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la asonada
la asonada
riot
plañidero
plañidero
plaintive
el/la tránsfuga
el/la tránsfuga
defector
surcar
surcar
to cut through
divisar
divisar
to make out
limar
limar
to iron out
esmerarse
esmerarse
to take great pains
el sosiego
el sosiego
calm
chaparro
chaparro
short
la metedura de pata
la metedura de pata
blunder
ralentizar
ralentizar
to slow down
el galpón
el galpón
shed
el gazapo
el gazapo
mistake
henchido
henchido
bursting
implantar
implantar
to introduce
el/la cavernícola
el/la cavernícola
caveman
primerizo
primerizo
first-time
menudo
menudo
small
la tarima
la tarima
platform
menguante
waning
ensañarse
to show no mercy
ufanarse
to boast
el hálito
breath
en tanto
meanwhile
la marisma
salt marsh
recetar
to prescribe
demacrado
gaunt
acariciar
to pet
el yacimiento
site
la constancia
record
el vertido
waste
la depuración
treatment
el lenguado
sole
el bache
pothole
sin más
just like that
garrafal
enormous
la plusvalía
appreciation
el abucheo
boo
desmesurado
excessive
inverosímil
unlikely
el mitómano
mythomaniac
sacudirse
to shake off
la lubina
sea bass
la anguila
eel
chichonear
to joke
la cuña
wedge
en boga
in style
estorbar
to get in the way of
estival
summer
pregonar
to proclaim
buscón
rogue
coetáneo
contemporary
el tizón
half-charred stick
el retablo
altarpiece
el calvario
Stations of the Cross
abatir
to take down
el marfil
ivory
encapotado
overcast
el rezo
prayer
la andanada
volley
desgarrar
to tear
la pancarta
banner
el/la armazón
frame
encandilar
to dazzle
plantar cara
to confront
depredador
predatory
rapaz
predatory
el halcón
falcon
la cetrería
falconry
arrabalero
uncouth
el postizo
hairpiece
la tubería
pipes
la trampilla
trapdoor
la picazón
itch
la cubeta
bucket
el socorro
help
el cucurucho
cone
la tarrina
dish
cruento
bloody
la sirvienta
maid
el partero
midwife
contestatario
rebellious
el nombre de pila
given name
agasajar
to fete
el desfalco
embezzlement
verídico
true
el elenco
cast
halagador
flattering
la caballa
mackerel
el arenque
herring
el embuste
lie
cascar
to crack
el ultraje
outrage
allanar
to break into
lésbico
lesbian
vallar
to fence in
neurálgico
key
apacible
pleasant
registrar
to search
el papelón
spectacle
la cuantía
quantity
aglutinar
to bring together
el trienio
three-year period
el berberecho
cockle
enderezar
to straighten out
el edil
council member
agredir
to attack
linchar
to lynch
el acierto
good decision
canallesco
despicable
lamer
to lick
esbelto
slender
el retrovisor
rear-view mirror
copar
to take
pudiente
wealthy
de a pie
ordinary
ávido de
eager for
el sinsabor
trouble
la nao
vessel
la oposición
public sector exam
la subvención
grant
el decano
dean
tender una trampa
to set a trap
acribillar
to bombard
arremeter
to attack
rebatir
to refute
lucrar
to make a profit
el bastidor
wing
el alborotador
troublemaker
atizar
to stoke
alegar
to claim
el solaz
solace
escoltar
to escort
cojear
to limp
distorsionado
distorted
desafiar
to challenge
la boina
beret
tachar
to brand
descarnado
brutal
acaudalado
wealthy
el caudal
wealth
empalagoso
sickly sweet
testarudo
stubborn
desprevenido
unawares
a lo mejor
maybe
deshabitado
uninhabited
amonestar
to reprimand
suscitar
to arouse
el/la canguro
babysitter
las mechas
hair
desorbitante
exorbitant
el paritorio
delivery room
atropellar
to run over
aportar
to provide
el vinilo
vinyl
la hogaza
large loaf
aupar
to lift up
necio
foolish
transpirable
breathable
la acera
sidewalk
ya sea que
whether
la paliza
beating
el/la proxeneta
pimp
a grandes rasgos
broadly
por ende
consequently
mellar
to damage
traspasarse
to be pierced
el dije
charm
el consorcio
consortium
conformarse
to be satisfied with
iracundo
irascible
la prensa rosa
celebrity magazines
el reparto
cast
la cordura
sanity
el culebrón
soap
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
la póliza
insurance policy
la penca
midrib
triturar
to grind
pochar
to fry lightly
el manojo
bunch
el potaje
soup
suprimir
to eliminate
el reparo
objection
por lo que
so
abordar
to tackle
la cantera
source
varado
stranded
adjudicarse
to claim
el cautivo
captive
el allanamiento
raid
el apresamiento
imprisonment
el móvil
motive
enfrentar
to confront
enfrentado
conflicting
nada más
as soon as
vitalicio
for life
interpelar
to question
el morfema
morpheme
la bisagra
hinge
engorroso
tedious
la palmadita
little pat
el escroto
scrotum
el ano
anus
la ingle
groin
crespo
frizzy
agrietar
to chap
la comezón
itch
la descamación
flaking
el cuero cabelludo
scalp
la levadura
yeast
resecar
to dry out
la caspa
dandruff
el bisiesto
leap year
el misógino
misogynist
desdeñoso
disdainful
el revuelo
stir
hinchado
swollen
hacinar
to pile up
la directriz
guideline
el tirón
pull
despistado
confused
engrasar
to grease
arrebatador
captivating
esculpir
to sculpt
atajar
to take a shortcut
el alambrado
barbed-wire fence
el patriarcado
patriarchy
acaparar
to monopolize
fustigar
to criticize harshly
falaz
false
el recelo
suspicion
cernerse
to hang
la querella
charge
entreabierto
half-open
la calesa
open horse-drawn carriage
el alumbramiento
birth
el pinchazo
flat
gripar
to seize
la indagatoria
inquiry
opacar
to overshadow
el paraje
place
el macizo
massif
afanarse
to do everything one can
refrendar
to approve
el talante
mood
la fosa
pit
acribillar
to riddle
perplejo
perplexed
la granada
grenade
la ráfaga
burst
la metralleta
submachine gun
el barranco
ravine
abultado
inflated
el hampa
underworld
la apnea
freediving
la laringe
larynx
la branquia
gill
cetáceo
cetacean
la aleta
fin
Letonia
Latvia
predecible
predictable
el entuerto
injustice
la tregua
truce
arreciar
to get worse
encallar
to fail
cauto
cautious
nocivo
harmful
gatear
to crawl
la cajetilla
pack
liar
to roll
apuntarse
to sign up
el escaño
seat
la suplantación
impersonation
inverosímil
implausible
el/la testaferro
front man
el oso pardo
brown bear
destetar
to wean
la inanición
starvation
el agraciado
lucky winner
el botín
plunder
la enoteca
wine cellar
remozar
to renovate
el dispendio
waste
el mayordomo
butler
el latrocinio
larceny
el desliz
slip
aparcar
to shelve
embestir
to charge
desprovisto de
devoid of
la sensatez
common sense
el/la contribuyente
taxpayer
esgrimir
to brandish
el desmán
abuse of power
la celeridad
swiftness
la mortandad
loss of life
varado
beached
en vilo
in suspense
la consigna
slogan
desmarcarse
to distance oneself
consentir
to allow
la enmienda
amendment
humillado
humiliated
la parca
Grim Reaper
cabizbajo
downcast
el gatillero
hit man
las esposas
handcuffs
de sobra
perfectly well
temible
fearsome
esposado
handcuffed
el cerrojo
bolt
cachear
to frisk
el patíbulo
gallows
apartar la mirada
to look away
el presidio
prison
fulminar
to strike down
el/la psicópata
psychopath
fornido
well-built
desangelado
soulless
la alambrada
barbed-wire fence
el barrote
bar
emprendedor
entrepreneurial
por delante
ahead
precipitarse
to crash
el trasiego
moving around
enlutar
to plunge into mourning
el duelo
mourning
oportunamente
at the appropriate time
el pesar
sorrow
anhelar
to long for
dar rienda suelta a
to give free rein to
distar
to be far from
codiciado
coveted
paliar
to ease
tropecientos
umpteen
poner al día
to bring up to date
sacar provecho
to take advantage
postularse
to run for
el copo de nieve
snowflake
estar al día
to be up to date
enseguida
immediately
el bagaje
background
el podio
podium
la lupa
magnifying glass
el abordaje
approach
la calumnia
slander
el sustento
means of support
reacio
reluctant
dictaminar
to pass judgment
hermético
airtight
insulso
dull
interponer
to bring
acarrear
to result in
la pancarta
placard
envenenar
to poison
el hormigón
concrete
somnoliento
sleepy
rebosante
brimming
el surco
groove
trillado
well-worn
encogerse
to shrink
indagar
to investigate
disponer de
to have
tambalearse
to stagger
opaco
opaque
as bajo la manga
ace up one's sleeve
contradecir
to contradict
pisotear
to stomp on
airado
angry
el dragado
dredging
solaparse
to overlap
el fosfato
phosphate
el criadero
breeding ground
el lecho
floor
precoz
early
tamizar
to screen
el cuartel general
headquarters
el cuartel
barracks
el escondite
hiding place
socavar
to undermine
de a pie
average
el aguijón
stinger
la tauromaquia
bullfighting
el bledo
amaranth
cauteloso
cautious
descartar
to dismiss
el corcho
cork
ensanchar
to widen
cabalgar
to ride
la plegaria
prayer
el concejal
councilman
desvanecer
to dispel
asentir
to agree
el remordimiento
remorse
arremeter
to tear into
sacudir la cabeza
to shake one's head
el cenit
zenith
ponerse al día
to catch up
encogerse de hombros
to shrug one's shoulders
impregnar
to pervade
el ceño
brow
fruncido
furrowed
la plantilla
staff
entre bastidores
backstage
la secuela
consequence
filtrar
to screen
maltrecho
battered
adentrarse
to go into
el arenal
quicksand
antier
the day before yesterday
la sepultura
burial
calcinar
to scorch
la contienda
contest
la revancha
rematch
rezagado
behind
la yuca
cassava
la mandioca
cassava
sopesar
to weigh
la índole
sort
reconfortante
comforting
estrellarse
to smash
la holgura
easily
el/la simpatizante
supporter
la ponencia
presentation
el calco
carbon copy
el valedor
defender
la aprobación
approval
el alud
flood
el/la asistente
attendee
el teórico
theorist
el desguace
breaking up
galopante
runaway
diciente
telling
obviar
to leave out
vertebrar
to be the backbone of
cachondo
horny
lucrarse
to profit
el alboroto
racket
apaciguar
to pacify
desperdiciar
to squander
desentenderse
to pretend not to know
el hospicio
orphanage
desapercibido
unnoticed
abnegado
selfless
jactarse
to boast
anteponer
to put before
la disquisición
disquisition
el advenimiento
advent
soltar
to let out
desentrañar
to unravel
atiborrado
full of
enfangado
muddied
el empate
tie
el alarde
show
mellizo
twin
el eslabón
link
la alocución
address
acotar
to delimit
el sondeo
poll
histriónico
histrionic
el habitáculo
quarters
arengar
to give a pep talk
avalar
to endorse
calcar
to copy
la cacerola
pot
relegar
to relegate
lascivo
lewd
la Janucá
Hanukkah
la desazón
unease
amparar
to protect
el amparo
protection
arrebatar
to snatch
el hincapié
stress
la rifa
raffle
regañar
to scold
irrefrenable
uncontrollable
el culebrón
soap opera
fichar
to sign
el consejo
board
fulminante
immediate
el lustro
five-year period
sabático
sabbatical
el consejero delegado
CEO
la solapa
lapel
contraer matrimonio
to get married
rodar
to film
decantarse
to opt for
el/la cineasta
filmmaker
devenir
to turn into
ojear
to have a look at
la intemperie
the elements
pacato
prudish
tachar
to cross out
toparse
to come across
el desacato
contempt of court
el plató
set
enfrentarse
to face
álgido
decisive
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