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ni modo
ni modo
it was not to be
ni modo
ni modo
there's no way
ya pues
ya pues
OK then
ya pues
ya pues
all right then
ya pues
ya pues
that's enough
encima
encima
besides that
encima
encima
on top of that
ejercer
ejercer
to exercise
menos mal que
menos mal que
it's a good thing that
menos mal que
menos mal que
luckily
el quebradero de cabeza
el quebradero de cabeza
headache
algo parecido
algo parecido
something similar
tener pinta de
tener pinta de
to look like
mantenerse
mantenerse
to keep
mantenerse
mantenerse
to remain
mantenerse
mantenerse
to stay
fiarse
fiarse
to go by
fiarse
fiarse
to trust
fiarse
fiarse
to believe
escaso
barely
escaso
mere
lo normal
normal
lo normal
usual
de par en par
wide open
resplandecer
to gleam
resplandecer
to stand out
resplandecer
to shine
estar al pendiente
to be waiting for news
estar al pendiente
to be on the lookout
me da risa
it makes me laugh
hacerse pasar por
to impersonate
hacerse pasar por
to pass oneself off as
hacerse
to act
hacerse
to pretend
a propósito
on purpose
a propósito
deliberately
poner en duda
to call into question
poner en duda
to cast doubt on
poner en duda
to doubt
bastante tiempo
quite a while
bastante tiempo
quite some time
apuntar
to point at
apuntar
to indicate
poner en
to put
darse
to happen
terminar
to end up
el desplante
insult
la borrachera
drunkenness
la borrachera
intoxication
el/la concursante
contestant
despedirse de
to say goodbye to
la solución
answer
el chaval
kid
animarse
to decide
lo de menos
the least important thing
lo de menos
the least of it
sobresaliente
outstanding
desafortunado
inopportune
desafortunado
misguided
el ganso
clown
el ganso
idiot
ponerse las pilas
to get cracking
ponerse las pilas
to get one's act together
al tiempo que
at the same time that
al tiempo que
while
al tiempo que
at the same time as
por si fuera poco
on top of that
por si fuera poco
as if it weren't enough
prevé
he expects
prevé
he predicts
maldita sea
damn
maldita sea
damn it
el cachondeo
laugh
el cachondeo
joke
inigualable
incomparable
prepárense
get ready
sea como sea
at all costs
sea como sea
in any case
en juego
in jeopardy
en juego
on the line
en juego
at stake
el ocio
spare time
el ocio
leisure
sin que
without
extraviado
lost
extraviado
missing
el/la alienígena
alien
el alivio
relief
el alivio
relief
enojón
irritable
enojón
short-tempered
horripilante
terrifying
horripilante
horrifying
lo tuyo
your thing
el show
scene
agrandar
to enlarge
agrandar
to make bigger
lidiar
to deal with
la sombra
shade
el despiste
absent-mindedness
la pérdida de tiempo
waste of time
aparentar
to look
aparentar
to pretend
fingir
to pretend
ilusionarse
to get one's hopes up
inesperado
unexpected
poner los cuernos
to cheat on
desentenderse
to want nothing to do with
desentenderse
to wash one's hands of
una vez más
once again
la avidez
eagerness
a continuación
next
a continuación
then
por completo
completely
por completo
fully
preconcebido
preconceived
subiendo y bajando
up and down
subiendo y bajando
lifting and lowering
subiendo y bajando
raising and lowering
subiendo y bajando
going up and down
perjudicial
detrimental
perjudicial
harmful
perjudicial
damaging
humedecer
to moisten
humedecer
to wet
el matón
bully
el matón
heavy
la dulzura
gentleness
la dulzura
sweetness
decaído
down
pintar
to look
pintar
to make something out
flipar
to be shocked
notarse
to feel
pinchar
to tap
pinchar
to click on
subido
intense
la pubertad
puberty
recto
straight
grueso
thick
la paja
hand job
caber
to be possible
entrar en
to get into
entrar en
to come into
entrar en
to go into
da la vuelta
turn around
poco a poquito
bit by bit
poco a poquito
little by little
manos a la obra
let's get down to business
manos a la obra
let's get down to work
ocupar
to use
cachar
to catch in the act
cachar
to catch
sin demora
without delay
más aún
furthermore
más aún
even more
por más que
much as
por más que
no matter how
la acepción
meaning
la acepción
sense
paralelamente
in parallel
paralelamente
parallel
atravesar
to experience
atravesar
to go through
abrumarse
to feel overwhelmed
brindar
to give
brindar
to offer
dar seguimiento
to follow up
dar seguimiento
to follow up on
el tendido
hanging
tendido
stretched out
constatar
to establish
constatar
to verify
constatar
to confirm
cerciorarse
to make sure
cerciorarse
to make certain
dar la bienvenida
to welcome
despachar
to take care of
despachar
to deal with
mezquino
mean
a cada rato
every other minute
a cada rato
over and over
en virtud de
by virtue of
en virtud de
in accordance with
respecto
in regard to
respecto
with respect to
dar pie
to give grounds to
dar pie
to give rise to
dar pie
to lead
la lápida
gravestone
la lápida
tombstone
a fin de
in order to
más allá
over and above
más allá
beyond
más allá
further
milagroso
amazing
milagroso
miraculous
milagroso
miraculous
hacerse cargo
to pay
hacerse cargo
to take care
el bato
guy
el bato
lad
burlarse de
to make fun of
burlarse de
to tease
en balde
for nothing
en balde
in vain
así nomas
just like that
a poco
seriously
a poco
really
meterse en
to get involved in
meterse en
to go into
apechugar
to put up with it
la mota
grass
la mota
weed
la mamada
bullshit
la mamada
nonsense
de paso
while one's at it
rebién
very well
el man
guy
el narciso
narcissist
chambón
clumsy
el chambón
klutz
ajeno
other people's
ajeno
someone else's
por lo visto
it would appear
por lo visto
apparently
de entrada
from the get go
de entrada
entrance
de entrada
entry
de entrada
from the start
así de
this
así de
that
agotarse
to run out
presentir
to have a feeling
presentir
to sense
percatarse
to notice
percatarse
to realize
irrumpir
to burst into
conformarse
to be happy with
conformarse
to be satisfied with
comprobar
to check
comprobar
to realize
rendirse
to give up
desquiciado
crazy
alocado
wild
alocado
crazy
el contratiempo
setback
penoso
pitiful
el alcance
importance
el alcance
scope
conllevar
to entail
conllevar
to involve
sin querer
accidentally
sin querer
unintentionally
guiar
to guide
guiar
to lead
la carnada
bait
la carnada
bait
retirar
to take back
arrancar
to start
la voluntad
willpower
juguetear
to play
el antro
dive
el antro
club
alumbrar
to enlighten
alumbrar
to shed light on
el pretexto
excuse
el pretexto
pretext
acoplarse
to adapt
acoplarse
to settle in
acoplarse
to fit together
comulgar
to agree with
comulgar
to share
disponerse
to get ready
disponerse
to prepare
el marica
pussy
el perico
blow
el perico
coke
embarrar
to mess up
las pelotas
balls
las pelotas
guts
dejarse
to let oneself
el azar
chance
el azar
fate
de pronto
maybe
de pronto
suddenly
novedoso
original
novedoso
new
novedoso
novel
aceitar
to bribe
aceitar
to grease the palm of
el cucho
old guy
la bobada
stupid thing
la bobada
nonsense
maricón
queer
volverse
to go back
volverse
to return
volver
to go back
volver
to turn
volver
to return
hasta aquí
so far
hasta aquí
up till now
hasta aquí
up to here
apenas
as soon as
no jodas
you must be fucking joking
no jodas
no fucking way
angustiarse
to become anxious
angustiarse
to get distressed
angustiarse
to get worried
contar con
to count on
contar con
to rely on
confianzudo
fresh
confianzudo
overfamiliar
dar lugar a
to bring about
dar lugar a
to cause
enterado
knowledgeable
enterado
aware
enterado
well-informed
me toca a mí
it's my turn
quieto
calm
quieto
still
harto
a lot
las ganas
desire
así mismo
exactly like that
así mismo
in the same way
así mismo
just like that
el camello
work
descalabrarse
to hurt one's head
el/la sapo
snitch
berraco
ballsy
denunciar
to report
tantear
to feel one's way
tantear
to size up
tantear
to weigh up
camellar
to work hard
el parrillero
passenger
meter un gol
to score a goal
surgir
to arise
surgir
to emerge
de la nada
out of nowhere
de la nada
from nowhere
mentar
to mention
avispado
quick-witted
avispado
sharp
el pellejo
skin
renegar
to complain
renegar
to grumble
berraco
awesome
el berraco
beast
hace tiempo
a while ago
hace tiempo
for some time
la pendejada
stupid thing to say
el machito
tough guy
la vaina
thing
la vaina
thing
divisar
to spot
divisar
to make out
al igual que
just like
producirse
to occur
producirse
to take place
emprender
to start
emprender
to start up
en medio de
in the center of
en medio de
in the middle of
agravar
to make worse
en vista de
considering
en vista de
in view of
derivar
to arise from
derivar
to come from
derivar
to derive from
el chorro
loads
en blanco
sleepless
certero
accurate
certero
well-aimed
sacar
to release
zafado
crazy
desbloquear
to unlock
estar por
to be about to
rudo
rough
a principios de
at the beginning of
despojar
to divest
despojar
to strip
el hampón
thug
envuelto
involved
envuelto
wrapped up
la racha
gust
el agrado
liking
el agrado
pleasure
en todo momento
at all times
la inmadurez
immaturity
el azote
lashing
el azote
scourge
el nene
baby
el nene
little child
el nene
kid
canalizar
to channel
canalizar
to channel
la personalidad
celebrity
la personalidad
public figure
llama la atención
attracts attention
llama la atención
strikes one's attention
el alto
stop
como que
as though
como que
as if
el pormenor
detail
limitarse
to confine oneself to
limitarse
to limit oneself to
deberse
to be due to
el flechazo
love at first sight
fijarse
to notice
fijarse
to pay attention
arrancar
to extract
arrancar
to start
aportar
to contribute
la vibra
vibe
la vibra
vibes
el brillo
lip gloss
subir de peso
to put on weight
subir de peso
to gain weight
¡Dale!
Go for it!
¡Dale!
Go ahead!
la película
story
el género
genre
con calma
easy
con calma
calmly
poner
to call
poner
to give
la locura
crazy thing
flipar
to be crazy about
el letrero
sign
sin importar
no matter
sin importar
regardless of
a la par
at the same time
a la par
side by side
a mediados de
by mid-
a mediados de
halfway through
de luto
in mourning
coincidir
to match
antojarse
to seem
igual que
just like
igual que
like
centrar
to focus
pese a ello
despite that
pese a ello
in spite of that
volverse loco
to go crazy
volverse loco
to go mad
correr
to run
correr
to move
ir
to work
ir
to run
ir
to be dressed in
ir
to wear
ir
to look
en otro tiempo
at one time
equivocarse
to be wrong
equivocarse
to make a mistake
de una vez
already
de una vez
in one go
lo mejor es que
the best part is that
lo mejor es que
the best thing is that
heredar
to inherit
por la cual
by which
por la cual
why
qué va a hacer
what are you going to do
qué va a hacer
what is he going to do
por debajo de
below the
a la baja
downward
proponerse
to aim to
proponerse
to set out to
radicar en
to lie in
al fin y al cabo
after all
al fin y al cabo
at the end of the day
retomar
to pick back up
retomar
to take up again
la ilusión
hope
entre nosotros
between us
de tener
if ... had
liarse
to get involved
a gusto
comfortable
a gusto
willingly
a flote
afloat
a flote
afloat
dar a conocer
to make known
dar a conocer
to publish
dar a conocer
to announce
a raíz
as a result
de alguna manera
somehow
el activo
asset
estrecho
close
nunca antes
never before
a la larga
in the long run
a la larga
in the long term
por ahora
for now
por ahora
for the time being
ella misma
she herself
ya sabes
as you know
ya sabes
you know
a cambio
in exchange
a cambio
in return
en aquel entonces
in those days
en aquel entonces
at that time
convertirse en
to turn into
lo sabía
I knew it
el padrazo
devoted father
el alma gemela
soulmate
al parecer
apparently
al parecer
seemingly
unos cuantos
a few
unos cuantos
some
en contra
against
golpe de Estado
coup
golpe de Estado
coup d'état
ha habido
there has been
ha habido
there's been
por el momento
at the moment
por el momento
for now
por el momento
for the time being
salir adelante
to get ahead
por primera vez
for the first time
dar la cara
to face the consequences
dar la cara
to face the music
al azar
at random
al azar
randomly
basarse en
to be based on
por lo que
for which reason
por lo que
which was why
por lo que
which is why
el patrimonio de la humanidad
World Heritage site
apostar por
to opt for
apostar por
to go for
quedar en
to agree
quedar en
to arrange
hasta qué punto
to what extent
los demás
everyone else
los demás
the others
los demás
the rest
lo mejor
the best
lo mejor
the best
tratar con
to deal with
vagar por
to wander around
vagar por
to wander through
apúrate
get a move on
apúrate
hurry up
apúrate
hurry
¡Ándale!
Hurry up!
¡Ándale!
Come on!
¡Ándale!
Okay!
ánimo
come on
nada más
nothing else
nada más
as soon as
me di cuenta de que
I realized that
por desgracia
unfortunately
por desgracia
sadly
por suerte
fortunately
por suerte
luckily
a la vista
in sight
no sirve
doesn't work
no sirve
there's no point
no sirve
it doesn't work
no sirve
it's no good
ha de ser
has to be
ha de ser
it has to be
ha de ser
it has to be
ha de ser
has to be
ha de ser
must be
cada cual
each one
cada cual
everyone
no te pierdas
don't miss
ellos mismos
themselves
ellos mismos
they themselves
yo mismo
I myself
nosotros mismos
we ourselves
más te vale
you'd better
ya sea
either
ya viene
he's coming now
ya viene
she's coming now
tener puesto
to be wearing
hacia adelante
to the front
hacia adelante
forward
estar preso
to be imprisoned
andar en
to be involved with
andar en
to be involved in
andar en
to ride
andar en
to take
apropiarse de
to appropriate
encontrarse con
to meet with
enterarse de
to find out
echar de menos
to miss
dar asco
to disgust
dar asco
to make feel sick
eso espero
I hope so
dar rabia
to infuriate
dar rabia
to make mad
dar miedo
to frighten
dar miedo
to scare
dar vergüenza
to be embarrassed
dar pena
to be sad
dar pena
to be embarrassed
dar pena
to feel embarrassed
dar cuenta de
to explain about
dar cuenta de
to report
dar cuenta de
to give an account of
dar cuenta de
to polish off
la instantánea
snapshot
además
furthermore
media naranja
soulmate
la materia prima
raw material
le hace falta
he needs
le hace falta
she needs
en cuanto a
with regard to
en cuanto a
as for
ponerse a
to begin
ponerse a
to start
igual
still
igual
just the same
cómo que
what does he mean
cómo que
what do you mean
cómo que
what does she mean
a tiempo
on time
justo a tiempo
just in time
justo a tiempo
right on time
qué le pasa
what's the matter with her
qué le pasa
what's the matter with him
qué le pasa
what's the matter with you
qué te parece
what do you think
qué te parece
what you think
combinar con
to go with
combinar con
to match
toparse con
to bump into
toparse con
to run into
cansarse de
to get tired of
hasta nunca
good riddance
hasta nunca
I hope I never see you again
por allí
over there
por aquí
around here
ya mismo
at once
ya mismo
right now
de retraso
behind schedule
dar de comer
to feed
dar de comer
to feed
al ver
when seeing
ya lo verás
you'll see
de arriba
upstairs
ahora vuelvo
I'll be right back
a la vuelta
on the back
a la vuelta
on the way back
a la vuelta
around the corner
tal cual
just as
igual
maybe
ya veo
I see
a la calle
to the street
a la calle
in the street
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
tener en cuenta
to take into account
más a menudo
more often
debe ser
he must be
debe ser
she must be
debe ser
it must be
lo haré
I'll do it
lo haré
I'll make it
como sea
at all costs
como sea
whatever it takes
me parece que
it seems to me that
me parece que
I think that
hacer un esfuerzo
to try hard
hacer un esfuerzo
to try
hacer un esfuerzo
to make an effort
seguir en pie
to still be valid
debe haber
there should be
debe haber
there must be
ya vengo
I'll be right back
hacer caso
to take notice of
no hace falta
there's no need
no hace falta
you don't have
¡Caramba!
Jeez!
¡Caramba!
Wow!
me da igual
I don't care
me da igual
it doesn't matter to me
estar para
to be about to
estar para
to be here for
estar para
to be in the mood for
estar para
to be there for
en busca de
in search of
encontrarse bien
to be OK
encontrarse bien
to be fine
echar un polvo
to have a shag
echar un polvo
to screw
joder
damn
joder
fuck
el concurso de belleza
beauty contest
el concurso de belleza
beauty pageant
este tipo
this guy
quiere decir
means
ya está
that's it
lo de
the story about
lo de
the business about
al respecto
on the matter
al respecto
about it
desde luego
certainly
desde luego
of course
adivina qué
guess what
a solas
alone
a solas
on one's own
para nada
not at all
para nada
the least bit
para nada
at all
en absoluto
absolutely not
en absoluto
not at all
qué más da
what difference does it make
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