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regatear
regatear
to haggle
la miga
la miga
crumb
el emprendedor
el emprendedor
entrepreneur
la calleja
la calleja
side street
el puñetazo
el puñetazo
punch
el regazo
el regazo
lap
la calumnia
la calumnia
slander
la raja
la raja
crack
aturdir
aturdir
to stun
transcurrir
transcurrir
to pass
la ampolla
la ampolla
blister
el alacrán
el alacrán
scorpion
avivar
avivar
to stoke
el becario
el becario
scholarship holder
el becario
el becario
intern
digerir
digerir
to digest
la maquiladora
la maquiladora
textile factory
a falta de
a falta de
in the absence of
el espejismo
el espejismo
mirage
patrocinado
sponsored
el/la jinete
rider
la negación
denial
el arrepentimiento
regret
mortificar
to torment
la coronilla
crown
trabar
to strike up
la horquilla
hairpin
de par en par
wide open
travieso
naughty
el limpiaparabrisas
windshield wiper
ni de lejos
not even close
el pleno
strike
el estruendo
boom
expiar
to atone for
extraviarse
to get lost
preciso
necessary
la parranda
out partying
el desenfreno
debauchery
verdad que sí
indeed
vacilón
teasing
derrumbarse
to collapse
chirriar
to screech
la cigarra
cicada
el saltamontes
grasshopper
el privilegio
privilege
el recogedor
dustpan
asomarse
to look
deshidratar
to dehydrate
el ambientador
air freshener
luego de que
after
la polémica
controversy
la chamba
work
reclutar
to recruit
la impotencia
impotence
la avioneta
light aircraft
el suministro
supply
endeudado
in debt
la ferretería
hardware shop
enmoquetar
to carpet
el adosado
duplex
dorado
golden
el afán
eagerness
el peregrino
pilgrim
la simiente
seed
perecedero
perishable
disponerse
to get ready
acrisolar
to refine
el albaricoque
apricot
bostezar
to yawn
el bostezo
yawn
el tapón
traffic jam
el coliseo
coliseum
estallar
to burst
estruendoso
thunderous
el ciudadano
citizen
rugir
to roar
arrullar
to lull to sleep
deshacerse de
to get rid of
clausurar
to close
desmenuzar
to shred
revolver
to stir
el sobrecito
packet
encender
to turn on
apagar
to turn off
el amortiguador
shock absorber
opacar
to overshadow
obstinado
obstinate
espesar
to thicken
la vértebra
vertebra
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
el carbohidrato
carbohydrate
la reja
bars
el portón
gate
el alimento
food
el nutriente
nutrient
malévolo
malevolent
el duende
elf
el largo
length
la estampilla
stamp
soltarse
to break free
la toronja
grapefruit
el lavacoches
car wash
chambeador
hardworking
la desesperación
despair
la arruga
wrinkle
el chorrito
trickle
la gestoría
agency
el molinillo
grinder
el calabozo
dungeon
el equipo
equipment
el equipamiento
equipment
terco
stubborn
rebajar
to lose weight
el liderazgo
leadership
la hombría
manliness
la paja
straw
lamer
to lick
el escándalo
fuss
mantecoso
greasy
la bandeja
tray
la cubeta
bucket
el envoltorio
wrapping
gritón
loudmouthed
el sótano
basement
la alcoba
bedroom
la madrastra
stepmother
la madrina
maid of honor
disparejo
uneven
la cinta
movie
la cinta
ribbon
el catarro
cold
desodorante
deodorant
el títere
puppet
la arroba
at
desentonar
to be out of place
la jarra
pitcher
el tablero
board
colmar
to fill to the brim
rotundo
resounding
resonante
resounding
la rotonda
roundabout
fundar
to found
posterior
subsequent
el espesor
thickness
acoger
to receive
la diadema
crown
el collar
necklace
sobrevenir
to happen unexpectedly
el descaro
nerve
la insolencia
insolence
apuntar
to aim
recaer
to suffer a relapse
la bala
bullet
la mosca
fly
el ejemplar
copy
copiar
to copy
el/la fiscal
district attorney
tumultuoso
tumultuous
enchilar
to season with chili
el injerto
graft
el/la demandante
plaintiff
el juicio
trial
la almohadilla
cushion
grato
pleasant
la cana
gray hair
ni pedo
whatever
la rana
frog
entubar
to intubate
entubar
to pipe
el bache
pothole
ganarse
to earn
la servidumbre
servants
la adulación
flattery
blando
soft
la pesquería
fishery
cotizado
sought-after
disponer de
to have
la pulsera
bracelet
la pantalla
earring
la inmensidad
vastness
la cobardía
cowardice
el embajador
ambassador
el tope
counter
valerse
to manage
la cuica
jumping rope
la guantera
glove compartment
la verja
iron gate
el trueno
thunder
el pariente
relative
reincidir
to relapse
tanto que
so much so that
el ventilador
fan
la lagaña
sleepy dust
el cartílago
cartilage
el charco
puddle
mala espina
bad feeling
para con
towards
despojarse
to renounce
desconchinflar
to break
agüitar
to bum out
desviarse
to stray
la jaula
cage
el alcalde
mayor
desmayado
unconscious
acicalado
dressed-up
acicalarse
to get dressed up
adentrarse
to go into
matinal
morning
devastador
devastating
abrumador
overwhelming
replantearse
to reconsider
el desgaste
wear and tear
abofetear
to slap
el/la rehén
hostage
la toma de posesión
inauguration
a diferencia de
unlike
sí o sí
no matter what
lícito
lawful
postrero
last
ensalzar
to extol
no bien
as soon as
anochecer
to get dark
atinar
to guess
cordón de zapato
shoelace
el pasador
shoelace
la agujeta
shoelace
la posada
inn
suscribirse
to subscribe to
refregar
to rub it in
el pedorro
gassy person
pretender
to woo
salvarse
to escape
fregar
to annoy
la concupiscencia
lustfulness
mañanero
morning
recaudar
to collect
a raíz de
as a result of
mostrarse
to act
a poco
for real
pillar
to catch
resfriarse
to catch a cold
apacentar
to graze
el desposado
newlywed
insensibilizar
to numb
la cobertura
coverage
la astilla
splinter
entre más
the more
por algo
for a reason
ubicarse
to get one's bearings
desvelado
wide awake
el cohete
rocket
tararear
to hum
el piloncillo
unrefined brown sugar
aromatizar
to flavour
abrumar
to overwhelm
acontecer
to take place
percibir
to receive
penoso
laborious
embobar
to fascinate
presentarse
to show up
el puñal
dagger
clavar
to hammer
la hipoteca
mortgage
desaprovechar
to not make the most of
el taller mecánico
garage
la banqueta
sidewalk
dar el visto bueno
to give one's approval
las baratijas
junk
fachoso
poorly dressed
desconsiderado
inconsiderate
el equipaje de mano
carry-on
los abarrotes
groceries
el campesino
peasant
por mucho
by far
el llavero
key ring
despegar
to take off
el matiz
nuance
el mármol
marble
la inscripción
registration
asentar
to lay down
más que
except
la lozanía
healthiness
sosegado
peaceful
presuroso
quick
incauto
unsuspecting
darse el gusto
to treat oneself to
acechar
to stalk
la equidad
fairness
más vale
it'd be better
constar
to be made up of
constar
to know for a fact
cabalgar
to ride
el rociamiento
spraying
dar a entender
to suggest
radicarse
to settle in
inquietante
disturbing
la previsión
forecast
fino
high-quality
el manantial
spring
destacable
notable
concretamente
specifically
dislocar
to dislocate
gruñir
to growl
engullir
to wolf down
tañer
to strum
escupir
to spit
concernir
to concern
envilecer
to debase
pulido
refined
dañino
harmful
¡Qué va!
Come on!
el olvido
oblivion
deshojado
leafless
el gentío
crowd
sostenerse
to stand
repletar
to fill completely
moler
to mill
el/la excursionista
hiker
inquietante
worrying
por encargo
to order
pese a ello
despite that
la vía
route
provechoso
profitable
provechoso
beneficial
empeñarse
to insist on
cercado
fenced in
esmerarse
to go to a lot of trouble
desdibujar
to blur
entrañable
close
adormilado
dozy
la cata
tasting
el quiebre
breakdown
la valla publicitaria
billboard
la mala gana
unwillingness
el enfrentamiento
confrontation
opositor
opposing
trasnochar
to stay up late
trazar
to design
dichoso
happy
pellizcar
to pinch
perderse
to miss out on
resplandecer
to stand out
el desenlace
ending
chillar
to screech
el maletín
briefcase
desembarcar
to land
remendar
to mend
afanarse
to toil
esparcir
to scatter
estar de luto
to be in mourning
el flechazo
love at first sight
atropellar
to run over
atropellado
in a rush
la sábila
aloe
mendigar
to beg
sapear
to snitch on
ameno
enjoyable
la viga
beam
la astilla
chip
puede haber
there might be
menguante
waning
el canalón
gutter
trazar
to draw
la comisaría
police station
rozar
to brush against
el ungüento
ointment
tirarse
to throw oneself
rasgar
to tear
más vale
it's better
las comillas
quotation marks
apartar
to move away
el alboroto
racket
de tanto en tanto
from time to time
el soplón
snitch
la colchoneta
mat
acertar
to get right
semejante
such
tal
such
naufragar
to sink
parrandear
to go out on the town
la palmadita
little pat
el arrendamiento
renting
el cuadro
painting
extrañarse
to be surprised
rebasar
to surpass
la inmundicia
filth
esfumarse
to vanish
efímero
ephemeral
alucinar
to hallucinate
encabezar
to lead
el escombro
rubble
el bombardeo
bombing
la garantía
warranty
el perjuicio
harm
la indemnización
compensation
el anticipo
advance
la siderurgia
iron and steel industry
el ladrillo
brick
la gestión
management
la pegatina
sticker
la pancarta
placard
pagar al contado
to pay cash
pagar a plazos
to pay in installments
la mercancía
merchandise
el/la accionista
stockholder
las ganancias
profits
la célula
cell
la cifra
figure
apoderarse de
to seize
sulfurar
to enrage
la estatua
statue
la temática
subject matter
arremeter
to tear into
indignado
angry
el chasco
disappointment
el ruego
plea
picoso
spicy
la selva
jungle
poner de relieve
to highlight
oscilar
to range
quirúrgico
surgical
precoz
early
tenebroso
gloomy
el gitano
gypsy
a fin de cuentas
at the end of the day
procurarse
to obtain
amistosamente
amicably
dar de baja
to have disconnected
dar de baja
to unsubscribe
si no
otherwise
el colchón
rainy day fund
el candado
padlock
estropear
to ruin
cagar
to mess up
morro
young
el peluche
stuffed toy
piel de gallina
goose pimples
el arnés
harness
espantar
to frighten
si no
unless
zambullir
to dip
desafiar
to challenge
arriesgado
risky
sujetar
to hold
el yermo
wasteland
la morada
abode
ancho
wide
altanero
haughty
sacudir
to shake
carente de
lacking in
según parece
so it seems
según parece
apparently
complacerse
to take pleasure in
el precipicio
abyss
sublime
sublime
rebasar
to exceed
el trajín
hustle and bustle
el pantano
swamp
dar de comer
to feed
rociar
to spray
el pesticida
pesticide
la hormiga
ant
engendrar
to cause
peludo
hairy
por consiguiente
therefore
el doblaje
dubbing
meterse
to get a job as
dizque
supposedly
retirarse
to leave
rayarse
to go crazy
el escarnio
ridicule
el escondite
hiding place
la peregrinación
pilgrimage
la insolación
sunstroke
meter la pata
to put one's foot in one's mouth
entumecer
to numb
la muralla
wall
la soga
rope
descorazonado
disheartened
amedrentar
to scare
el lino
flax
el manojo
bunch
pan comido
piece of cake
dar en el clavo
to hit the nail on the head
a escondidas
behind one's back
a escondidas
secretly
acoger
to take in
la ingeniería
engineering
noquear
to knock out
encogerse
to shrink
quieto
still
a todo dar
awesome
atascado
clogged
el desmadre
chaos
recalentado
reheated
consentido
spoiled
rebajarse
to lower oneself
el parecer
opinion
entrañable
deep
el estímulo
encouragement
tanto como
as much as
cumplidor
reliable
cuadrarse
to dig one's heels in
desbaratarse
to break down
desbaratar
to ruin
por así decirlo
so to speak
preso
imprisoned
ir al grano
to get to the point
sobresalir
to stick out
marcarse
to stand out
al azar
randomly
controlar
to make sure
hacerse con
to get
hacerse con
to seize
la botana
snack
la chela
beer
no te creas
I'm kidding
impensable
unthinkable
calarse
to pull down
resumir
to summarize
caer
to show up
la pena
sad
a fondo
fully
a fondo
in depth
la revisión
checkup
la revisión
revision
creerse
to think
arreglarse
to get sorted out
vacilar
to make fun of
vacilar
to hesitate
el ingreso
revenue
el farallón
outcrop
el recorrido
trip
el ajetreo
bustle
la pieza
room
certificar
to certify
el gestor
agent
la fábrica
plant
el trámite
procedure
mandón
bossy
no hay de qué
don't mention it
la mancuerna
dumbbell
el desván
attic
el almacén
store
ahuyentar
to frighten off
pasar por alto
to overlook
el apuro
predicament
entenderse
to get along with
sepultar
to bury
holgazán
lazy
vencer
to defeat
destacar
to emphasize
corresponder
to be one's job
a no ser
unless
el foso
pit
el aspaviento
fuss
como
since
el muñeco
doll
en su punto
just right
la hermosura
beauty
eludir
to elude
gastar bromas
to play jokes on someone
la suerte
fate
acogedor
cozy
sobrevenir
to happen
a no ser que
unless
echar de menos
to miss
el chubasco
heavy shower
el apuñalamiento
stabbing
en sí
in itself
predicar
to preach
aturdido
dazed
prolijamente
tidily
con tal de que
provided that
de buena gana
willingly
regir
to be in force
apoderarse
to take possession of
la codicia
greed
la envergadura
magnitude
embustero
lying
en la medida en que
to the extent that
goloso
sweet-toothed
el imprevisto
unforeseen expense
proponerse
to aim to
despreciar
to despise
ubicarse
to find one's way around
ubicarse
to be located
descarado
shameless
el hacha
whiz
vagabundo
homeless
enfocar
to approach
caballeroso
chivalrous
el detenimiento
detail
bregar
to deal with
bregar
to struggle
la escarcha
frost
crispar
to get on one's nerves
calificar
to describe as
por más que
as much as
cándido
naïve
a cada rato
every other minute
a cada rato
all the time
la regla
period
aprenderse
to memorize
encebollado
cooked with onions
la miel
honey
fugaz
fleeting
ahuyentar
to scare away
enorgullecer
to fill with pride
salir
to turn out
la caducidad
expiration
desarraigado
rootless
valerse de
to use
la academia
academy
encargar
to commission
descomunal
colossal
tumbar
to knock down
rezagarse
to fall behind
rezagar
to postpone
veraniego
summer
la despreocupación
lack of concern
rezagado
behind
suscitar
to raise
alzar
to lift
la leña
firewood
ensillar
to saddle up
estreñido
constipated
me haces falta
I miss you
compararse con
to compare to
ajeno
other people's
desconcertarse
to become confused
de ahí
hence
apuntarse
to put one's name down
torpe
clumsy
rajarse
to tear
chafa
crappy
meramente
merely
el protegido
protégé
infravalorar
to underestimate
infravalorar
to undervalue
achaparrado
squat
encomendar
to entrust
el disparate
nonsense
dar de baja
to lay off
contradecir
to contradict
el foro
forum
la pipa
pipe
el/la mecenas
patron
la acera
sidewalk
descontrolar
to make lose control
la morada
dwelling
vagar
to wander
la sensatez
wisdom
engrandecer
to magnify
derrocar
to overthrow
atar
to tie
despojar
to strip
descalzo
barefoot
la calentura
fever
la alcantarilla
sewer
la guanábana
soursop
la sirimba
fainting fit
enésimo
umpteenth
formar parte de
to be part of
Al pan, pan, y al vino, vino.
Let's tell it like it is.
recolectar
to collect
el delito
crime
estafar
to rip off
estafar
to defraud
dar a conocer
to publish
la destreza
skill
desaprender
to unlearn
insólito
unusual
cejar
to give up
esclavizar
to enslave
a modo de
as
la despedida de soltero
bachelor party
pasar por alto
to overlook
de sobra
more than enough
compensar
to repay
compensar
to be worth it
compensar
to compensate for
garrafal
enormous
encarar
to confront
dar por
to be into
dar por
to take up
dar por
to take to
dar por
to consider
negarse a
to refuse to
someterse
to undergo
el armario
cupboard
la chatarra
scrap
siempre que
as long as
según
as
el eje
axis
descuidarse
to let your attention wander
descuidarse
to be careless
descuidar
to neglect
filoso
sharp
abrumado
overwhelmed
citar
to cite
citar
to make an appointment
textualmente
word for word
partirse de risa
to laugh one's head off
partirse de risa
to crack up
la sábana
sheet
el ropero
linen cupboard
presenciar
to witness
atacado
nervous
el hastío
boredom
veintitantos
in one's twenties
el año bisiesto
leap year
por lo demás
otherwise
procesar
to prosecute
comparecer
to appear in court
posteriormente
subsequently
debido a que
because
apacible
gentle
el elogio
praise
a lo sumo
at the most
la penumbra
half-light
consumirse
to burn down
consumirse
to waste away
asequible
reasonably priced
económico
economic
asequible
affordable
agacharse
to bend down
registrar
to search
el balazo
shot
la máquina de café
coffee machine
la greca
coffee maker
la cafetera
coffee maker
machacar
to crush
al cabo de
at the end of
echo de menos
I miss
oxidarse
to rust
delatar
to give away
el aspecto
look
el amparo
protection
la campanada
chime
por poco
nearly
perdurar
to endure
la bandeja de entrada
inbox
la rosquilla
doughnut
trajinar
to bustle about
fregar
to wash
oscurecer
to darken
parar
to stay
el fregadero
sink
el lavabo
sink
el cuarto de estar
living room
el pasillo
hall
empinado
steep
acoplarse
to settle in
el aligador
alligator
el cocodrilo
crocodile
pretender
to expect
chiflado
crazy
atropelladamente
hastily
transigir
to compromise
interponerse
to stand in the way
recabar
to collect
diminuto
tiny
salvo
except for
la porquería
dirt
el lavavajillas
dishwasher
el lavaplatos
dishwasher
la rebanada
slice
por lo visto
it would appear
una y otra vez
time and again
aprobar
to pass
media naranja
soulmate
a más tardar
at the latest
la risotada
guffaw
quién te viera
if only they could see you now
quién te viera
look at you
efectivamente
really
monitorear
to monitor
administrativo
administrative
el ámbito
field
directivo
administrative
desgastar
to wear away
el matado
grind
moderarse
to restrain oneself
zafar
to untie
equivaler a
to be equivalent to
dar lugar a
to bring about
desechar
to throw out
sobrellevar
to endure
dar la cara
to face the consequences
airado
angry
la peluquería
hair salon
por poco que
no matter how little
pesado
annoying
salir corriendo
to run off
compadecerse
to accord with
engancharse
to get hooked
anonadado
stunned
ante todo
first of all
ante todo
above all
desbrozar
to weed
implicar
to involve
abrasador
scorching
desarrollarse
to take place
el ganado
livestock
de lo lindo
a lot
de lo lindo
a great deal
intachable
irreproachable
soso
bland
el empeño
determination
el bizcocho
sponge cake
el anhelo
desire
imitar
to imitate
echarse
to put on
inconveniente
inconvenient
despejarse
to clear one's head
conjurar
to avert
repartir
to distribute
de otro modo
otherwise
la arcilla
clay
anegar
to flood
la marisma
salt marsh
implacablemente
relentlessly
erróneo
wrong
nublar
to cloud
sepultar
to bury
la baraja
deck
aferrarse a
to cling to
enamorar
to make ... fall in love
alocarse
to drive crazy
carraspear
to clear one's throat
desfallecer
to become weak
anticiparse
to arrive early
recorrer
to traverse
apoderarse
to seize
enfurecerse
to get rough
por su parte
in turn
perecer
to perish
la piedad
pity
arrojar
to throw
amenazar
to threaten
amanecer
to wake up
amanecer
to get light
zarpar
to set sail
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
el vestigio
trace
esquivar
to dodge
la delantera
front
aun
even
la tempestad
storm
plasmar
to reflect
a mi parecer
in my opinion
la entraña
core
encerrar
to contain
por tanto que
therefore
estrechamente
closely
manos a la obra
let's get down to business
pleno
full
plenamente
fully
combinarse
to come together
con razón
no wonder
la ilusión
hope
negarse
to refuse
el planazo
great plan
menos mal
thank God
rendido
exhausted
la hora punta
rush hour
malpasarse
not to take good care of oneself
la pesca
catch
apretujar
to squeeze
apuesto a que
I bet that
prorrumpir
to burst out
convocar
to summon
comprometerse a
to commit oneself to
comprometerse con
to commit to
de lo contrario
otherwise
celebrar
to hold
retirar
to remove
ostentar
to hold
la atadura
tie
referir
to recount
el confort
comfort
ovular
to ovulate
sosegado
calm
aniquilar
to annihilate
hartarse
to get one's fill of
la reprensión
reprimand
el torbellino
whirlwind
tender
to stretch out
presuroso
hasty
la prudencia
sound judgment
infundir
to fill with
el ansia
yearning
longevo
long-lived
el despistado
scatterbrain
debilitarse
to weaken
trasnocharse
to stay up late
el desamor
lack of affection
no obstante
however
despejar
to clear up
la partida
departure
proferir
to utter
poner de manifiesto
to highlight
poner de manifiesto
to make clear
apuñalar
to stab
desperdiciar
to waste
tener lugar
to take place
la lontananza
background
vislumbrar
to make out
en gran medida
to a great extent
escatimar
to skimp on
agacharse
to duck
agacharse
to crouch down
defraudar
to disappoint
privar
to take away
privar
to deprive of
jactarse
to boast
componerse
to get better
como sea
any way
como sea
at all costs
arraigado
deep-rooted
trasladar
to copy
afilado
sharp
el arroyo
stream
la amplitud
width
la amplitud
spaciousness
tal cual
exactly
el tope
limit
la caducidad
expiration date
enganchar
to hook
sin más
without further ado
vendar
to bandage
los progenitores
parents
raparse
to shave one's head
estallar
to explode
precisar
to specify
lo bastante
enough
a estas alturas
by this time
los honorarios
fees
facturar
to invoice
confeccionar
to make
en ciernes
budding
el letrado
attorney
producirse
to occur
la peluca
wig
resquebrajarse
to crack
acurrucarse
to curl up
ni que
as if
oportunamente
at the appropriate time
el aparato ortopédico
orthopedic brace
dar a entender
to imply
de buen gusto
in good taste
ameno
pleasant
asistir a
to witness
el empleo
employment
la cancha
court
asimismo
likewise
la fatiga
fatigue
la ojera
bag under one's eyes
el acero
steel
el desgaste
wear
instalarse
to settle in
instalado
settled in
ingerir
to ingest
encoger
to shrink
el disco duro
hard drive
pronunciar
to accentuate
el acondicionador
conditioner
la falta
foul
el rebote
rebound
quedar con
to arrange to meet
insondable
unfathomable
la fábrica
factory
la prenda de vestir
article of clothing
en aquel entonces
at that time
aun así
even so
acobardarse
to get frightened
el desván
loft
el almacén
warehouse
el juego
set
arraigar
to establish
minuciosamente
meticulously
regentar
to manage
trasladarse
to move
desplazarse
to move
los entresijos
ins and outs
el abastecimiento
supply
el sastre
tailor
la tela
fabric
el paño
cloth
el comercio
trade
el oficio
trade
arracimarse
to cluster
la dolencia
ailment
el aspecto
appearance
forzudo
strong
ilusionarse
to get one's hopes up
hartar
to get tired of
el huerto
orchard
saborearse
to salivate
el payaso
clown
tirarse
to spend
delatarse
to give oneself away
saciar
to satisfy
horroroso
dreadful
espeluznante
terrifying
angosto
narrow
consagrar
to dedicate
saldar
to pay off
amortizar
to pay off
suplicar
to beg
crujirse
to crack
conformarse
to be happy with
comprometerse
to commit oneself
agridulce
bittersweet
darse
to happen
salpicar
to sprinkle
urgir
to be urgently needed
pasado mañana
the day after tomorrow
desplegar
to unfold
costearse
to pay for
responsabilizarse
to take responsibility for
se me da bien
I'm a natural at
exiguo
meager
conllevar
to lead to
solícito
attentive
por más que
however
la sabrosura
tastiness
el sabiondo
know-it-all
el aliño para ensalada
salad dressing
el acta
record
prestar declaración
to testify
la declaración jurada
affidavit
el autónomo
freelance
estallar
to break out
escasear
to be in short supply
escasear
to be scarce
acomodado
well-off
licenciarse
to get a degree in
la inmobiliaria
real estate agency
tardío
late
cualesquiera
any
doblegar
to vanquish
apenas
as soon as
el lodo
mud
pisotear
to stomp on
desmenuzar
to flake
el/la rebelde
rebel
el auge
boom
afanarse
to do everything one can
mordisquear
to nibble at
servirse
to use
el fomento
promotion
desenvolver
to unravel
contrarrestar
to counteract
incumplir
to fail to fulfill
responsabilizarse
to accept responsibility
responsabilizar
to hold responsible
enumerar
to list
enumerar
to enumerate
perjudicar
to be detrimental to
el punto muerto
stalemate
el cajero
cashier
no hay de otra
there's no choice
despejar
to clear
la junta
board
otorgar
to award
el pleito
lawsuit
demandar
to sue
conceder
to give
al descubierto
exposed
remontarse
to soar up
surcar
to fly through
el nubarrón
storm cloud
estremecer
to shake
enredar
to tangle up
reunir
to fulfill
tomarse la molestia
to bother
tejer
to knit
registrarse
to be recorded
el trastorno
disorder
la cefalea
headache
facturar
to bill
echar mano
to make use
a estas alturas
by now
con lo que
so
escudriñar
to scrutinize
intuir
to sense
con que
as long as
carecer
to not have
recelar
to be suspicious of
pronunciar
to deliver
lucir
to show off
lucirse
to excel
en aras de
in the interest of
conformarse
to be satisfied with
la alberca
swimming pool
preguntarse
to wonder
intachable
faultless
subrayar
to underline
destacar
to stand out
descarriar
to lead astray
cobrar
to earn
cobrar
to charge for
contraponer
to compare
el grosor
thickness
cabe señalar
it's worth pointing out
elaborar
to produce
becar
to give a scholarship to
el jornalero
day laborer
agazaparse
to crouch
a base de
through
a base de
consisting of mainly
la tienda
tent
el cochinero
mess
barrer
to sweep
merodear
to prowl
el crisol
crucible
jactancioso
boastful
candente
burning
candente
red-hot
en tanto que
while
el remedio
choice
arrojar
to produce
galardonado
prizewinning
la máquina de afeitar
shaver
fehacientemente
reliably
obedecer
to be due to
yo igual
perhaps I
yo igual
same here
yo igual
me too
desvanecer
to fade
el tramposo
cheater
adelantarse
to come early
adelantarse
to gain
previsto
expected
nutrido
considerable
imponente
impressive
de modo que
so
forrarse
to make a killing
la saeta
arrow
llameante
blazing
atrasado
behind
darse por vencido
to give up
proceder de
to come from
con tal de que
as long as
ni lo sueñes
don’t even think about it
levemente
slightly
entregarse a
to surrender to
retroceder
to back up
repentino
sudden
el llanto
weeping
el lecho
bed
empapar
to soak
desfallecer
to faint
la piedad
mercy
enderezar
to straighten
postrarse
to prostrate oneself
malhechor
criminal
cursar
to study
a fuerza de
as a result of
el itinerario
itinerary
alocar
to drive crazy
por doquier
all over the place
arreglarse
to manage
la alabanza
praise
rendir
to produce
el barro
mud
el cetro
scepter
la herencia
inheritance
reprender
to scold
el furor
fury
hacer pedazos
to break into pieces
confabularse
to conspire
rebelarse
to rise up
rebelarse
to rebel
la perdición
downfall
la perdición
ruin
mas
but
en cambio
however
arrastrar
to sweep away
arrastrar
to blow along
malvado
wicked
marchitar
to wither
abuchear
to boo
liviano
light
disponer
to set out
por lo que
so
por lo que
for which reason
por lo que
which is why
debido a que
due to the fact that
la ráfaga
gust
si bien
although
diezmar
to decimate
la ceniza
ash
tamizar
to sieve
enfadarse
to get mad
dado que
given that
insólito
extremely unusual
limitarse
to confine oneself to
abrirse paso
to make one's way
sobre la marcha
as one goes along
trasladar
to transfer
descortés
rude
contratar
to hire
alumbrar
to enlighten
resplandecer
to shine
el posavasos
coaster
aplastar
to crush
dotado
gifted
acrecentar
to increase
protagonizar
to star in
el asco
disgust
frustrar
to thwart
frustrar
to frustrate
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
anotarse
to score
tacaño
stingy
repasar
to go over
desenterrar
to dig up
marcar
to cover
desde luego
of course
otorgar
to grant
producirse
to take place
consultar
to look up
he aquí
here is
he aquí
herein lies
subyacer
to underlie
arrancar
to start
arrancar
to pull out
el hechizo
spell
siquiera
even
otorgar
to give
estrellar
to crash
septentrional
northern
el puro
cigar
vencedor
winning
el tanto
point
el portero
goalkeeper
el portero
manager
aullar
to howl
la localidad
seat
la montaña rusa
roller coaster
recio
robust
veranear
to spend the summer
abrumadoramente
overwhelmingly
cobrar
to become
frecuentar
to frequent
frecuentar
to visit often
no te pases
don't cross the line
se me dan bien
I'm good at
lo antes posible
ASAP
lo antes posible
as soon as possible
el ordenador
computer
el/la intérprete
interpreter
olvidadizo
forgetful
brotar de
to come out of
paisajístico
scenic
escénico
scenic
retornar
to return
convenir
to be a good idea
convenir
to be advisable
el ocaso
sunset
la antipatía
dislike
aflorar
to rise to the surface
despelucado
disheveled
sobreponerse
to triumph over
sobreponerse
to get over
sobreponerse
to recover from
sobreponerse
to overcome
derrotado
defeated
puesto que
because
puesto que
given that
reconocer
to admit
irrefrenable
uncontrollable
la fiera
wild animal
la fiera
wild beast
prender fuego a
to kindle
la hazaña
feat
la contienda
conflict
hacer alarde de
to boast about
tan solo
only
carecer
to lack
con que
with which
abordar
to deal with
tratar
to deal with
tratar
to address
acaso
perhaps
quebrar
to go bankrupt
quebrar
to break
desharrapado
ragged
el huérfano
orphan
abundar
to abound
despojarse de
to get rid of
apresurarse
to hurry up
sin que
without
mudo
silent
proponerse
to put one's mind to
proponerse
to decide to
proponerse
to set out to
dar
to show
la mancha
stain
la extensión
extent
desenvolverse
to manage
concretar
to specify
¿Cómo así?
What do you mean?
recurrir
to resort to
el desempeño
performance
la heurística
heuristic
carecer de
to lack
predecir
to predict
la atribución
attribution
la votación
voting
la contienda
contest
al azar
at random
¿Cómo así?
How come?
por lo demás
apart from that
recibirse
to graduate
tengo entendido
as far as I know
chatarra
junk
sobrar
to be more than enough
sobrar
to not be needed
sobrar
to be left over
recoger
to show
desencadenar
to trigger
estropear
to damage
partir de
to start with
partir de
to depart from
semejante
similar
rebajarse
to humble oneself
¡Qué cosa!
Unbelievable!
cuadrarse
to go out with
el quirófano
operating room
a cada rato
constantly
a cada rato
over and over
la pijamada
sleepover
la derrota
defeat
el patrimonio
heritage
contar con
to have
contar con
to count on
navegar
to sail
carcomer
to eat away at
expeditar
to expedite
prolongarse
to extend
matutino
morning
el cargo
position
hace aire
it's windy
despectivo
contemptuous
por algo
not for nothing
la pandilla
gang
herir
to strike
herir
to wound
invadir
to invade
ladrar
to bark
retirarse
to move back
el jadeo
panting
apoderarse
to overcome
házmelo saber
let me know
la amargura
bitterness
al respecto
about it
quedar en
to agree
la hoja de vida
résumé
anhelar
to long for
¿Qué más da?
What difference does it make?
procurar
to make sure
darse
to present itself
postularse
to run for
pretender
to intend
dar seguimiento
to follow up
concurrido
crowded
abrasar
to burn
estafar
to swindle
derrochar
to squander
desenfrenadamente
wildly
afinado
in tune
presentar un examen
to take an exam
el trámite
process
disponer
to have
hambriento
hungry
enganchar
to hook
por más que
no matter how
pedirse
to call dibs on
la pasantía
internship
atesorar
to amass
para luego
only to then
el porvenir
future
deteriorarse
to worsen
dar a conocer
to announce
recalcar
to stress
fronterizo
border
la patrulla
patrol
entrar en vigor
to go into effect
unos cuantos
a few
traicionar
to betray
más te vale
you'd better
manar
to flow
hoy mismo
today
la ardilla
squirrel
la somnolencia
sleepiness
faltar
to break
faltar
to not turn up at
hasta donde yo sé
as far as I know
el imán
magnet
presidir
to preside over
simpatizar
to get along
recalentarse
to overheat
la corteza
crust
halagar
to flatter
favorecer
to help
anotar
to note down
el bravucón
bully
botar
to throw away
el mosquitero
mosquito net
enfadarse
to get angry
lanzar
to launch
hartarse
to get tired of
hartarse
to get fed up
gastarse
to run out
desde hace tiempo
for a long time
se me antoja
I feel like
de la nada
out of nowhere
ahumado
smoked
antes que
rather than
mientras
as long as
fijo
fixed
aprobar
to approve
a partir de
from
ocuparse
to be in charge of
siempre que
whenever
ajustarse a
to match
la fiabilidad
reliability
complacer
to please
advertir
to warn
la inquietud
restlessness
la inquietud
worry
enlazar
to link
no sea que
in case
dar rienda suelta a
to give free rein to
valerse
to use
resumirse
to be summed up
resumirse
to come down to
enseguida
right away
al tiempo que
at the same time as
en su mayor parte
for the most part
coherente
in line with
el resfriado
cold
encariñarse
to grow fond of
el albedrío
free will
a medias
halfway
apartarse de
depart from
la redención
redemption
avergonzarse
to be ashamed
darle de comer
to feed
antes bien
quite the contrary
la armonía
harmony
maldecir
to curse
aborrecer
to abhor
aferrarse
to cling to
aferrar
to grasp
el esmero
care
socorrer
to come to the aid of
desempeñar
to carry out
sí
yourself
sí
himself
clavado
nailed
insensato
foolish
hacer alarde de
to show off
apestoso
stinking
el colchón
mattress
contagioso
contagious
pegadizo
catchy
a propósito
by the way
a propósito
specially
a propósito
on purpose
a continuación
next
ascender
to promote
perseguir
to pursue
cimentar
to lay the foundations of
azotar
to whip
poseer
to possess
tramar
to plot
conducirse
to conduct oneself
negar
to refuse
atascado
blocked
ensuciar
to get dirty
cuenta conmigo
count on me
la muñeca
doll
divagar
to ramble
vengar
to avenge
la quijada
jaw
por doquier
everywhere
acosar
to pursue relentlessly
el escuadrón
squadron
el monte
hill
clamar
to cry out for
puesto que
since
desempeñar
to play
no veo la hora
I can't wait
ya casi
almost
salirse con la suya
to get his own way
la correspondencia
mail
por cuanto
inasmuch as
probarse
to try on
el sostén
bra
la jugada
play
lluvioso
rainy
neblinoso
misty
de pronto
all of a sudden
salvo
except
holgazanear
to laze around
el partidario
supporter
crédulo
gullible
el trastorno
disruption
retener
to retain
etiquetar
to label
dar cuenta de
to report
suscitar
to give rise to
remontarse
to date back
el paradero
whereabouts
dar con
to find
el chapuzón
dip
desechar
to throw away
pastar
to graze
optar
to opt for
el piragüismo
canoeing
a menos que
unless
dirigirse
to walk
jugarse
to risk
aventarse
to throw oneself
regar
to water
tieso
stiff
en vista de que
in view of the fact that
el puñado
handful
nutrir
to nourish
regañar
to scold
adrede
on purpose
la desilusión
disappointment
acorralar
to corner
la patria
homeland
el pudor
modesty
la honradez
honesty
la sensatez
common sense
azucarado
sugary
el panal
honeycomb
la manteca
lard
el embutido
sausage
descubrir
to discover
harto
fed up
apestar
to infect with the plague
acabar con
to put an end to
acabar con
to kill off
adecuarse
to be suitable
el conjunto
set
la propiedad
property
estadístico
statistical
asentar
to set up
a juicio de
according to
incorpóreo
incorporeal
la cadena
chain
por medio de
by means of
hacerse amigos
to become friends
la lectura
reading
el terciopelo
velvet
la demostración
proof
manifestar
to express
rozarse
to graze
se puede decir
it can be said
ocasionar
to cause
espantoso
awful
el intermitente
turn signal
el señalamiento
traffic sign
el perejil
parsley
adelgazar
to lose weight
perdurar
to live on
empapado
soaked
la ternura
tenderness
dar a conocer
to make known
remontarse a
to go back to
yuxtaponer
to juxtapose
figurar
to appear
el/la carterista
pickpocket
someter
to subject
la billetera
wallet
atestado
packed
rezar
to read
el titular
headline
recaer
to fall on
en cuanto
as soon as
escaso
scarce
el patrón
pattern
ajustarse
to fit
la mueca
grimace
advertir
to notice
recurrir
to turn to
darse
to grow
desde cuándo
since when
pues entonces
well then
chingón
badass
la mora
blackberry
no te pases
don't push it
cueste lo que cueste
whatever it takes
retrasar
to delay
espantoso
horrifying
a lo sumo
at most
el brote
sprout
inclinarse por
to lean toward
tender a
to tend to
inclinarse
to be inclined
en concreto
in particular
la jalea
jelly
arder
to burn
comprobar
to check
tornarse
to turn
contiguo
adjacent
la butaca
armchair
el espectador
spectator
el rezagado
straggler
propiamente
exactly
el acontecimiento
event
agradar
to please
procurar
to try
hacer tropezar
to trip
recorrer
to travel around
casualmente
by chance
casualmente
actually
superpuesto
superimposed
volverse
to become
cada vez más
more and more
el enfoque
approach
conllevar
to entail
triunfar
to succeed
el/la bromista
jokester
coincidir
to be in agreement
coincidir
to run into
coincidir
to coincide
la repostería
baking
emprender
to embark on
emprender
to undertake
la terraza
terrace
escampar
to stop raining
en fin
in a nutshell
en fin
anyway
a ver
let's see
adivina qué
guess what
la verdad
right
resulta que
it turns out that
adquirir
to acquire
libro de bolsillo
paperback
avanzar
to make progress
avanzar
to move forward
avanzar
to advance
multifacético
multifaceted
chuco
filthy
asqueroso
disgusting
la sede
headquarters
las diligencias
proceedings
en su caso
where appropriate
interponer
to lodge
informarse
to get information
ajustar
to agree on
cabecear
to nod off
preguntón
inquisitive
presumir
to show off
enloquecer
to drive crazy
tal como
just as
pintoresco
picturesque
antojarse
to want
antojarse
to feel like
regocijarse
to delight
regocijarse
to rejoice
la certeza
certainty
ahora bien
now then
imprudente
careless
el desprecio
contempt
la amenaza
threat
abordar
to tackle
el contrabando
smuggling
contrabandear
to smuggle
el comunicado
press release
el ferrocarril
railroad
el vagón
freight car
la púa
quill
el puercoespín
porcupine
apuntarse
to enroll
inscribirse
to register
inscribirse
to enroll
día a día
day by day
el día a día
daily routine
el vistazo
quick look
el vistazo
look
echar un vistazo a
to take a look at
echar un vistazo
to have a look
en vano
in vain
la ascendencia
ancestry
al alcance de la mano
within arm's reach
la racha
streak
campestre
country
la trama
plot
la patología
pathology
a pesar de que
despite the fact that
la rama
branch
la térmica
thermal
el reposo
rest
el reemplazo
replacement
reemplazar
to replace
residir
to reside
por mientras
in the meantime
derrotar
to defeat
armar
to put together
armar
to assemble
ponerse al día
to bring oneself up to date
renovar
to bring up to date
renovar
to revitalize
a medida que
as
enterarse
to find out
estar al mando
to be in charge
las diligencias
formalities
pasar el rato
to chill
pasar el rato
to pass the time
janguear
to hang out
el altibajo
ups and downs
retar
to challenge
al
by
al
when
acudir
to turn to
taparse
to cover up
a la hora de
when it comes to
la garra
paw
el pizarrón
blackboard
la lluvia de ideas
brainstorming
bosquejar
to sketch
al parecer
apparently
a lo mejor
maybe
grande
old
enseguida
immediately
merendar
to have an afternoon snack
consumar
to complete
engendrar
to produce
concebir
to conceive
el asunto
issue
no es de extrañar
it's no wonder
la firmeza
firmness
hasta el fin
until the end
las tinieblas
dark
la potestad
authority
la artimaña
trick
hacer frente a
to stand up to
hacer frente a
to face up to
el coraje
courage
brindar
to offer
brindar
to toast
arrastrar
to drag
pecaminoso
sinful
de antemano
in advance
de antemano
beforehand
estar al tanto
to keep an eye out
estar al tanto
to know
estar al tanto
to be up to date with
alentar
to cheer on
alentar
to encourage
el desencadenante
trigger
dispuesto
willing
además de
in addition to
la licenciatura
degree
por poco
however little
por poco
almost
frívolo
frivolous
acoplarse
to fit together
ojalá pudiera
I wish I could
mayormente
mainly
lleno
full
soleado
sunny
satisfactoriamente
satisfactorily
retener
to keep
interponer
to interpose
la altivez
haughtiness
la fortaleza
fortress
derribar
to demolish
la santidad
holiness
renovar
to renew
corromper
to corrupt
el ropaje
robes
rogar
to beg
la lujuria
lust
cada vez mayor
increasing
normalizarse
to return to normal
el berrinche
tantrum
proceder
to come from
la bondad
goodness
en cambio
instead
los celos
jealousy
la discordia
discord
la hechicería
witchcraft
de modo que
so that
entre sí
each other
entre sí
among themselves
a su vez
in turn
rebosar
to overflow
conforme a
according to
el gemido
moan
acudir
to come
duradero
durable
arruinar
to ruin
el fracasado
failure
arraigar
to take root
proveer
to provide
sembrar
to plant
despejado
cloudless
la venta
sale
la acción
share
pese a ello
in spite of that
provocar
to cause
impulsar
to boost
encabezar
to head
el/la responsable
person in charge
esparcirse
to spread
ante
before
ante
in the face of
rescatar
to rescue
hablarse
to speak to each other
querido
beloved
al poco rato
shortly after
pues
because
la taquilla
ticket office
la entrada
ticket
permitirse
to allow oneself
permitirse
to afford
la función
performance
en punto
sharp
quedar con
to meet
la carpa
tent
morirse de ganas
to be dying to
una y otra vez
time and time again
acudir
to go to
ensayar
to rehearse
la faceta
aspect
compaginar
to combine
ambulante
traveling
érase una vez
once upon a time
el contrato de arrendamiento
lease agreement
la capacitación
training
por debajo
below
la vela
candle
velar
to keep vigil over
distinto
different
en la actualidad
nowadays
la cosecha
harvest
aproximarse
to approach
estrecho
narrow
despejado
clear
repetir
to do again
la gracia
grace
la gracia
joke
el recuadro
box
en absoluto
not at all
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