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la popa
la popa
stern
el treno
el treno
lamentation
el trato
el trato
deal
cagarse
cagarse
to fuck up
desentumecer
desentumecer
to stretch
abalanzarse
abalanzarse
to rush
crujir
crujir
to crack
acorazado
acorazado
armored
el buque
el buque
ship
proferir
proferir
to utter
el matojo
el matojo
bush
enjuagar
enjuagar
to rinse
restregar
restregar
to scrub
la artesa
la artesa
trough
la escaramuza
la escaramuza
skirmish
el risco
el risco
cliff
arrancar
arrancar
to pull up
arrancar
arrancar
to start
el esbirro
el esbirro
henchman
el paliacate
scarf
dilatar
to expand
la ojera
bag under one's eyes
afear
to make ugly
la recopilación
collection
la risita
giggle
la entereza
composure
el mango
handle
la navaja
penknife
ladear
to tilt to one side
la pulquería
pulque bar
el altercado
fight
cargar
to carry
por entonces
at that time
la solterona
spinster
el sapo
toad
supuestamente
supposedly
zanjar
to settle
el encontronazo
crash
el retrete
toilet
reseco
very dry
la tranca
bar
la labranza
farming
poner por caso
to assume
el empeño
effort
el cerillo
match
la lápida
tombstone
el estribo
stirrup
la garita
porter's lodge
flaquear
to weaken
el sarape
blanket
sigiloso
stealthy
deslizar
to slide
aindiado
Indian-like
el velorio
wake
la codorniz
quail
el paraje
place
pelado
bare
charro
charro
remitir
to refer
el apodo
nickname
el sepelio
burial
la hemeroteca
newspaper library
delatar
to inform on
disparatado
crazy
el bache
pothole
colegir
to infer
el marrón
brown
la corazonada
sudden impulse
la pitahaya
dragonfruit
abrir paso
to make way
inmiscuirse
to interfere
el acertijo
riddle
el interruptor
switch
ceñir
to cling to
el escribano
scribe
bragado
gritty
la espesura
vegetation
cabal
full
el entorno
environment
abrumador
overwhelming
pulir
to polish
desvirtuar
to distort
sumarse
to join
azaroso
hazardous
el despropósito
nonsense
aborrecible
detestable
tararear
to hum
tantear
to feel
arribar
to arrive
descabellado
ridiculous
la estantería
shelves
apostar
to station
la puntería
aim
el rábano
radish
la bandolera
shoulder bag
la bandolera
bandoleer
esparcirse
to spread out
el mandinga
devil
disentir
to disagree
el frontispicio
facade
el galpón
storehouse
la esterilla
mat
el toldo
canopy
palmar
to kill
el colador
sieve
el alero
eaves
el recodo
bend
renegar
to complain
tachar
to accuse of
topar
to run into
el pasto
grass
el hervidero
throng
mediante
with
a regañadientes
reluctantly
anidar
to dwell
digerir
to digest
la sabiduría
wisdom
la veta
streak
cojear
to fall short
¡Qué va!
No way!
el artilugio
gadget
precisar
to require
surtido
stocked
el fulano
what's-his-name
caber
to be room for
el bulín
brothel
estribar
to lie in
suplente
substitute
la cuartilla
sheet of paper
blandengue
soft
aferrarse
to cling to
patalear
to stamp
aguardar
to wait for
abigarrado
multicolored
desistir
to cease
imprecar
to curse
apabullar
to overwhelm
el resplandor
brightness
el/la culturista
bodybuilder
descarrilar
to derail
apañarse
to manage
las sandeces
nonsense
el platillo
small plate
el/la gilipollas
asshole
el seso
common sense
chillar
to scream
el/la guiri
foreigner
nítido
sharp
la magulladura
bruise
la chorrada
nonsense
ponerse
to get
el estrado
podium
la manzanilla
chamomile tea
la disparada
sudden departure
el pote
jar
helar
to freeze
demacrado
gaunt
la desidia
carelessness
el pasmo
shock
celoso
jealous
ruborizarse
to blush
el menester
duty
sacarse
to get out
el titipuchal
a lot
teclear
to type
el atisbo
glimmer
casto
pure
varado
stranded
el/la adalid
champion
ensayar
to practice
alzarse
to rise
reventado
exhausted
atenazar
to grip
cegador
blinding
el rebozo
shawl
lóbrego
gloomy
el luto
mourning
la negrura
blackness
la alocución
speech
de sopetón
unexpectedly
anonadado
stunned
la guisa
manner
ufanarse
to boast
elogiar
to praise
el garbeo
walk
aflojar
to relax
ineludible
unavoidable
empollar
to incubate
el encanto
charm
ahuyentar
to frighten off
la entrepierna
crotch
hosco
sullen
la manda
vow
capado
castrated
la hoguera
bonfire
el desgarro
phlegm
cornudo
deceived
el bisturí
scalpel
chorrear
to drip
deambular
to wander
a ojo de buen cubero
roughly
renegar
to renounce
culto
educated
ocioso
idle
el sopetón
punch
la estocada
thrust
el montículo
hump
refulgir
to shine brightly
despedir
to give off
capar
to castrate
reventar
to burst
el dejo
aftertaste
el gancho
attraction
la charca
pond
la ingle
groin
la perorata
lecture
parado
standing
el anatema
curse
amén
as well as
el planazo
blow with the flat side
el globo
balloon
sensato
sensible
desquitarse
to get even
la nimiedad
trifle
ensañar
to enrage
la semejanza
similarity
la quijada
jaw
el asidero
support
abrumar
to exhaust
el boceto
sketch
la payasada
ridiculous thing
la cala
cove
encauzar
to direct
el paño
dishcloth
dar de alta
to discharge
estropear
to damage
achicar
to make smaller
presumir
to boast
el tramo
stretch
el desamparo
neglect
sollozar
to sob
rebatir
to ward off
la batuta
baton
el/la ojete
asshole
centrar
to concentrate
la bronca
problem
la patada
kick
el boquete
opening
la caseta
shed
el despeñadero
cliff
diluirse
to dissolve
alojarse
to be housed
precioso
beautiful
enfatizar
to emphasize
el anfitrión
host
el chapero
male prostitute
inefable
indescribable
el/la matasanos
quack
cabelludo
hairy
carente de
lacking in
macerar
to soak
el atanor
pipe
censurar
to criticize
rebasar
to exceed
el yeso
plaster
desquiciado
deranged
la palestra
arena
comentar
to mention
desprender
to detach
rasgar
to tear up
el martirio
martyrdom
el hocico
snout
retrasar
to postpone
descarriar
to misdirect
desbrozar
to clear
husmear
to sniff
imborrable
unforgettable
el recoveco
hidden corner
el vericueto
intricacy
ameno
enjoyable
el póquer
poker
el grillete
shackle
la esposa
wife
vaya
wow
sondear
to sound out
la encuesta
survey
enternecer
to soften
el desquite
revenge
la jaqueca
migraine
declinar
to turn down
atañer
to have to do with
estival
summer
el balde
bucket
la horda
horde
el/la macarra
thug
pergeñar
to draft
cegar
to block
la sima
pothole
el zagal
boy
la lipotimia
blackout
estancarse
to come to a standstill
encomiable
praiseworthy
el desarraigo
uprooting
inerme
defenseless
hechizar
to captivate
izar
to raise
enfocar
to focus
la grieta
crack
el/la juerguista
party animal
el mosto
grape juice
achacar
to attribute
el afluente
tributary
el ahínco
effort
acalorado
worked up
ceñirse
to limit oneself
el tino
sound judgement
claudicar
to give up
trazar
to draw
desdichado
unfortunate
postergar
to postpone
asentar
to set up
el tamiz
sieve
el fontanero
plumber
duradero
lasting
tirar
to throw
el moretón
bruise
el paradero
whereabouts
la bisutería
imitation jewelry
la estafa
rip-off
aplastar
to overwhelm
espolear
to spur on
aminorar
to slow down
el picadero
riding school
el plantón
long wait
zarandear
to shake
embravecido
rough
rajar
to tear
a ver si
let's see if
el cielo raso
ceiling
el saltamontes
grasshopper
pillar
to catch
el meollo
core
desatarse
to erupt
el chancho
pig
chucha
bloody hell
viciado
foul
cabalgar
to ride
la aspereza
sharpness
la musaraña
face
anidar
to nest
darse por
to count oneself
el asomo
trace
ensanchar
to broaden
la tesitura
situation
regalonear
to pamper
espantado
frightened
el acierto
correct answer
acotar
to enclose
deslumbrante
stunning
rayado
nutty
el forjador
creator
regalón
spoiled
el recorte
clipping
pelado
coarse
el precipicio
cliff
el esparcimiento
amusement
la guata
belly
de entrada
from the start
reponerse
to recover
la cubierta
deck
la ballena
whale
las fauces
jaws
zarpar
to weigh anchor
enajenar
to alienate
entrañable
close
vedar
to ban
el camarón
shrimp
ora
sometimes
la vicisitud
difficulty
el carguero
freighter
el changarro
small store
el/la delineante
draftsman
el velero
sailing ship
el recorte
reduction
de por medio
involved
desalentar
to discourage
el charco
puddle
la semblanza
biographical sketch
la ficha
chip
aplastar
to crush
el albedrío
free will
portentoso
wonderful
mancharse
to get stained
la mordida
bribe
la paliza
beating
destapar
to uncover
el aventón
ride
la desfachatez
nerve
marchitar
to dry up
la soberanía
sovereignty
el merendero
picnic area
la reja
bars
la algarabía
jubilation
el recinto
enclosure
el ocioso
idler
enzarzar
to entangle
la encerrona
trap
acometer
to undertake
embriagador
intoxicating
el tugurio
dive
taladrar
to pierce
el envite
push
estrafalario
bizarre
la premura
haste
desamparado
helpless
anhelar
to long
mala racha
bad luck
el pleito
argument
la incumbencia
responsibility
la nitidez
clarity
Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.
What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't grieve.
el escuincle
kid
la flojera
weakness
el papelón
spectacle
armar
to assemble
el pistoletazo
starting signal
güero
fair-haired
perecer
to perish
el desperdicio
waste
el regazo
lap
inmutarse
to be perturbed
el sesgo
direction
el/la gandalla
jerk
barajar
to consider
el primerizo
beginner
novato
inexperienced
el agravio
offense
mesarse
to pull at one's hair
la jugada
dirty trick
dar parte
to report
la caterva
pack
sobado
worn
pasmado
astonished
arrimarse
to come closer
el sangrón
nuisance
chaparrito
short
el ahijado
protégé
el abanico
range
enchufar
to set up in a job
granado
distinguished
colarse
to sneak in
el pasaje
voyage
la cruda
hangover
acarrear
to result in
conforme
as
chistoso
funny
los ambages
circumlocutions
el talante
mood
rechistar
to complain
estafar
to swindle
el zurullo
turd
el hongo
mushroom
acerca
about
achaparrado
stocky
el estreno
premiere
el apego
attachment
el zopilote
black vulture
tierno
affectionate
marchitar
to wither
hacinar
to pile up
la mosca
fly
atender
to meet
la chispa
spark
la pelota
ball
la costra
crust
meter la pata
to mess up
el erario
public funds
incidir
to incise
vago
lazy
la baba
saliva
la jeta
face
el acero
steel
el tesón
tenacity
el anhelo
longing
el buzón
mailbox
la ratonera
trap
el tejado
roof
el terrón
clod
el cosquilleo
tickling sensation
la axila
armpit
el desecho
garbage
resoplar
to pant
el catre
camp bed
el calabozo
jail
escocer
to hurt
el alacrán
scorpion
la ternera
veal
canturrear
to hum
la paradoja
paradox
la carroña
carrion
necio
foolish
el cobrador
collector
la botana
snack
rebosante
overflowing
la proa
prow
hender
to cut through
la galleta
cookie
el cacahuete
peanut
el trasto
piece of junk
el crucero
cruiser
renegar
to blaspheme
arrugarse
to get frightened
por lo común
usually
el caifán
big shot
moribundo
dying
cifrarse
to be pinned
el tablón
beam
la carpa
tent
llevarse
to get along
el harapo
rag
zamparse
to throw oneself at
perspicaz
sharp
patente
obvious
la maroma
rope
subsanar
to correct
el gazapo
misprint
derramar
to shed
trastocar
to disrupt
al garete
down the drain
anegado
flooded
hurtar
to hide
estremecer
to shudder
agobiado
overwhelmed
avecinar
to bring closer together
para con
towards
el sudario
shroud
el resorte
influence
abigarrado
motley
la secuela
consequence
presa de
overcome by
el hedor
stench
el lazo
bond
el hueco
hole
la catadura
appearance
el alborozo
rejoicing
tutelar
protecting
los manes
manes
el recado
message
gozar
to enjoy oneself
pasar por alto
to overlook
el crisol
melting pot
el afán
effort
la índole
kind
la vertiente
aspect
el mingitorio
urinal
el entenado
stepchild
el pico
beak
desentendido
ignorant
el requiebro
flirtatious remark
alzar
to raise
la reyerta
fight
empeñarse
to endeavor to
el ademán
gesture
resentirse
to deteriorate
el pozo
well
el banco
shoal
rebosar
to overflow
arredrar
to frighten
rehuir
to avoid
la faena
task
tumbar
to knock down
el oficio
job
el chingo
shitload
la litera
bunk bed
la parroquia
clientele
la escollera
breakwater
estibar
to unload
para entonces
by then
tomar el pelo
to joke
la vendimia
grape harvest
varado
beached
fiar
to sell on credit
el camarote
cabin
alentador
encouraging
grato
pleasant
enzarzarse
to get tangled up
repuesto
recovered
el letrero
sign
dilatar
to postpone
la sarna
scabies
el hampa
riffraff
la tiniebla
darkness
la calavera
skull
escampar
to stop raining
desgastar
to wear out
llevar a cabo
to carry out
el reparo
objection
el licuado
milkshake
el tecito
cup of tea
el conchudo
cunt
estafar
to rip off
desvencijado
dilapidated
enmohecido
rusty
el empeño
determination
magullar
to bruise
tirar
to get by
a la par
at the same time
el apuro
predicament
escueto
concise
el importe
amount
el pulso
hand
el hervidero
swarm
cachondo
horny
escasear
to skimp on
apurar
to finish
el presupuesto
assumption
la barda
wall
acunar
to rock
el zurdo
left-handed person
la competencia
competition
la pulla
obscenity
la cábala
guess
dar la nota
to stand out
arrojar
to throw
la reseña
review
indagar
to investigate
la deriva
drift
el agobio
suffocation
escarbar
to dig
el alarde
display
el guijarro
pebble
el filón
gold mine
doblegarse
to yield
el engendro
freak
para cuando
for when
el sigilo
secrecy
la botica
pharmacy
impertérrito
unmoved
orondo
self-satisfied
conmovedor
touching
quebradizo
fragile
el oleaje
waves
el alud
flood
acalambrado
cramped
turbar
to disturb
el fideo
noodle
el chango
monkey
la adulación
flattery
el tobillo
ankle
el apremio
urgency
atontar
to make feel groggy
arriar
to drive
remangar
to roll up
la pollera
skirt
arrear
to hurry along
el duende
elf
la lapa
leech
agobiar
to harass
trasegar
to move around
agachar
to lower
la porrista
cheerleader
la lagaña
sleepy dust
el tuerto
one-eyed person
el sorbito
little sip
desquiciar
to drive mad
desquiciar
to take off its hinges
la barriga
belly
cortejar
to court
el apuro
rush
tirar
to squander
el picadero
bachelor pad
el tiburón
shark
la llanura
prairie
el gentío
crowd
lamer
to lick
desparramar
to spill
gandul
lazy
descomponer
to irritate
pavonear
to show off
estreñido
constipated
los ojillos
eyes
la almorrana
hemorrhoids
como tal
as such
aderezar
to season
el anonimato
anonymity
demoledor
devastating
acertado
appropriate
el desvarío
raving
el arrabal
suburb
refrenar
to restrain
la feria
change
la feria
fair
desentenderse
to pretend not to know
entumecido
numb
recostado
lying down
la huella
footprint
el pavo real
peacock
la ojeriza
dislike
balbucir
to stutter
la carrera
studies
atinar
to manage to
pretender
to expect
el recato
reserve
por aquel entonces
at that time
mero
very
apostillar
to add
condecorar
to decorate
degollar
to slit the throat of
despojar
to strip
amordazar
to gag
el destacamento
detachment
mofar
to mock
la ternura
tenderness
desproveer
to deprive
el conato
attempt
el mitote
uproar
ovillar
to wind into a ball
el bochorno
embarrassment
la riña
quarrel
el/la maleante
criminal
el antro
club
en ciernes
in the making
el fulana
whore
saldar
to settle
largar
to spill the beans
despreciar
to reject
el cachivache
piece of junk
la canalla
riffraff
la buhardilla
attic
la chamba
job
el pedregal
stony ground
la bocina
horn
el chamizo
shack
el latifundio
large estate
el pavor
dread
vaya
well
fundir
to blow
tambalearse
to waver
el imán
magnet
reñir
to argue
apenar
to sadden
arisco
unfriendly
enterarse
to notice
la clavícula
collarbone
el celo
heat
la guirnalda
wreath
estar para
to be in the mood for
el moco
snot
el surco
groove
el aguinaldo
Christmas bonus
retar
to challenge
manosear
to grope
largarse
to leave
el cerco
siege
el cuate
buddy
la verja
iron gate
la refriega
brawl
mentar la madre
to call someone a motherfucker
el cosquilleo
tickling
el fallo
mistake
beneficiarse
to get it on with
meditabundo
pensive
agostarse
to wither
el retruécano
play on words
deparar
to have in store
en pos de
in pursuit of
desgarbado
clumsy
agacharse
to duck
el perchero
coat rack
acechar
to stalk
el respingo
jump
abochornar
to suffocate
cuando
even though
acostado
in bed
el ceño
space between the eyebrows
la carpeta
folder
la bata
bathrobe
franquear
to clear
franquear
to cross
desdeñar
to look down on
el dependiente
salesclerk
ya que
since
la hueste
follower
el lastre
burden
achicopalar
to bring down
en un santiamén
in a flash
alterado
upset
valer verga
to not give a fuck
la estacada
fence
dilatar
to delay
la inquina
dislike
la tumba
grave
ojeroso
haggard
alabarse
to boast
ileso
unscathed
el chulo
pimp
el ramalazo
fit
sacar
to remove
véase
see
la corte
court
cobijar
to give shelter to
la pugna
fight
hacerse con
to get hold of
pulular
to swarm
la mesada
allowance
el alfiler
pin
el trazado
drawing
el yodo
iodine
sobrecogedor
shocking
patear
to kick
pedo
drunk
acoplar
to yoke together
el coño
pussy
enardecer
to inflame
amolar
to irritate
la chupada
blowjob
aullar
to howl
constar
to know for a fact
el sinfín
vast number
los enseres
equipment
el pantano
swamp
la maceta
flowerpot
la barda
fence
el asombro
surprise
antojarse
to seem
disparado
quickly
la loncha
slice
acurrucar
to cuddle
la cinta
ribbon
la almohada
pillow
estimar
to consider
desnudar
to undress
el muelle
spring
la tetilla
nipple
el halcón
falcon
el revoltijo
mess
recatado
cautious
de buena gana
happily
la cremallera
zipper
jalar
to pull
aporrear
to pound
argüir
to deduce
el nubarrón
storm cloud
contrarrestar
to counteract
resbalar
to slide
inclemente
harsh
el bolillo
bread roll
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
serenar
to calm down
sopesar
to consider
terciar
to take part
encasillar
to categorize
encasillar
to classify
la navaja
razor
afilarse
to get thin
enhiesto
erect
borroso
blurred
el pestillo
bolt
la chamba
work
el verdugo
tormentor
empaparse
to get steeped in
moto
homeless
el trecho
distance
placentero
pleasant
tironear
to tug at
la yegua
mare
la ruca
old maid
el reventón
party
el garito
gambling den
adrede
on purpose
achicarse
to become smaller
el tambo
nick
la hombría
manliness
el padrote
pimp
babear
to drool
convidar
to invite
inflar
to drink
puesto
well-dressed
el menso
fool
agasajar
to lavish attention on
el carnal
friend
el jale
work
el morral
satchel
el biombo
folding screen
el/la mimbre
wicker
la cesta
basket
la acepción
meaning
a menos que
unless
para colmo
to top it all
el albur
double entendre
el joto
fag
carajo
fuck
chalado
crazy
abaratar
to cut the price of
la enredadera
climbing plant
la pileta
swimming pool
el chavo
guy
la mota
weed
la poetisa
female poet
gacho
awful
picado
tipsy
el colchón
mattress
el pétalo
petal
el desgaste
wear and tear
aplacar
to calm down
rezongar
to grumble
chapotear
to splash around
erizar
to make stand on end
la celeridad
speed
el torbellino
whirlwind
suelto
loose
atragantarse
to choke
el mamón
dumbass
chismoso
gossipy
la desenvoltura
self-confidence
presumido
arrogant
acodar
to bend
el vello
hair
el rizo
curl
descoger
to unfold
espeso
thick
el raudal
torrent
la congoja
anguish
la ardilla
squirrel
la miga
crumb
el/la proxeneta
pimp
el muslo
thigh
escasear
to be scarce
ser para tanto
to be all that important
ruborizar
to make blush
halagar
to flatter
huidizo
shy
plantar cara
to stand one's ground
por entonces
at the time
el pesero
minibus
apuntarse
to sign on
la chamarra
jacket
el entredicho
dispute
envalentonar
to embolden
atropellado
hasty
acertar
to manage to
infausto
ill-fated
largarse
to start
arredrar
to intimidate
comprobar
to realize
idóneo
ideal
alabar
to praise
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