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cegar
cegar
to blind
castigar
castigar
to punish
la tipografía
la tipografía
typography
el presupuesto
el presupuesto
budget
apretar
apretar
to press
agacharse
agacharse
to crouch down
jubilar
jubilar
to retire
el/la albañil
el/la albañil
construction worker
el tornero
el tornero
turner
el sereno
el sereno
night watchman
desintegrar
desintegrar
to split
artificiosa
artificiosa
contrived
rizar
rizar
to curl
la cortesana
la cortesana
courtesan
el destello
el destello
sparkle
el cuchillo
el cuchillo
knife
el antepasado
el antepasado
ancestor
el sótano
el sótano
basement
la excepción
la excepción
exception
demostrar
to prove
la voluntad
will
la servidumbre
servants
la certidumbre
certainty
averiguar
to discover
mutual
mutual
la validación
validation
narrar
to narrate
ilusorio
illusory
el molino de viento
windmill
el desdoblamiento
splitting
creíble
believable
brutalmente
brutally
el ladrón
thief
la multitud
crowd
el cementerio
cemetery
el rasgo
characteristic
el aldeano
villager
presuponer
to assume
acceder
to agree
el discurso
speech
forzar
to force
el alivio
relief
mágico
magical
esquivo
elusive
la niñez
childhood
la vulnerabilidad
vulnerability
disociar
to dissociate
rehusar
to refuse
la tenacidad
resilience
maldecir
to curse
la siniestra
left hand
la diestra
right hand
el mármol
marble
velado
hidden
la yegua
mare
la pezuña
hoof
el silbido
whistle
el abra
cove
enmudecer
to silence
la jáquima
headstall
invernar
to spend the winter
el harén
harem
el arcano
mystery
viril
manly
apagar
to calm
la charla
chat
la resolana
glare of the sun
la fogata
bonfire
la serranía
mountain range
costumbrista
with a focus on local customs
el gozo
joy
captar
to capture
cautivar
to captivate
embelesar
to captivate
ataque de pánico
panic attack
la ansiedad
anxiety
prender
to arrest
el embotellamiento
traffic jam
animado
lively
colorido
colorful
evocar
to evoke
sordo
muffled
arrojadizo
throwing
prieto
black
el patrimonio
heritage
desgarrado
torn
el ansia
anguish
despedazar
to tear to shreds
el látigo
whip
el fulgor
brightness
el aro
ring
el repujado
embossing
arder
to burn
el galeón
galleon
pantanoso
swampy
pétreo
stone
la gorguera
gorget
escoltar
to accompany
carnavalesco
carnival
difuminar
to blur
travieso
witty
sarcástico
sarcastic
la comisura
corner
desorbitado
exorbitant
el manotazo
slap
frenético
frantic
el conductor
driver
el concurso
competition
el santiamén
jiff
desaforadamente
wildly
paladear
to savor
jorobar
to bug
la pizca
pinch
arrimar
to move closer
sublevar
to rouse to revolt
zigzaguear
to zigzag
el vespino
moped
el retrovisor
rear-view mirror
derrotar
to defeat
el canalla
scumbag
rencoroso
resentful
atisbar
to observe
el gemido
moan
soterrado
hidden
el bramido
bellow
fastidiar
to bother
cretino
stupid
arrancar
to start
la impudicia
immodesty
rozar
to brush against
la chapa
sheet
escudriñar
to scrutinize
encajar
to fit
matinal
morning
apretujarse
to squeeze together
el atasco
traffic jam
el semáforo
traffic light
el aniquilador
annihilator
abstracto
abstract
el clavel
carnation
el manicomio
asylum
el gentío
crowd
repletar
to fill completely
coger
to take
el relato
story
el trecho
stretch
el traque
bang
la madrugada
dawn
el rumbo
direction
el camposanto
cemetery
difunto
deceased
la cuadra
block
el volteo
flip turn
la hielera
cooler
el ánimo
mood
alzar
to lift
apaciguar
to pacify
la bendición
blessing
la bocina
horn
tragar
to swallow
maldición
damn
la rabia
rage
retumbar
to boom
desmayarse
to faint
aprisa
quickly
el párpado
eyelid
la noria
big wheel
atemorizado
frightened
la orilla
shore
parejo
similar
el escapulario
scapulary
la misericordia
mercy
revolcarse
to roll around
el zacate
grass
gemir
to moan
empinado
steep
aventar
to fan
apurar
to finish
asoleado
stupid
retorcer
to twist
repelar
to grumble
la rastra
rake
el calambre
cramp
azadonar
to hoe
el surco
furrow
repartir
to distribute
el sanatorio
hospital
ser equiparable a
to parallel
remedar
to imitate
preciar
to appreciate
la sangría
bleeding
el magnicidio
assassination
el modismo
idiom
manso
tame
tornarse
to turn
endemoniado
possessed
juzgar
to judge
la nuca
back of the neck
la hombría
manliness
alelado
spellbound
el anca
haunch
trepar
to climb
plegar
to fold
empuñar
to grasp
el rosario
string
la huella
trace
el fusil
rifle
condenado
condemned
la infidelidad
infidelity
fiel
faithful
el vientre
abdomen
la clavada
rip-off
el sonámbulo
sleepwalker
conmover
to move
regar
to flow through
el catedrático
professor
la cicatriz
scar
perdurar
to live on
el petardo
firecracker
el pistoletazo
pistol shot
la arenga
harangue
deslumbrador
dazzling
la escarcha
frost
la tarima
platform
el rastro
trace
refulgente
brilliant
¡Maldición!
Damn it!
la maldición
curse
el chorro
stream
suplicante
imploring
la yerbabuena
mint
el aliento
flavor
el roce
brush
la cadera
hip
desprenderse
to come off
montuno
mountain
la suela
leather
el taburete
stool
descortés
rude
encogerse de hombros
to shrug one's shoulders
obsequiar
to give
la ñapa
freebie
el botín
spoils
la vaina
thing
el sillón
armchair
carajo
fuck
conducirse
to conduct oneself
el tobillo
ankle
amarrar
to tie
desatar
to untie
el cura
priest
la carencia
lack
carente de
devoid of
desteñido
faded
ásperamente
harshly
apartar
to move away
el repertorio
repertoire
estrecharse
to embrace
el encargo
order
los comicios
elections
el afecto
affection
abortar
to abort
comprobar
to prove
harto
fed up
fastidiar
to annoy
la intemperie
the elements
fiero
fierce
lánguido
weak
la antorcha
torch
la penumbra
semi-darkness
otear
to scan
balbucear
to stammer
perdulario
forgetful
el follaje
foliage
el rostro
face
la pólvora
gunpowder
el aguardiente
liquor
el sorbo
sip
la cantimplora
water bottle
el desprecio
contempt
arrodillado
kneeling down
ofuscado
blinded
hundirse
to sink
desplomarse
to collapse
la sacudida
shake
el marinero
sailor
el bulto
bag
emprender
to undertake
el tintero
ink pot
atropellar
to run over
el toldo
awning
el látigo
whip
viviente
living
el alma
soul
el rebaño
flock
irremisible
irremissible
el bullicio
racket
el envasado
packaging
estafar
to defraud
desempeñar
to carry out
noquear
to knock out
la mosca
fly
descarado
shameless
descarado
impertinent
atónito
astonished
el asombro
amazement
saciar
to quench
turbio
turbid
el charco
puddle
quebradizo
fragile
el estero
estuary
el riachuelo
brook
raquítico
rickety
el hilo
thread
el manantial
spring
atravesar
to cross
tozudo
stubborn
el gesto
gesture
penosamente
arduously
arrastrarse
to drag oneself
el espejismo
mirage
la virtud
virtue
agrandarse
to grow larger
ahuyentar
to frighten off
el pormenor
detail
el fulano
what's-his-name
atado
tied
el tenderete
stall
aguardar
to wait for
el lienzo
canvas
el acierto
good call
hechizar
to enchant
disperso
scattered
omnímodo
overarching
afinar
to perfect
aportar
to provide
el velo
veil
descorrer
to open
a raíz de
as a result of
a mediados
in the middle of
el/la periodista
journalist
la patria
homeland
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