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poner el dedo en la llaga
poner el dedo en la llaga
to put one's finger on it
holgazanear
holgazanear
to laze around
la patraña
la patraña
tall tale
santurrón
santurrón
sanctimonious
en un santiamén
en un santiamén
in no time at all
desahogar
desahogar
to vent
el hito
el hito
milestone
la osadía
la osadía
audacity
el raciocinio
el raciocinio
reasoning
atinar
atinar
to hit the target
ningunear
ningunear
to treat like dirt
a duras penas
a duras penas
with great difficulty
grifo
grifo
plastered
cuesta arriba
cuesta arriba
uphill
la vejación
la vejación
ill-treatment
vejar
vejar
to vex
ralentizar
ralentizar
to slow down
amarillista
amarillista
sensationalist
previsor
previsor
farsighted
miope
shortsighted
despechado
spiteful
despechar
to spite
contabilizar
to take into account
la cédula
identity card
equiparar
to put on the same level
fungir
to act
esgrimir
to put forward
el empeño
effort
emprender
to undertake
esclarecer
to shed light on
redituar
to yield
el rédito
yield
redituable
profitable
medrar
to thrive
acatar
to comply with
el percebe
barnacle
escrutar
to scrutinize
el rompope
eggnog
los trámites
paperwork
el trámite
procedure
esmerarse
to take great pains
la brecha
gap
adular
to flatter
agasajar
to honor
merodear
to prowl
el destello
glimmer
el embrollo
jam
el escrutinio
scrutiny
escudriñar
to scrutinize
la perogrullada
platitude
la mampostería
stonemasonry
desgarrador
heartbreaking
el fraccionamiento
residential development
clavado
into
el apio
celery
el cebollín
chives
el perejil
parsley
el pasto
pasture
la pradera
prairie
el infortunio
misfortune
trillar
to overuse
el fuero
privilege
escatimar
to skimp on
extraviar
to misplace
la refacción
refurbishment
como si nada
just like that
en un periquete
in a jiffy
divisar
to make out
avalar
to act as guarantor for
la alcantarilla
sewer
el soponcio
fit
el párrafo
paragraph
alquilar
to rent
a lo sumo
at most
de luto
in mourning
la calaña
ilk
la calumnia
slander
el trinquete
ratchet
la hilacha
loose thread
engendrar
to beget
recolectar
to gather
lidiar
to cope with
pautar
to provide guidelines
risueño
cheerful
la talacha
repair work
el peculado
embezzlement
la tachuela
thumbtack
conllevar
to entail
acechar
to stalk
el repunte
upturn
socavar
to undermine
la deriva
drift
talar
to cut down
el auge
boom
ensanchar
to widen
el camastro
deck chair
la posada
inn
por consiguiente
as a result
por ende
consequently
vocear
to shout from the rooftops
embriagarse
to get drunk
tropezar
to stumble
a más tardar
at the latest
el tarugo
blockhead
ejercitarse
to exercise
el granuja
rogue
bribón
rascal
la trama
plot
zarandear
to jostle
la bocanada
mouthful
enfermizo
unhealthy
enclenque
sickly
el desencadenante
trigger
desencadenar
to unleash
capar
to castrate
érase una vez
once upon a time
impertinente
inappropriate
a raíz de
as a result of
sollozar
to sob
a mano
all square
el halago
compliment
la sima
pothole
el lema
motto
escoltar
to escort
el contratiempo
setback
acceder
to agree
adrede
on purpose
tramitar
to apply for
el amortiguador
shock absorber
derramar
to shed
desparramar
to spill
imprescindible
essential
acurrucar
to cuddle
penúltimo
second to last
el rasgo
characteristic
el costal
sack
la tira
strip
embargar
to seize
hurtar
to steal
a hurtadillas
stealthily
sigiloso
stealthy
el escollo
stumbling block
la alacena
pantry
la directriz
guideline
el inquilino
tenant
el albergue
shelter
desplomarse
to collapse
desalojar
to evict
el/la hereje
heretic
precaverse
to take precautions
precavido
cautious
agudizar
to sharpen
estancarse
to stagnate
fecundar
to fertilize
prever
to foresee
la prenda
garment
el atuendo
attire
el elenco
cast
la tripulación
crew
el pincho
thorn
la jeringa
syringe
la avellana
hazelnut
la trinchera
trench
la cuenca
basin
la bisagra
hinge
el perno
bolt
la tuerca
nut
atrincherar
to entrench
blindado
armored
blindar
to armor-plate
el adiestramiento
training
percatarse
to notice
hospedar
to lodge
ensillar
to saddle up
atarantado
stunned
el cometido
task
abocarse
to be heading towards
la tutela
guardianship
deslumbrar
to dazzle
deslumbrante
dazzling
el lomo
loin
al pie de la letra
to the letter
el cacho
bit
estar al pendiente
to be on the lookout
el recluso
inmate
la funda
case
sanguinario
bloodthirsty
aferrar
to grasp
anclar
to anchor
aferrarse
to cling to
derribar
to bring down
el enjambre
swarm
el cumplimiento
compliance
el cumplido
compliment
para entonces
by then
espeluznante
hair-raising
aullar
to howl
abastecido
well-stocked
el abastecimiento
provision of supplies
abastecer
to supply
el escondite
hideout
la jeta
face
en cuanto a
with regard to
en cuanto que
insofar as
en cuanto a mí
as for me
por mi parte
as for me
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
pésimo
dreadful
por desgracia
sadly
el pésame
condolences
mimar
to pamper
fugarse
to run away
fugar
to chase away
halagüeño
promising
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
la fogata
bonfire
de mala gana
unwillingly
el sarpullido
rash
a regañadientes
reluctantly
no es para tanto
it's not such a big deal
sediento
thirsty
puede que
perhaps
colarse
to sneak in
la mayordomía
stewardship
el mayordomo
butler
mentado
aforementioned
la mentada
insult
abarcar
to extend over
adinerado
moneyed
estar a salvo
to be safe
la alimaña
pest
la aldea
small village
el aldeano
villager
fiarse
to trust
foráneo
foreign
el asentamiento
settlement
empinado
steep
el acantilado
cliff
la codicia
greed
codiciar
to covet
la mazmorra
dungeon
la horquilla
bobby pin
los modales
manners
la fechoría
misdeed
el/la orfebre
goldsmith
el humedal
wetland
la hazaña
feat
hondo
deep
la zarzamora
blackberry
el/la rehén
hostage
el curul
seat
el aliento
strength
el hincapié
emphasis
las paperas
mumps
la culebrilla
shingles
el sarampión
measles
la reja
bars
la palanca
lever
dar por hecho
to take for granted
canalla
rotten
el pescuezo
neck
escabullirse
to slip away
la comadreja
weasel
el pellejo
skin
el borde
edge
despachar
to deal with
remojar
to soak
el aprieto
predicament
husmear
to pry into
la cepa
strain
el escurridor
colander
la coladera
drain
prudente
careful
el/la imprudente
reckless person
el paladar
palate
los añicos
pieces
la bóveda
vault
el peritaje
expert's report
el/la gandalla
jerk
dar seguimiento
to follow up
el patio de recreo
playground
la cantera
quarry
liviano
light
el estanque
pond
el/la tiquismiquis
stickler
la caterva
pack
la piruja
whore
el sobaco
armpit
jinetear
to misappropriate
jinetear
to break in
la hoja de laurel
bay leaf
la estría
stretch mark
la guardería
daycare center
amamantar
to breastfeed
la cuarentena
quarantine
el regazo
lap
el/la sartén
frying pan
aportar
to contribute
ameno
enjoyable
esparcir
to scatter
estallar
to burst
el súbdito
subject
mocharse
to chip in
orillar
to get around
el logotipo
logo
la gama
range
el crepúsculo
twilight
la navaja
razor
tan pronto como
as soon as
en cuanto
as soon as
el jengibre
ginger
el ostión
oyster
el quelite
amaranth
sensiblero
sentimental
manido
hackneyed
trillado
trite
cursi
corny
abordar
to deal with
la puesta de sol
sunset
la salida del sol
sunrise
retroceder
to move backwards
el mentón
chin
el látigo
whip
el latigazo
crack of the whip
despilfarrar
to squander
proceder
to proceed with
prepotente
arrogant
bostezar
to yawn
las migajas
leftovers
la úlcera
ulcer
la llaga
ulcer
dolorido
sore
aturdir
to stun
atontar
to make feel groggy
entumecer
to numb
atarantar
to daze
aprestar
to ready
deslindar
to mark out the boundaries of
necio
stubborn
el peldaño
rung
vacilar
to hesitate
tacaño
stingy
las pertenencias
belongings
la pertenencia
membership
el recado
message
sumarse
to join
paladear
to relish
degustar
to savor
quisquilloso
fussy
la ceniza
ash
derretirse
to melt
esquivar
to dodge
calar
to cut out
calar
to soak
catar
to sample
la vaina
thingamabob
el tuétano
marrow
empachar
to give indigestion to
indescriptible
indescribable
trocear
to cut up
sazonar
to season
picar
to chop
machacar
to crush
moler
to grind
guisar
to stew
hervir
to boil
saltear
to sauté
freír
to fry
la cancha
court
el campo
field
la granja
farm
la paloma
check
derrocar
to overthrow
derrotar
to defeat
el extinguidor
fire extinguisher
el escroto
scrotum
el eje
axis
la axila
armpit
el esternón
sternum
la clavícula
collarbone
el antebrazo
forearm
calloso
calloused
el nudo
knot
largo
long
ancho
wide
refregar
to rub it in
refregar
to rub
restregar
to scrub
rozar
to brush against
sonarse la nariz
to blow one's nose
estornudar
to sneeze
jadear
to gasp
dar un grito ahogado
to gasp
susurrar
to whisper
suspirar
to sigh
la hinchazón
swelling
el moretón
bruise
el grano
pimple
la espinilla
blackhead
la canilla
shin
asegurar
to assure
el seguro
insurance
la finca
country house
menospreciar
to underestimate
la vereda
path
la banqueta
sidewalk
la varicela
chicken pox
la viruela
smallpox
desperdiciar
to waste
la charola
badge
la playera
T-shirt
la rigidez
stiffness
la mandíbula
jaw
la ceja
eyebrow
el hígado
liver
el riñón
kidney
el talón
heel
la planta
sole
la cintura
waist
la cadera
hip
el muslo
thigh
la pantorrilla
calf
quebrar
to go bankrupt
quebrantar
to shatter
el nudillo
knuckle
arrollador
overwhelming
la vela
candle
la espaldilla
shoulder blade
el codo
elbow
la vereda
sidewalk
marcar
to call
la guasa
sense of humor
el guarura
bodyguard
refugiarse
to take shelter
el molino
mill
remangar
to roll up
leve
slight
la chirivía
parsnip
el vestuario
wardrobe
trasquilar
to shear
empañar
to steam up
menear
to shake
tarde o temprano
sooner or later
engalanar
to adorn
sellar
to seal
la botarga
mascot
el inmueble
property
el arriero
mule driver
el primogénito
firstborn
el altibajo
ups and downs
terciarse
to present itself
el rastrillo
safety razor
el mamut
mammoth
el tianguis
street market
cabalgar
to ride
la reseña
review
el revuelo
commotion
periférico
peripheral
el relajo
prank
la mala hierba
weed
la yerbabuena
mint
el pantano
swamp
el amo
master
el majadero
whiner
pálido
pale
pecoso
freckly
guango
baggy
la propina
tip
el mantenido
kept man
las algas marinas
seaweed
el sargazo
gulfweed
despegar
to take off
el ganglio
lymph node
volcarse
to capsize
volcar
to knock over
el colmillo
fang
surtido
assorted
surtir
to supply
amortiguar
to muffle
rapar
to shave
el palenque
arena
el patrimonio
heritage
contundente
overwhelming
desquitarse
to get even
desquitar
to make up for
seguido
often
el rendimiento
performance
rizado
curly
el caracol
snail
arrebatar
to snatch
arrebatarse
to get worked up
el sendero
path
el tobillo
ankle
acribillar
to riddle
por completo
totally
delatar
to inform on
presunto
suspected
el argüende
gossip
la valentía
bravery
el/la albañil
construction worker
friolento
sensitive to the cold
el tataranieto
great-great-grandchild
la mezclilla
denim
la chispa
spark
testarudo
stubborn
la albóndiga
meatball
devolver
to return
envuelto
wrapped
el aperitivo
appetizer
batido
whipped
batir
to whisk
la rosquilla
donut
agredir
to insult
raptar
to abduct
el retén
roadblock
presumido
conceited
presumir
to show off
la burbuja
bubble
el atajo
shortcut
agotar
to exhaust
el capricho
impulse
explayarse
to elaborate on
apiadar
to earn the pity of
la revancha
revenge
el pezón
nipple
el afán
desire
el faro
lighthouse
abatir
to take down
atardecer
to get dark
atar
to tie
agobiar
to weigh down
la hojuela
flake
el pepenador
scavenger
topar
to run into
el tapujo
subterfuge
vividor
opportunistic
tachar
to cross out
ladrar
to bark
la orilla
edge
la cloaca
sewer
plegar
to fold
el pliegue
fold
la bandeja
tray
hinchar
to inflate
hincarse
to kneel
estrecho
narrow
trastocar
to disrupt
nefasto
disastrous
gemir
to moan
la rienda
rein
limar
to file down
la trenza
braid
desabrido
tasteless
mimetizar
to imitate
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