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altivo
altivo
haughty
escarapelar
escarapelar
to strip off
el cosquilleo
el cosquilleo
tickling sensation
trabar
trabar
to hinder
huraño
huraño
unsociable
eximirse
eximirse
to obtain an exemption
el predicador
el predicador
preacher
la tortícolis
la tortícolis
crick in the neck
la hornilla
la hornilla
burner
el manto
el manto
cloak
el portapapeles
el portapapeles
clipboard
desatascar
desatascar
to unblock
arisco
arisco
unfriendly
la pereza
la pereza
laziness
cursar
cursar
to take
reprobable
reprobable
reprehensible
embelesado
embelesado
spellbound
el reparo
el reparo
reservation
curvilíneo
curvilíneo
curvaceous
exuberante
buxom
el despachador
dispatcher
la pocilga
pigsty
la campanada
chime
la brazada
stroke
intrascendente
insignificant
cercenar
to sever
el dictamen
ruling
a propósito
specially
la vereda
sidewalk
conllevar
to entail
la gestión
management
la mirada lasciva
leer
indagar
to inquire into
pulular
to swarm around
la subvención
subsidy
la chata
bedpan
el bastidor
frame
emparedado
locked up
la daga
dagger
apartado
isolated
la redada
raid
el cochecito
baby carriage
la calaña
ilk
raudo
swift
el parentesco
kinship
tempestuoso
stormy
terciarse
to arise
terciar
to take part
pueril
childish
entornar
to half-close
encasillar
to classify
rezongar
to grumble
desbaratar
to mess up
el berrinche
tantrum
hasta cuando
even when
pasmado
astonished
reprender
to scold
la carriola
stroller
el velorio
vigil
la línea del horizonte
skyline
la coyuntura
situation
el aguijón
stinger
el tímpano
eardrum
la aguja
needle
abocar
to end in
enderezar
to straighten out
el bribón
rogue
vengativo
vindictive
la fosa
ditch
alicaído
crestfallen
calumniar
to libel
ya que
now that
arribar
to arrive
desprestigiar
to discredit
la cartelera
marquee
el madrazo
hard blow
escabechado
marinated
el sostén
bra
la vitrina
shop window
el alfiletero
pincushion
el pabellón
pavilion
el/la cotilla
gossip
la cuesta
slope
la juerga
partying
el paraíso
paradise
la prórroga
overtime
engalanar
to decorate
anegar
to overwhelm
el baluarte
bastion
la cesión
transfer
el sumidero
drain
la palanca
leverage
la palanca
crowbar
sulfurar
to enrage
tapiar
to wall in
cuerdo
sensible
la maqueta
model
rezagar
to postpone
tañer
to strum
la demanda
lawsuit
derivar
to arise from
rezagado
backward
el jornalero
day laborer
la manta
rug
la colcha
bedspread
la funda
case
desmadrado
out of control
aventurero
adventurous
la fianza
bail
chueco
crooked
asustadizo
easily frightened
el toldo
awning
laborioso
laborious
jocoso
humorous
el/la cascarrabias
grouch
la fuerza laboral
workforce
la exactitud
accuracy
la escorrentía
run-off
arremolinarse
to crowd around
grumoso
lumpy
mellar
to nick
la esterilla
mat
el culebrón
soap opera
el arrimón
deadbeat
el jaleo
commotion
la caseta
shed
mordisquear
to nibble
facturar
to invoice
apantallar
to fan
apegarse a
to become attached to
templado
mild
la cómoda
chest of drawers
pellizcar
to pinch
el ariete
battering ram
el carnero
ram
la conjunción
conjunction
someterse
to undergo
el malandro
crook
la válvula
valve
el capó
hood
la brocheta
skewer
el pincho
point
el aval
guarantee
el juramento
oath
el carrete
roll of film
el yeso
cast
el cabestrillo
sling
remilgarse
to be affectedly nice
avasallar
to overwhelm
dar abasto
to cope
aletear
to flap one's arms
el cántaro
pitcher
enderezar
to straighten
hablador
talkative
sonrojarse
to blush
la caneca
trash can
callado
quiet
la chimenea
fireplace
asear
to clean up
reñido
close
fisgar
to snoop
asear
to clean
el malabarismo
juggling
la cordura
sense
el día festivo
holiday
la acera
footpath
el allanamiento
breaking and entering
apenarse
to be embarrassed
prepotente
very powerful
soberbio
proud
escabullirse
to weasel one’s way
esculcar
to search
el seto
hedge
tope
top
el tope
limit
el mariscal
marshal
calcinado
charred
espolvorear
to sprinkle
el repuesto
spare part
el riel
rail
la baranda
handrail
el pillo
rascal
el pícaro
rascal
el granuja
rascal
la taza
bowl
la tapa
lid
sobar
to handle
la estantería
shelving
el botín
plunder
la farola
streetlight
los restos
remains
el terciopelo
velvet
descabellado
crazy
tozudo
stubborn
la masa
dough
la savia
sap
el chucho
mutt
el lenguaje corporal
body language
la alacena
cupboard
el cebo
bait
enroscar
to screw in
repicar
to ring
el desgarramiento
tear
el eslabón
link
el rescate
ransom
aleatorio
random
apabullante
overwhelming
el asentamiento
settlement
llagar
to cause a sore on
atizar
to stir
escachar
to smash
babear
to drool
el ocio
spare time
percudir
to tarnish
la astilla
chip
ensartar
to thread
la varilla
rod
la hebilla
buckle
adherirse
to adhere
el cacho
horn
el cerrojo
latch
la carpa
tent
la greña
tangle
la maraña
tangle
la contabilidad
accounting
el contador
accountant
la acera
sidewalk
apapachar
to cuddle
impávido
impassive
empedernido
hardened
la vejiga
bladder
acicalar
to dress up
escarpado
steep
la limosna
charity
la alberca
swimming pool
la ferretería
hardware store
la mano de obra
labor
la baja autoestima
low self-esteem
la autoestima
self-esteem
de bajos recursos
low-income
la penuria
poverty
reparar
to notice
reparar
to restore
en un santiamén
in a flash
el/la roble
beast
el roble
oak
la matanza
slaughter
la borrasca
bad spell
el felpudo
doormat
suertudo
lucky
aflojar
to slacken
el embarque
boarding
balar
to bleat
el camarín
dressing room
disperso
scattered
el conteo
count
el desfase
gap
las cobijas
bedding
encarnizado
bloody
acérrimo
bitter
vetado
banned
el desparpajo
self-confidence
machacar
to pound
piar
to cheep
la fiscalía
district attorney
comparecer
to appear in court
el agarrón
spat
atinar
to guess
atinar
to hit the target
zanjar
to settle
la soltura
agility
la soltura
ease
la soltura
fluency
escalonar
to spread out
la cachetada
slap
aposentar
to lodge
amasar
to knead
el fregadero
sink
el velorio
wake
buzo
alert
el buzo
diver
la contienda
conflict
contabilizar
to count
contabilizar
to enter
los contornos
surrounding area
apuntarse
to enroll
descartar
to rule out
hurgar
to dig around in
desfasar
to phase out
el estribillo
chorus
afianzarse
to become established
escarbar
to dig up
desorbitado
exorbitant
el detal
retail store
el rímel
mascara
acomodarse
to adjust
anudarse
to get into a knot
encontrado
conflicting
el escurridor
dish rack
la vaina
sheath
cojonudo
amazing
cojonudo
great
atragantarse
to choke
el torbellino
dust cloud
entorpecer
to slow down
cautelar
preventive
solicitar
to request
independizarse
to become independent
el manicomio
madhouse
la hazaña
exploit
el empleado doméstico
house cleaner
añorar
to miss
excedente
excess
prestarse
to offer to
el bono
voucher
ocuparse de
to deal with
el bravucón
bully
lo antes posible
as soon as possible
aguar
to water down
el correo
mail
el foco
headlight
el regate
feint
el regate
dodge
el recogedor
dustpan
masticable
chewy
correoso
chewy
la cautividad
captivity
la cantera
source
sonrojado
blushing
extrovertido
outgoing
acuciante
pressing
recalcar
to emphasize
mañoso
cunning
la suma
addition
la resta
subtraction
el mostrador de recepción
front desk
la portería
front desk
la permuta
exchange
el/la bedel
caretaker
auspiciar
to sponsor
correr la voz
to spread the word
el cuñado
brother-in-law
el marco temporal
time frame
el cacharro
dish
la sabiduría
wisdom
el caudillo
leader
recabar
to collect
en pie
on a...footing
minorista
retail
la venta al por menor
retail
pudrirse
to rot
la cala
cove
el/la socorrista
lifeguard
el marco de tiempo
time frame
la ciudadanía
citizenship
el papeleo
paperwork
el empleo a jornada completa
full-time job
idear
to devise
dar
to come up with
la vivienda
house
el/la ordenanza
janitor
el/la conserje
janitor
la aspiradora
vacuum cleaner
atorar
to block
mandón
bossy
subsiguiente
subsequent
desvelar
to reveal
el pupitre
desk
el pomo
handle
la empuñadura
hilt
la empuñadura
handle
el palo
post
el palo
stick
el mango
handle
la carnicería
carnage
el bombillo
light bulb
el/la albañil
construction worker
el cupo
quota
el cupo
capacity
machacar
to crush
labrar en piedra
to mason
la proeza
feat
la proeza
exploit
la queja
complaint
el reclamo
complaint
la manguera
hose
peludo
hairy
ajar
to wear out
la lena
spirit
calzar
to wedge
el calabozo
dungeon
el calabozo
jail
presumir
to be conceited
presumir
to boast
presumir
to presume
sonado
famous
sonado
much-talked-about
alucinante
hallucinatory
aforar
to value
aforar
to gauge
el indicador
gauge
amedrentar
to frighten
el atropello
jostling
aunar
to unite
trinar
to trill
currar
to work
la costra
scab
la manta
blanket
el edredón
comforter
someter
to put down
someter
to subdue
remecerse
to swing
el apremio
urgency
ceñido
tight
ceñido
tight-fitting
conmovedor
touching
emocionante
touching
descorazonado
discouraged
la perorata
lecture
la perorata
long-winded speech
fecha de caducidad
expiration date
el recado
errand
la tablilla
splint
el estante
bookcase
el estante
rack
el estante
shelf
el aguante
endurance
la resistencia
endurance
acaso
perhaps
el foso
ditch
lioso
confusing
confuso
confusing
ileso
unharmed
ileso
unhurt
apuesto
good-looking
la glotonería
gluttony
la gula
gluttony
aturdir
to deafen
la fineza
courtesy
la cortesía
courtesy
en algún momento
sometime
en un momento dado
sometime
la investigación de antecedentes
background check
verificación de antecedentes
background check
el control de antecedentes
background check
la falta
offense
el agravio
offense
la infracción
offense
el gorrón
freeloader
arrimado
freeloader
el llovido
stowaway
el/la polizón
stowaway
el/la proxeneta
pimp
resbaloso
slippery
resbaloso
slippery
la pantorrilla
calf
la porra
baton
achacar
to attribute
achacar
to blame
el puesto de trabajo
position
dar un paseo
to take a walk
dar una vuelta
to go for a ride
dar un paseo
to go for a walk
dar una vuelta
to go for a walk
pasear
to go for a walk
acusado
pronounced
pronunciado
pronounced
desvariar
to be delirious
desviarse
to stray
desviarse
to stray off
el/la pedante
pedant
el significado
meaning
el significado
significance
aventarse
to throw oneself
aventar
to chuck out
asentar
to lay down
la camada
gang
la camada
litter
el día laborable
workday
la zona horaria
time zone
desperdiciar
to squander
desperdiciar
to waste
el marco
frame
el marco
goalposts
casual
casual
desollar
to skin
desollar
to tear to pieces
el maletín
briefcase
el portafolio
briefcase
archivo adjunto
attachment
el accesorio
attachment
el adjunto
attachment
el apego
attachment
el camposanto
cemetery
la losa
tombstone
boicotear
to boycott
laico
secular
el asueto
break
el asueto
time off
la hielera
cooler
disponer
to get ready
baboso
drooling
la carreta
wagon
el aro
hoop
baboso
slimy
fiado
on credit
añorar
to long for
añorar
to yearn for
precoz
early
precoz
premature
cuajado
full of
rasgar
to tear up
roto
torn
el aspersor
sprinkler
el registro
record
el repiqueteo
beating
el repiqueteo
clacking
reventarse
to burst
reventar
to blow up
acedar
to sour
despectivo
scornful
despectivo
pejorative
desdeñoso
disdainful
despreciativo
disdainful
displicente
disdainful
la rajadura
crack
la grieta
crack
el estrépito
crash
el traqueteo
clatter
la china
pebble
el guijarro
pebble
ameno
pleasant
apuesto
handsome
el harapo
rag
la entrega
commitment
el compromiso
commitment
aventar
to blow
aventar
to fan
fanfarronear
to boast
la miga
crumb
el migajón
crumb
canalizar
to canalise
canalizar
to canalize
forcejear
to wrestle
ahuyentar
to frighten away
ahuyentar
to frighten off
el revestimiento
lining
culto
educated
instruido
educated
el lomo
back
azuzar
to egg on
chiflar
to hiss at
embotado
dull
embotado
muddled
raquítico
stunted
empañar
to steam up
empañar
to tarnish
disponer
to set out
disponer
to have
reanudar
to resume
rasposo
scratchy
rasposo
rough
enrollarse
to be cool
enrollarse
to become coiled up
el/la secuaz
henchman
el esbirro
henchman
casposo
seedy
cutre
seedy
de mala muerte
seedy
raído
threadbare
atarantar
to stun
atontar
to stun
anonadar
to stun
aturdir
to stun
pasmarse
to be amazed
resonar
to resonate
el laberinto
maze
el laberinto
maze
mentecato
silly
graznar
to caw
graznar
to squawk
el acarreo
haulage
la guantera
glove compartment
el iluso
dreamer
crédulo
gullible
creído
gullible
cachetón
chubby-cheeked
aporrear
to hammer on
aporrear
to pound
chapar
to veneer
chapar
to plate
el arco iris
rainbow
escurridizo
elusive
esquivo
elusive
la celda
cell
lacio
straight
lacio
wilted
aparatoso
spectacular
la manteca
lard
la patraña
tall story
la patraña
tall tale
el engendro
fetus
la viga
beam
la viga
rafter
irrumpir
to burst into
sobrecoger
to startle
siempre que
as long as
siempre que
provided that
indispensable
indispensable
la subasta
auction
salobre
salty
salado
salty
espesar
to make thicker
espesar
to thicken
acongojado
distressed
consternado
distraught
demudado
distraught
rebosar
to be filled to the brim with
la calavera
skull
el cráneo
skull
el parloteo
chatter
la quijada
jaw
corretear
to run around
el altercado
altercation
el altercado
fight
la chusma
riffraff
la gentuza
riffraff
el hampa
riffraff
desmentir
to refute
el guiso
stew
el auge
boom
el repunte
rise
carraspear
to clear one's throat
tintinear
to jingle
el tintineo
jingling
mordaz
caustic
la lápida
tombstone
entallar
to carve
entallar
to tailor
la apuesta
bet
el ama de casa
housewife
el mogollón
load
la mano de obra
workforce
la cordura
good sense
la cordura
sanity
en tal caso
in that case
auxiliar
assistant
soñado
dream
la niñera
nanny
la ama de llaves
housekeeper
la experiencia de trabajo
work experience
el tajo
cut
la raja
gash
la rajadura
gash
el vendaje
bandage
la humareda
cloud of smoke
la reja
bars
la chifla
whistling
el daño
damage
la remesa
shipment
acatar
to obey
acatar
to comply with
el cajón
drawer
la gaveta
drawer
chillar
to scream
chillar
to screech
lijar
to sand
embarrado
muddy
el cordero
lamb
la chamarra
jacket
la tira
strap
la tira
strip
la verja
iron gate
desmayado
unconscious
desmayado
pale
el desalmado
heartless person
desalmado
heartless
desgreñado
dishevelled
desgreñado
disheveled
la almeja
clam
versátil
versatile
los iguales
lottery tickets
la vereda
lane
la vereda
path
la tardanza
lateness
las cosquillas
tickling sensation
el puchero
cooking pot
el puchero
pout
el aventón
ride
la chatarra
scrap
el niñero
babysitter
restregar
to rub
restregar
to scrub
la bata
robe
el/la cavernícola
caveman
asestar
to deal
asestar
to fire
cornear
to gore
el traste
dishes
abalanzarse
to spring
el sastre
tailor
sobresaliente
outstanding
el tornillo
screw
la grapa
staple
sobresaltar
to startle
la fechoría
misdemeanor
de media
on average
el jirón
street
el ajo
garlic
aguado
watery
el musgo
moss
petar
to fancy
el chándal
tracksuit
la palmada
slap
la loncha
slice
la rebaja
discount
ilusionar
to excite
la patilla
sideburn
rozar
to border on
el jarrón
vase
aparar
to stretch out to catch
espolear
to spur
azuzar
to set on
el peón
pawn
el miembro
member
la hinchazón
swelling
la golosina
candy
desenvainar
to draw
cada tanto
every now and then
recamar
to embroider
el hazmerreír
laughing stock
la canilla
shinbone
holgado
loose
rociar
to sprinkle
los cabales
one's mind
los cabales
one's right mind
rencoroso
resentful
menos mal
it's a good thing
dantesco
horrific
a la deriva
adrift
la faena
task
el remolque
trailer
el enganche
coupling
el travesaño
crossbar
desbordar
to exceed
desbordar
to overflow
el pomo
knob
el cartel
sign
el cartel
bill
el antecesor
ancestor
el contenido
contents
el foco
flashlight
escatimar
to skimp on
la redención
redemption
el atolladero
predicament
fornido
hefty
cuadrado
stocky
remunerado
paid
escarbar
to dig
el cabildero
lobbyist
la triza
shard
podar
to trim
la pestaña
tab
zafar
to free
la triza
piece
el jirón
shred
el paracaídas
parachute
acobardarse
to lose one's nerve
acobardar
to intimidate
en potencia
potential
aspirante
aspiring
echarse
to start
la mueca
face
ensombrecer
to darken
el inquilino
tenant
la axila
armpit
la corazonada
hunch
esperanzador
hopeful
la corazonada
feeling
el patrimonio neto
equity
los espejuelos
lenses
tallar
to carve
el perno
bolt
el cerrojo
bolt
el duendecillo
pixie
bajar en picada
to nose-dive
girar alrededor de
to revolve around
la trastienda
back room
el escarmiento
punishment
desmentir
to deny
holgado
loose-fitting
flojo
slack
la rola
song
mochar
to chop off
desmenuzar
to scrutinize
el palenque
fence
desenvuelto
natural
zampar
to wolf down
mecedor
rocking
recio
loudly
sonso
stupid
fecundar
to fertilize
resuelto
determined
recio
tough
rebosar
to overflow
el enredo
tangle
deprimente
depressing
valioso
valuable
coartar
to limit
el quid
crux
tajar
to chop
la mermelada
jam
catar
to taste
la ametralladora
machine gun
letrado
learned
esparcirse
to spread
esparcir
to scatter
poseído
possessed
azorado
embarrassed
fruncir
to furrow
fruncirse
to shudder
estremecerse
to shudder
estremecer
to shudder
calarse
to get soaked
abatir
to shoot down
abatirse
to get depressed
hirsuto
wiry
áspero
uneven
yo que tú
if I were you
restregarse
to rub
la pulga
flea
el retrete
toilet
arremolinar
to swirl
el envío
delivery
el embarque
loading
el atolladero
mire
la cimentación
foundation laying
tan bien como
as good as
desbaratar
to disrupt
calar
to penetrate
infiltrarse
to infiltrate
en sí
in itself
el soborno
bribe
repleto
full
atestar
to pack
tronco
clumsy
el ateneo
athenaeum
el riñón
heart
la varita
wand
el folleto
brochure
esmerado
painstaking
concienzudo
thorough
el estruendo
crash
pulcro
neat
rozar
to brush against
caduco
outmoded
anticuado
outdated
el patíbulo
scaffold
el remordimiento
remorse
desbaratar
to ruin
la linterna
flashlight
temerario
rash
el sarpullido
rash
la algarabía
racket
desahuciado
terminally ill
el arribo
arrival
el tallo
stalk
la marea
tide
el remilgo
fussiness
la pequeñez
pettiness
inesperado
unexpected
el/la demócrata
democrat
demócrata
democratic
independientemente de
regardless of
el peregrino
pilgrim
la cumbre
top
acoplar
to couple
el reemplazo
replacement
la refacción
repair
el chillido
shriek
destituir
to dismiss
el atavío
attire
la pestilencia
stench
la pesadumbre
grief
estallar
to burst
a tope
packed
el jaleo
racket
petarse
to be packed
petar
to feel like
la mordaza
gag
tener arcadas
to retch
lamentarse
to complain
el barullo
racket
la bulla
racket
abigarrado
disjointed
hinchar
to blow up
achicarse
to be intimidated
achicarse
to become smaller
transigir
to give way
intransigente
unyielding
barrer
to sweep
portar
to carry
pasmoso
astonishing
envidioso
envious
el casquillo
casing
puesto que
since
ejecutar
to perform
la chiva
goatee
el promotor
promoter
colarse
to slip in
colar
to strain
freelance
freelance
descuartizar
to dismember
ir de gira por
to go on tour around
el último acontecimiento
current event
al otro lado de la calle
across the street
recontra
extremely
el gusanillo
bug
derretirse
to melt
la brisa
breeze
contrariado
upset
disputarse
to play
la esquela
announcement
encarecer
to praise
protector
protective
ensalzar
to extol
embellecer
to beautify
alabar
to praise
cortejar
to court
degollar
to slit the throat of
la represalia
retaliation
lidiar
to deal with
la reja
railing
la recompensa
reward
el cachondeo
farce
la suela
sole
el tejido
tissue
alumbrar
to give off light
el cachondeo
joke
disparar
to shoot
perspicaz
shrewd
la perspicacia
shrewdness
el encadenado
fade
encadenado
linked
apoderarse
to seize
adueñarse
to take control of
incautar
to confiscate
la porra
club
vacilar
to hesitate
rascarse
to scratch
estornudar
to sneeze
codearse
to rub shoulders with
el grillete
shackle
el turno
shift
la mordedura
bite
el paño
wool
doblegar
to vanquish
doblegarse
to yield
enlazar
to connect
sellar
to seal
el lustre
shine
la estela
trail
el velero
sailing ship
convenientemente
properly
la velada
evening
placentero
pleasant
escurrir
to strain
la capucha
hood
intrigante
intriguing
unilateral
unilateral
conveniente
advisable
el capucho
hood
el boceto
outline
chisporrotear
to crackle
conformarse
to be satisfied with
el compañerismo
comradeship
estremecedor
terrifying
remendar
to mend
la lisonja
flattering comment
calculador
calculating
al revés
upside down
ruin
despicable
bramar
to roar
el palillo
toothpick
tramar
to plot
ablandarse
to soften
el descaro
nerve
descarado
shameless
antecedente
preceding
el antepasado
ancestor
confiarse
to be overconfident
el peaje
toll
los avíos
gear
aviarse
to get ready
aviar
to prepare
los enseres
equipment
el mantel
tablecloth
el espanto
fright
la chamba
work
la leña
firewood
estar al tanto
to be up to date with
gastar una broma
to play a joke
alterarse
to get agitated
constar
to be sure
amañar
to rig
el comiso
seizure
azorado
flustered
con respecto a
regarding
duradero
lasting
la represión
suppression
el estallido
explosion
imprescindible
essential
apocar
to reduce
dichoso
happy
resentido
bitter
augurar
to predict
tramitar
to process
enmarañado
complicated
cimbrar
to shake
parejo
similar
los antecedentes
background
la lesa humanidad
crimes against humanity
hacer trampa
to cheat
rastrero
despicable
aborrecible
loathsome
inicuo
wicked
el/la fiscal
district attorney
como resultado de
as a result of
pecaminoso
sinful
burdo
crude
esmerarse
to try hard
esmerarse
to take great pains
afanarse
to toil
reinar
to reign
tan como
as ... as
tanto como
as much as
comprensivo
understanding
acechar
to stalk
encantador
charming
en su mayoría
mostly
refugiar
to shelter
la huella
track
el decorado
set
entre bastidores
backstage
arrojado
daring
desenvuelto
confident
atrevido
daring
magro
lean
el/la cónyuge
spouse
el puño
handful
el nudillo
knuckle
azaroso
risky
riesgoso
risky
el traqueteo
crackle
esfumarse
to vanish
el tocayo
namesake
confundirse
to make a mistake
el entramado
network
la encerrona
trap
la emboscada
ambush
libremente
freely
sembrar
to plant
canjear
to trade
bramar
to bellow
tenerle pavor a
to be terrified of
el seno
heart
el meollo
heart
la pestaña
eyelash
la rebanada
slice
por medio de
by means of
infrahumano
subhuman
morboso
morbid
la hambruna
famine
engatusar
to cajole
entonar
to sing
la contundencia
force
la enajenación
alienation
despampanante
stunning
desalojar
to vacate
encogido
shy
prosaico
prosaic
guiñar
to wink
el guiño
wink
la ceja
eyebrow
la cometa
kite
enrollar
to roll up
tazar
to fray
la salina
salt mine
apocar
to belittle
el confinamiento
confinement
cotejar
to compare with
canjear
to exchange
estallar
to explode
rallar
to grate
la garantía
warranty
el forro
lining
averiar
to damage
saludable
healthy
blindado
armored
rondar
to prowl
rondar
to patrol
penarse
to grieve
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
la bengala
flare
redondear
to round off
la envidia
envy
tararear
to hum
la apreciación
assessment
por medio
in the way
el conjunto
collection
el amasijo
hodgepodge
cuchichear
to whisper
el alborozo
delight
el elenco
cast
el huello
going
proponerse
to set out to
el muslo
thigh
entrometido
nosy
el regazo
lap
humillante
humiliating
el simulacro
simulation
angustiado
anxious
estresante
stressful
atascar
to clog up
amblar
to amble
ansiar
to long for
la soledad
solitude
calcar
to trace
dar de alta
to pass as fit
delatar
to denounce
de ahora en adelante
from now on
disponerse
to prepare
atrayente
attractive
a tiros
by gunfire
la pugna
fight
sin precedentes
unprecedented
sustancial
substantial
el argot
slang
la estación de servicio
gas station
reprobar
to fail
ablandarse
to relent
transigir
to compromise
el/la astronauta
astronaut
el apagón
blackout
así como
whereas
la consistencia
consistency
coincidir
to match
el cerillo
match
la zozobra
anxiety
estancar
to dam
anquilosarse
to stagnate
el peatón
pedestrian
la carretera
road
flojo
lazy
flojo
loose
conflictivo
difficult
aterrizar
to land
tierno
tender
remitirse
to refer to
mientras tanto
meanwhile
los escombros
debris
el alambre
wire
el agobio
stress
pésimo
terrible
regordete
chubby
el repique
ringing
pesadamente
heavily
el copete
tuft
el fideo
noodle
cavar
to dig
aguar
to spoil
desaliñado
slovenly
manosear
to handle
la jalada
nonsense
la jalada
tug
el vejete
old geezer
intrigado
intrigued
acorazado
armored
estrujar
to wring
la zancada
stride
cacarear
to boast about
avalar
to guarantee
alzado
raised
la desviación
deviation
la correa
strap
el terno
three-piece suit
la playera
canvas shoe
el derrame
spillage
condescendiente
condescending
flagrante
flagrant
degradante
degrading
la discordancia
conflict
desde entonces
since
tal como
just as
tan como
as well as
el parteaguas
turning point
ameno
enjoyable
redentor
redeeming
el hiato
hiatus
abrumador
overwhelming
colmar
to fulfill
la faz
face
la cajuela
trunk
rezar
to read
la pancarta
placard
atizar
to stoke
lo primero que
the first thing
a medida que
as
desenfrenado
unbridled
acuñar
to mint
acuñar
to coin
chirriar
to screech
crepitar
to crackle
crujir
to rustle
crujir
to creak
estrujar
to squeeze
imperar
to prevail
instantáneo
momentary
la espera
respite
hilado
spun
chimuelo
toothless
consensuar
to agree on
sopesar
to consider
el apuro
predicament
el apuro
hardship
el sino
fate
la fosa
pit
cruento
bloody
esperanzado
hopeful
esperanzador
encouraging
el punto de partida
starting point
esclarecedor
illuminating
anular
to cancel
escalar
to climb
impedir
to prevent
infiltrar
to infiltrate
el pandillero
gang member
más aún
even more
más aún
furthermore
asomar
to come out
el átomo
atom
perforar
to perforate
arañarse
to scratch
el/la curita
Band-Aid
versar
to be about
adorar
to worship
la blasfemia
blasphemy
la herejía
heresy
el/la hereje
heretic
la adversidad
adversity
el fingimiento
pretense
a cambio
in return
análogo
analogous
a su vez
in turn
trocar
to exchange
el aliado
ally
el advenimiento
advent
el llano
plain
llano
flat
el llanero
cowboy
acarar
to bring face to face
el cerro
hill
arañar
to scrape together
el arañazo
scratch
disgustado
upset
alterado
altered
chorrear
to gush
escudriñar
to scrutinize
aventar
to throw out
untar
to spread
embadurnar
to smear
cojear
to limp
trivial
trivial
la flaqueza
weakness
el forastero
stranger
engatusar
to sweet-talk
formarse
to make a line
acertado
good
tantear
to feel one's way
revelador
revealing
en primer lugar
firstly
denostar
to insult
el barandal
handrail
espeluznante
terrifying
el indicio
sign
el asomo
trace
el vecindario
neighborhood
el arresto
arrest
fines de lucro
for-profit
el lucro
profit
esquivar
to dodge
burlar
to evade
el índice
sign
el vestigio
trace
valioso
valuable
ellos mismos
they themselves
sacar a la luz
to bring to light
bosquejar
to sketch
esbozar
to sketch
el despistado
scatterbrain
según parece
apparently
el provecho
advantage
el provecho
benefit
sacarle provecho
to take advantage of it
explotador
exploitative
percatarse
to notice
gira en torno
it revolves around
quitar valor a
to detract
la antítesis
antithesis
la inscripción
registration
sin peligro
safely
agradarse
to like each other
en pie
valid
la fecha límite
deadline
liso
smooth
la célula
cell
perseverar
to persevere
la tina
bathtub
la delicia
delight
la panza
belly
la despedida
farewell
el guarura
bodyguard
la escolta
escort
enternecerse
to be moved
pasar hambre
to go hungry
en contraste
in contrast
en contraste con
in contrast to
afianzar
to strengthen
endurecer
to harden
de todas maneras
in any case
de todas maneras
anyway
valorizar
to increase the value of
desestimar
to look down on
resentido
resentful
la política
politics
el asilo
asylum
fehaciente
irrefutable
de esta manera
in this way
enternecedor
touching
dictaminar
to pass judgment
sopesar
to weigh
mofarse de
to mock
abnegado
selfless
abnegado
self-sacrificing
desinteresado
selfless
raer
to scrape
remontar
to overcome
remontar el vuelo
to soar
la mecha
wick
la oración
prayer
recurrir
to turn to
fúnebre
gloomy
sombrío
gloomy
incomodar
to make uncomfortable
la represa
dam
la arcilla
clay
ante
in the face of
contrarrestar
to counteract
desconcertante
disconcerting
así como
just as
el agarre
grip
el cansancio
tiredness
anegar
to flood
la barraca
shack
ganarse la vida
to make a living
la vivencia
experience
la choza
hut
la paradoja
paradox
remar
to row
rebozarse
to get covered
rebozar
to cover
el diluvio
torrential rain
la astucia
guile
el cobertizo
shed
la chabola
shack
ostentoso
ostentatious
el albedrío
free will
así como
as well as
manifestarse
to become apparent
lastrar
to weigh down
derivarse
to derive from
zozobrar
to fail
zozobrar
to founder
delictivo
criminal
la guarida
lair
el crocante
brittle
quebradizo
brittle
de igual manera
likewise
prescindir
to go without
la balacera
shooting
atrasar
to postpone
surcar
to cut through
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
desahogar
to ease
desahogarse
to vent
el drenaje
drainage
albergarse
to lodge
la lona
canvas
propicio
favorable
desquitarse
to get even
la réplica
reply
ya que
given that
dado que
given that
la buhardilla
loft
la locución
phrase
convocar
to summon
la franquicia
franchise
el escondite
hideout
clarividente
clairvoyant
abalanzarse
to rush
ladear
to tilt to one side
ladear
to tip
regar
to water
el retoque
finishing touch
el bastón
cane
rayarse
to go crazy
raspar
to be rough
la camilla
stretcher
la palanca
influence
pelar
to peel
el chirrido
squeak
engullir
to gobble
rebanar
to slice
increpar
to reprimand
desgraciar
to demean
cacarear
to cluck
la bofetada
slap
rastrillar
to rake
la nuca
back of the neck
cebarse
to take one's anger out on
movido
busy
a la vez
at the same time
por la cual
through which
paradójico
paradoxical
el camión
truck
entre sí
among themselves
el saqueo
looting
hincharse
to swell
el malestar
discomfort
angustiante
distressing
manifestarse
to demonstrate
manifestar
to show
la zancadilla
trip
pisotear
to stomp on
la aglomeración
buildup
opositor
opposition
en aquel entonces
at that time
extraviado
lost
tacar
to pack tightly
encarecer
to urge
marearse
to get sick
el chorro
stream
en aquel entonces
in those days
lato
broad
el ataúd
coffin
sustraerse
to avoid
sustraer
to subtract
la redención
redemption
exorcizar
to exorcize
el cenicero
ashtray
la ceniza
ash
sobornar
to bribe
conjurar
to conspire
envolvente
wrapping
el noticiero
newsreel
redimirse
to redeem oneself
redimir
to redeem
la tiniebla
darkness
umbrío
shady
tenebroso
sinister
el remolino
whirlwind
sesgado
slanted
sesgarse
to twist
dañoso
harmful
engañoso
deceitful
el triunfo
triumph
el antecesor
predecessor
espinoso
prickly
a propósito
on purpose
blandir
to brandish
la conducta
behavior
retroceder
to back up
el diputado
deputy
herir
to wound
desgajar
to tear out
celeste
sky-blue
atormentado
tormented
asir
to grab
embestir
to charge
arremeter
to lunge at
recortar
to cut off
repercutir
to affect
despotricar
to rant
arrollar
to run over
arrollador
overwhelming
la caducidad
expiration date
menso
stupid
la tasa
rate
el rasguño
scratch
el júbilo
jubilation
encariñar
to inspire fondness
atañer
to concern
remarcar
to stress
el logro
accomplishment
vilipendiar
to vilify
la minería
mining
el momento
momentum
galardonado
award-winning
inocuo
innocuous
la fachada
facade
la fachada
front
genérico
generic
minucioso
meticulous
la coartada
alibi
lúcido
lucid
llamativo
bright
recíproco
reciprocal
forcejear
to struggle
la lena
vigor
la carcajada
loud laugh
el trapeador
mop
extraviarse
to get lost
tajante
categorical
la alcantarilla
sewer
escurrirse
to drip
el arroyo
stream
provocador
provocative
el embudo
funnel
avergonzarse
to be ashamed
el martillazo
hammer blow
el prostíbulo
brothel
deseado
intended
retumbar
to boom
el encuadre
framing
el traqueteo
rattle
la reclamación
complaint
privar de
to deprive of
desproveer
to deprive
el acre
acre
mordaz
scathing
fumigar
to spray
disponer
to arrange
trasnochar
to stay up late
desvelado
wide awake
pavonearse
to swagger
pavonear
to strut
cosechar
to harvest
la cubeta
bucket
desvelar
to keep awake
tambalearse
to stagger
el talón
heel
pasar lista
to take attendance
enmendar
to correct
el adepto
follower
el látigo
whip
nulo
null and void
el acervo
heritage
el patrimonio
heritage
descortés
rude
el anzuelo
fish hook
el arriate
road
el arriate
border
sofocante
suffocating
colindante
adjacent to
fronterizo
border
el ferrocarril
railroad
el páramo
wasteland
el yermo
wasteland
el escalón
rung
tronar
to thunder
el sorteo
raffle
el repartidor
deliveryman
revalidar
to confirm
tartamudear
to stutter
pulular
to swarm
estremecerse
to shake
ayunar
to fast
precario
precarious
prescindir
to do without
aflojar
to loosen
pelado
penniless
contemplar
to gaze at
juguetear
to play
varar
to run aground
adentrarse
to go into
la descarga
unloading
subrayado
underlined
esquitar
to forgive
zambullirse
to dive
el clavado
dive
la espina
thorn
juicioso
sensible
el séquito
entourage
al parecer
apparently
la colmena
beehive
la competencia
competition
el disgusto
annoyance
surgir
to come up
el pellejo
skin
componerse
to get better
la barriga
stomach
forrado
lined
las cosquillas
tickles
el alacrán
scorpion
la sacudida
jolt
chispear
to sparkle
afanar
to swipe
enfrascarse
to bury oneself in
sellar
to stamp
reñido
hard-fought
voltear
to turn around
refregar
to rub
el hilito
thin trickle
antaño
in days gone by
el reembolso
refund
la disparidad
disparity
la desigualdad
disparity
hurtar
to steal
en cierto modo
in a way
reprender
to reprimand
iluso
naive
escarnecer
to mock
el latigazo
lash
corriente
common
instar
to urge
asquear
to disgust
bendito
blessed
aplazar
to postpone
la racha
streak
debe haber
must have
veloz
fast
graneado
grainy
la pólvora
gunpowder
la cuneta
ditch
el ente
entity
reverendo
revered
reverendo
reverend
sin rumbo
aimlessly
acotado
enclosed
precario
unstable
precario
poor
perentorio
urgent
jadear
to pant
apiñar
to cram
enmohecido
rusty
oxidado
rusty
la prenda
item of clothing
el asombro
amazement
asentar
to set up
la ojeada
quick glance
dimitir
to resign
mancillar
to sully
inmiscuirse
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asomarse
to stick out
bostezar
to yawn
alegar
to claim
agudizar
to sharpen
tentado
tempted
diluirse
to dissolve
el promedio
average
acceder
to agree
inquieto
restless
despejar
to clear
marear
to make sick
extraviar
to lose
destapar
to open
la docencia
teaching
el plomero
plumber
manifestar
to declare
la estancia
stay
adecuado
appropriate
rendirse
to quit
ensañar
to enrage
la suspicacia
suspicion
abrocharse
to fasten
apresurar
to hurry
la maceta
flowerpot
la barrera
barrier
renuente
reluctant
vislumbrar
to make out
escaso
scarce
escabullirse
to escape
enredarse
to get tangled
ensimismado
absorbed
encuestar
to poll
macizo
solid
despreciar
to despise
aferrar
to grasp
atónito
astonished
el acertijo
riddle
entrever
to make out
prodigar
to lavish
la rendija
crack
enrevesado
complex
el tejado
roof
rozar
to graze
áspero
rough
prieto
dark
prieto
tight
desahogar
to vent
el desahogo
relief
surcar
to score
montar
to put together
abstenerse
to refrain
el atardecer
dusk
el precedente
precedent
novedoso
novel
duradero
durable
arrebatar
to snatch
pinchar
to prick
menospreciar
to underestimate
asentir
to agree
presunto
supposed
desvanecer
to dispel
atentar
to make an attempt
pretencioso
pretentious
el/la vislumbre
glimpse
vagar
to wander
inquietante
disturbing
carcomer
to eat away at
carcomer
to eat away at
ejemplificar
to exemplify
desconsolado
disconsolate
carearse
to come face to face
innato
innate
implorar
to implore
inquietar
to worry
deslizar
to slip
indolente
indolent
la índole
nature
el oficio
trade
entrañable
close
la brújula
compass
la orilla
shore
el atraco
robbery
respaldar
to back
alisar
to smooth
la vialidad
highway administration
trastabillar
to stumble
surtir
to supply
bochornoso
embarrassing
bochornoso
muggy
desamparar
to abandon
asombrar
to amaze
alterar
to agitate
alterar
to alter
hueco
hollow
la amenaza
threat
acometer
to attack
el roce
rubbing
el ladrillo
brick
desgarrar
to tear
vedar
to ban
hondamente
deeply
apretar
to tighten
tensar
to tighten
el puñado
handful
el despojo
loot
deslumbrante
dazzling
firmemente
firmly
enfrentar
to confront
neto
clear
adelgazar
to lose weight
el portazo
slam
el abatimiento
dejection
procedente
coming from
cuerdo
sane
la dulzura
sweetness
el aguacero
downpour
asomar
to stick out
la oda
ode
adusto
sullen
la brecha
gap
empozar
to form pools
la palmada
pat
la zanja
ditch
ligero
light
la poza
pool
arraigar
to take root
arraigado
deeply rooted
la estrechez
narrowness
matizar
to qualify
aportar
to contribute
prendar
to captivate
estorbar
to get in the way of
prender
to catch
tenue
faint
transcurrir
to pass
el descaro
impertinence
alumbrar
to light
las garras
clutches
el pico
beak
la piedad
mercy
talar
to cut down
estremecer
to shake
el porvenir
future
el alba
dawn
soberbio
arrogant
la presa
prey
las gradas
flight of stairs
emanar
to emanate
desmedido
excessive
el matiz
nuance
el matiz
tinge
el lodo
mud
espantar
to frighten
la soga
rope
el hallazgo
discovery
el enojo
anger
primar
to take precedence over
espigar
to glean
avasallar
to subjugate
pregonar
to proclaim
la cima
summit
el umbral
threshold
el manjar
delicacy
templar
to cool down
arrastrar
to drag
el ocio
leisure
desdeñar
to scorn
hervir
to boil
hirviente
boiling
facundo
eloquent
acotar
to fence in
el sustento
sustenance
presumido
conceited
el quejido
moan
el recado
message
desentrañar
to figure out
el antojo
craving
el abismo
abyss
chapotear
to splash around
reivindicar
to claim
anhelar
to long
discernir
to discern
destacable
notable
en torno
around
desencadenar
to unleash
instaurar
to establish
despiadado
ruthless
retratar
to portray
amorfo
insipid
restar
to subtract
repartir
to distribute
empeñarse
to insist on
el empeño
determination
desembocar
to end in
asesorar
to advise
el inversor
investor
recaudar
to collect
la recaudación
collection
el/la terrateniente
landowner
el banco
bench
azotar
to whip
brincar
to jump
la osadía
boldness
osar
to dare
despejado
clear
despejado
clear
resoplar
to pant
resoplar
to puff
quebrar
to break
la encrucijada
crossroads
desgarrado
torn
aglutinar
to bring together
el reto
challenge
terco
stubborn
la fuga
escape
las tinieblas
dark
sepultar
to bury
taladrar
to pierce
taladrar
to pierce
la aurora
dawn
gemir
to moan
el cieno
mud
agradar
to please
el amparo
protection
el abanico
fan
oprimir
to oppress
parpadear
to blink
carente de
lacking in
el costado
side
apretar
to press
recostar
to lean
la maca
flaw
el defecto
flaw
liderar
to lead
el cautiverio
captivity
derrocar
to overthrow
estrechar
to narrow
el espectro
spectrum
la gama
spectrum
el perjuicio
harm
aullar
to howl
el relato
story
el rastro
trace
el anhelo
desire
entretejer
to interweave
de bruces
flat on one's face
radicar
to lie in
acudir
to come
terso
smooth
vincular
to link
pulir
to polish
el tedio
tedium
el agrado
pleasure
el predador
predator
atravesar
to cross
abolir
to abolish
la alteza
nobility
rescatar
to rescue
el tropiezo
setback
propugnar
to advocate
clamar
to cry out for
socavar
to undermine
sacudir
to shake
el agravio
grievance
despojar
to strip
irrefrenable
irrepressible
aplastar
to crush
disminuir
to reduce
arrojar
to throw
suprimir
to eliminate
el presagio
omen
el desperdicio
waste
desbravar
to tame
fugaz
fleeting
ceder
to hand over
el estrago
damage
el paladar
palate
aciago
ill-fated
el augurio
omen
tropezar
to stumble
el pormenor
detail
colarse
to sneak in
rajar
to crack
ladrar
to bark
el reinado
reign
coser
to sew
el cierre
closing
perdurar
to live on
acontecer
to take place
el puño
fist
las dotes
talent
el hilo
thread
fichar
to file
encajar
to take
encajar
to fit
atenazar
to grip
desempeñar
to carry out
alabar
to praise
cultivar
to foster
el moretón
bruise
brotar
to come out
sollozar
to sob
el pozo
well
la senda
path
fugar
to chase away
huir
to escape
otear
to scan
espantoso
horrifying
los escombros
rubble
trazar
to design
la travesura
mischief
despedazar
to tear to shreds
ronco
hoarse
el huerto
vegetable garden
fugarse
to escape
delatar
to inform on
el taller
studio
compadecer
to pity
pretender
to intend
inculto
uneducated
chantajear
to blackmail
el bajón
slump
desviar
to divert
disimular
to hide
halagar
to flatter
rematar
to finish off
sobado
worn
tarado
defective
pillar
to catch
rendir
to produce
anclado
stuck
inculcar
to instill
el terruño
homeland
el aprieto
predicament
estirar
to stretch
la alabanza
praise
la caridad
charity
rasgar
to tear
agotar
to wear out
afianzar
to consolidate
a partir de
as of
aunar
to join
la indigencia
absolute poverty
la picaresca
guile
el trazo
stroke
tapado
useless
jurar
to curse
afirmar
to assert
el reparto
cast
el presupuesto
budget
atar
to tie
agredir
to attack
necio
foolish
la lisonja
flattery
atajar
to put a stop to
atajar
to take a shortcut
codicioso
greedy
rogar
to beg
consentido
spoiled
fingir
to feign
suscitar
to arouse
vial
road
abarcar
to cover
encomendar
to entrust
enlazar
to link
la hacienda
ranch
la olla
pot
la destreza
skill
forjar
to forge
desparramar
to spill
develar
to disclose
develar
to reveal
reventado
exhausted
estropear
to damage
resaltar
to stand out
dotado
gifted
el preso
prisoner
el apogeo
peak
el erudito
scholar
el telón
curtain
el mestizaje
fusion
al cabo
in the end
privar
to deprive of
las rentas
income
la quimera
illusion
el lema
motto
el puñal
dagger
alentar
to encourage
minar
to undermine
la hazaña
feat
mediante
by means of
el ocaso
decline
emprender
to undertake
aliar
to combine
decretar
to decree
el afán
eagerness
el óxido
rust
la demora
delay
vergonzoso
shameful
el temor
fear
agarrar
to grab
avecinarse
to approach
tramposo
cheat
extenuado
exhausted
la vara
vara
apretado
tight
hinchar
to inflate
arrancar
to pull out
deleitar
to delight
tender
to hang
la venia
pardon
cotidiano
daily
fructífero
fruitful
sintetizar
to synthesize
el galardón
prize
el cordel
string
trepar
to climb
yacer
to lie
tornar
to return
hallar
to discover
posar
to put down
amainar
to die down
la tela
fabric
la ventura
luck
la vela
sail
la cuerda
rope
la seda
silk
bordar
to be excellent in
riguroso
harsh
riguroso
strict
soler
to use to
reposar
to rest
el aprendizaje
learning
frenar
to check
promover
to promote
el planteamiento
approach
el consejero
counselor
comprobar
to check
enmarcar
to frame
estafar
to defraud
el acontecimiento
event
asombroso
amazing
el sello
hallmark
efímero
ephemeral
apelar
to appeal
arrepentirse
to regret (it)
estancar
to hold back
el marco
frame
sobrar
to not be needed
adolorido
in pain
el huérfano
orphan
la muleta
crutch
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