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la botana
la botana
snack
el pasaboca
el pasaboca
snack
la chatarra
la chatarra
junk food
el esfuerzo
el esfuerzo
effort
adquirir
adquirir
to acquire
el deber
el deber
duty
faltar
faltar
to miss
recoger
recoger
to pick up
el aprendizaje
el aprendizaje
learning
componer
componer
to fix
de cuando en cuando
de cuando en cuando
from time to time
reinar
reinar
to reign
desencadenar
desencadenar
to unleash
arrimar
arrimar
to move nearer
derrotar
derrotar
to defeat
por lo tanto
por lo tanto
therefore
sensitivo
sensitivo
sensory
súbitamente
súbitamente
unexpectedly
menor
menor
slightest
jurar
to promise
el juramento
oath
darse por vencido
to give up
tantear
to feel one's way
el rincón
nook
recorrer
to cover
seguido
followed by
desenvolver
to unwrap
vivamente
strongly
arrollar
to roll up
fingir
to pretend
fijarse
to pay attention
el trompo
spinning top
la cápsula
capsule
jamás
never
convenir
to agree
reponer
to reply
reponer
to replenish
reponer
to replace
raro
weird
quitar
to remove
quitar
to take away
burlón
mocking
agregar
to add
trabajador
hard-working
de ser
of being
devorar
to devour
trasplantar
to transplant
el hueco
hole
hallarse
to find oneself
arrastrarse
to drag oneself
el ganado
livestock
gemir
to groan
desamparado
defenseless
enroscado
coiled
la culebra
debt
la culebra
snake
hallarse
to find oneself
el aguijón
sting
rodar
to roll
gemir
to whine
gemir
to moan
desamparado
helpless
el palito
small stick
arrastrarse
to slither
entumecer
to numb
los demás
the others
los demás
the other
acerca
about
enviar
to send
confrontarse
to confront
trepar
to scale
agazaparse
to crouch
arrastrarse
to crawl
entumecido
numb
cogerse
to grab
apurarse
to hurry up
apresurar
to hurry
soplar
to blow
descomponerse
to stop working
demás
other
en vano
in vain
apartarse
to move out of the way
siquiera
even if
el crepúsculo
twilight
el anochecer
dusk
de modo que
so
así
like that
la advertencia
warning
rozar
to chafe
pelado
broke
soler
to tend to
el proceder
behavior
recién
just
zumbar
to buzz
peinarse
to style one's hair
asomarse
to stick out
asombrarse
to be amazed
la haragana
deckchair
la haragana
sun lounger
aliado
allied
boyar
to float
tirar
to shoot
enturbiar
to mar
clamar
to cry out for
el tiro
bullet hole
agujereado
full of holes
ensangrentado
bloodstained
aplastado
crushed
desgarrar
to tear
el carpincho
capybara
echado
lying down
inútil
useless
entregar
to turn in
retroceder
to pull back
forrar
to cover
la farra
party
el refuerzo
reinforcement
el cansancio
weariness
al cabo
in the end
durar
to be long
precipitarse
to rush
desistir
to give up
desistir
to desist
deshecho
devastated
pisotear
to trample
el centenar
hundred
averiguar
to discover
enloquecer
to drive crazy
derramar
to spill
la tela
fabric
remendado
patched
la aguja
needle
trinar
to trill
el zumbido
buzz
durar
to last
precipitar
to hasten
cesar
to stop
deshecho
exhausted
pisotear
to stomp on
tenderse
to lie down
manotear
to snatch
el zarpazo
blow
acribillar
to bombard
dispuesto
arranged
dispuesto
prepared
desembarcar
to disembark
acudir
to come
el arroyo
stream
la raya
line
la raya
ray
encontrarse
to be
velozmente
quickly
entre
among
darse
to take to
entablar
to start up
entero
entire
sordo
dull
la espina
spine
la tinta
ink
la guarida
den
el carpintero
woodpecker
enternecer
to soften
acabar por
to end up
dar la vuelta a
to go around the
de tal modo
like that
precipitar
to speed up
el mantón
shawl
abalanzarse
to rush
en cuanto
as soon as
a pesar de todo
in spite of everything
el surco
wake
el dorado
mahi-mahi
ya está
that's it
enturbiar
to cloud
revolver
to upset
clavar
to pin
apoderarse
to seize
la ansiedad
anxiety
costear
to sail along the coast of
vencido
defeated
el alarido
shriek
atroz
atrocious
acribillar
to riddle
la puñalada
stab
precipitar
to rush
la picadura
sting
adivinar
to guess
hallar
to meet with
hallar
to find
lograr
to be able to
el impulso
momentum
retroceder
to back up
el asunto
affair
maldito
darn
dejar
to let
remover
to stir
turbio
cloudy
roncar
to snore
clavado
nailed
el rugido
rumble
compadecer
to feel sorry for
desfallecer
to faint
desmayarse
to faint
desmayado
unconscious
conforme
exactly as
llegar
to get
amontonado
crowded together
avanzar
to move forward
ensangrentar
to stain with blood
apartar
to separate
el brinco
leap
el paso
way
ansioso
anxious
herido
wounded
hacia
toward
el principio
beginning
inútilmente
uselessly
oponer
to put up
oponerse
to oppose
la lástima
pity
ahora bien
now then
servir
to be used for
reventar
to burst
renquear
to limp
la raya venenosa
stingray
el pedacito
small piece
la costumbre
habit
efectivamente
really
enterar
to inform
difunto
deceased
evitar
to save from
evitar
to prevent
la mangosta
mongoose
refractario
heat-resistant
dejar de
to stop
lamer
to lick
en balde
in vain
el tendido
laying
acaso
perhaps
enroscar
to coil
inquieto
worried
tronar
to thunder
el tirón
pull
salvo
safe
salvo
except
al cabo de
after
suelto
loose
de nuevo
again
el sentimiento
sorrow
el sarpullido
rash
rascar
to scratch
el cautiverio
captivity
el varón
boy
el ladrido
bark
ronco
harsh
la sacudida
shake
retirarse
to retreat
el cascabel
rattle
la cascabel
rattlesnake
el fierro
iron
mas
but
conseguir
to obtain
descalzo
barefoot
la criatura
creature
el camisón
nightgown
enredarse
to get tangled
la comadreja
weasel
la trampa
trap
dejar
to leave
la gramilla
lawn
ladrar
to bark
ronco
hoarse
el hocico
snout
morder
to eat into
apenas
hardly
clavar
to sink
encaminarse
to head toward
las puntas
ends
cerrar
to close
sabido
common knowledge
la frente
forehead
golpearse
to bang oneself
la soga
halter
la orilla
edge
de modo que
so that
ningún
none of
incomodar
to make uncomfortable
el yuyo
herb
la seguridad
certainty
el tiro
shot
amigo
a fan of
el naranjal
orange grove
comedor
eating
los palos
rails
el naranjo
orange tree
el/la grande
grown-up
reunir
to bring together
tirarse
to throw oneself
arriba
above
el cachorro
puppy
el coatí
coati
colocar
to put
el alero
eaves
sacudir
to beat
enlazar
to tie together
empeñarse
to endeavor to
la risa
laughter
el cariño
affection
componer
to repair
la paja
straw
la garza
heron
entristecer
to make sad
arrimarse
to move closer
interminable
endless
la curación
recovery
efectuarse
to take place
tal como
just as
la picada
path
balar
to bleat
olfatear
to sniff
detener
to stop
pisar
to tread on
el rastro
trail
el farol
lantern
alumbrar
to shed light on
la sillita
pushchair
agacharse
to bend down
apurarse
to hurry
arrimarse
to come closer
precisar
to require
precisar
to need
el comedor
dining hall
el colmillo
fang
el colmillo
canine
aun
even
jadeante
panting
estrecho
tight
provenir
to come from
el cansancio
tiredness
la guarida
hideout
el oso hormiguero
anteater
el hormiguero
ant's nest
infeliz
unhappy
el cubil
den
desesperarse
to despair
hinchado
swollen
la barriga
belly
la barriga
stomach
hubiera hecho
had done
exagerar
to exaggerate
puesto que
since
hallar
to discover
el disgusto
annoyance
el disgusto
problem
la avispa
wasp
encantador
charming
meterse
to meddle
meter
to fit
reprender
to reprimand
el aguijón
stinger
la colmena
beehive
el placer
pleasure
relamer
to lick repeatedly
apurado
in a hurry
la cintura
waist
las gotas
drops
rajar
to crack
el cabezazo
headbutt
la pizarra
chalkboard
podrido
rotten
el padrenuestro
Lord's Prayer
el yuyo
weed
rayar
to break
hacer cosquillas
to tickle
el gato montés
bobcat
salvaje
wildcat
lo que sea
whatever
el bufete
legal practice
el/la joyita
nasty piece of work
convertirse
to become
convertirse en
to turn into
juntar
to put together
enterarse de
to find out
de todas formas
anyway
volverse
to become
perderse
to get lost
llevar puesto
to wear
tal
such
manchar
to tarnish
la espada
sword
la aleta
fin
abrochar
to fasten
enredar
to tangle up
merecer
to deserve
amontonado
piled up
arrastrar
to blow along
chocar
to crash
el remolino
swirl
el remolino
eddy
la astilla
splinter
el boquete
opening
sujetar
to hold in place
sujetar
to hold
el agujero
hole
hundirse
to sink
demás
the rest
el cañonazo
shot
asomar
to stick out
trepar
to climb
colocar
to place
arrastrar
to drag
colocarse
to stand
la corriente
current
atarse
to tie
callarse
to be quiet
espantar
to frighten
el asunto
issue
atreverse
to dare
de largo
long
hasta aquí
up to here
tratar de
to be about
alejado
distant
alejado
away from
¿Cómo así?
What do you mean?
tapar
to cover
delante
in front
la viga
beam
despedazar
to tear to shreds
reventar
to blow up
deshecho
broken
las astillas
kindling
justo
right
pleno
the middle of
el estampido
bang
hundido
sunken
ligero
quickly
ligero
light
esconder
to hide
acorazado
armored
el acorazado
battleship
el cañonazo
cannon shot
renunciar a
to resign from
disparar
to fire
el puesto
position
tremendo
tremendous
el codazo
nudge
qué hay
what's up
qué hay
what is there
sacar
to remove
estorbar
to get in the way of
me lo llevo
I'll take it
estorbar
to be in the way
el tronco
log
levantar
to build
el chasco
trick
el chasco
disappointment
el palo
stick
entre
between
los anteojos
binoculars
atravesar
to go through
espantar
to frighten away
clavar
to hammer
hasta
down to
la especie
sort
el serrucho
handsaw
echar abajo
to pull down
el dique
dike
el dique
dock
solo
single
ni
not even
bien
very
volverse loco
to go crazy
echarse
to begin
el buque
ship
engañar
to trick
alejarse
to move away
el vapor
steam
navegar
to sail
asustarse
to get worried
tranquilizarse
to calm down
con lo cual
whereupon
lo cual
which
sacudir
to shake
zambullirse
to dive
zambullirse
to duck
echar
to expel
hasta
as far as
sino
but
a lo lejos
in the distance
la inquietud
worry
asustarse
to get frightened
desconocido
unknown
¿Qué cosa?
What?
entonces
then
sordo
muffled
efectivamente
indeed
lejos
far
lejos
far away
prestar atención
to pay attention
sentir
to hear
de golpe
suddenly
el tendido
hanging
la hazaña
feat
oculto
hidden
feísimo
very unpleasant
vengar
to avenge
el bramido
bellow
la bala
bullet
el gatillo
trigger
apretar
to pull
apretar
to squeeze
el tronco
trunk
recostar
to lean
la flecha
arrow
rugir
bellow
agachar
to lower
el riesgo
risk
lanzar
to launch
la ira
wrath
el rayo
flash of lightning
el rayo
beam
el rayo
ray
brotar
to sprout
jurar
to swear
fija
fix
distraer
to distract
convenir
to be advisable
emprender
to start
quedar
to suit
la estufa
stove
lo demás
the rest
el paseo
promenade
el gusto
pleasure
crecer
to grow
tardar
to be long
la madrugada
dawn
recordar
to remember
quieto
motionless
mudo
silent
mudo
mute
la ausencia
absence
extrañar
to miss
extrañar
to surprise
entretanto
meanwhile
la vergüenza
embarrassment
tiritar
to shiver
darse
to present itself
lo primero que
the first thing
asustado
scared
alejar
to move away from
el timón
rudder
rugir
to roar
entero
whole
quedar
to be left over
aún más
even more
alcanzar
to catch
alcanzar
to reach
el zarpazo
swipe
a su vez
in turn
ponerse
to get
convidar
to invite
el bicho
creature
ganas de comer
desire to eat
la ronca
roar
fijamente
intently
agachar
to bow
agachar
to hang
sin ton ni son
for no reason at all
¿Qué será?
What could it be?
a través de
through
la rama
branch
brillar
to shine
asentarse
to settle
la cinta
ribbon
ancho
wide
debajo
underneath
abajo
down
ponerse
to move
el temporal
storm
por fin
at last
suceder
to happen
componerse
to recover
bajito
shortish
a sí mismo
to himself
contar
to tell
encresparse
to get frizzy
encresparse
to get irritated
la facilidad
ease
más que
more than
más que
but
la criatura
child
el mantel
tablecloth
el comedor
dining room
suelto
loose
las cosquillas
tickles
dar la pata
to shake
amansar
to tame
amansarse
to calm down
dejarse
to let oneself
dañino
harmful
bajar
to take down
a tiros
by gunfire
los tiros
gunfire
la peón
laborer
picotear
to nibble
pudrirse
to rot
picotear
to peck
la langosta
lobster
dañino
malicious
el/la centinela
guard
el barullo
racket
el monte
bush
el loro
parrot
pelado
bare
creo que sí
I think so
no lo sé
I don't know
hay que
one must
el sillón
armchair
la chacra
farm
la hojuela
flake
quedar
to be left
qué tal si
how about
no llego
I can't reach
la bandada
flock
el pelado
bald person
a lo mejor
maybe
vengarse
to take revenge
estirar
to stretch
hallarse
to be
apartarse de
depart from
envenenar
to poison
el ardor
burning
la mitad
half
por lo menos
at least
además
besides
hasta que
until
quedar
to stay
para que
so that
morder
to bite
arrancar
to tear out
estar mareado
to be dizzy
de niño
as a child
de vez en cuando
occasionally
quedar
to remain
sin que
without
enfurecer
to infuriate
el pedazo
piece
arrancar
to pull off
arrancar
to pull out
deshacer
to strip
deshacer
to undo
enroscarse
to coil round
enroscarse
to coil up
matar
to kill
engañar
to deceive
engañarse
to fool oneself
el silbido
whistle
lanzar
to let out
alumbrar
to illuminate
tambalearse
to wobble
tropezar
to trip
tropezar
to stumble
cesar
to cease
apartar
to move away
inquieto
restless
inquieto
anxious
agacharse
to crouch down
desconfiar
to be suspicious of
hermoso
beautiful
la envidia
jealousy
meter
to stick
tonto
stupid
en vez de
instead of
el pico
beak
el costado
side
el costado
side
nada
anything
sacar
to take out
lindísimo
very pretty
sino
but
enamorarse
to fall in love
irse
to leave
pedir
to ask for
la lechuza
barn owl
la cuñada
sister-in-law
la encomienda
parcel
así
this way
la media
stocking
burlarse
to tease
dar miedo
to scare
tener ganas de
to feel like
de vez en cuando
once in a while
acabar de
just
acabar de
to finish
encontrarse
to meet
quedar
to arrange to meet
quedarse
to stay
acordarse
to remember
echar
to throw
echar
to throw out
enseguida
at once
ocurrirse
to occur to
la seguridad
confidence
el almacenero
storekeeper
el almacenero
warehouse manager
pegar
to hit
el almacén
store
golpear
to hit
enamorar
to make ... fall in love
la envidia
envy
ondular
to wave
coquetear
to flirt
por delante de
ahead of
el traje
dress
envidiar
to envy
torcido
crooked
grueso
thick
dar vueltas
to spin
dar vueltas
to turn
dar vueltas
to go round
darse cuenta
to realize
dar una vuelta
to go for a walk
la serpentina
streamer
la gasa
gauze
la gasa
gauze
larguísimo
very long
el ceniza
ash gray
el ladrillo
brick
el polvo
dust
la raya
stripe
colorado
red
el tul
tulle
la pollera
overskirt
hermosísima
very pretty
balancearse
to swing
la luciérnaga
firefly
el farolito
small lantern
además
furthermore
perfumarse
to put perfume on
la burla
taunt
burlarse
to mock
burlar
to evade
menearse
to sway
menear
to shake
la escama
scale
pegar
to paste
ponerse
to put on
ponerse
to wear
adornarse
to become decorated
el pescuezo
neck
asomar
to lean out
el yacaré
cayman
la arena
sand
asomado
nosy
el yacaré
caiman
cierto
one
el par
couple
curarse
to get better
reconocer
to recognize
como
like
cómo
how
el cariño
care
comprometer
to compromise
el remedio
remedy
él mismo
he...himself
la palmadita
little pat
el pasto
lawn
enseguida
immediately
atado
tied
sumamente
extremely
embarrar
to cover in mud
zonzo
silly
zonzo
stupid
apenas
barely
añadir
to add
la leña
firewood
el ratón
mouse
el resplandor
gleam
el horizonte
horizon
lejano
distant
el atardecer
dusk
emprender
to embark on
recobrar
to get back
tender
to lay out
quejarse
to complain
debilitar
to weaken
tras
after
el pasto
grass
el pasto
pasture
el nudo
knot
deshacer
to untie
detenerse
to stop
moribundo
dying
enterrado
buried
enterrado
ingrown
el pantano
swamp
la legua
league
el nado
swimming
atravesar
to cross
así
like this
cargar
to carry
diestro
right-handed
zurdo
left-handed
sordo
deaf
la enredadera
creeper
emprender
to undertake
emprender
to start up
conseguir
to get
conseguir
to achieve
sujetar
to hold down
sujetar
to fasten
acostar
to lay down
la piola
string
la enredadera
climbing plant
dicho
said
de nuevo
once again
recobrar
to recover
recorrer
to travel around
tierno
tender
la raíz
root
seguido
one after the other
la manta
blanket
tendido
stretched out
la ceniza
ash
chiquito
tiny
la cáscara
shell
aún
still
subir
to go up
siquiera
at least
siquiera
even
tanto
so much
sanar
to recover
sanar
to heal
por fin
finally
el lomo
back
el golpecito
tap
el género
cloth
el rincón
corner
arrimar
to move closer
el trapo
rag
el género
kind
la tira
strip
vendar
to bandage
la soga
rope
la lástima
shame
lastimar
to hurt
colgar
to hang up
colgar
to hang
la herida
wound
la alfombra
carpet
apuntar
to aim
espantoso
horrifying
el rugido
roar
lanzar
to hurl
lanzar
to launch
lanzar
to throw
meter
to put
la orilla
shore
la orilla
bank
precisamente
exactly
precisamente
precisely
agarrar
to catch
la lata
can
venenoso
venomous
la víbora
viper
agarrar
to take hold of
agarrar
to grab
agarrar
to seize
el atado
bundle
bramar
to bellow
bramar
to roar
medio
middle
la ramada
shelter
la ramada
branches
el tiempo
weather
bajo
under
la plata
money
adelantado
advanced
como
since
el cuero
hide
el cuero
leather
el bicho
beast
el bicho
bug
la escopeta
shotgun
la puntería
aim
el monte
mountain
dar de comer
to feed
enfermarse
to get sick
había una vez
once upon a time there was
trabajador
hardworking
sano
healthy
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