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opacar
opacar
to overshadow
desentrañar
desentrañar
to get to the bottom of
desentrañar
desentrañar
to figure out
el retorno
el retorno
return
la cartera
la cartera
portfolio
la cartera
la cartera
portfolio
patas arriba
patas arriba
upside down
los almacenes
los almacenes
department store
degenerarse
degenerarse
to degenerate
el rubro
el rubro
item
el señoreaje
el señoreaje
seigniorage
el flujo de caja
el flujo de caja
cash flow
expulsar
expulsar
to throw out
expulsar
expulsar
to pass
la grava
la grava
gravel
la puntuación
la puntuación
score
el índice
el índice
index
el despilfarro
el despilfarro
squandering
resguardar
resguardar
to protect
minorista
retail
saltar
to jump
saltar
to skip
atestiguar
to bear witness to
el patrimonio
assets
el patrimonio
wealth
corriente
common
corriente
running
conllevar
to lead to
conllevar
to entail
conllevar
to bring
la gradiente
slope
las creces
increase
el fiduciario
trustee
la previsión
foresight
el tropezón
trip
el tropezón
blunder
reflotar
to relaunch
retraerse
to withdraw into oneself
el eslabón
link
incumplir
to break
codiciado
sought-after
el sondeo
survey
el sondeo
poll
la acería
steelworks
pujar
to struggle
entrañar
to involve
la antonomasia
antonomasia
prescindir
to disregard
recopilar
to collect
el partidario
supporter
partidario
in favor of
el insumo
input
sacar partido de
to take advantage of
el seísmo
earthquake
el ente
entity
estribar
to be based on
el acervo
heritage
diezmar
to decimate
el régimen
regimen
descontar
to deduct
descontar dinero de
to deduct money from
descontar
to give a...discount
entrelazar
to intertwine
reflotar
to reestablish
retraerse
to retract
el eslabón
link
autorizar
to authorize
la codicia
greed
el rendimiento
return
errático
erratic
el arancel
tariff
la represalia
reprisal
la liquidez
liquidity
liquidar
to liquidate
liquidar
to sell off
liquidar
to settle
la compensación
clearing
retirar
to remove
retirar
to withdraw
periférico
outlying
libro mayor
account book
el portador
bearer
la aparición
appearance
extraer
to pull out
azaroso
eventful
azaroso
risky
perteneciente
member
el saldo
settlement
el saldo
remainder
el saldo
toll
el/la corresponsal
correspondent
suponer
to mean
la adherencia
adhesion
comprender
to include
la prima
premium
el/la prestamista
moneylender
recaer
to have a relapse
recaer
to suffer a relapse
el incumplimiento
breach
acreedor
deserving of
consensuado
agreed by consent
efímero
ephemeral
por lo tanto
thus
crediticio
credit
decretar
to order
decretar
to decree
el prestatario
borrower
enrevesado
difficult
enrevesado
complicated
el engranaje
machinery
el engendro
freak
el engendro
monstrosity
el rasgo
characteristic
el espejismo
mirage
el espejismo
illusion
el trueque
exchange
el cuartel
mercy
grifo
high
el grifo
faucet
amoldarse
to fit in
amoldarse
to adjust oneself
desalentar
to dishearten
subrepticiamente
surreptitiously
la cámara
house
la cámara
chamber
apuntalar
to brace
la pauta
guideline
la pauta
norm
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
adjunto
deputy
el adjunto
attachment
adjunto
attached
pleno
the middle of
pleno
full
recaudar
to raise
recaudar
to collect
gestar
to put together
desencadenar
to unchain
desencadenar
to trigger
supuesto
supposed
presagiar
to foretell
avecinarse
to come near
fatídico
fateful
recurrir
to resort to
el lingote
ingot
difuso
dim
desembolsar
to pay out
el llamamiento
appeal
el feriado
holiday
dilucidar
to clarify
escueto
simple
disponer de
to have
la sentada
sit-in
la clarividencia
farsightedness
la clarividencia
perception
taimado
cunning
taimado
crafty
taimado
sly
difundir
to broadcast
difundir
to spread
difundir
to disseminate
el cauce
tack
el cauce
channel
el cauce
means
la requisa
seizure
hurtar
to erode
hurtar
to hide
hurtar
to plagiarize
inmiscuirse
to meddle
el súbdito
citizen
el súbdito
subject
tornar
to return
tornar
to regain consciousness
arrendar
to hire
arrendar
to hire out
avalar
to back
avalar
to act as guarantor for
el trapicheo
shady deal
el trapicheo
fiddle
avivar
to stoke
instaurar
to set up
matizar
to tinge
matizar
to explain
matizar
to qualify
el artificio
artifice
distar
to be a long way off
distar
to be far from
distar
to be away from
omiso
negligent
por si acaso
just in case
el recorte
cutting
el recorte
clipping
ineludible
inescapable
ineludible
unavoidable
el agujero
deficit
el déficit
deficit
manso
calm
manso
peaceful
manso
gentle
manso
meek
manso
tame
el asomo
trace
presenciar
to attend
presenciar
to witness
el asomo
sign
el asomo
hint
picado
into
picado
hooked
ingente
enormous
achacar
to attribute
naufragar
to fail
naufragar
to be wrecked
naufragar
to sink
reanudar
to renew
acarrear
to lead to
el coloso
giant
enjuiciar
to pass judgement on
enjuiciar
to judge
enjuiciar
to indict
enjuiciar
to try
la refutación
refutation
abordar
to get into
abordar
to board
abordar
to tackle
abordar
to approach
desprenderse
to become detached
desprenderse
to get rid of
desprenderse
to come away
el punto de partida
starting point
el punto de partida
starting point
el aluvión
flood
el aluvión
barrage
el aluvión
alluvium
dar comienzo
to begin
dar comienzo
to start
llevar a cabo
to accomplish
llevar a cabo
to perform
llevar a cabo
to execute
llevar a cabo
to carry out
ralentizar
to slow down
ralentizar
to slow down
el cimiento
foundation
idear
to come up with
idear
to think up
apresar
to catch
apresar
to seize
apresar
to catch
el grillete
fetter
el grillete
shackle
la testarudez
pigheadedness
la testarudez
stubbornness
excedente
on leave
excedente
redundant
excedente
surplus
excedente
excess
el paro
stoppage
el paro
strike
el paro
unemployment
la fijación
obsession
la fijación
fixation
el esmero
great care
el esmero
care
retocar
to touch up
retocar
to retouch
si bien
even though
si bien
although
apoyarse
to depend on
apoyarse
to rely on
apoyarse
to lean
estribar
to come from
estribar
to lie in
reinante
reigning
reinante
prevailing
el marco
mark
marco
framework
el marco
framework
el marco
frame
infravalorar
to underestimate
infravalorar
to undervalue
la mercancía
goods
desbordar
to overflow
desbordar
to exceed
desbordar
to go beyond
originario
original
homogéneo
homogeneous
alegar
to claim
alegar
to allege
alegar
to cite
la contienda
game
la contienda
contest
la aportación
contribution
la aportación
contribution
la tregua
respite
la tregua
truce
deponer
to overthrow
la insensatez
foolish
la insensatez
stupidity
la insensatez
senselessness
la insensatez
foolishness
emparentado
related by marriage
quedarse
to keep
recurrir
to go to
bélico
war
veraniego
summer
saldar
to pay
saldar
to pay off
saldar
to settle
exceder
to surpass
atesorar
to amass
pasar por alto
to overlook
la alusión
allusion
la índole
sort
la índole
kind
la índole
nature
la índole
nature
apuntalar
to strut
suponer
to assume
acaecer
to take place
acaecer
to occur
acaecer
to happen
liviano
light
la contención
suit
la contención
restraint
prevalecer
to prevail
prescindir
to go without
pregonar
to proclaim
el procedimiento
method
el procedimiento
procedure
revistar
to review
el ramal
branch
atenuarse
to lessen
prescindir
to do without
acatar
to respect
atenerse
to follow
atenerse
to obey
atenerse
to abide by
el parámetro
parameter
incumplir
to fail to fulfill
el rasgo
gesture
el rasgo
feature
el bisoño
raw recruit
el botín
plunder
encarecer
to raise the price of
el monedero
minter
reanudar
to resume
comprometer
to jeopardize
la sigla
abbreviation
el despilfarro
waste
nefasto
terrible
la corteza
bark
la corteza
crust
en torno
around
disponer
to dispose
el recurso
resource
desprender
to detach
el aliciente
incentive
coleccionable
collectible
el hito
milestone
presenciar
to see
el detenimiento
care
exceder
to exceed
previsto
planned
previsto
predicted
afrontar
to confront
blindar
to shield
el predominio
predominance
emisor
issuing
la escasez
shortage
minar
to mine
minar
to undermine
recurrir
to appeal
recurrir
to turn to
comprometer
to compromise
exiguo
meager
abonar
to credit
abonar
to pay
abonar
to fertilize
libro mayor
ledger
ingente
huge
desperdiciar
to waste
emitir
to emit
emitir
to issue
entrañar
to entail
blanquear
to whiten
blanquear
to launder
la gama
range
el ensayo
trial
superpuesto
superimposed
instaurar
to establish
la metalurgia
metallurgy
el ábaco
abacus
la escala
scale
derogar
to abolish
supeditar
to subordinate
exento
without
exento
exempt
gravar
to burden
gravar
to tax
el vencimiento
due date
la nimiedad
little thing
afinar
to sing in tune
afinar
to tune
el decano
dean
estancado
stagnant
desmoronarse
to collapse
desmoronarse
to crumble
el escalafón
ladder
la fuga
escape
granjearse
to earn
la espita
tap
la espita
spigot
concesionario
concessionary
la tenencia
possession
gustoso
gladly
gustoso
tasty
el insumo
supply
desfalcar
to embezzle
dispararse
to rocket
dispararse
to shoot up
el yacimiento
deposit
la mercancía
merchandise
el arbitrio
judgment
por lo tanto
so
la superación
overcoming
aclamar
to acclaim
la megalomanía
megalomania
la varita
wand
el desdichado
poor wretch
desdichado
unhappy
el chivo expiatorio
scapegoat
la jarana
partying
la jarana
commotion
insensato
foolish
revertir
to revert to
el recuento
count
mortífero
deadly
el aprovisionamiento
purchasing
sesgar
to cut short
el pinchazo
flat
el pinchazo
prick
el rendimiento
performance
la cabida
capacity
abogar
to defend
abogar
to advocate
la golosina
candy
de cara a
facing
desalentar
to discourage
comoquiera
however
disponer
to make use of
disponer
to arrange
el saldo
balance
la erudición
learning
el agotamiento
exhaustion
la ampliación
expansion
desfallecer
to pass out
acunar
to rock
propiciar
to be conducive to
la medición
measurement
infundado
unfounded
malogrado
late
el trueque
barter
permutar
to exchange
asimilar
to take in
asimilar
to absorb
afianzar
to strengthen
dilucidar
to elucidate
en tanto que
while
el detenimiento
detail
prefigurar
to prefigure
solventar
to settle
solventar
to resolve
mediante
by means of
computar
to compute
la casa de cambio
currency exchange
la destreza
skill
la aleación
alloy
destronar
to overthrow
enfrascarse
to bury oneself in
enfrascar
to bottle
almacenar
to store
coetáneo
contemporary
pasar por alto
to overlook
el forastero
stranger
hermético
hermetic
el cuerno
horn
el amo
master
el amo
owner
petrolífero
oil-bearing
el auspicio
auspice
el recorte
cutting
álgido
decisive
apuntar
to point at
apuntar
to write down
el oleoducto
oil pipeline
abastecerse
to stock up on
abastecer
to provide
bisoño
green
avecinarse
to approach
avecinar
to herald
amedrentar
to frighten
enfatizar
to emphasize
liberalizar
to liberalize
remontarse
to soar up
descomunal
colossal
la monta
total
por doquier
everywhere
el nicho
niche
la materia prima
raw material
el estancamiento
stagnation
el encanto
charm
apuntalar
to support
la constancia
perseverance
amedrentar
to scare
esquivo
evasive
comercializar
to market
despiadado
ruthless
el engranaje
gears
apuntalar
to underpin
reanudarse
to resume
petrolero
oil
torcerse
to go wrong
la alcantarilla
sewer
fétido
foul
sobrepasar
to exceed
abastecer
to supply
salpicar
to splash
dar paso
to give way
el latigazo
tongue-lashing
el latigazo
crack of the whip
rendir
to produce
rendir
to yield
jetear
to brag
el morado
purple
sumarse
to join
el precipicio
precipice
conciliar
to reconcile
zarandear
to jostle
rebotar
to ricochet
rebotar
to rebound
embaucar
to trick
chueco
crooked
chueco
stolen
acomedido
obliging
hacendoso
industrious
presumir
to presume
el teatro
act
el teatro
fuss
el escuincle
nipper
jetear
to show off
el paladar
palate
el hedor
stink
el tirón
pull
el rumbo
course
el fondo
stamina
cojo
lame
cojo
faulty
zarandear
to shake
rebotar
to bounce
achicharrar
to scorch
arrimar
to pull up
arrimar
to move closer
súbito
sudden
la muleta
crutch
el hilito
thin trickle
el regazo
lap
resollar
to breathe heavily
la madriza
bashing
el umbral
threshold
compungido
contrite
cachetear
to slap
delatar
to inform on
la llaga
sore
zonzo
stupid
refundir
to adapt
el baboso
creep
la marrana
slut
piojoso
lousy
rajar
to tear
romo
blunt
la daga
dagger
el terciopelo
velvet
la seda
silk
primoroso
exquisite
lacio
straight
el mechón
freshman
chirriar
to screech
salpicar
to ruin
cochambroso
filthy
correoso
tough
la mata
mop
el tendedero
clothesline
remojar
to soak
pretender
to intend
el alza
rise
derogar
to repeal
el fulano
what's-his-name
el fulano
nobody
el fulano
what's-her-name
la carrocería
bodywork
la mugre
dirt
tallar
to measure
la basca
crowd
rebanar
to cut
rebanar
to slice
el pescuezo
neck
el riego
irrigation
la mercería
notions
arrear
to urge on
el cachito
a bit
raptar
to kidnap
el tugurio
hovel
el semblante
countenance
desmejorar
to spoil
el sida
AIDS
propinar
to give
la guasa
sense of humor
el arbusto
bush
el yeso
plaster
el tendedero
drying rack
brotar
to sprout
brotar
to come out
el pellejo
skin
el jergón
straw mattress
la fregona
mop
fregón
annoying
inmundo
filthy
el faro
light
descuartizar
to quarter
el tlacuache
opossum
tusar
to clip
encima
on top of that
la cizaña
discord
ocioso
idle
la alimaña
scoundrel
desengañar
to disillusion
el tijeretazo
snip
vaticinar
to forecast
las mañas
guile
la alimaña
pest
vaticinar
to predict
la calumnia
slander
la maña
trick
el almacén
warehouse
manosear
to rumple
madrear
to beat the shit out of
la farola
streetlight
incauto
unsuspecting
desprevenido
unprepared
el reclamo
complaint
atinar
to come up with
atarantar
to stun
el hollín
soot
el alba
dawn
el canalla
scumbag
pelar
to clean out
encuerado
naked
menear
to shake
dar las doce
to be twelve o'clock
arrear
to spur on
alborotarse
to get horny
alborotar
to make a racket
recorrer
to look around
el monedero
change purse
buscón
rogue
arrastrado
servile
arrimar
to give
la jeta
mug
aplacar
to satisfy
aplacar
to appease
el arañazo
scratch
el madrazo
hard blow
rajar
to rat out
rajar
to chatter
rajar
to crack
pellizcar
to pinch
el hocico
snout
reventar
to burst
reventar
to explode
reventar
to piss off
canturrear
to sing to oneself
aventarse
to throw oneself
aventar
to shove
aventar
to fan
el puñetazo
punch
flacucho
skinny
tundir
to trash
rugir
bellow
el piojo
louse
pizcar
to pinch
el lambiscón
brownnoser
la lacra
degenerate
el huevón
jerk
la letanía
litany
el cobertizo
lean-to
el cerillo
match
por lo tanto
therefore
a huevo
fuck yeah
apechugar
to take
codearse
to rub shoulders with
la enjundia
substance
el aguardiente
liquor
el chorro
diarrhea
estirar la pata
to kick the bucket
por más que
however
jalonear
to pull
alicaído
crestfallen
la navaja
penknife
encarar
to confront
despepitar
to deseed
la madriza
beating
la parranda
out on the town
limosnear
to panhandle
la facha
look
el pegue
pull
acoplarse
to fit together
acoplar
to couple
la copla
popular song
la morera
white mulberry tree
empeñarse
to insist on
empeñar
to pawn
holgazán
lazy
enchilar
to annoy
reclamar
to claim
por más que
no matter how
el chango
monkey
el escuincle
kid
zurrarse
to shit
zurrar
to wallop
vividor
opportunistic
fichar
to suss out
fichar
to hook
fichar
to file
fichar
to put on file
la cochinada
dirty trick
guisar
to cook
el jacal
hut
la chingada
fucking thing
la desgracia
misfortune
ocasionar
to cause
chamuscar
to scorch
la vereda
path
dar tumbos
to have setbacks
pillar
to catch
arrasar
to raze to the ground
acarrear
to give rise to
arrojar
to hurl
el cachivache
contraption
el cuchitril
dump
el erizo
hedgehog
el vicio
vice
la cuita
worry
la costra
scab
el moretón
bruise
cascar
to crack
cascar
to chip
cascar
to break
el humor
humour
fatuo
foolish
el brebaje
potion
antaño
in days gone by
desportillar
to chip
apisonar
to tamp down
sobar
to handle
peregrinar
to make a pilgrimage
la negrura
blackness
el patán
lout
transar
to compromise
transar
to reach an agreement
el morbo
morbid fascination
el cangrejo
crab
el manojo
bunch
el caserón
ramshackle house
el cañaveral
reedbed
el alarido
shriek
la carcajada
loud laugh
el eructo
burp
la guasa
joke
la talega
sack
la talega
ball
el tallo
stem
el descampado
empty ground
el argüende
gossip
el calavera
rake
la calavera
tail light
encabritar
to rear
el despecho
spite
la prole
offspring
la prole
young
el buche
shot
el buche
belly
enfundar
to holster
renegrido
blackened
la chamusquina
singe
cascabelear
to act foolishly
tornar
to return
lozano
healthy-looking
lindero
adjoining
la espesura
thicket
el haz
beam
caoba
mahogany
la caoba
mahogany tree
rugir
to roar
el ocaso
decline
el amate
fig tree
arrojar
to produce
estrujar
to squeeze
estrujar
to bleed dry
la soga
rope
correoso
flexible
lampiño
hairless
la cuadrilla
bunch
el surco
furrow
a raya
under control
escabroso
risqué
escabroso
rough
escabroso
uneven
el carrizo
reed
la caña
reed
el jornalero
day laborer
enlutar
to plunge into mourning
cansino
weary
carcajearse
to make fun of
el mamarracho
mess
cocer
to cook
lucir
to look
lucir
to shine
pasmar
to amaze
el chongo
bun
el vello
bloom
el cachivache
piece of junk
cogerse
to grab
el camposanto
cemetery
arrasar
to triumph
el fragor
clamor
desgajarse
to break off
el trueno
thunderclap
anegar
to flood
tupir
to compact
estentóreo
very loud
el encono
rancor
capar
to get out of
el ovillo
ball
azotar
to spank
el corpiño
brassiere
el barrote
bar
la reja
railing
corretear
to run around
el miasma
miasma
mustio
withered
el clavel
carnation
la choza
hut
el vergazo
punch
rascuache
trashy
rascuache
cheap
presumir
to show off
el pringado
sucker
torvo
baleful
la cochinada
dirty word
el/la agiotista
usurer
las mañas
cunning
el cometido
task
la chingadera
piece of shit
el cucurucho
summit
el cucurucho
paper cone
la cana
gray hair
la argucia
sophistry
despojar
to strip
brioso
spirited
harapiento
tattered
crespo
frizzy
pajarear
to have one's head in the clouds
el guacal
wooden crate
acarrear
to carry
enjaretar
to saddle with
chasquear
to snap
enmarañar
to tangle
borbotear
to bubble
empuñar
to grasp
revolcar
to wipe the floor with
huevón
lazy
el hechicero
sorcerer
ayuntarse
to live in concubinage
la faca
knife
el chamaco
boyfriend
la garra
claw
la huerta
produce farm
el mejunje
concoction
apartarse
to move out of the way
ensartar
to skewer
la varilla
bar
encabezar
to be at the top of
pillar
to get
encoger
to make bleed
encogerse
to cringe
constar
to be stated on
el cortejo
procession
necio
foolish
el cerro
hill
el gachupín
Spaniard
la malanga
penis
el bohío
hut
la llanura
prairie
desahogar
to give vent to
la escalinata
staircase
la furcia
whore
malograr
to spoil
aletear
to flap its wings
la pomada
ointment
zamparse
to wolf down
el empacho
fill
sonsacar
to worm
el rebozo
shawl
los desvelos
efforts
achacar
to blame
salpimentar
to spice up
salpimentar
to season
la cuita
trouble
el mechón
lock
atiborrar
to stuff full
el gusano
worm
ajar
to wear out
el deslave
landslide
el maleficio
curse
bullir
to seethe
asomar
to stick out
apiñar
to cram
la hierba
herb
la cañada
gully
el puño
handful
el puño
fist
el zopilote
buzzard
el/la vigía
lookout
el chillido
scream
emboscar
to ambush
la emboscada
ambush
descalabrar
to split somebody's head open
la badana
sheepskin
el guijarro
pebble
la zaga
rear
el sigilo
stealth
inmolarse
to sacrifice oneself
el balde
pail
el fango
mud
los calzoncillos
boxers
entornar
to half-close
dar por sentado
to take for granted
la bollera
dyke
puñetero
damn
flipar
to love
la divisa
foreign currency
abocar
to end in
triturar
to grind
el retazo
bits and pieces
menguar
to diminish
el extranjero
abroad
la maraña
tangle
el/la compinche
accomplice
dictaminar
to determine
el patrimonio
estate
precintar
to seal off
deprisa
fast
gacho
ugly
franquear
to go through
el matón
thug
tambalearse
to stagger
tachar
to label
aupar
to help up
medrar
to prosper
afianzar
to secure
la coartada
alibi
la tapadera
front
engrosar
to increase
el escaño
seat
desgarrar
to tear
pillar
to catch
el naipe
playing card
el destacamento
detachment
encogerse
to shrink
el títere
puppet
constar
to know for a fact
constar
to consist of
la migaja
crumb
el patrocinio
sponsorship
el blindaje
armor plating
pillar
to catch
férreo
fierce
difuminar
to blur
la sacudida
shake
el cartel
poster
lisonjear
to flatter
acurrucarse
to curl up
achuchar
to hug
azuzar
to set on
estallar
to explode
adiestrar
to train
radicar
to be situated
desplegar
to deploy
el hincapié
stress
aportar
to contribute
el engranaje
apparatus
encomendar
to entrust
neurálgico
neuralgic
avalar
to guarantee
diáfano
clear
la planilla
payroll
el telón
curtain
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
propiciar
to foster
menguante
waning
menguar
to wane
menguar
to decrease
desenvolver
to unwrap
recabar
to collect
ocioso
useless
estrechamente
closely
enrolar
to enlist
apañarse
to manage
apañarse
to get by
rezagar
to postpone
el afán
eagerness
el cimiento
foundation
la contienda
conflict
el estrago
ruin
las arcas
coffers
encajonar
to box in
el elogio
praise
socavar
to undermine
el fichaje
signing
la estrechez
narrowness
anodino
anodyne
pulcro
smartly dressed
frondoso
lush
desmoronar
to cause to crumble
escurridizo
slippery
extraviar
to lose
dimitir
to resign
fidedigno
reliable
las riendas
control
paradigmático
paradigmatic
en torno a
around
a la deriva
adrift
aguardar
to be in store
pretender
to woo
el hincapié
emphasis
los albores
dawn
agachar la cabeza
to bow one's head
la colchoneta
mat
a horcajadas
astride
el conjunto
whole
el conjunto
ensemble
inédito
unpublished
el ayuntamiento
city council
la hambruna
famine
el estrago
damage
el vigor
vigor
el estante
shelf
desabastecer
to deprive ... of supplies
encorvar
to bend
enfundar
to sheathe
fundir
to melt
la acera
sidewalk
la revancha
return game
acoger
to receive
el tablero
backboard
manar
to drip with
socavar
to undermine
la pesquisa
investigation
acechar
to watch
traspasar
to transfer
el espanto
terror
engrasar
to grease the palm of
la patraña
tall tale
la pacotilla
trash
asfixiante
suffocating
el/la rehén
hostage
empapar
to soak
aupar
to raise
las reliquias
remains
la sacudida
jerk
osar
to dare
intrigar
to scheme
la maraña
mess
descarado
shameless
el fideicomiso
trust
el desacato
disrespect
pillar
to catch
retorcer
to twist
golondrina
hot
arrojar
to throw
arrojarse
to throw oneself
la cuneta
ditch
la sazón
seasoning
el/la compinche
partner in crime
el/la mecenas
patron
la velada
soirée
imprescindible
essential
la sabiduría popular
lore
proceder
to come from
hinchar
to inflate
el letrado
lawyer
el cerco
fence
el cerco
siege
aportar
to provide
recusar
to recuse
la nuera
daughter-in-law
el hijastro
stepson
el mecenazgo
patronage
aficionar
to get somebody interested in
acatar
to comply with
el activo
asset
el/la secuaz
henchman
el barniz
veneer
revestir
to cloak
implacable
ruthless
el acreedor
creditor
la querella
lawsuit
la querella
charge
el hundimiento
sinking
ínfimo
negligible
estrecho
close
el astillero
shipyard
apoderarse
to overcome
apoderarse
to take possession of
apoderar
to grant power of attorney
apoderar
to authorize
la trastienda
back room
entre bastidores
backstage
acechar
to stalk
el estruendo
crash
colarse
to slip in
colarse
to jump the queue
el caracol
conch
hojear
to leaf through
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