Colombia New Words List

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crujir
crujir
to crack
equiparar
equiparar
to put on the same level
justamente
justamente
just as
justamente
justamente
exactly
distante
distante
distant
estirar
estirar
to stretch
el lema
el lema
motto
torpe
torpe
clumsy
el anfitrión
el anfitrión
host
estancado
estancado
stagnant
el lodo
el lodo
mud
ensimismado
ensimismado
lost in thought
forjar
forjar
to forge
abusador
abusador
abusive
intimidar
intimidar
to intimidate
el acosador
el acosador
stalker
a continuación
a continuación
next
silbar
silbar
to whistle
el culto
el culto
cult
el llamamiento
appeal
girar
to spin
hilar
to spin
la suposición
assumption
el estimado
estimate
la nuez
nut
endurecer
to toughen
saltarse
to skip
en cuanto
as soon as
la garra
claw
el piropo
catcall
vengativo
vindictive
reivindicar
to vindicate
ovni
UFO
el hueco
opening
una vez que
once
a eso de
at about
sobrio
sober
el papeleo
paperwork
exhaustivo
comprehensive
polifacético
multifaceted
desperdiciar
to squander
a diferencia de
unlike
en contraposición a
as opposed to
descabellado
ridiculous
descabalar
to leave incomplete
la repostería
baking
el pedo
fart
el vello
hair
la orilla
edge
de trato fácil
easygoing
el papelón
spectacle
presenciar
to witness
desesperar
to drive crazy
asemejarse
to resemble
emprendedor
entrepreneurial
el urbanismo
urban planning
el taller
workshop
a la vez
at the same time
presumir
to brag
acordar
to agree
crédulo
gullible
humillar
to humiliate
clarividente
clairvoyant
perceptivo
perceptive
perspicaz
sharp
el romance
romance
evolucionar
to evolve
la flojera
lethargy
madrugar
to get up early
convincente
convincing
tramar
to plot
el alboroto
disturbance
extorsionar
to extort money from
la contingencia
contingency
desplazar
to scroll
senil
senile
a través de
across
perpendicular
perpendicular
paralelo
parallel
agitar
to shake
el equipamiento
equipment
el tejado
roof
concordar
to agree
el pretendiente
suitor
el cuadro
painting
el cuadro
square
la cuadra
block
tedioso
tedious
maldecir
to curse
retener
to withhold
estorbar
to get in the way of
acaudalado
affluent
consciente
aware
sonrojarse
to blush
bostezar
to yawn
parpadear
to blink
voltear
to knock over
escupir
to spit
descomponer
to break down
el/la pasante
intern
la intimidad
intimacy
barrera del idioma
language barrier
programar
to schedule
reprogramar
to reprogram
nítido
sharp
arrancar
to start
el efectivo
cash
entrante
coming
el borde
edge
aquello
that
asar a la parrilla
to grill
el metal
metal
el cobre
copper
elocuente
eloquent
el cierre
closure
el arbusto
bush
aturdido
dazed
desvanecer
to fade
aletargado
drowsy
prender
to turn on
el atentado
assault
el descontento
unrest
tachar
to cross out
rematadamente
utterly
la máquina expendedora
vending machine
enseñar
to show
los cubiertos
silverware
como en
as in
aferrarse
to cling to
el complot
conspiracy
la mirada
look
costar
to be hard
concernir
to concern
protagonizar
to play the lead in
prevalente
prevalent
el embarazo
pregnancy
expuesto
on display
chatarra
junk
quebrar
to go bankrupt
la quiebra
bankruptcy
la migaja
crumb
estar en lo cierto
to be right
el respaldo
support
barrer
to sweep
corriente
ordinary
engorroso
tedious
el ingreso
income
el satélite
satellite
en definitiva
ultimately
el impedimento
hindrance
erizado
spiky
faltante
missing
inalámbrico
wireless
estatal
state
absorto
engrossed
amplio
wide
el encabezado
headline
ausentarse
to be absent
pasarse de la raya
to go way too far
osar
to dare
ir al grano
to get to the point
el rendimiento
performance
reventar
to wreck
los añicos
pieces
liso
straight
rizado
curly
expatriado
expatriate
comercial
business
irrisorio
laughable
tropezar
to stumble
desprender
to detach
disponer
to have
timar
to swindle
surgir
to emerge
esponjoso
fluffy
nadita
anything
el fuereño
outsider
el trastero
storage room
ir por
to go and get
refocilar
to cheer up
rebasar
to surpass
la prenda de vestir
article of clothing
mullido
soft
la cochera
garage
desatinar
to act foolishly
la panza
belly
sumar
to add
lo máximo
the best
lastimar
to hurt
lanzado
forward
superficial
superficial
redundante
redundant
fregado
tricky
la falta
foul
la hincha
grudge
el/la hincha
fan
dotado
well-endowed
suavizar
to soften
despiadado
ruthless
hablador
talkative
prorrogar
to extend
la cosmovisión
worldview
por mi cuenta
on my own
la voluntad
willpower
tapar
to block
el alumbrado
lighting
el portero
goalie
anteriormente
previously
encausar
to prosecute
la varita
wand
entregar
to deliver
el/la principiante
beginner
el resentimiento
resentment
la sabrosura
delight
besuquearse
to make out
la vida amorosa
love life
la fracción
fraction
fino
thin
imparable
unstoppable
agreste
rough
hinchado
swollen
inacabado
unfinished
el destornillador
screwdriver
el clavo
nail
el martillo
hammer
sacar de quicio
to get on someone's nerves
pellizcar
to pinch
pifiar
to mess up
la foca
seal
el descuido
carelessness
poco ético
unethical
la revancha
rematch
la resaca
hangover
el compañerismo
team spirit
resaltar
to highlight
patear
to kick
desalojar
to vacate
testificar
to testify
intensificar
to intensify
log
log
el tramposo
cheat
la corporación
corporation
falsificar
to counterfeit
el villano
villain
la arcilla
clay
el comercio
trade
censurar
to censor
aplicable
applicable
a medias
halfway
teorizar
to theorize
cagón
shitty
intimidante
intimidating
exacerbar
to exacerbate
repentino
sudden
a lo largo de
throughout
el pariente
relative
la dosis
dose
el almacenamiento
storage
desmentir
to refute
rogar
to beg
la bofetada
slap in the face
el estante
shelf
la repisa
shelf
el frasco
jar
desparramado
scattered
el impulso
momentum
suelto
loose
flojo
loose
apretado
tight
darse un atracón
to binge
el bache
pothole
el/la caparazón
shell
la concha
shell
retar
to challenge
estándar
standard
despegar
to take off
como si nada
casually
el fraude
fraud
el intruso
intruder
el cubo
bucket
cabrear
to piss off
subvencionar
to subsidize
arañar
to scratch
cachondo
horny
consentido
spoiled
despejado
clear
hipnotizar
to hypnotize
repartir
to distribute
qué putas
what the fuck
a mano
square
el nicho
niche
más vale que
it would be better if
conmemorar
to commemorate
sustantivo
substantive
en persona
in person
ilusionar
to excite
atender
to respond to
entrometerse
to meddle
entrometido
nosy
ordenar
to tidy
clasificar
to sort
la desigualdad
inequality
desigual
unequal
impopular
unpopular
enfermarse
to get sick
estar mal visto
to be frowned upon
la bala
bullet
esquivar
to dodge
soltar
to let go of
la cordura
sanity
el patrón
pattern
embarcar
to board
el colmo
height
el aseo
cleaning
temporalmente
temporarily
peludo
hairy
de paso
while one's at it
indefinidamente
indefinitely
el hiato
hiatus
independientemente de
regardless of
sordo
deaf
el tercero
third party
sin aliento
out of breath
la rana
frog
rendido
worn-out
robusto
robust
al cabo de
at the end of
libertador
liberating
movilizar
to mobilize
la faena
chore
el delantero
forward
llegarse
to come around to
corporal
corporal
fugarse
to run away
industrioso
resourceful
materno
maternal
sin importar
regardless of
hastiar
to sicken
engañoso
deceitful
manipulador
manipulative
trivializar
to trivialize
la chispa
spark
desfalcar
to embezzle
raptar
to abduct
consecutivo
in a row
seguido
in a row
la identificación
ID
evidenciar
to show
recorrer
to traverse
excedente
surplus
la escasez
shortage
imprescindible
essential
verter
to pour
derramar
to spill
teñir
to dye
dificultar
to hinder
el algodón
cotton
inconsciente
unconscious
de una
for sure
pésimo
awful
laboral
work
¿Cómo así?
What do you mean?
el trapeador
mop
la responsabilidad
liability
más allá de
beyond
importar
to care
salir en citas
dating
la discordancia
discrepancy
la disonancia
dissonance
la escala
layover
antiguo
former
externalizar
to outsource
profundizar
to make deeper
el umbral
threshold
la transición
transition
encantador
charming
el récord
record
la incertidumbre
uncertainty
interactuar
to interact
en lo absoluto
at all
el marinero
sailor
el encuadre
framing
universal
universal
el equilibrio
balance
melancólico
melancholy
el acantilado
cliff
remontarse
to date back
la morriña
homesickness
tentador
tempting
envidiar
to be envious of
el ánimo
encouragement
el hilo
thread
a partir de
starting
dejar atrás
to leave behind
hacia atrás
backward
por detrás
behind someone's back
el matiz
nuance
darse la mano
to shake hands
deteriorarse
to deteriorate
agriar
to sour
el acertijo
riddle
susurrar
to whisper
el sonámbulo
sleepwalker
andar de puntillas
to tiptoe
la bestia
beast
la multitud
crowd
jalear
to cheer on
ya es hora
it's time
rastrear
to track
de manera que
so
retratar
to photograph
uno a otro
each other
corresponder
to feel the same way
la carpeta
folder
el archivo
file
confiscar
to confiscate
decomisar
to confiscate
sobornar
to bribe
la posada
inn
turbulento
turbulent
el aire libre
outdoors
comerse
to eat up
recurrente
recurring
inusual
unusual
prematuro
premature
el consenso
consensus
el vidrio
glass
romper
to break up
lidiar
to deal with
retrasar
to delay
la trampa
trap
cada vez mayor
increasing
cada vez más
more and more
despectivo
contemptuous
desdeñoso
disdainful
cantado
predictable
previsible
predictable
predecible
predictable
dizque
so-called
mientras tanto
meanwhile
la mudanza
move
adornar
to decorate
anticuado
antiquated
el derecho
law
la secuela
consequence
el/la detallista
perfectionist
la bobada
stupid thing
engordar
to gain weight
adelgazar
to lose weight
la navegación a vela
sailing
financiar
to fund
la previsión
foresight
reprimir
to suppress
hacer el luto
to mourn
discernir
to discern
la jerarquía
hierarchy
torcer
to twist
encarecer
to raise the price of
envejecer
to grow old
vigilante
vigilant
el/la suplente
substitute
el desconsuelo
grief
además de
besides
infeliz
unhappy
el instinto
instinct
presuntamente
allegedly
improvisado
impromptu
adherirse
to adhere
desconfiado
distrustful
de la nada
out of nowhere
el protocolo
protocol
el aguacero
downpour
reconfortar
to cheer up
opacar
to overshadow
acreditado
reputable
reportar
to report
pivotar
to pivot
jalar
to pull
la inquietud
worry
descarado
shameless
el científico
scientist
quedar
to remain
el homenaje
homage
el velorio
wake
qué demonios
what the hell
constatar
to confirm
azotar
to batter
el mandato
term
la felicidad
happiness
agendar
to schedule
pedante
pedantic
malhumorado
ill-tempered
contundente
blunt
el funeral
funeral
de facto
de facto
aplastado
flattened
escrutar
to count
en breve
shortly
la decencia
decency
la reflexión
reflection
reflejo
reflex
cada cual
each one
espolvorear
to sprinkle
asequible
affordable
satisfactorio
satisfactory
el pasaje
passage
apestar
to stink
vigente
current
pertinente
relevant
revelador
revealing
la ruptura
breakup
la banda sonora
soundtrack
el trago
swig
ominoso
ominous
babear
to drool
boca abajo
face down
boca arriba
face up
trastocar
to disrupt
socavar
to undermine
subvertir
to subvert
soplar
to blow
la herida
injury
con razón
no wonder
remitir
to refer
el puñado
handful
imprevisto
unforeseen
arropado
tucked in
extranjero
foreign
interminable
endless
el depósito
warehouse
reaccionar exageradamente
to overreact
entusiasmado
enthusiastic
entusiástico
enthusiastic
armar
to assemble
supuestamente
supposedly
de triste fama
infamous
sabiamente
wisely
el desencuentro
failure to meet up
en torno
around
traspasar
to go through
vertiginoso
dizzy
entrelazado
intertwined
nocivo
damaging
el puntaje
score
la cosecha
crop
el rascacielos
skyscraper
cambiar de opinión
to change one's mind
disciplinar
to discipline
en retrospectiva
in hindsight
la gaveta
drawer
el cajón
drawer
el gabinete
cabinet
la cabaña
cabin
la retrospección
hindsight
el eje
main idea
la alternativa
alternative
despistado
confused
esquivo
aloof
complacer
to please
diminuto
tiny
el susto
fright
el procedimiento
procedure
adquirir
to acquire
requerir
to require
de manera realista
realistically
gratificante
rewarding
las mejoras
improvements
interiorizar
to internalize
diagnosticar
to diagnose
carecer
to lack
procesar
to prosecute
la condena
sentence
priorizar
to prioritize
largarse
to leave
el granero
barn
el granjero
farmer
la granja
farm
el hierro
iron
la pequeñez
pettiness
las pertenencias
belongings
el vínculo
link
el parámetro
parameter
estipular
to stipulate
amontonar
to pile up
invisible
invisible
teletransportarse
to teleport
inexorable
inexorable
la huella
footprint
estirarse
to stretch
a no ser que
unless
asombrado
astonished
el chaparrón
downpour
asoleado
sunny
ilusionado
hopeful
el trueno
thunder
el relámpago
lightning
el pronóstico
forecast
el catástrofe natural
natural disaster
destemplado
unpleasant
escampar
to clear up
la ventisca
blizzard
brumoso
foggy
espantado
frightened
darse por vencido
to give up
lo antes posible
ASAP
el trozo
piece
la pantufla
slipper
hasta donde
as far as
hornear
to bake
dentro de
in
la solución intermedia
compromise
transigir
to compromise
entre
among
comprometer
to jeopardize
tal cual
like
la viña
vineyard
imbuir
to imbue
la antigüedad
seniority
recaudar
to collect
coleccionar
to collect
juntar
to collect
ligero
light
liviano
light
el tazón
bowl
el bol
bowl
el trayecto
way
la trayectoria
trajectory
originarse
to originate
aún más
even more
la celebridad
celebrity
el agravio
grievance
por cierto
by the way
susodicho
aforementioned
la certeza
certainty
dar lugar a
to provoke
sugerente
suggestive
irregular
irregular
la tasa
rate
idear
to come up with
atrapado
trapped
más que nunca
more than ever
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
arrastrar
to drag
el pavor
dread
codicioso
greedy
la avaricia
greed
la codicia
greed
irreconocible
unrecognizable
el consuelo
comfort
la palabra tranquilizadora
reassurance
difundir
to spread
devenir
to become
amansarse
to calm down
en un tris
on the verge of
perturbar
to disturb
la molestia
bother
si es así
if so
impulsivo
impulsive
impetuoso
impulsive
ello
it
toparse con
to run into
de costumbre
usual
el mayordomo
butler
la doncella
maid
extremadamente
extremely
sumamente
extremely
la manga
sleeve
el gancho
hook
a salvo
safe
la subasta
auction
intermitente
intermittent
verse
to look
en efecto
sure enough
qué tan
how
los modales
manners
ebrio
drunk
considerado
considerate
compasivo
compassionate
prometedor
promising
el desacato
contempt
faltar el respeto
to disrespect
no obstante
however
de ahí que
that's why
de ahí
hence
equivocarse
to be mistaken
afrutado
fruity
presuponer
to assume
restante
remaining
dormirse
to fall asleep
rendir
to surrender
saber
to know
sobrellevar
to bear
el charco
puddle
remoto
remote
estable
stable
el apuro
predicament
sin ningún valor
worthless
a juzgar por
judging by
ameno
pleasant
entumecido
numb
desconcertante
disconcerting
tener que ver con
to have to do with
traer de vuelta
to bring back
la red
net
alterado
upset
preocupado
concerned
la forma
shape
figurado
figurative
el modismo
idiom
pretencioso
pretentious
ostentoso
ostentatious
pomposo
ostentatious
ecléctico
eclectic
excéntrico
eccentric
la desavenencia
disagreement
favorecer
to look good on
menospreciar
to underrate
concentrarse
to concentrate
la lencería
lingerie
llevar a
to take to
el inversionista
investor
formidable
formidable
minucioso
meticulous
acosar
to harass
terco
stubborn
acogedor
cozy
prosaico
mundane
mundano
worldly
abstracto
abstract
el rencor
resentment
el sesgo
bias
habilitar
to enable
el entorno
setting
el juicio
judgment
problemático
problematic
cansón
tiresome
mandón
bossy
sonar
to sound
altercar
to argue
preceder
to precede
anteceder
to precede
recluir
to shut away
subsistir
to survive
aborrecer
to abhor
el suministro
supply
suministrar
to supply
el sello
stamp
mitigar
to mitigate
atenuar
to alleviate
vengarse
to take revenge
el elemento
element
reacio
reluctant
renuente
reluctant
deprisa
quick
el seguro
insurance
vago
vague
piadoso
pious
infructuoso
fruitless
inofensivo
harmless
inocuo
innocuous
frívolo
frivolous
el ínterin
interim
derretir
to melt
tenaz
tenacious
fortalecer
to strengthen
sembrar
to sow
provenir
to come from
fiable
reliable
cargar
to burden
soslayar
to dodge
abarcar
to cover
al parecer
apparently
denominar
to refer to
denominado
named
obligar
to force
manso
gentle
titubear
to stutter
vacilar
to hesitate
enorgullecer
to be proud
desafilado
blunt
filoso
sharp
invertir
to invest
el espectro
spectrum
experimentar
to experience
ladino
crafty
solapado
sly
la demora
delay
dirigir
to manage
gemir
to moan
pegado
stuck
derrochador
wasteful
tranquilizar
to reassure
el lío
mess
detener
to stop
la beca
grant
proveer
to provide
el/la docente
teacher
la ira
wrath
la campana
bell
herir
to injure
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
errar
to miss
hacer un esfuerzo
to make an effort
etcétera
etcetera
impactante
impressive
contagioso
contagious
aún
still
aun
even
el/la corresponsal
correspondent
la embajada
embassy
adrede
on purpose
crecer
to grow
criarse
to grow up
novato
inexperienced
lucrativo
lucrative
apuntar
to note down
recordar los viejos tiempos
to reminisce
medicar
to medicate
obviar
to leave out
el patrimonio
heritage
el entendimiento
understanding
ejecutar
to perform
tal y como
just as
como sea
any way
la pista
clue
el legado
legacy
preciso
accurate
hostil
hostile
prever
to anticipate
de algún modo
somehow
la crianza
upbringing
fingir
to fake
aguardar
to await
tan solo
just
conmocionar
to shake profoundly
subestimar
to underestimate
infravalorado
underrated
embarazoso
embarrassing
desplazarse
to move
fascinar
to fascinate
chantajear
to blackmail
exigente
demanding
el/la causante
cause
hasta
even
presumido
conceited
la puntería
aim
harto
fed up
convocar
to convene
antojarse
to have a craving for
estrenar
to premiere
el aliado
ally
caer bien
to like
buena onda
nice
desplomarse
to collapse
estropear
to damage
desahogarse
to vent
pillar
to catch
semejante
such
la similitud
similarity
mimar
to spoil
rellenar
to fill out
dejar caer
to drop
adueñarse
to take over
encargarse de
to handle
el trapo
rag
caducar
to expire
la caducidad
expiration date
apartar
to move away
la emisora
station
constar
to know for a fact
siquiera
even if
marcharse
to go
la avería
breakdown
delatarse
to give oneself away
agradar
to please
reclinar
to lean back
el hoyuelo
dimple
desagradar
to dislike
en proceso
ongoing
a menos que
unless
bastar con
to suffice
perjudicial
detrimental
de veras
really
desmayarse
to faint
la asignatura
subject
agudo
high-pitched
el pitido
beep
atribuirse
to claim
indagar
to investigate
siempre que
whenever
el imán
magnet
la cadena
chain
reanudar
to resume
enseguida
immediately
apurar
to expedite
el recipiente
container
la cirugía
surgery
presuntuoso
presumptuous
el quirófano
operating room
perjudicar
to slander
el cumplido
compliment
regañar
to scold
acceder
to agree
el prisionero
prisoner
prolongar
to extend
acusar
to accuse
la cifra
number
la antelación
notice
imaginarse
to suppose
el acoso
harassment
sí, acertaste
you got it
de ninguna manera
there's no way
difiero
I disagree
esotérico
esoteric
impropio
inappropriate
mentar
to mention
doloroso
painful
impresionado
impressed
conformarse
to settle for
significativo
significant
enterarse
to find out
prepotente
overbearing
el curandero
healer
interpretar
to play
la desconfianza
distrust
la incredulidad
incredulity
el puño
fist
tocar
to be someone's turn
descriptivo
descriptive
eficaz
effective
eficiente
efficient
versátil
versatile
la cotidianidad
routine
cotidiano
daily
putear
to swear
jactarse de
to boast about
agobiado
overwhelmed
sagaz
clever
ajeno
other people's
el interruptor
switch
tierno
tender
afrontar
to face
enfrentar
to confront
asimilar
to absorb
aproximarse
to approach
alejar
to move away from
insoportable
unbearable
soportar
to stand
herido
injured
anunciar
to advertise
extraviarse
to get lost
rebobinar
to rewind
montañoso
mountainous
empinado
steep
plano
flat
la parte inferior
bottom
desalentar
to discourage
a fin de que
so that
he aquí
here is
el género
genre
estoy avergonzado
I am ashamed
repelente
obnoxious
la parte superior
top
el fondo
bottom
abofetear
to slap
retroceder
to back up
respaldar
to endorse
la fachada
facade
el cupo
room
la portería
front desk
yacer
to lie
el alivio
relief
educado
polite
cortésmente
politely
embrujado
haunted
aún así
still like that
aun así
even so
a cambio de
in exchange for
dado que
given that
puesto que
given that
en cuanto a
with regard to
la previsión del tiempo
weather forecast
predecir
to predict
a medida que
as
cuan
as
pretender
to intend
decepcionar
to disappoint
con respecto a
with regard to
siempre y cuando
as long as
con tal de que
provided that
de lo contrario
otherwise
burlarse
to mock
a pesar de todo
despite everything
animar
to encourage
tan pronto como
as soon as
a propósito
by the way
reseñar
to review
el fetiche
fetish
maniobrar
to maneuver
estresante
stressful
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