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enganchar
enganchar
to hook
el rescate
el rescate
rescue
la auditoría
la auditoría
audit
Argelia
Argelia
Algeria
el caza
el caza
fighter plane
la sede
la sede
host
voraz
voraz
voracious
arder
arder
to burn
alisar
alisar
to smooth
pulir
pulir
to polish
lijar
lijar
to sand
la convocatoria
la convocatoria
call
inamovible
inamovible
fixed
el sujetador
el sujetador
bra
la difusión
la difusión
broadcasting
igualitario
igualitario
egalitarian
aislar
aislar
to isolate
la brecha
la brecha
opening
corroer
corroer
to corrode
raquítico
puny
orquestar
to orchestrate
el pícaro
scoundrel
el desgraciado
wretch
el clavo
clove
el establo
stable
la hembra
female
macerar
to soak
escurrir
to wring out
el jabalí
wild boar
la parcela
plot of land
el hornillo
camping stove
ceñirse
to stick to
inocuo
innocuous
el oleaje
swell
el hada
fairy
el incienso
incense
el/la albañil
construction worker
el cerrajero
locksmith
despellejar
to skin
el esparadrapo
surgical tape
cachear
to frisk
el perdigón
pellet
la escopeta
shotgun
el detonante
trigger
el gatillo
trigger
el cañón
barrel
la ballesta
crossbow
la sanción
sanction
terco
stubborn
chicloso
sticky and chewy
achuchar
to hug
la cloaca
cesspool
retener
to hold
la siega
harvesting
amainar
to die down
la aguanieve
sleet
anegar
to flood
diluviar
to pour with rain
la tromba
downpour
apalear
to thrash
empanar
to coat in breadcrumbs
el aguacero
downpour
la molleja
sweetbread
vago
lazy
vislumbrar
to glimpse
enjuagar
to swill out
el grumo
lump
viscoso
viscous
la degradación
deterioration
asemejarse
to look alike
el semejante
fellow being
labrar
to cultivate
descalificar
to disqualify
el desaguisado
mess
diurno
diurnal
esotérico
esoteric
vejar
to humiliate
el clasismo
classism
encargar
to commission
compadecer
to pity
trasladarse
to move
lidiar
to deal with
anular
to cancel
el/la cazarrecompensas
bounty hunter
el vello
hair
la extranjería
immigration matters
castrar
to castrate
la amalgama
amalgam
el fresno
ash tree
el renacuajo
tadpole
hacer reposo
to rest
destacado
noted
el tribunal
court
el consumidor
consumer
perdurar
to live on
el afán
effort
efímero
ephemeral
la impresora
printer
devenir
to become
dinamizador
revitalizing
desgastarse
to wear out
repleto de
full of
retrospectivo
retrospective
enraizar
to take root
desplegar
to unfold
la contundencia
forcefulness
el bachillerato
high school
por lo visto
apparently
el tercero
third party
la repostería
patisserie
a pesar de
despite
aportar
to contribute
la asesoría
consultancy
imputar
to charge
el barranco
ravine
bélico
war
descartar
to rule out
la inquietud
anxiety
pese a ello
despite that
derrotista
defeatist
miserable
squalid
el convenio
agreement
adjuntar
to attach
pagar al contado
to pay cash
el patio de butacas
stalls
ni que
anyone would think
la lectura
reading
arrimarse
to move closer
la sensatez
common sense
forjar
to forge
albergar
to harbor
dar por hecho
to take for granted
reanimar
to resuscitate
resucitar
to bring back to life
asumir
to take on
constar de
to consist of
disponer de
to have
acarrear
to bear
surtir
to supply
ejercer
to practice
si bien es cierto
although it's true
la malicia
malice
el analfabeto
illiterate person
abundante
abundant
escultural
statuesque
esquelético
skeletal
rellenito
plump
rasgado
almond-shaped
chato
snub
aguileño
aquiline
grueso
thick
ahondar
to deepen
a fin de que
so that
en caso de que
in the event that
redactar
to write
derivar
to derive from
ingrato
thankless
el retortijón
stomach cramp
el mestizaje
fusion
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