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burlarse de
burlarse de
to make fun of
burlarse de
burlarse de
to mock
burlarse de
burlarse de
to tease
mofar
mofar
to mock
acaso
acaso
perhaps
el desgaste
el desgaste
erosion
el desgaste
el desgaste
wear
el desgaste
el desgaste
wear and tear
los tumbos
los tumbos
ups and downs
dar tumbos
dar tumbos
to have difficulties
dar tumbos
dar tumbos
to have setbacks
enfurruñarse
enfurruñarse
to get angry
enfurruñarse
enfurruñarse
to get cross
enfurruñarse
enfurruñarse
to sulk
el barullo
el barullo
confusion
el barullo
el barullo
mess
el barullo
el barullo
racket
el cordel
el cordel
cord
el cordel
el cordel
rope
el cordel
string
estrenar
to premiere
estrenar
to release
estrenar
to use for the first time
estrenar
to wear for the first time
el envoltorio
wrapper
el envoltorio
wrapping
semejante
similar
el semejante
fellow being
semejante
similar
semejante
such
de momento
for now
de momento
for the moment
de momento
for the time being
tener pinta de
to look like
apetecible
appetising
apetecible
appealing
apetecible
appetizing
apetecer
to feel like
apetecer
to fancy
apetecer
to feel like
longevo
long-lived
longevo
long-lived
brincar
to gambol
brincar
to jump up and down
brincar
to skip
brincar
to jump
holgadamente
comfortably
por entonces
at that time
por entonces
at the time
por entonces
back then
por entonces
in those days
el estado de ánimo
mood
el estado de ánimo
state of mind
ahuyentar
to frighten away
centelleante
twinkling
centelleante
sparkling
alborotar
to agitate
alborotar
to disturb
alborotar
to stir up
el alborotador
troublemaker
alborotador
rowdy
naufragar
to be shipwrecked
naufragar
to be wrecked
naufragar
to sink
la destreza
skill
el afán
effort
el afán
desire
el afán
eagerness
plantearse
to arise
plantearse
to think about
plantearse
to consider
aseado
neat
aseado
tidy
aseado
clean
cerrar la cremallera de
to zip up
cerrar la cremallera de
to zipper
sobresaltarse
to be startled
sobresaltarse
to start
sobresaltar
to give a start
sobresaltar
to frighten
sobresaltar
to startle
preguntar por
to inquire about
preguntar por
to ask after
preguntar por
to ask about
interponerse
to stand in the way
interponerse
to intervene
interponerse
to step in
poner de patitas en la calle
to give the boot
poner de patitas en la calle
to kick out
tergiversar
to distort
tergiversar
to twist
de trato fácil
easy to get on with
de trato fácil
easy to get along with
de trato fácil
easygoing
palparse
to be felt
palparse
to be palpable
palparse
to feel
palpar
to feel
palpar
to feel
palpar
to touch
como de costumbre
as usual
cavar
to dig
detenidamente
carefully
detenidamente
thoroughly
huraño
shy
huraño
unsociable
flamante
new
flamante
brand-new
flamante
brilliant
puesto que
because
puesto que
given that
puesto que
since
siempre y cuando
as long as
siempre y cuando
provided that
tener claro
to be clear
tener claro
to be clear about
la misericordia
compassion
la misericordia
mercy
apear
to help down
apear
to take down
apearse
to get out of
apearse
to get off
a eso de
around
a eso de
at about
plantear
to bring up
plantear
to suggest
parlar
to chatter
parlar
to talk a lot
el parlanchín
chatterbox
parlanchín
talkative
el hablador
chatterbox
hablador
talkative
puesto de comida
food stand
puesto de comida
concession stand
de costado
on one's side
de lado
sideways
sacarse
to take off
hacer un seguimiento de
to follow up on
hacer un seguimiento de
to keep track of
hacer un seguimiento de
to track
echar a andar
to get going
echar a andar
to start walking
de paso
while one's at it
encarnarse
to take the form of
encarnar
to personify
encarnar
to play
encarnar
to embody
entretenido
busy
entretenido
enjoyable
entretenido
entertaining
entretenerse
to dillydally
entretenerse
to amuse oneself
entretenerse
to keep oneself entertained
afanarse
to do everything one can
afanarse
to make an effort
afanarse
to toil
desvencijado
beat-up
desvencijado
dilapidated
desvencijado
rickety
sembrado
plagued with
el sembrado
sown field
apostarse
to bet
apostarse
to position oneself
aposentarse
to lodge
el aposento
lodgings
el aposento
lodging
el aposento
room
contiguo
adjacent
contiguo
adjoining
contiguo
contiguous
la consonancia
harmony
pasar silbando
to whistle
remontarse
to date back
remontarse
to go back
remontarse
to soar up
el pormenor
detail
el porvenir
future
quedarse mirando
to stare
pretender
to expect
pretender
to intend
esforzarse por
to strive to
esforzarse por
to make an effort to
esforzarse por
to try hard to
en absoluto
by no means
en absoluto
absolutely not
en absoluto
not at all
titularse
to be titled
titularse
to graduate
impartir
to impart
impartir
to give
la asignatura
course
la asignatura
subject
malinterpretar
to misinterpret
malinterpretar
to misunderstand
cuadrar
to add up
cuadrar
to tally
los escombros
rubble
los escombros
debris
escombrar
to clean out
escombrar
to clear out
conque
so
conque
so then
colarse
to slip in
hacer cola
to line up
hacer cola
to get in line
hacer cola
to stand in line
desbordar
to go beyond
desbordar
to exceed
desbordar
to overflow
deletrear
to spell
deletrear
to spell out
apenar
to sadden
encargarse
to see to
encargarse
to take care of
encargarse
to handle
encargar
to order
encargar
to put in charge of
el trato
contract
el trato
deal
el finiquito
settlement
el finiquito
settlement
a estas alturas
at this stage
a estas alturas
by now
a estas alturas
by this time
a fin de cuentas
in the end
a fin de cuentas
after all
a fin de cuentas
at the end of the day
ascender
to go up
ascender
to promote
ascender
to rise
satisfacer
to meet
satisfacer
to satisfy
satisfacer
to satisfy
la taquilla
ticket office
la taquilla
ticket window
la taquilla
box office
no es de extrañar
it's hardly surprising
no es de extrañar
it comes as no surprise
no es de extrañar
it's no wonder
sacar buenas notas
to get good grades
sacar buenas notas
to get good marks
probado
proven
preso
imprisoned
el preso
prisoner
al azar
at random
al azar
randomly
llevar puesto
to have on
llevar puesto
to wear
el proceder
behavior
proceder
to come from
proceder
to originate in
la congoja
distress
la congoja
grief
la congoja
anguish
reclinarse
to lean back
a gusto
at ease
a gusto
willingly
a gusto
comfortable
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
tengo entendido
as far as I know
tengo entendido
it's my understanding
animarse
to cheer up
animarse
to decide
animarse
to liven up
cambiar de opinión
to change one's mind
el moño
bun
consolar
to comfort
consolar
to console
el consuelo
comfort
el consuelo
consolation
el consuelo
solace
el desconsuelo
distress
el desconsuelo
grief
el malentendido
misunderstanding
abordar
to board
abordar
to deal with
abordar
to tackle
no bien
as soon as
no bien
no sooner
media naranja
better half
media naranja
soulmate
la llantera
crying fit
el llanto
crying
el llanto
weeping
procurarse
to obtain
procurar
to make sure
procurar
to try
se me hace la boca agua
it makes my mouth water
se me hace la boca agua
makes my mouth water
el/la regente
manager
regentar
to manage
regentar
to preside over
regentar
to run
acopiar
to collect
acopiar
to gather
acopiar
to stockpile
avecinarse
to approach
avecinarse
to come near
avecinarse
to draw near
aturdirse
to be stunned
el lecho
bed
el lecho
bed
opinar
to believe
opinar
to give one's opinion
palidecer
to go pale
palidecer
to turn pale
la paliza
beating
la paliza
thrashing
el retazo
bit
el retazo
piece
el retazo
remnant
hurgar
to rummage around in
hurgar
to dig around in
hurgar
to dig through
a oscuras
in darkness
a oscuras
in the dark
desdichado
unlucky
el desdichado
poor wretch
desdichado
unhappy
la afección
condition
la afección
disease
exasperarse
to get exasperated
en concreto
in particular
en concreto
specifically
acechar
to lie in wait for
acechar
to spy on
acechar
to stalk
acechar
to watch
engullir
to gobble
engullir
to wolf down
salpicar
to spatter
salpicar
to splash
merodear
to prowl
hace poco
a little while ago
hace poco
not long ago
hace poco
recently
hacer sol
to be sunny
entretanto
in the meantime
entretanto
meanwhile
ahora bien
having said that
ahora bien
now then
aviarse
to get by
aviarse
to get ready
aviarse
to manage
la pulcritud
neatness
la pulcritud
tidiness
pulcro
meticulous
pulcro
neat
pulcro
smartly dressed
pulcro
tidy
desgarbado
clumsy
desgarbado
ungainly
en ese entonces
back then
en ese entonces
in those days
desdoblarse
to become divided
desdoblarse
to split in two
desdoblar
to unfold
acertar
to hit the target
acertar
to manage to
tildar
to brand
tildar
to call
tildar
to put a tilde over
la butaca
armchair
en sí
in itself
en sí
itself
de acuerdo
all right
de acuerdo
OK
de acuerdo
okay
poner cara
to make a face
basarse
to be based on
insólito
extraordinary
insólito
extremely unusual
insólito
unusual
el aprobado
passing grade
dar por sentado
to assume
dar por sentado
to take for granted
risueño
promising
risueño
cheerful
risueño
smiling
reanudarse
to resume
reanudar
to renew
reanudar
to resume
el ademán
expression
el ademán
gesture
prorrumpir
to burst into
prorrumpir
to burst out
¡Fuera!
Get out of here!
¡Fuera!
Get out!
ahuyentarse
to run away
ahuyentarse
to stay away
ahuyentar
to keep at arm's length
ahuyentar
to frighten off
impotente
helpless
impotente
powerless
cojo
lame
cojo
wobbly
encogerse
to cringe
encogerse
to shrink
colarse
to cut in line
colarse
to sneak in
bullicioso
busy
bullicioso
noisy
bullicioso
rowdy
preciarse
to have self-respect
preciarse
to pride oneself
apenarse
to be saddened
apenarse
to be sorry
apenarse
to be upset
faltar
to break
faltar
to not keep
impensable
inconceivable
impensable
unthinkable
engatusar
to cajole
engatusar
to sweet-talk
apabullante
overwhelming
apabullar
to overwhelm
apabullar
to overwhelm
constar
to be noted in
constar
to appear on
constar
to know for a fact
a lo sumo
at most
a lo sumo
at the most
invertir
to spend
invertir
to devote
invertir
to invest
invertir
to invest
el paradero
whereabouts
dar con
to find
dar con
to track down
ocuparse
to be in charge of
ocuparse
to deal with
ocuparse
to take care of
obsequiar
to give
obsequiar
to present
reventar
to piss off
reventar
to ruin
reventar
to burst
rechoncho
chubby
rechoncho
squat
maltrecho
battered
maltrecho
in a bad way
maltrecho
injured
arisco
unfriendly
arisco
unsociable
acertar
to get right
acertar
to guess correctly
olvidadizo
forgetful
el empeño
determination
el empeño
effort
fijarse en
to notice
fijarse en
to pay attention to
musitar
to whisper
musitar
to mumble
por regla general
as a general rule
raer
to scrape off
raer
to scrape
raído
threadbare
raído
worn-out
el recorte
cutback
el recorte
clipping
de mala muerte
crappy
de mala muerte
lousy
el/la chinche
nuisance
el/la chinche
bedbug
el/la chinche
thumbtack
amarillento
yellowish
hacer caso omiso
to disregard
hacer caso omiso
to ignore
respingar
to ride up
respingar
to shy
el propietario
landlord
el propietario
proprietor
el propietario
owner
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