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adolecer
adolecer
to suffer from
yacer
yacer
to lie
esbozar
esbozar
to outline
el jurado
el jurado
jury
la regla
la regla
period
aburguesar
aburguesar
to gentrify
de fondo
de fondo
in the background
caducar
caducar
to expire
la embajada
la embajada
embassy
trastornado
trastornado
disturbed
el patrimonio
el patrimonio
heritage
la emisora
la emisora
station
la alameda
la alameda
tree-lined avenue
zarpar
zarpar
to set sail
adrede
adrede
on purpose
el caudillo
el caudillo
leader
la despensa
la despensa
pantry
sollozar
sollozar
to sob
entero
entero
composed
premiar
to award a prize to
untar
to spread
pisar
to step on
el calambre
cramp
desenvolver
to disentangle
supurar
to ooze
el trueque
barter
diestro
right
la flojera
lethargy
la asamblea
assembly
la asamblea
meeting
la calavera
skull
apelar
to appeal
el escéptico
skeptic
el pacificador
peacemaker
embargar
to seize
sanguinario
bloodthirsty
recriminar
to reproach
ponerse al día
to bring oneself up to date
nostálgico
nostalgic
cortante
cutting
rimar
to rhyme
enredar
to tangle up
la muchedumbre
crowd
la gestión
management
tempestuoso
stormy
involucrar
to involve
el foso
moat
desperdiciar
to waste
albergar
to house
destacar
to stand out
antagónico
antagonistic
la mampostería
masonry
el desgarrón
rip
bostezar
to yawn
hallar
to find
el atentado
attack
insólito
extremely unusual
calificado
qualified
el/la testaferro
front man
el guerrero
warrior
la franja
strip
la cantera
quarry
a medida que
as
la fachada
facade
pasajero
fleeting
coincidir
to run into
adinerado
wealthy
enraizado
deeply rooted
unánime
unanimous
álgido
decisive
colmar
to fill to the brim
solidario
supportive
rendir
to perform
periférico
peripheral
el botín
plunder
el/la oyente
listener
optar por
to choose
toparse con
to bump into
el entorno
environment
evolutivo
evolutionary
el suceso
event
el resultado
result
la prevalencia
prevalence
la irritabilidad
irritability
agudizar
to intensify
anhelar
to long for
reparador
restorative
subyacente
underlying
conciliar el sueño
to get to sleep
salpicar
to taint
arrasar
to sweep to victory
el crepúsculo
twilight
enganchar
to hook
el rescate
rescue
la auditoría
audit
Argelia
Algeria
el caza
fighter plane
la sede
host
voraz
voracious
arder
to burn
alisar
to smooth
pulir
to polish
lijar
to sand
la convocatoria
call
inamovible
fixed
el sujetador
bra
la difusión
broadcasting
igualitario
egalitarian
aislar
to isolate
la brecha
opening
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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