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tedioso
tedioso
tedious
incautar
incautar
to confiscate
la fiscalización
la fiscalización
control
el rostro
el rostro
face
difundir
difundir
to spread
secuestrar
secuestrar
to kidnap
la mejilla
la mejilla
cheek
las ventas
las ventas
sales
el/la accionista
el/la accionista
stockholder
atravesar
atravesar
to go through
arrojar
arrojar
to throw
el vientre
el vientre
belly
el barranco
el barranco
ravine
la grieta
la grieta
crack
la embajada
la embajada
embassy
laico
laico
secular
rastrear
rastrear
to search
estrecho
estrecho
close
reluciente
reluciente
shining
la sede
headquarters
asediar
to lay siege to
el rendimiento
performance
el fondo
background
el ronquido
snore
cortejar
to woo
acaparar
to stockpile
estar de moda
to be in fashion
desplegar
to deploy
el ensayo
rehearsal
realizar
to carry out
el condado
county
la jubilación
retirement
hallar
to find
la tumba
grave
la cuna
cradle
adecuado
appropriate
el apego
attachment
galardonar
to award
el gesto
gesture
indagar
to investigate
el mito
myth
inalámbrico
wireless
el festín
feast
el águila
eagle
encadenar
to chain
la hambruna
famine
el relator
clerk
la contienda
conflict
vencer
to defeat
crecer
to grow
el castigo
punishment
la burla
taunt
la carcasa
framework
el armario
wardrobe
la pista
clue
exigir
to demand
exento
exempt
el ascenso
rise
triunfar
to triumph
la cascada
waterfall
cascar
to crack
la masacre
massacre
el suceso
event
el fracaso
failure
demoledor
overwhelming
gélido
icy
imponerse
to set oneself to
ampliar
to expand
recorrer
to travel around
la helada
frost
la ruta
route
el remate
ending
el recorte
clipping
irlandés
Irish
asombrosamente
amazingly
producir
to produce
elegido
chosen
el motín
mutiny
el jaque
check
tajante
categorical
la red
network
el mandatario
leader
el decreto
decree
la jornada
working day
trasero
rear
jardín trasero
backyard
el jardín
garden
pleno
the middle of
la advertencia
warning
la llama
flame
estallar
to explode
instar
to urge
sacudir
to shake
previamente
previously
dictaminar
to pass judgment
sumarse
to join
el rincón
corner
el estadio
stadium
la tribuna
platform
solicitar
to request
vendar
to bandage
la encía
gum
acertar
to get right
acceder
to access
relegar
to relegate
el colegial
schoolboy
la contundencia
force
el sitial
seat of honor
recuperar
to recover
la masa
mass
acérrimo
bitter
jerárquico
hierarchical
desempeñar
to carry out
apestoso
stinking
desplazar
to displace
la piedad
mercy
despectivamente
scornfully
el castellano
Spanish
dominar
to dominate
aniquilar
to annihilate
vestirse
to get dressed
vestir
to wear
la tijera
scissors
el refunfuño
grumbling
el velo
veil
palpar
to touch
la ira
anger
la bofetada
slap in the face
apretar
to press
envejecer
to grow old
incluido
included
el cabello
hair
castaño
brown
frotar
to rub
engullir
to gobble
la furia
fury
oponerse
to oppose
maniobrar
to maneuver
haber de
to have to
errar
to miss
arrasado
satin
la urbe
large city
la alianza
alliance
disuadir
to dissuade
envidiar
to envy
vaciar
to empty
la apariencia
appearance
dorado
golden
desentonar
to be out of place
indigente
indigent
arrancar
to pull out
el desplome
collapse
plano
flat
permanecer
to stay
emitir
to emit
los bolos
bowling
el paradero
whereabouts
encapuchado
hooded
la peste
plague
colar
to strain
recopilar
to collect
los suministros
supplies
carecer
to lack
férreo
iron
la franja
stripe
llevar a cabo
to carry out
chido
awesome
escatimar
to skimp on
desapercibido
unnoticed
huir
to escape
huido
fugitive
la faz
face
ajeno
other people's
garantizar
to guarantee
la hazaña
feat
tenaz
tenacious
silvestre
wild
el polvo
dust
el escudo
shield
el hierro
iron
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
el centenar
hundred
el patrocinador
sponsor
el inicio
start
apuntar
to aim
la bancarrota
bankruptcy
arriesgar
to risk
elogiar
to praise
el puntaje
score
lugareño
local
cobrar
to charge for
la medida
measure
el tercio
third
abarrotado
packed
detenerse
to stop
la maquinaria
machinery
los escombros
debris
acudir
to go to
el techo
roof
el reparo
objection
de tal modo
like that
arreglar
to fix
el pelotero
baseball player
la ballena
whale
la manada
herd
ejemplar
exemplary
el fondo
bottom
la reja
bars
la fuga
escape
la rendija
crack
inaugurar
to formally open
frenar
to brake
la decena
ten
el deterioro
deterioration
el medicamento
medicine
el ensayo
trial
el/la vigilante
guard
el apogeo
peak
el baúl
trunk
cotidianamente
daily
el paracaídas
parachute
el sigilo
stealth
colocar
to place
el asunto
issue
el matón
thug
las instalaciones
facilities
perplejo
perplexed
la píldora
pill
el conejillo de Indias
guinea pig
ansiar
to long for
deshacer
to undo
fundirse
to melt
flaquear
to weaken
el cura
priest
prever
to foresee
desencadenar
to unleash
esparcir
to scatter
destronar
to dethrone
el preso
prisoner
plantear
to suggest
reavivar
to revive
el retirado
retired person
empañar
to mist up
la brecha
breach
acoger
to receive
bullicioso
noisy
a pesar de
in spite of
dominical
Sunday
el langostino
king prawn
el cóctel
cocktail
duradero
lasting
sostener
to hold
pisar
to step on
la quiniela
pool
teñir
to dye
fallecer
to pass away
respaldar
to endorse
el vocero
spokesperson
caprichoso
capricious
el hallazgo
discovery
entretener
to entertain
afrodisíaco
aphrodisiac
el fiasco
fiasco
derretir
to melt
el derretimiento
melting
la mitad
half
el promedio
average
nefasto
disastrous
jamar
to stuff oneself with
el vínculo
link
el asesinato
murder
la pandilla
gang
el escondite
hiding place
desplegar
to unfold
reiniciar
to restart
el latido
beat
la sonda
probe
la etapa
period
lidiar
to deal with
audazmente
boldly
estancar
to hold back
la sigla
abbreviation
el salvoconducto
safe-conduct
la tutela
guardianship
la maraña
tangle
ágil
agile
proveer
to provide
el embalse
reservoir
debido a que
because
a lo largo de
throughout
el contador
accountant
hervir
to boil
el grifo
faucet
más allá de
beyond
derramar
to spill
la bonanza
fair weather
el gusano
worm
la hormiga
ant
la harina
flour
pulverizar
to pulverize
secar
to dry
congelar
to freeze
el grillo
cricket
apilar
to pile up
los grillos
shackles
resguardar
to protect
el depósito
warehouse
el desafío
challenge
rechazar
to reject
el amparo
protection
ejecutar
to carry out
quirúrgico
surgical
someterse
to undergo
la esterilización
sterilization
la cobertura
coverage
brindar
to toast
aclamar
to acclaim
el/la transeúnte
passerby
el criado
servant
revelar
to reveal
padecer
to suffer from
inicial
initial
la medida
measurement
el trastorno
disorder
descalzo
barefoot
vigilar
to guard
la puñalada
stab
lanzar
to throw
temible
fearsome
soler
to use to
sugerir
to suggest
acotar
to fence in
el envejecimiento
aging
retrasar
to postpone
entregarse
to surrender
desatar
to untie
desconocer
to not know
la esperanza
hope
pese a
despite
desafiante
challenging
agotarse
to tire oneself out
los tripulantes
crew
la embarcación
vessel
la nave
ship
el entredicho
argument
la expectativa
expectation
idóneo
ideal
pretender
to intend
reposar
to rest
el naufragio
shipwreck
nocivo
harmful
retirar
to remove
menguante
waning
tibio
lukewarm
invertir
to invest
el acercamiento
approach
la ronda
round
los ancianos
elderly
el desalojo
evacuation
el casero
landlord
el alquiler
rent
el aliento
breath
dar por sentado
to take for granted
el labio
lip
quinientos
five hundred
contar con
to count on
vigilar
to watch
aprobar
to approve
suministrar
to supply
el esfuerzo
effort
el suministro
supply
la austeridad
austerity
la alcaldesa
mayor
experimentar
to experience
el auge
boom
el repunte
recovery
leve
slight
agudo
acute
detener
to stop
partir
to cut
el frenazo
sudden stop
otorgar
to grant
estable
stable
el alza
rise
conceder
to give
tumbar
to knock down
vagabundo
homeless
abundar
to be abundant
delirante
delirious
el biberón
baby bottle
hurgar
to rummage around in
la valla
fence
los hambrientos
the hungry
polvoriento
dusty
paramar
to drizzle
implacable
relentless
ingresar
to enter
aguardar
to wait for
la oleada
wave
sordo
deaf
resonar
to echo
la cámara
chamber
el suelo
ground
ensangrentar
to stain with blood
estallar
to burst
difunto
deceased
rendir
to produce
ensombrecer
to darken
estrecho
narrow
la maniobra
maneuver
el bloqueo
blockade
ensayar
to rehearse
paradisíaco
heavenly
la nuez
nut
el guiño
wink
la ostra
oyster
alzarse
to rise
el rascacielos
skyscraper
el hormigón
concrete
el acero
steel
desvanecer
to fade
el gobernador
governor
embarcarse
to go on board
llamativo
striking
ubicar
to locate
el sitio
place
agradecer
to be grateful
dimitir
to resign
la polémica
controversy
protagonizar
to be involved in
forzar
to force
aprovechar
to take advantage of
impulsar
to propel
esperado
expected
azotar
to whip
batir
to beat
delictivo
criminal
apodar
to nickname
el cartucho
cartridge
la tonelada
ton
incautarse
to seize
inédito
unpublished
la mermelada
marmalade
desafiar
to challenge
abrumar
to overwhelm
tonto
stupid
diario
daily
poblar
to populate
el ahorro
saving
el campesino
farmer
el ganadero
rancher
facilitar
to facilitate
atravesar
to cross
gigantesco
gigantic
el corredor
passage
el infierno
hell
a través de
through
la medición
measurement
basar
to base on
la certeza
certainty
el asunto
subject
el pronóstico
forecast
el porcentaje
percentage
acabar
to end
conllevar
to entail
el acontecimiento
event
valioso
valuable
aportar
to contribute
el recipiente
container
almacenar
to store
ligeramente
slightly
llevarse a cabo
to be carried out
demás
other
a menos que
unless
el litio
lithium
la fianza
bail
la sucursal
branch
arrestar
to arrest
la teneduría
bookkeeping
el/la docente
teacher
el cirujano
surgeon
la telaraña
spiderweb
el asesor
advisor
presunto
presumed
la comparecencia
appearance
el cargo
charge
anular
to cancel
el reto
challenge
el riesgo
risk
la madrugada
dawn
el tiroteo
shooting
pertenecer
to belong to
la cuerda floja
tightrope
la cuerda
rope
engañar
to cheat
engañar
to deceive
retratar
to portray
predecir
to predict
destinar
to allocate
salvaje
wild
internarse
to go into
poseer
to possess
alrededor
around
suscitar
to arouse
la granja
farm
respaldar
to support
debido a
due to
resaltar
to stand out
chocar con
to collide with
la loma
hill
en lo alto
on top
ni siquiera
not even
siquiera
even if
el beneplácito
consent
coincidir
to coincide
taparse
to cover up
entablar
to start up
venerar
to revere
el tribunal
court
el susurro
whisper
la cantidad
amount
perturbador
disturbing
el lector
reader
el coliseo
coliseum
milenario
ancient
encabezar
to head
liderar
to lead
el galardón
award
ello
it
tal
such
suceder
to happen
notar
to notice
el empresario
businessman
Suiza
Switzerland
los lácteos
dairy
chocar
to crash
trasladar
to transfer
la raíz
root
pese a
in spite of
aparecer
to appear
inconfundible
unmistakable
la caja
box
señalar
to point out
enfatizar
to emphasize
dar a conocer
to announce
el liderazgo
leadership
la desventaja
disadvantage
la ventaja
advantage
derivar
to derive from
el plagio
plagiarism
citar
to cite
la fuente
source
el estreno
premiere
la época
age
la estantería
shelves
tender
to tend
el ronroneo
purr
establecer
to establish
maullar
to meow
la encuesta
survey
cautivar
to capture
derrotar
to defeat
postularse
to run for
destacar
to stand out
los bienes raíces
real estate
despojar
to strip
el sofoco
stifling sensation
la butaca
armchair
advertir
to warn
dado que
given that
la natalidad
birthrate
tras
after
entonar
to sing
estrenarse
to be released
sencillo
simple
superar
to overcome
prostituir
to prostitute
el triunfo
triumph
la cárcel
prison
criar
to raise
el hogar
home
rodear
to surround
cuestionar
to question
la oración
sentence
el ejército
army
albergar
to house
alimentar
to feed
la clandestinidad
secrecy
rentable
profitable
sino que también
but also
apoyar
to support
deparar
to bring
la inquietud
worry
trastornar
to disturb
fracasar
to fail
pesar
to weigh
el respaldo
support
inesperado
unexpected
el funcionario
official
audaz
daring
el imán
magnet
dar a luz
to give birth
la deuda
debt
el ingreso
income
atardecer
to get dark
cada vez más
more and more
occidental
western
socavar
to undermine
la amenaza
threat
el globo
balloon
producirse
to take place
derribar
to bring down
el tamaño
size
la mayoría
the majority
disponible
available
propio
own
aseverar
to assert
la herramienta
tool
el delito
crime
la tasa
rate
la cifra
figure
asiático
Asian
tratarse de
to be a matter of
temer
to fear
avisar
to let know
meter
to put
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