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el asombro
el asombro
amazement
el sobrecogimiento
el sobrecogimiento
awe
digno
digno
worthy
agarrar
agarrar
to hold
azotar
azotar
to whip
el chivatazo
el chivatazo
tip-off
estremecedor
estremecedor
terrifying
resbalarse
resbalarse
to slip
pulcro
pulcro
neat
alcanzable
alcanzable
attainable
tranquilizar
tranquilizar
to calm down
realmente me gustas mucho
realmente me gustas mucho
I really like you a lot
apañado
apañado
clever
arriesgar
arriesgar
to risk
la víspera
la víspera
eve
efectivamente
efectivamente
really
la estantería
la estantería
shelving
¡Jolín!
¡Jolín!
Darn!
crujiente
crujiente
crunchy
el/la mangante
crook
cotilla
gossipy
apenar
to sadden
la veleidad
fickleness
tirado
lying
atravesar
to go through
el/la cobaya
guinea pig
jamás te olvidaré
I'll never forget you
reventado
exhausted
la estafa
fraud
aun cuando
even if
aun cuando
even though
pese a que
even though
por mucho que
no matter how hard
por mucho que
no matter how much
por más que
no matter how
el mecenazgo
patronage
burlar
to evade
cálido
warm
atrapado
trapped
descartar
to rule out
cotejar
to compare with
macizo
gorgeous
macizo
hunky
macizo
well built
macizo
solid
petar
to feel like
la delicadeza
gentleness
sabio
wise
a gusto
comfortable
aguantar
to put up with
detener
to stop
averiguar
to find out
quisquilloso
fussy
el esmero
care
planear
to plan
enloquecer
to drive crazy
apartar
to move away
encuerado
naked
arrebatado
impetuous
apenas
barely
dispuesto
willing
el/la manitas
handyman
enfurecer
to infuriate
reemplazar
to replace
refunfuñar
to grumble
el abanico
fan
arrinconar
to discard
el cumplimiento
compliance
holgazanear
to laze around
agarrar
to grab
cabe
close to
producir
to produce
quejarse
to complain
fugarse
to escape
atreverse
to dare
desvelarse
to be unable to get to sleep
el milagro
miracle
entretener
to entertain
unirse a
to join
defraudar
to disappoint
actualmente
nowadays
actualmente
at the moment
abordar
to board
predecible
predictable
carecer
to lack
elegir
to choose
aferrar
to grasp
el hipo
hiccups
mimetizar
to imitate
el renacimiento
rebirth
equivocarse
to make a mistake
encarecerse
to become more expensive
inigualable
incomparable
aproximar
to bring closer
decidido
determined
la pata
leg
el disparador
trigger
malgastar
to waste
rodar
to roll
rodar
to shoot
dizque
supposedly
supuestamente
supposedly
aparentemente
apparently
al parecer
apparently
el prójimo
fellow man
desamparar
to abandon
apuntar
to aim
la denuncia
complaint
la denuncia
report
engañoso
deceptive
engañoso
deceitful
con tal de que
provided that
con tal de que
as long as
siempre y cuando
as long as
siempre y cuando
provided that
acaso
perhaps
emprender
to undertake
colar
to strain
pelar
to peel
cocer
to cook
quién me diera poder estar allí
I wish I were there
esforzar
to strain
rastrero
despicable
el exabrupto
cutting remark
despierto
awake
ajustado
tight
alistado
striped
merendar
to have an afternoon snack
el alivio
relief
ansioso
eager
encargar
to put in charge of
encargar
to order
despistado
absent-minded
el despistado
scatterbrain
espabilado
bright
soso
bland
resquebrajar
to crack
ocasionalmente
occasionally
el fotograma
frame
el fotograma
still
el escudo
shield
el fango
mud
soltar
to release
el/la cascarrabias
grouch
retorcer
to twist
aliviar
to relieve
poner
to put
volver
to return
convertir
to change into
a pesar de que
in spite of the fact that
a pesar de que
despite the fact that
nos vemos
we see each other
erguir
to raise
el guiño
wink
el agujero
hole
esperar
to expect
el cepillo de dientes
toothbrush
el capullo
foreskin
el capullo
head of penis
el capullo
dick
el capullo
bud
no niego que
I don't deny that
incumbir
to concern
estrenar
to wear for the first time
el guateque
party
acordar
to agree
atropellada
hasty
asir
to grab
así
like this
quieto
still
derretirse
to be crazy about
derretirse
to melt
la petaca
hip flask
acostar
to put to bed
negar
to refuse
la somnolencia
drowsiness
pertenecer
to belong to
la limosna
charity
el buñuelo
fritter
perseguir
to pursue
el decálogo
guide
comprobar
to check
aguantar
to bear
las nalgas
buttocks
empalmar
to connect
el dueño
owner
centellear
to sparkle
regocijarse
to rejoice
el atisbo
trace
abordar
to tackle
la tregua
truce
elaborar
to produce
la grabación
recording
preguntarse
to wonder
la judía verde
green bean
la decepción
disappointment
decepcionar
to disappoint
machacar
to crush
el autoconocimiento
self-knowledge
desdichado
unhappy
los celos
jealousy
permitirse
to allow oneself
el desfile
parade
rezar
to pray
vengar
to avenge
agobiado
overwhelmed
abrumado
overwhelmed
agobiar
to overwhelm
colocar
to place
arrollador
overwhelming
alargar
to extend
la exigencia
demand
la franja
stripe
genuinamente
genuinely
empezar
to begin
sollozar
to sob
enseguida
immediately
haber
to have
en ayunas
on an empty stomach
corregir
to correct
el chupito
shot
la alfombrilla
bath mat
la alfombrilla
rug
el escaparate
shop window
el ayuno
fast
apostar
to bet
alistar
to get ready
alistar
to put on a list
alistarse en
to enlist in
traer
to bring
arrancar
to pull out
el palillo
toothpick
la zanahoria
carrot
tierras de cultivo
farmland
acostumbrarse
to get used to
esconder
to hide
el moflete
chubby cheek
hallar
to find
por mucho
by far
llevar
to take
el viñedo
vineyard
déjame
let me
el estiramiento
stretching
el encabezado
headline
súbitamente
suddenly
delgado
thin
enterarse de
to find out
enterarse
to understand
exigente
demanding
el/la líder
leader
el liderazgo
leadership
la mascada
bite
masticar
to chew
matar
to kill
colgar
to hang
pelear
to fight
estar de luto
to be in mourning
aproximarse
to approach
soltar
to let go of
hundir
to destroy
hundir
to sink
el azulejo
tile
meloso
sweet
topar
to run into
de enfrente
opposite
salir
to go out
la butaca
seat
la fila
row
la fila
line
aposta
on purpose
adrede
on purpose
lanzar
to throw
contar
to tell
contar
to count
caluroso
hot
que
that
pasar
to pass
apenado
sorry
espolear
to spur on
inspirar
to inspire
pintoresco
picturesque
inefable
indescribable
campestre
country
medir
to measure
sembrar
to plant
la sabiduría
wisdom
la vanidad
vanity
la riqueza
wealth
lo único
the only thing
el pináculo
pinnacle
reconocer
to acknowledge
en reparto
out for delivery
digerir
to assimilate
digerir
to digest
el cubata
Cuba libre
desaliñado
scruffy
despedir
to say goodbye to
tardar
to take
suponer
to mean
el alma gemela
soulmate
ya está bien
that's enough
el dolor de muelas
toothache
invertir
to invest
apetecer
to feel like
ronco
hoarse
torpe
clumsy
escribir
to write
la galleta
cookie
rendirse
to quit
la almohada
pillow
ajetreado
busy
el madrugador
early bird
conviene que
it's advisable that
el alcance
reach
obtener
to get
subir
to go up
el despido
dismissal
el/la sartén
frying pan
arriesgado
risky
distendido
relaxed
congelar
to freeze
recién
just
el entendimiento
understanding
asombrar
to amaze
comenzar
to begin
pasear
to go for a walk
el anfitrión
host
agradecer
to thank
deslizar
to slide
agradar
to please
exigir
to demand
desempacar
to unpack
proponerse
to set out to
fijar
to fix
huir
to escape
el galán
heartthrob
el galán
handsome man
matutino
morning
levantarse
to get up
despertarse
to wake up
la avellana
hazelnut
agradecido
grateful
desfallecer
to faint
encasillar
to classify
jugoso
juicy
hervido
boiled
pillar
to catch
la tetera
teapot
patear
to kick
crecer
to grow
liso
smooth
cuidar
to look after
escoger
to choose
caber
to fit
rehacer
to redo
desmayarse
to faint
someter
to subdue
parecido
similar
veraniego
summer
inservible
useless
acojonar
to scare the crap out of
el brote
shoot
la menudencia
small thing
inenarrable
indescribable
enganchar
to hook
enganchado
caught
acabar
to finish
la ausencia
absence
afanar
to swipe
aprovechar
to take advantage of
alcanzar
to reach
alegremente
happily
superar
to overcome
indagar
to investigate
el retoque
finishing touch
la cabida
capacity
excitante
exciting
por cierto
by the way
siquiera
at least
ecléctico
eclectic
cerrar
to close
lloviznar
to drizzle
hacerse
to make oneself
parecer
to look
desmayado
unconscious
el cubo
bucket
especulador
speculating
la estrella fugaz
shooting star
ostentar
to show off
espetar
to spit out
espetar
to blurt out
ambiental
environmental
la señal
sign
añoso
old
el fiasco
fiasco
efectivamente
indeed
mientras tanto
meanwhile
salpicado
sprinkled
levemente
slightly
amenazante
threatening
caprichoso
capricious
trascender
to transcend
trascender
to emerge
espantoso
hideous
espeluznante
terrifying
hueco
hollow
la alfombra
carpet
la rabia
anger
el huérfano
orphan
la inquietud
worry
el caballero
gentleman
el ritmo
rhythm
el aguacero
downpour
asustar
to frighten
lluvioso
rainy
ya está bien
enough is enough
añorar
to long for
presagiar
to foretell
los gajes del oficio
part of the job
los gajes del oficio
occupational hazard
pisar
to step on
destapar
to open
cursi
corny
incomprendido
misunderstood
el verdugo
executioner
apreciar
to appreciate
realmente
actually
el altibajo
ups and downs
dejar
to leave
plegarse
to yield
hace mucho
a long time ago
arrastrar
to drag
lo espero con ansia
I look forward to it
el cabrón
bastard
suponer
to suppose
oler
to smell
pésimo
terrible
a lo largo de
throughout
temblar
to shake
el relato
story
¿Quién soy yo?
Who am I?
siquiera
even if
a propósito
by the way
la conjugación
conjugation
la conjugación
combination
sonrojarse
to blush
en cualquier parte
anywhere
a tope
packed
conseguir
to get
si es así
if that's the case
si es así
if so
cotidiano
daily
verídico
true
boquiabierto
speechless
refrescarse
to cool down
coincidir
to happen to meet
la certidumbre
certainty
como el burro
like the donkey
sencillo
simple
adecuadamente
properly
en torno
around
ocultar
to hide
cómo te llevas con los demás
how do you get along with others
pleno
full
gestionar
to manage
el sosiego
calm
por fin
at last
al fin
at last
nada de eso
not at all
para nada
not at all
sumamente
extremely
repentinamente
suddenly
a qué hora cierran
what time do you close
repugnante
disgusting
asqueroso
disgusting
enmarañado
complicated
enmarañado
tangled
en vez de
instead of
la onda
vibe
habría ido
I would have gone
el puñado
handful
decepcionante
disappointing
dirigir
to manage
encariñarse
to grow fond of
qué maravilloso
how wonderful
me duele la cabeza
I have a headache
vete
get out of here
vete
go away
se lo digo
I'll tell him
se lo digo
I'm telling you
saldré
I'll go out
callado
silent
de hecho
in fact
¡Dale!
Go ahead!
no hace falta
there's no need
suceder
to happen
lo demás
the rest
el trazado
drawing
gélido
icy
pasarlo bien
to have fun
pasarlo bien
to have a good time
sea como sea
in any case
agotado
exhausted
estar deseando
to look forward to
tener ganas de
to look forward to
cumplir
to achieve
el soñador
dreamer
qué harías tú
what would you do
dar la vuelta
to turn around
mimoso
affectionate
inquebrantable
unshakable
parece
it looks
parece
it seems
renacer
to be reborn
verdaderamente
really
la esquina
corner
aleatorio
random
a ver si
let's see if
qué desastre
what a mess
no te olvides
don't forget
tengo entendido
as far as I know
desconcentrar
to distract
el aguante
patience
no dejo de pensar en ti
I can't stop thinking about you
no puedo dejar de pensar en ti
I can't stop thinking about you
apresurar
to hurry
escucharse
to listen to oneself
adivina qué
guess what
Oye, ¿cómo va?
Hey, how's it going?
a ver
let's see
no podía
I couldn't
bastante
quite a lot of
bastante
enough
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
lo antes posible
as soon as possible
ten cuidado
be careful
no te gusto
you don't like me
adelantar
to bring forward
adelantar
to pass
el desafío
challenge
parar
to stop
esplendoroso
magnificent
grandioso
magnificent
espléndido
splendid
magnífico
wonderful
retrasar
to postpone
es por eso que
that's why
resbaladizo
slippery
basta
enough
entretanto
meanwhile
reñir
to argue
que si
that if
así que
so
calentito
nice and warm
follar
to fuck
recogido
quiet
pasar
to happen
me gustas
I like you
el estreno
premiere
asombroso
astonishing
salvo si
unless
menos que
less than
mandar
to send
te echo de menos
I miss you
el retrato
portrait
empacar
to pack
no obstante
however
de lo contrario
otherwise
bienvenido de nuevo
welcome back
bienvenido de vuelta
welcome back
siempre que
as long as
siempre que
whenever
qué maravilla
what a wonderful
qué maravilla
how amazing
qué maravilla
how wonderful
seguro que
sure
el guisado
stew
a punto de
about to
desafortunadamente
unfortunately
lo sucedido
what has happened
impecable
impeccable
me estaba preguntando
I was wondering
me preguntaba
I was wondering
por si acaso
just in case
tanto
so much
alucinante
hallucinatory
dulce o truco
trick or treat
aún así
still like that
esperaba que
I was hoping
emborracharse
to get drunk
acercar
to move closer
¡Vete a la mierda!
Go to hell!
el desastre
disaster
a lo mejor
maybe
asombroso
amazing
madrugar
to get up early
para que
so that
la última vez
last time
dijo que
he said that
dije que
I said that
echar
to throw
espero que sí
I hope so
dejar
to leave
aunque
even though
a pesar de que
even though
la vez
time
la lengua materna
mother tongue
no me importa
I don't mind
soler
to use to
coger
to take
coger
to grab
avísame
tell me
probar
to taste
probar
to try
intentar
to try
llegar
to come
llegar
to arrive
tal vez
maybe
quizá
perhaps
el placer
pleasure
quedar
to stay
apurado
in a hurry
tengo mucha hambre
I'm very hungry
dónde quedamos
where shall we meet
parecer
to seem
avísame
let me know
después
after
que pases un buen fin de semana
have a nice weekend
¡Que pases un buen fin de semana!
Have a nice weekend!
hasta el lunes
until Monday
¿Lo dije bien?
Did I say that right?
¡Que tengas un buen día!
Enjoy your day!
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