Porfirio Diaz

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acoger
acoger
to receive
sensato
sensato
sensible
el anfitrión
el anfitrión
host
el descuido
el descuido
carelessness
trastornar
trastornar
to disturb
el apresto
el apresto
preparation
la llaneza
la llaneza
simplicity
el borrador
el borrador
draft
inquieto
inquieto
restless
la incertidumbre
la incertidumbre
uncertainty
alterado
alterado
altered
el recato
el recato
modesty
el sinfín
el sinfín
vast number
la desavenencia
la desavenencia
disagreement
sumamente
sumamente
extremely
harto
harto
fed up
el alzamiento
el alzamiento
uprising
asiduo
asiduo
regular
el asueto
el asueto
time off
el quinqué
oil lamp
el afán
eagerness
la embestida
attack
el predio
piece of land
la advertencia
warning
el trapiche
sugar mill
la vergüenza
embarrassment
yacer
to lie
empinado
steep
la verja
iron gate
desvalido
helpless
el preso
prisoner
apresar
to catch
el tartamudo
stutterer
el frenado
braking
la apuesta
bet
el contrapeso
counterweight
destituido
dismissed
la maniobra
maneuver
reventado
exhausted
el estruendo
crash
el aguacero
downpour
a toda prisa
very quickly
osar
to dare
el impedimento
obstacle
la dispensa
exemption
el/la cabecilla
leader
el indulto
pardon
el llanto
crying
atónito
astonished
arrebatar
to snatch
escueto
concise
penoso
pitiful
repicar
to ring
el fogonazo
flash
el codo
elbow
el recelo
suspicion
esbelto
slender
el talle
waist
ingresar
to enter
rizado
curly
el desmentido
denial
el cupo
capacity
al tanto
up to date
la ganga
bargain
incauto
unsuspecting
entibiar
to cool down
arisco
unfriendly
zanjar
to settle
notorio
obvious
recalcar
to stress
pactar
to make a pact
contundente
blunt
el mito
myth
catrín
well-dressed
aprisa
quickly
amargar
to make bitter
apenar
to sadden
inferir
to infer
naufragar
to sink
enloquecer
to drive crazy
presagiar
to foretell
el obús
howitzer
serruchar
to saw off
la camilla
stretcher
el tambor
drum
el pormenor
detail
pausado
slow
la brea
tar
la subvención
subsidy
consiguiente
resulting
el lote
plot
aguardar
to wait for
el pedazo
piece
el inodoro
toilet
el puñal
dagger
el mentón
chin
el parapeto
barricade
amontonado
piled up
la amargura
bitterness
el atropello
accident
cometer
to commit
el eje
axis
huir
to escape
devolver
to give back
el soberano
sovereign
prosperar
to prosper
el desmembramiento
dismemberment
sugerir
to suggest
estremecido
shaking with
malsano
unhealthy
maléfico
evil
el beneplácito
consent
el rapto
kidnapping
apremiante
pressing
la tregua
truce
entregar
to turn in
el despojo
loot
cabalgar
to ride
la contaduría
accounting
desalentar
to discourage
el colchón
mattress
factible
feasible
sobornar
to bribe
la fuga
escape
izar
to raise
el desaliento
discouragement
hallar
to find
la despedida
farewell
allanar
to flatten
la venia
permission
los abarrotes
groceries
la matanza
killing
la piocha
goatee
cundir
to spread
el descalabro
disaster
el baluarte
bastion
imperar
to prevail
bizarro
brave
el empeño
determination
el cartucho
cartridge
destapar
to open
batirse
to fight
la pendiente
slope
el granizo
hail
arremeter
to attack
la trinchera
trench
el paño
wool
la casaca
jacket
el contratiempo
setback
contener
to contain
la pastura
feed
subrayar
to underline
el acreedor
creditor
soplar
to blow
quebrantado
broken
la temeridad
boldness
el acontecimiento
event
pisar
to step on
la pleitesía
respect
rendir
to produce
el colmo
height
estancado
stagnant
lampiño
hairless
reventar
to burst
averiguar
to find out
el trámite
process
vejar
to humiliate
el expediente
file
exigir
to demand
el piojo
louse
arrebatado
enraged
ineludible
unavoidable
la alforja
knapsack
avergonzar
to embarrass
sobreseer
to dismiss
la extrañeza
surprise
hartar
to get tired of
sufrir
to suffer
el trastorno
disorder
derribar
to demolish
la contienda
conflict
renuente
reluctant
la milpa
cornfield
espeso
thick
vitorear
to cheer
el periplo
tour
aserrar
to saw
la troza
log
el raudal
torrent
caudaloso
fast-flowing
la ampolla
blister
la ribera
bank
conducir
to lead
escoltar
to escort
la desembocadura
mouth
el buque
ship
el suelo
ground
respaldar
to back
presentir
to sense
por delante
in front
la indemnización
compensation
antes bien
rather
el atentado
attack
insólito
unusual
la bondad
kindness
el asombro
amazement
la avidez
eagerness
callar
to keep quiet
atormentado
tormented
zarpar
to set sail
la pericia
skill
mermar
to diminish
el brindis
toast
el lazo
tie
el rifle
rifle
el regocijo
joy
no obstante
however
la carreta
cart
el terruño
homeland
el/la dirigente
leader
comoquiera
however
infatigable
tireless
el reemplazo
replacement
dispuesto
willing
el médano
sandbank
encomiar
to praise
ebrio
drunk
incomunicado
isolated
a pesar de
in spite of
el huerto
orchard
el conjunto
collection
el paisano
compatriot
la emboscada
ambush
disponer
to arrange
la retaguardia
rearguard
amagar
to show signs of
retirar
to remove
el agravio
offense
la salina
salt mine
la suela
sole
los escombros
debris
tirado
lying
elogiar
to praise
el seno
heart
el susto
scare
resistir
to withstand
a regañadientes
reluctantly
cojear
to limp
vacilar
to hesitate
incautar
to confiscate
cavar
to dig
desalojar
to vacate
el hueso
bone
resbalar
to slip
la escolta
escort
la esquirla
shard
el costado
side
sorpresivo
unexpected
a quemarropa
at point-blank
el balazo
shot
la bocacalle
side street
la colina
hill
acometer
to attack
el grueso
main body
romperse
to break
el paraje
place
solicitar
to request
si bien
although
como tal
as such
multar
to fine
consecuente
consistent
reemplazar
to replace
el escaño
bench
disolver
to dissolve
hilar
to spin
la petición
request
cojo
lame
sufragar
to vote
el sedicioso
rebel
vitalicio
for life
compadecer
to pity
juzgar
to judge
la facultad
authority
la hazaña
feat
alardear
to boast
destacar
to stand out
procurar
to try
velar
to keep vigil over
el/la centinela
sentry
empeorar
to get worse
la escopeta
shotgun
cazar
to hunt
el despacho
office
la vereda
path
a raíz
as a result
la selva
jungle
el rumbo
direction
la cátedra
professorship
el juramento
oath
rehusar
to refuse
calvo
bald
afligir
to upset
seducir
to seduce
el rincón
corner
ventilarse
to get some fresh air
el ceño
brow
agudo
sharp
vasto
vast
concurrir
to attend
aconsejado
advised
la certeza
certainty
el discurso
speech
la derrota
defeat
dar un giro
to make a turn
el nicho
niche
relatar
to relate
así que
so
la tacha
flaw
la honradez
honesty
el empuje
drive
el deber
duty
el pavor
dread
el repliegue
withdrawal
el apoderado
attorney
el alzado
rebel
a su vez
in turn
el arreglo
agreement
clamar
to protest
rechazar
to reject
predicar
to advocate for
aportar
to contribute
fijar
to establish
descomponer
to break down
al menos
at least
el ocio
leisure
el rato
while
la uña
nail
carecer
to lack
exigir
to call for
azaroso
risky
heredar
to inherit
expósito
abandoned
el desenlace
ending
el arrepentimiento
regret
el pecado
sin
resistir
to get through
el sobresalto
fright
espantoso
horrifying
transcurrir
to pass
la fachada
facade
escurrir
to drain
el herraje
iron work
el ventanal
large window
obsequiar
to present
la preponderancia
superiority
puntiagudo
pointed
entrañable
dear
además
besides
la sabiduría
wisdom
el ocaso
decline
abrazar
to embrace
el fomento
promotion
refrendar
to countersign
soez
rude
el renombre
renown
adinerado
wealthy
la ceja
eyebrow
abultado
bulky
el cabildo
city council
el desahogo
relief
emparentado
related by marriage
la jerarquía
hierarchy
el descampado
empty ground
amenazar
to threaten
la carencia
shortage
el preceptor
tutor
sobrellevar
to endure
el erario
treasury
la hambruna
famine
la sequía
drought
excedente
excess
el declive
decline
la aduana
customs
ceder
to give in
la pelea
fight
la orilla
shore
tupido
thick
el borde
edge
las facciones
features
el varón
male
cosechar
to harvest
acaso
perhaps
el destierro
banishment
el mendigo
beggar
repartir
to distribute
por mucho
by far
foráneo
foreign
deambular
to wander
la quietud
stillness
a lo más
at the most
el candil
oil lamp
el farolito
small lantern
el alumbrado
lighting
ni siquiera
not even
la distracción
distraction
la adivinanza
riddle
el esparcimiento
amusement
la merienda
snack
el criado
servant
los quehaceres
housework
el paladar
taste
abrigar
to keep warm
cesar
to cease
arder
to burn
la veladora
candle
el agujero
hole
el vidrio
glass
la semilla
seed
el encarecimiento
increase
atraer
to attract
el pavimento
paving
el hedor
stink
el pudrimiento
rotting
la estirada
stretch
raspar
to scrape off
ablandar
to soften
la tina
tub
enjuagar
to rinse
sumergido
sunken
el cuero
leather
el pesebre
manger
el pozo
well
troncal
main
el arroyo
stream
el lindero
boundary
cotidiano
daily
estrecho
close
al parecer
apparently
el sereno
night watchman
el préstamo
loan
imponer
to impose
anhelar
to long
fusilar
to shoot
el/la asaltante
attacker
embestir
to charge
la borrachera
drunkenness
los almacenes
department store
saquear
to loot
el cacique
chief
añorar
to long for
la penuria
poverty
echar
to throw
convencer
to convince
secundar
to support
la loza
pottery
el petate
bedroll
la galera
galley
evocar
to recall
cercado
surrounded
la alcabala
sales tax
la garita
sentry box
entrar
to enter
acarrear
to carry
surtido
assorted
erguido
upright
brotar
to flow
a partir de
from
el empedrado
paving
la techumbre
roof
la cúpula
dome
el campanario
bell tower
el hilo
thread
la cordillera
mountain range
el jacal
shack
el novillo
young bull
otorgar
to grant
tallar
to carve
el alquiler
rent
demostrar
to demonstrate
el parteaguas
turning point
tenebroso
sinister
fallecer
to pass away
o sea
in other words
sellado
sealed
el escribano
notary
el/la albacea
executor
advertir
to warn
untar
to spread
apiñar
to cram
la sábana
sheet
sudoroso
sweaty
pálido
pale
la botica
pharmacy
el estrago
damage
la víspera
eve
traído
worn
el trance
difficult situation
la bóveda
vault
la pulgada
inch
el cañón
cannon
leal
loyal
el foso
pit
la cima
peak
el reclutamiento
recruitment
sin embargo
however
desgarrar
to tear apart
temeroso
frightened
la asonada
riot
concebir
to conceive
acarrear
to bear
la tempestad
storm
loar
to praise
las cenizas
ashes
ciego
blind
la estirpe
lineage
el ayuntamiento
city council
el alojamiento
accommodations
la encuadernación
bookbinding
el herrero
blacksmith
sobrante
surplus
la caridad
charity
el mecate
rope
aun
even
de rodillas
kneeling
adquirido
acquired
tardar
to take
mandar
to send
atar
to tie
el azar
chance
el mariscal
marshal
aunque
even though
atrevido
daring
a cambio
in return
sembrar
to plant
el puñado
handful
congeniar
to get along
sepultar
to bury
el engaño
trick
tramar
to plot
el aval
support
desconocer
to not recognize
el partidario
supporter
la capilla
chapel
la celda
cell
para que
so that
hincar
to thrust
el aislamiento
isolation
oriundo
native
el sendero
path
angosto
narrow
la herradura
horseshoe
el lomo
back
el oficio
trade
desfilar
to pass by
la barandilla
rail
la cantera
source
apenas
barely
el parador
roadside inn
el rompimiento
breaking-off
el ahijado
godson
desempeñar
to carry out
la comparecencia
appearance
ya que
since
la jornada
working day
radicar
to lie in
la falange
phalanx
el obispo
bishop
el/la anacoreta
hermit
la parroquia
parish church
bautizar
to baptize
el/la teniente
lieutenant
divulgar
to publicize
abarcar
to cover
padecer
to suffer from
reprimir
to suppress
el pronunciamiento
military uprising
la ventaja
advantage
el caudillo
leader
el legado
legacy
desafiar
to defy
la cera
wax
la vela
candle
arrendar
to rent
el mesón
inn
el derrumbe
collapse
de repente
suddenly
estallar
to explode
asimismo
also
cimbrar
to shake
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