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el escalofrío
el escalofrío
shiver
súbito
súbito
sudden
el semblante
el semblante
countenance
tanto como
tanto como
as much as
la cabellera
la cabellera
head of hair
incansable
incansable
tireless
el cansancio
el cansancio
tiredness
de todos modos
de todos modos
anyway
de todas maneras
de todas maneras
anyway
para que
para que
so that
sorpresivamente
sorpresivamente
surprisingly
la carpa
la carpa
tent
transcurrir
transcurrir
to pass
enternecer
enternecer
to soften
encontrarse
encontrarse
to be
el ramo
el ramo
bouquet
apenar
apenar
to embarrass
la falta de
la falta de
the lack of
la mano de obra
la mano de obra
workforce
hace falta
it's necessary
¿Falta algo?
Is there anything missing?
antojarse
to have a craving for
acariciar
to caress
disponer
to arrange
tramar
to plot
tender
to stretch out
el bulto
package
el atuendo
attire
el recelo
mistrust
de bruces
face down
rizar
to curl
el aprieto
predicament
ni siquiera
not even
pase lo que pase
whatever happens
al principio
at the beginning
marear
to make sick
golear
to thrash
imparable
unstoppable
el ceño
brow
fruncir
to furrow
fruncir
to gather
alcanzar
to catch up with
observar
to notice
sí que
certainly
apenas
as soon as
llamativo
striking
ondulado
wavy
sumamente
extremely
pardo
brownish-gray
el moño
bun
amarrar
to tie
acaso
perhaps
se me ha hecho corto
it's gone quickly for me
ayuntar
to join
la firma
signature
anhelar
to long
hasta
even
cuantioso
substantial
desocupar
to vacate
hallar
to find
rendir
to produce
enredar
to tangle up
presenciar
to witness
ausentarse
to be absent
sentenciar
to declare
estallar
to burst
el llanto
crying
la piedad
mercy
decepcionar
to disappoint
brincar
to jump
alborotar
to disturb
disimular
to cover up
desorbitar
to exaggerate
de par en par
wide open
desde hace tiempo
for a long time
inesperado
unexpected
el detenimiento
detail
distraer
to distract
evitar
to avoid
asomarse
to lean out
a diferencia de
unlike
corregir
to correct
lo cual
which
afirmar
to assert
tratar de
to try
tratar de
to be about
fingir
to pretend
a pesar de
in spite of
regañar
to scold
soberbio
arrogant
a quién
to whom
extraviar
to lose
coqueto
flirtatious
intachable
irreproachable
elogiar
to praise
programar
to plan
vacilar
to hesitate
el matiz
nuance
al parecer
apparently
dentro de
within
desde que
since
menos mal
it's a good thing
fastidiar
to annoy
ahora que lo pienso
come to think of it
sacudir
to shake
servir
to be useful
agregar
to add
derrotar
to defeat
derretir
to melt
adinerado
wealthy
asentir
to agree
suspirar
to sigh
hasta que
until
en voz alta
out loud
suavemente
gently
esbelto
slender
bostezar
to yawn
socorrer
to help
el entretenimiento
entertainment
el divertimiento
amusement
percatar
to notice
tibio
lukewarm
apurar
to finish off
apurarse
to hurry
en sí mismo
in itself
la rabia
anger
el charco
puddle
el arco iris
rainbow
mojarse
to get wet
el chubasquero
raincoat
ojalá
I wish
hacer las paces
to make up
hacer la maleta
to pack
hacer la tarea
to do one's homework
hacer la cama
to make the bed
poner la alarma
to set the alarm
poner la mesa
to set the table
el alarde
show
la causa
cause
la sobrina
niece
la vergüenza
embarrassment
la exhibición
exhibition
el estilo
style
atractivo
attractive
el ritmo
pace
el defecto
defect
el aficionado
fan
consumir
to consume
el respeto
respect
la víctima
victim
el/la piloto
pilot
la catedral
cathedral
el jugo
juice
el sueño
dream
la geografía
geography
el salmón
salmon
generoso
generous
besar
to kiss
el aire
air
pesado
annoying
el traductor
translator
el fuego
fire
el pasado
past
el racismo
racism
la cerveza
beer
votar
to vote
euro-
euro-
horrible
horrible
el servicio
service
el gramo
gram
la acción
action
la graduación
graduation
la memoria
memory
la vacación
vacation
el crítico
critic
modesto
modest
el mensaje
message
la violeta
violet
la violencia
violence
el hambre
hunger
puro
pure
reservar
to reserve
activo
active
nublado
cloudy
la nieve
snow
la aventura
adventure
desperdiciar
to waste
despistar
to mislead
despedirse
to say goodbye
caluroso
hot
agobiado
overwhelmed
desmenuzar
to shred
caudaloso
fast-flowing
el ternero
calf
el entierro
burial
el entorno
environment
tierno
loving
tierno
tender
el terreno
soil
agotado
exhausted
el despistado
scatterbrain
despertarse
to wake up
sabroso
tasty
la prima
cousin
la prisa
rush
caer
to fall
creer
to believe
crear
to create
la luciérnaga
firefly
el sustento
means of support
sugerir
to suggest
el toque
touch
chirriar
to creak
el huerfanito
little orphan boy
enfocarse
to focus
restante
remaining
la gravilla
gravel
vacía
empty
innecesario
unnecessary
ansioso
eager
el revisor
ticket collector
el rostro
face
desvanecer
to fade
diverso
diverse
el vagón
coach
el mirador
viewpoint
contemporáneo
contemporary
el vecindario
neighborhood
acogedor
cozy
rodeado
surrounded
repleto
full
concurrido
crowded
la metrópoli
metropolis
emanar
to emanate
el bullicio
hustle and bustle
el rascacielos
skyscraper
serpenteante
winding
lejano
distant
avanzar
to advance
a medida que
as
la risa
laughter
apreciar
to appreciate
invaluable
invaluable
la esperanza
hope
el detalle
detail
la pista
clue
el desván
attic
el rincón
corner
revisar
to check
excavar
to dig
recibir
to welcome
el malvavisco
marshmallow
frondoso
leafy
sumergirse
to immerse oneself
darse cuenta
to realize
parecido
similar
la palmera
palm tree
el oasis
oasis
el mago
wizard
luminoso
bright
asombrarse
to be amazed
la jarra
pitcher
la portada
cover
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