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rociar
rociar
to spray
la nimiedad
la nimiedad
little thing
el lisiado
el lisiado
disabled person
el maní
el maní
peanut
aplastado
aplastado
crushed
rezar
rezar
to pray
la paliza
la paliza
beating
ladrar
ladrar
to bark
enredado
enredado
tangled
la lacra
la lacra
blight
el faldero
el faldero
lapdog
tragar
tragar
to swallow
tosco
tosco
crude
pillar
pillar
to catch
apalizar
apalizar
to beat up
el pulgar
el pulgar
thumb
echar de menos
echar de menos
to miss
enturbiar
enturbiar
to cloud
el bajón
el bajón
slump
el aguacero
downpour
el/la sartén
frying pan
la jerga
slang
susurrar
to whisper
el reto
challenge
el huevo revuelto
scrambled egg
los huevos estrellados
fried eggs
sordo
deaf
asequible
affordable
destacar
to emphasize
encubrir
to conceal
el ayuno
fast
el/la armazón
frame
la tarima
platform
por completo
completely
atraer
to attract
el camello
camel
el jeque
sheik
la yegua
mare
el manjar
delicacy
el quiosco
kiosk
la facultad
department
la desconfianza
distrust
fijarse
to notice
sustentar
to sustain
el trozo
piece
luce
it looks
aterrizar
to land
apuntarse
to join
la cacería
hunt
la tribu
tribe
el paisaje
landscape
asombroso
amazing
el vitral
stained-glass window
estorbar
to get in the way of
el debilucho
wimp
abochornar
to embarrass
el/la buscapleitos
troublemaker
regañar
to scold
el enredo
mess
enredar
to tangle up
el sacerdote
priest
el disparate
nonsense
no aguantas nada
you can't take anything
los apuntes
notes
piadoso
devout
la frente
forehead
la fiera
furious
estrenar
to use for the first time
el/la sabelotodo
know-it-all
la baratija
trinket
las baratijas
junk
el desperdicio
waste
regar
to screw up
el morrito
kid
soplar
to blow
el adivino
fortune-teller
voltear
to turn around
voltear
to turn over
disimular
to cover up
fijamente
intently
chillar
to scream
chillar
to screech
el persa
Persian
maltratar
to mistreat
el tapete
rug
la cajuela
trunk
platicar
to chat
el chorro
loads
el chingadero
piece of shit
la rodillera
kneepad
el susto
scare
repartir
to give out
¡Caray!
Wow!
inventar
to make up
inventar
to invent
pasarse
to go too far
descompletar
to make incomplete
rezongar
to grumble
al chile
on the real
la vueltita
short drive
la vueltita
short stroll
me da pena
I feel sorry for
la tontería
stupid thing
la apuesta
bet
la aportación
contribution
correr
to move
endilgar
to saddle with
botado
dirt cheap
chueco
crooked
prestar
to lend
largarse
to leave
el babosa
idiotic
partir
to break
partir
to cut
el lomo
back
el cantón
house
la virtud
virtue
el dechado
model
honrado
honest
resultar
to turn out
el/la malviviente
criminal
defenderse
to defend oneself
la cachetada
slap
el prefecto
prefect
rabón
short
la criatura
creature
la criatura
child
interminable
endless
el/la regente
manager
la neta
the truth
el pesero
minibus
redoblar
to redouble
aguzado
sharp
¿Qué tranza?
What's up?
vomitar
to vomit
la fusca
gun
el changarro
small store
el retazo
remnant
el ganado
cattle
el ganado
livestock
el camote
mess
la alberca
swimming pool
la portada
cover
el coraje
courage
rondar
to wander
el/la cabecilla
ringleader
pésimo
terrible
mismísimo
very same
el chavo
guy
morder
to bite
asqueroso
disgusting
ficticio
fictitious
el personaje
character
la pancarta
banner
la pancarta
placard
la destreza
skill
innato
innate
alivianarse
to play it cool
el pasillo
hall
el pasillo
aisle
atravesar
to cross
la muralla
city wall
la muralla
wall
apostar
to bet
la flojera
weakness
trasquilar
to scalp
tardar
to take
la ecografía
ultrasound
nomás
just
atreverse
to dare
nel
nope
papalotear
to waste time
zarrapastroso
scruffy
la chamba
job
sonso
stupid
el aventón
ride
chido
cool
el pleito
lawsuit
primar
to have priority over
llagar
to cause a sore on
espantar
to frighten
el perjuicio
harm
de antemano
in advance
por poco
nearly
exagerar
to exaggerate
ya quisieras
you wish you could
pelón
close-cropped
el tugurio
shack
la atmósfera
atmosphere
hacer caso
to pay attention to
la loquera
madhouse
la bronca
fight
agredir
to attack
lo demás
the rest
agarra la onda
get with the program
impoluto
spotless
la forma
shape
chambear
to work
desde entonces
since then
rapar
to shave
desgraciado
miserable
el escuincle
kid
el chamaco
kid
exhibirse
to show off
el prostíbulo
brothel
estar harto
to be fed up
enojón
irritable
¡Ni madres!
Fuck, no!
la cancha
court
a poco
seriously
más bien
rather
el apodo
nickname
vitorear
to cheer
el pitido
beep
desamparar
to abandon
derramar
to spill
la inversión
investment
el yerno
son-in-law
fugarse
to escape
el papel
role
temer
to fear
la prioridad
priority
revisar
to review
la ausencia
absence
emprender
to undertake
sangriento
bloody
el embajador
ambassador
instruir
to instruct
el fuero
jurisdiction
refugiarse
to take shelter
la tropa
troop
por más que
as much as
por más que
no matter how
el recuento
count
convenir
to be advisable
convenir
to suit
el trato
deal
la franqueza
frankness
de ninguna manera
there's no way
el gabinete
cabinet
intervenir
to intervene
entregarse
to surrender
reventar
to burst
amanecer
to wake up
el amanecer
sunrise
sino
but
sino más bien
but rather
poner en riesgo
to put at risk
lastimar
to hurt
podrido
rotten
pudrir
to rot
la escoria
scum
bastar
to be enough
manténme al tanto
keep me up to date
el tribunal
court
el matrimonio
married couple
el daño
damage
provocar
to cause
la patria
country
el inventario
inventory
la caradura
nerve
el/la manifestante
demonstrator
envolver
to wrap up
el ensayo
rehearsal
el/la gerente
manager
la meta
finishing line
la meta
goal
chiflar
to whistle
aferrar
to grasp
sujetarse
to hold on
alcanzar
to reach
la huella
footprint
jadear
to pant
la intriga
scheme
la intriga
intrigue
el aliento
breath
el alivio
relief
el rastro
trace
el buitre
vulture
aterrar
to terrify
engañar
to deceive
el hecho
fact
desmembrar
to dismember
la lealtad
loyalty
al parecer
apparently
estirar
to stretch
tropezar
to trip
los justos
righteous
el pecador
sinner
contener
to contain
pacífico
peaceful
la ética
ethics
salvaguardar
to safeguard
el villano
villain
la ignominia
disgrace
escupir
to spit
custodio
guardian
involucrar
to involve
el maletín
briefcase
el conteo
count
el desmadre
chaos
ruco
old
la muela
molar
la muela del juicio
wisdom tooth
contar con
to count on
el gatillo
trigger
rendirse
to quit
no te rindas
don't give up
el apuro
rush
arrepentirse
to regret (it)
asumir
to assume
asumir
to take on
resollar
to puff and pant
satelital
satellite
meterse
to go in
el aliado
ally
el occiso
deceased
rendido
exhausted
terco
stubborn
la reja
bars
el rango
range
lograr
to achieve
el callejón sin salida
dead end
el callejón
alley
entrevistarse
to have a meeting
el noticiero
news
el casquillo
casing
qué onda
what's up
previo
preliminary
el sello
stamp
invadir
to invade
repletar
to fill completely
la celda
cell
riesgoso
risky
hoy mismo
this very day
el asunto
matter
destapar
to uncover
desde luego
certainly
vetado
banned
acerca de
about
la tormenta
storm
tratarse
to be about
hace falta
it's necessary
tapar
to block
desarticular
to take apart
lo que sea
whatever it is
asimismo
likewise
refrendar
to endorse
ínfimo
negligible
conmover
to move
ahorcar
to hang
erguido
upright
la propuesta
offer
la recompensa
reward
arrear
to urge on
constar
to be sure
la natalidad
birthrate
más vale
it's better
más vale
it'd be better
la riada
flood
el colado
gate crasher
la parte trasera
back part
la parte trasera
rear
enhebrar
to thread
fregar
to wash
fundido
melted
concurrido
busy
la greña
mop of hair
el trueno
thunder
verse afectado
to be affected
la demencia
dementia
hace rato
a while ago
recoger
to pick up
la maruja
housewife
envidiar
to envy
el demonio
devil
reclamar
to claim
relucir
to shine
el rezagado
straggler
el presupuesto
budget
la polémica
controversy
la cuna
birthplace
la cuna
cradle
retar
to challenge
nada que ver
nothing to do
en espera de
waiting for
calcinado
charred
el chirrido
squeak
atorar
to block
suponer
to suppose
suponerse
to imagine
el granero
barn
por si acaso
just in case
sacar
to take out
conformarse
to be satisfied with
volver a
to go back
de cualquier manera
anyway
a solas
alone
aparte de
apart from
marcar
to call
el buzón
mailbox
rastrear
to track
el desacuerdo
disagreement
suplicar
to beg
fijar
to set
por si
in case
atardecer
to get dark
alternar
to alternate
así nomas
just like that
la chapa
lock
tener derecho a
to have the right to
ponerse en contacto
get in touch
antes que nada
first of all
despedir
to say goodbye to
hacer una llamada
to make a call
el suceso
event
funesto
ill-fated
ya que
now that
opinar
to give one's opinion
comprobar
to check
llevar al cabo
to carry out
la sabiduría
wisdom
perturbar
to disrupt
difunto
deceased
acudir
to go to
el/la rehén
hostage
someter
to subdue
insensato
senseless
insensato
foolish
el peón
pawn
el capo
boss
la cobardía
cowardice
incumplir
to fail to fulfill
sobrar
to not be needed
el aparato
apparatus
reducido
reduced
la escolta
escort
el forense
forensic scientist
almacenar
to store
el respaldo
back
por defecto
by default
una vez que
once
acceder
to access
pisar
to step on
limosnero
charitable
no caber duda
to have no doubt
entregar
to turn in
arbitrario
arbitrary
el desgaste
wear and tear
la gira
tour
el comportamiento
behavior
el indicio
indication
enterar
to inform
arrasar
to destroy
campante
cool as a cucumber
ocasionar
to cause
el gancho
hook
hazme caso
listen to me
borrón y cuenta nueva
with a clean slate
párense
stand up
comparecer
to appear in court
el discurso
speech
la dirigencia
leadership
amenazar
to threaten
te lo ruego
I beg you
cumplir con
to fulfill
la postura
stance
el citatorio
subpoena
derrotar
to defeat
la aguja
needle
el relato
story
resbalar
to slip
el tobogán
slide
el columpio
swing
la bombilla
light bulb
reponerse
to recover
reponer
to replace
aguantar
to bear
al poco tiempo
soon afterward
el paradero
whereabouts
la pista
clue
prófugo
fugitive
el juramento
oath
el ejército
army
negar
to deny
el tambo
slammer
el ventilador
fan
el colmillo
fang
cojear
to limp
la gasa
gauze
el pellejo
skin
albergar
to house
el magnicidio
assassination
aventarse
to throw oneself
aventar
to throw out
encerrar
to lock up
el retén
roadblock
empeñarse
to insist on
emanar
to emanate
sollozar
to sob
el rescate
rescue
el expediente
record
el mero
grouper
desplegar
to unfold
el dispositivo
presence
el dispositivo
device
yo me encargo
I'll take care of that
el reparto
cast
la búsqueda
search
el simulacro
simulation
los recovecos
ins and outs
esclarecer
to clear up
comprometido
committed
enlutar
to plunge into mourning
resoplar
to puff
traicionar
to betray
tras
after
el aumento
rise
así como
as well as
vigente
current
vertiginoso
fast
por parte de
on the part of
a pesar de
in spite of
pese a que
despite the fact that
las sobras
leftovers
las hebras
hair
cuantioso
substantial
el fondeo
funding
el encarecimiento
increase
la sequía
drought
el agotamiento
exhaustion
el rubro
field
alzar
to raise
la tasa
rate
me cae gordo
I can't stand him
la campanilla
bell
parir
to give birth
el lunar
polka dot
entrelazar
to intertwine
el embole
bore
despejarse
to clear one's head
el bordado
embroidery
el costado
side
la sastrería
tailoring
el sastre
tailor
el ojal
buttonhole
recontra
extremely
entallado
fitted
enterarse
to find out
pícaro
crafty
buena voluntad
goodwill
aportar
to contribute
las riendas
control
qué locura
how crazy
en cuanto
as soon as
el rasgo
feature
el flechazo
love at first sight
el brindis
toast
limar
to iron out
sumar
to add
restar
to subtract
el premio
prize
el desafío
challenge
la pesadilla
nightmare
la carrera
race
aunque
even if
aunque
although
aunque
even though
a fin de que
so that
así que
so
siempre que
whenever
siempre que
as long as
a cambio de
in return for
o sea
in other words
destacado
distinguished
sumarse
to join
el aporte
contribution
la cata
tasting
agendar
to schedule
vincularse
to be linked
rendir
to produce
arder
to burn
las andanzas
adventures
trasnochar
to stay up late
desde hace tiempo
for a long time
descarado
shameless
la calumnia
slander
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