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mayoritario
mayoritario
majority
levadizo
levadizo
liftable
el apodador
el apodador
someone who gives nicknames
empecinado
empecinado
stubborn
malencarado
malencarado
ugly
ponerse al corriente
ponerse al corriente
to catch up
derramar
derramar
to spill
disidir
disidir
to dissent
marcharse
marcharse
to leave
conciliar el sueño
conciliar el sueño
to get to sleep
el catarro
el catarro
cold
la bofetada
la bofetada
slap in the face
la prima
la prima
bonus
la comparsa
la comparsa
group
prescindir
prescindir
to manage without
al cabo de
al cabo de
at the end of
el hedor
el hedor
stench
pudiente
pudiente
well-to-do
pulcro
pulcro
neat
desplegar
to display
resplandecer
to glow
avecinar
to bring closer together
comprobar
to prove
belicoso
aggressive
la primogenitura
primogeniture
desolador
devastating
previsible
foreseeable
la desfachatez
nerve
el chivo expiatorio
scapegoat
súbitamente
suddenly
el vuelco
complete change
las alhajas
jewelry
allegado
close
sobreponerse
to recover from
el recado
message
infructuoso
fruitless
acomodado
well-off
entonar
to sing
la morriña
homesickness
la modorra
drowsiness
la secuela
consequence
la hilera
row
la soltura
ease
la gallardía
bravery
apuesto
handsome
nada más
as soon as
el despistado
scatterbrain
para colmo de males
to crown it all
desparramar
to spill
embullar
to excite
por la cual
for which
alejado de
away from
la vía
route
empaparse
to get drenched
calar
to soak through
airoso
successful
vigente
current
el tocho
tome
de cabo a rabo
from beginning to end
percatarse de
to realize
condecorar
to decorate
ingeniar
to think up
reposar
to lie
rehusar
to refuse
acoplarse
to fit together
el encargo
assignment
pactar
to make a pact
la mujer bella
pretty woman
la estafa
rip-off
el sepelio
burial
percatarse
to notice
¡Ostras!
Jeez!
ralentizarse
to slow down
radicar
to lie in
el fracasado
failure
meter
to fit
infundir
to inspire
el hocicón
bigmouth
chillante
loud
valerse de
to use
indagar
to investigate
la mordacidad
sharpness
el velorio
wake
el elenco
cast
el amparo
protection
pésimo
terrible
la cordura
sanity
el madrigal
madrigal
en auge
on the increase
el trasfondo
background
el aval
guarantee
el catedrático
professor
la plantilla
staff
aledaño
neighboring
el cacique
local political boss
la vedette
star
el obsequio
gift
pasional
passionate
imperdible
must-see
el pleito
lawsuit
entablar un juicio
to sue
conforme
happy
el monto
amount
la cátedra
professorship
forjar
to shape
el certamen
competition
despeinado
unkempt
la limosna
charity
el respaldo
support
la hazaña
feat
ya mismo
at once
desde ya
right away
enmascarar
to disguise
el feriado
holiday
afilado
sharp
desbaratar
to ruin
el escombro
rubble
la triza
piece
derrumbar
to demolish
cada cual
everyone
esmerarse
to take great pains
la dicha
good fortune
la realeza
royalty
el hallazgo
discovery
gestionar
to negotiate
marca la diferencia
make a difference
regañar
to tell off
el argot
slang
la parranda
out on the town
embriagar
to make drunk
el capricho
impulse
recóndito
remote
el magisterio
teaching
pacer
to graze
la vara
stick
la añoranza
nostalgia
el gestor
agent
percatar
to notice
la repisa
shelf
el féretro
coffin
el pufo
scam
el estafador
swindler
la astucia
cleverness
embaucar
to con
escamotear
to make vanish
menoscabar
to diminish
esclarecer
to clear up
vaticinar
to predict
el estupor
astonishment
el hueco
opening
por lo que se refiere a
as far as...is concerned
palpar
to touch
la lobreguez
darkness
ya sea
either
la velada
evening
el nombramiento
appointment
estelar
stellar
hogareño
home-loving
la reciedumbre
strength
despiadado
ruthless
el malestar
uneasiness
al dorso
on the back
la veneración
worship
la ráfaga
burst
la dejadez
laziness
contrapuesto
opposing
abrumador
overwhelming
bochornoso
embarrassing
candente
burning
la verborrea
verbosity
la ebullición
turmoil
yacer
to lie
ingenuo
naive
el juicio
judgment
el trastero
storage room
la baraja
deck of cards
el pupitre
desk
el chiringuito
beach bar
el parto
birth
la abertura
opening
tergiversar
to distort
cotejar
to compare with
propiciar
to be conducive to
desfavorecido
disadvantaged
la carrera de fondo
long-distance race
lúdico
playful
rumbear
to party
el alarido
shriek
entrometerse
to meddle
impartir
to impart
altisonante
high-sounding
evidenciar
to show
la fiera
wild animal
el galardón
award
reventado
exhausted
la vestimenta
clothes
increpar
to rebuke
el cobijo
shelter
copioso
abundant
desamparar
to abandon
menear
to shake
propagar
to spread
acaso
perhaps
petulante
arrogant
el halago
compliment
la artimaña
trick
la correlación
correlation
el dineral
fortune
la prole
offspring
consumado
accomplished
la sensatez
common sense
la fuga
escape
clarear
to lighten
mesurado
restrained
claudicar
to give up
lo antes posible
as soon as possible
retrasar
to delay
el lisiado
disabled person
cojear
to limp
el diluvio
torrential rain
brotar
to sprout
de antemano
beforehand
los alrededores
outskirts
encasillar
to pigeonhole
hastiarse
to tire of
espeso
thick
el sobresalto
fright
¿Cada cuánto?
How often?
liado
tied up
contar con
to count on
el atraco
robbery
la alquimia
alchemy
por la mayor parte
for the most part
el plazo de entrega
deadline
el atracador
mugger
hacer frente a
to face up to
la desilusión
disappointment
por desgracia
unfortunately
lo que pasa es que
the thing is
el socio
buddy
darse por aludido
to take the hint
la competitividad
competitiveness
demoledor
overwhelming
desistir
to give up
la manutención
maintenance
ameno
enjoyable
compincharse
to band together
hipnotizar
to mesmerize
la constitución
constitution
la contextura
physique
la mesada
allowance
el ceño fruncido
scowl
cata de vinos
wine tasting
reconfortante
comforting
áureo
golden
delictivo
criminal
la tienda de mascotas
pet store
intervenir
to tap
rapar
to shave someone's head
va bien
it works well
hospedarse
to stay
me hospedé en un hotel
I stayed in a hotel
parcial
biased
cuán
how
los millares
thousands
hacer hincapié en
to emphasize
empeñado
determined
el paro
unemployment
la maruja
housewife
el soborno
bribery
el gota a gota
drip
el bloque
block
sonante
sonorous
encabezar
to head
el fármaco
medicine
resaltar
to highlight
el murmullo
murmur
el hambre
famine
soltar
to let out
insólito
unusual
el almacén
warehouse
el arriendo
leasing
lugareño
local
es lo que hay
that's how things are
la tertulia
get-together
el revuelo
commotion
la curaduría
curatorship
la genialidad
genius
el trago
gulp
los difuntos
deceased
resolución de problemas
problem-solving
el gremio
profession
cortejar
to court
perjudicar
to be detrimental to
dar lugar a
to lead to
cohibido
awkward
regir
to govern
multar
to fine
fusilar
to shoot
el crujido
rustling
el chirrido
squeak
chasquear
to snap
el bramido
howling
deslomar
to wear out
el desconchado
chip
asomar
to stick out
el rictus
grimace
disimular
to hide
la miseria
poverty
infernal
terrible
la traba
obstacle
el desenfreno
debauchery
la codicia
greed
la guarnición
accompaniment
el luto
mourning
promover
to promote
ahondar
to deepen
el encarecimiento
increase
veranear
to spend the summer
la masificación
overcrowding
el arranque
start
el desdén
disdain
la podredumbre
putrefaction
circundante
surrounding
enorgullecerse
to be proud
el chiquillo
kid
repleto
full
la apoteosis
grand finale
el celo
zeal
el detenimiento
detail
a no ser que
unless
por mucho que
no matter how much
instruir
to instruct
el estrago
damage
cruento
bloody
bélico
war
idear
to devise
bajo ningún concepto
under no circumstance
desprender
to detach
dejarse llevar
to get carried away
la dureza
hardness
indebido
improper
cabe destacar
it's important to point out
el/la mecenas
patron
sin ir más lejos
as it happens
la fecundidad
fertility
precoz
premature
al grano
to the heart of the matter
fecha de caducidad
expiration date
plasmar
to give expression to
denominar
to refer to
la inanición
starvation
desvalido
helpless
tender a
to tend to
tenderle una trampa a
to set a trap for
tramar
to plot
estival
summer
la incredulidad
incredulity
la penumbra
semi-darkness
el ocio
leisure
de pies a cabeza
from head to toe
el furgón
van
alargar
to extend
ensombrecerse
to grow dark
la deserción
defection
¡Qué va!
Nonsense!
perjudicial
harmful
ilusionado
excited
la ilusión
excitement
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
hacer caso
to pay attention to
en otros términos
in other words
por ende
therefore
dispararse
to shoot up
la maestría
mastery
mediante
by means of
chulo
cool
la resaca
hangover
el bulo
unfounded rumor
la andadura
journey
el temario
syllabus
la divulgación
disclosure
el mundillo
world
el entorno
environment
el flechazo
love at first sight
a medias
halfway
el inquilino
tenant
convenir
to be advisable
mero
mere
anclado
stuck
caducar
to expire
asequible
achievable
cuantioso
large
rodante
rolling
suministrar
to supply
el motín
mutiny
el ferroviario
railroad worker
al azar
at random
presunto
supposed
desechar
to throw away
corresponder
to repay
detenidamente
carefully
en paro
unemployed
el ayuntamiento
city council
entregarse
to devote oneself
el aparato
device
rajatabla
strictly
el desprecio
contempt
el labrador
farmer
confundirse
to get mixed up
previsto
predicted
desprevenido
unprepared
de antes
old
redactar
to write
resultar
to turn out to be
el/la interrogante
question
entablar
to start
compaginar
to combine
el desvelo
sleeplessness
retador
challenging
a la larga
in the long run
hallar
to find
flipar
to be shocked
en condiciones
in...condition
no me rindo
I don't quit
encinta
pregnant
desentenderse
to pretend not to know
quedarse dormido
to sleep in
de ahí que
that's why
clavado
spitting image
jurar
to swear
fabricar
to make
nocivo
harmful
longevo
long-lived
la zona horaria
time zone
noctámbulo
night owl
encontrado
conflicting
encargar
to order
la fecha de entrega
deadline
rechistar
to complain
clarividente
clairvoyant
controvertido
controversial
concienzudo
thorough
detonar
to explode
merendar
to have an afternoon snack
desprestigiar
to discredit
el lío
mess
el/la integrante
member
el rescate
ransom
abofetear
to slap
la vocación
vocation
pelmazo
annoying
ni siquiera
not even
cuando menos
at least
en la actualidad
nowadays
la encrucijada
crossroads
el prójimo
fellow man
replicar
to reply
el lecho
bed
conyugal
marital
conviene que
it's advisable that
inquietar
to worry
compadecer
to feel sorry for
saldar
to pay off
el escondite
hiding place
extraviarse
to stray
extraviado
lost
diurno
daytime
el tuerto
person who is blind in one eye
hundirse
to sink
el semejante
fellow being
entristecerse
to grow sad
alborotador
rowdy
el suceso
event
arrodillarse
to kneel down
arribar
to arrive
el azar
chance
desgranar
to spell out
estrepitoso
noisy
al pie de la letra
to the letter
la decadencia
decline
agredir
to attack
tapar
to cover
estribar
to lie in
fin de
purpose of
ocultar
to hide
sobrar
to be left over
la calumnia
slander
radiofónico
radio
la cólera
anger
adelgazar
to lose weight
el santurrón
sanctimonious hypocrite
aterrador
terrifying
¿Qué tiene de malo?
What's wrong with that?
la equivocación
mistake
la proximidad
vicinity
enaltecer
to praise
la guinda
icing on the cake
entremetido
nosy
sumirse
to sink into
la guapura
good looks
escandalizarse
to be shocked
ponerse de acuerdo
to agree
el/la acompañante
escort
la sencillez
simplicity
la tempestad
storm
cortés
polite
el sosiego
calm
el fiestero
party animal
el goce
enjoyment
inesperadamente
unexpectedly
despilfarrar
to squander
acatar
to comply with
adiestrar
to train
procurar
to try
floreciente
blooming
solicitado
in demand
las demás personas
other people
el fundamento
foundation
el lucro
profit
la finalidad
purpose
el perfeccionamiento
improvement
escampar
to clear up
adinerado
wealthy
la epopeya
epic
inmaculado
immaculate
¿A qué se refiere?
What do you mean?
ni hablar
no way
tomar el pelo
to pull someone's leg
atar cabos
to put two and two together
registrar
to search
cabecear
to nod off
el punto de partida
starting point
según se dice
reportedly
dificultar
to hinder
la potencia
power
instruido
educated
el acontecimiento
event
campestre
rural
deshonesto
dishonest
pantanoso
marshy
darse prisa
to hurry up
exhausto
exhausted
supeditado
subject
conceder
to give
pedregoso
rocky
postrero
last
demorar
to take long
catalogar
to classify as
el/la enlace
liaison
amoldar
to adapt
la entraña
core
la certeza
certainty
la supervivencia
survival
aventurero
adventurous
avispar
to prod
imprescindible
essential
divulgar
to publicize
congraciarse
to ingratiate oneself
vez anterior
previous time
el sustento
sustenance
el aposento
lodging
la flatulencia
flatulence
el hincapié
emphasis
placentero
pleasant
el ámbito personal
private life
estorbar
to get in the way of
el aprieto
difficult situation
la locución
phrase
el zumbido
buzz
la indolencia
laziness
el vaivén
swaying
atontar
to stun
antaño
in days gone by
el repaso
review
el estío
summer
la planificación
planning
exigente
demanding
veraz
truthful
desbordar
to overflow
el asco
disgust
holgazanear
to laze around
el rencor
resentment
venidero
coming
desportillar
to chip
ambientado
set
novelesco
fictional
asolado
devastated
el atuendo
attire
el traspié
stumble
menguante
waning
perseverante
persistent
el centro vacacional
resort
embargar
to overwhelm
ocultar
to conceal
el galán
handsome man
lúgubre
gloomy
emparentar
to become related by marriage to
engreído
conceited
azotar
to slam
el apogeo
peak
agigantado
gigantic
deliberado
deliberate
el porvenir
future
develar
to unveil
factible
feasible
la apertura
opening-up
vitalicio
for life
desgraciado
unhappy
repentino
sudden
intermitente
sporadic
enfriarse
to get cold
enloquecedor
excruciating
pasar el rato
to pass the time
la trastada
prank
el bajón
the blues
presentir
to have a feeling
aferrarse
to cling to
esporádicamente
sporadically
agrandar
to make bigger
la evocación
evocation
el ademán
gesture
echarse a llorar
to burst into tears
estoy por salir
I'm about to head out
latoso
annoying
la ventisca
blizzard
estrenar
to premiere
la laguna
gap
difundirse
to spread
girar en torno a
to revolve around
enriquecerse
to get rich
correr riesgos
to take risks
de golpe
suddenly
torpe
clumsy
el seudónimo
pseudonym
descalzado
barefoot
dilucidar
to clarify
cauto
cautious
la perspicacia
insight
liviano
light
rendirse
to surrender
temible
fearsome
jurídico
legal
el partidario
supporter
desamparado
helpless
la dolencia
ailment
recobrar
to recover
el llanto
weeping
la imaginería
imagery
espabilarse
to get it together
residir
to reside
difunto
deceased
inmejorable
unbeatable
¡Caramba!
Darn!
transparente
transparent
desmentir
to deny
el alboroto
commotion
arremeter
to charge at
pacífico
peaceful
el grifo
faucet
recién
just
respectivo
respective
restante
remaining
rotundo
emphatic
llamativo
bright
ajeno
other people's
la vejez
old age
el achaque
ailment
el trampantojo
trompe-l'œil
la calderilla
small change
la retahíla
string
la parsimonia
calmness
absurdo
absurd
el consuelo
comfort
el embustero
liar
la carencia
scarcity
pasajero
passing
la corriente
trend
el artilugio
gadget
insensato
foolish
cimentar
to lay the foundations of
angosto
narrow
el/la bromista
jokester
el desconocido
stranger
sedante
soothing
el reposo
rest
la lujuria
lust
despedazar
to tear to shreds
la melancolía
melancholy
idóneo
ideal
la brillantez
brilliance
adyacente
adjacent
iluminado
enlightened
lumínico
light
incoloro
colorless
ruborizarse
to blush
remoto
faraway
apacible
gentle
bullicioso
rowdy
concernir
to concern
el asesoramiento
advice
menospreciar
to underestimate
jactancioso
boastful
laxo
relaxed
enfurecer
to infuriate
pavoroso
terrifying
engendrar
to produce
la pauta
guideline
desmesurado
excessive
intrigante
intriguing
el desencadenante
trigger
la soberbia
pride
confiado
confident
el/la cabezota
stubborn person
quisquilloso
fussy
risueño
smiling
servicial
helpful
travieso
naughty
sensato
sensible
parlanchín
talkative
mezquino
stingy
cotilla
gossipy
codicioso
greedy
abochornado
embarrassed
intrépido
intrepid
atemorizado
frightened
lacrimoso
tear-jerking
extasiado
captivated
conmovedor
moving
furioso
furious
decepcionado
disappointed
apesadumbrado
sorrowful
avaro
miserly
avergonzado
ashamed
atrevido
daring
asustado
scared
lloroso
tearful
maravilloso
wonderful
emocionado
excited
iracundo
irate
desengañado
disillusioned
afligido
heartbroken
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