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estrenar
estrenar
to wear for the first time
qué hay de ti
qué hay de ti
what about you
odiar
odiar
to hate
aguantar
aguantar
to put up with
desquitar
desquitar
to make up for
dar igual
dar igual
to make no difference
mientras tanto
mientras tanto
meanwhile
alzar
alzar
to lift
sonar
sonar
to ring
menos mal
menos mal
it's a good thing
la banda
la banda
gang
tener que ver
tener que ver
to have to do
la prestación
la prestación
benefit
el desenlace
el desenlace
ending
soportar
soportar
to put up with
largar
largar
to fire
ceder
ceder
to give in
para que
para que
so that
perderse
perderse
to miss
ya
now
en paro
unemployed
chocar
to annoy
corregir
to correct
meter la pata
to mess things up
al tanto
up to date
hundir
to destroy
encima
on top of that
desvelarse
to be unable to get to sleep
pasar la noche en vela
to be up all night
trasnochar
to stay up late
atrasado
behind the times
durar
to last
a principios
at the beginning
madrugar
to get up early
lanzar
to throw
marcar
to score
atropellar
to run over
traducir
to translate
reanudar
to resume
qué tal si
what if
rechazar
to reject
ascender
to rise
por otra parte
on the other hand
por otro lado
on the other hand
por lo tanto
therefore
darse por vencido
to give up
pinchar
to puncture
el huérfano
orphan
chingar
to fuck with
cagar
to piss off
cagar
to fuck up
lidiar
to deal with
exigir
to demand
la planta
floor
apelotonar
to roll into a ball
lo cierto
the truth
la caída
fall
apetecer
to feel like
tener confianza en
to trust in
dado que
given that
comprometer
to jeopardize
echar a perder
to spoil
en cuanto
as soon as
quedar en
to agree
ponerse de acuerdo
to reach an agreement
a partir de
starting
alegrar
to make happy
hacerse daño
to hurt oneself
empeorar
to get worse
fingir
to pretend
el recorrido
route
echarse a perder
to spoil
dañarse
to get damaged
venir de
to come from
a punto de
about to
adrede
on purpose
al cabo de
at the end of
apresurarse
to hurry up
asegurarse
to make sure
apurar
to rush
recurrir
to turn to
recurrir a
to resort to
otorgar
to award
colarse
to cut in line
colarse
to sneak in
prender
to turn on
atrasar
to postpone
negar
to refuse
sospechoso
suspicious
el gajo
segment
la locura
madness
tapar
to cover
congelar
to freeze
colar
to filter
el presagio
omen
decidirse
to make up one's mind
debido a
because of
apetecer
to feel like
amarrar
to tie
lo antes posible
as soon as possible
marear
to make sick
a cargo de
in charge of
encargado
in charge
reducir
to reduce
hace que
pretends that
coincidir
to coincide
familiarizar
to familiarize
apuntarse
to enroll
el patrón
pattern
adelantar
to pass
apestar
to stink
recostarse
to lie back
presenciar
to witness
en lugar de
instead of
trasladar
to transfer
a lo largo de
throughout
no dejes
don't let
comprobar
to check
echarle un vistazo a
to glance at
enganchar
to hook
enganchar
to hook
actualizar
to update
optar
to opt for
surgir
to arise
adentrarse
to go into
el daño
damage
la escala
layover
atrapar
to catch
agradar
to please
corresponder
to be one's job
advertir
to warn
la red
net
la finca
property
de regreso
back
arriesgar
to risk
topar
to run into
aparecer
to appear
equivocarse
to make a mistake
lo que sea
whatever it is
emprender
to undertake
despejado
clear
exprimir
to squeeze
llevarse
to get along
ahogar
to drown
inquietar
to worry
fronterizo
border
por doquier
everywhere
últimamente
lately
a través de
through
el fondo
bottom
ya que
now that
irrespetuoso
disrespectful
apropiar
to adapt
lo que sea
whatever
demás
the others
agarrar
to catch
me cae gordo
I can't stand him
el brinco
leap
carajo
fuck
o sea
in other words
dedicarse
to do for a living
enfadarse
to get angry
enojarse
to get angry
salvar
to save
soltar
to let go of
anular
to cancel
reprogramar
to reprogram
reiniciar
to restart
hace falta que
it is necessary
morirse
to be dying to
planchar
to iron
hacia
about
hacia
toward
salvo
safe
atreverse
to dare
la manifestación
demonstration
reportar
to produce
el promedio
average
apretado
cramped
la venganza
revenge
convencer
to convince
la decena
ten
repleto
full
apurarse
to hurry
fiarse de
to trust
colgar
to hang
el ánimo
spirits
encender
to turn on
arrancar
to pull out
arrancar
to start up
despejar
to clear
el lío
mess
pisar
to step on
la comprensión
understanding
incierto
uncertain
vacilar
to hesitate
dudar
to hesitate
retador
challenging
el reto
challenge
cumplir
to achieve
decepcionar
to disappoint
decepcionado
disappointed
frustrado
frustrated
el cargo
charge
arrepentirse
to regret (it)
sospechar
to suspect
confiar en
to trust in
fiarse
to trust
temer
to fear
girar
to turn
ligero
light
abordar
to tackle
ligar
to tie
el borde
edge
pillar
to get
destrozar
to destroy
asustarse
to get frightened
asustar
to frighten
disparar
to shoot
proponer
to propose
disminuir
to reduce
desafiar
to defy
entero
whole
recién
recently
el rasgo
feature
el hombro
shoulder
prestar
to lend
ponerse
to move
poner
to put
trepar
to climb
recargar
to recharge
descargar
to download
descargar
to unload
cargar
to carry
cargar
to charge
cargar
to load
el resguardo
receipt
equivocar
to get wrong
mantener
to maintain
ajustar
to adjust
relacionado
related
chévere
great
pillar
to catch
extender
to spread out
fracasar
to fail
tardar
to take too long
terminar
to end up
la tanda
batch
la bandeja
tray
fijarse
to pay attention
dentro de poco
soon
acordar
to remind
esconder
to hide
realizar
to do
despedirse
to say goodbye
el estante
shelf
sacar
to get
dar pena
to be sad
cuánto falta
how much longer will it be
presta atención
pays attention
suspender
to cancel
servir
to be used for
repletar
to fill completely
alejar
to move away from
guardar
to put away
la certidumbre
certainty
encerrar
to lock up
pon atención
pay attention
la pantalla
screen
reunir
to gather
rastrear
to track
distinguir
to tell the difference
a punto
ready
desvelado
wide awake
acumular
to accumulate
retirado
remote
la advertencia
warning
resultar
to turn out
el cajón
drawer
apuntar
to note down
apuntar
to indicate
deja de
stop
en vez de
instead of
a la vez
at the same time
no seas
don't be
renunciar a
to quit
andar
to walk
trata de
it's about
se trata de
it's about
en ello
on it
hace falta
it's necessary
el asunto
issue
el acuerdo
agreement
los chingados
the fuck
deprisa
fast
sacudir
to shake
seguir sin
to go on without
detener
to stop
acabar
to end
acabar
to finish
extrañar
to surprise
extrañar
to miss
encargar
to order
estallar
to burst
pesado
annoying
sorprendente
surprising
soportar
to stand
buen provecho
bon appétit
la deuda
debt
traducir
to express
platicar
to talk
sudar
to sweat
orgulloso
proud
encontrarse
to be
de acuerdo
okay
echar de menos
to miss
cobrar
to charge for
gastar
to spend
costar
to be hard
costar
to cost
discutir
to argue
la cantidad
number
la calidad
quality
conocer
to meet
la habilidad
ability
acompañar
to accompany
la prisa
rush
acercarse
to approach
sacar
to take out
suceder
to happen
acercar
to move closer
suelto
loose
agarrar
to grab
ordenar
to arrange
la ida
departure
la llegada
arrival
registrar
to register
facturar
to invoice
facturar
to register
entrenar
to practice
vencer
to expire
el riesgo
risk
el correo
mail
huir
to escape
permanecer
to stay
agregar
to add
la vergüenza
embarrassment
corriente
ordinary
la política
policy
apoyar
to support
mezclar
to blend
el vuelo
flight
oscuro
dark
la factura
invoice
traicionar
to betray
a donde sea
wherever
evitar
to avoid
sentar bien
to agree with
el seguidor
follower
de vuelta
return
entrar en
to enter
llegar a ser
to become
hace poco
recently
el escalón
step
apresurar
to hurry
entregado
selfless
combinar
to combine
el consejo
advice
criticar
to criticise
recientemente
recently
la cuestión
issue
meter
to put
vale la pena
it's worth it
devolver
to give back
el paso
step
alcanzar
to reach
prepararse
to get ready
despegar
to take off
preparar
to prepare
cazar
to hunt
aconsejar
to advise
el sótano
basement
acordarse
to remember
aumentar
to increase
revisar
to revise
gracioso
funny
contratar
to hire
combinar con
to go with
desmentir
to deny
inmobiliario
real estate
el impacto
impact
bloquear
to block
por lo que
so
desafiar
to challenge
remar
to row
el logro
achievement
golpear
to hit
recordar
to remember
rehacer
to redo
dispuesto
willing
calcular
to work out
integrar
to form
escupir
to spit
la denuncia
complaint
abarcar
to cover
fijar
to fix
la partida
departure
involucrar
to involve
retrasar
to delay
ampliar
to expand
avisar
to notify
el diseño
design
sumar
to add
saludar
to say hello to
el puesto
place
el puesto
position
joder
to fuck with
necio
foolish
el sentido
sense
vestir
to wear
la huella
footprint
recorrer
to travel around
entregar
to turn in
la vuelta
other side
el espectáculo
show
confuso
confused
ingresar
to pay in
el pedido
order
unir
to join
armar
to assemble
retirar
to remove
apenas
hardly
el paseo
ride
asegurar
to assure
la entrada
entrance
a menos que
unless
despierto
awake
salvo
except
las ventas
sales
entretener
to entertain
ubicado
situated
proseguir
to proceed
la subida
rise
la fiaca
laziness
hace un rato
a while ago
harto de
fed up with
notar
to notice
ceder
to hand over
el saldo
balance
llevar
to take
acostumbrar
confundir
to confuse
la disposición
layout
quejarse
to complain
darse prisa
to hurry up
desplegar
to spread
ya sea
either
quieto
still
vencer
to defeat
elegir
to choose
negar
to deny
soñar
to dream
de todos modos
anyway
echar
to emit
egresar
to graduate
tardar
to take
ocurrir
to happen
realizar
to carry out
echar
to throw
la vuelta
stroll
la vuelta
return
la parada
stop
los tratos
negotiations
repasar
to review
pertenecer
to belong to
el amanecer
dawn
la llave
faucet
puto
fucking
fallar
to fail
de vez en cuando
once in a while
señalar
to point out
con tal
with such
el comienzo
start
provocar
to cause
jurar
to swear
sencillo
simple
pegar
to stick
pegar
to hit
tratar
to address
tratar
to treat
aprobar
to approve
deber
to owe
encargarse
to handle
llevar
to be
preguntarse
to wonder
enseñar
to show
encargar
to put in charge of
seguido
consecutive
la resaca
hangover
comentar
to discuss
recuperar
to recover
aguardar
to wait for
lucir
to wear
así que
so
la época
period
deprimido
depressed
sin embargo
however
el retraso
delay
desperdiciar
to waste
atrasado
late
ponerse
to get
convivir
to live together
soler
usually
soler
to use to
encima
on top
cortés
polite
apropiado
suitable
adecuado
appropriate
mandar
to send
agotar
to exhaust
enterar
to inform
alimentar
to feed
arreglar
to fix
enterarse
to find out
entrar
to enter
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