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la pista
la pista
clue
la multitud
la multitud
crowd
el borde
el borde
edge
el corrector
el corrector
proofreader
la jubilación
la jubilación
retirement
recuperarse
recuperarse
to recover
resurgir
resurgir
to bounce back
la fuente
la fuente
source
de antemano
de antemano
in advance
con antelación
con antelación
in advance
fundir
fundir
to melt
descalzo
descalzo
barefoot
el invernadero
el invernadero
greenhouse
por lo común
por lo común
as a rule
el aparato
el aparato
device
aprovecharse
aprovecharse
to take advantage of
socavar
socavar
to undermine
agradecido
agradecido
thankful
aparentemente
aparentemente
apparently
al parecer
apparently
por lo visto
apparently
parecer que
to seem
parecer que
to look like
parecerse a
to look like
local
local
el deterioro
deterioration
goloso
sweet-toothed
agradable
pleasant
derrochador
wasteful
el pomo
knob
la perilla
doorknob
el trozo
piece
el cajero
cashier
la tapa
lid
me alegra volver a verlos
good to see you again
la brújula
compass
trabajoso
arduous
la fotocopiadora
photocopier
de madera
wooden
el trastorno
disruption
darse la mano
to shake hands
empeñarse
to insist on
el hígado
liver
forzoso
obligatory
en fin
in a nutshell
compadecerse de
to feel sorry for
la tarjeta de embarque
boarding pass
a regañadientes
reluctantly
toparse
to run into
ponerse en camino
to set off
resbaladizo
slippery
la sensatez
wisdom
el sentido común
common sense
la maternidad
motherhood
la solicitud de empleo
job application
ocurrirse
to occur to
venir a la mente
to come to mind
la cumbre
summit
ir en tren
to take a train
reanudar
to resume
la habladuría
rumor
el portero
concierge
derramar
to spill
rasurar
to shave
sobrar
to not be needed
sobrar
to be left over
el sobre
envelope
DNI
ID card
al revés
upside down
a tiempo completo
full-time
el cumplido
compliment
la directriz
guideline
cálido
warm
sobrio
sober
rendido
exhausted
el reembolso
refund
talle de ropa
size
la talla
size
mirar vitrinas
window-shopping
el pedazo
piece
rizado
curly
me da igual
it's all the same to me
aprovechar
to make the most of
aprovechar
to take advantage of
en comparación con
compared to
inflamado
swollen
retrasado
delayed
el peluquero
hairdresser
respetuoso
respectful
el ruido
noise
halagador
flattering
tenerle pavor a
to dread
el pavor
dread
permitirse
to afford
aguardar
to wait for
caballeroso
chivalrous
el desafío
challenge
repugnante
disgusting
el presupuesto
budget
subconscientemente
subconsciously
para colmo de males
to make matters worse
el delantal
apron
el/la albañil
construction worker
cualquiera
any
el entorno
environment
el césped
grass
la aceituna
olive
la actitud
attitude
el multicentro
shopping mall
el roedor
rodent
matutino
morning
resbaloso
slippery
derretir
to melt
el interés
interest
decepcionante
disappointing
el cuchillo
knife
la cuchara
spoon
la derrota
defeat
por lo menos
at least
tener ganas de
to look forward to
en términos de
in terms of
extraño
foreign
extraño
odd
extraño
strange
ajeno
other people's
empinado
steep
la adhesión
support
emocionado
excited
así que
so
la aclaración
clarification
la performance
performance
el desempleo
unemployment
el campo
countryside
hidratar
to moisturize
el vecindario
neighborhood
la rasuradora
shaver
la potencia
power
el poder
power
por lo tanto
therefore
navegar en Internet
to surf the Internet
navegar por la red
to surf the Internet
navegar por Internet
to surf the Internet
curvo
curved
tacaño
stingy
la expulsión temporal
suspension
la guinda
cherry
desmentir
to refute
desmentir
to deny
el brote
outbreak
el aumento
increase
aumentar
to increase
los dibujos animados
cartoons
para cuando
by the time
a propósito
by the way
el compañero de clase
classmate
al lado de
next to
entrar sin autorización
to trespass
entregar
to hand over
el bolsillo
pocket
la suscripción
subscription
recuperar
to recover
la calefacción
heating
merecidamente
deservedly
el escarabajo
beetle
la linterna
flashlight
asqueroso
disgusting
decomisar
to confiscate
saludar
to wave
confianza en sí mismo
self-confidence
la medida
measurement
la peste
plague
el vendaje
bandage
hinchado
swollen
nostálgico
homesick
portátil
portable
amable
nice
amable
kind
la política
policy
el techo
ceiling
bastar
to be enough
cuidado
be careful
adjunto
enclosed
el adjunto
attachment
recaudar
to raise
recaudar
to collect
estornudar
to sneeze
la madera
wood
la piel
leather
el cuero
leather
el andén
platform
animar
to encourage
los primeros auxilios
first aid
el ladrón
thief
presenciar
to witness
el/la testigo
witness
tragar
to swallow
agrio
sour
amargo
bitter
el lavabo
sink
el grifo
faucet
la llave
tap
la barbilla
chin
la ropa interior
underwear
la manga
sleeve
teñir
to dye
la dirección
address
el episodio
episode
el tobillo
ankle
la tormenta
storm
el embrujo
charm
tan pronto como
as soon as
invertir
to invest
ilegal
illegal
calado
soaked
empapado
soaked
revisar
to revise
inabarcable
vast
el acantilado
cliff
demonios
damn it
el infierno
hell
aun así
even so
el milagro
miracle
el romance
Romance language
el/la correveidile
gossip
hablador
talkative
sentido
sensitive
sensible
sensitive
sensato
sensible
varios
several
el gatito
kitten
el perrito
puppy
el cachorro
puppy
atropellar
to trample on
atropellar
to knock down
atropellar
to run over
atropellar
to ride roughshod over
agotar
to use up
agotar
to exhaust
pase lo que pase
come what may
pase lo que pase
whatever happens
fallar
to give way
fallar
to stop working
el precio
price
la cuota
fee
como siempre
as usual
serrano
mountain
pareado
semi-detached
soler
to tend to
soler
to use to
quedar
to agree to meet
quedar
to remain
quedar
to stay
quedar
to be left
la obra de teatro
play
tener ganas de
to want to
tener ganas de
to feel like
rodear
to surround
redondo
round
a pesar de
despite
llevar a cabo
to carry out
el rascacielos
skyscraper
poblado
inhabited
habitado
inhabited
deshabitado
uninhabited
deshabitado
uninhabited
podrido
rotten
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