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zarpar
zarpar
to set sail
jactarse
jactarse
to boast
bautizar
bautizar
to baptize
recatado
recatado
modest
reprobar
reprobar
to fail
el frigo
el frigo
fridge
el moretón
el moretón
bruise
el ajuar
el ajuar
furnishings
los modales
los modales
manners
la fealdad
la fealdad
ugliness
la quiebra
la quiebra
bankruptcy
desapercibido
desapercibido
unnoticed
derrotado
derrotado
defeated
desmadejar
desmadejar
to unravel
el fusil
el fusil
rifle
amarrar
amarrar
to tie
desenvainar
desenvainar
to draw
la espada
la espada
sword
el fusilamiento
el fusilamiento
plagiarism
el fusilamiento
execution by firing squad
el pelotón
crowd
prender
to fasten
desaliñado
disheveled
el perchero
coat stand
el expediente
file
acatar
to comply with
prorrogar
to extend
la adecuación
adaptation
acudir
to go to
indagar
to investigate
desgastarse
to wear down
el bordado
embroidery
el lienzo
canvas
la vaina
thing
apapachar
to cuddle
precavido
cautious
topar
to run into
el canje
exchange
palpar
to feel one's way around
decepcionarse
to be disappointed
adecuado
appropriate
liso
straight
liso
smooth
alzar
to lift
la baldosa
floor tile
desatar
to unleash
a mediados
halfway through
a mediados
in the middle of
el relato
tale
el pasamanos
handrail
el pasamanos
banister
el teclado
keyboard
el ocio
spare time
el ocio
leisure
antojarse
to seem
el acontecimiento
event
destacado
distinguished
el monte
hill
esparcido
scattered
chocante
shocking
fajar
to make out
ahuyentar
to frighten off
el bizco
cross-eyed person
la pulsera
bracelet
tararear
to hum
abollar
to dent
la comparecencia
appearance
el arándano
blueberry
la derrota
defeat
la desdicha
misfortune
llegar a una solución intermedia
to compromise
comprometer
to compromise
el compromiso
engagement
el compromiso
commitment
la cordura
good sense
la cordura
sanity
grato
pleasing
el aturdimiento
confusion
echar a perder
to spoil
contundente
blunt
el toque de queda
curfew
el desprecio
contempt
pillar
to catch
flamante
brand-new
volcar
to knock over
el reclutamiento
recruitment
radicar
to be situated
trastornar
to disturb
macizo
solid
la posada
inn
fugaz
fleeting
sudaca
South American
arroparse
to wrap up
ajustar
to fit
hervir
to boil
la encomienda
assignment
la encomienda
mission
el enredo
mess
impredecible
unpredictable
alucinado
stunned
la verja
iron gate
el ladrillo
brick
fisgonear
to pry
fisgón
nosy
entregado
selfless
el fracaso
failure
erguido
upright
el pésame
condolences
canoso
gray-haired
atraer
to attract
degollar
to slit the throat of
delator
revealing
borronear
to smudge
el pañal
diaper
desprender
to detach
la casona
large house
desviarse
to stray
el manotazo
slap
el invernadero
greenhouse
el sendero
path
alimentar
to feed
rozar
to brush against
destacarse
to stand out
el tramo
section
apartarse
to move out of the way
el lecho
bed
la pasarela
footbridge
pegajoso
sticky
vincular
to link
enganchar
to hook
cimentar
to lay the foundations of
atado
tied
afiebrado
feverish
encarar
to confront
la matanza
slaughter
aniñado
childish
el mentón
chin
hirsuto
hairy
lampiño
hairless
la ráfaga
gust
el costado
side
el pañuelo
handkerchief
recién
only just
la ojeada
quick glance
la sien
temple
la jaqueca
migraine
apestar
to stink
la tregua
truce
la mandíbula
jaw
escupir
to spit
latir
to throb
conmover
to move
la racha
spell
la racha
streak
lidiar
to deal with
el pudor
shyness
no bien
as soon as
el espejismo
mirage
desdibujarse
to fade
desdibujarse
to become blurred
acalorado
heated
desmedido
excessive
abrumador
overwhelming
la huerta
produce farm
estornudar
to sneeze
el desgaste
wear
dotado
gifted
disponer
to make use of
el pozo
well
escayolar
to put in a cast
agacharse
to crouch down
arrancar
to start
la navaja
razor
la remera
tee shirt
patear
to kick
patear
to kick
escalar
to climb
trepar
to climb
la destreza
skill
la destreza
skill
despectivo
disparaging
desmayarse
to faint
la rotura
break
la alhaja
jewel
el personal
staff
entregar
to deliver
entregar
to turn in
rendir
to produce
aconsejar
to advise
el carnet
ID card
enfocar
to focus
demorar
to take long
aprobar
to approve
adjuntar
to attach
desplazar
to scroll
desplazar
to displace
la articulación
joint
el seno
breast
la ceja
eyebrow
el tobillo
ankle
la sobrepoblación
overpopulation
el auxilio
assistance
medir
to measure
la mejilla
cheek
el sueco
Swedish
pasmado
astonished
el ciervo
deer
el ceño
space between the eyebrows
el destello
sparkle
el ripio
rubble
la redada
raid
darse por vencido
to give up
liviano
light
hundirse
to sink
la torpeza
clumsiness
movedizo
unstable
el hoyuelo
dimple
el rechazo
rejection
estropearse
to spoil
echar a perder
to spoil
el tamaño
size
la talla
size
el rasgo
feature
artesano
handcrafted
el farol
lantern
el allanamiento
raid
destrozar
to destroy
disgustar
to upset
el muelle
pier
el muelle
dock
el balneario
spa
el sanador
healer
el almacén
store
embarrado
muddy
imparable
irrepressible
el guijarro
pebble
ponerse de rodillas
to kneel
recopilar
to collect
estancarse
to come to a halt
constar
to appear on
dilucidar
to elucidate
abogar
to advocate
el vocero
spokesperson
la exigencia
demand
el sustento
support
la etiqueta
label
el telón
curtain
reemplazar
to replace
el concejal
city councilor
agilizar
to speed up
el sesgo
bias
merendar
to have an afternoon snack
sacudir
to shake
regatear
to haggle
la garra
claw
fructífero
fruitful
elogiar
to praise
la edición
publishing
el recelo
distrust
la pauta
guideline
la pauta
norm
la avena
oats
obsequiar
to present
el boceto
sketch
disfrazado
disguised
mientras tanto
meanwhile
matizado
thorough
acogedor
welcoming
viento en popa
on a roll
el blanco
bull's-eye
el papel de estraza
brown paper
azotar
to whip
la ventisca
blizzard
el anhelo
desire
la zurda
left hand
abonar
to cash
el/la guionista
screenwriter
el señuelo
bait
el señuelo
decoy
el ladrido
bark
pretender
to intend
terminantemente
strictly
el delator
informant
el ayuntamiento
city council
rotundo
emphatic
destacar
to emphasize
escarpado
steep
ahogarse
to choke
abordar
to deal with
el barracón
barracks
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
el percance
mishap
el asedio
siege
la comarca
region
la esfera
sphere
acudir
to come
la brújula
compass
filtrarse
to get leaked
el reguero
trail
fugarse
to escape
mancharse
to get dirty
enterrar
to bury
apuntado
pointed
el motín
mutiny
abarrotado
packed
el recluso
prisoner
el socorro
help
la bandeja
tray
la charola
tray
disgustar
to not like
trocarse
to turn into
franquear
to go through
el alijo
contraband
el quirófano
operating room
arriesgar
to risk
el balde
bucket
sumar
to add
facho
fascist
la rendija
loophole
ciegamente
blindly
el marero
gangbanger
proporcionar
to provide
revelarse
to reveal oneself
el reto
challenge
el arrojo
bravery
arar
to plow
anhelar
to long for
el ensimismamiento
self-absorption
disiparse
to dissipate
el riachuelo
brook
apuntarse
to enroll
escabullirse
to escape
travieso
naughty
acosar
to pester
el arete
earring
despabilarse
to get a move on
el/la transeúnte
passerby
fundirse
to merge
fundirse
to fade into
fundirse
to melt
borroso
blurred
la franja
stripe
el lino
linen
alisar
to smooth
escoger
to choose
el/la aguafiestas
party pooper
actualizar
to update
ahogar
to suffocate
el/la socorrista
lifeguard
el/la socorrista
rescue worker
sembrar
to plant
la venda
bandage
empeorar
to deteriorate
descartar
to dismiss
asimismo
likewise
el derribo
shooting down
el derribo
demolition
pese a
in spite of
el mandatario
leader
la bulla
racket
aledaño
adjacent
la buhardilla
attic
el noviazgo
engagement
los calzoncillos
underpants
producirse
to take place
resquebrajar
to crack
la grieta
crack
sobado
worn
las palomitas
popcorn
prever
to foresee
la negrita
boldface
la tijera
scissors
la báscula
scales
el presagio
omen
el voluntariado
voluntary work
enriquecedor
enriching
fiar
to sell on credit
jubilarse
to retire
agridulce
bittersweet
achicar
to make smaller
renegrido
blackened
la suela
sole
el muslo
thigh
reparar
to notice
imparable
unstoppable
la suplantación
impersonation
encajar
to fit
el autónomo
freelance
la bendición
blessing
la hipoteca
mortgage
agachar
to lower
la aspereza
harshness
echar de menos
to miss
el bien
belonging
cosechar
to harvest
los albores
dawn
el estremecimiento
shudder
el leñador
woodcutter
la balacera
shooting
la ganancia
profit
estrujar
to squeeze
el guantazo
smack
puñetero
damn
la sucursal
branch
el pellizco
pinch
timar
to con
el garito
dive
el garito
gambling den
la vaguedad
vagueness
la trastada
prank
inconcebible
inconceivable
el/la jaez
kind
el hormigón
concrete
el botín
loot
engolosinar
to entice
atontar
to make feel groggy
contundente
forceful
contundente
convincing
la pantufla
slipper
la recaída
relapse
corromper
to make go bad
despabilar
to wake up
de par en par
wide open
el fregadero
sink
la postergación
postponement
postergar
to postpone
la acechanza
stalking
cojo
wobbly
desgastado
worn
el taburete
stool
el preso
prisoner
enjuagar
to rinse
la prebenda
privilege
decretar
to decree
ocioso
pointless
ocioso
of leisure
ocioso
idle
carecer
to lack
paladear
to savor
la tozudez
stubbornness
el picaporte
door handle
disponerse
to prepare
la prenda
garment
inquietarse
to worry
la estupefacción
amazement
la estupefacción
astonishment
el/la conferenciante
speaker
la ponencia
paper
elaborar
to devise
amoratado
purplish
la confabulación
conspiracy
la farola
streetlight
cuartear
to cut up
el vello
fuzz
la yema
fingertip
el artilugio
gadget
deslizarse
to slide
el agobio
stress
los apuntes
notes
el dispositivo
device
el paladar
palate
rajarse
to crack
demorar
to delay
el afán
eagerness
atrevido
daring
aplazar
to postpone
el/la bocazas
bigmouth
la pataleta
tantrum
la lancha
boat
el escaño
seat
bullir
to boil
el cachete
cheek
la maraña
tangle
el pasto
lawn
el lazo
bond
la maniobra
maneuver
el resorte
spring
el merequetengue
mess
el vendaje
bandaging
olfatear
to sniff
estirar
to stretch
persignar
to make the sign of the cross
rebotar
to bounce
el báculo
staff
el hechicero
wizard
recargado
leaning
desbarrancar
to throw over a precipice
convenir
to be good for
suspicaz
suspicious
la triquiñuela
trick
despejado
clear
la parvada
flock
desbordar
to overflow
espantoso
horrifying
otear
to look down on
esparcir
to scatter
la cuesta
slope
vividor
opportunistic
el ratero
thief
la perorata
lecture
el reo
offender
el reo
defendant
atar
to tie
adrede
on purpose
el trapito
cloth
antojarse
to have a craving for
el aguacero
downpour
la hormiga
ant
la cobija
blanket
el resplandor
brightness
la burbuja
bubble
el párpado
eyelid
la lona
canvas
abocarse
to apply oneself
abocarse
to be heading towards
torpe
clumsy
toparse
to run into
harto
fed up
hartar
to get sick of
basta con que
it's enough for
sellar
to seal
el hueso
bone
tétrico
gloomy
el baldío
vacant lot
cotejar
to check against
la zancada
stride
el garabato
scribble
la sarta
string
el disparate
nonsense
espabilado
bright
disimular
to hide
disimular
to cover up
el convenio
agreement
el descuido
carelessness
la costilla
rib
descarado
shameless
la facha
look
altanero
arrogant
el payaso
clown
la cerradura
lock
la capilla
chapel
el gozne
hinge
de reojo
out of the corner of one's eye
arrepentirse
to regret (it)
zambullirse
to submerge oneself
zambullirse
to dive
el hombro
shoulder
hacinado
crowded together
envilecer
to degrade
la viga
rafter
tupido
dense
destacar
to stand out
rezumar
to ooze
cabecear
to nod off
la hondonada
dip
la hondonada
hollow
la cuneta
ditch
empinar
to raise
la conserva
canned food
hinchado
swollen
espabilar
to wake up
el retraso
delay
el vuelco
upset
la barriga
stomach
el anticipo
advance
la turbación
bewilderment
abochornado
embarrassed
la legua
league
invadir
to overwhelm
el titubeo
stuttering
el titubeo
hesitation
el titubeo
hesitancy
el meneo
sway
la cadera
hip
el ensayo
rehearsal
el traslado
transfer
la mugre
filth
halagar
to flatter
esbozar
to give a hint of
esbozar
to outline
la resolana
glare of the sun
adusto
severe
la albahaca
basil
el brete
jam
hallar
to discover
el chivo expiatorio
scapegoat
el lujo
luxury
llevar a cabo
to carry out
enemistar
to make enemies
clavado
fixed
amarrado
stingy
el mantenimiento
maintenance
la lana
bread
la lana
wool
la licitación
bidding
las mañas
cunning
la sobra
excess
complacido
satisfied
la adulación
flattery
taimado
cunning
tentar
to tempt
la subasta
auction
el diputado
representative
el lío
mess
digno
worthy
la travesura
prank
deambular
to wander
el mellizo
fraternal twin
pícaro
mischievous
asomarse
to look
pudrir
to rot
aferrado
attached
apretar
to make an effort
amargar
to make bitter
despejar
to clear up
despejar
to clear
estrujar
to bleed dry
estrujar
to wring out
el estímulo
encouragement
el susto
scare
rendido
exhausted
el apareamiento
mating
izar
to hoist
parlanchín
talkative
la jornada
working day
vigente
current
recalcar
to stress
el tesoro
treasure
la paloma
pigeon
la paloma
dove
amargo
bitter
el hallazgo
discovery
el desconcierto
confusion
el asombro
amazement
averiguar
to find out
la averiguación
inquiry
el pescuezo
neck
el viaje de ida y vuelta
round trip
dado que
given that
la sede
seat
la sede
headquarters
trasladar
to transfer
el ancla
anchor
el titiritero
puppeteer
hacer frente a
to stand up to
la bondad
kindness
hacer gracia
to be funny
la avería
breakdown
el cuello
neck
atrasado
behind
agotado
exhausted
sumamente
extremely
implicado
involved
el trámite
procedure
respaldarse
to be based on
el infarto
heart attack
disgustado
upset
tirado
strewn
tirado
lying
decepcionado
disappointed
antojarse
to feel like
detener
to stop
las nalgas
buttocks
el alboroto
commotion
pompis
bottom
desentonar
to be out of place
la vega
meadow
la vega
valley
el sótano
basement
aprovechar
to take advantage of
el tramoyista
stagehand
el azar
fate
el roce
rubbing
culto
educated
el ombligo
belly button
el ombligo
navel
el fango
mud
brindar
to offer
la herramienta
tool
el malestar
discomfort
el yeso
cast
el yeso
plaster
plantear
to suggest
el acontecimiento histórico
historical event
envidiable
enviable
la escasez
shortage
coser
to stitch
coser
to sew
semejante
similar
hervir el agua
to boil water
la concurrencia
audience
casero
homemade
tumbado
lying down
prescindir
to do without
los suministros
supplies
el suministro
supply
rastrear
to track
inocente
naive
envejecer
to grow old
el rocío
dew
interminable
endless
el apagón
blackout
propiciar
to foster
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
impulsar
to drive
impulsar
to promote
la centella
spark
arder
to burn
atareado
busy
la tanda
batch
agarrotar
to stiffen
recostar
to lay back
el dosel
canopy
relucir
to shine
el pillo
rascal
a regañadientes
reluctantly
en un santiamén
in a flash
apagado
off
apesadumbrado
sorrowful
abatido
depressed
abatido
dejected
desde luego que no
of course not
el eructo
burp
reprimir
to suppress
de soslayo
out of the corner of one's eye
el regocijo
joy
carraspear
to clear one's throat
el tiroteo
shooting
armar
to assemble
la víspera
eve
abrigarse
to bundle up
enchufar
to plug in
la nuez
nut
el amontonamiento
crowd
desprolijo
messy
desprolijo
sloppy
aflojar
to loosen
de paso
while one's at it
la estación
season
el faro
lighthouse
marchito
withered
el/la gruñón
grouch
el/la gandalla
jerk
el esmalte
nail polish
el esmalte
glaze
tramitar
to negotiate
el amparo
protection
la rola
song
la beca
scholarship
las cosquillas
tickles
el dineral
fortune
imponer
to impose
regañar
to scold
el colchón
mattress
la nevada
snowfall
el ramo
bouquet
cursi
corny
incorporarse
to sit up
interactuar
to interact
parpadear
to blink
frotar
to rub
la barbilla
chin
apuesto a que
I bet that
proponerse
to aim to
arrojar
to throw
repartir
to distribute
repentino
sudden
acometer
to overcome
improviso
unexpectedly
excitado
agitated
la superficie
surface
la estela
wake
la estela
trail
transcurrir
to pass
el charco
pool
el charco
puddle
la capa
layer
el acantilado
cliff
la sábana
sheet
el alfiler
pin
plano
flat
la hilera
row
la represa
reservoir
la represa
dam
el bastón
cane
angosto
narrow
escalonar
to spread out
el pecho
chest
atardecer
to get dark
dolido
hurt
coquetear
to flirt
tapar
to block
sobresalir
to excel
entregar
to hand over
agotar
to use up
agarrar
to catch
guindar
to hang
el acero
steel
el hierro
iron
forjar
to shape
forjar
to forge
sobornar
to bribe
dizque
supposedly
involucrarse
to get involved
jalar
to pull
radicarse
to settle in
estrenar
to use for the first time
el periplo
journey
brincar
to jump
agarrar
to grab
aciago
tragic
ajeno
other people's
el estaño
tin
el pormenor
detail
evocar
to recall
evocar
to invoke
la cagada
shit
tierno
tender
la llovizna
drizzle
el obispo
bishop
el buque
ship
la altanería
arrogance
de bruces
flat on one's face
enjuiciar
to try
impedir
to prevent
alegar
to claim
la convocatoria
call
la consigna
slogan
atender
to deal with
atender
to answer
el aplazamiento
postponement
el catedrático
department head
la cana
gray hair
el retiro
pension
la semilla
seed
retirar
to remove
ahogar
to drown
empeñado
determined
el ahijado
godson
el palo
stick
la lumbre
light
la lumbre
fire
apurarse
to hurry
el zacate
hay
la maroma
flip
resbalar
to slip
la loma
hill
el camposanto
cemetery
sujetar
to hold
sujetar
to fasten
la arcada
retching
el arbusto
bush
el regazo
lap
la babosa
slug
derribar
to knock down
agudamente
ingeniously
espetar
to blurt out
subastar
to auction
la sorna
sarcasm
la petulancia
arrogance
mediante
by means of
afincar
to establish
descuidarse
to drop one's guard
descuidar
to neglect
el clavo
nail
escasear
to skimp on
escasear
to be scarce
alentador
encouraging
la pulgada
inch
la ladera
hillside
la comezón
itch
untar
to spread
el frasco
bottle
espulgar
to delouse
arriscar
to wrinkle
el palito
small stick
nomás
just
fajar
to beat up
el tropiezo
stumble
entibiar
to cool down
tirar de
to pull
jadear
to pant
rehusar
to refuse
el alboroto
racket
la neblina
mist
el limosnero
beggar
empaparse
to get soaked
el trapo
rag
el venado
deer
el coraje
guts
el coraje
anger
arrastrar
to drag
arrastrado
wretched
reseco
parched
aguantar
to bear
aguantarse
to hang on
dar abasto
to be enough
dar abasto
to cope
apenas
only
apenas
barely
disparado
off like a shot
el cohete
rocket
la mueca
grimace
el barrote
bar
estridente
loud
agudo
sharp
afilado
pointed
desplomarse
to collapse
aturdido
dazed
zarandear
to shake
el rastro
trace
el zarandeo
shaking
el paradero
last stop
el paradero
whereabouts
exigir
to require
exigir
to demand
la azafata
flight attendant
alocado
crazy
la tripulación
crew
dar pie
to give rise to
suponer
to mean
suponer
to suppose
el barro
clay
el barro
mud
alucinante
fantastic
endurecer
to strengthen
endurecer
to harden
fortalecer
to strengthen
frenar
to brake
punzar
to prick
llagar
to cause a sore on
la llaga
sore
el muñón
stump
el harapo
rag
la reseña
review
abrumado
overwhelmed
cautivador
captivating
la secuela
effect
la secuela
consequence
el mendigo
beggar
hábil
skillful
arrancar
to pull out
porque sí
just because
palidecer
to turn pale
apuntar
to aim
apuntar
to point at
el gatillo
trigger
apretar
to press
mamar gallo
to pull someone's leg
encapuchado
hooded
la capucha
hood
arrancar
to start
el contratiempo
setback
entrecortado
faltering
estrechamente
intimately
estrechamente
closely
el peldaño
stair
silbar
to whistle
el bolsillo
pocket
el petardo
firecracker
el trasto
piece of junk
escurrido
drained
aplastar
to crush
empapar
to soak
la trampa
cheating
la trampa
debt
la trampa
trap
estancar
to bring to a halt
atropellar
to trample on
atropellar
to run over
retorcer
to wring
retorcer
to twist
patalear
to kick about
patalear
to make a fuss
rechinar
to grind
rechinar
to clank
rechinar
to screech
rechinar
to creak
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