Necessary Words to Know

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el enjuague bucal
el enjuague bucal
mouthwash
la pasta de dientes
la pasta de dientes
toothpaste
escardar
escardar
to weed
disparar
disparar
to shoot
el tazón
el tazón
bowl
devolver
devolver
to return
oprimir
oprimir
to press
derribar
derribar
to demolish
el estanque
el estanque
pond
el pantano
el pantano
swamp
el acantilado
el acantilado
cliff
llover a cántaros
llover a cántaros
to pour
tener antojo de
tener antojo de
to crave
a prueba de
a prueba de
-proof
golpear
golpear
to punch
negarse
negarse
to refuse
pisar
pisar
to step on
tardar en
tardar en
to take...to
frenar
frenar
to brake
el acelerador
gas pedal
el freno
brake
el volante
steering wheel
por lo mismo
for the same reason
cauteloso
cautious
la tripulación
crew
la cuota
fee
dar vuelta
to turn around
a la vuelta de la esquina
around the corner
canoso
gray-haired
el atajo
shortcut
el inodoro
toilet
la aduana
customs
lluvioso
rainy
pensar en
to think about
el salvavidas
life jacket
apostar
to bet
aportar
to contribute
descuidado
careless
la luna de miel
honeymoon
meter la pata
to put one's foot in one's mouth
salir a la luz
to come to light
tener que ver con
to have to do with
la picadura
sting
quitar el polvo
to dust
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
la linterna
flashlight
el chicle
chewing gum
dar miedo
to scare
atrasarse
to fall behind
terco
stubborn
la ventaja
advantage
la plataforma
platform
no me digas
no way
más que nada
more than anything
antes de nada
first of all
en absoluto
not at all
la quemadura
burn
solidario
supportive
a partir de
as of
predecir
to predict
el letrero
sign
el amparo
protection
la habilidad
skill
la patada
kick
patear
to kick
molesto
annoying
el desfile
parade
colgar
to hang
comprobar
to check
rendirse
to give up
abrumar
to overwhelm
impresionante
impressive
suponer
to assume
remediar
to put right
recalcar
to emphasize
cortarse el pelo
to get a haircut
el boliche
bowling
tararear
to hum
el tobogán
slide
deslizarse
to slide
jalar
to pull
el senderismo
hiking
balancear
to swing
ensayar
to rehearse
brincar
to skip
llegar tarde
to be late
liso
smooth
rescatar
to rescue
prender
to turn on
el rasguño
scratch
rascar
to scratch
y pico
something
picar
to sting
picar
to itch
la picazón
itch
el amanecer
dawn
para cuando
for when
el limpiaparabrisas
windshield wiper
así que
so
ándale pues
OK then
así mismo
just like that
hay que hacer
let's do
el choque
crash
chocar
to annoy
chocar
to crash
arrancar
to start
atrapar
to catch
impresionado
impressed
sudar
to sweat
por eso
that's why
de chico
as a kid
la almohada
pillow
el asiento
seat
sostenerse
to stand
aguantar
to stand
el collar
necklace
a la vez
at the same time
esperanzador
hopeful
la ficha
piece
la licencia de conducir
driver's license
el anillo
ring
la entrega
delivery
filmar
to film
presentar
to show
desodorante
deodorant
despertar
to wake up
despierto
awake
el/la ayudante
assistant
el/la referí
referee
el malentendido
misunderstanding
regatear
to bargain
el asco
disgust
cuánto tiempo hace que
how long has it been since
la derrota
defeat
la decepción
disappointment
el usuario
user
la oferta
offer
tanto tiempo
long time no see
tanto que
so much so that
tanto como
as much as
lo antes posible
as soon as possible
ahorrar
to save
pedir prestado
to borrow
empatar
to tie
el efectivo
cash
malo
mean
grosero
rude
la demora
delay
¡Qué va!
Come on!
en alguna parte
somewhere
la cancha
court
hervir
to boil
calvo
bald
por ciento
percent
el descuento
discount
tragar
to swallow
tener ganas
to feel like it
tener ganas de
to feel like
la temporada
season
la estación
season
abordar
to board
descargar
to download
arreglar
to arrange
soler
to use to
el semáforo
traffic light
faltar
to miss
la ortografía
spelling
deletrear
to spell
despacio
slowly
el vidrio
glass
siempre que
as long as
hasta ahora
so far
estar a tiempo
to be on time
comprometerse
to commit oneself
prevenir
to prevent
cazar
to hunt
el alquiler
rent
la competencia
competition
el hoyuelo
dimple
fingir
to pretend
la propina
tip
empeorar
to get worse
importar
to matter
almacenar
to store
el almacenamiento
storage
la servilleta
napkin
cubrir
to cover
el guante
glove
el ensayo
essay
desempleado
unemployed
la risa
laughter
bochornoso
muggy
la granja
farm
la caminata
hike
el impermeable
raincoat
la tijera
scissors
el espejo
mirror
escalar
to climb
hacer fila
to get in line
la cubierta
counter
en ese momento
at that time
de miedo
scary
prepararse
to get ready
de alguna manera
somehow
dondequiera
anywhere
en ninguna parte
nowhere
sembrar
to plant
ya que
since
el sótano
basement
el aviso
notice
la advertencia
warning
ajustado
tight
el short
shorts
volver a poner
to put back
reemplazar
to replace
la carrera
race
el viajero
traveler
el invitado
guest
la acera
sidewalk
la salchicha
sausage
exigente
demanding
el estornudo
sneeze
tan pronto como
as soon as
es una lástima que
it's a pity that
siempre que
provided that
a menos que
unless
a diferencia de
unlike
lo que sea
whatever
por cierto
by the way
a lo largo de
throughout
quienquiera que
whoever
dondequiera que
wherever
por si acaso
just in case
estar para
to be about to
la cara
face
el apodo
nickname
querer decir
to mean
el significado
meaning
abrazar
to hug
el abrazo
hug
el presupuesto
budget
volar
to fly
a través de
across
al otro lado de
across the
la caja
box
la talla
size
el tamaño
size
el cajero
cashier
capaz
able
celebrar
to hold
agarrar
to hold
barato
cheap
pedir
to order
la fuente
source
unido
united
a cargo de
in charge of
la broma
joke
divertirse
to have fun
pasar un buen rato
to have a good time
el equipo
team
el partido
game
ganar
to win
doblar
to turn
genial
cool
estupendo
great
chistoso
funny
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