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el paréntesis
el paréntesis
bracket
las comillas
las comillas
quotation marks
corresponder
corresponder
to concern
corresponder
corresponder
to be for one to
el rencor
el rencor
resentment
divisar
divisar
to make out
el peldaño
el peldaño
step
el crepúsculo
el crepúsculo
twilight
la bruma
la bruma
mist
minuciosamente
minuciosamente
meticulously
el arroyo
el arroyo
stream
el puñal
el puñal
dagger
la caricia
la caricia
caress
restallar
restallar
to crack
la rama
la rama
branch
el recelo
el recelo
suspicion
receloso
receloso
suspicious
la disyuntiva
la disyuntiva
dilemma
sórdido
sórdido
sordid
el respaldo
support
gozar
to enjoy oneself
arrellanarse
to sprawl
el roble
oak
el mayordomo
butler
disuadir
to deter
dar en el clavo
to hit the nail on the head
caer en la cuenta
to realise
el nido
nest
concurrido
crowded
recurrir
to turn to
recorrer
to look around
recorrer
to travel around
ser pan comido
to be a piece of cake
dar la cara
to face the music
el repaso
review
el azar
chance
la coartada
alibi
retener
to retain
entibiar
to warm up
entibiar
to cool down
la nitidez
clarity
concertar
to set up
desgajarse
to break up
desgajar
to break off
de alguna forma
somehow
de alguna manera
somehow
sea como sea
in any case
tergiversar
to distort
atiborrar
to stuff full
estrecho
narrow
angosto
narrow
el callejón
alley
el papeleo
paperwork
bravo
fierce
el esmero
great care
el ricachón
rich guy
levantar
to pick up
escupir
to spit
churro
gorgeous
provocar
to tempt
provocar
to cause
liviano
light
la sorna
sarcasm
desviar
to divert
tercermundista
third-world
el fulgor
brilliance
resplandecer
to shine
vislumbrar
to make out
atisbar
to observe
divisar
to sight
amaestrar
to train
recóndito
remote
el agujero
hole
de luto
in mourning
motilar
to crop
abogar
to stand up for
bregar
to work hard
el amarillismo
sensationalism
indagar
to investigate
enredarse
to get tangled
patas arriba
upside down
llegar a
to come to
seguido
consecutive
acongojado
distressed
nítido
sharp
tumbarse
to lie down
tumbar
to knock down
cerciorarse
to make certain
la lujuria
lust
conformarse
to settle for
acabar por
to end up
el tumulto
turmoil
contemplar
to gaze at
envolver
to wrap
desmayarse
to faint
una vez
once
caer
to show up
Mucho ruido y pocas nueces.
All talk and no action.
vasto
vast
adiestrar
to train
la bulla
racket
abrasar
to burn
plasmar
to give expression to
resultar
to turn out
el dispositivo
device
el chasquido
click
el chasquido
crack
el cansancio
tiredness
aparatoso
showy
derramar
to spill
erguir
to raise
estropear
to damage
el cubo
bucket
repletar
to fill completely
arder
to burn
el estruendo
boom
el hedor
stench
estornudar
to sneeze
parpadear
to blink
diestro
right-handed
el/la principiante
beginner
el regazo
lap
regordete
chubby
de veras
really
el alboroto
racket
derrotar
to defeat
mandón
bossy
trepar
to climb
escalar
to climb
jalar
to pull
implícito
implicit
implicar
to imply
reencontrarse
to meet again
gestar
to put together
ponerse las pilas
to get one's act together
meloso
sickly-sweet
altanero
arrogant
no es para tanto
it's not such a big deal
zurdo
left-handed
soez
rude
pulcro
neat
el tope
limit
tirarse al agua
to jump into the water
tirarse de cabeza
to dive head first
amenizar
to make more pleasant
brincar
to jump
poner en duda
to cast doubt on
poner a prueba
to put to the test
poner en práctica
to put into practice
poner en evidencia
to show up
ponerse de parte de
to take sides with
abarcar
to cover
poner al tanto
to bring up to speed
cotidiano
daily
repartir
to distribute
desembarazarse
to get rid of
salir bien
to go well
el descaro
cheek
descarado
cheeky
conformarse
to be satisfied with
de reojo
out of the corner of one's eye
detener
to stop
hundir
to sink
amargo
bitter
apuesto
handsome
estrellar
to smash
la alacena
cupboard
incorporarse
to sit up
aplastar
to crush
estrujar
to squeeze
gemir
to groan
el propósito
purpose
la petición
request
ejercer
to practise
la intromisión
interference
la venganza
revenge
presencialmente
in person
la amargura
bitterness
estrellarse
to crash
estrafalario
eccentric
salvo
except
bramar
to roar
conllevar
to entail
lloriquear
to whine
a regañadientes
reluctantly
asentir
to nod
deseoso
eager
soslayar
to avoid
el pariente
relative
escudriñar
to scrutinise
mascullar
to mumble
tambalearse
to sway
gruñir
to growl
trastornar
to drive mad
cuchichear
to whisper
matutino
morning
rayado
striped
atigrado
striped
el berrinche
tantrum
parlotear
to chatter
el acontecimiento
event
estremecerse
to shudder
andar a la caza de
to be on the hunt for
rayar
to scratch
la tentativa
attempt
recomenzar
to begin again
advertir
to warn
restringir
to restrict
emplear
to use
comprobar
to check
la arena
sand
la mejora
improvement
meramente
merely
encubrir
to cover up
precipitar
to rush
más allá de
beyond
reñir
to tell off
pellizcar
to pinch
el obsequio
gift
cuyo
whose
la banqueta
pavement
la acera
pavement
descabellado
crazy
reponerse
to recover
reponer
to replace
la indulgencia
leniency
dizque
so-called
dizque
supposedly
creído
conceited
adelgazar
to lose weight
festejar
to celebrate
descifrar
to figure out
descifrar
to decipher
el consenso
consensus
enmascarar
to mask
barrer
to sweep
el cajón
drawer
la jaula
cage
arruncharse
to curl up
camellar
to work hard
tacaño
stingy
el vicioso
depraved person
desplomarse
to collapse
colapsar
to collapse
tener buena pinta
to look good
rumbear
to party
no solo ... sino también ...
not only ... but also ...
sea lo que sea
whatever it is
quien sea
whoever
donde sea
wherever
brotar
to sprout
la testa
head
el colmo
height
tieso
stiff
la paradoja
paradox
alterar
to alter
endemoniarse
to get angry
endemoniado
possessed
la sutileza
subtlety
la envergadura
magnitude
el umbral
threshold
insistir en
to insist on
la investigación
research
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
hasta
even
en resumen
in summary
en pocas palabras
in short
para resumir
to summarise
en consecuencia
consequently
por lo tanto
therefore
puesto que
since
dado que
given that
a causa de
because of
a pesar de
despite
además de
as well as
además
furthermore
además
besides
rebotar
to bounce
pillar
to catch
condescendiente
condescending
prescindir
to go without
prescindir
to do without
capacitarse
to train
capacitar
to prepare
la gaviota
seagull
alegar
to gripe
la trama
plot
la ambientación
setting
la paliza
beating
inmiscuirse
to meddle
el embustero
liar
propenso
prone
asumir
to assume
el fruto
result
enlazar
to link
los gajes del oficio
occupational hazard
aporrear
to pound
honrar
to honour
hacer que
to make
adquirir
to acquire
recalcar
to stress
tramitar
to process
de la mano
hand in hand
el incremento
increase
incrementar
to increase
entorpecer
to hinder
tenaz
tough
cuerdo
sane
retratar
to portray
la dicha
joy
la baba
saliva
saborear
to savour
el tino
sound judgment
arrasar
to raze to the ground
el títere
puppet
el disgusto
annoyance
la contrariedad
setback
frenar
to curb
el hecho
incident
ameritar
to deserve
ausente
absent
mentar
to mention
la incumbencia
responsibility
el blanqueador
bleach
la escala
scale
tender
to tend
el pecado
sin
la peca
freckle
componer
to repair
sanar
to heal
manco
one-armed
la tacha
blemish
la liebre
hare
sembrar
to plant
componer
to make up
timar
to con
aullar
to howl
el tuerto
one-eyed person
la fosa
grave
la fosa
pit
el menester
activity
impetuoso
impulsive
el pañal
nappy
despectivo
contemptuous
el seno
breast
parir
to give birth
encarar
to face
inquieto
restless
el eje
axis
la crianza
upbringing
solapado
sly
imprescindible
essential
prescindir de
to do without
a menos que
unless
el repartidor
deliveryman
el berraco
beast
cascar
to clout
el cachivache
piece of junk
mamar gallo
to pull someone's leg
frondoso
lush
media naranja
soulmate
la brillantina
glitter
la pirotecnia
fireworks
insólito
extremely unusual
la amabilidad
kindness
deslumbrar
to dazzle
deslumbrante
dazzling
raudo
swift
airoso
graceful
concernir
to concern
incumbir
to concern
mango bajito
low-hanging fruit
desbordar
to exceed
sobrepasar
to exceed
farsante
deceitful
desesperar
to drive to despair
el pedacito
small piece
embolatarse
to get lost
cumplir
to achieve
procrastinar
to procrastinate
el empeño
determination
enfrentar
to confront
seguro de sí mismo
self-confident
pintoresco
picturesque
luminoso
bright
fragante
fragrant
la semilla
seed
el arco iris
rainbow
diminuto
tiny
lozano
healthy-looking
cautivar
to captivate
el ramo
bouquet
entregado
devoted
el prócer
hero
homenajear
to pay tribute to
el cascarón
shell
encarar
to confront
el sendero
path
la buenaventura
good fortune
date la vuelta
turn around
di algo
say something
no lo hagas
don't do it
no te vayas
don't go
no me digas eso
don't say that to me
no te demores
don't take long
no te quejes
don't complain
darse por vencido
to give up
quieto
quiet
molestarse
to take offence
exaltarse
to get overexcited
quieto
still
alardear
to boast
el motor
engine
enganchar
to hook
atroz
atrocious
posponer
to postpone
aplazar
to postpone
girar
to spin
recopilar
to compile
llevadero
bearable
cabezón
pigheaded
echarse a
to burst into
echar la culpa
to put the blame on
el anuncio
advertisement
quedar bien
to make a good impression
quedarse sin
to run out of
me suena bien
sounds good to me
digno de admiración
admirable
digno de confianza
trustworthy
terco
stubborn
egoísta
selfish
ingenuo
naive
el cobarde
coward
despreocupado
carefree
engreído
bigheaded
discutidor
argumentative
poner en marcha
to set in motion
llevar una vida sana
to lead a healthy life
ponerse elegante
to dress up
ponerse de pie
to stand up
ponerse de acuerdo
to reach an agreement
ahorcar
to hang
blando
soft
la burbuja
bubble
el vistazo
quick look
el matiz
nuance
provenir
to come from
el cuerno
horn
si estuviera
if she were
si estuviera
if I were
si hubiera
if I had
si hubiera
if there were
hubiera sido
it would have been
el embrollo
muddle
el toque de queda
curfew
maullar
to meow
de la nada
out of nowhere
cuando menos lo esperas
when you least expect it
encargar
to order
a largo plazo
in the long run
a corto plazo
in the short term
surgir
to come up
meterse
to go in
la fuerza de voluntad
willpower
echar
to throw
echar un vistazo
to have a look
echar una mano
to lend a hand
meterse en problemas
to get into trouble
meter
to put
meter la pata
to put one's foot in it
cancelar
to settle
pulir
to polish
expedir
to send
desalojar
to vacate
el patrullero
patrolman
el desamparo
abandonment
el amparo
protection
amparar
to protect
darse a la fuga
to flee
huir
to escape
el imán
magnet
el tornillo
screw
siempre que
whenever
siempre y cuando
as long as
pongamos por caso
let's suppose
atinar
to hit the target
crujir
to creak
desenclavarse
to work loose
truculento
horrifying
el gorrión
sparrow
montaraz
wild
corpulento
heavyset
la carpa
tent
desharrapado
ragged
pulido
polished
diáfano
diaphanous
la orilla
bank
la orilla
shore
la cañabrava
reed
la aldea
hamlet
el pelotón
squad
reprochar
to reproach
apretar
to squeeze
apretar
to press
cimentar
to lay the foundations of
para atras ni para coger impulso
never look back
compadecer
to feel sorry for
el alarido
shriek
indecible
indescribable
el tambor
drum
el redoble
drumroll
la cólera
anger
proferir
to utter
estallar
to explode
latir
to beat
enfurecer
to infuriate
espantar
to frighten
deslizar
to slide
el trastorno
disorder
acechar
to stalk
la presa
prey
colgar
to hang
engullir
to wolf down
ajustar
to adjust
despejar
to clear up
despejar
to clear
la manga
sleeve
el signo
sign
el almacén
store
regodearse
to take pleasure in
la oleada
wave
la tela
fabric
satinado
satin
terso
smooth
la prenda
item of clothing
el dependiente
shop assistant
encapricharse
to be infatuated
encapricharse
to set one's mind on
el escaparate
shop window
la vitrina
glass case
la vitrina
shop window
la estela
wake
la estela
trail
ayunar
to fast
la jornada
working day
a que no
I dare you
cumplirse
to come true
el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo
obsessive-compulsive disorder
insinuar
to hint at
vengarse
to get revenge
a la par
together
la nalgada
smack on the bottom
amarrar
to tie
sumo
supreme
aportar
to contribute
enloquecer
to drive crazy
botar
to throw away
torear
to provoke
alejarse
to move away
de manera realista
realistically
tropezar
to stumble
cotorrear
to chatter
estar de vuelta
to be back
devorar
to devour
agachar
to lower
tragar
to swallow
mortificarse
to be mortified
mortificar
to torment
entretener
to entertain
divertir
to amuse
el entretenimiento
entertainment
aferrar
to grasp
sujetar
to fasten
ventilar
to air
dejar caer
to drop
influenciar
to influence
influir en
to influence
convenir
to be a good idea
espeluznante
horrifying
retardar
to delay
demorar
to delay
demorar
to take long
fugaz
fleeting
por cuanto
in that
el amor propio
self-love
la autoestima
self-esteem
piropear
to catcall
condenar
to condemn
derrocar
to overthrow
avecinarse
to approach
la varita
wand
por medio de
by means of
mediante
by means of
la ramera
whore
pisotear
to stomp on
el cupo
room
ameno
pleasant
el cabo suelto
loose end
empalagoso
sickly sweet
encantador
charming
el lío
mess
halagador
flattering
inesperado
unexpected
cansón
tiresome
el día siguiente
the next day
aquel día
that day
dudoso
dubious
riesgoso
risky
al cabo de
at the end of
difundir
to spread
a lo largo de
throughout
por si acaso
just in case
por lo menos
at least
con tal de que
as long as
hora prevista de llegada
estimated time of arrival
en caso de que
in the event that
el centelleo
twinkling
burlón
teasing
el jaque mate
checkmate
maravillarse
to be amazed
la suposición
assumption
bien
very
afilado
sharp
filoso
sharp
por más que
as much as
por mucho que
no matter how much
y eso que
even though
el filo
cutting edge
la reserva
stock
la bolsa
stock market
el Oriente Medio
the Middle East
la afición
fondness
en cambio
instead
actualmente
at the moment
socarrón
sarcastic
despiadado
ruthless
a pesar de que
even though
acaso
perhaps
vano
vain
a lo mejor
maybe
en cuanto a
with regard to
desde siempre
always
antes que nada
first of all
ya que
since
puesto que
given that
lo que sea
whatever
ya que
given that
aunque sea
even though it's
aunque sea
even if it's
las pendejadas
crap
a fondo
thorough
tal cual
just as
tal y como
just like
así como
as well as
tan pronto como
as soon as
en cuanto
as soon as
al igual que
just like
como que
as if
de sobra
spare
la recocha
fun
la navaja
razor
el revolcón
shake-up
bondadoso
kind
a que no
I bet you can't
para variar
for a change
el reposo
rest
a la par
at the same time
convenir
to be advisable
incitar
to incite
sortear
to dodge
delicado
delicate
quisquilloso
fussy
ceñir
to cling to
culear
to screw
el mal genio
temper
deprisa
quickly
potente
powerful
explotar
to exploit
aletargado
lethargic
tener que ver
to have to do
requerir
to require
el requisito
requirement
la entidad
entity
corresponder
to return one's love
acabarse
to run out
que yo sepa
as far as I know
realizar
to carry out
pertenecer a
to belong to
coincidir
to coincide
arrodillarse
to kneel down
degollar
to slit the throat of
trasnochar
to stay up late
trasero
rear
desaprovechar
to not make the most of
bostezar
to yawn
desperezarse
to stretch
el sótano
basement
percatar
to realise
ingresar
to enter
agitar
to shake
alucinarse
to be amazed
alucinar
to hallucinate
el consuelo
comfort
halagar
to flatter
debilitar
to weaken
carecer de
to lack
apurar
to rush
la nuca
nape
acercar
to move closer
cegar
to blind
alistar
to get ready
alistar
to put on a list
exigente
demanding
impacientarse
to lose one's patience
impacientar
to make impatient
rozar
to brush
empacar
to pack
agotarse
to tire oneself out
agotar
to exhaust
enderezar
to straighten
teso
complex
el teso
smart cookie
la sobremesa
after-dinner conversation
deshonesto
dishonest
tener la intención de
to intend to
estar destinado a
to be intended for
descuidar
to neglect
desatender
to neglect
buen gusto
good taste
mal gusto
bad taste
crítico
critical
igualar
to equalise
combinar
to go with
coincidir
to match
hacer caso
to pay attention to
el escalofrío
shiver
silbar
to whistle
picar
to sting
desvelar
to reveal
desvelar
to keep awake
subrayar
to underline
anhelar
to yearn
sobrar
to not be needed
sobrar
to be left over
herir
to wound
bastar
to be enough
rodear
to surround
el compromiso
commitment
destacar
to stand out
destacar
to emphasize
burlarse de
to mock
repentino
sudden
prevenir
to prevent
No hay mal que por bien no venga.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
desperdiciar
to waste
vencer
to overcome
vencer
to defeat
permanecer
to stay
saltar
to go off
favorecedor
flattering
la risotada
guffaw
soltar
to let go of
pertenecer
to belong to
trasladar
to transfer
traspasar
to transfer
enterarse
to find out
enterar
to inform
grave
serious
afligir
to upset
quedar
to be
malinterpretar
to misinterpret
diverso
several
comunicar
to convey
expresar
to express
cuadrar
to add up
fastidiar
to annoy
despistarse
to lose one's concentration
atreverse
to dare
la racha
patch
la racha
streak
lo antes posible
as soon as possible
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
leve
slight
malgastar
to waste
el derroche
waste
el alambre
wire
atravesar
to go through
atravesar
to cross
avispar
to prod
sentir afecto por
to care for
llamar la atención
to attract attention
desafiar
to challenge
abrumar
to overwhelm
ponerse a
to begin
agarrar
to grab
apoderarse de
to seize
apoderarse de
to overcome
devolver
to give back
tapar
to cover
engarzarse
to get tangled
amenazar
to threaten
conceder
to give
rematar
to finish off
el clavo
nail
sobresalir
to stand out
sobresalir
to stick out
sobreponerse
to overcome
sobreponer
to put on top of
la urgencia
urgency
la urgencia
emergency
asistir a
to attend
el miramiento
consideration
la polémica
controversy
apuntar
to aim
la puntería
aim
exponer
to expose
la tregua
respite
los modales
manners
la destreza
skill
semejante
similar
la previsión
forecast
la previsión
precaution
la carcajada
loud laugh
sagaz
shrewd
la aguja
needle
perspicaz
sharp
consiguiente
resulting
el juicio
good sense
en sí
itself
susurrar
to whisper
renegar
to disown
zumbar
to buzz
alzar
to lift
palidecer
to turn pale
yacer
to lie
arrojar
to hurl
reprimirse
to stop oneself
reprimir
to repress
reprimir
to suppress
consumar
to complete
rechinar
to creak
perturbar
to disturb
perturbar
to disrupt
alargar
to extend
disimular
to hide
proceder
to behave
proceder de
to come from
arrancar
to pull out
asemejarse
to look alike
asemejar
to make look like
dejarse llevar
to get carried away
proponerse
to set out to
proponer
to propose
desechar
to throw away
concebir
to comprehend
concebir
to conceive
embotar
to dull
agudizar
to sharpen
llevar a cabo
to carry out
pervertir
to corrupt
encartarse
to get stuck with
vivo
bright
vivo
bright
vivo
intense
el goce
enjoyment
retomar
to resume
deleitarse
to enjoy
deleitar
to delight
desentrañar
to figure out
actualizar
to update
estar al tanto
to be up to date with
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