
faction
la batida
search
manotear
to snatch
azaroso
risky
la mesada
allowance
ultrajar
to insult
la obstinación
obstinacy
la serenata
serenade
desembuchar
to spill the beans
la derrota
defeat
tétrico
dismal
aplacar
to appease
desembuchar
to spit it out
el estreñimiento
constipation
empero
nevertheless
endeble
weak
parchar
to patch
avieso
perverse
la contienda
conflict
el mandilón
henpecked husband
cutre
stingy
la mortaja
shroud
rebajarse
to stoop
el pliego
sheet
cejar
to give up
el adoquín
cobblestone
tapiar
to wall in
el trastero
junk room
asentir
to nod
yermo
uninhabited
tragón
gluttonous
increpar
to rebuke
la importancia
significance
el peleonero
hothead
menso
stupid
recalar
to show up
la rayuela
hopscotch
rejego
stubborn
encararse con
to stand up to
aderezar
to season
aparatoso
spectacular
el desbarajuste
disorder
darse por enterado
to get the message
traspapelarse
to be misplaced
venirse abajo
to fall apart
influyente
influential
seguro de sí mismo
self-confident
el pestillo
latch
cohibirse
to become inhibited
la brasa
hot coal
el embrague
clutch
convidar
to buy
el visillo
lace curtain
el prado
meadow
el alcaide
warden
el vejestorio
old relic
el ápice
iota
el huaso
peasant
empinarse
to stand on tiptoe
sobar
to handle
enclenque
sickly
el resorte
spring
tamborilear
to drum
acezar
to pant
el embalaje
packaging
cachondo
horny
la canaleta
gutter
campear
to go to graze
el hacinamiento
overcrowding
el correteo
running around
la abertura
opening
encartar
to burden
el despropósito
nonsense
el guarura
bodyguard
catear
to search
la preñada
pregnant woman
complicarse
to make difficult for oneself
hendir
to crack open
desmenuzar
to shred
el recado
message
triturar
to grind
absorto
absorbed
hastiar
to sicken
desparramar
to scatter
bonachón
easy-going
melindroso
affected
recontra
extremely
el mohín
face
el papagayo
parrot
la horquilla
pitchfork
el recoveco
nook
el avistamiento
sighting
el bandazo
lurch
la movida
move
remitirse
to refer to
el chivatazo
tip
la litera
bunk
arañar
to scratch
tiritar
to shiver
el levantamiento
hoisting
esguinzarse el tobillo
to sprain one's ankle
el teso
smart cookie
el aliciente
incentive
el esguince
sprain
la acotación
note in the margin
la maraña
tangle
la contención
containment
el coscorrón
bump on the head
la algarabía
racket
constreñir
to constrain
adentrarse
to go in depth into
el faro
lighthouse
escudriñar
to scrutinize
prevenir
to warn
la ribera
bank
el/la pasante
intern
la palabrota
swear word
cachas
muscly
la pendencia
fight
el rubor
blush
el chivato
informer
el mal funcionamiento
malfunction
allende
beyond
entrar en erupción
to erupt
supeditado a
subject to
inflar
to inflate
distenderse
to ease off
el lastre
ballast
el botín
plunder
escamotear
to palm
el viso
glint
el paraje
spot
raptar
to kidnap
achicopalado
down
la escaramuza
skirmish
el apartado
section
recuperar
to retrieve
álgido
critical
abarcar
to cover
osar
to dare
la cosmovisión
worldview
el escarnio
ridicule
redoblar
to redouble
desdoblarse
to split in two
tentar
to feel
el lustro
five-year period
inculto
uncultured
acobardarse
to chicken out
desenvolverse
to unfold
revolotear
to flutter
descarriar
to lead astray
palmario
obvious
el albor
daybreak
soso
bland
la carreta
lies
la arista
aspect
el/la contrincante
opponent
el flagelo
scourge
el arcén
shoulder
haber de
to have to
el peritaje
expert's report
si bien es cierto
although it's true
hacer gala de
to show off
eximirse
to obtain an exemption
dilatar
to prolong
la borrachera
drunkenness
a todo dar
awesome
avasallador
overwhelming
ambidiestro
ambidextrous
embolatarse
to get lost
la apología
defense
dirimir
to settle
la zozobra
anxiety
ceñirse
to stick to
aleccionador
instructive
desglosar
to break down
aflorar
to rise to the surface
volcarse
to throw oneself into
la custodia
custody
la ciruela
plum
el/la invidente
blind person
la premisa
premise
la interrupción
interruption
el fundillo
backside
de imitación
fake
de imitación
imitation
toxicómano
addicted to drugs
la malversación
embezzlement
promocional
promotional
el gallito
tough guy
por lo pronto
for now
desmoralizar
to demoralize
el teleférico
chairlift
el sabueso
bloodhound
la negrura
blackness
variopinto
diverse
presuntuoso
conceited
únicamente
only
garantizar
to guarantee
hacer caso omiso de
to disregard
interiorizar
to internalize
por adelantado
in advance
la gaveta
drawer
el desencadenante
trigger
condescendiente
condescending
apadrinar
to back
zambullirse
to dive
encañonar
to point a gun at
la cesantía
unemployment
hasta nuevo aviso
until further notice
la lesa humanidad
crimes against humanity
chapucero
shoddy
concordar
to agree
la admonición
warning
zampar
to wolf down
el remilgo
fussiness
el choclo
corn
disgustado
upset
entretenerse
to dillydally
inseguro
insecure
atiborrado
crammed with
decoroso
decent
desatendido
neglected
el viraje
turn
la chichigua
pittance
el desatino
blunder
abuchear
to boo
el repuesto
spare part
en pos de
in pursuit of
adherirse
to adhere
la vertiente
slope
propenso
prone
la barrida
sweep
cascar
to crack
adelantar
to pass
el timón
rudder
de a pie
ordinary
el auge
boom
cernirse
to hover
martillar
to hammer
el viaje
journey
mojigato
prudish
zarandear
to shake
la pata
leg
zafar
to untie
alebrestar
to excite
la decoración
décor
con respecto a
regarding
el bicarbonato de sodio
baking soda
el bicarbonato de sodio
bicarbonate of soda
la rótula
kneecap
alcahuetear
to act as a go-between
cada cuánto
how often
dispersarse
to get distracted
decaer
to deteriorate
adrede
on purpose
el vato
dude
encendido
on
el cuchitril
dump
la represalia
retaliation
concatenar
to link together
acomplejado
with a lot of issues
rebajar
to reduce
transparente
transparent
la aberración
aberration
si bien
although
la indefensión
defenselessness
titubear
to hesitate
sumiso
submissive
iracundo
irascible
apuñalar
to stab
la liebre
hare
desembolsar
to pay out
consecuente
consistent
en ciernes
budding
el caldo de cultivo
breeding ground
apresurar
to quicken
desquiciado
deranged
cranear
to think up
el pantano
swamp
insalubre
unsanitary
rehilar
to quiver
aguzar
to sharpen
rezongar
to grumble
la cortadura
cut
la caleta
cove
esbozar
to rough out
el desgano
lack of enthusiasm
enfrascarse
to immerse oneself in
embelesado
spellbound
el embustero
liar
apalear
to thrash
estripar
to disembowel
despilfarrar
to squander
andrajoso
ragged
cristalizar
to crystallize
cojo
lame
encaminarse
to head toward
entumirse
to go numb
el levante
hook-up
la revancha
revenge
perecer
to perish
pese a
in spite of
la capitulación
surrender
vedar
to ban
el pelito
short hair
amenguar
to lessen
es preciso que
it's necessary that
calcinado
charred
refrendar
to approve
indultar
to pardon
el deterioro
deterioration
subsanar
to rectify
el aval
backing
la atadura
tether
concurrido
crowded
angosto
narrow
la encrucijada
crossroads
recolectar
to collect
la delación
denunciation
el aterrizaje
landing
tieso
stiff
arrellanarse
to sprawl
sonarse
to blow
amañado
rigged
fraguar
to conceive
el peculado
embezzlement
la hombría
manliness
la intemperie
the elements
la mansedumbre
tameness
la característica
feature
la trama
plot
agreste
rugged
el desvelo
sleeplessness
descarnado
brutal
maquinar
to plot
encarnar
to embody
el hechicero
sorcerer
la pelusilla
fuzz
el tuerto
one-eyed person
dormido
asleep
someter
to subject
el foco
focus
derretir
to melt
ni que
as if
primoroso
exquisite
rehabilitar
to rehabilitate
a la par de
next to
afectarse
to be affected
la coyuntura
situation
el tratado
treaty
acrecentar
to increase
punzante
stabbing
aparearse
to mate
restablecer
to restore
rajarse
to rip
el mosaico
mosaic
patear
to kick
la auyama
pumpkin
incrustarse
to become embedded
fiscalizar
to supervise
recetar
to prescribe
licitar
to call for bids on
la rapiña
robbery with violence
previsto
planned
el engendro
malformed creature
el curul
seat
enajenar
to dispose of
la ensoñación
daydream
distar
to be a long way off
sobreentendido
implicit
escarnecer
to mock
en la medida en que
to the extent that
ceder
to give in
estrujar
to squeeze
violar
to rape
rechinar
to creak
encubrir
to harbor
la requisa
inspection
hacerse pasar por
to pass oneself off as
el atado
bundle
emparentado
related by marriage
efímero
ephemeral
el escarabajo
beetle
la carreta
cart
vetusto
ancient
encarnarse
to take the form of
la cancillería
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
el morrongo
pussycat
desconocer
to not recognize
derivar
to derive from
el caudillo
leader
la pasantía
internship
el cauce
riverbed
enérgico
energetic
encomiable
praiseworthy
el fideicomiso
trust
meloso
schmaltzy
refundir
to rewrite
benéfico
charitable
el marcapasos
pacemaker
autóctono
indigenous
precipitar
to hasten
resquebrajar
to crack
la urdimbre
scheme
la cofradía
brotherhood
el cautiverio
captivity
la aprensión
apprehension
perecedero
perishable
capotear
to bamboozle
el barrizal
muddy area
el embolado
mess
aledaño
neighboring
la chaquira
bead
la cañada
gully
resguardarse
to take shelter
replantearse
to reconsider
la piruja
whore
la meretriz
prostitute
el pistolero
gunman
el arraigo
influence
el aliado
ally
temible
fearsome
depurar
to purify
estándar
standard
el pegote
sticky mess
la mejora
improvement
el hito
milestone
alucinante
fantastic
la firmeza
firmness
eximir
to exempt
penar
to punish
escurridizo
slippery
la parvada
flock
el repartidor
deliveryman
internar
to put in
entrelazado
intertwined
el fallo
fault
la conducta
behavior
remediar
to remedy
el vertedero
garbage dump
la divisa
foreign currency
la empuñadura
handle
excederse
to go too far
conciliar
to reconcile
aislante
insulating
la manutención
maintenance
la banda sonora
soundtrack
ensañarse
to treat brutally
la afectación
impact
el regazo
lap
el sebo
suet
adosar
to attach
retener
to hold back
la cancha de golf
golf course
el/la alienígena
alien
innegable
undeniable
el/la cabecilla
leader
el envoltorio
wrapping
el pandillero
gang member
heredar
to inherit
las mechas
messy hair
bajonear
to depress
devengar
to earn
el desborde
outburst
rechoncho
chubby
imputar
to impute
librarse de
to get rid of
prominente
prominent
abrirse paso
to forge one's way
asentar
to set up
envalentonar
to embolden
intencionado
intentional
nítido
clear
anormal
abnormal
alegar
to argue
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