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la cuerda
la cuerda
rope
nos vemos
nos vemos
see you
el neceser
el neceser
vanity case
deme
deme
give me
me da
me da
I get
tardar
tardar
to take
que hiciste anoche
que hiciste anoche
you did last night
el eneldo
el eneldo
dill
el trastorno
el trastorno
disorder
precisar
precisar
to require
convenir
convenir
to be advisable
conviene que
conviene que
it's a good idea that
hueco
hueco
hollow
el hueco
el hueco
hole
resfriarse
resfriarse
to catch a cold
el resfriado
el resfriado
cold
la linterna
la linterna
torch
el jengibre
el jengibre
ginger
asimismo
asimismo
also
así que
so
regresar
to return
caducado
past its use-by date
caducado
expired
el ejercicio
exercise
el ejército
army
volví a casa
I returned home
el entorno
environment
hizo sol
it was sunny
quedó cancelado
it was canceled
quedo a la espera
I look forward to
el ensayo
essay
sonarse la nariz
to blow one's nose
sonar
to ring
soñar
to dream
bajar
to go down
tendré que
I'll have to
tendré
I'll have
el cerro
hill
sentarse
to sit
sentirse
to feel
¿De parte de quién?
Who's calling?
acudir
to turn to
aprender español
to learn Spanish
húmedo
moist
la humedad
humidity
convencido
convinced
conseguir
to get
el aviso
notice
la enseñanza
education
escaso
scarce
echar de menos
to miss
echar
to pour
han venido
you have come
el cuento
story
la cuenta
bill
lejano
distant
lejos
far away
contemplar
to consider
el extremo
end
el llegue
crash
llegué a casa
I got home
quedarse en cama
to stay in bed
quedar bien
to look good on
como nunca
like never before
impedir
to prevent
los fogones
cooking
vamos a ver qué pasa
we'll see
ya veremos
we'll see
acaso
perhaps
desempeñar
to carry out
advertir
to warn
asado
roasted
trasladar
to move
la caminata
long walk
hacia
toward
entregar
to deliver
demás
other
poder pagar
to afford
puede que
maybe
el sendero
path
inolvidable
unforgettable
hago ejercicio
I exercise
la furgoneta
van
la pérdida de tiempo
waste of time
habíamos ido a un bar
we'd gone to a bar
subir
to go up
la subida
climb
el sentido
direction
suponer
to suppose
el sentido del humor
sense of humor
cumplir
to serve
asistir
to attend
conforme
satisfied
conformarse
to be satisfied with
lograr
to be able to
no supe hacerlo
I wasn't able to do it
desilusionado
disappointed
la prisa
rush
preocupado por
worried about
comunicado
connected
trasero
rear
la propina
tip
comprender
to understand
consigue trabajo
get a job
la distribución
layout
conseguir que
to get
pese a que
despite the fact that
cual
as
mentir
to lie
la envidia
envy
tozudo
stubborn
ajustado
tight
acercarse
to approach
inmediato
immediate
mediante
through
y tal
and all that stuff
sostener
to hold
arrimar
to move closer
la estancia
room
encima
right around the corner
el hombro
shoulder
la nuca
back of the neck
el tramo
stretch
extraño
strange
quedar
to be left
quedo atenta a sus comentarios
I look forward to your feedback
quedo
quiet
tendrás hijos
you'll have children
cualquier
any
cual
which
el anochecer
dusk
el amanecer
dawn
recoger
to pick up
siquiera
at least
era de
he was from
el paraje
place
el cuadernillo
booklet
hay que
one must
éramos pocos
we were few
eran las doce
it was twelve o'clock
el tamaño
size
destacar
to emphasize
la caridad
charity
nocivo
harmful
merecer
to deserve
entablar
to start
la estampa
picture
veranear
to spend the summer
actuar
to behave
casual
chance
el trayecto
route
la estancia
stay
alojarse
to stay
el lujo
luxury
el capricho
whim
coger
to take
la travesía
crossing
el atardecer
dusk
exigir
to demand
así como
as well as
aun
even
todavía
yet
pendiente
pending
el pendiente
earring
la pesa
weight
el gorro de lana
wool hat
pertenecer
to belong to
prorrogar
to extend
el importe
amount
comprobar
to check
escoger
to choose
el recurso
resource
la ubicación
location
el fracaso
failure
contratar
to hire
según
according to
laico
secular
atentar
to make an attempt
la competencia
competition
contar
to count
contar
to tell
el chiste
joke
la actualidad
current situation
el propósito
purpose
menudo
small
verdadero
real
una vez
once
sino
but
el/la vocal
chairperson
el cargo
position
la franja
strip
el sur
south
las sobras
leftovers
dirigido
directed towards
vaya, pues
go then
el plazo
term
ponerse de acuerdo
to agree
darse
to grow
darse cuenta
to realize
hacerse
to become
el encargo
order
diseñar
to draw
la formación
formation
mudar
to change
mudarse
to move
dirigido
addressed to
dirigir
to manage
basado en hechos
based on facts
sobrevivir
to survive
siquiera
even if
rechazar
to reject
el aislamiento
isolation
alejar
to move away from
el soberano
sovereign
apoyar
to support
permanecer
to stay
descartar
to rule out
podría ser
it could be
cumplir
to achieve
corresponder
to repay
abordar
to tackle
eludir
to avoid
la voluntad
will
mediante
by means of
calificar
to describe as
implantar
to introduce
acabarse
to run out
acabar de
just
acabar
to finish
le tomaron una
took a...of
tuvo lugar
took place
ha llevado
took
el collar
necklace
pegar
to hit
proponer
to suggest
amenazar
to threaten
en cambio
on the other hand
triturador
crushing
alejado
remote
¿Te importa que tu camisa o pantalón esté arrugado?
Do you care if your shirt or pants are wrinkled?
el ánimo
mood
el asunto
issue
ventajas y desventajas
advantages and disadvantages
sobre todo
above all
cariñoso
affectionate
el cariño
affection
la casilla
square
el croquis
sketch
el aspa
cross
leve
slight
de repente
suddenly
hay que hacer
must do
lo mejor es que
the best thing is that
probar
to try
la sorpresa
surprise
sorprender
to surprise
preocupado
worried
ensayar
to rehearse
el ensayo
rehearsal
intentar
to try
el entretenimiento
entertainment
por otro lado
on the other hand
por otra parte
on the other hand
te toca
it's your turn
puede ser
it's possible
enseñar
to teach
cotidiano
daily
acostar
to put to bed
apagar
to turn off
prender
to light
enchufar
to plug in
gastar
to spend
utilizar
to use
elegir
to choose
salir
to go out
dejarse
to let oneself
dejar de
to stop
dejar un mensaje
to leave a message
quedar
to suit
quedarse en casa
to stay at home
pasar
to happen
disfrutar
to enjoy
anotar
to note down
tirar para adelante
to keep going
tirar
to throw
funcionar
to work
apurarse
to hurry
surgir
to arise
me quejo
I complain
quejarse de
to complain about
unir
to join
juntar
to put together
alcanzar su punto máximo
to reach its highest point
alcanzar
to reach
sacar
to take out
pedir disculpas
to apologize
pedir prestado
to ask to borrow
pedir la cuenta
to ask for the bill
seguir derecho
to go straight
seguimos en contacto
we're still in touch
seguir
to follow
tomar apuntes
to take notes
tomar
to drink
llevar
to take
vale la pena
it's worth it
valer
to be worth
me parece bien
I think it's fine
parecer
to seem
ya lo hice
I already did it
convertirse en
to turn into
la dicha
good fortune
recorrer
to travel around
la dicha
good luck
la prueba
proof
las pruebas
evidence
tener puesto
to be wearing
puesto solicitado
position applied for
promoción a un puesto mejor
promotion to a better position
al puesto
to the position
ha puesto
he's put
el puesto de trabajo
position
lleva puesto
he's wearing
puesto que
since
puesto
well-dressed
el puesto
position
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