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la pugna
la pugna
struggle
amarrar
amarrar
to tie
el callejón
el callejón
alley
desvanecer
desvanecer
to fade
saltar
saltar
to leap
el/la tuerca
el/la tuerca
car fanatic
en cuenta
en cuenta
on account
la cuota
la cuota
membership fee
apuntar
apuntar
to point at
el ferrocarril
el ferrocarril
railroad
la selva
la selva
jungle
atender
atender
to look after
atajar
atajar
to put a stop to
atajar
atajar
to take a shortcut
el legado
el legado
legacy
en vilo
en vilo
in suspense
la aparición
la aparición
appearance
afinar
afinar
to tune
ceder
ceder
to cede
rendir
to produce
el neumático
tire
rugir
to roar
la aldea
small village
el tesoro
treasure
versar
to be about
asustarse
to be frightened
señalar
to point to
el alambre
wire
apuntar
to aim
el almacenamiento
storage
arrastrar
to drag
alargar
to extend
adelgazar
to lose weight
exagerar
to exaggerate
la estipulación
stipulation
maximizar
to maximize
la distensión
relaxation
albergar
to be home to
el trasfondo
background
el homólogo
counterpart
aplazar
to postpone
sacudir
to shake
sobrevolar
to overfly
la deriva
drift
la embestida
onslaught
desatarse
to come undone
el recelo
suspicion
el quórum
quorum
el foro
forum
el borrador
draft
eclipsar
to eclipse
el distrito
district
caber
to fit
el tributo
tribute
la tribu
tribe
la masculinidad
masculinity
la paradoja
paradox
la fuente
source
el intervencionismo
interventionism
el estamento
stratum
deshacerse de
to get rid of
abanderar
to champion
guiar
to guide
apreciar
to appreciate
el hedonismo
hedonism
proceder
to come from
anclar
to anchor
la obsolescencia
obsolescence
prohibir
to prohibit
la tela
fabric
derogar
to repeal
la prestación
benefit
la coacción
coercion
coaccionar
to coerce
la injerencia
interference
provenir
to come from
apremiar
to urge
el homenaje
homage
el duelo
duel
el duelo
grief
el promedio
average
medrar
to thrive
intuir
to sense
concebir
to conceive
averiguar
to find out
el estremecimiento
shudder
aligerar
to lighten
suscitar
to provoke
el surtidor
pump
recorrer
to travel around
basarse
to be based on
el atropello
outrage
el desequilibrio
imbalance
oponerse a
to oppose
la credibilidad
credibility
el fanatismo
fanaticism
minar
to undermine
envenenar
to poison
el traspaso
transfer
el suceso
event
figurar
to appear
la prensa
press
el recorrido
route
reinar
to reign
recopilar
to compile
amañar
to rig
la benevolencia
benevolence
el fallo
mistake
plasmar
to reflect
desempeñar
to play
la recopilación
collection
la esfera
sphere
el alojado
guest
bélico
war
el adelanto
advance
el ámbito
field
concreto
specific
concretar
to set
tardar
to take
entretener
to entertain
adular
to flatter
el patriotismo
patriotism
comisionar
to commission
empoderar
to empower
la inconveniencia
inappropriateness
preservar
to protect
conservar
to preserve
el veneno
poison
la vía
track
la mejora
improvement
descarrilar
to derail
simbolizar
to symbolize
la advertencia
warning
derribar
to demolish
expulsar
to expel
occidentalizar
to westernize
la deshonra
dishonor
la virtud
virtue
florecer
to flourish
monopolizar
to monopolize
acaparar
to stockpile
media naranja
better half
la inmediatez
immediacy
alejar
to keep away
alinear
to align
el aventón
ride
el refugio
refuge
diseminar
to disseminate
esparcir
to scatter
transeúnte
transient
el alcance
scope
la tentación
temptation
hundir
to sink
aplacar
to satisfy
aplacar
to appease
el rumbo
course
derrotar
to defeat
el revés
setback
la violación
violation
la transgresión
transgression
trastocar
to disrupt
rediseñar
to redesign
la pantomima
farce
la garra
claw
el aprobado
passing grade
aprobar
to pass
nombrar
to name
nombrar
to mention
calcar
to copy
calcar
to trace
extender
to spread out
acostumbrar
to be accustomed to
apagar
to turn off
desprender
to detach
el peregrinaje
pilgrimage
el bálsamo
comfort
tachar
to cross out
tachar
to label
tenaz
tenacious
la supervivencia
survival
el pabellón
pavilion
la cobertura
coverage
desmoronarse
to collapse
estremecerse
to shake
la agudeza
sharpness
el surgimiento
emergence
el hilo
thread
puntuar
to punctuate
paliar
to ease
soler
to use to
el sueldo
salary
la acogida
reception
la recogida
collection
el interrogatorio
interrogation
la cuna
cradle
la ampliación
extension
argüir
to argue
el escaneo
scanning
escanear
to scan
la quimera
chimera
enmendar
to correct
la enmienda
amendment
la intersección
intersection
depilar
to remove the hair from
la pena
sorrow
rectificar
to rectify
la capa
layer
recortar
to reduce
la inquietud
worry
la polémica
controversy
el gesto
gesture
agotar
to use up
la purga
purge
el luto
mourning
la sombra
shadow
indagar
to inquire into
la excentricidad
eccentricity
la nebulosa
nebula
sumiso
submissive
contestar
to answer
el autoconocimiento
self-knowledge
el estímulo
stimulus
demorar
to delay
desempeñar
to carry out
vencer
to overcome
el procedimiento
procedure
medir
to measure
la medida
measure
la vigilancia
surveillance
controlar
to monitor
el pésame
condolences
el mérito
merit
la pequeñez
pettiness
el dominio
domain
el dominio
power
la homologación
authorization
adjudicar
to award
radiar
to radiate
ahogar
to drown
regodearse
to delight in
el logro
achievement
enquistar
to embed
la edad
age
transgredir
to transgress
la cima
peak
el ensayo
essay
la charla
chat
la asesoría
consultancy
la distorsión
distortion
acentuar
to emphasize
el auge
peak
derrocar
to overthrow
el paraíso
paradise
suceder
to happen
señorear
to rule
desajustar
to upset
el desajuste
imbalance
la liga
league
la potencia
power
el estrago
damage
refugiarse
to take shelter
sustraer
to subtract
distraer
to distract
atraer
to attract
pelear
to fight
ceder
to give in
la cuñada
sister-in-law
el/la albañil
construction worker
el progenitor
father
la ubicación
position
la inspección
inspection
quemar
to burn
la demora
delay
la burla
taunt
recaer
to suffer a relapse
el aumento
increase
asestar
to deal
la ropa
clothing
responder
to answer
la compra
purchase
indisponer
to make ill
sobreponer
to put on top of
romperse
to break
reponerse
to recover
prever
to foresee
posponer
to postpone
ponerse
to get
poner
to put
fallecer
to pass away
morir
to die
exponer
to exhibit
envolver
to wrap
el descubrimiento
discovery
descubrir
to discover
contraponer
to counter
contradecirse
to contradict oneself
contradecir
to contradict
absolver
to absolve
extinguir
to extinguish
eximir
to exempt
enjugar
to wipe away
dividir
to divide
despertarse
to wake up
corromper
to corrupt
corregir
to correct
convertirse
to become
convertir
to turn into
confundir
to confuse
confesar
to confess
concluir
to conclude
atender
to attend to
el suspenso
suspense
suspender
to suspend
salvo
safe
salvar
to save
recluir
to shut away
proveer
to provide
presumir
to boast
presumir
to presume
poseer
to possess
merecer
to be deserving
atrapar
to catch
el brindis
toast
el despacho
office
despistar
to mislead
el puesto
position
quebrantar
to break
la compraventa
buying and selling
la hipoteca
mortgage
hipotecar
to mortgage
acceder
to agree
acceder
to access
la burocracia
bureaucracy
la barrera
barrier
la aglomeración
buildup
batir
to beat
arañar
to scratch
el órdago
all-or-nothing bet
reformular
to reformulate
tostar
to brown
tumbar
to knock down
opacar
to darken
el melocotón
peach
el cuello
neck
personarse
to appear in person
acariciar
to pet
el frigorífico
refrigerator
el pasillo
aisle
el catre
cot
perturbar
to disrupt
agitar
to upset
sisear
to hiss
el follaje
foliage
estrellarse
to crash
el pedazo
piece
la venganza
revenge
la revancha
rematch
la ráfaga
gust
soltar
to let go of
el impromptu
impromptu
improvisado
impromptu
la temporada
season
la vacilación
vacillation
disponer
to arrange
tentar
to tempt
el indicio
sign
el puñetazo
punch
someter
to subdue
la ceja
eyebrow
la alabanza
praise
despedir
to fire
exiliar
to exile
la peluquería
hair salon
aburrir
to bore
la cartera
wallet
anhelar
to long
librar
to free
el dependiente
salesclerk
la palmera
palm tree
el fragor
clamor
el escúter
scooter
la pista
road
la criatura
creature
el informe
report
el rastro
trace
el reglamento
rules
la eslora
length
el aguacero
downpour
hallar
to find
los fogones
cooking
la escala
stopover
ataviar
to dress up
reforzar
to reinforce
conquistar
to conquer
el/la socorrista
lifeguard
el trato
deal
el trasero
backside
requerir
to require
el requisito
requirement
perseguir
to pursue
perder
to lose
prender
to turn on
el concilio
council
la tenería
tannery
despejar
to clear up
tirarse
to throw oneself
aguantar
to bear
sonar
to ring
agradecer
to thank
agredir
to attack
la pulgada
inch
el universitario
university student
universitario
university
fingir
to pretend
la posesión
possession
el frenado
braking
el eslabón
link
el repente
fit
el rejuvenecimiento
rejuvenation
la reivindicación
demand
la chistera
top hat
desafiar
to challenge
adecuado
appropriate
ser dueño de
to own
la vivienda
housing
el dueño
owner
desencadenar
to unleash
ahondar
to deepen
el seudónimo
pseudonym
defraudar
to disappoint
el precipicio
precipice
ensanchar
to widen
el hueco
gap
el hueco
hole
estrechar
to narrow
ralentizar
to slow down
la soberbia
pride
el compromiso
commitment
el rescate
rescue
estallar
to explode
el elemento de disuasión
deterrent
la disuasión
deterrence
la debilidad
weakness
dotar
to endow with
comprobar
to check
la mentira
lie
la herramienta
tool
el empresario
businessman
la voluntad
will
exigir
to call for
el lema
motto
la declaración
statement
el conocimiento
knowledge
el entrenador
coach
el tamaño
size
gritar
to shout
ubicar
to locate
avalar
to endorse
avalar
to guarantee
el esfuerzo
effort
el rendimiento escolar
academic performance
el rendimiento
performance
acoger
to receive
condenar
to condemn
la oleada
wave
asegurar
to assure
temblar
to shake
suceder
to go on
reír
to laugh
la medida
measure
potenciar
to strengthen
la ausencia
absence
la renta
income
rodear
to surround
la treta
ruse
demostrar
to demonstrate
desaparecer
to disappear
los gemelos
binoculars
la desviación
deviation
la rama
branch
hereditario
hereditary
herido
wounded
el Medio Oriente
Middle East
alimentar
to feed
el choque
crash
los/las feligreses
flock
atravesar
to cross
valorar
to appreciate
realizar
to perform
postergar
to postpone
plantear
to suggest
envejecer
to age
albergar
to house
desligar
to untie
vetar
to veto
la ubicación
location
actuar
to act
exponer
to expose
irritar
to irritate
desplazar
to displace
desanimar
to discourage
envejecido
aged
saldar
to settle
frenético
frantic
amasar
to amass
subir
to turn up
derivar
to derive from
la derivada
derivative
el daño
damage
divertir
to amuse
desviar
to divert
encabezar
to head
interponer
to interpose
ampliar
to extend
ampliar
to expand
renovar
to renew
obstruir
to impede
impedir
to prevent
desvincular
to dissociate
promover
to promote
cobrar
to charge for
manchar
to stain
detener
to stop
acercarse
to approach
castigar
to affect
el declive
slope
los cimientos
foundations
el caldo de cultivo
breeding ground
aprobar
to approve
el dineral
fortune
el fracaso
failure
pleno
full
omnisciente
omniscient
el aparato
apparatus
vertiginosamente
vertiginously
la mera
boss
impulsar
to drive
reelegir
to reelect
el acontecimiento
event
retomar
to resume
gestionar
to manage
antidisturbios
riot
descabellado
crazy
el sinfín
vast number
equivocado
wrong
el montón
pile
el boletín
bulletin
devolver
to give back
la señal
sign
la locura
madness
ansiado
long-awaited
el retraso
delay
el jurado
jury
el caza
fighter plane
la cúpula
dome
respaldar
to back
acabar
to finish
expuesto
exposed
entristecer
to make sad
el empujón
push
apuñalar
to stab
contrarrestar
to counteract
el soberano
sovereign
la dimisión
resignation
el encuentro
meeting
el/la titular
holder
actuar
to act
conllevar
to entail
descartar
to dismiss
disuadir
to dissuade
el equipamiento
equipment
liar
to roll
la gota
drop
imprimir
to print
copar
to make a clean sweep
la desdicha
misfortune
idóneo
ideal
arrancar
to start
aportar
to contribute
almacenar
to store
amparar
to protect
agudo
acute
arrojar
to produce
aparecer
to appear
el tejido
fabric
amplio
broad
inscribir
to register
destacar
to emphasize
ceñir
to cling to
amenazar
to threaten
la amenaza
threat
el rasgo
feature
corroer
to corrode
fomentar
to promote
la solidez
solidity
avanzar
to advance
diseñar
to design
aumentar
to raise
reanudar
to resume
denunciar
to denounce
la soga
rope
remolcar
to tow
la gestión
management
quitar
to remove
relajar
to relax
el heredero
heir
restringir
to restrict
apretar
to press
descartar
to rule out
reivindicarse
to vindicate oneself
reivindicar
to claim
intentar
to attempt
intentar
to try
el inquilino
tenant
impulsar
to propel
el plazo
term
la promesa
promise
prometer
to promise
el zarandeo
shaking
echar
to throw
la rebaja
reduction
la rebaja
discount
rebajar
to reduce
respaldar
to support
lograr
to be able to
sumar
to add
apresurar
to hurry
retener
to keep back
tirar
to throw
romper
to break
la tregua
truce
resonar
to echo
resonar
to resonate
dimitir
to resign
escoltar
to escort
la escolta
escort
usurpar
to usurp
la instauración
establishment
instaurar
to establish
convocar
to summon
interminable
endless
fracasar
to fail
cesar
to cease
apenar
to sadden
el campesino
peasant
el declive
decline
la deslealtad
disloyalty
demasiado
too
aumentar
to increase
amortizar
to get one's money's worth out of
amortizar
to redeem
subir
to climb
somnoliento
drowsy
la mentalidad
mentality
el privilegio
privilege
animar
to encourage
reponer
to replace
repentinamente
suddenly
el coloso
colossus
fijarse
to pay attention
el/la contratista
contractor
flamante
brand-new
poderoso
powerful
temer
to fear
subestimar
to underestimate
reconocer
to recognize
recoger
to gather
el reconocimiento
recognition
iluminar
to illuminate
encarcelar
to imprison
arrestar
to arrest
detener
to arrest
emprender
to undertake
otorgar
to grant
expedir
to issue
expedir
to send
reconstituyente
restorative
el gasto
spending
indignante
outrageous
desatar
to untie
el yacimiento
field
el/la testigo
witness
patrullar
to patrol
la patrulla
patrol
los demás
the others
los demás
the other
devolver
to return
el pilar
pillar
arrancar
to pull out
predecir
to predict
adivinar
to guess
meter
to score
el muro
wall
el mito
myth
bautizar
to baptize
lagrimar
to cry
valorar
to value
menospreciar
to underestimate
el menosprecio
contempt
los tiros
gunfire
el presagio
omen
alcanzar
to reach
recesar
to recess
el agujero negro
black hole
congelar
to freeze
soportar
to put up with
propio
own
contribuir
to contribute
ambicioso
greedy
reclutar
to take on
difundir
to disseminate
desconocer
to not know
disparar
to shoot
a quemarropa
at point-blank
subrayar
to stress
fructífero
fruitful
la maniobra
maneuver
elogiar
to praise
bastantemente
sufficiently
bastante
quite a lot of
vaciar
to empty
vacía
empty
arreglar
to repair
vulnerar
to damage
dirigirse
to walk
citar
to make an appointment
acudir
to go to
carecer
to lack
rezar
to pray
la jornada
working day
calificar
to describe as
despavorido
terrified
sencillamente
simply
confiar
to confide
engañar
to deceive
unir
to join
ansioso
anxious
ansioso
eager
ahí
there
¡Claro que sí!
Of course!
sobrevivir
to survive
parar
to stop
maldito
darn
lamentable
deplorable
el proveedor
supplier
sencillo
simple
empujar
to push
salvaje
wild
sembrar
to plant
el hincapié
emphasis
el ampliado
general meeting
el chantaje
blackmail
entregar
to deliver
desconfiar
to be suspicious of
desconfiar
to not trust
ocultar
to conceal
la ola
wave
azotar
to whip
azotar
to devastate
portar
to carry
portarse
to behave
ligar
to tie
el impago
nonpayment
el permiso
permit
conseguir
to obtain
impecable
impeccable
el montón
a ton
el reducto
redoubt
la vergüenza
embarrassment
el retroceso
backward step
normalizar
to normalize
la corresponsabilidad
joint responsibility
recaudar
to collect
prescindir
to do without
despegar
to take off
aterrizar
to land
recortar
to cut off
dirigir
to manage
dejar
to leave
chocar
to crash
frenar en seco
to brake sharply
apenas
barely
adquirir
to acquire
entumecido
numb
estirar
to stretch
subir
to go up
acechar
to stalk
mustio
withered
la rabia
anger
de todos modos
anyway
el rechazo
rejection
grabar
to record
advertir
to warn
vincular
to link
inusitado
unusual
imponer
to impose
irrumpir
to burst into
demoledor
devastating
castigar
to punish
herir
to hurt
la cifra
figure
arreglar
to fix
derrumbar
to demolish
convocar
to call
supuesto
supposed
bastante
enough
lucido
splendid
inquietar
to worry
inquieto
restless
elevar
to raise
designar
to appoint
fluir
to flow
disiparse
to lift
curarse
to get better
la pauta
norm
fijar
to fix
fijar
to set
llevar a cabo
to carry out
pertenecer
to belong to
dotar
to equip with
la obra
work
escoger
to choose
arrojar
to throw
difundir
to spread
lastimar
to hurt
semejante
similar
abordar
to tackle
subrayar
to underline
enriquecer
to enrich
enriquecer
to make rich
la cosmovisión
worldview
retrasar
to postpone
el acercamiento
approach
obedecer
to obey
conseguir
to achieve
subrayar
to emphasise
incautar
to confiscate
agudizar
to aggravate
agravar
to make worse
empeorar
to make worse
meter
to put
cargar
to load
hay que hacer
let's do
merecer
to deserve
acercar
to move closer
acompañar
to accompany
basar
to base on
sacar
to take out
rechazar
to turn down
la huida
escape
huir
to escape
sostener
to support
rechazar
to reject
advertir
to advise
crecer
to grow
agradecer
to be grateful
el consejo
advice
jugoso
juicy
la fuente
fountain
compartir
to share
precisar
to specify
arriesgar
to risk
negar
to deny
tratar
to deal with
tratar
to treat
no se trata de
it's not a question of
añadir
to add
señalar
to show
agregar
to add
subrayar
to emphasize
señalar
to point out
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