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plasmar
plasmar
to give expression to
plasmar
plasmar
to reflect
posteriormente
posteriormente
subsequently
controvertido
controvertido
widely debated
resguardar
resguardar
to protect
echar a perder
echar a perder
to spoil
atorar
atorar
to block
atracar
atracar
to dock
el husillo
el husillo
spindle
la viga
la viga
beam
el surco
el surco
wake
el surco
el surco
furrow
el buque
el buque
ship
maltrecho
maltrecho
battered
suavizarse
suavizarse
to soften
atenuarse
atenuarse
to diminish
evidenciarse
evidenciarse
to be obvious
el arrorró
el arrorró
lullaby
el arrullo
el arrullo
cooing
el arrullo
lullaby
el gatillo
trigger
la fanega
bushel
la gamuza
shammy leather
el canalla
scumbag
la ortopedia
orthopedics
el profesor sustituto
substitute teacher
formulaico
formulaic
afín
related
afín
similar
el abanico
variety
precaver
to guard against
asesorarse
to seek legal advice
asesorar
to advise
acatar
to comply with
el báculo
cane
inmolar
to sacrifice
referir
to tell of
ignorar
to have no idea
aleccionador
instructive
cuajar
to set
el/la culturista
bodybuilder
reseñable
noteworthy
el banquero
banker
el aparejo
rigging
el hijo de perra
son of a bitch
bucear
to scuba dive
zarpar
to set sail
la vela
sail
la escota
sheet
cazar
to capture
estrechar la mano
to shake hands with
el arrecife
reef
la rémora
remora
aligerar
to lighten
merodear
to prowl
la aleta
fin
el pilón
pylon
la torre
pylon
el carguero
freighter
hacer añicos
to shatter
el ático
attic
la brisa
breeze
el daiquiri
daiquiri
la rodaja
slice
carnívoro
carnivorous
la gestión
management
alargar
to extend
el rotulador
marker
promulgar
to enact
la mercancía
merchandise
el acusado
defendant
el adiestramiento
training
bizquear
to squint
entrecerrar los ojos
to squint
recaudar
to raise
recaudar
to collect
la funda
case
la reticencia
unwillingness
desdibujar
to blur
la gastroenteritis
gastroenteritis
profiláctico
prophylactic
la defunción
death
el/la tiroides
thyroid
emprender
to undertake
la comadrona
midwife
el comadrón
man-midwife
el marianismo
marianismo
mermar
to diminish
el abanico
range
la morriña
homesickness
el punto de partida
starting point
el marco
framework
el ojímetro
good eye
el bagaje
baggage
agobiar
to weigh down
abnegado
selfless
abnegado
self-sacrificing
dar la nota
to stand out
la propensión
tendency
la propensión
propensity
ingenuo
naive
la ingenuidad
naivety
perpetrar
to carry out
perpetuar
to perpetuate
puñeta
shit
el mitómano
mythomaniac
documentarse
to do research
los cántaros
jugs
el arado
plow
el desfile
parade
hacer concesiones
to compromise
el arrecife
cliff
el arimez
ledge
la marea
tide
caudaloso
fast-flowing
la comercialización
commercialization
el trébol
shamrock
desahuciado
terminally ill
la lucidez
clarity
el cesto
hamper
la canasta
basket
el cesto
basket
emprendedor
enterprising
emprendedor
entrepreneurial
calcar
to trace
almacenar
to store
la desvergüenza
shamelessness
alardear
to boast
el pedrusco
rough stone
revertir
to revert to
indiscutible
undeniable
agenciarse
to manage to get
el/la cascarrabias
grouch
gruñón
grumpy
el fajo
wad
el aspaviento
fuss
el follón
mess
el entuerto
injustice
a regañadientes
reluctantly
fulminante
withering
el aspa
blade
la colleja
smack on the back of the neck
divagar
to digress
recopilar
to collect
el portento
marvel
el ramo
bouquet
humedecer
to moisten
la bronca
fight
aparejado
hand in hand
el elogio
praise
los halagos
flattery
inmisericorde
merciless
medrar
to get ahead
medrar
to prosper
derrochador
wasteful
el enchufado
well-connected person
el/la quejica
whiner
preciarse
to pride oneself
templado
mild
desplegable
foldable
condescender
to consent
enmendarse
to mend one's ways
despectivo
contemptuous
reparar
to notice
el hazmerreír
laughing stock
dar por sentado
to take for granted
esbelto
slender
distar
to be a long way off
tozudo
obstinate
tozudo
stubborn
inmolarse
to sacrifice oneself
el regusto
aftertaste
compadecer
to feel sorry for
abofetear
to smack
la parquedad
sparingness
la parsimonia
sparingness
la mueca
face
inmutarse
to be perturbed
resentirse
to deteriorate
reñir
to chew out
la argucia
sophistry
la papilla
baby food
recelar
to fear
salpicar
to splash
teñir
to stain
lloriquear
to whine
arropar
to protect
el colmo
height
lijar
to sand
carcomer
to eat away at
serenarse
to settle down
la enmienda
amendment
el miriñaque
hoop skirt
ingerir
to ingest
la tenia
tapeworm
la muestra
sample
el sesgo
bias
el archipiélago
archipelago
aparentar
to look
comedido
restrained
presagiar
to foreshadow
la musculatura
muscles
estancado
at a standstill
desenmascarar
to unmask
agilizar
to speed up
la primacía
primacy
el paro
unemployment
replantear
to bring up again
amputar
to amputate
la bollería
bakery
la coleta
ponytail
el mareo
nausea
la jaqueca
migraine
importunar
to bother
el gestor
agent
coetáneo
contemporary
repercutir
to have an effect on
la directriz
guideline
el alga
seaweed
el haba
broad bean
contraindicar
to contraindicate
la afección
disease
la pomada
ointment
el insecticida
insecticide
la colitis
colitis
la cima
summit
la tiara
tiara
el calambre
cramp
el oleaje
surge
púrpura
purple
la muchedumbre
throng
el/la aguafiestas
party pooper
intervenir
to get involved
autóctono
indigenous
el partidario
supporter
el conjunto
whole
la intromisión
interference
supeditar
to subordinate
supeditado
subject
huidizo
evasive
el pudor
shame
la intimidad
privacy
el recinto
enclosure
el solapamiento
overlapping
ininteligible
unintelligible
la valía
worth
la extrañeza
strangeness
la urdimbre
scheme
la urdimbre
warp
propugnar
to advocate
el extrapolación
extrapolation
delimitar
to delimit
adentrarse
to go in depth into
adentrarse
to go into
incipiente
incipient
hoy por hoy
as things are at the moment
reprobar
to disapprove of
reprobar
to condemn
el ginecólogo
gynecologist
el monto
amount
encogerse
to shrink
el pretendiente
candidate
arrinconar
to put in a corner
inofensivo
harmless
el repuesto
spare part
crédulo
gullible
el piojo
louse
el escondite
hideout
el atajo
shortcut
la medición
measurement
cristalizar
to crystallize
de pronto
all of a sudden
la efusividad
effusiveness
el muérdago
mistletoe
el ítem
item
la gravidez
pregnancy
abofetear
to slap
malsano
unhealthy
la vitrina
glass case
besuquear
to smother with kisses
discrepar
to disagree
el búnker
bunker
el escondrijo
hideout
la guarida
den
el adulador
flatterer
razonar
to reason out
raciocinar
to reason
el roedor
rodent
postularse
to run for
reducir
to overpower
el patinaje
skating
afecto
fond of
el afecto
affection
la expresividad
expressiveness
la movilidad
mobility
la misoginia
misogyny
la rudeza
roughness
el gitano
gypsy
la etnia
ethnic group
el prejuicio
prejudice
el matiz
nuance
el matiz
tinge
la gimnasia
gymnastics
escurrir
to wring out
escurrirse
to drip
escurrirse
to slip away
cimbrarse
to sway
el pasamanos
handrail
afianzarse
to steady oneself
enmendar
to amend
el relleno
stuffing
sentar cabeza
to settle down
instaurar
to establish
pesar más que
to outweigh
acoplarse
to mate
acoplar
to yoke together
limar
to smooth over
mañoso
crafty
el augurio
sign
el calzón
boxers
el colchón
mattress
hermético
secretive
cauto
cautious
trillado
well-worn
terco
stubborn
expedir
to send
expedir
to issue
expedirse
to express an opinion
pregonar
to announce
pregonar
to spread around
el sepelio
burial
reventarse
to burst
aventarse
to dare
el dominguero
Sunday driver
reprocharse
to blame oneself for
el asilo
asylum
costumbrista
with a focus on local customs
prescribir
to prescribe
la amapola
poppy
la secuela
consequence
el/la caníbal
cannibal
asentar
to set up
reduccionista
reductive
la eclosión
emergence
copar
to make a clean sweep
recalar
to show up
acuñar
to coin
la ramificación
branching out
la ramificación
ramification
fulgurante
stunning
el arquetipo
archetype
el cuentagotas
dropper
la cuenta corriente
checking account
el penoso
shy person
el/la cómplice
accomplice
apapachar
to baby
la chulada
fantastic
el barranco
ravine
la barrera
barrier
redondo
perfect
la redonda
whole note
entrón
sociable
afirmar
to assert
cañón
really hard
congeniar
to get on
fondear
to drop anchor
el pozo
well
exteriorizar
to reveal
exteriorizar
to externalize
pervivir
to remain
rencoroso
resentful
desdoblarse
to split in two
astral
astral
despreciar
to despise
taponar
to block
apropiarse
to appropriate
el expolio
pillaging
periférico
peripheral
estribar
to be based on
férreo
determined
circunscribir
to circumscribe
la desprotección
defenselesness
el intersticio
interstice
la corporalidad
corporality
dilucidar
to elucidate
dilucidar
to clear up
denostar
to insult
la concesión
concession
contrapuesto
opposing
contrapuesto
conflicting
vaivenear
to move backwards and forwards
el vaivén
coming and going
es de esperar
hopefully
es de esperar
it's to be expected
escéptico
skeptical
el escepticismo
skepticism
subalterno
subordinate
la blogosfera
blogosphere
recalcar
to stress
engañoso
deceitful
inefable
indescribable
rotundo
resounding
adherirse
to adhere
el vestuario
changing room
el vestuario
locker room
depredador
predatory
frenético
frantic
el litio
lithium
el duelo
mourning
el espectro
spectrum
andrajoso
ragged
equiparar
to put on the same level
devenir
to become
manco
one-armed
dactilar
fingerprint
opacar
to detract from
el jaque
check
el carajo
damn thing
el tapujo
subterfuge
subversivo
subversive
sublevarse
to rise up
arraigarse
to take root
onírico
oneiric
mentalizar
to make aware
concienciar
to make ... aware
interiorizar
to internalize
la coyuntura
situation
la afianzamiento
strengthening
el declive
slope
consustancial
consubstantial
egoísta
selfish
la mirilla
peephole
la vileza
vileness
la fealdad
ugliness
indemne
unhurt
desplazar
to take the place of
desplazarse
to move
catártico
cathartic
la enajenación
alienation
enajenar
to alienate
proponerse
to aim to
inverosímil
implausible
insólito
extremely unusual
anómalo
abnormal
el guiño
hidden message
greñudo
tangled
la azotea
terraced roof
el manicomio
asylum
las gilipolleces
bullshit
chapucero
shoddy
la manutención
upkeep
novedoso
new
la jeringuilla
syringe
la mamonada
stupid
suplantar
to impersonate
la sutura
suture
el montaje
montage
el embrollo
mess
la careta
mask
el mimo
mime
inabarcable
vast
el baldío
wasteland
la vajilla
dinner set
el jornalero
day laborer
ensanchar
to widen
vallar
to fence in
el poso
trace
superponer
to superimpose
el remanso
haven
el supuesto
assumption
suplir
to replace
aparente
apparent
correlacionar
to correlate
ficticio
fictitious
amargarse
to become bitter
sobremanera
exceedingly
compungir
to make remorseful
compungido
sorrowful
despistado
absent-minded
surtir
to provide
corroer
to corrode
descorrer
to draw back
escoltar
to escort
el halcón
falcon
el alegato
plea
el acierto
good call
fungir
to act
a duras penas
hardly
el/la edecán
aide-de-camp
ladear
to tilt to one side
costear
to finance
chueco
crooked
encabronar
to piss off
el forajido
outlaw
reacio
reluctant
somero
superficial
consensuar
to agree on
sucedáneo
substitute
el bullicio
hustle and bustle
apostar
to position
prevenir
to anticipate
el umbral
threshold
amoratado
bruised
el cervatillo
fawn
el fauno
faun
la nana
lullaby
el hada
fairy
desbordar
to exceed
desmenuzar
to flake
bancarse
to have the guts
la guita
dough
echar un polvo
to have a shag
el boludo
asshole
la jeta
nerve
remunerar
to remunerate
repercutir
to reverberate
en pleno apogeo
in full swing
el apogeo
peak
el esbozo
outline
sobornar
to bribe
el abaratamiento
price reduction
colarse
to sneak in
darse de baja
to unsubscribe
abalanzarse
to leap on
el homólogo
counterpart
el colmillo
fang
la cosmovisión
worldview
la verosimilitud
credibility
trancar
to block in
el apoderado
representative
el chantaje
blackmail
la postergación
postponement
la jornada
working day
la asesoría
consultant's office
el desplazamiento
shift
la tunda
beating
turulato
stunned
parco
frugal
el usurpador
usurper
la berraquera
drive
perecedero
perishable
la constatación
verification
el/la querellante
plaintiff
el esmero
great care
la placita
small square
las mejoras
improvements
berraco
ballsy
timorato
spineless
envalentonar
to embolden
el croquis
sketch
acumular
to accumulate
el portón
main door
trastear
to move things around
la prórroga
extension
el inmueble
property
la asamblea
assembly
constatar
to confirm
la cédula
identity card
pisarse
to go
embarrar
to incriminate
el desequilibrado
unstable person
el allanamiento
raid
abarcador
comprehensive
la reticencia
reluctance
el soborno
bribe
el desenlace
outcome
contiguo
adjacent
el desalojo
evacuation
desahuciar
to evict
el inquilino
tenant
caratular
to title
la carátula
cover
escuálido
emaciated
la huesuda
death
el cairel
half wig
la cana
gray hair
el criadero
farm
el cortometraje
short film
echar a perder
to ruin
echar mano
to make use
el callejón
alley
impacientarse
to get impatient
empeñarse
to insist on
desdeñable
insignificant
decrecer
to decrease
la merma
decrease
concretar
to specify
delimitar
to define
vegetativo
vegetative
el abordaje
approach
infundado
groundless
infructuoso
fruitless
caricaturesco
caricatural
a cuestas
on one's back
trastear
to move around
retratar
to portray
el desplazamiento
displacement
la cuneta
ditch
el financiamiento
funding
el sicario
hit man
verídico
true
vadear
to wade across
el llano
plain
la liebre
hare
la pezuña
hoof
santiguarse
to cross oneself
arraigar
to take root
arraigado
deeply rooted
inverosímil
unlikely
pronosticar
to forecast
el agüero
omen
fatídico
ominous
funesto
ill-fated
desairar
to snub
resguardar
to shield
ataviado
dressed up in
palidecer
to turn pale
el fósforo
match
la cerilla
earwax
el augurio
omen
el zumbido
buzzing
rentable
profitable
el presagio
omen
desalojar
to evict
el lindero
boundary
sobrepujar
to surpass
aprestarse
to get ready
allanar
to flatten
desatinar
to act foolishly
desatinado
foolish
destituir
to remove
destituido
dismissed
el subterfugio
subterfuge
conjurar
to conspire
aminorar
to reduce
condicionar
to condition
asimilar
to assimilate
arrasar
to level
terraplenar
to fill in
el terraplén
embankment
socavar
to dig under
abstruso
abstruse
reseñar
to report on
plantar cara
to stand one's ground
el sincretismo
syncretism
la hojarasca
fallen leaves
reivindicar
to defend
ningunear
to look down on
por ende
consequently
vetar
to veto
el esperpento
monstrosity
el/la guionista
screenwriter
el guion
script
la impronta
impression
la escisión
split
entroncar
to be connected to
iniciático
initiation
esperpéntico
grotesque
impregnar
to saturate
estanco
watertight
decadente
decadent
la capa
layer
el/la docente
teacher
pretender
to intend
el largometraje
feature film
el patrocinio
sponsorship
cinematográfico
film
la rebaja
reduction
la renuencia
unwillingness
la velada
evening
chispeante
scintillating
ahuyentar
to frighten away
acarrear
to haul
conllevar
to entail
fondear
to anchor
afectuoso
affectionate
surtir
to have
la zozobra
worry
la empresa
undertaking
preceder
to precede
anteceder
to come before
la captura
capture
virar
to put about
agobiar
to overwhelm
atormentar
to torment
martirizar
to torture
atribular
to distress
apremiar
to hurry along
mofarse
to make fun of
el interrogante
question mark
hinchar
to blow up
ensanchar
to enlarge
ensayar
to rehearse
suntuoso
sumptuous
la puerilidad
childishness
promulgar
to promulgate
amparar
to shelter
uncir
to yoke
cotizado
sought-after
la munificencia
munificence
abonar
to lend weight to
el abono
fertilizer
pugnar
to conflict with
prevenir
to prevent
antepuesto
preceding
excoriar
to graze
concurrir
to attend
abogar
to stand up for
congraciarse
to ingratiate oneself
atajar
to take a shortcut
el travesaño
crossbar
la madreselva
honeysuckle
manosear
to paw
oneroso
burdensome
reprender
to scold
heder
to stink
ignorar
to be unaware
osadamente
daringly
la mamada
feed
plañir
to moan
serpentear
to wind
desentrañar
to get to the bottom of
halagüeño
promising
el hocico
snout
invernal
wintry
retener
to hold up
rutilante
twinkling
la odalisca
odalisque
el cofre
chest
el boato
show
el bosquejo
draft
la pulpería
general store
desamparado
helpless
a la fuerza
by force
forzosamente
by force
la golondrina
swallow
forjarse
to shape for oneself
embozar
to bundle up
idóneo
suitable
afianzar
to reinforce
la caducidad
expiration date
el tedio
boredom
evadirse
to escape
desgarrador
harrowing
el reo
criminal
el verdugo
executioner
el motín
rebellion
deslechar
to wean
reclamar
to claim
cotizarse
to be quoted at
buscabulla
troublemaker
marchar
to go
acoplarse
to fit together
la rivalidad
competition
el cachorro
puppy
lucir
to look good
la baratija
trinket
el bruñido
shine
el artificio
trick
la bancarrota
bankruptcy
la inoperancia
ineffectiveness
encarnar
to embody
dimitir
to resign
la perrera
kennel
la langosta
lobster
la patrulla
patrol car
fallido
failed
la aberración
aberration
miar
to meow
el precipicio
precipice
prodigioso
prodigious
insípido
tasteless
eclosionar
to hatch
encaramarse
to perch on
encaramar
to lift up
descansado
rested
enturbiar
to cloud
la ruptura
breaking
traslucir
to show
a conciencia
thoroughly
absolver
to acquit
extasiar
to entrance
el éxtasis
ecstasy
adormecer
to make sleepy
culminar
to culminate
inefable
ineffable
sintetizar
to synthesize
la celda
cell
la rencilla
quarrel
el eslabón
link
psíquico
psychological
englobar
to encompass
el rótulo
sign
el exponente
exponent
desmerecer
to compare unfavourably
el lanchero
boatman
cortés
polite
menear
to wiggle
aunar
to combine
agredir
to assault
par
even
el cebo
bait
el estamento
stratum
pervivir
to survive
el seso
sense
la saña
rage
asolar
to devastate
las creces
increase
franelero
snuggly
restregar
to rub
ordeñar
to milk
el avellano
hazel
ultrajar
to insult
bregar
to struggle
envilecer
to degrade
compaginar
to combine
rapaz
predatory
ora
sometimes
engreír
to spoil
engreído
conceited
disponerse
to prepare
irreprensible
irreproachable
la inmundicia
filth
el yermo
wasteland
el estrago
ruin
granjearse
to gain
cebar
to fatten up
pavonearse
to strut around
refunfuñar
to grumble
armar
to put together
el murmullo
murmur
el verdor
greenness
el vestigio
trace
la cantera
quarry
el pavor
dread
la techumbre
roof
adinerarse
to get rich
imbricar
to overlap
imbricado
overlapping
destellar
to sparkle
el suplicio
nightmare
descarriar
to lead astray
sorprender
to catch
apapachar
to cuddle
retirar
to clear away
escabullirse
to squeeze through
arquear
to arch
aplastar
to squash
aplastar
to overwhelm
aplazar
to postpone
precipitado
hasty
la pesquisa
inquiry
denunciar
to report
el potro
colt
la boleada
shoe shining
inigualable
matchless
el presentimiento
premonition
la premisa
premise
discurrir
to pass
revolver
to go through
impredecible
unpredictable
el desprendimiento
emission
el alféizar
windowsill
pasmado
astonished
la envoltura
cover
abollar
to dent
la disolución
dissolution
el chorro
stream
la manguera
hose
halagador
flattering
ensañarse
to treat cruelly
de improviso
without warning
el descaro
nerve
sopesar
to weigh up
el desarraigo
uprooting
el desván
loft
la judía
bean
obsequiar
to present
arremangarse
to roll up one's sleeves
la resaca
hangover
la racha
streak
el empeño
insistence
preñar
to impregnate
aterrador
terrifying
sucinto
succint
esclarecer
to clear up
encandilar
to dazzle
enarbolar
to hoist
nefasto
disastrous
la fosa
cavity
responsabilizarse
to take responsibility for
responsabilizar
to hold responsible
el rallador
grater
la propiedad
attribute
rebozar
to coat in batter
empanar
to bread
picar
to mince
rehogar
to fry lightly
incumbir
to concern
netamente
clearly
nítidamente
sharply
el decurso
course
el eje
axis
el nexo
link
flexionar
to flex
alunizar
to land on the moon
la máxima
maxim
la unidad
unit
aseverar
to assert
el ariete
battering ram
integrar
to make up
el corchete
bracket
la inteligibilidad
intelligibility
esquemático
schematic
valerse
to use
valerse
to manage
el interlocutor
spokesperson
el enunciado
statement
aguijonear
to spur
fonador
speech
la ponencia
report
el orador
speaker
el inventario
inventory
la concatenación
concatenation
enmohecer
to make moldy
desgastar
to wear away
el tuétano
marrow
prever
to foresee
empero
nevertheless
vivificar
to give life to
la cigüeña
stork
la garza
heron
la renuencia
reluctance
fidedigno
reliable
digerible
digestible
bramar
to bellow
el bramido
bellow
el turbión
downpour
abrochar
to fasten
la cremallera
zipper
la hebilla
buckle
la mollera
soft spot
moler
to grind
majar
to crush
dar por hecho
to take for granted
desafinar
to be out of tune
el ceño fruncido
frown
arriar
to lower
digerir
to digest
reconfortante
comforting
el bibliotecario
librarian
el terráqueo
earthling
promediar
to be halfway through
renuente
reluctant
sarnoso
mangy
inadmisible
inadmissible
equiparar
to liken
apapachado
pampered
exorbitante
exorbitant
la beneficencia
charity
la indirecta
hint
efímero
ephemeral
chatarra
junk
maniobrar
to maneuver
envasar
to package
la mazorca
cob
vacilar
to waver
simular
to pretend
la Cenicienta
Cinderella
esclarecer
to dawn
el brebaje
potion
como sea
no matter what
amorfo
amorphous
ingrato
ungrateful
dar rienda suelta a
to give free rein to
desconcertado
puzzled
ileso
unharmed
acceder a
to access
entorpecer
to hinder
procurar
to try
irreconciliable
irreconcilable
inconsolable
inconsolable
la escapatoria
escape
el asesor
advisor
la acera
sidewalk
el escollo
obstacle
naufragar
to be shipwrecked
el remo
oar
el timón
rudder
irremediablemente
inevitably
la concupiscencia
lustfulness
tender
to lay out
aplacar
to appease
segundo tiempo
second half
trasladar
to transfer
el guisante
pea
empalagoso
sickly sweet
el destornillador
screwdriver
trepar
to climb
empuñar
to grasp
la bisagra
hinge
cerrarse de golpe
to slam shut
resaltar
to highlight
el andamiaje
structure
la botarga
mascot
acoger
to receive
colear
to wag its tail
el trillizo
triplet
el imán
magnet
vamos a ver
let's see
gato encerrado
something fishy
irse por las ramas
to beat around the bush
ir al grano
to get to the point
la gotera
leak
desahogarse
to vent
acortar
to shorten
recortar
to trim
ilusionarse
to get one's hopes up
tumbar
to knock down
fabular
to make up
el papel tapiz
wallpaper
someterse
to undergo
el zarpazo
swipe
rebosar
to overflow
teñirse
to color one's hair
amedrentarse
to get scared
tramar
to plot
el escondrijo
hiding place
la guarida
hideout
adulador
flattering
inducir
to lead to
desconcertado
taken aback
el destrozo
destruction
afianzarse
to become established
enmendar
to correct
empernar
to bolt
el acantilado
cliff
sí o sí
no matter what
impune
unpunished
propagar
to propagate
el botín
loot
el/la secuaz
minion
valerse de
to make use of
impenitente
unrepentant
insensible
numb
regatear
to bargain
rajarse
to back out
izar
to raise
la manutención
maintenance
verificarse
to take place
empalagar
to be too sweet
estrujar
to squeeze
conjugar
to combine
álgido
critical
aparearse
to mate
el apareamiento
mating
la almeja
clam
turbio
murky
holgar
to be unnecessary
el amortiguamiento
cushioning
bombear
to pump
comprimirse
to squash together
acarrear
to bear
el racimo
bunch
escarbarse
to pick
hurgarse
to pick
tartamudear
to stutter
la prolijidad
long-windedness
decantarse
to opt for
los juegos de azar
gambling
desapercibido
unnoticed
incumplir
to fail to fulfill
solaparse
to overlap
desempeñarse
to work as
aficionar
to get somebody interested in
el empobrecimiento
impoverishment
denominarse
to be called
perturbador
disturbing
el biberón
baby bottle
la puericultura
childcare
poner el dedo en la llaga
to put one's finger on it
inadvertido
unnoticed
el cubo
bucket
el plomo
lead
el container
container
el arándano
blueberry
ralentizar
to slow down
la pauta
guideline
el hito
milestone
el desagüe
drain
el drenaje
drainage
la grieta
crack
el moretón
bruise
la banqueta
sidewalk
precoz
early
grasoso
greasy
abultado
bulky
la sibilancia
wheezing
esporádico
sporadic
recóndito
remote
tieso
stiff
criticón
nit-picking
tacaño
mean
el patólogo
pathologist
el odontólogo
dentist
el otorrinolaringólogo
ENT
quirúrgico
surgical
el sistema digestivo
digestive system
la añoranza
longing
el esguince
sprain
amortiguar
to cushion
descartar
to rule out
la índole
nature
la tasa
rate
el sedentarismo
sedentary lifestyle
el prisma
point of view
la gama
range
encolerizarse
to get furious
encaramarse
to climb up onto
el rezagado
straggler
los esquemas
way of thinking
patético
pathetic
huesudo
bony
el novato
rookie
el ademán
gesture
languidecer
to languish
la polémica
controversy
el haragán
layabout
tildar
to brand
la verdura
greenness
rumoroso
murmuring
arisco
unfriendly
el alarido
shriek
sobreponerse
to pull oneself together
templar
to moderate
enarcar
to arch
enroscar
to screw in
bogar
to row
la negrura
blackness
el mazazo
sledgehammer blow
el trajín
hustle and bustle
el estaño
tin
entrón
daring
desaforadamente
like crazy
la picardía
cunning
el guiño
wink
pintoresco
picturesque
adinerado
wealthy
la hazaña
feat
arengar
to give a pep talk
el andén
platform
el tramo
stretch
averiado
broken down
la costra
scab
cabizbajo
downcast
degollar
to slit the throat of
tusar
to cut
el sebo
fat
despellejar
to skin
el desacato
disrespect
tachar
to label
encharcarse
to become waterlogged
mezquino
stingy
prodigar
to be generous with
compungido
remorseful
incauto
unsuspecting
el peñasco
crag
anidar
to dwell
embarrar
to cover in mud
bélico
warlike
la cifra
figure
el mestizo
mixed-race person
el mestizaje
crossbreeding
la cordillera
mountain range
la meseta
plateau
desquiciado
deranged
el desliz
slip
el rencor
resentment
entrever
to see signs of
untar
to spread
la cobardía
cowardice
la noria
Ferris wheel
la foca
seal
el velero
sailboat
el astillero
shipyard
perjudicial
harmful
chillar
to screech
arrebatarse
to get worked up
la planilla
pay slip
desolado
desolate
la simetría
symmetry
encorvar
to bend
inconcebible
inconceivable
la aprobación
approval
el sótano
cellar
conjeturar
to speculate
la cavilación
pondering
la entraña
core
el hastío
boredom
despedazar
to rip to pieces
la perplejidad
perplexity
el pábulo
fuel
el leñador
lumberjack
ensangrentado
bloodstained
la ribera
bank
el fango
mud
bifurcarse
to diverge
descartar
to dismiss
el dislate
nonsense
el beneplácito
consent
la congoja
anguish
balbucear
to stutter
encarar
to face up to
el homenaje
homage
el legajo
bundle
inficionar
to infect
la fatuidad
foolishness
intachable
faultless
ocioso
idle
copioso
copious
desperdiciar
to waste
ineludible
unavoidable
rebajarse
to stoop
candente
red-hot
manejarse
to get by
el contratiempo
setback
el muslo
thigh
pellizcar
to pinch
hincarse
to kneel
la jaula
cage
arrollar
to roll up
la pelusa
fluff
desteñir
to discolor
el atisbo
trace
vaivenear
to rock
el vaivén
swaying
inacabable
endless
la modorra
drowsiness
el portador
bearer
el pasadizo
passage
agarrotar
to stiffen
el quejido
moan
estaquear
to peg
el acoso
harassment
la soga
rope
el arbusto
bush
el buche
mouthful
reanudar
to resume
la fuga
escape
la marisma
marsh
el pantano
swamp
la crispación
tension
leve
slight
el rincón
corner
la hoguera
bonfire
chorrear
to drip
raso
level
tironear
to tug at
la penumbra
half-light
zafarse
to get away from
el látigo
whip
chirriar
to screech
la mazmorra
dungeon
afiebrado
feverish
el chaparral
thicket
jadeante
panting
desmigajar
to crumble
el perejil
parsley
el apio
celery
enyesar
to put in a cast
la bocanada
mouthful
chicotear
to whip
ronronear
to purr
el zaguán
hallway
el puñal
dagger
el peldaño
rung
el peldaño
step
borroso
blurred
la bruma
mist
el seto
hedge
despiadado
ruthless
el azar
chance
la coartada
alibi
agazaparse
to crouch
agazapado
crouching
entibiarse
to cool off
restañar
to stanch
arrellanarse
to sprawl
el terciopelo
velvet
el crepúsculo
twilight
parapetar
to shelter
entibiar
to cool down
el chicotazo
lash
receloso
suspicious
replegar
to retract
atemorizado
frightened
antaño
in days gone by
la trama
plot
plantear
to suggest
el charco
puddle
la canaleta
gutter
zambullirse
to dive
la candidatura
candidacy
acribillar
to riddle
enganchar
to hook
la antología
anthology
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