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el deslave
el deslave
landslide
la marejada
la marejada
heavy seas
el desahucio
el desahucio
eviction
la hazaña
la hazaña
feat
el lomo
el lomo
spine
enmarcar
enmarcar
to frame
el cauce
el cauce
riverbed
pésimo
pésimo
awful
el parámetro
el parámetro
parameter
suscitar
suscitar
to provoke
la desgracia
la desgracia
misfortune
aquejar
aquejar
to afflict
urdir
urdir
to plot
la astucia
la astucia
cunning
la mesura
la mesura
moderation
iracundo
iracundo
irate
vigente
vigente
current
cruento
cruento
bloody
en cuclillas
en cuclillas
squatting
apoderarse
to overcome
el inquilino
tenant
la estafa
rip-off
desprevenido
unprepared
allanar
to raid
allanar
to flatten
la encimera
countertop
alzarse
to rise
la osadía
boldness
amnésico
amnesic
desenfadado
casual
acogedor
friendly
la vuelta de tuerca
plot twist
torpe
clumsy
el reparto
cast
empapar
to soak
el rebaño
flock
cautivador
captivating
borrascoso
stormy
el trillizo
triplet
reiterar
to repeat
la baja
medical certificate
remitir
to send
extirpar
to remove surgically
aleccionador
instructive
el rayo
bolt of lightning
acre
acrid
el balneario
seaside resort
la manguera
hose
el rociador
sprinkler
entretanto
meanwhile
inaudito
unheard-of
el siniestro
catastrophe
azotar
to devastate
la viga
rafter
inacabado
unfinished
encarnizado
fierce
remontar
to overcome
resonar
to resonate
penosamente
arduously
la ninfa
nymph
imparable
unstoppable
afianzar
to consolidate
consciente
conscious
la tiza
chalk
enredar
to tangle up
aniquilar
to annihilate
maltrecho
battered
el pedazo
piece
la envergadura
magnitude
la escaramuza
skirmish
fatídico
fateful
obstaculizar
to hinder
el baldío
vacant lot
demoler
to demolish
trasero
rear
damnificar
to damage
desasistir
to abandon
encapuchado
hooded
desencadenar
to unleash
el/la transeúnte
passerby
enarbolar
to brandish
empuñar
to grasp
calar
to soak
la bronca
telling-off
apuñalar
to stab
desangrarse
to bleed to death
emparentado
related by marriage
estrechamente
closely
la escama
scale
el cardumen
shoal
percatarse
to notice
la empanada
cover-up
descuartizar
to dismember
estremecedor
terrifying
inédito
unknown
el suministro
supply
el eslabón
link
asequible
affordable
costoso
expensive
el carrito
cart
la hoja de ruta
road map
someter
to subject
la quejadera
moaning
el fortalecimiento
strengthening
la incautación
confiscation
delatarse
to give oneself away
desvelar
to reveal
vigente
valid
el derribo
bringing down
enterarse
to find out
el bullicio
racket
el acontecimiento
event
bruto
raw
bruto
stupid
grabar
to engrave
plantear
to set out
el mando
command
la subasta
auction
cuan
as
zarpar
to set sail
sortear
to avoid
amortiguar
to cushion
el brote
outbreak
nocivo
harmful
la furgoneta
van
el sinfín
endless number
encumbrar
to elevate
el desencuentro
disagreement
dar a conocer
to make known
el equilibrismo
balancing act
la báscula
scales
el pesaje
weigh-in
el alfajor
alfajor
la acogida
shelter
esforzarse
to strive
asolar
to destroy
el caudillo
leader
averiguar
to discover
raptar
to abduct
la hueste
army
la suerte
sort
brindar
to offer
el esguince
sprain
el arma blanca
bladed weapon
el cartucho
cartridge
privarse
to deprive oneself of
apostar
to bet
cernerse
to hang
el acantilado
cliff
encubrir
to conceal
condecorar
to decorate
celebrar
to hold
ejecutar
to execute
sanar
to heal
la grieta
fissure
envuelto
wrapped
el recurso
appeal
la ausencia
absence
enturbiar
to muddy
el calvario
torture
instar
to urge
levantarse
to rise up
aplastante
overwhelming
abatir
to shoot down
el fontanero
plumber
sesgado
biased
reivindicar
to defend
el aburrimiento
boredom
codear
to nudge
codearse
to rub shoulders with
el patrullaje
patrol
resguardar
to protect
involucrar
to involve
esbozar
to outline
la tibieza
tepidness
el estado de sitio
state of siege
decretar
to decree
la fiscalía
district attorney
el reo
criminal
estragar
to ruin
álgido
decisive
retribuir
to return
vigente
in force
hacerse con
to seize
ponerse las pilas
to get one's act together
la encrucijada
crossroads
el matón
thug
encarecer
to urge
la portada
front page
denunciar
to report
acatar
to comply with
cernerse
to loom
rodearse
to surround oneself
probadamente
demonstrably
estrecho
tight
desempeñarse
to work as
jurar
to swear
proporcionar
to provide
destituir
to dismiss
prorrogar
to extend
la conmoción
shock
escoltar
to escort
el letrado
lawyer
esposado
handcuffed
encadenar
to chain
ataviar
to dress up
comparecer
to appear in court
el lienzo
canvas
acoger
to receive
el tazón
bowl
anhelar
to yearn
el albedrío
free will
fugaz
fleeting
pizcar
to pinch
aleatoriamente
randomly
el azar
chance
imbuir
to imbue
transcurrir
to pass
esfumarse
to vanish
hacer caer
to knock off
respecto
with respect to
el muelle
pier
el/la secuaz
minion
triturar
to grind
el roce
brush
despojar
to strip
respaldar
to support
en torno
around
la corteza
crust
la medida
measurement
atrasar
to delay
la sonda
probe
la exigencia
demand
apenado
sorry
sollozar
to sob
conmovedor
moving
herir
to wound
recaudar
to raise
estafar
to defraud
fallido
failed
gestionar
to negotiate
cuantioso
considerable
la absolución
acquittal
el percance
mishap
el desecho
waste
presumir
to show off
apetecible
appetizing
la acuarela
watercolor
el remedio
alternative
el/la docente
teacher
la escoria
scum
reñido
at odds
concretarse
to materialize
arrepentirse
to regret (it)
abordar
to tackle
alentar
to encourage
el feligrés
parishioner
mordaz
scathing
socavar
to undermine
desgarrador
heartbreaking
la proeza
feat
ensancharse
to swell with pride
encajar
to fit
la yesca
tinder
el sílex
flint
el trozo
fragment
desprenderse
to come off
la arcilla
clay
la cantera
quarry
abrumado
overwhelmed
la fogata
bonfire
crudo
raw
escalonado
staggered
la maraña
tangle
remontarse
to date back
yacer
to lie
el pedernal
flint
el encendedor
lighter
relucir
to shine
la columna vertebral
spine
constatar
to confirm
el/la fiscal
prosecutor
el suero
serum
producirse
to take place
incautar
to confiscate
apoderarse
to seize
saltarse
to skip
la vejación
humiliation
facturar
to invoice
arraigar
to take root
apestar
to stink
la reja
bars
el seno
heart
el seno
breast
acuñar
to coin
homólogo
equivalent
el chivo expiatorio
scapegoat
desmentir
to deny
encontrarse
to be
espeluznante
terrifying
recrudecer
to get worse
acoger
to take in
en torno a
around
carnoso
fleshy
esponjoso
fluffy
esparcir
to scatter
emprender
to undertake
peludo
hairy
el roedor
rodent
el asentamiento
settlement
asentar
to set up
el yacimiento
deposit
forjar
to forge
resentirse
to be weakened
el fragor
clamor
arrasar
to destroy
avecinarse
to draw near
la advertencia
warning
la urna
ballot box
acudir
to turn to
el borrador
draft
filtrado
leaked
asesorar
to advise
halagar
to flatter
dificultar
to hinder
matizar
to qualify
la pradera
prairie
asombroso
astonishing
el cascabel
rattle
la bomba
pump
desentrañar
to unravel
ahuyentar
to frighten off
la culebra
snake
ingerir
to ingest
desafiar
to defy
brumoso
misty
la burbuja
bubble
el aval
guarantee
retrasar
to postpone
expuesto
exposed
subastar
to sell at auction
vespertino
evening
la redacción
composition
aún
still
marco
framework
el temporal
storm
borroso
blurred
atónito
astonished
tácito
unspoken
el traspié
stumble
asombroso
amazing
amañar
to rig
vislumbrarse
to come into view
el deshielo
thaw
derivar en
to lead to
el enfrentamiento
confrontation
enviciar
to addict
la ira
anger
desatar
to untie
aplastante
crushing
aplastar
to crush
rebosar
to overflow
el ahorcado
hanged person
el avestruz
ostrich
la revuelta
revolt
el rumbo
course
el certamen
contest
culpar
to blame
deslizar
to slide
la polémica
controversy
propio
own
el prójimo
fellow man
el adormecimiento
numbness
la pereza
laziness
o sea
in other words
suena bien
it sounds good
la finura
refinement
lidiar
to deal with
reanudar
to resume
la desarticulación
dismantling
la quincena
fortnight
regentar
to manage
propagarse
to spread
la ladera
hillside
desplazarse
to move
reclutar
to conscript
sentenciar
to declare
entablar
to start up
rehusar
to refuse
el trajín
transport
bullir
to bustle
la cuesta
slope
empinado
steep
adentrarse
to go deep into
el auge
boom
desatar
to trigger
el paradero
whereabouts
el marero
gangbanger
otorgar
to grant
la contracorriente
countercurrent
abordar
to deal with
ventajoso
advantageous
escatimar
to be sparing with
inédito
unprecedented
halagar
to flatter
respaldar
to back
imprescindible
essential
acorralar
to corral
abofetear
to hit in the face
avalar
to endorse
la cuestión
matter
sacudir
to shake
el tablero
board
el sacudón
jolt
la bocanada
mouthful
según
according to
tambaleante
wobbly
la inversión
reversal
abastecer
to supply
agarrar
to grab
apiadarse
to take pity on
la calcomanía
decal
llevar a cabo
to carry out
insólito
unusual
la petición
request
la redada
raid
burlar
to evade
el estafador
scammer
apretujar
to squeeze
cuán
how
la duda
doubt
acudir
to go to
escueto
succinct
la exigencia
requirement
deponer
to lay down
la ausencia
absence
brillar
to stand out
el mandatario
representative
despejar
to clear
el estrago
damage
destronar
to dethrone
despertar
to arouse
naufragar
to be shipwrecked
atraído
attracted to
la remesa
remittance
el pito
willie
el/la mamabicho
cocksucker
abrumador
overwhelming
la cachetada
slap
acérrimo
bitter
consagrar
to confirm
condenarse
to be damned
el préstamo
loan
hundir
to sink
mimado
spoiled
el mocoso
brat
difunto
deceased
la toma
shot
derribar
to demolish
el rasgo
characteristic
rendir
to surrender
soler
to use to
incansable
tireless
encontrarse con
to meet with
seguir
to continue
azotar
to whip
el titular
headline
acaparar
to capture
mediático
high-profile
el blanco
target
pretender
to intend
la sigla
abbreviation
el asedio
siege
proveer
to provide
desplegar
to deploy
nutrido
considerable
el eje
axis
retirar
to remove
abuchear
to boo
vitorear
to cheer
el/la integrante
member
el cuadrado
square
la incautación
seizure
contrarrestar
to counteract
involucrar
to involve
coaccionar
to coerce
entrelazado
intertwined
el reto
challenge
satelital
satellite
el muestreo
sample
fidedigno
reliable
anclado
anchored
grabar
to record
colocar
to place
el chasquido
click
el comportamiento
behavior
la embarcación
vessel
el desafío
challenge
ahogar
to drown
el vientre
abdomen
el lomo
back
el hocico
snout
aclarar
to clarify
quedar
to remain
el avistamiento
sighting
pender
to hang
aferrarse
to cling to
la tripulación
crew
acabar de
just
la partida
departure
el hecho
fact
el seguimiento
monitoring
el dispositivo
device
estirar
to stretch
agotar
to exhaust
parecer
to seem
carecer de
to not have
carecer
to lack
plasmar
to give expression to
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