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el parche
el parche
patch
el parche
el parche
eyepatch
oculto
oculto
hidden
el acertijo
el acertijo
puzzle
el acertijo
el acertijo
riddle
el/la cavernícola
el/la cavernícola
caveman
la parca
la parca
Grim Reaper
la yema
la yema
yolk
el jengibre
el jengibre
ginger
acechar
acechar
to spy on
carraspear
carraspear
to clear one's throat
la frazada
la frazada
blanket
el festín
el festín
banquet
el festín
el festín
feast
crédulo
crédulo
gullible
el achaque
el achaque
ailment
el/la maje
el/la maje
sucker
el maje
el maje
dude
acantilado
acantilado
steep
el acantilado
cliff
abuchear
to boo
el oleaje
waves
el oleaje
swell
la pasantía
internship
la obra de teatro
stage play
la planta baja
first floor
la planta baja
ground floor
la quijada
jaw
templado
composed
templado
calm
templado
brave
templado
courageous
templado
temperate
templado
lukewarm
toparse
to bump into each other
toparse
to come up against
toparse
to run into
el babero
bib
zarandear
to buffet
zarandear
to jostle
voltear
to knock over
voltear
to turn upside down
voltear
to toss
voltear
to flip
voltear
to turn around
voltear
to turn over
la tórtola
turtledove
el alféizar
sill
la estrella fugaz
shooting star
el alpiste
birdseed
la mueca
grimace
la mueca
face
chapotear
to splash about
el/la cineasta
moviemaker
la hojalata
tin
incrustar
to set
el acebo
holly
el abeto
fir tree
machacar
to go on
machacar
to crush
machacar
to study
machacar
to bone up on
machacar
to crush
acechar
to lie in wait for
acechar
to stalk
ovni
UFO
el inframundo
underworld
la telaraña
spiderweb
chasquear
to click
chasquear
to snap
chasquear
to crack
el musgo
moss
el abedul
birch tree
la hielera
ice bucket
la ampolla
vial
la ampolla
ampoule
la ampolla
blister
rociar
to wash down with
rociar
to sprinkle
rociar
to spray
el espejismo
mirage
entusiasmado
excited
el sorbo
swallow
el sorbo
sip
el mochilero
backpacker
el guijarro
pebble
la lila
lilac
el ornitorrinco
platypus
brotar
to break out
brotar
to sprout
boscoso
wooded
el galgo
greyhound
templado
mild
la golondrina
swallow
encinta
pregnant
la sabiduría
learning
la sabiduría
knowledge
la sabiduría
wisdom
el nubarrón
storm cloud
piar
to cheep
bordar
to be excellent in
bordar
to embroider
el rebaño
flock
lodoso
muddy
olfatear
to poke one's nose into
olfatear
to sniff
estar de luto
to be in mourning
el gorrión
sparrow
el sauce
willow
la colmena
beehive
el vivero
fish farm
el vivero
nursery
anidar
to nest
floreciente
blooming
el erizo
hedgehog
escampar
to stop raining
escampar
to clear up
el vendaval
strong wind
el vendaval
gale
cabecear
to toss its head
cabecear
to head
cabecear
to nod off
pintoresco
picturesque
deslizarse
to slip by
deslizarse
to glide
deslizarse
to slip away
deslizarse
to slip
deslizarse
to slide
esquilar
to clip
esquilar
to shear
la pulgada
inch
el oso de peluche
teddy bear
el alma gemela
soulmate
la nutria
otter
ronco
hoarse
la ventisca
snowstorm
la ventisca
blizzard
oxidado
rusty
crepitar
to crackle
desempacar
to unpack
somnoliento
drowsy
la acuarela
watercolor
el borde
edge
el leñador
woodcutter
pacífico
peaceful
el bacalao
cod
el madrugador
early bird
el patinaje artístico
figure skating
la arveja
pea
congelar
to freeze
gélido
icy
remolcar
to tug
remolcar
to tow
proponerse
to decide to
proponerse
to aim to
proponerse
to resolve
proponerse
to put one's mind to
proponerse
to set out to
la víspera
day before
la víspera
eve
el aguinaldo
Christmas bonus
cacarear
to cluck
cacarear
to crow
sazonar
to season
espolvorear
to dust
espolvorear
to sprinkle
embrujado
haunted
el hombre lobo
werewolf
la lápida
tombstone
deprisa
fast
deprisa
quick
el sacacorchos
corkscrew
aterrador
terrifying
cortésmente
politely
el heno
hay
costero
coastal
lloviznar
to drizzle
la huella
track
la huella
footprint
la profundidad
depth
la palmera
palm tree
la pantorrilla
calf
el azulejo
glazed tile
contratar
to sign
contratar
to hire
zambullirse
to submerge oneself
zambullirse
to immerse oneself
zambullirse
to dive
el gentío
crowd
la anguila
eel
agobiante
unbearable
agobiante
overwhelming
agobiante
stifling
agobiante
oppressive
caluroso
enthusiastic
caluroso
hot
la corazonada
feeling
la corazonada
hunch
sudar
to work hard
escaso
limited
escaso
scant
escaso
scarce
ordenado
tidy
ordenado
well-organized
sediento
thirsty
el mandado
underling
el mandado
groceries
el mandado
shopping
el mandado
errand
refunfuñar
to grumble
el destornillador
screwdriver
empañarse
to mist over
empañar
to tarnish
empañar
to mist up
empañarse
to steam up
la parrillada
mixed grill
la parrillada
steak restaurant
la parrillada
barbecue
el/la maracuyá
passion fruit
gatear
to crawl
el arrecife
cliff
el arrecife
reef
barajar
to shuffle
decidirse
to make up one's mind
descalzo
barefoot
los ahorros
savings
el ahorro
saving
agitar
to rustle
agitar
to worry
agitar
to upset
agitar
to get worked up
agitar
to wave
agitar
to stir up
agitar
to flap
agitar
to shake
el pasatiempo
hobby
tararear
to sing to oneself
tararear
to hum
embarrado
muddy
el humor
humor
el humor
mood
el renacuajo
tadpole
fluir
to flow
el ocio
idleness
el ocio
spare time
el ocio
leisure
el cachorro
puppy
rentable
worthwhile
rentable
profitable
el alféizar
windowsill
chismear
to gossip
el rocío
dew
la manada
crowd
la manada
pack
la manada
pride
la manada
mob
la manada
herd
chapotear
to splash around
la jardinería
gardening
el césped
lawn
la maceta
flowerpot
el alga
seaweed
digno
decent
digno
dignified
digno
honorable
digno
worth
digno
worthy
emocionante
exciting
emocionado
touched
emocionado
moved
emocionado
excited
compasivo
compassionate
refrescante
cooling
refrescante
refreshing
endulzar
to sugar-coat
endulzar
to sweeten
el panal
honeycomb
esparcir
to scatter
el saltamontes
grasshopper
regar
to spread
regar
to hose down
regar
to scatter
regar
to screw up
regar
to flow through
regar
to irrigate
regar
to spill
regar
to water
desempolvar
to dust
florecer
to bloom
lluvioso
rainy
el chal
shawl
el trébol
clover
afortunado
lucky
humeante
steaming
humeante
smoldering
humeante
smoking
abrigarse
to bundle up
el desfile
parade
el edredón
duvet
el edredón
comforter
el estornudo
sneeze
la cabaña
cabin
media naranja
better half
media naranja
soulmate
invernar
to pasture and fatten in winter
invernar
to spend the winter
invernar
to winter
la pantufla
slipper
friolento
sensitive to the cold
el guiño
wink
el tendedero
clothesline
el tendedero
drying rack
susurrar
to whisper
la nuez moscada
nutmeg
ojear
to have a look at
empalagoso
sickly sweet
la acidez
heartburn
la rebaja
discount
el pedernal
flint
el biombo
folding screen
zarandear
to shake
zarandearse
to toss about
zarandearse
to sway one's hips
la ciruela
plum
la zarigüeya
opossum
ensordecedor
deafening
disfrazarse
to disguise
disfrazarse
to dress up
estremecedor
terrifying
el abismo
world of difference
el abismo
abyss
embrujar
to bewitch
el sonámbulo
sleepwalker
agobiado
snowed under
agobiado
weighed down
agobiado
overwhelmed
malvado
wicked
malvado
evil
el espanto
awful
el espanto
dismay
el espanto
terror
el espanto
terrible
el espanto
fright
alumbrar
to illuminate
alumbrar
to give off light
la esfinge
sphinx
poblar
to live in
poblar
to settle
poblar
to populate
el aleteo
flapping of wings
el/la mecenas
patron
la varita
wand
aullar
to howl
la tiniebla
darkness
la escalinata
steps
la escalinata
staircase
agasajar
to fete
el poderío
power
inmobiliario
real estate
el noticiero
news
la urbe
large city
postergar
to pass over
postergar
to put off
postergar
to postpone
el certamen
contest
el certamen
competition
madrugar
to get up early
la pesquisa
secret police
la guarida
hideout
empedrado
cloudy
el empedrado
paving
averiguar
to find out
la cigüeña
stork
la gabardina
trench coat
despojar
to divest
la gotera
leak
el desempeño
performance
renombrado
famous
renombrado
renowned
oriundo
native
encallar
to run aground
sonrojarse
to blush
el almohadón
cushion
el aprieto
tight spot
el aprieto
awkward situation
el aprieto
difficult situation
el aprieto
predicament
el/la cineasta
filmmaker
realzar
to highlight
la jornada laboral
workday
el desempeño
performance
la ojera
ring under one's eyes
la ojera
bag under one's eyes
el/la maleante
criminal
maleante
wicked
el palillo
toothpick
despojarse de
to get rid of
despojarse de
to relinquish
despojar
to strip
empedernido
confirmed
la guarida
den
la guarida
lair
tragar
to swallow
enjuagar
to rinse off
enjuagar
to rinse
el atuendo
outfit
el atuendo
attire
la ciénaga
swamp
la pesquisa
investigation
el vocablo
term
la potestad
power
la potestad
legal authority
la potestad
authority
cotidiano
everyday
cotidiano
daily
el aventón
shove
el aventón
ride
el/la transeúnte
passerby
la mecedora
rocking chair
la avidez
eagerness
la comezón
itch
ensimismado
lost in thought
ensimismado
absorbed
ensimismado
engrossed
el bienestar
well-being
idóneo
ideal
desprestigiar
to disparage
desprestigiar
to discredit
el patrocinador
sponsor
el dineral
fortune
la alcancía
piggy bank
la valentía
bravery
el sosiego
quiet
el sosiego
tranquility
el sosiego
peace
el sosiego
calm
el taburete
stool
ensayar
to rehearse
el alambrado
barbed-wire fence
el alambrado
wire fence
el escalón
step
holgazanear
to loaf about
holgazanear
to laze around
la mercancía
merchandise
la higuera
fig tree
la chancleta
flip-flop
el halagador
flatterer
halagador
flattering
el foráneo
outsider
el foráneo
stranger
foráneo
foreign
holgado
comfortable
holgado
loose-fitting
holgarse
to have a good time
holgarse
to have fun
holgar
to be idle
magro
lean
la hielera
cooler
el papeleo
paperwork
el recordatorio
commemorative card
el recordatorio
reminder
tormentoso
turbulent
tormentoso
stormy
el picaflor
womanizer
el picaflor
hummingbird
la albahaca
basil
quisquilloso
choosy
quisquilloso
oversensitive
quisquilloso
persnickety
quisquilloso
touchy
quisquilloso
fussy
cegador
blinding
el/la polizón
stowaway
la rosquilla
doughnut
escabullirse
to cop out
escabullirse
to squeeze through
escabullirse
to sneak away
escabullirse
to slip away
escabullirse
to escape
el ajetreo
coming and going
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
zarpar
to set sail
el desliz
gaffe
el desliz
error
el desliz
indiscretion
el desliz
slip
pastar
to graze
el ventanal
large window
encebollado
cooked with onions
adrede
deliberately
adrede
intentionally
adrede
on purpose
la savia
sap
rizado
curly
encariñarse
to grow fond of
el puñado
handful
el matorral
bushes
el matorral
scrubland
el matorral
thicket
el dramaturgo
playwright
enmarañado
messy
enmarañado
complicated
enmarañado
tangled
el peñasco
crag
la procedencia
legitimacy
la procedencia
point of departure
la procedencia
origin
la baya
berry
nublado
overcast
nublado
cloudy
elogiar
to eulogize
elogiar
to praise
polvoriento
dusty
el eneldo
dill
el grosor
thickness
el/la terrateniente
landowner
la bisutería
costume jewelry
funesto
terrible
funesto
disastrous
funesto
ill-fated
empapado
drenched
empapado
soaked
retraído
shy
retraído
withdrawn
el aterrizaje
landing
el riachuelo
stream
el riachuelo
brook
el viñedo
vineyard
florido
full of flowers
el mechón
freshman
el mechón
lock
la herradura
horseshoe
el ambulatorio
outpatient clinic
tupido
closely woven
tupido
dense
tupido
thick
revolotear
to fly around
revolotear
to flutter
¡Fuchi!
Gross!
¡Fuchi!
Yuck!
la aspiradora
vacuum
el deshielo
thaw
el deshielo
melting
el deshielo
thaw
amortiguar
to dim
amortiguar
to tone down
amortiguar
to alleviate
amortiguar
to absorb
amortiguar
to muffle
amortiguar
to cushion
el pronóstico
prognosis
el pronóstico
forecast
la sala de urgencias
emergency room
la sala de emergencias
emergency room
osado
bold
osado
audacious
osado
impudent
osado
daring
el albergue
refuge
el albergue
lodging
el albergue
shelter
el albergue
hostel
dimitir
to resign
colorido
colorful
plateado
silver-plated
plateado
silver
la pizca
pinch
el roedor
rodent
el rumbo
hummingbird
bermellón
vermilion
la morsa
walrus
el rímel
mascara
el fresno
ash tree
el rumbo
direction
el rumbo
course
la calidez
warmth
la calidez
warmth
marchitar
to wither
marchitar
to dry up
la rendija
gap
la rendija
crack
el cosquilleo
tickling
adormecer
to make sleepy
arroparse
to wrap up
arropar
to tuck in
la intemperie
the elements
la sobremesa
after-dinner conversation
el cebollino
chive
el hada madrina
fairy godmother
el garfio
hook
lugareño
local
la cartulina
poster board
la engrapadora
stapler
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