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acurrucar
acurrucar
to cuddle
abotonar
abotonar
to button up
tibio
tibio
lukewarm
el coñazo
el coñazo
pain in the ass
morrearse
morrearse
to make out
el matón
el matón
thug
la palmera
la palmera
palm tree
asomar
asomar
to lean out
espantoso
espantoso
horrifying
el/la gilipollas
el/la gilipollas
asshole
reconocer
reconocer
to recognize
extraviado
extraviado
missing
arañar
arañar
to scratch
la barriga
la barriga
belly
hundido
hundido
sunken
la guata
la guata
wadding
deshilvanado
deshilvanado
disjointed
la almohada
la almohada
pillow
apearse de
apearse de
to get out of
superdotado
extremely gifted
el bachillerato
high school
el curre
job
tranqui
calm down
el bostezo
yawn
deslizar
to slide
atento
attentive
el pareo
beach wrap
el desenfado
ease
el pretendiente
suitor
clavar
to fix
la indolencia
indifference
el muslo
thigh
el talón
heel
ajustado
tight
esbelto
slim
atreverse
to dare
el sobre
envelope
el rollo
story
ñoño
dull
el bollo
bun
regordete
chubby
al parecer
apparently
acechar
to spy on
la celda
cell
el elenco
cast
capullo
jerk
irrumpir
to burst into
reacia
reluctant
el vertedero
garbage dump
maldita sea
damn it
la cama de matrimonio
double bed
la escoba
broom
empuñar
to grasp
apolillado
moth-eaten
arrebatador
captivating
el baúl
trunk
brotar
to come out
derrochador
wasteful
cazar
to hunt
la palmadita
little pat
apuesto
good-looking
encaramar
to lift up
el rellano
landing
bramar
to roar
pasado mañana
the day after tomorrow
el trastero
storage room
estorbar
to get in the way of
atosigar
to harass
los trastos
stuff
hurgar
to dig through
el trozo
bit
quisquilloso
fussy
agotado
exhausted
apostillar
to add
la sobra
surplus
apuesto a que
I bet that
el embutido
sausage
el refunfuño
grumbling
el bombo
bass drum
entregar
to give
animar
to liven up
tope
top
sujetar
to hold
la barbilla
chin
cargar
to fill
la ciruela
plum
abastecer
to supply
el puesto
stand
la adelfa
oleander
bastar
to be enough
aguantar
to put up with
el sorbito
little sip
carecer
to not have
patente
clear
el cacho
bit
dentro de nada
in no time
el vestigio
trace
me saca de quicio
it drives me crazy
en conjunto
on the whole
el hormigueo
tingling
turgente
plump
erguir
to raise
bostezar
to yawn
vinícola
wine
recuperar
to recover
el entorno
setting
sopesar
to consider
tropezarse
to run into
la pedantería
pedantry
el remilgo
affectation
abalanzarse
to spring
abalanzarse
to rush
taciturno
silent
la destreza
skill
la vela
candle
soplar
to blow
acogedor
cozy
para variar
for a change
enseñar
to show
la tasación
valuation
corregir
to correct
el trocito
small piece
la caoba
mahogany
lustroso
shiny
la moldura
molding
desentonar
to be out of place
rascar
to scratch
pecoso
freckly
arrugar
to wrinkle
apestoso
stinking
cursi
corny
el soñador
dreamer
etéreo
ethereal
la tez
complexion
acostumbrar
to be accustomed to
el detenimiento
detail
sumamente
extremely
dar por sentado
to take for granted
la escarpadura
slope
corriente
common
defraudar
to disappoint
desistir
to give up
la cabezada
nap
la cabezada
nod
trajeado
dressed
aleccionador
enlightening
la mugre
filth
la manguera
hose
retirar
to remove
torpemente
clumsily
chupar
to suck
pegajoso
sticky
aferrar
to grasp
arrellanarse
to sprawl
la tumbona
sunlounger
largarse
to leave
los tejanos
jeans
chantajear
to blackmail
el nidito
little nest
apenas
barely
alicaído
bummed out
abrasador
burning
plegable
folding
espeluznante
terrifying
el escobero
broom closet
la redondez
roundness
la bóveda
vault
terrenal
earthly
contrito
remorseful
desprenderse
to get rid of
sobrevolar
to fly over
la gallina
chicken
el bocado
bite
la horda
horde
congeniar
to get along
entrecortado
intermittent
desempolvar
to dust off
fregar
to mop
cautivador
captivating
la loza
earthenware
el jarrón
vase
el rodillo
roller
la brocha
brush
cincelar
to chisel
el rasgo
feature
semejar
to look like
el atardecer
dusk
la beca
scholarship
la renuencia
reluctance
la etiqueta
label
aventajar
to be ahead of
padecer
to suffer from
el capricho
whim
la sabiduría
wisdom
fulgurar
to gleam
el susurro
whisper
lidiar
to deal with
dejar ir
to let go of
el asegurador
insurer
sorber
to sip
rumiar
to ponder
el torbellino
whirlwind
cerciorar
to convince
tantear
to consider
grosero
rude
más vale
it's better
sonrojarse
to blush
asentir
to agree
meditar
to ponder
claudicar
to give up
el albornoz
bathrobe
el puño
fist
el escurreplatos
draining rack
soltar
to put down
apestar
to stink
la sobra
excess
exigir
to demand
ensancharse
to stretch out
latir
to beat
las garras
clutches
despechado
spiteful
reñido
at odds
la vorágine
whirlpool
encajar
to take
el nido
nest
chiflado
crazy
la hijastra
stepdaughter
el desconocido
stranger
el fulgor
brightness
ensayar
to rehearse
el mechón
lock
danzar
to dance
compensar
to compensate for
la estancia
room
el fontanero
plumber
la seda
silk
la tulipa
glass lampshade
la puesta al día
update
el encaje
lace
el mantel
tablecloth
el cartel
poster
tremendo
tremendous
centellear
to sparkle
enfurruñado
sulky
perturbador
disturbing
inquieto
restless
la olla
pot
el caldero
cauldron
aterrador
terrifying
carísimo
really expensive
el talón
check
la bronca
fight
la hermanastra
stepsister
la peca
freckle
pelirrojo
red-haired
el peñazo
bore
el placaje
tackle
imperecedero
everlasting
el homólogo
counterpart
el vástago
offspring
aplastarse
to get squashed
apestoso
annoying
citar
to quote
basar
to base on
el pedo
fart
el pene
penis
escupir
to spit
la tumbona
deck chair
chafar
to flatten
el garbanzo
chickpea
pastoso
doughy
estremecido
shaking with
el mentón
chin
adobar
to marinate
la cabra
goat
abarrotado
packed
el ámbar
amber
frotar
to rub
hay que ver
really
maleducado
rude
embelesado
spellbound
residir
to reside
me atrevo
I dare
el/la canguro
babysitter
el/la albañil
construction worker
adecentar
to tidy up
la ceja
eyebrow
la bandeja
tray
el renacuajo
tadpole
la bañera
bathtub
fulminar
to strike
la mueca
face
apostillar
to annotate
pillar
to catch
el aguijón
stinger
el avispón
hornet
fornido
well-built
cortante
sharp
apuesto
handsome
ávido
eager
el varón
male
sonrojar
to make blush
el rubor
blush
el empeño
determination
el estorbo
nuisance
maldito sea
damn him
apretar
to squeeze
el besuqueo
kissing
asqueroso
disgusting
menudo
small
la manaza
filthy hand
deprisa
fast
la dicha
joy
deslizarse
to slide
la sien
temple
la cana
gray hair
la rendija
crack
el trago
swig
enjugarse
to mop
el maletero
trunk
el espanto
fright
el banco
bench
la monja
nun
la musaraña
shrew
agrio
sour
maullar
to meow
enredar
to tangle up
flacucho
skinny
despiadado
ruthless
polvoriento
dusty
brotar
to sprout
desordenado
untidy
espantoso
awful
el tumbo
jolt
el sinsentido
nonsense
clavar
to hammer
morder
to bite
alentar
to encourage
esbozar
to give a hint of
la nuca
nape
el elástico
elastic band
soportar
to stand
el pavor
dread
disimular
to hide
gemir
to moan
desconsolado
heartbroken
diluviar
to pour down
¡Porras!
Damn!
el cabrón
bastard
escaquearse
to slope off
el claustro
faculty
la entrega de premios
award ceremony
apañar
to fix
burlarse de
to tease
inofensivo
harmless
rechinar
to creak
la frente
forehead
ardiente
burning
arrojar
to throw
el ventilador
fan
asomar
to stick out
los payasadas
clowning around
la tumba
grave
mordisquear
to nibble
blandir
to wave
hurgar
to dig around in
arrepentirse
to be sorry
dejar caer
to drop
el santiamén
jiff
huele mal
it smells bad
apilar
to pile up
corretear
to run around
desparramar
to scatter
contonear
to wiggle
presumir
to show off
la semejanza
similarity
reparar
to repair
carente de
lacking in
reparar
to notice
el escalofrío
shiver
de veras
really
la morada
dwelling
burlón
mocking
tratar
to treat
delirar
to be delirious
espetar
to blurt out
receloso
suspicious
marearse
to feel ill
antagónico
antagonistic
la tetera
kettle
el maillot
leotard
las costillas
back
poseso
possessed
parpadear
to blink
borroso
blurred
el espejito
pocket mirror
empapar
to soak
arrancar
to pull off
puñetero
damn
los calzoncillos
underpants
derretir
to melt
lamer
to lick
el moflete
chubby cheek
el conejo
rabbit
la abeja
bee
constar
to appear on
aplastar
to crush
tumbado
lying down
gemir
to whine
la caradura
nerve
el chapoteo
splashing
abalanzar
to hurl
planear
to glide
el/la protagonista
main character
enseguida
right away
cobrar
to charge for
el/la aprendiz
apprentice
sosegar
to calm
desnudar
to strip
culpable
guilty
deleitarse
to enjoy
la calada
drag
esconderse
to hide oneself
el técnico
technician
el hechizo
spell
el regazo
lap
la brizna
trace
tendido
stretched out
el colchón
mattress
hallar
to discover
la caoba
mahogany tree
espeso
thick
alborotar
to agitate
la colada
tapping
descascarillar
to chip
la pintura
painting
la pérgola
pergola
largarse
to take off
meter
to put
acodarse
to lean on
la cristalera
large window
desgastado
worn
mullido
soft
el/la centinela
sentry
erguido
upright
hábil
skillful
el roble
oak
la barandilla
rail
el ajedrez
chess
la loseta
floor tile
desembocar
to flow into
el chorrito
trickle
abarcar
to extend over
el aparador
sideboard
musitar
to mumble
el interruptor
switch
el picaporte
door handle
la grava
gravel
contener
to restrain
el asfalto
tarmac
la ráfaga
gust
la portezuela
door
la verja
iron gate
herrumbroso
rusty
angosto
narrow
doblar
to turn
asfaltar
to pave
el alivio
relief
estamparse
to crash into
alucinado
stunned
el socavón
hole
traicionero
treacherous
la larga
full beam
el viñedo
vineyard
agarrar
to hold on to
agotar
to wear out
¡Caramba!
Wow!
apoltronado
lazy
merodear
to prowl
la cesta
basket
el velocípedo
velocipede
rezar
to pray
bobo
silly
el higo
fig
la variante
diversion
la tragaperras
slot machine
llamativo
bright
vistoso
eye-catching
infructuoso
unsuccessful
infructuoso
fruitless
bruscamente
brusquely
el remordimiento
remorse
teñido
dyed
la ahijada
goddaughter
legar
to bequeath
intocable
untouchable
el volante
steering wheel
encanecer
to go gray
el hada
fairy
el padrino
godfather
farfullar
to mumble
torpe
clumsy
la señal
sign
el interruptor de luz
light switch
sordo
muffled
el quitamiedos
handrail
escudriñar
to scrutinize
el trompicón
stumble
el picahielos
ice ax
el crampón
crampon
el arcén
shoulder
encajar
to fit
relucir
to shine
el cromo
trading card
el pedacito
small piece
incomodar
to make uncomfortable
el paracaídas
parachute
convenir
to be a good idea
el delirio
delusion
el espermatozoide
sperm
escaquearse
to duck out
el enano
dwarf
gordinflón
chubby
agachar
to lower
el tonel
barrel
la chorrada
nonsense
hallar
to find
contener
to contain
fastidiar
to annoy
la ingravidez
weightlessness
la excitación
excitement
desenterrar
to dig up
diminuto
tiny
dar la gana
to want to
el cosquilleo
tickling
la paja
straw
liso
straight
estrujar
to squeeze
tironear
to tug at
la mejilla
cheek
redondo
round
la despensa
pantry
deambular
to wander
arrastrar
to drag
la ingenuidad
naivety
menear
to shake
hojear
to leaf through
al azar
at random
el habitáculo
dwelling
exiguo
meager
egocéntrico
egocentric
estremecer
to shake
flácido
flaccid
raído
threadbare
entumecido
numb
el postigo
shutter
la penumbra
half-light
el hierro
iron
derrotado
defeated
apodar
to nickname
el olivo
olive tree
tumbarse
to lie down
la púa
sharp point
el hierbajo
weed
el mimo
care
el parterre
flowerbed
el ocre
ochre
encalado
whitewashed
otorgar
to give
recio
sturdy
el muro
wall
almacenar
to store
la instantánea
snapshot
encajar
to fit together
árido
arid
pujante
booming
blanquecino
whitish
austero
austere
sortear
to avoid
el bache
pothole
a lo lejos
in the distance
vislumbrarse
to come into view
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