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el/la contrincante
el/la contrincante
opponent
apalabrar
apalabrar
to come to a verbal agreement with
atrevido
atrevido
daring
la sobra
la sobra
excess
qué más da
qué más da
what difference does it make
arrastrar
arrastrar
to drag
el forcejeo
el forcejeo
struggle
balbucear
balbucear
to stammer
la arruga
la arruga
wrinkle
aferrar
aferrar
to grab
escupir
escupir
to spit
echar de menos
echar de menos
to miss
travieso
travieso
naughty
el chillido
el chillido
shriek
adrede
adrede
on purpose
disparar
disparar
to shoot
el pestillo
el pestillo
bolt
empapado
empapado
soaked
despeinar
despeinar
to mess up
el codazo
nudge
halagar
to flatter
el ciervo
deer
hacer caso
to listen to
sobresalir
to stick out
hermético
inscrutable
la bondad
goodness
darse prisa
to hurry up
el jirón
rag
la llama
flame
decepcionado
disappointed
acariciar
to pet
pillar
to catch
el puñetazo
punch
hinchado
swollen
derribar
to demolish
la porquería
dirt
tropezar
to trip
atiborrar
to stuff full
soltar
to let go of
el suelo
ground
el terciopelo
velvet
la paliza
beating
echar
to cast
el lodo
mud
mugriento
filthy
encargar
to put in charge of
apostar
to bet
rechazar
to turn down
restregar
to scrub
cosificar
to objectify
la monja
nun
subrayar
to underline
despotricar
to rant
gato encerrado
something fishy
agotado
exhausted
al parecer
apparently
en el fondo
actually
por lo visto
apparently
una vez que
once
en cuanto
as soon as
madrugar
to get up early
anochecer
to get dark
recabar
to collect
aplastar
to crush
meter
to put
aterrador
terrifying
el matón
thug
el descaro
impertinence
el liderazgo
leadership
alejar
to keep away
descartar
to dismiss
el atajo
shortcut
el requisito
requirement
por casualidad
by chance
el/la hincha
fan
más bien
actually
a mi modo de ver
in my opinion
la llovizna
drizzle
el bochorno
sultry weather
la ráfaga
gust
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
manifestar
to state
el susto
scare
el alivio
relief
asimismo
likewise
planchar
to iron
llevar un rato
to take a while
la pesadilla
nightmare
a punto de
about to
el disfraz
costume
de eso nada
no way
venga ya
come on
no me lo digas
don't tell me
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