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chambea
chambea
work
el/la aguafiestas
el/la aguafiestas
killjoy
la ojera
la ojera
bag under one's eyes
cachondo
cachondo
horny
el sudario
el sudario
shroud
ponerse al día
ponerse al día
to catch up
pichear
pichear
to ignore it
pichear
pichear
to forget about it
perrear
perrear
to be a womanizer
perrear
perrear
to twerk
el polvo
el polvo
shag
el relámpago
el relámpago
bolt of lightning
piropear
piropear
to catcall
arreglárselas
arreglárselas
to get by
el pendejo
el pendejo
asshole
espabilar
espabilar
to open someone's eyes
el/la maleante
el/la maleante
criminal
el/la maleante
el/la maleante
crook
la esfinge
la esfinge
sphinx
pan comido
piece of cake
a cal y canto
tight
a cal y canto
under lock and key
encharcar
to waterlog
carcomer
to eat away at
de soslayo
out of the corner of one's eye
de soslayo
sidelong
atiborrarse
to stuff oneself
enmendarse
to mend one's ways
carraspear
to clear one's throat
el moco
snot
atragantarse
to choke
atragantarse
to lose one's train of thought
el remordimiento
regret
el remordimiento
remorse
el niñato
spoiled brat
el cacao
fuss
petar
to fancy
petar
to feel like
la carroza
float
apañarse
to get by
el sonrojo
blush
meter la pata
to put one's foot in it
de cabo a rabo
from cover to cover
de cabo a rabo
from start fo finish
rebotarse
to get pissed off
flechar
to shoot with an arrow
delatarse
to give oneself away
dar la lata
to be a nuisance
dar la lata
to be a pain
parlotear
to prattle on
parlotear
to chatter
la ojeada
quick glance
el zarrapastroso
scruffy person
el entrometido
busybody
entrometido
nosy
gabacho
American
gabacho
froggy
el coscorrón
bump on the head
el alboroto
commotion
el alboroto
racket
sobresaltado
frightened
sobresaltado
startled
atrevido
cheeky
atrevido
sassy
el tragón
greedy guts
gordinflón
chubby
el gordinflón
fatty
el hazmerreír
laughing stock
relamerse
to lick one's lips
el desvanecimiento
fainting spell
dar la cara
to face the consequences
dar la cara
to face the music
dar la cara
to stand up for
darse prisa
to hurry up
a lo mejor
may
a lo mejor
maybe
despistarse
to lose one's concentration
los entresijos
hidden details
los entresijos
ins and outs
esmerarse
to take great pains
esmerarse
to try hard
el/la marmota
sleepyhead
dar en el clavo
to hit the nail on the head
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