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la matanza
la matanza
killing
el/la bachiller
el/la bachiller
high school graduate
sƔbado en la noche
sƔbado en la noche
Saturday night
el/la buga
el/la buga
straight person
el aderezo
el aderezo
dressing
el licuado
el licuado
milkshake
quƩ lindo
quƩ lindo
how lovely
la tartamudez
la tartamudez
stutter
campechano
campechano
frank
desfasado
desfasado
behind the times
subrayado
subrayado
underlined
estrecho
estrecho
close
alejarse
alejarse
to go far from
el juramento
el juramento
oath
la baza
la baza
chance
Marte
Marte
Mars
la paradoja
la paradoja
paradox
el encierro
el encierro
seclusion
la etiqueta
la etiqueta
label
titubear
to hesitate
el loro
parrot
enjaular
to cage
el murciƩlago
bat
el derrame
spillage
los ahorros
savings
el vĆ­nculo
link
el tratamiento
treatment
el cautiverio
captivity
la fosa
grave
cotidiano
daily
la trata
human trafficking
la familia de acogida
foster family
la idoneidad
suitability
emprender
to undertake
el expediente
record
la cƩdula
identity card
deambular
to wander about
calificar
to describe as
indagar
to investigate
el vientre
womb
protegido
protected
el huerto
vegetable garden
ten en cuenta
keep in mind
apodar
to nickname
en sĆ­ntesis
in short
perturbador
disturbing
desgarrador
heartrending
varado
aground
el aprieto
predicament
pese a que
even though
astuto
shrewd
sumamente
extremely
lidiar
to deal with
estornudar
to sneeze
aleatorio
accidental
pƩsimo
lousy
el azar
chance
la pƩrdida
loss
enterar
to inform
el desconocimiento
ignorance
otorgar
to grant
la maraƱa
tangle
el seguro
insurance
sin fines de lucro
nonprofit
esperable
expected
austral
southern
desapercibido
unnoticed
la chacra
small farm
descabellado
crazy
a diario
every day
la incĆ³gnita
unknown quantity
la exactitud
accuracy
la herramienta
tool
la denuncia
complaint
expuesto
exposed
la encuesta
survey
la peluquerĆ­a
hairdressing
el salto
jump
el rebaƱo
flock
la polƩmica
controversy
PaĆ­ses Bajos
Netherlands
la hipoteca
mortgage
la quiebra
bankruptcy
el andamiaje
framework
la brĆŗjula
compass
la angustia
anxiety
el desabastecimiento
shortage
el insumo
supply
el toque de queda
curfew
acudir
to come
agravar
to make worse
contar con
to have
los ancianos
elderly
el desconcierto
confusion
tardar
to take too long
la carencia
deficiency
parecido
similar
quiere decir
means
en cuenta
on account
conminar
to order
el aviso
notice
empeorar
to get worse
inesperadamente
unexpectedly
averiguar
to find out
descartar
to rule out
el acaparamiento
cornering
aumentar
to increase
asustado
scared
el mote
nickname
el marrĆ³n
mess
el arrepentimiento
regret
el cariƱo
affection
la caridad
charity
el chichĆ³n
lump
el rastro
trace
yo quƩ sƩ
what do I know
apurado
in a hurry
las migajas
leftovers
acomplejado
with a lot of issues
aposta
on purpose
el inodoro
toilet
el pantallazo
screenshot
Ā”A tomar por culo!
To hell with it!
la medida
measurement
la escoria
scum
necio
foolish
desnucar
to break someone's neck
tengo mucho sueƱo
I'm very sleepy
ven
come
el mando
command
el blanco
target
debido a
because of
saquear
to loot
calcinado
burned
atemorizar
to frighten
el pandillero
gang member
la supervivencia
survival
espero que si
I hope that
ahĆ­ estĆ”
there it is
no seas malo
don't be mean
el nido
nest
la pesadilla
nightmare
suelte
let go of
arreglar
to fix
me da pereza
I can't be bothered
la frialdad
coldness
la articulaciĆ³n
joint
nĆ­tido
clear
el colchĆ³n
mattress
fiar
to give credit
colgar
to hang up
el rasguƱo
scratch
acojonar
to scare the crap out of
soltar
to let go of
echar
to throw
atreverse
to dare
el acontecimiento
event
doloroso
painful
vacilĆ³n
teasing
estoy fatal
I'm feeling awful
a ver tu
to see your
el entrecejo
space between one's eyebrows
flipar
to be crazy about
la ampolla
blister
desequilibrado
unbalanced
la ventaja
advantage
conque
so then
el/la bocazas
bigmouth
el/la cuentista
short-story writer
a salvo
safe
fugarse
to escape
la cojera
limp
la patrulla
squad car
aparatoso
dramatic
el tejido
tissue
soltar
to release
dar asco
to make feel sick
la gentuza
riffraff
enfadar
to make angry
estrambĆ³tico
bizarre
el jaleo
racket
algo asĆ­
something like that
me da pena
it makes me sad
me caes bien
I like you
te portas bien
you behave yourself
el coƱazo
pain in the ass
hacer las paces
to make up
ya estĆ”
that's it
anda ya
come on
igual que tĆŗ
like you
a cargo de
in charge of
da igual
it doesn't matter
te he echado de menos
I've missed you
cabezota
pigheaded
desmayar
to lose heart
echar un polvo
to screw
apuesto a que
I bet that
a lo mejor
maybe
metido
involved
la ojera
bag under one's eyes
el amargado
bitter person
bastante
quite a lot
lo que mƔs quiero
what I want most
el/la cascarrabias
grouch
a escondidas
secretly
me das miedo
you scare me
me das asco
you make me sick
tenga en cuenta
keep in mind
tirar la toalla
to throw in the towel
borde
rude
el analfabeto
illiterate person
el apunte
note
llamar a la puerta
to knock on the door
seƱalar
to show
darse cuenta
to realize
ha conseguido
you've managed
dejar
to let
alejar
to keep away
reventar
to beat the living daylights out of
reventar
to burst
cuenta conmigo
counts on me
yo me encargo
I'll take care of that
asqueroso
disgusting
o sea
in other words
la muda
change of clothes
callar
to keep quiet
aguantar
to bear
hay que ser
one has to be
me da igual
it doesn't matter to me
pase lo que pase
whatever happens
date prisa
hurry up
Ā”Que vivan los novios!
Here's to the bride and groom!
gastado
worn out
distinto
different
el paƱuelo
headscarf
enchufado
well-connected
el chaval
kid
pesado
annoying
la mami
mommy
la tonterĆ­a
nonsense
guay
cool
pillar
to catch
no me da la gana
I don't feel like it
el cuchitril
dump
dƩjame
let me
el mareo
nausea
Ā”AĆŗpa!
Come on!
advertir
to warn
agregar
to add
cansar
to tire
lejano
distant
alentador
encouraging
el contagio
infection
el gatillo
trigger
la cautela
caution
el cacerolazo
banging on pots and pans
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