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acechar
acechar
to stalk
labrar
labrar
to work
la embriaguez
la embriaguez
elation
sobrar
sobrar
to be too much
amasar
amasar
to knead
torvo
torvo
fierce
el intendente
el intendente
mayor
adormilado
adormilado
half asleep
encoger
encoger
to shrink
la turbación
la turbación
disturbance
comedido
comedido
restrained
agudizar
agudizar
to sharpen
apostar
apostar
to bet
otear
otear
to scan
cernerse
cernerse
to hover
acopiar
acopiar
to collect
el/la vigía
el/la vigía
lookout
la mies
la mies
ripe cereal
caluroso
caluroso
hot
la siega
reaping
el recelo
suspicion
la entereza
composure
el desconsuelo
grief
la añoranza
yearning
la bandada
flock
embelesado
spellbound
la represalia
reprisal
reconvenir
to reprimand
denegar
to deny
acerbo
acerbic
la monserga
lecture
la claudicación
surrender
el empaque
solemnity
tenebroso
gloomy
hierático
solemn and inscrutable
el regocijo
joy
el rabillo del ojo
corner of one's eye
el vello
hair
despuntar
to blunt
la axila
armpit
posar
to put down
alentar
to encourage
enternecer
to soften
la carcajada
loud laugh
sedoso
silky
derramar
to spill
la espuerta
bucket
el desparpajo
self-confidence
acuciar
to push
la desgana
lack of appetite
la ronda
round
el/la matarife
slaughterman
ufano
proud
desollar
to skin
apretujar
to crush
el costillar
ribs
el abasto
supply
pregonar
to proclaim
despachar
to deal with
la banasta
lath basket
el toldo
awning
la alforja
saddlebag
el labriego
farmworker
guiñar
to wink
chispeante
sparkling
apostillar
to add
el grueso
thickness
desgastar
to wear down
reponerse
to recover
la camilla
stretcher
la ojera
bag under one's eyes
deshilar
to fray
rondar
to prowl
el presentimiento
premonition
la frialdad
coldness
propicio
favorable
teñir
to dye
la muchedumbre
crowd
increpar
to rebuke
espumoso
frothy
el sahumerio
aromatic substance
la mansedumbre
tameness
destellar
to sparkle
apaciguar
to soothe
agazaparse
to crouch
arrimarse
to come closer
el albur
double entendre
optimista
optimistic
la lid
fight
descorazonador
discouraging
el mugido
moo
el pavor
dread
los borbotones
bubbling
el estertor
death rattle
la algazara
racket
la ligadura
bond
el esbirro
henchman
privar
to deprive of
ensordecedor
deafening
arrebatar
to captivate
el desamparo
abandonment
el rescoldo
ember
el cuervo
raven
el graznido
squawk
lúgubre
dismal
amparar
to protect
esparcir
to scatter
acartonado
wizened
internarse
to advance deep
relinchar
to neigh
el forcejeo
struggle
desbocado
runaway
despedido
sacked
amontonar
to heap
el pedrisco
hail
desbaratar
to ruin
despejar
to clear
desvencijar
to cause to come apart
arremeter
to lunge at
desperdigar
to scatter
ceniciento
ashen
la rienda
rein
engreído
conceited
aventar
to chuck out
fiarse
to trust
reclutar
to take on
receloso
suspicious
amonestar
to reprimand
escoltar
to escort
la seña
sign
la coraza
shield
pertrechar
to supply
el hálito
breath
prevenir
to prevent
enderezar
to straighten
ajusticiar
to execute
aherrojar
to fetter
requerir
to require
el detenimiento
detail
el elogio
praise
las ínfulas
pretensions
rezongar
to grumble
el escarmiento
lesson
aborrecer
to abhor
el cobertizo
lean-to
el nudillo
knuckle
propiciar
to be conducive to
la antelación
notice
furibundo
furious
la mueca
face
el hatajo
bunch
el/la mercachifle
peddler
menear
to shake
la chusma
rabble
la demencia
madness
enronquecer
to go hoarse
tambaleante
wobbly
pesadamente
heavily
la aspereza
roughness
el reposo
rest
augusto
august
pisotear
to stomp on
el embeleso
rapture
desgarrar
to tear
el percance
mishap
aseverar
to assert
descomunal
huge
descuartizar
to carve up
el/la lactante
baby
vaticinar
to predict
la tinaja
large earthenware jar
el cerero
chandler
la yunta
yoke
el trillo
threshing machine
el cesto
basket
harapiento
tattered
el hoyo
hole
el sigilo
stealth
andrajoso
ragged
el lagar
winepress
el agravio
grievance
la cuñada
sister-in-law
la cordura
good sense
merodear
to prowl
la aleta
flared part
demudar
to change
carraspear
to clear one's throat
resoplar
to pant
jadeante
panting
embozado
covered up with only one's eyes showing
malparado
looking bad
ensortijado
in ringlets
arremolinado
milling around
indagar
to investigate
gacho
drooping
alborozado
overjoyed
injuriar
to insult
el carnero
ram
acoger
to receive
revolcar
to knock over
estallar
to explode
súbitamente
suddenly
el preñado
pregnancy
el respingo
jump
tragar
to swallow
sonriente
smiling
aferrarse
to cling to
asentir
to consent
entrecortado
intermittent
la soltura
fluency
la comisura
corner
la zalamería
flattery
adueñarse
to take over
la manía
mania
rociar
to spray
el embeleso
enchantment
el miserere
Miserere
apenado
sorry
el empeño
effort
el apresamiento
capture
fulminante
fulminant
el/la interpelante
interpellator
el manotazo
swipe
musitar
to whisper
el estremecimiento
shudder
el/la vidente
clairvoyant
despectivo
contemptuous
disuadir
to dissuade
impávido
impassive
el dardo
dart
tenebroso
sinister
la conjetura
conjecture
el viso
sheen
tramarse
to be up to
urdir
to plot
acarrear
to carry
inconfundible
unmistakable
la estela
trail
arrastrar
to sweep
la hueste
army
alzarse
to rise
amedrentar
to scare
la tregua
truce
lóbrego
gloomy
mercar
to buy
el derrotero
direction
la maleza
undergrowth
rasgar
to tear
el alarido
shriek
degollado
whose throat has been slit
ralear
to thin
díscolo
unruly
contumaz
obstinate
refrenar
to restrain
ceñudo
frowning
la potestad
authority
ensalzar
to extol
el alminar
minaret
arrodillar
to bring someone to his knees
la faz
face
nutrido
large
el callejón
alley
pertrechar
to provide
la loriga
lorica
la parentela
relations
el látigo
whip
restallar
to crack
estridente
strident
afluir
to flow into
el yelmo
helm
el penacho
crest
aguerrido
battle-hardened
encumbrar
to raise
la pesadumbre
grief
saltón
bulging
arrojar
to throw
palidecer
to turn pale
la misiva
missive
franquear
to clear
aturdido
dazed
embotar
to dull
la celeridad
speed
acobardar
to intimidate
descorrer
to draw back
el cerrojo
bolt
el resoplido
snort
la premura
haste
el repiqueteo
beating
recio
tough
rugir
to roar
pastoso
doughy
el contenido
content
perecer
to perish
el/la rehén
hostage
vago
vague
vago
lazy
brotar
to sprout
el atrevimiento
daring
el corpachón
killer bod
menudo
small
el delator
informant
librarse
to escape
la tez
complexion
conciliar
to reconcile
el chaparrón
downpour
encabritar
to rear
el ristre
lance rest
el trigo
wheat
surcar
to plow
apiadar
to earn the pity of
el abatimiento
dejection
el pozo
well
el brocal
parapet
toparse
to run into
sobrevolar
to fly over
la mosca
fly
el enjambre
swarm
el recinto
grounds
arrear
to spur on
la mata
bush
la escolta
escort
el estiércol
manure
custodiar
to guard
cobijarse
to take shelter
la zancada
stride
adusto
sullen
maltrecho
battered
fornido
well-built
hosco
sullen
el bastón
cane
nudoso
knotty
turbado
disturbed
alisarse
to straighten
los añicos
pieces
musitar
to mumble
el sosiego
calm
rodar
to roll
retornar
to return
enfangar
to cover in mud
hinojar
to kneel down
las tinieblas
darkness
rayano
bordering on
encharcar
to waterlog
el granizo
hail
fustigar
to whip
el estruendo
crash
desatar
to unleash
refulgir
to shine brightly
horrísona
horrisonous
aullar
to howl
el zorro
fox
encarar
to confront
infundir
to fill with
latir
to beat
atenazar
to grip
restregar
to rub
toser
to cough
el resuello
panting
nítido
sharp
sombrío
gloomy
el portazo
slam
gangoso
nasal
la parsimonia
calmness
arredrar
to frighten
el bocado
bite
bostezar
to yawn
reventar
to burst
precavido
cautious
sobornar
to bribe
avistar
to sight
recelar
to suspect
la peripecia
incident
malograr
to spoil
redondo
round
el harapo
rag
el jirón
shred
reverberar
to shimmer
el son
sound
el vado
ford
la legua
league
ingente
huge
la riada
flood
arracimado
clustered
el rebato
alarm
aturullar
to fluster
aniquilar
to annihilate
maquinalmente
mechanically
divagar
to digress
la cólera
anger
vadear
to ford
azorar
to startle
la atalaya
watchtower
el hacha
ax
tronar
to go off
empenachado
crested
despiadado
ruthless
la tienda
tent
aposentarse
to lodge
saquear
to loot
olear
to surge
sudar
to sweat
el centelleo
twinkling
estremecer
to shake
erguirse
to stand up
apaciguar
to calm down
el nudo
knot
cuchichear
to whisper
el alfiler
pin
resentido
resentful
resollar
to breathe heavily
el destacamento
detachment
el séquito
entourage
la grey
flock
enmarañado
tangled
disponer
to arrange
la encía
gum
fijarse
to notice
la mercancía
merchandise
la hojarasca
dead leaves
la ortiga
nettle
la espesura
thicket
el contorno
outline
sigilosamente
stealthily
rozar
to brush against
el nido
den
el asno
donkey
aupar
to help up
helar
to freeze
el descaro
nerve
aventar
to fan
la bajada
descent
la ojeada
quick glance
irrumpir
to burst into
el azogue
mercury
la jornada
working day
antojarse
to feel like
la gravedad
seriousness
bullicioso
noisy
arrancar
to pull out
el destello
sparkle
despellejar
to skin
el prepucio
foreskin
encogerse
to shrink
resoplar
to puff
mísero
paltry
la nuca
nape
rapado
shaven
el peto
bib
el empeño
determination
afanarse
to toil
la maraña
tangle
la callejuela
alley
delatar
to inform on
manotear
to snatch
la astucia
astuteness
fruncir
to gather
la lisonja
flattery
venturoso
fortunate
la desazón
unease
el aposento
lodging
el ayuno
fast
el pasmo
shock
el tapujo
subterfuge
desahogar
to vent
remangar
to roll up
la candidez
ingenuousness
suscitar
to arouse
sesgado
slanted
la acequia
irrigation ditch
la alheña
privet
gestionar
to manage
la dote
dowry
el manantial
spring
el arriendo
leasing
el mozo
young boy
el arrendatario
leaseholder
cobijar
to give shelter to
la ascua
ember
cauto
cautious
el ahorcado
hanged person
el antojo
craving
la displicencia
disdain
esquilmar
to exhaust
el colmo
height
orondo
smug
el mentecato
idiot
el escondrijo
hiding place
el envoltorio
wrapping
el embuste
lie
burdo
crude
urdir
to warp
doblegar
to vanquish
la balaustrada
balustrade
zanjar
to settle
la maniobra
maneuver
sonsacar
to worm
percatarse de
to realize
el aprieto
predicament
culebrear
to wriggle along
trazar
to draw
balbucir
to stammer
gratamente
pleasantly
el gerifalte
gyrfalcon
la perdiz
partridge
el paraje
place
regar
to water
añejo
mature
esquilmar
to harvest
manar
to flow
el surtidor
pump
la cetrería
falconry
el pabellón
pavilion
agreste
rough
el yerro
error
enmendar
to correct
regente
regent
el poderío
power
el mocetón
strapping fellow
escamar
to scale
el alboroto
racket
el peristilo
peristyle
el bravucón
braggart
el revuelo
stir
arremeter
to charge at
la pendencia
quarrel
la cabaña
cabin
la caña
cane
la casucha
hovel
el/la alguacil
bailiff
contumaz
stubborn
soberbio
arrogant
la cepa
stock
jactancioso
boastful
atropellar
to run over
amortiguar
to muffle
arrastrar
to drag
rebosante
brimming
la triquiñuela
trick
el forastero
stranger
provecto
elderly
arrugar
to wrinkle
la tripa
intestine
la pechera
front
el desasosiego
unease
vagar
to wander
a raya
under control
la cantinela
old story
corear
to chorus
el infundio
false rumor
la fanfarronada
boast
cansinamente
wearily
el resplandor
brightness
el vikingo
Viking
el alborozo
jubilation
arrogar
to arrogate
desafiante
defiant
arremolinar
to swirl
la cordura
sanity
apremiar
to urge
la oquedad
cavity
la víspera
eve
modulado
modulated
el codo
elbow
la explanada
esplanade
la alhaja
jewel
doquiera
wherever
la penumbra
half-light
abarrotar
to pack
apretujar
to squeeze
la vestidura
clothing
franquear
to go through
la vara
stick
el hombretón
big strong man
el peregrino
pilgrim
la plegaria
prayer
santiguarse
to cross oneself
el rebaño
flock
pacer
to graze
segar
to reap
amarillear
to turn yellow
el prado
meadow
sinuoso
winding
el nogal
walnut tree
la sazón
seasoning
la hilera
row
ensimismado
absorbed
apacible
gentle
la ermita
hermitage
pulular
to swarm
el abrevadero
trough
apestar
to stink
amontonar
to pile up
la podredumbre
putrefaction
el curtidor
tanner
el hervidero
hot spring
la indumentaria
attire
castaño
brown
la cabecera
headboard
ancho
wide
la calzada
road
sobrar
to be left over
la liebre
hare
disgustado
upset
sortear
to avoid
menesteroso
needy
el turbante
turban
el paje
page
la escudilla
bowl
el pellejo
skin
la especia
spice
el encurtido
pickled products
la fritanga
fried food
atravesar
to cross
la celosía
lattice
la reja
bars
la campiña
countryside
la amapola
poppy
la salpicadura
splashing
la vertiente
slope
el/la jinete
rider
el impedimento
obstacle
el obsequio
gift
conminar
to threaten
el sustento
sustenance
desatar
to untie
hurgar
to dig around in
la faltriquera
pocket
linchar
to lynch
la comitiva
retinue
caldeado
heated
cariacontecido
crestfallen
las amonestaciones
banns
el salmo
psalm
el buitre
vulture
rematar
to finish off
acosar
to harass
apurado
short
aplastar
to crush
circuncidar
to circumcise
inmundo
filthy
decaer
to decline
la bóveda
vault
la sede
seat
la mitra
miter
calar
to soak
rubicundo
ruddy
desprender
to detach
el diácono
deacon
el sitial
seat of honor
abarrotado
packed
la juncia
nut grass
el acólito
acolyte
la divisa
foreign currency
enjalbegar
to whitewash
la mula
mule
brioso
spirited
la nuera
daughter-in-law
el yerno
son-in-law
resplandecer
to shine
el ademán
gesture
menguado
depleted
porfiar
to insist
el sueldo
salary
el regateo
bargaining
la hiedra
ivy
el relieve
importance
el fuste
importance
el cáliz
chalice
bruñir
to polish
el ónice
onyx
la ristra
string
la cebada
barley
arrugado
wrinkled
el caserón
ramshackle house
la trasera
rear
el almacén
warehouse
combado
warped
la melena
long hair
el garrote
stick
encrespado
frizzy
el vano
opening
el ábside
apse
la viga
beam
el nido
nest
colmar
to fill to the brim
la cornisa
cornice
el hierbajo
weed
la pesadez
heaviness
los/las presentes
those present
el embalado
packing
la carreta
cart
la embajada
embassy
escrutar
to scrutinize
la cera
wax
el incienso
incense
el vaho
breath
la soberbia
pride
agarena
Muslim
clarear
to lighten
rechoncho
chubby
asomado
nosy
raído
threadbare
retumbar
to resound
la aldaba
door knocker
trepar
to climb
la tapia
wall
soplar
to blow
la hoguera
bonfire
la masa
mass
divisar
to make out
la niebla
fog
la leña
firewood
el paño
cloth
la alcoba
bedroom
alborotado
messy
esbelto
slender
la jofaina
washbasin
verter
to pour
la pestaña
eyelash
el islam
Islam
convertir
to convert
la cancillería
chancellery
convenir
to be advisable
la loadora
praiser
inenarrable
indescribable
la trama
plot
regañar
to scold
besuquear
to smother with kisses
congraciarse
to ingratiate oneself
avecinarse
to approach
la revuelta
revolt
la unción
anointing
extraviar
to lose
la merced
favor
el martirio
martyrdom
el varón
male
febril
feverish
la limosna
charity
el auxilio
assistance
la caridad
charity
el prójimo
fellow man
antaño
in days gone by
el/la hereje
heretic
fatídico
fateful
burlón
mocking
meditabundo
pensive
el rodeo
detour
el semblante
countenance
la tajada
share
el sarraceno
Saracen
el reyezuelo
kinglet
acudir
to go to
preclaro
illustrious
atesorar
to amass
el abad
abbot
la sede
headquarters
el/la eremita
hermit
extramuros
outside the town
emeritense
from Mérida
caviloso
thoughtful
enjuto
lean
dilatar
to dilate
sortear
to draw lots for
chillón
shrill
el canturreo
soft singing
el palafrenero
groom
velar
to keep vigil over
el/la ismaelita
Ishmaelite
repentinamente
suddenly
el prócer
hero
la gresca
row
el vaticinio
prediction
abogar
to advocate
lloriquear
to whine
el menester
activity
berrear
to bellow
empeñarse
to insist on
terco
stubborn
el desatino
blunder
despotricar
to rant
el ánade
duck
el garbo
poise
espolear
to spur on
la cabecera
top
el trote
trot
el bayo
cream horse
el potro
colt
la alameda
tree-lined avenue
la desviación
deviation
ensanchar
to widen
el matorral
thicket
el declive
incline
el corcel
steed
retorcido
twisted
recóndito
remote
el encinar
oak grove
corretear
to run around
embarrar
to cover in mud
el corzo
roe deer
pardo
mulatto
el aliso
alder
menguar
to decrease
la franja
stripe
la colina
hill
empinado
steep
languidecer
to languish
el ocaso
sunset
la dilación
delay
apremiante
pressing
valer
to be worth
necio
foolish
el bereber
Berber
el resquicio
crack
incordiar
to pester
la altivez
haughtiness
convocar
to call
el albaricoque
apricot
la cosecha
harvest
la estirpe
lineage
altanero
haughty
el potentado
magnate
la prole
offspring
proferir
to utter
pellizcar
to pinch
el entrecejo
space between one's eyebrows
fruncir
to furrow
disimular
to hide
la barbita
goatee
el chivo
kid
macilento
gaunt
la empuñadura
handle
blando
soft
la papada
double chin
corpulento
heavyset
la barriga
stomach
la ciruela
plum
el hacendado
landowner
la sobra
excess
la trifulca
fight
las inmediaciones
vicinity
propagar
to spread
el/la linde
boundary
guarnecer
to man
espeso
thick
constar
to know for a fact
someter
to subdue
aunar
to join
leonino
unfair
consentir
to allow
el gentío
crowd
circunspecto
circumspect
áspero
rough
el presagio
omen
sacudir
to shake
enarcar
to arch
la ceja
eyebrow
el moho
mold
el derredor
perimeter
la obstinación
stubbornness
crepitar
to crackle
el zaguán
hallway
el criado
servant
desmoronarse
to crumble
refunfuñar
to grumble
insensato
foolish
apretar
to squeeze
el diluvio
torrential rain
santiguar
to make the sign of the cross over
desazonado
uneasy
el miembro
limb
el poniente
west
el hortelano
gardener
el adarve
rampart
anegar
to flood
el arroyo
stream
el cauce
riverbed
lamer
to lick
húmedo
damp
la brisa
breeze
el rasurado
shave
el bigote
mustache
encanecer
to go gray
grisáceo
grayish
impoluto
unpolluted
el fieltro
felt
plateado
silver
el alba
dawn
recriminar
to reproach
apedrear
to throw stones at
asentir
to agree
inquieto
worried
el estrado
platform
el dosel
canopy
encolerizar
to enrage
despejar
to clear up
el alcázar
fortress
la inquina
aversion
el escupitajo
loogie
proseguir
to proceed
arreciar
to intensify
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