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comprender
comprender
to include
la disyuntiva
la disyuntiva
dilemma
hilvanar
hilvanar
to piece together
esperanzarse
esperanzarse
to be encouraged
esperanzado
esperanzado
hopeful
la ternura
la ternura
tenderness
el consultorio
el consultorio
office
amoroso
amoroso
loving
el brindis
el brindis
toast
el faldero
el faldero
lapdog
rechinar
rechinar
to rage
el paraje
el paraje
spot
el dardo
el dardo
dart
a que sí
a que sí
do you want to bet
ilusionarse
ilusionarse
to get one's hopes up
susodicho
susodicho
aforementioned
máxime
máxime
especially
obstar
obstar
to prevent
de media
de media
on average
a la vez
at the same time
el despliegue
display
el saldo
balance
despejar
to clear up
la partida
item
el salto
leap
retorcer
to twist
el eje
core
renunciar a
to quit
impulsar
to drive
el inconveniente
drawback
vigente
in force
el contador
accountant
el/la contable
accountant
burlar
to cheat
con tal de
as long as
la guadaña
scythe
la azada
hoe
excedente
surplus
por completo
totally
desvirtuar
to distort
la broza
rubbish
desbrozar
to clear
entorpecer
to obstruct
desembozar
to unmask
la cábala
ritual for good luck
sobreponerse
to recover from
hacer muecas
to grimace
el/la concertista
soloist
sonriente
smiling
la manta
blanket
tejer
to knit
el rastro
flea market
el escorial
slag heap
programar
to schedule
solemne
downright
presenciar
to witness
acercarse
to approach
antiquísimo
age-old
atolondrar
to bewilder
catalogar como
to describe as
el contratiempo
setback
Su Ilustrísima
His Grace
ilustrísimo
honorable
la represa
dam
extendido
spread-out
taciturno
glum
malhumorado
grumpy
afiliarse
to join
afiliar
to enroll
colaborar
to contribute
auspiciar
to promote
la estación
season
variar
to differ
algo
a little
indignar
to outrage
indignado
angry
el piropo
flirtatious comment
comentar
to comment on
el batey
outbuildings
la enredadera
climbing plant
juguetón
playful
la antigüedad
age
el agüero
omen
la carreta
cart
la fricción
massage
la albahaca
basil
el desagüe
drainpipe
el güiro
gourd
la cigüeña
stork
la lengüeta
tongue
halagüeño
promising
el pedigüeño
mooch
el aguijón
sting
el albergue
shelter
renegar
to disown
erguir
to straighten
la vaguedad
vagueness
la anguila
eel
el veguero
tobacco worker
el guiso
stew
la ceguera
blindness
el maniquí
dummy
el quitasol
sunshade
el quejido
whine
la quimera
pipe dream
el yeso
plaster cast
el hurto
larceny
la mirra
myrrh
la mira
sight
la peña
crag
el morro
snout
el corral
pen
el coral
coral
sañudo
furious
la saña
rage
el corro
ring
la bañadera
bathtub
la cuesta
slope
la agudeza
acuity
la cuita
worry
la yema
fingertip
exceptuarse
to be excluded
el auxilio
assistance
eximio
illustrious
el tumulto
uproar
la teja
tile
la casta
lineage
el cántaro
pitcher
la raqueta
paddle
la quemadura
burn
el puño
fist
el moño
bun
la cera
earwax
la urna
display case
el bulto
piece of luggage
portátil
portable
constar de
to be composed of
efusivo
warm
la efigie
portrait
la cerilla
earwax
flemático
phlegmatic
dejar plantado
to stand up
el malentendido
misunderstanding
cierto
certain
puntilloso
particular
distintivo
distinguishing
ecuestre
equestrian
vistoso
bright and colorful
ataviar
to dress up
el/la jinete
rider
sucumbir
to succumb
estrecharse la mano
to shake hands
la obtención
securing
premiar
to reward
alegar
to claim
suscitar
to give rise to
a la par que
at the same time as
batir
to beat
trazar
to draw up
trazar
to trace
ciertamente
certainly
las provisiones
supplies
harto
extremely
la burbuja
bubble
frustrarse
to fail
tardíamente
belatedly
tardío
late
limitarse
to confine oneself to
recalentarse
to overheat
encajar
to fit
la fe de erratas
list of errata
la nota al pie de página
footnote
la savia
sap
tal y como
just as
desinvertir
to disinvest
el neumático
tire
al tiempo
while
explicitar
to make explicit
la pretensión
aim
conceder
to grant
prescindir
to dispense with
despreocuparse de
to not worry
vencer
to be due
dilatado
extensive
la brocha
brush
recetar
to prescribe
la botica
pharmacy
el boticario
pharmacist
consuetudinario
habitual
escogido
choice
el monto
total
hacer trastadas
to pull pranks
la trastada
prank
apacible
even-tempered
verídico
truthful
presa de
prey to
la hombría
manliness
agredir
to assault
abrazar
to embrace
recurrir a
to turn to
íntegramente
entirely
divagar
to digress
ceñirse
to stick to
franco
open
cosechar
to harvest
la hogaza
large loaf
estrechamente
tightly
el importe
amount
adelantar
to pay in advance
acertar
to manage to
imprevisto
unforeseen
la explotación
operation
el beneficio
profit
pasar por
to lie in
la amortización
depreciation
el prisma
point of view
extraer
to get out
deducir
to deduct
proceder de
to stem from
el corchete
square bracket
a continuación
below
a continuación
next
ingresar
to earn
el recreo
amusement
la llama
flame
el lanzallamas
flamethrower
florecer
to flourish
el villancico
Christmas carol
espantar
to frighten
regodearse
to take delight in
rebozarse
to get covered
rebozar
to cover
dictaminar
to pass judgment
el agobio
stress
el cuero cabelludo
scalp
en retrospectiva
in hindsight
vacilar
to make fun of
peleón
aggressive
pasmoso
amazing
masacrar
to slaughter
amañar
to rig
asimilar
to take in
ligeramente
somewhat
restar
to deduct
el almacén
warehouse
aspirar
to hope to
estropear
to ruin
en caso de
in the event of
el ejercicio
financial year
asociar
to take into partnership
asimismo
likewise
calificar
to describe as
grosso modo
in broad terms
enrevesado
complex
el alquiler
renting
integrar
to form
subarrendar
to sublease
bruto
gross
la noción
basics
la mazmorra
dungeon
el calabozo
dungeon
dificultar
to make difficult
estorbar
to be in the way
escocer
to sting
ambicionar
to covet
el artilugio
gizmo
distar
to be a long way off
dilapidar
to waste
postergar
to defer
inviable
unfeasible
la materia prima
raw material
brusco
abrupt
subsiguiente
subsequent
censurar
to condemn
por cuanto
insofar as
curiosamente
oddly enough
propio
typical
reorientar
to give a new direction to
reorientarse
to find one's bearings again
reubicar
to resettle
el suelo
land
abaratar
to reduce the price of
el abaratamiento
price reduction
importante
considerable
amortizar
to pay off
al alza
upward
inducir
to lead to
prever
to foresee
prevenir
to anticipate
enajenar
to dispose of
por lo que se refiere a
as far as...is concerned
rebasar
to be over
recurrir a
to resort to
ejercer
to exert
el inmueble
property
los inmuebles
real estate
cotizar
to value
la bolsa de valores
stock exchange
inmobiliario
real estate
el promotor
developer
el promotor
instigator
la compraventa
buying and selling
quebrar
to go bankrupt
el mercado bursátil
stock market
bursátil
stock market
preventivo
precautionary
evolutivo
evolutionary
a la hora de
when it comes to
dispararse
to shoot up
notable
significant
incitar
to encourage
retener
to hold
implicar
to involve
la treta
ruse
la exuberancia
lushness
en ocasiones
sometimes
el gasto
spending
repuntar
to recover
montar
to set up
automovilístico
car
de fondo
underlying
factible
feasible
de cara a
facing
repercutir
to have repercussions on
reponer
to replace
el sustento
support
el cierre
metal shutter
la contratación
hiring
el mandatario
head of state
el mandatario
representative
el cometido
mission
sufragar
to defray
sabedor
aware
el equipo
equipment
práctico
handy
la asunción
assumption
el germen
seed
a costa de
at the expense of
hallarse
to find oneself
poner fin a
put an end to
desmoronarse
to collapse
obstaculizar
to hinder
caprichoso
whimsical
en todo caso
in any case
el activo
asset
el parado
unemployed person
desatender
to neglect
mermar
to reduce
la merma
reduction
aguar
to water down
galopante
runaway
galopar
to ride at a gallop
cuartear
to chop up
subrepticio
surreptitious
disponer de
to have
reestructurar
to reorganize
exiguo
meager
rentabilizar
to make profitable
presuntamente
allegedly
la tasa de paro
unemployment rate
anecdótico
incidental
el giro argumental
plot twist
súbito
sudden
calzar
to wear
entrañar
to entail
desentrañar
to get to the bottom of
barajar
to consider
el hallazgo
discovery
a la baja
downward
abogar por
to defend
acaecer
to come about
el marco
framework
tener presente
to bear in mind
la medición
measurement
escaso
short
reputar
to consider
ipso facto
immediately
el supuesto
assumption
plantearse
to think about
décima parte
tenth
la piedra angular
cornerstone
dejar de lado
to put aside
el parecido
resemblance
la réplica
reply
previsible
foreseeable
pasar a
to go on to
al cabo
at the end of the day
prescindir
to go without
apoteósico
tremendous
rematar
to finish off
consonar
to harmonize
fructífero
fruitful
pletórico de
bursting with
recaer
to suffer a relapse
dar de alta
to pass as fit
atajar
to put a stop to
angustiar
to distress
el crédito
loan
rozar
to brush against
albergar
to harbor
el lema
slogan
desvanecer
to dissipate
apartar
to set aside
suprimir
to eliminate
recurrir
to resort to
el rincón
corner
reclutar
to take on
sin lugar a dudas
undoubtedly
reanudar
to renew
las agallas
guts
el sopapo
smack
abogar
to champion
adelgazar
to slim down
encarar
to bring face to face
estragar
to ruin
inquebrantable
unyielding
cegador
blinding
certero
well-aimed
zambullirse
to dive
el terraplén
embankment
prepotente
arrogant
equiparar
to put on the same level
desvirtuar
to detract from
impregnar
to pervade
prescindible
dispensable
a lo largo de
throughout
perfilar
to outline
en comparación con
compared to
la ascendencia
ancestry
radicarse
to settle in
contabilizar
to count
mayoritariamente
mainly
el arribo
arrival
gozar de
to enjoy
los aborígenes
indigenous population
datar de
to date back to
equilibrar
to balance
pormenorizar
to describe in detail
acompasar
to keep in step with
el albur
chance
la carestía
dearth
llevar a
to lead to
el/la culpable
culprit
laboral
work
en definitiva
ultimately
la merced
thanks to
pues bien
well
renunciar a
to relinquish
suponer
to mean
compensar
to make up for
conforme
exactly as
la cuantía
extent
solapar
to overlap
lisiar
to cripple
maldecir
to swear
primordial
essential
retomar
to pick back up
ejemplificar
to illustrate with examples
sentenciar
to declare
el tipo de interés
interest rate
efectuar
to carry out
abastecer
to provide
equivaler a
to amount to
yacer
to lie
el desajuste
imbalance
subsistir
to persist
la contrapartida
counter effect
menguar
to wane
verbigracia
for example
acceder
to get
partir
to start
en concepto de
by way of
abonar
to pay
primo
prime
el proveedor
supplier
rocambolesco
far-fetched
arrebatar
to snatch
en torno a
about
la cuna
crib
malgastar
to squander
empero
nonetheless
el palco
box
el atavismo
atavism
elucubrar
to devise
quedar en pie
to be left standing
el tenedor
holder
ofertar
to make available
estancar
to block up
atesorar
to accumulate
el imponderable
imponderable
de la mano
hand in hand
procurarse
to obtain
acometer
to undertake
acometer
to overcome
ocioso
idle
acaparar
to hoard
estrechar
to narrow
tantear
to feel one's way
el tanteo
estimate
en consonancia con
in line with
inverosímil
implausible
a cambio
in exchange
imposibilitar
to prevent
gastarse
to wear out
sintetizar
to summarize
manifestarse
to speak out
enajenarse
to go out of one's mind
el stock
supply
dar salida
to find an outlet for
la gotera
leak
el entorno
surroundings
compadecer
to sympathize with
abordar
to tackle
el duende
goblin
jactancioso
boastful
despistar
to throw off the scent
en última instancia
as a last resort
en concreto
in particular
minorar
to reduce
viciar
to invalidate
vigente
current
pactar
to reach an agreement
a saber
namely
objetar
to be a conscientious objector
acertar
to find
variopinto
very mixed
la molestia
inconvenience
decrecer
to diminish
el ocio
leisure
percibir
to receive
partir de
to assume
rentable
worthwhile
novedoso
novel
estar en lo cierto
to be right
el catedrático
professor
aprovechar
to make the most of
señalizar
to indicate
plantear
to bring up
el accesorio
attachment
acto seguido
immediately afterwards
fidedigno
trustworthy
llano
straightforward
el estadio
stage
apelar
to appeal to
por ello
for that reason
de modo que
in such a way that
la formación
training
ni mucho menos
nothing like
más bien
more like
afirmarse
to stand by
clave
key
el replanteamiento
reconsideration
replantear
to bring up again
imponerse
to assert oneself
el recetario
cookbook
estallar
to go off
el estallido
crash
la recopilación
anthology
desmantelar
to break up
provenir
to stem from
desapercibido
unnoticed
del todo
entirely
el relevo
relief
por consiguiente
as a result
la argucia
sophistry
la solvencia
reliability
la desgana
lack of enthusiasm
sacar a relucir
to highlight
relucir
to glitter
difamar
to defame
revolcarse
to roll around
revolcar
to knock down
aniquilar
to obliterate
el formón
chisel
el perno
bolt
la tuerca
nut
enroscar
to screw in
gastado
worn out
desgastar
to wear down
la repostería
baking
la levadura
yeast
el detonante
trigger
desaforarse
to get worked up
el sobrenombre
nickname
inaudito
unheard-of
marchitar
to wither
no obstante
nevertheless
desde luego
certainly
reflejar
to reflect
la aceptación
popularity
en cierto modo
in a way
resultar
to turn out to be
llamativo
striking
centrarse
to find one's feet
la osadía
boldness
dar con
to track down
laxar
to relax
asistir
to attend
detenido
detailed
incurrir
to fall into
plagar
to fill
el soplo
puff
es decir
that is to say
así pues
so
el vaivén
ups and downs
desistir
to cease
la vacuidad
vacuousness
deslumbrar
to dazzle
el patrón
standard
proporcionar
to supply
edificar
to construct
resucitar
to rise from the dead
medianamente
fairly
lo cierto es que
the fact is that
anunciarse
to promise to be
de actualidad
topical
pese a
despite
prologar
to write a preface to
producir
to cause
derrotar
to defeat
el puñado
handful
malogrado
late
malograr
to waste
osar
to dare
sumar
to add up to
sobrado
well-off
el referente
benchmark
la trayectoria
career
inservible
unusable
desechar
to cast aside
instalado
settled in
reforzar
to strengthen
farragoso
cumbersome
aprehender
to grasp
abstenerse
to abstain
capitalizar
to capitalize on
engendrar
to give birth to
alzarse
to revolt
detenidamente
at length
presionar
to put pressure on
una y otra vez
time and time again
causante
responsible
sensato
sensible
el centenar
hundred
crucificar
to crucify
la muestra
proof
al momento de
just after
expurgar
to expurgate
burgués
middle-class
reclamar
to demand
obviar
to leave out
el valor
security
gestor
management
desconfiar
to doubt whether
la sucesión
inheritance
la renta
income
al tiempo que
at the same time that
el corte
kind
de ahí que
that's why
conmover
to touch
antiguamente
formerly
sagaz
sharp
colar
to palm off
porro
dumb
el poro
leek
la parra
climbing vine
pesar
to weigh on
reflexionar sobre
to reflect on
el reconocimiento
recognition
asimismo
also
hipotecar
to mortgage
salir adelante
to get ahead
adquirir
to gain
el refugio
shelter
infundir
to instill with
atribuir
to put down
mantener
to support
alfombrar
to carpet
instructivo
enlightening
el paso
path
cuidadoso
thorough
sugerir
to remind of
la enseñanza
lesson
la sigla
acronym
repartir
to give out
el ajiaco
potato and chilli stew
la llovizna
drizzle
el deterioro
wear
la ancianidad
old age
patente
obvious
la resolución
determination
los ingresos
income
el desánimo
dejection
atento
thoughtful
el enojo
anger
la majadería
absurdity
afluir
to flock to
el vecindario
neighbourhood
silente
silent
vociferar
to proclaim boastfully
el matiz
shade
despoblado
deserted
adormecer
to lull to sleep
empeñado
set on
malear
to corrupt
el/la cineasta
filmmaker
paladear
to relish
desparramar
to scatter
el fruto
product
callejero
stray
la deserción escolar
dropping out of school
facturar
to have a turnover of
la parrillada
barbecue
saborear
to savor
enlatar
to prerecord
notorio
obvious
la laboriosidad
diligence
laborioso
hardworking
desplegar
to spread out
distinto a
different from
el cargo
position
neto
clear
tener lugar
to take place
folclórico
traditional
acrecentar
to increase
arribar
to reach
la apertura
start
la meca
mecca
el bastión
stronghold
humilde
humble
la extracción
background
olear
to surge
vecino
neighboring
la ferretería
hardware store
pretender
to intend
el anhelo
longing
subyacer
to underlie
avaro
miserly
los malvados
wicked
estampillar
to put stamps on
mediante
by means of
expropiar
to commandeer
total
in short
el ropaje
robes
sublimar
to exalt
afectivo
emotional
reprimir
to suppress
en el fondo
deep down
la condena
condemnation
despreciar
to reject
la propuesta
proposal
estar al alcance de la mano
to be within one's reach
el tinte
overtone
latente
latent
al igual que
just like
previo
prior
la retórica
empty rhetoric
cumplirse
to be implemented
honrar
to honor
el alojamiento
accommodations
la vicisitud
difficulty
acérrimo
staunch
sumamente
exceedingly
contar con
to have
el sarao
soirée
el ingenio
wit
el calzado
footwear
insultante
offensive
ingenioso
witty
cortés
polite
granado
distinguished
seducir
to captivate
el encanto
charm
el conocedor
connoisseur
exquisito
refined
el seguro
insurance
el asesor
consultant
asesar
to wise up
la docencia
teaching
pues
since
permitirse el lujo de
to afford
cierto
certain
atrevido
bold
encauzar
to channel
riguroso
thorough
abanderar
to be the poster boy for
el lapso
interval
la postura
position
verosímil
realistic
la carencia
deficiency
la cumbre
summit
el saber
knowledge
la técnica
technology
solventar
to resolve
la estima
high regard
insigne
distinguished
frecuentar
to visit often
el cuatrimestre
four-month period
el atractivo
appeal
fundarse
to be based on
el condimento
seasoning
fallir
to err
fallido
bankrupt
el delirio
delusion
el filósofo
philosopher
descargar
to relieve
el manto
cloak
imperar
to prevail
recoger
to show
santo
holy
maquillar
to massage
el presupuesto
budget
presuponer
to presuppose
preponer
to put before
el artificio
device
la finalidad
purpose
incrustar
to embed
destorcer
to untwist
intrigar
to intrigue
pignorar
to pledge as security
a escondidas
behind one's back
al respecto
on the matter
crediticio
credit
pío
devout
vergonzoso
disgraceful
profuso
lavish
legitimar
to legalize
la intuición
feeling
la concreción
succintness
extrañar
to surprise
concretarse
to limit oneself to
reivindicar
to vindicate
disputar
to compete for
la gestión
administration
propugnar
to advocate
revestir
to cloak
trufar
to throw into
a diferencia de
unlike
oscuro
shady
la oscuridad
obscurity
dotar
to endow with
sagrado
sacred
el chelín
shilling
el sinsentido
absurd thing
reverenciar
to venerate
la deferencia
respect
poner en marcha
to set in motion
la rebaja
reduction
por lo tanto
thus
miope
myopic
maníaco
manic
tergiversar
to distort
gatear
to crawl
indebidamente
wrongfully
desgarrar
to break
afinar
to tune
el puntaje
grade
ponderar
to weight
el tarado
idiot
placentero
agreeable
filosofar
to philosophize
apabullar
to overwhelm
desbarrar
to talk nonsense
vetear
to grain
regañar
to tell off
ribetear
to border
el albur
double entendre
las esposas
handcuffs
palidecer
to pale
escasear
to be in short supply
la gira
tour
chantajear
to blackmail
el gozo
joy
contundente
overwhelming
contundir
to bruise
la baldosa
floor tile
el azulejo
glazed tile
atónito
astounded
por más ... que
no matter how much
chocar
to annoy
la mecha
wick
la fanaticada
fans
el entremés
interlude
encararse
to stand up to
acobardarse
to lose one's nerve
desboronar
to cause to collapse
establecerse
to settle
la suerte
sort
dispersar
to diffuse
enfrentar
to face
peliagudo
tricky
paupérrimo
poverty-stricken
jerárquico
hierarchical
irresoluto
indecisive
escuálido
scrawny
el adulterio
adultery
la avellana
hazelnut
el abad
abbot
atar
to tether
el hueco
hollow
el tallo
stalk
la cuerda
rope
el tejido
fabric
pulir
to sand
desproveer
to deprive
el nexo
connective
mero
mere
la concordancia
agreement
ortográfico
spelling
plenamente
fully
el borrador
draft
el bosquejo
outline
el juzgado
court
el personal
staff
recopilar
to compile
tratar
to address
reafirmar
to reassert
la mota
powder puff
exponer
to present
en cambio
conversely
sin embargo
nevertheless
por otra parte
on the other hand
rotundo
resounding
con el paso del tiempo
with the passage of time
al cabo de un tiempo
a while later
más adelante
later on
puesto que
since
de manera que
so that
de este modo
thus
para que
so that
los tribunales
court
gastar
to wear down
el granero
granary
resplandecer
to shine
el arado
plow
mohoso
rusty
afirmar
to assert
prudentemente
wisely
espolear
to spur on
comerciar
to trade
influir en
to have an influence on
la entonación
haughtiness
consistir en
to consist of
ejemplar
exemplary
la modalidad
form
incorporarse a
to be incorporated into
achicar
to make smaller
remontarse a
to go back to
la inscripción
enrollment
el bazo
spleen
independientemente
regardless of
aliarse
to join forces
componerse
to dress up
ofrecerse
to offer
nítido
clear
abarrotar
to pack
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
la abreviatura
abbreviation
de repente
all of a sudden
sonrojarse
to blush
recaer
to devolve upon
el canon
ideal
la aldea
small village
el malecón
breakwater
obrar
to work
de sobra
more than enough
sublevarse
to rise up
sublevar
to stir up to rebellion
insólito
extremely unusual
palabrear
to chat about
el abecedario
alphabet
la tarima
platform
el apodo
nickname
a la ligera
without thinking
cuerdo
sane
malnacido
swine
estremecerse
to shudder
patalear
to make a fuss
ralentizar
to slow down
aletargar
to make lethargic
indigente
needy
remarcar
to underline
el hincapié
stress
recalcar
to stress
digno
worthy
los lares
parts
crédulo
gullible
abastecerse
to stock up on
la adivinanza
riddle
por si
in case
colmar
to fill to the brim
el crío
kid
elogiar
to praise
regir
to rule
desangrar
to bleed dry
la rabieta
tantrum
trepar
to scale
ameritar
to merit
sobrevalorar
to overrate
tuerto
blind in one eye
el galardón
prize
el babuino
baboon
desfasarse
to lag
el encontronazo
crash
la desdicha
unhappiness
el despertar
awakening
el espanto
fright
asomarse
to appear
despojarse
to renounce
el infortunio
bad luck
el rastro
trace
calar
to penetrate
a gusto
comfortable
me hace ilusión
I'm looking forward
a su vez
in turn
el prócer
important person
fonoaudiólogo
speech and hearing therapist
sin piedad
mercilessly
formar parte de
to be part of
el aguacero
downpour
el sospechoso
suspect
qué más da
what difference does it make
el inquilino
tenant
recurrente
recurring
aterrar
to terrify
aterrador
terrifying
la cámara
chamber
sellado
sealed
destituir
to remove
currar
to work
reponerse
to recover
recorrer
to traverse
esmerarse
to go to a lot of trouble
bajo ningún concepto
under no circumstance
aposentar
to put up
a cambio de
in exchange for
inclinarse por
to lean toward
caluroso
heat sensitive
enarcar
to raise
arriesgado
risky
la fuga
jailbreak
despectivo
pejorative
escarmentar
to learn one's lesson
por desgracia
I'm afraid so
el sake
sake
cuento de hadas
fairy tale
esparcirse
to be scattered
sustentar
to hold up
prestigiar
to give prestige to
percatarse de
to realize
el abordaje
approach
conformar
to make up
la persona del sur de Europa
meridional
pervivir
to remain
acorde
in keeping with
el dispositivo
device
acuñar
to wedge
ubicuo
ubiquitous
el barbarismo
loan word
el patrimonio
heritage
en función de
based on
ante
in the face of
confeccionar
to draw up
el procesamiento
processing
plasmar
to give expression to
culminar
to reach a climax
mapear
to map
abarcador
comprehensive
abarcar
to extend over
acudir
to come
el paladar
taste
la costura
needlework
la significación
meaning
los enseres
things
la albañilería
construction
audaz
daring
emprender
to undertake
el enfoque
approach
el auge
boom
ostentar
to show off
la cátedra
professorship
incursionar
to dabble
la cifra
number
distinguir
to set apart
el rencor
hard feelings
tacaño
stingy
la sequía
drought
la prebenda
prerequisite
la pista
clue
empecinarse
to insist on
el atajo
shortcut
inmiscuirse
to meddle
emparentar
to become related by marriage to
entrecortar
to cut out
desilusionarse
to be disappointed
enconarse
to become inflamed
apuesto
handsome
ulular
to hoot
embutir
to stuff
amarillento
yellowish
pardo
brownish-gray
el hormiguero
anthill
los modales
manners
tosco
crude
soso
bland
encausar
to charge
la tarifa
charge
el arrendamiento
lease
apaciguar
to soothe
conceder
to concede
cuajar
to take off
concretar
to realize
cuidar de
to look after
cuidarse de
to watch out for
incumbir
to be one's business
entrometido
nosy
entrometerse
to meddle
la eliminatoria
qualifying round
la gama
spectrum
sobrar
to not be needed
darse el lujo de
to have the luxury of
exhausto
exhausted
agobiar
to weigh down
importunar
to pester
marginado
outsider
abrumarse
to feel overwhelmed
ilimitado
unlimited
el muérdago
mistletoe
retador
challenging
irse por las ramas
to beat around the bush
meloso
sweet
elaborar
to produce
condonar
to cancel
negado
useless
la cuña
wedge
el chiringuito
beach restaurant
envalentonar
to encourage
infligir
to inflict
la chumpa
jacket
echar de menos
to miss
la pólvora
fireworks
picotear
to pick at
rapiñar
to steal
la posada
inn
ensordecer
to go deaf
la vigencia
duration
los restos
remains
si bien
even though
la incógnita
mystery
la temática
subject matter
desamparar
to desert
habérselas con
to have it out with
el repartidor
deliveryman
rematar
to shoot
andino
Andean
formular
to ask
cargarse
to break
ubicar
to find
chivar
to annoy
enguatar
to pad
la guata
padding
entusiasmarse
to get carried away
la patraña
tall story
adrede
on purpose
descargar
to jam out
tenue
faint
borroso
vague
leve
slight
a partir de
from
afectar
to upset
enredarse
to get involved with
convenir
to be a good idea
patrocinar
to sponsor
primeramente
first of all
desvivirse
to go out of one's way
llevar
to lead to
desprestigiarse
to lose prestige
desprestigiar
to discredit
asequible
within someone's reach
respaldar
to back up
leer por encima
to skim
anhelar
to yearn for
ansiar
to long to
la ilación
connection
desatar
to spark
el mataperro
urchin
holgado
loose
desquiciarse
to become unhinged
desquiciar
to drive crazy
la musa
muse
acurrucarse
to curl up
constar
to be sure
ser la sede de
to host
abrumar
to overwhelm
el centeno
rye
gozar
to enjoy oneself
reprender
to tell off
erizarse
to raise one's hackles
agudizar
to sharpen
ajeno
other people's
amedrentar
to intimidate
cabelludo
hairy
el cuero
leather
testarudo
stubborn
remitirse
to abide by
entreverar
to mix
como tal
as such
obviar
to obviate
por ende
consequently
funesto
disastrous
descartar
to rule out
detentar
to hold unlawfully
helado
stunned
fallecer
to pass away
forrarse
to make a killing
la juerga
partying
constatar
to state
costumbrista
with a focus on local customs
el chantaje
blackmail
la bula
bull
magistral
masterly
convivir
to coexist
cortarse
to lose one's nerve
salir a la luz
to come to light
confabularse
to conspire
desvelar
to reveal
la escolta
bodyguard
el arpa
harp
así como
as well as
tal como
such as
a excepción de
with the exception of
habitar
to live in
morar
to live
heredar
to inherit
conveniente
advisable
retrasado
late
dietético
dietary
durante
for
indicar
to prescribe
sufrir de
to have bad
sufrir de
to suffer from
cada día más
more each day
la verdura
vegetable
hoy día
today
sostener
to hold
alimenticio
nutritious
el/la contrincante
opponent
la picada
bite
la diversión
entertainment
aflojar
to loosen
propinar
to deal
agotar
to wear out
antipático
unfriendly
sobresalir
to project out
someter
to put through
acicalarse
to get dressed up
embellecerse
to make oneself beautiful
la carrocería
bodywork
docente
teaching
torcer
to twist
perjudicar
to be detrimental to
la picadera
snacks
parrandear
to go out on the town
el/la buscapleitos
troublemaker
la bravuconada
bravado
el bravucón
braggart
el/la aguafiestas
killjoy
padecer
to suffer from
el/la logopeda
speech therapist
los escombros
debris
la valía
worth
encarecer
to praise
el escarabajo
beetle
enemistar
to make enemies
in fraganti
red-handed
la carcajada
loud laugh
la precocidad
precociousness
desdecirse
to go back on one's word
desdecir
to not be up to the standard of
el mazo
deck
atestiguar
to attest to
medrar
to thrive
pituco
stuck-up
el marañón
cashew apple
embalsamar
to embalm
torpe
clumsy
ofuscarse
to be blinded
ofuscar
to blind
quejón
whining
desacertado
unwise
desacertar
to be wrong
acertar
to get right
desdeñoso
scornful
desdeñar
to look down on
el desdén
contempt
trasladarse
to move
desplazar
to move
para cuando
by the time
el pernil
upper leg
el penco
nag
despachar
to take care of
de por sí
as it is
la anexión
annexation
anexar
to annex
capitalino
capital's
saltarse
to skip
embobarse
to be captivated by
embobar
to fascinate
desconocer
to not know
la alcantarilla
sewer
malsonante
vulgar
saldar
to settle
el pleito
argument
puntiagudo
pointed
el páramo
wasteland
el villano
villain
ponzoñoso
venomous
la ponzoña
venom
la alimaña
pest
la sabandija
vermin
el espectro
spectre
el adefesio
monstrosity
la escoria
scum
rastrero
despicable
daltónico
color-blind
desconsiderado
inconsiderate
álgido
critical
soñoliento
sleepy
el anzuelo
fish hook
el sedal
fishing line
tenebroso
gloomy
las tinieblas
darkness
entrarle a
to tackle
el reproche
reproach
parpadear
to blink
intermitente
flashing
anclar
to anchor
anclarse
to cling to
mimar
to pamper
consentir
to spoil
el modo de andar
gait
el pabellón
pavilion
barritar
to trumpet
mugir
to moo
bufar
to snort
cacarear
to cluck
maullar
to meow
ronronear
to purr
arrullar
to lull to sleep
verse obligada
to feel obliged
intramuros
within the city walls
llevar a cabo
to carry out
rimbombante
showy
rasgar
to tear up
la rueda de prensa
press conference
ronco
hoarse
sí o sí
no matter what
arrepentirse de
to be sorry about
el rasgo
feature
predecir
to foretell
atreverse
to dare
el higo
fig
los juegos de azar
gambling
menospreciar
to scorn
el apego
attachment
siempre que
whenever
inclusive
including
el/la joyita
nasty piece of work
el licuado
milkshake
licuar
to liquefy
la palmadita
little pat
la grieta
crack
desanimarse
to get discouraged
reembolsar
to reimburse
regatear
to haggle
el avance
trailer
recriminar
to reproach
hacer de tripas corazón
to bite the bullet
el establo
stable
el heno
hay
proponerse
to put one's mind to
la sudadera
tracksuit
la gabardina
trench coat
el betún
shoe polish
la bandeja
tray
tartamudear
to stutter
el locutor
newscaster
locuaz
loquacious
deslenguado
foulmouthed
parlanchín
talkative
la cotorra
chatterbox
el charlatán
charlatan
la habladuría
gossip
surgir
to emerge
por lo general
generally
dar origen a
to give rise to
transmitir
to broadcast
serrano
mountain
difundir
to broadcast
sintonizar
to be on the same wavelength
el vocablo
word
el mercader
merchant
remontarse
to go back
diluviar
to pour
postularse
to run for
apostar
to bet
aportar
to contribute
echar una ojeada
to take a quick glance
la ojeada
quick glance
ojear
to have a look at
asimilarse
to be like
el vientre
womb
una vez que
once
marcharse de
to leave
marcharse de casa
to leave home
pasar por alto
to overlook
la planilla
list
el alicate
pliers
profundizar
to delve into
indagar
to inquire into
encuestar
to take a poll of
la encuesta
survey
estar al acecho
to be on the prowl
el cartel
sign
la máquina de escribir
typewriter
el moho
mold
el musgo
moss
apestar
to stink
idear
to think up
deshacerse
to come undone
deshacerse de
to get rid of
deshacer
to undo
expiar
to atone for
el chivo expiatorio
scapegoat
chivatear
to tell on
el chivato
snitch
la ráfaga
gust
de hecho
as a matter of fact
el hecho
fact
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
tomar en cuenta
to take into consideration
pensar en
to think about
el cuanto
quantum
el contraste
contrast
la semejanza
similarity
redactar
to write
la moraleja
moral
más allá
afterlife
la miscelánea
miscellany
misceláneo
miscellaneous
el comando
command
caoba
mahogany
el arce
maple
el elenco
cast
la póliza
insurance policy
la antorcha
torch
el vaquero
cowboy
el/la maquillista
makeup artist
acosar
to harass
la col
cabbage
talar
to cut down
el solazo
blazing sun
cometer un error
to make a mistake
dato curioso
fun fact
el venado
deer
el papalote
kite
el quiste
cyst
la maroma
flip
voltear
to turn over
empinar
to tip up
empinarse
to stand on tiptoe
la churrasquería
steakhouse
el asador
roaster
la señal de stop
stop sign
retirar
to take away
dar un discurso
to give a speech
el discurso
speech
en espera
on hold
la tertulia
get-together
endeble
feeble
igual a
just like
señalar
to point out
descorazonar
to discourage
variar
to alter
determinar
to establish
discernir
to distinguish
tener en mente
to have in mind
en cuanto a
as for
relacionar
to connect
la pauta
guideline
en efecto
indeed
a duras penas
hardly
olvidadizo
forgetful
aullar
to howl
rebuscado
obscure
pasmar
to stun
opacar
to overshadow
dadivoso
generous
decantarse
to opt for
la bóveda
vault
el tiovivo
merry-go-round
suplir
to sub for
deparar
to have in store
el tanto
point
la tribuna
stands
ingresar
to join
sollozar
to sob
sorber
to sip
engullir
to gobble
balar
to baa
ordeñar
to milk
el leñador
lumberjack
la leña
firewood
el herrero
blacksmith
estafar
to swindle
el lobezno
wolf cub
parlar
to chatter
parlotear
to chatter
golpear
to hit
la cantimplora
flask
chirriar
to creak
carraspear
to clear one's throat
raspar
to scrape
resoplar
to snort
chillar
to scream
tintinear
to jingle
gruñir
to grumble
jadear
to pant
zumbar
to buzz
piar
to chirp
crepitar
to crackle
en principio
in principle
sofreír
to sauté
refreír
to overfry
entreoír
to half-hear
engreírse
to become conceited
engreír
to inflate ... ego
desoír
to disregard
desleír
to dissolve
ahumar
to smoke
a finales de
at the end of
intercalar
to insert
pesquisar
to investigate
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