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cabizbajo
cabizbajo
dejected
con el fin de
con el fin de
in order to
desgravar
desgravar
to be tax-deductible
la desgravación
la desgravación
tax exemption
con tal de
con tal de
to
gratamente
gratamente
pleasantly
el andamio
el andamio
scaffold
entrar en vigor
entrar en vigor
to go into effect
la tela
la tela
fabric
la cremallera
la cremallera
zip
tarde pero seguro
tarde pero seguro
better safe than sorry
entendible
entendible
understandable
después de un rato
después de un rato
after a while
estar deseando
estar deseando
to look forward to
tener pinta de
tener pinta de
to look like
manifestarse
manifestarse
to demonstrate
la cochera
la cochera
garage
la perrera
la perrera
kennel
el pelele
el pelele
wimp
cojear
to limp
por todo lo alto
in style
exigir
to demand
la sábana
sheet
pese a ello
in spite of that
el hueco
hole
holgazanear
to laze around
no cabe duda de que
there's no doubt that
abastecerse
to stock up on
estar de baja
to be on sick leave
engancharse
to get hooked
armar
to assemble
agudo
sharp
distraer
to distract
si bien
although
el pringado
sucker
colarse
to sneak in
el soborno
bribery
el escalafón
ladder
con tal de que
as long as
la aglomeración
buildup
llevar a cabo
to carry out
imprevisto
unexpected
el trastorno
disorder
padecer
to endure
el comportamiento
behavior
el arrebato
outburst
regir
to govern
fracasar
to fail
el porro
joint
truncar
to cut short
dado que
given that
gravar
to tax
soplar
to blow
aventurar
to risk
liso
straight
la beca
grant
la bocina
horn
el timbre
bell
el atasco
traffic jam
enfriar
to cool
el llanto
crying
por parte de
on the part of
escudarse
to hide behind
estafar
to swindle
enganchado
hooked on
gatear
to crawl
eludir
to avoid
aclarar
to clarify
desahogar
to vent
la harina
flour
el botellón
mass outdoor drinking session
poner en marcha
to put into place
lidiar
to deal with
confluir
to converge
la chiripa
fluke
merendarse
to thrash
esfumarse
to vanish
las agallas
guts
enloquecer
to drive crazy
pillar
to get
los estupefacientes
narcotics
humillado
humiliated
cojonudo
great
rodar
to shoot
ensartar
to skewer
el hallazgo
discovery
el picaporte
door handle
el estornudo
sneeze
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
el gatillo
trigger
apretar
to press
la gentuza
riffraff
reponer
to replace
el destello
sparkle
tal y como
just like
a partir de
from
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
prescindir
to disregard
la maraña
tangle
tener en mente
to have in mind
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
suavizar
to soften
chismoso
gossipy
subastar
to auction
proscrito
banned
al grano
to the point
al que
to which
borrar
to delete
plantear
to suggest
el recelo
suspicion
conformarse
to be satisfied with
la contienda
conflict
el trigo
wheat
al igual que
just like
elaborar
to produce
a veces
sometimes
el malentendido
misunderstanding
el quirófano
operating room
el antojo
craving
el aforo
capacity
hermético
airtight
desechable
disposable
desempeñar
to carry out
el jolgorio
revelry
no le des
don't give
hollar
to tread
manco
one-armed
regañar
to tell off
agobiarse
to let get to you
zarpar
to set sail
averiguar
to find out
rocambolesco
bizarre
rogar
to beg
te lo ruego
I beg you
prender
to catch
enganchar
to hook
el mamarracho
mess
predicar
to preach
disuadir
to dissuade
extender
to spread out
espantar
to frighten
a pesar de que
despite the fact that
por más que
much as
por lo tanto
therefore
proseguir
to continue
advertir
to warn
huir
to flee
arrodillar
to make kneel
la granja
farm
impredecible
unpredictable
traicionar
to betray
delatar
to inform on
la cadera
hip
avalar
to guarantee
la cobertura
coverage
el acertijo
riddle
la amargura
bitterness
la dulzura
sweetness
estallar
to explode
la ardilla
squirrel
sinvergüenza
shameless
ajustar cuentas
to settle accounts
aventajar
to be ahead of
agredir
to attack
gozar
to enjoy oneself
pretender
to intend
fortalecer
to strengthen
multar
to fine
proponer
to propose
presentar
to hand in
ostentar
to hold
damnificar
to damage
recurrir
to turn to
arrasar
to raze to the ground
rozar
to brush against
aplastar
to crush
el asunto
issue
engañar
to deceive
la barbaridad
madness
el bulo
unfounded rumor
lamer
to lick
vagar
to wander
el sendero
path
la contundencia
force
dorar
to brown
el mito
myth
desmontar
to dismantle
el desahucio
eviction
el hogar
household
rescatar
to rescue
partir
to cut
la tapadera
lid
reptar
to creep
redondo
round
destapado
uncovered
esparcir
to spread
cosechar
to harvest
el corredor
runner
el fracaso
failure
rezar
to pray
el bozal
muzzle
subvencionar
to subsidize
fallecer
to pass away
follar
to fuck
instaurar
to establish
mezquino
mean
remolcar
to tow
suelte
let go of
arropar
to tuck in
aterrizar
to land
desbancar
to oust
asomarse
to look
el cirujano
surgeon
atosigar
to harass
rezongar
to moan
prevalente
prevalent
claudicar
to give up
el arranque
start
rendirse
to quit
marear
to make sick
agachar
to duck
atreverse
to dare
sarnoso
mangy
encañonar
to point a gun at
actualizar
to update
la pantorrilla
calf
la nalga
buttock
imprescindible
indispensable
el pulmón
lung
la lástima
shame
el proveedor
supplier
almacenar
to store
el/la sartén
frying pan
invertir
to invest
desbordar
to be too much for
el alzamiento
uprising
sublevar
to stir up to rebellion
someter
to subdue
manejar
to handle
ahorcar
to hang
el infarto
heart attack
el abasto
supply
regodearse
to gloat over
¡Aúpa!
Come on!
encajar
to fit
enfurruñado
sulky
alejar
to move away from
recaudar
to collect
repercutir
to have repercussions on
abundar
to agree with
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