B1 Ch1

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la escasez
la escasez
shortage
macizo
macizo
solid
hallar
hallar
to discover
difunto
difunto
deceased
alentado
alentado
encouraged
el degüello
el degüello
slaughter
maléfico
maléfico
evil
el escondite
el escondite
hiding place
el/la suplente
el/la suplente
substitute
convocar
convocar
to call
vincular
vincular
to link
la gestión
la gestión
management
hurgar
hurgar
to dig around in
arduo
arduo
arduous
dirigir
dirigir
to run
dirigir
dirigir
to manage
el pétalo
el pétalo
petal
anclar
anclar
to anchor
la jaula
la jaula
cage
esparcirse
to spread
el nido
nest
occidental
western
hacer juego con
to go with
retrasar
to postpone
la contabilidad
accounting
el almidón
starch
desencadenar
to unleash
enlutar
to plunge into mourning
el buitre
vulture
el ayuntamiento
city council
la colcha
bedspread
empatar
to tie
la gira
tour
más allá
beyond
disputar
to compete for
la eliminatoria
qualifying round
la revancha
rematch
mítico
mythical
forjar
to forge
el acoso
harassment
retrasar
to delay
el soplón
snitch
meter preso
to put in prison
predicar
to advocate for
desencantarse
to become disillusioned
el estrato
stratum
revolcar
to knock over
prever
to foresee
los bártulos
things
el/la rehén
hostage
amotinarse
to rebel
enterado
well-informed
el muelle
pier
a raíz de
as a result of
contabilizar
to count
la clandestinidad
hiding
soltar
to let go of
delatar
to inform on
rígido
rigid
la sigla
abbreviation
la insistencia
insistence
escueto
concise
conciso
concise
el lunar
mole
el lóbulo
earlobe
la tablilla
splint
enderezar
to straighten
antibalas
bulletproof
encajar
to fit
inverosímil
improbable
el/la teniente
lieutenant
la hora punta
rush hour
el celador
security guard
la vitrina
shop window
la rebaja
discount
genérico
generic
conmovedor
moving
la cesta
basket
el anzuelo
fish hook
yacer
to lie
el parangón
comparison
rebuscado
obscure
el guion
script
estornudar
to sneeze
borroso
blurred
percatarse de
to notice
el abridor
opener
abuchear
to boo
estallar
to explode
el bárbaro
barbarian
el baldío
uncultivated land
el albergue
shelter
asequible
affordable
desnutrido
undernourished
el peaje
toll
la sacudida
shake
el largo plazo
long term
el himno
anthem
adquisitivo
purchasing
el florecimiento
blooming
pavimentar
to pave
promulgar
to pass
la mercancía
merchandise
la disyuntiva
dilemma
pasarse de la raya
to go way too far
propicio
favorable
constar
to know for a fact
concursar
to compete
concursar
to take part
rendirse
to give up
intervenir
to tap
el/la guardaespaldas
bodyguard
la escolta
escort
petrificar
to petrify
descuartizar
to quarter
sobornar
to bribe
el soborno
bribe
paralelamente
in parallel
exonerar
to exonerate
torturar
to torture
el expediente
record
destapar
to take the lid off
el campesino
peasant
la metralleta
submachine gun
la antena parabólica
satellite dish
el palacete
mansion
el aliento
encouragement
el aliento
breath
asfixiar
to suffocate
sujetar
to hold
la matanza
slaughter
el campeonato
championship
la exigencia
demand
desgastar
to wear away
desgastante
wearing
desvanecer
to fade
retener
to hold back
la taquilla
locker
de costumbre
usual
el balde
bucket
ingresar
to enter
el tirón
tug
arder
to burn
alargarse
to go on
la linterna
flashlight
el requisito
requirement
predecible
predictable
el reclamo
complaint
reavivar
to revive
el azufre
sulfur
arrugar
to wrinkle
la ceniza
ash
escaso
scarce
macerado
marinated
trocear
to cut up
el abono
fertilizer
tamizar
to sieve
perjudicar
to be detrimental to
desencadenar
to trigger
el tallo
stem
florecer
to flower
convenir
to be a good idea
fumigar
to spray
el drenaje
drainage
la lombriz
worm
podar
to prune
el riego
irrigation
cosechar
to harvest
el brote
shoot
la huerta
produce farm
rendir
to produce
la maceta
flowerpot
deshidratar
to dehydrate
sembrar
to plant
los almacenes
department store
la jornada
working day
el becario
grant holder
el sindicato
labor union
la contratación
hiring
el ascenso
promotion
la cualidad
quality
el anticipo
advance
la indemnización
compensation
desempeñar
to carry out
llevar a cabo
to carry out
el despido
dismissal
el día laborable
workday
propuesto
proposed
la nómina
payroll
retribuir
to pay
retribuido
rewarded
el cursillo
short course
el regaño
scolding
regañar
to scold
la añoranza
yearning
la represa
dam
hincharse
to swell up
lúdico
playful
la cordillera
mountain range
almacenar
to store
polvoriento
dusty
la valla
fence
la maleza
weed
el ataúd
coffin
la peregrinación
pilgrimage
peregrinar
to make a pilgrimage
saquear
to loot
la fuga
jailbreak
empotrar
to build in
la reja
bars
extraditar
to extradite
el capo
capo
ensangrentado
covered in blood
el vidrio
glass
el alivio
relief
mientras tanto
meanwhile
conversador
talkative
indicado
suitable
el alcalde
mayor
quebrar
to break
la cifra
figure
lidiar
to deal with
el plomo
lead
el sicario
hit man
destartalado
run-down
la sirena
mermaid
el recorrido
tour
sensible
sensitive
el paladar
palate
el hígado
liver
la columna
spine
buen gusto
good taste
la articulación
joint
agrio
sour
el potrero
pasture
apostar
to bet
el alboroto
commotion
el acierto
correct answer
el martillo
hammer
la polea
pulley
el granero
barn
el galpón
shed
la misa
mass
raspar
to be rough
la lupa
magnifying glass
indescifrable
indecipherable
plagado
riddled
el sismo
earthquake
apachurrar
to squash
recopilar
to gather
recopilar
to collect
la ferretería
hardware store
aledaño
neighboring
morboso
morbid
el escombro
debris
el derrumbe
collapse
la cadena
chain
cerciorarse
to make sure
la puesta en escena
staging
el terremoto
earthquake
la huella digital
fingerprint
la alcurnia
lineage
desafiar
to challenge
emboscar
to ambush
el raciocinio
reasoning
deslizar
to slide
la cadera
hip
sutil
subtle
guiñar
to wink
el rasgo
feature
a mano
on hand
procurar
to try
destacarse
to stand out
la reliquia
relic
por medio de
by means of
la encuesta
survey
derrumbarse
to collapse
las pertenencias
belongings
el mareo
motion sickness
el sarpullido
rash
apresurar
to hurry
la plazoleta
small square
el promedio
average
difuminar
to blur
peludo
hairy
el roedor
rodent
girar en torno a
to revolve around
la aduana
customs
estorbar
to get in the way of
botar
to throw away
el aspaviento
fuss
añorar
to long for
el cachorro
puppy
sobreentendido
understood
el tarro
jar
el rumbo
course
voraz
voracious
el antojo
craving
profundizar
to go into in depth
poner al tanto
to fill in
la cabecera
head
grato
pleasant
alentar
to encourage
el trombo
clot
el flujo
flow
amputar
to amputate
irrigar
to supply with blood
demorarse
to take
el cabo suelto
loose end
la clara
egg white
torpe
clumsy
parir
to give birth
el estrago
damage
el mantel
tablecloth
el tejido
fabric
el escenario
stage
aclarar
to clarify
el revoltijo
mess
arrastrar
to drag
apestar
to stink
apestoso
stinking
la tela
fabric
se me hace
I find it
el descubrimiento
discovery
desechar
to throw away
el hallazgo
discovery
en cambio
on the other hand
disuelto
dissolved
valerse de
to make use of
la bofetada
slap in the face
la resonancia magnética
MRI scan
momentáneo
momentary
instantáneo
momentary
por si acaso
just in case
apuntar
to note down
la franja
stripe
el adorno
decoration
el tulipán
tulip
la camilla
stretcher
agendar
to schedule
cotidiano
daily
recurrente
recurring
la pomada
ointment
el encierro
seclusion
juzgar
to judge
el recreo
recess
antojarse
to have a craving for
replegarse
to withdraw
la silla de ruedas
wheelchair
el cangrejo
crab
el mamífero
mammal
intravenoso
intravenous
la paloma
dove
la paloma
pigeon
descartar
to rule out
disponer
to arrange
disponer
to have
recolectar
to harvest
colectar
to collect
agobiar
to overwhelm
el respaldo
support
toparse con
to run into
estar inclinado hacia
to lean
inclinarse por
to lean toward
recargado
overloaded
recargar
to recharge
práctico
practical
el portero
porter
el portal
front door
teléfono fijo
landline
el tendedero
drying rack
la tubería
pipe
el vecindario
neighborhood
el vestíbulo
lobby
pasar la aspiradora
to vacuum
el pestillo
bolt
realizar
to carry out
el obrero
worker
luminoso
bright
la instalación
installation
el bote de basura
garbage can
el basurero
garbage dump
el basurero
garbage man
la mesita de noche
bedside table
la sábana
sheet
el inquilino
tenant
la inmobiliaria
real estate agency
el hormigón
concrete
la hipoteca
mortgage
el hierro
iron
la fontanería
plumbing
la fianza
bail
diminuto
tiny
dar de baja
to have disconnected
el/la conserje
custodian
dar de alta
to discharge
el comedor
dining room
el casero
landlord
el propietario
owner
la buhardilla
attic
amargo
bitter
casero
homemade
la barandilla
rail
la azotea
terraced roof
el aparcamiento
parking
amueblado
furnished
amplio
wide
el/la albañil
construction worker
el aire acondicionado
air-conditioning
acogedor
cozy
desordenar
to mess up
incomodar
to make uncomfortable
el préstamo
loan
barrer
to sweep
caber
to fit
estar de alquiler
to rent
el mueble
piece of furniture
concretamente
specifically
la mudanza
move
el apagón
power outage
la terraza
terrace
el sillón
armchair
el grifo
faucet
el fontanero
plumber
el armario
wardrobe
fregar
to wash
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
el desperfecto
flaw
decorativo
decorative
la ubicuidad
ubiquity
averiado
broken down
espacioso
spacious
reparar
to repair
reponer
to replace
repostar
to refuel
ordenado
tidy
ordinario
ordinary
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