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ausente
ausente
absent
ausente
ausente
daydreaming
ausente
ausente
distracted
erguirse
erguirse
to stand straight
erguirse
erguirse
to stand up
erguir
erguir
to raise
erguir
erguir
to straighten
extraviado
extraviado
lost
extraviado
extraviado
stray
adentrarse
adentrarse
to go deep into
adentrarse
adentrarse
to go into
extraviarse
extraviarse
to get lost
extraviarse
extraviarse
to lose one's way
extraviar
extraviar
to lose
traquetear
traquetear
to jolt
traquetear
traquetear
to rattle
traquetear
traquetear
to shake
el cabestrillo
el cabestrillo
sling
aquejar
aquejar
to trouble
aquejar
to afflict
taponar
to block
taponar
to plug
ocultarse
to disappear
ocultarse
to hide
dar de mamar
to breastfeed
la estera
mat
provisto
provided
provisto
stocked
provisto
supplied
ordeñar
to milk
la peripecia
sudden change
la peripecia
adventure
la peripecia
incident
tartamudear
to stammer
tartamudear
to stutter
el portazo
bang
el portazo
slam
desencajar
to dislocate
desencajar
to knock out of place
sacar de quicio
to drive crazy
sacar de quicio
to drive mad
sacar de quicio
to drive up the wall
sacar de quicio
to get on someone's nerves
dar por sentado
to assume
dar por sentado
to take for granted
desilusionarse
to be disappointed
desilusionarse
to become disillusioned
el papeleo
paperwork
el papeleo
red tape
fruncir el ceño
to frown
la rebanada
slice
lastimero
pitiful
demorarse
to be delayed
poner cara
to make a face
caducar
to be past its use-by date
caducar
to expire
caducar
to lapse
fecha de caducidad
expiration date
al atardecer
at dusk
un día de estos
one of these days
un día de estos
sometime soon
vagar
to laze around
vagar
to roam
vagar
to wander
vagamente
vaguely
esfumarse
to disappear
esfumarse
to vanish
sonarse
to blow
el rastro
trace
rastrear
to track
rastrear
to search
oliscar
to smell
oliscar
to sniff out
olisquear
to sniff
dar gracias
to say thanks to
dar gracias
to thank
apropiado
suitable
orondo
plump
orondo
self-satisfied
orondo
smug
a menudo
often
menudo
slight
menudo
small
vecino
neighboring
ataviarse
to dress up
ataviar
to dress up
raer
to scrape
raer
to scrape off
raído
threadbare
raído
worn-out
el granero
barn
la granja
farm
arenoso
sandy
escarmentar
to teach a lesson to
escarmentar
to learn one's lesson
el escarmiento
lesson
temible
scary
temible
fearful
temible
fearsome
pachucho
poorly
pachucho
under the weather
preguntar por
to ask about
preguntar por
to ask after
preguntar por
to inquire about
a continuación
then
a continuación
next
afanarse
to do everything one can
afanarse
to make an effort
afanarse
to toil
el afán
effort
el afán
desire
el afán
eagerness
sacar la basura
to take out the rubbish
sacar la basura
to take out the trash
sacar buenas notas
to get good grades
sacar buenas notas
to get good marks
el personal
staff
el bandazo
lurch
el bandazo
swerve
el promedio
average
el prójimo
fellow man
estar sano
to be healthy
estar sano
to be intact
el quirófano
operating room
respingar
to answer back
respingar
to ride up
respingar
to shy
el hipo
hiccoughs
el hipo
hiccups
el eructo
belch
el eructo
burp
la primaria
elementary school
la primaria
primary school
el recelo
distrust
el recelo
suspicion
de reojo
askance
de reojo
sideways
incorporarse
to report for work
incorporarse
to join
incorporarse
to sit up
la calzada
road
la calzada
road
el calzado
footwear
el/la acompañante
companion
el/la acompañante
passenger
la portezuela
door
avenirse
to accept
avenirse
to agree to
avenirse
to get on
subido
bright
subido
high
subido
intense
aflojarse
to come loose
aflojarse
to loosen
aflojarse
to work loose
aflojar
to loosen
aflojar
to relax
el asueto
break
el asueto
time off
partir
to leave
partir
to start
partir
to set off
partir
to cut
partir
to split
el matorral
bushes
el matorral
thicket
lindar
to adjoin
lindar
to border on
si bien
even though
si bien
although
semejante
similar
semejante
such
la misericordia
mercy
apalear
to beat
apalear
to beat
la fechoría
mischief
la fechoría
misdeed
la fechoría
misdemeanor
el chivo expiatorio
scapegoat
arrebatar
to captivate
arrebatar
to snatch
encarcelar
to imprison
así pues
so
así pues
therefore
colmar
to fulfill
colmar
to fill to the brim
emprender
to embark on
emprender
to start up
emprender
to undertake
el llanto
crying
enjugar
to wipe away
enjugar
to wipe off
enjugarse
to wipe away
el tendido
hanging
tendido
stretched out
estar tendido
to be lying down
de regreso
back
intrigar
to intrigue
intrigar
to scheme
el fajo
bundle
el fajo
roll
el fajo
wad
probarse
to try on
discapacitado
handicapped
pasar desapercibido
to go unnoticed
hacer eco
to echo
hacer eco
to echo
resonar
to echo
pugnar
to struggle
pugnar
to fight
pugnar
to strive
el clima cálido
hot weather
el clima cálido
warm weather
apaciguarse
to ease up
apaciguarse
to calm down
apaciguar
to calm down
apaciguar
to soothe
apacible
even-tempered
apacible
gentle
rasgado
almond-shaped
rasgado
wide
el lechón
pig
el lechón
piglet
acerar
to pave
acerar
to toughen
rezar
to read
rezar
to pray
rezar
to recite
en cuanto
as soon as
desorbitado
exorbitant
el tiento
touch
el tiento
tact
el tiento
care
dar pie
to give cause for
dar pie
to give rise to
dar pie
to lead
desandar
to retrace
mojigato
prudish
la índole
nature
la índole
sort
la índole
nature
asequible
attainable
asequible
achievable
asequible
affordable
rentable
profitable
rentable
worthwhile
estar al día
to be up to date
estar al corriente
to be informed
estar al corriente
to be up to date
lo de
the business about
lo de
the story about
trabarse
to get tongue-tied
trabarse
to get jammed
trabarse
to get tangled up
trabar
to hinder
trabar
to obstruct
resquebrajar
to crack
reseco
parched
reseco
skinny
reseco
very dry
rechinar
to creak
asolear
to put out in the sun
asolar
to destroy
asolar
to devastate
raso
low-ranking
raso
flat
raso
level
encogerse
to cringe
encogerse
to shrink
por si
in case
sediento
thirsty
la carretilla
wheelbarrow
chirriar
to creak
chirriar
to screech
el chirrido
squeak
sobresaltarse
to be startled
esmerarse
to take great pains
esmerarse
to try hard
plantearse
to consider
plantearse
to think about
plantear
to bring up
plantear
to suggest
de maravilla
wonderfully well
ahuyentar
to frighten off
proveer
to provide
proveer
to supply
soñoliento
sleepy
adueñarse de
to take control of
resfriar
to chill
resfriarse
to catch a cold
fehaciente
irrefutable
fehaciente
reliable
la prueba
proof
la prueba
test
apiadarse
to take pity on
el peinado
hairstyle
indagar
to investigate
jubilar
to throw out
la caseta
doghouse
la caseta
shed
agachar
to bend
agachar
to lower
agacharse
to bend down
agacharse
to crouch down
zanjar
to dig up
zanjar
to resolve
zanjar
to settle
el despilfarro
waste
mezquinar
to be stingy with
mezquinar
to skimp on
ojear
to have a look at
la ojeada
quick glance
la ojeada
quick look
la franja
border
la franja
stripe
apuesto
handsome
estarse
to keep
estarse
to stay
insistente
insistent
insistir en
to insist on
insistir en
to insist that
dimitir
to resign
opino que
I think
opino que
I think that
hurgar
to dig around in
hurgar
to rummage around in
que yo sepa
as far as I know
que yo sepa
to my knowledge
el tropel
crowd
el tropel
mob
el claxon
horn
replicar
to reply
replicar
to retort
deprisa
fast
deprisa
quick
deprisa
quickly
despachar
to deal with
despachar
to take care of
dominarse
to control oneself
lograr
to be able to
lograr
to reach
conseguir
to manage
tergiversar
to distort
tergiversar
to twist
toquetear
to finger
toquetear
to handle
la reparación
repair
apoderar
to authorize
apoderarse de
to overcome
apoderarse de
to seize
el propietario
owner
engreírse
to become conceited
engreír
to make conceited
engreído
conceited
petulante
arrogant
petulante
opinionated
petulante
smug
redactar
to write
veloz
fast
la risita
giggle
tener entendido
as far as one knows
auspiciar
to sponsor
asear
to clean up
asear
to clean
asearse
to clean oneself up
asearse
to get washed and dressed
la longevidad
longevity
longevo
long-lived
fugar
to chase away
fugarse
to run away
fugarse
to escape
en calma
quiet
en calma
calm
sobrepasarse
to overreact
sobrepasarse
to go too far
sobrepasar
to exceed
sobrepasar
to overtake
pese a
despite
pese a
in spite of
descararse
to be smart
descararse
to dare to
el descaro
impertinence
el descaro
nerve
verdad que sí
indeed
desde hacía
for
reducirse
to come down to
desconocer
to not know
desconocer
to not recognize
el paradero
end
el paradero
whereabouts
aportar
to contribute
aportar
to provide
recelar
to distrust
recelar
to be suspicious of
recelar
to suspect
dar parte
to inform
dar parte
to notify
dar parte
to report
aplazar
to postpone
apearse
to get off
apear
to help down
ponerse de pie
to stand
ponerse de pie
to stand up
la caridad
charity
en carne propia
first-hand
en carne propia
personally
abrigarse
to keep warm
abrigarse
to wrap up
encariñado
fond
encariñarse
to get attached to
encariñarse
to grow fond of
renunciar a
to quit
envenenar
to poison
la ponzoña
poison
la ponzoña
venom
el veneno
venom
esforzarse por
to make an effort to
esforzarse por
to try hard to
esforzarse
to strive
esforzarse
to make an effort
esforzarse
to try hard
asumir
to come to terms with
asumir
to assume
abollarse
to get dented
abollar
to dent
desembarazar
to rid of
desembarazarse
to get rid of
los víveres
supplies
los víveres
provisions
sumarse
to join
lugareño
local
lugareño
native
larguirucho
lanky
el escombro
debris
escombrar
to clean out
ofrecerse
to offer
el recambio
spare part
echar una mano
to lend a hand
el reventón
burst
reventar
to burst
reptar
to creep
reptar
to slither
vis a vis
face-to-face meeting
vis a vis
face-to-face
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