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el rendimiento
el rendimiento
performance
fomentar
fomentar
to promote
apresuradamente
apresuradamente
hurriedly
apresurado
apresurado
hurried
el trasvase
el trasvase
transfer
abastecer
abastecer
to supply
carencia de
carencia de
lack of
asolar
asolar
to destroy
desviado
desviado
deviant
el abedul
el abedul
birch tree
el cauce
el cauce
riverbed
la acequia
la acequia
irrigation ditch
el economato
el economato
company store
surtir
surtir
to provide
herrumbroso
herrumbroso
rusty
la capilla
la capilla
chapel
el obrero
el obrero
worker
el barracón
el barracón
barracks
escarbar
escarbar
to dig
la explanada
terrace
la alquimia
alchemy
desencajar
to knock out of place
el mechón
lock
alzar
to lift
rebelde
rebellious
embeber
to soak up
estancar
to bring to a halt
el eslabón
link
desenrollar
to unroll
sobrecoger
to startle
armar
to put together
el hatillo
bundle
abundar
to abound
desplegar
to unfold
anhelar
to long
infranqueable
impassable
sobradamente
all too well
el uro
aurochs
estepario
steppe
rupestre
cave
el lince
lynx
abrumador
overwhelming
sujetar
to hold
el yacimiento
deposit
el elenco
cast
el pienso
dry kibble
la golosina
candy
el cercado
fence
trotar
to trot
nítido
clear
dimitir
to resign
apiadar
to earn the pity of
la estufa
stove
bélico
warlike
contundente
blunt
entrelazar
to intertwine
paulatinamente
gradually
inquebrantable
unshakable
involucrar
to involve
el luto
mourning
honrar
to honor
el despojo
loot
acorralar
to corner
acorralar
to corral
agobiante
overwhelming
agobiado
overwhelmed
agobiar
to overwhelm
desatar
to untie
la tertulia
gathering
tener lugar
to take place
largarse
to leave
aledaño
adjacent
costoso
expensive
el allegado
relative
la remesa
remittance
la obstinación
stubbornness
el traslado
transfer
vetar
to veto
afianzar
to strengthen
esquilmar
to overexploit
la acogida
welcome
el muelle
dock
broncearse
to get a tan
la hilera
row
el tronco
trunk
el maletero
trunk
abandonar
to give up
el disparate
nonsense
la manguera
hose
acorralar
to corner
tozudo
stubborn
el rozado
grazed land
el hornillo
camping stove
ahumado
smoked
la manga
sleeve
chamuscado
scorched
la fogata
bonfire
el resplandor
brightness
crepitante
crackling
la leña
firewood
constar de
to consist of
eslabonar
to link
envidiar
to envy
el ahínco
determination
el ahínco
effort
apetecible
appetizing
perturbar
to disrupt
atormentar
to torture
inquietar
to worry
apetecible
appealing
comprender
to include
la contención
restraint
anclar
to anchor
tender
to tend
obviar
to avoid
burlarse
to mock
tropezar
to stumble
el pozo
well
aportar
to contribute
matizar
to explain
detenidamente
carefully
el arca
chest
desenfadado
casual
el desbordamiento
overflowing
o sea
in other words
la recompensa
reward
el premio
reward
el trastorno
disorder
el anonimato
anonymity
imperar
to prevail
el padecimiento
suffering
el reparo
reservation
la herencia
inheritance
puntiagudo
pointed
alabar
to praise
sangrante
outrageous
desmoronar
to cause to crumble
la certeza
certainty
dar fe
to testify
la jefatura
leadership
meramente
merely
la voladura
demolition
sobrepasar
to exceed
derrocar
to overthrow
involucrado
implicated
la tasa
rate
el parangón
comparison
abogar
to advocate
el acatamiento
compliance
reseñar
to review
el acoso
harassment
leve
minor
leve
slight
la capa
layer
el grosor
thickness
llamativo
striking
a la ligera
lightly
el patriarcado
patriarchy
la depuración
refinement
el ala
wing
la asunción
acceptance
la asunción
assumption
arrojar
to throw
destacado
distinguished
el arraigo
roots
pulido
refined
el cuartel
barracks
tumbar
to knock down
el fogueo
experience
la bala
bullet
el fusilamiento
execution by firing squad
el descalabro
setback
la quiebra
bankruptcy
en apuros
in trouble
aliviar
to relieve
la hambruna
famine
matizar
to qualify
contrarrestar
to counteract
achacar
to blame
topar
to run into
el ímpetu
momentum
mientras tanto
meanwhile
supeditado
dependant
perentorio
urgent
apacible
gentle
tiritar
to shiver
enésimo
nth
la polémica
controversy
el malestar
discomfort
la quincena
two weeks
fiable
trustworthy
pese a que
even though
meterse
to interfere
apreciar
to appreciate
encarar
to confront
la cuota
fee
descorazonador
discouraging
pretender
to intend
somnoliento
drowsy
perdurar
to last
apagarse
to fade
el ahogo
breathlessness
la suelta
release
el desmadre
chaos
la celda
cell
la azotea
terrace roof
soltar
to let go of
averiguar
to find out
el derrumbe
collapse
la careta
mask
pegado
glued
inepto
incompetent
el empate
tie
vacilar
to hesitate
vacilar
to make fun of
el disparo
shot
el payaso
clown
halagador
flattering
comunicar
to connect
meterse
to go in
el rebaño
herd
agotador
exhausting
el depredador
predator
el inquilino
tenant
denostar
to insult
potenciar
to promote
ensalzar
to praise
concebir
to conceive
restante
remaining
eso sí
even if
desmedido
excessive
el lucro
profit
el fruto
result
el polo
pole
la cuadrícula
grid
el ensanche
widening
ensanchar
to widen
despreciar
to despise
el extrarradio
outskirts
el hormigón
concrete
recaer
to suffer a relapse
el gitano
gypsy
el euskera
Basque
el mando
command
denigrante
degrading
el escudo
shield
el agujero
hole
la baja
sick leave
pillar
to catch
perteneciente
belonging to
el desahucio
dismissal
vano
vain
abonar
to pay
la lactancia
breastfeeding
aludir
to refer to
la pertenencia
possession
el desalojo
eviction
el aseo
cleaning
la mendicidad
begging
pegar
to hit
el sorbo
sip
asearse
to get washed and dressed
el tenderete
market stall
el salvoconducto
safe-conduct
apañar
to fix
el pabellón
pavilion
menguar
to decrease
el asma
asthma
el colchón
mattress
el mechero
lighter
la tensión
voltage
hacer llegar
to get across
la capucha
hood
la bata
lab coat
la subida
rise
impugnar
to challenge
exiguo
meager
el fortalecimiento
strengthening
refrendar
to endorse
el trámite
procedure
escupir
to spit
la fila
row
enrolar
to enroll
la alberca
swimming pool
agilizar
to speed up
blindar
to armor-plate
desembocar
to end in
magullar
to bruise
la casilla
square
el beneplácito
consent
el tramo
stretch
la grieta
crack
acuñar
to coin
el pasto
pasture
la ganadería
stockbreeding
hacia
toward
atajar
to take a shortcut
el retroceso
recession
la tala
felling
al revés
the other way around
aterrar
to terrify
salpicar
to sprinkle
de antemano
beforehand
la tesina
dissertation
el varón
male
corriente
common
en cuanto a
with regard to
chocar con
to collide with
ceñirse
to stick to
el morro
snout
la traba
obstacle
asequible
affordable
permitirse
to afford
la recaudación
collection
el baluarte
bastion
vigente
in force
indignar
to make angry
abaratar
to reduce the price of
promulgar
to pass
el ámbito
field
remontar
to overcome
el hincapié
emphasis
la roza
clearing
privar
to deprive of
el aro
hoop
el campesino
peasant
la sudadera
sweatshirt
el asalariado
salaried employee
fallar
to rule
el repartidor
deliveryman
avalar
to guarantee
el tapiz
tapestry
dorado
golden
la flecha
arrow
frondoso
abundant
el pilar
pillar
la verja
iron gate
el rostro
face
mofarse
to mock
el enfoque
approach
apestar
to stink
la retroalimentación
feedback
y pico
something
temblar
to shake
el regate
dodge
instaurar
to establish
amañado
rigged
los comicios
elections
la trifulca
fight
el llamamiento
call
ferviente
fervent
sintonizar
to tune to
incitar
to incite
el desprestigio
discredit
ensañarse
to treat brutally
ensañar
to enrage
ciego
blind
el halago
compliment
deseoso
eager to
resentido
resentful
la querella
lawsuit
soterrado
buried
soterrado
hidden
antaño
in days gone by
el anhelo
longing
ingenuo
naive
el pudor
modesty
el nepotismo
nepotism
descarado
shameless
apestado
plague-ridden
arrinconado
stuck in a corner
duradero
durable
la vertiente
aspect
desgajar
to tear out
el machista
male chauvinist
irrumpir
to burst into
el anzuelo
fish hook
tambalearse
to stagger
plurianual
multiyear
prorrogar
to extend
recta final
final stretch
mutual
mutual
el caladero
fishing ground
la inquietud
worry
la lupa
magnifying glass
extremar
to maximize
oponer
to counter
abocar
to end in
el rechazo
rejection
agotar
to exhaust
rematar
to finish off
en vigor
in effect
alargar
to lengthen
barajar
to consider
tuitear
to tweet
la pestaña
tab
el calvario
torture
el espino
hawthorn
el alambre
wire
sepultar
to bury
retorcido
twisted
el hierro
iron
arribar
to reach
la denegación
refusal
el hospedaje
lodging
hacinar
to heap
arrastrar
to drag
tramitar
to process
mutilar
to mutilate
la lona
canvas
la chabola
shack
aledaño
neighboring
la ladera
slope
la sobrepoblación
overpopulation
el embudo
bottleneck
posterior
later
dactilar
fingerprint
la alambrada
wire fence
la valla
fence
la secuela
effect
interminable
endless
carecer
to lack
restar
to subtract
bastar
to be enough
deslizar
to slide
acompañar
to accompany
sustentar
to sustain
debilitar
to weaken
enterar
to inform
condenar
to condemn
enterrar
to bury
asombrar
to amaze
estirar
to stretch
absorber
to absorb
perfilar
to outline
derribar
to demolish
sobrar
to be left over
presionar
to put pressure on
triunfar
to triumph
recuperar
to recover
suspender
to suspend
acariciar
to pet
subir
to go up
la persiana
blind
lucir
to shine
la boina
beret
el telar
loom
la ardilla
squirrel
el hilo
thread
tejer
to knit
el legado
legacy
el declive
decline
extrañar
to miss
el parón
sudden stop
amortiguar
to cushion
la prestación
benefit
el pinar
pinewood
encajar
to fit
asentar
to set up
el aprovechamiento
use
en torno
around
sumar
to add
hundir
to sink
tirar la toalla
to throw in the towel
el cóctel
cocktail
volar
to blow up
reventar
to blow up
el/la superviviente
survivor
la faena
task
brotar
to sprout
indagar
to investigate
el empeño
determination
el millar
thousand
la resina
resin
la escayola
cast
rebajado
reduced
el latón
brass
la miera
juniper oil
la corteza
bark
el surco
furrow
el tufo
stink
incinerar
to cremate
pleno
the middle of
el hito
milestone
llegar a ser
to become
el/la gilipollas
asshole
el tabique
partition wall
el pladur
plasterboard
la furgoneta
van
la cabaña
cabin
el rédito
interest
el rótulo
label
rotular
to label
la piscifactoría
fish farm
el vacuno
cattle
el cervecero
brewer
adinerado
wealthy
el heredero
heir
metido
involved
el coto de caza
preserve
el secano
dry land
el arrozal
rice field
el polígono
polygon
desolador
devastating
la marisma
marsh
el/la currante
worker
de reojo
sideways
el recibidor
entrance hall
de fondo
in the background
vigilar
to keep an eye on
el embajador
ambassador
la acera
sidewalk
el zaguán
hallway
yacer
to lie
el esquinazo
corner
el escaparate
store window
el/la terrateniente
landowner
arrocero
rice
estafar
to rip off
aportar
to contribute
el enchufe
plug
de todos modos
anyway
de cualquier modo
anyway
de cualquier manera
anyway
desinflar
to deflate
aclarar
to clarify
irse a la cama
to go to bed
acceder
to agree
el subsidio
benefit
sobresaliente
outstanding
contar con
to count on
desbordar
to overflow
llevar tiempo
to take time
no obstante
nevertheless
la divulgación
disclosure
firmemente
firmly
la incertidumbre
uncertainty
encadenar
to chain
abordar
to tackle
la vocación
calling
el mito
myth
peraltar
to bank
el renombre
renown
el expediente
record
descartar
to rule out
hacer ilusión
to thrill
agredir
to insult
intempestivo
ungodly
debido a
due to
a falta de
in the absence of
la rueda
wheel
experimentar
to experiment
experimentar
to experience
el agotamiento
exhaustion
estar harto
to be fed up
la Nochevieja
New Year's Eve
la Nochebuena
Christmas Eve
la casa matriz
head office
encabezar
to head
malvivir
to barely get by
calcado
identical
pasar por
to pass through
poseer
to possess
sonado
much-talked-about
readmitir
to readmit
indemnizar
to compensate
improcedente
improper
el despido
sacking
sentado
seated
sentarse
to sit down
asentarse
to settle
el sesgo
bias
espetar
to blurt out
la idoneidad
suitability
el atasco
traffic jam
el desvío
detour
el cuello
neck
tenerse
to stand
entregar
to deliver
aventurar
to speculate
encubierto
hidden
el páramo
wasteland
escasear
to be scarce
para que
so that
se debe a
it is due to
hacer que
to make
entremedio
in between
el paro
unemployment
el reconocimiento
recognition
encadenado
chained
más allá
beyond
la falla
defect
poco a poco
little by little
el alegato
plea
desmentir
to contradict
avanzar
to move forward
el olvido
oversight
lamentable
regrettable
vertiginoso
fast
descender
to descend from
descender
to fall
descender
to drop
la desinversión
disinvestment
el promedio
average
achacar
to attribute
coincidir
to be in agreement
acechar
to spy on
descabellado
crazy
apuntar
to point out
si bien
even though
relatar
to tell about
el cansancio
tiredness
disimular
to conceal
reanudar
to resume
jovial
cheerful
el aforo
capacity
imponer
to impose
denegar
to deny
el varapalo
blow
el indulto
pardon
el marco
frame
el fomento
promotion
el naufragio
collapse
ahondar
to make deeper
la imposición
taxation
estrangular
to strangle
el haz
bundle
el margen
margin
la trampa
trap
emitir
to broadcast
cuarto
fourth
inequívoco
unambiguous
deponer
to depose
galardonado
award-winning
desatado
uncontrolled
respaldar
to support
la rama
branch
la ira
anger
burlar
to evade
impedir
to prevent
acoger
to take in
mediante
by means of
el suministro
supply
la previsión
prediction
acudir
to turn to
colindante
adjacent to
arrasar
to raze to the ground
la acogida
acceptance
el cuentagotas
dropper
ya que
now that
el asentamiento
settlement
reubicar
to relocate
rehuir
to avoid
pestilente
foul
el condado
county
fortuito
accidental
la casualidad
coincidence
debido a
because of
hasta que
until
repentino
sudden
por completo
completely
arder
to burn
ardiente
burning
la sequedad
dryness
recinto ferial
fairground
de verdad
real
el lanzallamas
flamethrower
la maleza
undergrowth
la racha
gust
la barriada
area
recorrer
to traverse
el arroyo
stream
el relato
story
el despliegue
deployment
el recado
errand
las cenizas
ashes
soplar
to blow
instar
to urge
el blindaje
armor
dispuesto
willing
el flujo
flow
estallar
to explode
abarrotar
to pack
aborrecer
to abandon
la carpa
tent
deteriorar
to damage
el encierro
seclusion
agravar
to make worse
perpetrar
to carry out
el hacinamiento
overcrowding
la lentitud
slowness
enfrentar
to confront
destacar
to emphasize
la diana
bullseye
arrojarse
to throw oneself
pisotear
to stomp on
callar
to keep quiet
el viraje
change
acudir
to come
el centenar
hundred
socavar
to undermine
a pesar de
in spite of
por lo menos
at least
siempre y cuando
as long as
a no ser que
unless
lastrar
to burden
el hundimiento
collapse
el desbarajuste
mess
el desgaste
erosion
el revés
setback
el mazazo
heavy blow
la marimorena
fuss
la burbuja
bubble
surfear
to surf
el milagro
miracle
preconcebido
preconceived
cargado
loaded
a través de
through
forjar
to forge
etéreo
ethereal
la cicatriz
scar
el viraje
turn
perjudicial
detrimental
desaconsejar
to advise against
el revolcón
shake-up
pese a todo
despite everything
pese a
despite
el/la amante
lover
predilecto
favorite
aunque
even though
el ocio
spare time
quienes
who
concurrido
crowded
derivar en
to result in
la apertura
opening
la puntilla
coup de grâce
forzoso
obligatory
el tablero
board
comprobar
to check
el punto de vista
point of view
el alza
rise
el entendimiento
understanding
cobrar
to charge for
hay que
one must
aun
even
echar por tierra
to wreck
repostar
to fill up
el camión
truck
ínfimo
negligible
solía ser
used to be
incluso
even
la divisa
currency
llenar
to fill
el trueque
barter
conseguir
to obtain
insistir
to insist
extremadamente
extremely
pacíficamente
peacefully
el comercio
stores
saquear
to loot
dispersar
to disperse
la goma
rubber
suscitar
to arouse
la estancia
stay
enfundarse
to wrap oneself in
partir
to split
el ascenso
ascent
el pleno
plenary
el atuendo
outfit
subido
high
el apelativo
name
el séquito
entourage
abultado
inflated
violar
to violate
el gasto
spending
ecuánime
impartial
engañar
to deceive
el borrador
draft
constatar
to confirm
discutido
controversial
el recurso
resource
el repunte
rise
sostener
to back up
reclutar
to recruit
detenido
under arrest
el reclutamiento
recruitment
previamente
previously
la infracción
offense
señalar
to point out
procedente
coming from
el vínculo
link
vincular
to link
destrozado
ruined
el volante
steering wheel
agarrar
to grab
cuidadosamente
carefully
el lema
motto
medir
to weigh up
la cúpula
leaders
la cautela
caution
claudicar
to give up
el resquemor
resentment
la jaula
cage
el rapero
rapper
desatendido
neglected
sino
but
tanto
so much
maltrecho
battered
deja caer
drop
herido
wounded
demoledor
overwhelming
la injerencia
interference
la traición
treason
el escrutinio
scrutiny
someter
to subdue
el mantenimiento
maintenance
reinar
to reign
hacer cumplir
to enforce
la rueda de prensa
press conference
conceder
to give
gravar
to tax
el arancel
tariff
con respecto de
with respect to
disponer
to arrange
la brecha
gap
la condena
condemnation
la indignación
outrage
lidiar
to deal with
por su cuenta
on his own
la cuenta
account
comenzar
to start
prever
to predict
de lleno
fully
pergeñar
to draft
alentar
to encourage
subyacente
underlying
el temor
fear
asemejarse
to resemble
el asunto
matter
la conducta
behavior
llevar a cabo
to carry out
frenar
to brake
frenar
to hold back
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