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encariñarse
encariñarse
to grow fond of
hacer cumplir
hacer cumplir
to enforce
de alguna manera
de alguna manera
somehow
a por ellos
a por ellos
let's go get them
la grieta
la grieta
crack
a destiempo
a destiempo
at the wrong time
ser dueño de
ser dueño de
to be the owner of
no hace falta
no hace falta
you don't need
cualquiera
cualquiera
anyone
volcarse
volcarse
to tip over
de haberlo sabido
de haberlo sabido
if I'd known
arañar
arañar
to scrape together
a toda máquina
a toda máquina
full throttle
por mi cuenta
por mi cuenta
on my own
sale el sol
sale el sol
the sun rises
hacer caso
hacer caso
to pay attention to
vistoso
vistoso
eye-catching
cegarse
cegarse
to be blinded
alargarse
alargarse
to go on
merecer la pena
to be worthwhile
arrasar
to sweep to victory
arrasar
to raze to the ground
atontar
to stun
ponerse colorado
to flush
despegar
to take off
el pavor
dread
atronador
deafening
agrietarse
to crack
agobiado
weighed down
la desgana
lack of enthusiasm
el estruendo
crash
encajar en
to fit in
anhelar
to long for
cabe destacar que
it's important to point out that
llevarse
to get along
imprevisto
unforeseen
almacenar
to store
fallido
failed
el enfrentamiento
confrontation
terminar de
to finish
desentrañar
to figure out
por lo que
for which reason
la desigualdad
inequality
prometedor
promising
surtir
to have
poner freno a
to put a brake on
fastidiar
to annoy
el inframundo
underworld
enredarse
to get tangled
abrocharse el cinturón
to fasten your seat belt
trocear
to cut up
zarandearse
to toss about
zarandear
to buffet
el cuero cabelludo
scalp
a propósito
on purpose
saquear
to plunder
impedir
to prevent
muy probablemente
most likely
jactarse
to boast
amañado
rigged
el azar
chance
componer
to compose
componer
to make up
asombrar
to amaze
afianzarse
to become established
compaginarse
to go together
la rienda
rein
las arcas
coffers
asemejar
to make look like
los ingresos
income
la exención
exemption
la escorrentía
run-off
exponer
to exhibit
dotar
to equip with
bombear
to pump
flamante
brand-new
la perforación
drilling
la diversión
fun
anticuado
outdated
sea cual sea
no matter what...is
la superación
overcoming
el ahogo
breathlessness
heredar
to inherit
abocarse
to be heading towards
la colcha
bedspread
el patio trasero
backyard
desatar
to trigger
dar por seguro
to rest assured
de cuando en cuando
from time to time
de cuando en cuando
every now and then
traducir
to translate
rehacerse
to recover from
aderezado
seasoned
subastar
to auction
ligeramente
slightly
entremezclar
to intermingle
sin duda alguna
without any doubt
la eclosión
hatching
tomar por sorpresa
to take by surprise
la caducidad
expiration date
por detrás
from behind
qué hay de nuevo
what's new
ajeno
other people's
resultar
to turn out to be
la cerradura
lock
el ojo
keyhole
el charco
puddle
afear
to make ugly
hacer frente a
to deal with
destaparse
to throw the covers off
al frente de
in charge of
la sujeción
fastening
dejar a un lado
to set aside
toparse con
to come across
alentador
encouraging
cumplir con
to comply with
cumplir con
to carry out
disputar
to compete for
disputar
to dispute
profundizar
to go into in depth
al alza
upward
eso sí
even if
los restos
leftovers
los restos
remains
ceñir
to cling to
rebañar
to mop up
veranear
to spend the summer
el alcance
reach
ni
not even
aplacar
to placate
hacer travesuras
to get up to mischief
alejado
away from
pese a que
even though
de modo que
in such a way that
qué hay
what is available
qué hay
what is there
los esquemas
way of thinking
nunca darse por vencido
to never give up
tratar de convencer a
to try to persuade
arremeter contra
to charge at
tanto de
so much of
codiciado
coveted
desligarse
to distance oneself
de paso
while one's at it
la metedura de pata
blunder
la pérdida de tiempo
waste of time
desnudar
to undress
delatarse
to give oneself away
la envoltura
wrapping
menguante
waning
de reojo
sideways
deshacerse de
to get rid of
la tripulación
crew
demoledor
devastating
la aseveración
assertion
esponjoso
fluffy
dar tregua
to let up
la hoja de ruta
road map
a propósito de
on the subject of
asesorar
to advise
puesto que
as
estar atento
to pay attention
humillar
to humiliate
aún así
still like that
halagüeño
promising
sobrecargar
to overload
averiarse
to break down
anteayer
the day before yesterday
la maraña
tangle
desmesurado
excessive
la fuga
leak
la fuga
escape
adelantarse
to come ahead of time
a qué distancia
how far
qué tan lejos
how far
las competencias
powers
pasársela bien
to have a good time
caza de brujas
witch hunt
acusado
pronounced
la previsión
forecast
talar
to cut down
la extensión
expanse
aportar
to provide
repuntar
to pick up
espolear
to spur on
cómo de
how
procedente de
coming from
el retroceso
setback
temblar
to shudder
la cepa
strain
en curso
in progress
atender
to look after
acorralar
to corner
hacia atrás
backward
dar marcha atrás
to back down
el pensamiento estratégico
strategic thinking
la prisa
rush
recurrir
to resort to
el reparto
distribution
la patronal
employers' organization
cuadrar
to square
deparar
to have in store
precisar
to specify
el atuendo
attire
minucioso
meticulous
cuestionar
to question
preocuparse
to worry
equivaler a
to amount to
el pistoletazo
pistol shot
decantarse
to opt for
despectivo
derogatory
el aquelarre
coven
airado
irate
iracundo
irate
perteneciente
belonging to
suscitar
to give rise to
la legislatura
term of office
revelarse
to reveal oneself
la contrarreloj
time trial
el volantazo
sharp turn
desconvocar
to call off
escaso
scarce
el relevo
relief
la cuneta
ditch
parado
stopped
cerca de
close to
la chispa
spark
el carburante
fuel
empobrecido
impoverished
desempeñar
to carry out
el embotellamiento
bottleneck
adelantar
to pass
mortífero
deadly
aquejado
suffering
hacer escala
to stop over
leve
slight
ante
in the face of
ante
before
el tercio
third
la antesala
prelude
disiparse
to lift
el furgón
boxcar
contundente
blunt
el endurecimiento
toughening-up
forzosamente
by force
así como
as well as
en alza
on the rise
el telonero
opening act
empalagoso
sickly sweet
empalagoso
cloying
pésimo
lousy
dar por
to regard...as
contar con
to count on
soltar
to let go of
presentarse
to turn up
opinar
to think
la embarcación
vessel
verse
to find oneself
el sentido común
common sense
ocurrirse
to occur to
sacar adelante
to get off the ground
en ayunas
on an empty stomach
el seguimiento
monitoring
la barrica
cask
derogar
to repeal
la añada
vintage
por delante
in front
dicho esto
this being said
el semestre
six months
el tapujo
subterfuge
el delantal
apron
encandilar
to dazzle
generalizado
widespread
inacabado
unfinished
capear
to weather
parecido a
similar to
vago
vague
de la noche a la mañana
overnight
el tropiezo
setback
la contención
containment
sobradamente
amply
tropezar con
to trip on
en detrimento de
to the detriment of
controvertido
controversial
inesperado
unexpected
discurrir
to pass
dar por
to consider
denominado
named
empañado
tarnished
empañado
fogged up
enjuto
lean
enseguida
right away
preciarse
to have self-respect
de tanto
after all this
de tanto
from so much
el yeso
plaster
puntero
leading
la fiabilidad
reliability
el embeleso
rapture
dificultar
to make difficult
entregado
devoted
bajarse de
to get off
la argucia
chicanery
la editorial
publishing house
el premio
award
el galardón
award
el ejemplar
copy
contener
to contain
tildar de
to brand
el lavavajillas
dishwasher
la caza
hunting
vete
go away
tierno
tender
el bajón
slump
el trajín
hustle and bustle
sablear
to mooch off
superventas
bestselling
equiparar
to put on the same level
incurrir
to incur
al cien por cien
a hundred percent
sobre todo
above all
a mi juicio
in my opinion
el parto
birth
repleto de
full of
gélido
icy
mero
mere
el roce
friction
pesquero
fishing
el reto
challenge
la palabrería
hot air
pretender
to claim
vilipendiar
to vilify
atenerse
to stick to
hacer gala de
to display
eternizarse
to go on forever
verle las orejas al lobo
to see the writing on the wall
desbocado
runaway
el trasiego
shuffling around
encaminarse
to head toward
la mercancía
merchandise
disfrazar
to disguise as
la cumbre
summit
fijarse en
to pay attention to
a la vista
in sight
saltarse
to skip
a partir de ahora
from this point on
despedirse de
to say goodbye to
la oferta
supply
la oferta
offer
en principio
in principle
acaso
perhaps
llenar de
to fill with
dar tiempo al tiempo
to give things time
buen rollo
good vibe
desembarcar
to disembark
referirse
to refer
la guardería
daycare center
el socio
member
emparentado
related by marriage
repetirse
to recur
contagiarse de
to become infected with
obsequiar
to present
caritativo
charitable
el perdedor
loser
centrar ... en
to focus ... on
la temporalidad
transient nature
derribar
to knock down
la tabarra
nuisance
endeudarse
to get into debt
el/la anunciante
advertiser
reconfortante
comforting
el foso
pit
fusilar
to execute by firing squad
la sobrecarga
excess load
hurgar en
to dig around in
diferenciar
to distinguish
el bulto
bulge
el cubo
bucket
enésimo
umpteenth
incomodar
to make uncomfortable
el acoso
harassment
el parón
halt
el parón
sudden stop
el jaque
check
la mandíbula
jaw
el sindicato
labor union
tirar de la cadena
to flush
te llamo en cuanto pueda
I'll call you as soon as I can
somnoliento
sleepy
tarde pero seguro
better safe than sorry
el embalse
reservoir
la hoguera
bonfire
la mofeta
skunk
asequible
affordable
el saldo
balance
sopesar
to weigh
de una vez por todas
once and for all
desmarcarse
to distance oneself
vetar
to veto
esgrimir
to brandish
a costa de
at the expense of
para luego
only to then
entenderse
to understand each other
estar acostado
to be lying down
la arma blanca
bladed weapon
hacerse
to make oneself
colgarse
to crash
colgarse
to hang
la precariedad
precariousness
retribuido
rewarded
el bloqueador solar
sunscreen
arrullar
to lull to sleep
el limpiaparabrisas
windshield wiper
dar paso
to give way
desplegar
to spread out
subsanar
to rectify
esquivar
to dodge
el uno con el otro
with each other
extendido
spread-out
desapacible
unpleasant
atemporal
timeless
refrescante
refreshing
la gotera
leak
satisfacerse
to be satisfied
el ocaso
sunset
la butaca
seat
la butaca
armchair
extenderse a
to extend to
entablar
to strike up
las cercanías
vicinity
el ensayo
essay
el ensayo
rehearsal
retrasarse
to be running late
retrasar
to put off
abrochar
to fasten
volver a ver
to see ... again
ansiar
to long to
apoderarse de
to get control of
la sugerencia
suggestion
la impresora
printer
lo de
the business about
suscitar
to arouse
sacar a la luz
to bring to light
arrebatar
to snatch
la montura
frames
pedir perdón
to apologize
la avanzadilla
advance party
proporcionar
to provide
la cautela
caution
el salvoconducto
safe-conduct
el aforo
capacity
fiable
reliable
confiable
reliable
plantearse
to consider
la maniobra
maneuver
prófugo
fugitive
el acercamiento
rapprochement
el quiebre
breakdown
el acercamiento
approach
el halago
compliment
la piara
herd
la mueca
face
la inscripción
registration
a cambio de que
in exchange for
a cambio de
in exchange for
el atasco
obstruction
despiezar
to quarter
el esparcimiento
recreation
la ternera
veal
el cacharro
dish
el cantaor
flamenco singer
caducado
past its use-by date
adueñarse de
to take possession of
caerle bien
to like
el altercado
altercation
la competición
competition
la competencia
competition
compartir con
to spend time with
la madrugada
dawn
no hace falta que
there's no need for
se fue la luz
the power went out
se fue la luz
it became dark
el interruptor
switch
garantizar
to guarantee
avivar
to rekindle
rebosar
to overflow
los escombros
debris
veraz
truthful
palpar
to feel one's way around
el vertedero
garbage dump
valioso
valuable
el contenedor
garbage can
rebobinar
to rewind
alojarse
to be housed
por venir
to come
a favor de
in favor of
sorprender
to surprise
a escondidas
secretly
el cimiento
foundation
a la espera de
awaiting
dotar
to endow with
imprescindible
essential
recortar
to cut off
el carnicero
butcher
contraponerse
to go against
partidario
in favor of
independizarse
to become independent
el adobo
marinade
escabechar
to pickle
sonrojarse
to blush
puede haber
there can be
tal y como
just as
requerir
to require
el título
title
de media
on average
la media
stocking
extenderse
to extend
el botellón
mass outdoor drinking session
concretar
to set
recapacitar
to reflect on
tal cual
just as
como de costumbre
as usual
agacharse
to crouch down
apartar
to move away
dar abasto
to cope
excepto
except for
agolparse
to crowd together
desatarse
to break out
atrasarse
to fall behind
cansarse
to get tired
molestarse
to get upset
por suerte
luckily
el frenazo
sudden stop
declinar
to draw to a close
declinar
to decline
el estancamiento
stagnation
rematar
to finish off
desodorante
deodorant
resbalar
to slip
deslizarse
to slide
me hace ilusión
I'm looking forward
sacar a colación
to bring up
el sobaco
armpit
transpirar
to sweat
estar a cargo de
to be in charge of
atropellar
to run over
abovedado
arched
la minería
mining
¡Ni de coña!
No way!
piénsalo bien
think about it
allá tú
that’s your business
darle vueltas
to turn it over in one's mind
dar ganas de
to feel like
sabes una cosa
you know what
exento
exempt
con motivo de
on the occasion of
sumarse
to join
girarse
to turn around
el repartidor
deliveryman
la calada
soaking
espiar
to spy on
meterse en problemas
to get into trouble
de antemano
in advance
de antemano
beforehand
porque sí
just because
lugareño
local
la callejuela
alley
callejear
to wander the streets
amenizar
to liven up
mientras
as long as
encajar
to fit
tan pronto como sea posible
as soon as possible
reclutar
to take on
animar a
to cheer on
curiosamente
curiously enough
qué alivio
what a relief
la carcajada
loud laugh
pedir una cita
to make an appointment
meterse en
to go into
craso
gross
a lo hecho, pecho
it's no use crying over spilled milk
a lo hecho, pecho
what's done is done
Mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos.
That's no consolation.
infravalorar
to undervalue
enfrentarse a
to face
el denuncio
complaint
apostar por
to bet on
apostar por
to go for
perdurar
to live on
la batería
drums
el hueco
gap
el hueco
hole
suplir
to replace
suplir
to make up for
se vio obligado
he was forced
la alabanza
praise
el sinfín
vast number
por doquier
everywhere
en cuanto a
with regard to
notarse
to feel
hundir
to ruin
la endogamia
inbreeding
traducirse
to turn into
deslizar
to slip in
encarrilar
to put on the right track
hace poco
recently
tierra virgen
wilderness
marchitarse
to wither
quedarse sin
to run out of
pertenecer a
to belong to
unirse a
to join
esfumarse
to vanish
aciago
ill-fated
adentrarse
to go in depth into
el cartel
poster
el letrero
sign
con el fin de
with the aim of
prenderse
to catch fire
desprenderse
to become detached
el hurto
theft
el vestuario
locker room
el bichito
sweetheart
paulatino
gradual
el vertido
spillage
trasero
back
guardar
to keep
guardar
to put away
pertenecer a
to belong to
la venganza
revenge
decente
decent
el ganado
livestock
el yermo
wasteland
el botín
plunder
el asentamiento
settlement
emparentar
to become related by marriage to
sobrevolar
to fly over
pinchar
to puncture
pinchar
to prick
perforar
to pierce
el ámbito
scope
el ámbito
field
el promedio
average
repuntar
to recover
subyacente
underlying
aplastante
overwhelming
parpadear
to blink
la calaña
ilk
el creyente
believer
hacer eco
to echo
dar el visto bueno a
to give one's approval to
no en vano
no wonder
paradójicamente
paradoxically
no en vano
not for nothing
no hace falta que
it's not necessary to
afilar
to sharpen
el fichaje
signing
rebozar
to coat in batter
la ametralladora
machine gun
impensable
unthinkable
alucinante
fantastic
por excelencia
par excellence
el remojo
soak
entumecerse
to go numb
tener sentido
to make sense
llamar a la puerta
to knock on the door
a qué te dedicas
what do you do for a living
adentrarse
to go deep into
emocional
emotional
emocionante
exciting
de par en par
wide open
deslumbrar
to dazzle
verdecer
to turn green
como si nada
casually
el empedrado
paving
empedrado
paved
antes de nada
first of all
al volante
at the wheel
agredir
to attack
tambalearse
to stagger
echar a andar
to get going
la pérdida
loss
el agua corriente
tap water
atascado
stuck
retumbar
to resound
apestoso
stinking
privar de
to deprive of
masticable
chewy
entretenerse
to amuse oneself
jactarse de
to boast about
la siniestralidad
accident rate
el carnet de conducir
driver license
el carnet
ID card
desplazarse
to travel
el desecho
waste
enturbiarse
to become cloudy
el litoral
coast
ondear
to wave
enjuagar
to rinse
masificado
overcrowded
el arco iris
rainbow
cueste lo que cueste
at all costs
coincidir con
to agree with
innegable
undeniable
consecuentemente
accordingly
el arbusto
bush
alzar la voz
to raise one's voice
la rueda de prensa
press conference
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
proyectar
to project
sumergir
to submerge
sumergirse
to dive
se puso a
he started to
rendirse
to surrender
el umbral
threshold
apremiante
pressing
suavizar
to soften
el latido del corazón
heartbeat
el molino
mill
juguetón
playful
mensual
monthly
sobre gustos no hay nada escrito
there’s no accounting for tastes
exagerar
to exaggerate
a medio camino
midway
a medio camino
halfway there
desenfrenado
unbridled
a prueba de
-proof
el juzgado
court
presunto
so-called
comprobar
to check
mal
wrong
desatarse
to come undone
de modo parecido
similarly
el estante
shelf
tumbarse
to lie down
boca abajo
face down
boca arriba
face up
taquillero
box-office hit
la cloaca
sewer
humilde
humble
al igual que
just like
a su alrededor
around him
cómo que
what do you mean
reducir
to reduce
dar luz verde
to give the green light
el productor
producer
productor
producing
el consumidor
consumer
por eso
that's why
recuperar
to recover
el melocotón
peach
equivocarse
to make a mistake
adueñarse de
to take over
sacar
to take out
todo lo contrario
quite the opposite
resaltar
to highlight
resaltar
to stand out
la seta
mushroom
repartir
to distribute
maquillarse
to do one's makeup
¿Qué tal tus vacaciones?
How was your vacation?
a mediados
in the middle of
atragantarse
to choke
atesorar
to amass
tener dudas
to have doubts
confiar en
to trust in
matizar
to qualify
el despistado
scatterbrain
el esparadrapo
surgical tape
el mujeriego
womanizer
a lo mejor
maybe
pasar de largo
to go by
la copla
popular song
arremolinarse
to crowd around
embelesado
spellbound
despejado
clear
evolucionar
to evolve
unirse a
to join
al alcance
within range
aclarar
to clarify
calificar de
to describe as
rendirse
to give up
el esfuerzo
effort
pasar hambre
to go hungry
despreocupado
unconcerned
enganchar
to hook
patalear
to make a fuss
incumplir
to fail to fulfill
la recompensa
reward
ansiado
long-awaited
tendido
stretched out
acosar
to hound
concienciarse
to become aware of
desapercibido
unnoticed
el refuerzo
reinforcement
el cansancio
weariness
el entrenamiento
training
sin preparación
without training
y por eso
and that's why
derrochar
to squander
cuidar
to take care of
atrapar
to catch
lazos familiares
family bonds
la apertura
opening
volarse
to blow away
el punto de partida
starting point
asfixiar
to suffocate
inquieto
restless
el codazo
nudge
hacer cola
to get in line
gestionar
to handle
pasado mañana
the day after tomorrow
dar pereza
to feel lazy
poner atención
to pay attention
la barbaridad
atrocity
qué tonto
how silly
ajeno
foreign
poco saludable
not very healthy
de algún modo
somehow
sea como sea
no matter how
a pie de calle
at street level
radicado
based
aterrador
terrifying
dar gato por liebre
to take for a ride
hortera
tacky
sonarse la nariz
to blow one's nose
inalámbrico
wireless
se han hecho
have been made
se han hecho
were made
se ha hecho
he's made himself
he estado
I've been
forjar
to forge
el cargo
position
colocar
to place
la envergadura
magnitude
destacarse
to stand out
la exigencia
demand
el entrevistado
interviewee
retroceder
to back up
derribar
to demolish
el colchón
mattress
va a pasar
is going to happen
convenir
to be a good idea
codiciar
to covet
el beneficio
profit
confiarse
to be overconfident
el rédito
yield
exprimir
to squeeze
desaprovechar
to not make the most of
indiscutible
indisputable
alardear de
to boast about
alardear
to boast
fastuoso
lavish
para ser sincero
to be honest
por doquier
all over the place
veraniego
summer
el contador
accountant
a diestra y siniestra
left and right
de acuerdo con
according to
reprimir
to suppress
a cambio de que
in return for
a cambio
in return
rodearse
to surround oneself
aventajar
to be ahead of
agridulce
bittersweet
derrocar
to overthrow
empoderar
to empower
difundir
to spread
el desprecio
contempt
caducado
expired
desvencijado
rickety
precipitarse
to be rash
en pos de
in pursuit of
estar al corriente
to be up to date
grapar
to staple
dar en el clavo
to hit the nail on the head
dar la vuelta
to turn around
dar la vuelta
to go around
el espesor
thickness
plasmarse
to be expressed
hacerse cargo
to take charge
sea como sea
in any case
mediante
by means of
a la par
on a par
unos cuantos
a few
la gama
range
volver a llamar
to call back
la enmienda
amendment
la sorpresa
surprise
esclavizar
to enslave
el lucro
profit
rendir cuentas
to account for
bajar
to go down
sustituir
to substitute
el carbón
coal
algún lugar
somewhere
la carestía
high cost
el ventilador
fan
abanicarse
to fan oneself
condenar
to sentence
condenar
to condemn
la actualidad
current situation
desahogarse
to pour one's heart out
recetar
to prescribe
aplastar
to crush
agazaparse
to crouch down
el taburete
stool
ensayar
to rehearse
la gotita
droplet
dispuesto
willing
concienciar
to make ... aware
el escalón
step
todo lo que
everything that
desconfiar
to not trust
despojarse de
to get rid of
hacer trampa
to cheat
al ver
when seeing
proveer
to provide
entristecerse
to grow sad
desplomarse
to collapse
de verdad
really
atascarse
to get stuck
doloroso
painful
maldecir
to curse
a menudo
often
en todo caso
in any case
viciar
to get somebody into a bad habit
magro
lean
la gira
tour
la satisfacción
satisfying
satisfacer
to satisfy
enfadarse con
to get angry with
enfadar
to make angry
el celo
heat
tener entendido
as far as one knows
deshacer
to undo
regir
to govern
plantar cara
to confront
sanar
to heal
hasta aquí
up to here
hasta aquí
up till now
nada menos
none other than
que yo sepa
as far as I know
arrancar
to pull out
gandulear
to laze around
el revés
setback
desalentador
discouraging
sacudir
to shake
sumir
to plunge
hacer trizas
to rip to shreds
hacer trizas
to smash to pieces
súbito
sudden
limítrofe
bordering
aunque sea
even though it's
encabezar
to lead
acuñar
to coin
alzar la voz
to speak out
para poder
to be able to
a este fin
with this aim in mind
reclutar
to recruit
a la altura de
at the level of
rescatar
to rescue
hasta qué punto
to what extent
desglosar
to break down
dirigir
to run
estar de pie
to be standing up
soportar
to bear
conforme a
according to
en entredicho
in doubt
descabellado
crazy
para nada
not at all
de pie
standing
la aportación
contribution
llevar tiempo
to take time
el cohete
rocket
cerrar la puerta con llave
to lock the door
consigo mismo
with himself
el prado
meadow
el tejido
tissue
tentador
tempting
partir
to split
quisquilloso
fussy
escaparse de
to escape from
el imán
magnet
encontrar
to encounter
a no ser que
unless
recaer
to fall on
la aguja
needle
viajar diariamente al trabajo
to commute
de punta
cutting-edge
el buzón
mailbox
adjuntar
to attach
inculcar
to instill
acoger
to receive
cerrar con llave
to lock
tú misma
you ... yourself
desvelar
to keep awake
poner fin a
put an end to
tener lugar
to take place
tramar
to plot
el atajo
shortcut
tener un desliz
to slip up
sembrar
to sow
el entrenador
coach
recobrar
to recover
da igual
it doesn't matter
adelantar
to bring forward
desencantarse
to become disillusioned
el adelgazamiento
slimming
disfrazarse
to disguise
disfrazarse
to dress up
disfrazado
disguised
desbordar
to overflow
la baya
berry
qué más da
what does it matter
contentísimo
very happy
la vajilla
dinner set
querer es poder
where there's a will there's a way
irreconocible
unrecognizable
venidero
coming
postergar
to postpone
impulsar
to propel
asestar
to deal
la traba
obstacle
el despropósito
silly thing to do
los inmuebles
real estate
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
rotundo
categorical
revolver
to upset
el titular
headline
la portada
cover
la puñalada
stab
la marca
brand
el entramado
framework
enterarse de
to find out
el propósito
purpose
desplegar
to unfold
es de esperar
it's to be expected
acontecer
to take place
holgazanear
to laze around
restringir
to restrict
el/la aguafiestas
party pooper
dar asco
to make feel sick
dar pena
to be sad
dar el visto bueno
to give one's approval
ya lo verás
you'll see
deslumbrante
dazzling
el desencuentro
failure to meet up
dejar de lado
to put aside
resumirse
to come down to
en cierta medida
to a certain extent
siempre me quedará
I'll always have
el cumplido
compliment
el/la terrateniente
landowner
contigo mismo
with yourself
presentarse
to introduce oneself
un tanto
somewhat
anidar
to nest
en lo que respecta a
with respect to
a cargo de
in charge of
desfavorecido
disadvantaged
rodear
to surround
escudriñar
to scrutinize
darle un puñetazo a
to punch
desaprobar
to disapprove of
sin más
just like that
frondoso
lush
por mucho tiempo
for a long time
conmocionar
to shake profoundly
corregir
to correct
desembocar en
to flow into
desembocar en
to lead to
el producto interior bruto
gross domestic product
la advertencia
warning
disuasorio
deterrent
declararse
to declare oneself
de una vez
once and for all
retrasado
behind
apremiar
to be pressing
lo de menos
the least of it
rentable
profitable
la niebla
fog
reelegir
to reelect
en aquel entonces
at that time
ávido de
eager for
darse de baja
to ask to be disconnected
la brújula
compass
volver a
to go back to
hay de todo
there's a little bit of everything
a lo grande
with a bang
diezmar
to decimate
el llanto
crying
el apuro
difficult situation
el conjunto
collection
desgarrador
heartbreaking
el primogénito
firstborn
escupir
to spit
acabarse
to run out
la historieta
comic strip
en absoluto
not at all
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
estrenar
to premiere
en plena
in the middle of
enorgullecerse
to be proud
sabor a mí
a taste of me
codicioso
greedy
como nunca
better than ever
ni hablar
no way
agilizar
to speed up
nosotros mismos
we ourselves
entre sí
to each other
no había nadie
there was no one
la reticencia
reluctance
el segundo plano
background
con tiempo
ahead of time
correspondiente
corresponding
comprometido
committed
adecuar
to adapt
discrepar de
to disagree with
entrar en vigor
to go into effect
amainar
to die down
dar la espalda
to turn one's back on
a estas alturas
by now
rozar
to border on
el caudal
flow
corromper
to corrupt
deshacerse
to come undone
pudrir
to rot
el pariente
relative
basar
to base on
deducir
to deduce
por desgracia
unfortunately
el choque
crash
infundir
to fill with
por si fuera poco
as if it weren't enough
prescindir
to do without
entrelazar
to intertwine
el apuñalamiento
stabbing
de luto
in mourning
cuánto falta
how much longer will it be
quedar bien
to look good on
quedar bien
to make a good impression
no veo la hora
I can't wait
quedar con
to arrange to meet
el espejismo
mirage
por así decirlo
so to speak
algo de
some
algo de
something
sobrar
to not be needed
sobrar
to be left over
borrarse
to fade
juzgar
to judge
la comprensión
understanding
los títeres
puppet show
el puñado
handful
derramar
to spill
después de todo
after all
reñir
to tell off
cuento de hadas
fairy tale
hacer falta que
to need to
no hace falta
there's no need
pillar
to catch
por haber
for having
la contraseña
password
hacer caso de
to pay attention to
la actitud
attitude
la creencia
belief
para nada
at all
contradecirse
to contradict oneself
enderezar
to straighten
descartar
to rule out
desentrañar
to unravel
recalcar
to stress
la rendición
surrender
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
añorar
to yearn for
invasor
invading
acurrucarse
to curl up
involucrar
to involve
el/la cavernícola
caveman
aclarar
to make clear
la partida
game
la partida
departure
la travesía
crossing
influir en
to influence
incidir
to have a bearing
indigno
unworthy
digno
worthy
la mueca
grimace
cosechar
to harvest
retorcer
to twist
quitar
to remove
tocar fondo
to reach rock bottom
en llegar
to arrive
desprevenido
by surprise
impropio de
unlike
a corto plazo
in the short term
de corto plazo
short-term
alejarse de
to move away from
más aún
even more
sellar
to seal
atroz
atrocious
enfrascarse
to bury oneself in
en lugar de
instead of
pese a
in spite of
el albergue
shelter
desatender
to neglect
el rastro
trace
complacer
to please
a orillas de
on the banks of
estrellar
to smash
aglutinar
to bring together
ningunear
to look down on
suelto
loose
¡Ya ves!
There you go!
imparable
unstoppable
vigente
in force
tomar el poder
to take power
aun así
even so
el eje
axis
celebrar
to hold
la pizca
pinch
la mirada
look
aterrizar
to land
moldear
to mold
el desaliento
discouragement
tender a
to tend to
desalojar
to vacate
atrasar
to postpone
fiarse de
to trust
y eso que
even though
ocultar
to conceal
el callejón
alley
el empate
tie
el disparate
nonsense
sondear
to sound out
bastar
to be enough
oprimir
to oppress
la deriva
drift
rodar
to shoot
tirar
to throw away
tirar
to throw
los dados
dice
deber de
must
sin más
without further ado
un montón
a lot
la huida
escape
ensombrecer
to cast a shadow over
con lo que
after all
da lo mismo
it doesn't matter
como Pedro por su casa
as if one owned the place
alimentar
to feed
restregar
to rub
saborear
to savor
la matanza
killing
superar
to get past
al fin y al cabo
at the end of the day
aportar
to contribute
tener que ver con
to have to do with
tener que ver
to have to do
hacer frente a
to face up to
en torno a
around
entorpecer
to slow down
apretar
to squeeze
apretar
to press
detentar
to hold unlawfully
traicionar
to betray
aliarse
to form an alliance
dilapidar
to squander
no hay nada más
there's nothing more
amarrar
to tie
vaciar
to empty
desenredar
to untangle
el peine
comb
peinarse
to comb one's hair
conseguir
to manage
centrarse en
to focus on
derrotar
to defeat
hacer frente a
to stand up to
el agotamiento
exhaustion
aguardar
to await
el hecho de que
the fact that
sesgado
slanted
predispuesto
predisposed
adueñarse
to take possession of
de lo contrario
otherwise
entretener
to entertain
volverse
to become
manejar
to handle
hábil
skillful
el uno del otro
each other
convocar
to summon
dar por hecho
to take for granted
ilusionar
to excite
tengo entendido
as far as I know
la llegada
arrival
remojar
to soak
instruir
to instruct
el cosquilleo
tickling
se acabó el amor
the love is gone
sí mismo
himself
su propio
his own
la voluntad
will
permitirse
to afford
entretanto
meanwhile
amenizar
to provide entertainment for
por delante
ahead
desorbitado
exorbitant
de casualidad
by chance
convencer
to persuade
no tiene nada que ver
he has nothing to do
con anticipación
in advance
la nuca
back of the neck
domar
to tame
en promedio
on average
el atisbo
trace
callarse
to be quiet
concientizar
to make ... aware
hoy por hoy
at the present time
nada de nada
nothing at all
comprometerse
to commit oneself
ir bien
to do well
ir bien
to go well
arrancar
to start
conceder
to grant
el comentario
comment
el compromiso
commitment
el lío
mess
el desempate
tiebreaker
le queda
he has left
hay que ver
it's incredible
desesperante
infuriating
en sí
in itself
el malestar
discomfort
buscarle tres pies al gato
to overcomplicate matters
la colada
laundry
no dejar
not to allow
en cualquier caso
in any case
a ver si
let's see if
ir a por
to pick up
protagonizar
to play the lead in
no cabe duda de que
there's no doubt that
no cabe duda
there's no doubt
de ida
outward
parecido
similar
de vuelta
return
han pasado
they've gone by
irrefutable
unanswerable
adelgazar
to lose weight
más que nunca
more than ever
el acontecimiento
event
cuando sea
whenever
endurecer
to toughen
poner combustible a
to fuel
dificultar
to hinder
avivar
to stoke
apasionar
to be passionate about
con lo cual
with the result that
poner de los nervios
to grate on
castigar sin salir
to put in detention
angustiante
distressing
repartir
to give out
la entrega
delivery
digerir
to digest
no he podido
I haven't been able to
arrepentirse de
to regret
lo que sea
whatever
sea lo que sea
whatever it is
tener en cuenta
to take into account
hace que
makes
dar lugar a
to give rise to
el juicio
good sense
el juicio
trial
no obstante
however
el público
audience
imbatible
unbeatable
enfriarse
to get cold
la farola
streetlight
saludar
to greet
apuntarse
to enroll
acechar
to stalk
surtir
to supply
desviarse
to stray
el despliegue
deployment
sensato
sensible
la negación
denial
decretar
to decree
rebanar
to slice
enrollar
to roll up
la paradoja
paradox
el maletero
trunk
rascar
to scratch
socavar
to undermine
revelar
to reveal
ojeroso
haggard
al pie de la letra
to the letter
el indulto
pardon
coquetear
to flirt
la turba
mob
arengar
to give a pep talk
irrumpir
to burst into
más bien
rather
el saqueo
looting
desatado
loose
contribuir con
to contribute
arrimar
to move closer
el trato
deal
retrasar
to delay
las trabas
shackles
tirado
lying
el golpe de suerte
stroke of luck
arriesgado
risky
el entorno
environment
desastroso
disastrous
la revancha
revenge
propenso
prone
favorecer
to favor
demandar
to sue
encargarse de
to take care of
alternar
to alternate
la estancia
stay
llevar encima
to carry
acosar
to harass
ingenuo
naive
el botiquín
first aid kit
el botiquín
medicine cabinet
la mugre
filth
retratar
to paint a portrait of
supuesto
supposed
chupar
to suck
sea cual sea
whatever...is
replantearse
to reconsider
el eslogan
slogan
aunque sea
even if it's
el rosal
rose bush
ir a parar
to end up
dispersar
to scatter
dispersar
to disperse
lo más pronto posible
as soon as possible
imponerse
to prevail
imponerse
to set oneself to
darse prisa
to hurry up
estar de paso
to be passing through
cambiar de opinión
to change one's mind
apetecer
to feel like
rebotar
to bounce
encargarse de
to handle
afligir
to afflict
sumamente
extremely
machacar
to crush
convenir
to be advisable
vislumbrarse
to appear in sight
así sea
be it
si fuera
if he were
apuntar
to write down
apuntar
to aim
sobrellevar
to bear
subir de peso
to put on weight
desahogarse
to vent
reiniciar
to restart
el guardarropa
wardrobe
el rebaño
flock
el cuaderno
notebook
el pronóstico
forecast
transigir
to compromise
comprometer
to compromise
asentarse
to settle
resultar
to turn out
en un principio
at first
el/la cualquiera
nobody
el aliento
encouragement
el consuelo
solace
repentino
sudden
acceder
to access
acceder a
to access
al final del día
at the end of the day
ultimar
to finalize
distraer
to distract
gradualmente
gradually
prever
to foresee
me sorprende
I'm surprised
sin rumbo
aimlessly
el rumbo
course
errante
wandering
pisotear
to stomp on
podar
to prune
eclosionar
to hatch
abrumado
overwhelmed
el depredador
predator
tentar
to tempt
el apareamiento
mating
el mapache
raccoon
la ardilla
squirrel
atiborrarse
to stuff oneself
estar de vuelta
to be back
los muertos vivientes
living dead
hacer falta
to need
resuelto
resolute
el despido
dismissal
aferrarse a
to cling to
rellenar
to fill
vagar
to wander
la ociosidad
idleness
apoderarse de
to seize
trasero
rear
espeso
thick
llevar a cabo
to carry out
deleitar
to delight
aquí hay
here's
dar parte
to report
una y otra vez
time and time again
disponer de
to have
halagar
to flatter
el antojo
craving
abarrotado
packed
fugaz
fleeting
inaudito
unheard-of
la lentitud
slowness
la encrucijada
crossroads
alojar
to accommodate
el anfitrión
host
apuesto a que
I bet that
reiterar
to reiterate
distorsionar
to distort
aconsejable
advisable
quedar
to be left
la nevada
snowfall
la mejora
improvement
reventar
to burst
en busca de
in search of
dispararse
to shoot up
la burbuja inmobiliaria
real estate bubble
frenar
to brake
la aprobación
approval
sorprendente
surprising
la conveniencia
convenience
terco
stubborn
la terquedad
stubbornness
el toque de queda
curfew
eficaz
effective
el planteamiento
approach
apelar a
to appeal to
estereotipar
to stereotype
pretender
to intend
a cuánto
how much
arrollar
to run over
orondo
smug
jadear
to pant
la quijada
jaw
lo suficiente
enough
apartarse
to move out of the way
de pronto
suddenly
el prójimo
fellow man
supeditar
to subordinate
el mandatario
head of state
la campana
bell
voltear
to turn over
fielmente
faithfully
o sea
in other words
burlón
mocking
la risa
laugh
enseguida
immediately
por adelantado
in advance
tal como
just as
el trastero
storage room
la propagación
spreading
la insalubridad
unhealthiness
someterse
to undergo
precoz
precocious
el contrapeso
counterweight
resonar
to echo
el secuestrador
kidnapper
raptar
to kidnap
emparejar
to match up
ningún
none of
comprometerse a
to commit oneself to
datar de
to date back to
menos mal
it's a good thing
el alféizar
windowsill
la consistencia
consistency
el hojaldre
puff pastry
encomendarse
to entrust oneself to
despellejar
to skin
como mínimo
at least
correr el riesgo
to run the risk
el tratado
treaty
por lo pronto
for a start
de ahora en adelante
from now on
la desdicha
misfortune
por más ... que
no matter how much
achicar
to make smaller
la bóveda
vault
gubernamental
governmental
ansiar
to long for
depender de
to depend on
acabado
finished
atascar
to block
envidiar
to envy
ponerse de rodillas
to kneel
ponerse de pie
to stand up
hacerse mayor
to grow old
descifrar
to decipher
el repaso
review
encarnar
to embody
corriente
common
en todas partes
everywhere
equivaler a
to be equivalent to
socorrer
to come to the aid of
el hito
milestone
estancado
stagnant
ponerse pesado
to get annoying
que sea
it is
flaquear
to weaken
recurrir
to turn to
ahuyentar
to frighten off
la maceta
flowerpot
la amabilidad
kindness
torcido
crooked
tan pronto como
as soon as
desgastar
to wear away
inquebrantable
unshakable
suplicar
to beg
amontonarse
to pile up
rugir
to roar
anclar
to anchor
predecir
to predict
de regreso
back
tocar la bocina
to honk one's horn at
resumir
to summarize
sospechar
to suspect
informarse
to get information
la patada
kick
con antelación
beforehand
por todo
all over
esforzarse por
to make an effort to
el paradero
whereabouts
impedir que
to prevent ... from
como si nada
just like that
la ingeniería
engineering
qué sé yo
what do I know
por medio de
by means of
rendir
to produce
tardar
to take
llevar a
to lead to
el propósito
resolution
pese a todo
in spite of everything
con tal de que
as long as
a fin de que
so that
de lo más
exceptionally
diluviar
to pour
ir y venir
to come and go
a fondo
thoroughly
afligido
heartbroken
ponerse al día
to bring oneself up to date
provocador
provocative
la bolsa de valores
stock exchange
el auge
boom
trastocar
to disrupt
perderse
to get lost
en vilo
on tenterhooks
dirigirse a
to walk to
me muero de hambre
I'm starving
arriesgar
to risk
escurrir
to drain
la queja
complaint
retirar
to remove
el enchufe
socket
el enchufe
plug
el rendimiento
performance
de improviso
unexpectedly
la pestaña
eyelash
rozar
to brush against
la manga
sleeve
mañoso
crafty
a ver
let's see
arrojar
to throw
el rostro
face
el remilgo
affectation
el parpadeo
blinking
ahora vuelvo
I'll be right back
humedecer
to moisten
encandilado
dazzled
consentido
spoiled
consentir
to spoil
lo más posible
as much as possible
entrecerrado
half closed
descalzarse
to take off one's shoes
el balazo
shot
costar un ojo de la cara
to cost an arm and a leg
el nombre de pila
first name
en nombre de
on behalf of
innombrable
unmentionable
a nombre de
addressed to
encabezar
to be at the top of
hasta
even
encima
on top of that
las pertenencias
belongings
anochecer
to get dark
es más
futhermore
la grúa
tow truck
tomar en serio
to take seriously
tomar a pecho
to take to heart
tomar medidas
to take action
tomar el pelo
to pull someone's leg
burlarse
to mock
destapar
to uncover
apodar
to nickname
te toca a ti
it's your turn
los aledaños
area around
desolado
desolate
el estafador
swindler
comportarse
to behave
el panecillo
bread roll
rodar
to roll
esclarecer
to clear up
esclarecedor
illuminating
estirar
to stretch
hincar
to stick
el reconocimiento
recognition
reclamar
to demand
despegarse
to become unstuck
yo mismo
I myself
cuesta arriba
uphill
proponerse
to set out to
siempre y cuando
as long as
estornudar
to sneeze
supuestamente
supposedly
pegarse
to stick
pegarse
to hit each other
amasar
to knead
límite
maximum
arrastrar
to drag
el hechizo
spell
herir
to wound
llegar a
to become
dejar que
to let
darse la mano
to take each other by the hand
darse la mano
to shake hands
dar vergüenza
to be embarrassed
a qué sabe
what does it taste like
dar un paso
to take a step
por si acaso
just in case
apestar
to stink
meterse en
to interfere in
quedar en
to arrange
consentir en
to consent to
abogar por
to advocate
impacientarse
to get impatient
volver a
to go back
echarse a
to begin to
acabar por
to end up
plasmar
to give expression to
desde luego
of course
viejo verde
dirty old man
el malentendido
misunderstanding
marcharse de casa
to leave home
el inquilino
tenant
instalarse
to settle in
colocarse
to stand
de una buena vez
once and for all
la cordura
sanity
así como
just as
descarrilar
to derail
el socio
partner
en cambio
instead
escatimar
to skimp on
la cercanía
closeness
disipar
to dispel
desentonar
to be out of place
infundado
unfounded
descomponer
to break down
llamativo
striking
el higo
fig
la higuera
fig tree
no dude en
do not hesitate to
supersticioso
superstitious
agriarse
to become embittered
la altura
height
respaldar
to back
por cuenta propia
on one's own
ya sea que
whether
moderadamente
moderately
permanecer
to stay
revertir
to revert to
confuso
confusing
inagotable
inexhaustible
ponerse de acuerdo
to reach an agreement
acobardarse
to lose one's nerve
tomar en cuenta
to take into account
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
juntar
to put together
la asunción
assumption
escasear
to be scarce
circundante
surrounding
la llanura
flatness
el aislamiento
insulation
el aislamiento
isolation
destapar
to unclog
el calefón
tankless water heater
la caldera
boiler
la cañería
pipe
la persiana
blind
el oficio
trade
cualquiera
any
cualquiera
either
es así
it's like that
insistir en
to insist on
asomarse
to lean out
inclinarse
to lean
tocar la bocina
to honk one's horn
esconderse
to hide oneself
el entretenimiento
entertainment
en su lugar
instead
la parcela
plot
satisfactorio
satisfactory
esparcir
to scatter
sorprenderse de
to be surprised by
asustarse de
to be frightened by
tensión alta
high blood pressure
morirse por
to be dying for
estar por
to be in favor of
tratar con
to deal with
sorprenderse
to be surprised
ha habido
there has been
recomponer
to mend
brotar
to sprout
a la vuelta de la esquina
around the corner
desechable
disposable
el descuido
carelessness
a quién
whom
¿A cuánto está?
How much is it?
conformarse
to resign oneself to
conformarse
to be satisfied with
dar con
to find
verdaderamente
truly
tropezarse con
to bump into
amenazar con
to threaten to
bastar con
to be enough
tarde o temprano
sooner or later
un día a la vez
one day at a time
parecerse a
to look like
rebajarse a
to lower oneself to
renunciar a
to quit
romper a llorar
to burst into tears
sabe a
it tastes of
negarse a
to refuse to
resistirse a
to resist
emprender
to undertake
disponerse
to prepare
acertar
to get right
asociarse
to go into partnership
tachar
to cross out
criar
to raise
borrar
to delete
averiguar
to find out
por cuánto tiempo
for how long
como tal
as such
tal como
such as
someterse
to be subjected to
el descontento
discontent
nunca es tarde
it's never too late
actualizar
to update
ponerse a
to start
sincerarse
to open up
según
depending on
dirigirse
to walk
gestionar
to manage
capaz
capable
capaz
able
el encuentro
encounter
la linterna
flashlight
el invernadero
greenhouse
el muelle
pier
la grúa
crane
brillante
bright
poner en duda
to cast doubt on
el molinillo
grinder
ya sea
either
el casero
landlord
la excusa
excuse
datar
to date
la validez
validity
recta final
homestretch
volador
flying
a largo plazo
in the long term
espeluznante
terrifying
contraer
to catch
para entonces
by then
optimista
optimistic
el suministro
supply
la docencia
teaching
pendiente
pending
la búsqueda
search
oprimido
oppressed
ajetreado
hectic
someter
to subdue
por lo que
which is why
hacer caso
to listen to
previo
prior
endurecer
to harden
someter
to subject
contrarrestar
to counteract
el tacto
touch
a primera vista
at first sight
imponer
to impose
el trabalenguas
tongue twister
contagiar
to transmit
el hartazgo
one's fill
cabizbajo
downcast
la calavera
skull
evadir
to evade
la apuesta
bet
escarmentar
to learn one's lesson
culpar
to blame
diferente de
different from
sabio
wise
notar
to notice
dar a conocer
to make known
ejercer
to exercise
descalificar
to disqualify
el trámite
procedure
surcar
to cut through
surcar
to plow
agriar
to sour
desenfadado
casual
de modo que
so that
el revuelo
stir
macho
male
la hembra
female
el acantilado
cliff
surgir
to arise
el musgo
moss
flotar
to float
áspero
rough
encarecidamente
earnestly
la quiebra
bankruptcy
opuesto
opposite
ya que
since
me da la gana
I feel like it
topar
to run into
enorgullecer
to fill with pride
el descubrimiento
discovery
arraigado
deeply rooted
la bondad
goodness
meter la pata
to put one's foot in one's mouth
la posibilidad
chance
mayor
bigger
latir
to beat
desafinar
to be out of tune
encerrarse
to shut oneself up
el perfil
profile
subrayar
to underline
en la medida en que
to the extent that
entrañar
to entail
tanto como
as much as
desafiar
to defy
en cierto modo
in a way
tallar
to carve
despiadado
merciless
despiadado
ruthless
la incertidumbre
uncertainty
dar positivo
to test positive
fortalecer
to strengthen
fingir
to pretend
mantenerse al nivel
to keep up
calificar
to describe as
de entrada
from the start
abordar
to tackle
el pelaje
fur
el partidario
supporter
el pésame
condolences
el dedo anular
ring finger
la reseña
review
de otra manera
otherwise
rastrear
to track
abstenerse
to refrain
el sesgo
slant
icónico
iconic
abrumar
to overwhelm
la mercadotecnia
marketing
balancear
to balance
balancear
to swing
suponer
to assume
la aventura
fling
deshonrar
to disgrace
quedarse
to go
asquear
to disgust
disgustarse
to get upset
difunto
deceased
encoger
to shrink
llevarse bien
to get along
llevar bien
to deal well with
el recordatorio
reminder
velar por
to look after
el suceso
event
despejar
to clear up
deprimente
depressing
concebir
to conceive
instar
to urge
la derrota
defeat
desafiar
to challenge
enmendar
to amend
desalentar
to discourage
desencadenar
to unleash
torcer
to twist
recompensar
to reward
emitirse
to be broadcast
desatar
to untie
recurrir a
to turn to
hace tiempo
for some time
hace tiempo
a while ago
hace mucho tiempo que no te veo
long time no see
el pico
beak
encontrarse con
to meet with
encontrarse con
to come across
la ropa de abrigo
warm clothes
aguantar
to put up with
dar por sentado
to take for granted
acariciar
to pet
siempre que
provided that
con tal de que
provided that
siempre que
whenever
se nota que
you can tell that
qué pasa si
what if
aplazar
to postpone
entregar
to deliver
debilitarse
to weaken
creciente
growing
el sesgo
bias
más allá de
beyond
el mando
command
la crudeza
harshness
los menos
the least
conllevar
to entail
ensanchar
to widen
implicar
to imply
nocivo
harmful
deseable
desirable
cuánto tiempo
it's been ages
el acertijo
riddle
azuzar
to egg on
el seguidor
follower
impredecible
unpredictable
dado que
given that
dictaminar
to pass judgment
esforzarse
to make an effort
la alegría
joy
posponer
to postpone
la pista
clue
lechoso
milky
dejarse llevar
to let oneself go
dejarse llevar
to get carried away
el requisito
requirement
colarse
to sneak in
el ser amado
loved one
deprimir
to depress
agotarse
to sell out
tragar
to swallow
despojar
to strip
la planta del pie
sole of the foot
el mantel
tablecloth
agradecido
grateful
ahondar
to deepen
ahondar
to deepen
el sorbo
sip
alentar
to encourage
sensible
sensitive
pasear al perro
to walk the dog
atar
to tie
decidido
determined
entrar en calor
to warm up
estrechar
to hug
estrechar
to narrow
la tristeza
sadness
alargar
to extend
gemir
to moan
por allí
over there
dar vueltas
to go round
renunciar
to quit
emocionarse
to be moved
embellecer
to embellish
echar abajo
to bring down
echar un vistazo
to have a look
horrorizar
to horrify
echarse a perder
to go bad
tener prisa
to be in a hurry
parecerse
to look alike
de esta manera
in this way
fijo
fixed
la madriguera
den
el uno al otro
one another
deletrear
to spell
al respecto
about it
cauteloso
cautious
el aprieto
predicament
dejarse
to let oneself
pase lo que pase
whatever happens
se trata de
it's about
enterarse
to find out
solo
alone
una vez que
once
deberse
to be due to
el altibajo
ups and downs
querer decir
to mean
querer decir
to want to say
compadecer
to pity
hundir
to sink
de todas maneras
anyway
elogiar
to praise
de tal manera
in such a way
para cuando
by the time
aliñar
to dress
vacilar
to hesitate
antes que nada
first of all
tartamudear
to stutter
divisar
to make out
puesto que
given that
la bandada
flock
la garra
claw
despeinado
disheveled
bostezar
to yawn
acabar con
to finish off
estallar
to burst
callar
to keep quiet
correr peligro
to be in danger
aniquilar
to annihilate
al parecer
apparently
la publicidad
advertising
obsesionar
to obsess
anhelar
to long
el bienestar
well-being
desembarazar
to clear
a partir de
as of
criticar
to criticize
el arroyo
stream
la quebrada
stream
la agua de la llave
tap water
el fregadero
sink
el alcantarillado
sewage system
en cuanto
as soon as
a partir de
from
la pauta
guideline
la rodaja
slice
remover
to stir
disponer
to arrange
ser dueño de
to own
de sí mismo
of himself
desviar
to divert
temporal
temporary
atravesar
to cross
saltear
to sauté
la unión
union
entretenido
entertaining
exponer
to expose
descuidar
to neglect
el retraso
delay
desembarazarse
to get rid of
arrancar
to pull up
por consiguiente
consequently
malcriado
spoiled
habrá que ver
we'll have to see
inculto
uneducated
dar puntos
to give stitches
chocar con
to collide with
al azar
at random
rechazar
to reject
salir con
to go out with
salir pitando
to be off like a shot
hacerse daño
to hurt oneself
el parche
patch
salirse con la suya
to get his own way
solo hay
there's only
desfasado
behind the times
desfasado
out of phase
enfatizar
to emphasize
dejar caer
to drop
ir de compras
to go shopping
ir a comprar
to go to buy
dar un puñetazo
to punch
de este modo
this way
venir bien
to suit
por los pelos
by the skin of one's teeth
hacer caso
to take notice of
mientras tanto
meanwhile
mientras que
whereas
poner al día
to bring up to date
ponerse las pilas
to get one's act together
agotarse
to tire oneself out
agotar
to exhaust
pedir un préstamo
to ask for a loan
sacar prestado
to borrow
prestar
to lend
pedir prestado
to ask to borrow
pedir prestado
to borrow
el liderazgo
leadership
liderar
to lead
de todos modos
anyway
el egoísmo
selfishness
desmenuzar
to flake
desperdiciar
to waste
a menos que
unless
ocuparse de
to deal with
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