Miscellaneous 101

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corroer
corroer
to corrode
la emboscada
la emboscada
ambush
el condado
el condado
county
oriundo
oriundo
native
¡Caray!
¡Caray!
Wow!
la baza
la baza
chance
la baza
la baza
trick
la redada
la redada
raid
los estupefacientes
los estupefacientes
narcotics
despedir
despedir
to fire
despedir
despedir
to say goodbye to
ceder
ceder
to transfer
ceder
ceder
to give in
dispuesto
dispuesto
willing
el historial
el historial
record
la supresión
la supresión
abolition
deshacerse
deshacerse
to come undone
achacar
achacar
to attribute
el guiño
el guiño
wink
el aguinaldo
Christmas bonus
al revés
backward
al revés
inside out
al revés
upside down
la velada
evening
el enfermo
sick person
valer la pena
to be worth the effort
el despilfarro
waste
despreocuparse de
to stop worrying
en apuros
in difficulty
sin ánimo de lucro
nonprofit
someter
to subdue
pese a que
even though
a toda prisa
very quickly
saltarse
to skip
puesto que
since
el puñado
handful
increpar
to rebuke
darse a la fuga
to flee
pellizcar
to pinch
fallar
to fail
adentrarse
to go into
la savia
sap
empañarse
to steam up
susurrar
to whisper
toparse
to run into
la balsa
pond
la balsa
raft
el tímpano
eardrum
la frambuesa
raspberry
chismear
to gossip
el alpiste
birdseed
el escote
cleavage
el escote
neckline
dotar
to endow with
dotar
to equip with
la subasta
auction
el amotinado
rebel
amotinado
riotous
conllevar
to entail
la hojalata
tin
lastrar
to burden
lastrar
to ballast
juramentar
to swear in
aún
yet
aún
still
el encontronazo
collision
la toma de posesión
inauguration
derribar
to demolish
demorar
to delay
el mandatario
head of state
regocijarse
to rejoice
el mozo
conscript
el mozo
young boy
esmerado
careful
esmerado
painstaking
el espumillón
tinsel
navideño
Christmas
la huida
escape
llevar a cabo
to carry out
el enfoque
focus
el enfoque
approach
desatado
uncontrolled
desatado
loose
el partidario
supporter
el haya
beech
la canela
cinnamon
rehusar
to refuse
desesperar
to despair
desesperar
to drive crazy
destrozar
to destroy
desmoronarse
to crumble
el pantano
swamp
la telaraña
spiderweb
torcido
twisted
distraerse
to get distracted
la plantilla
squad
la plantilla
staff
la plantilla
workforce
parpadear
to twinkle
parpadear
to blink
la guacamaya
macaw
el mochilero
backpacker
la embarcación
vessel
el mortero
mortar
judío
Jewish
el frente
front
el frente
front
la frente
forehead
frente
opposite
fondear
to anchor
flamante
brilliant
flamante
brand-new
el hundimiento
sinking
el secuestro
kidnapping
pescar
to fish
podar
to prune
el aguacate
avocado
el zumbido
buzz
adrede
on purpose
la colmena
beehive
el vivero
nursery
la bolsa de trabajo
job listing
escampar
to clear up
el vendaval
gale
el puercoespín
porcupine
la eslora
length
el hueco
space
hueco
hollow
el hueco
hole
rebasar
to overtake
rebasar
to exceed
ligeramente
slightly
el frasco
jar
el alma gemela
soulmate
el trabalenguas
tongue twister
engañar
to deceive
desaliñado
scruffy
aciago
ill-fated
pavoroso
terrifying
trepidante
frenetic
actualizar
to update
desempacar
to unpack
la víspera
eve
hacerse cargo de
to be aware of
hacerse cargo de
to take charge of
la cobertura
coverage
adornado
decorated
la pandereta
tambourine
el muérdago
mistletoe
el paraíso
paradise
las sobras
leftovers
jugoso
juicy
espolvorear
to sprinkle
macanudo
fantastic
macanudo
great
el mandatario
leader
el provecho
benefit
deprisa
quick
deprisa
fast
el esqueleto
framework
el esqueleto
skeleton
alcanzar
to reach
la orilla
shore
hacer frente a
to face up to
aportar
to contribute
lúgubre
mournful
lúgubre
dismal
inquietante
disturbing
no caber duda
to have no doubt
rodear
to surround
desenvolverse
to unfold
la cueva
cave
aseverar
to assert
presencial
face-to-face
el albur
chance
la divulgación
disclosure
el hombre lobo
werewolf
embrujado
haunted
la depuradora
filter system
la depuradora
sewage treatment plant
el espantapájaros
scarecrow
la entrega
delivery
así
that way
así
this way
así
like that
así
like this
el elogio
praise
apenas
hardly
apenas
barely
el calzado
footwear
tibio
lukewarm
el porte
demeanor
el patrimonio
assets
el patrimonio
heritage
regalar
to give
hartar
to get tired of
veranear
to spend the summer
la anguila
eel
reforzar
to reinforce
la gamberrada
act of vandalism
un trozo de
a slice of
la heladería
ice cream parlor
la seda
silk
carecer de
to lack
refunfuñar
to grumble
la gaviota
seagull
el embutido
cold cut
el embutido
sausage
la alcachofa
artichoke
la burla
taunt
el placer
pleasure
dar la salida
to signal the start
enlazar
to connect
enlazar
to link
barajar
to quarrel
barajar
to shuffle
el arrecife
reef
ladrar
to bark
en cuanto a
with regard to
agitar
to shake
el cachorro
puppy
el cirujano
surgeon
la matriz
womb
el lío
mess
la camilla
stretcher
esposado
handcuffed
el alboroto
racket
el copo
flake
la pasa
raisin
el abanico
variety
a cargo de
in charge of
el buque
ship
colocar
to place
los residuos
waste
el zumo
juice
aglutinar
to bring together
decantarse
to opt for
la cercanía
closeness
tener pensado
to intend
la tendencia
tendency
la tendencia
trend
ligado
bound
suceder
to happen
impulsar
to drive
impulsar
to propel
picotear
to peck
el motivo
reason
insólito
extraordinary
insólito
extremely unusual
insólito
unusual
el monaguillo
altar boy
tampoco
not either
tampoco
neither
desde luego
of course
digno
worthy
el daño
damage
culto
educated
culto
cultured
delatar
to give away
delatar
to denounce
delatar
to inform on
el nido
nest
emocionado
touched
emocionado
excited
chapotear
to splash around
compasivo
compassionate
endulzar
to sweeten
el panal
honeycomb
el conejito
bunny
silbar
to whistle
el ritmo
rhythm
esparcir
to scatter
agarrar
to grab
el aguacero
downpour
el estanque
tank
el estanque
pond
el saltamontes
grasshopper
regar
to water
el olor
smell
brillante
bright
el rocío
dew
el ruiseñor
nightingale
el centenar
hundred
hambriento
hungry
el/la albañil
construction worker
variopinto
diverse
el/la familiar
relative
el/la oficinista
office worker
la alergia
allergy
la ardilla
squirrel
florecer
to bloom
recién
only just
recién
recently
recién
just
el bogavante
lobster
derretirse
to melt
demás
everyone else
demás
the rest
el licenciado
graduate
enlatado
canned
añorar
to long for
ya que
now that
ya que
since
descartar
to rule out
recrudecer
to get worse
acogedor
friendly
acogedor
cozy
dejarse
to let oneself
el cajón
drawer
marchito
faded
marchito
withered
la semejanza
similarity
el marfil
ivory
comerciar
to trade
proceder
to come from
el hallazgo
discovery
reivindicar
to claim
apuntar
to indicate
apuntar
to point at
apuntar
to aim
bautizar
to baptize
el rastro
trace
el estornudo
sneeze
codicioso
greedy
echar de menos
to miss
el casco
helmet
el mobiliario
furniture
el consumidor
consumer
llamativo
striking
llamativo
bright
la lata
can
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
el trocito
small piece
el cabo
cape
septentrional
northern
ubicado
located
salvo que
unless
la peli
movie
pregonar
to announce
pregonar
to proclaim
instalar
to install
mencionar
to mention
grosero
rude
es que
it's just that
imprescindible
essential
los recursos
means
he podido
I could
la patera
dinghy
conquistar
to conquer
la avanzada
advance party
borde
rude
el borde
edge
impensable
unthinkable
de hecho
in fact
cuidadosamente
carefully
la sigla
abbreviation
el ladrillo
brick
a menudo
often
el papel
paper
el papel
role
más allá de
beyond
desempeñar
to carry out
desbordar
to exceed
desbordar
to overflow
la comida chatarra
junk food
la tramitación
processing
la tregua
respite
la tregua
truce
tapar
to cover
invertir
to invest
la sustracción
theft
prestar
to provide
prestar
to lend
el apartado
section
apuntarse
to enroll
realizar
to carry out
proponerse
to resolve
proponerse
to set out to
el pincho
hors d'oeuvres
allá
there
asimismo
likewise
asimismo
also
atreverse
to dare
esbozar
to outline
esbozar
to sketch
antojarse
to feel like
meterse
to get into
meterse
to go in
orgulloso
proud
quincenal
biweekly
proporcionar
to provide
desperdiciar
to squander
desperdiciar
to waste
detener
to stop
adquirir
to purchase
adquirir
to acquire
el fracaso
failure
el rendimiento
performance
la despedida de soltera
hen party
el trámite
procedure
la herramienta
tool
la estadística
statistics
actualmente
nowadays
actualmente
at the moment
inexorablemente
inexorably
el cucurucho
cone
la tarrina
tub
la ubicación
location
el planazo
great plan
el paisaje
landscape
el colectivo
group
colectivo
collective
recetar
to prescribe
hallar
to find
el sosiego
calm
la huella
footprint
tener ganas de
to want to
tener ganas de
to look forward to
tener ganas de
to feel like
enterarse
to find out
enterar
to inform
lidiar
to cope with
lidiar
to deal with
en concreto
specifically
en concreto
in particular
aprovechar
to make the most of
aprovechar
to take advantage of
hemos vuelto
we returned
evitar
to avoid
lo mismo
the same thing
además de
as well as
hace un rato
a while ago
por eso
that's why
merecerse
to deserve
el catedrático
professor
informar de que
to inform that
estar de vuelta
to be back
agradecer
to be grateful
agradecer
to thank
el guisante
pea
besucón
kissy
mediante
by means of
por ello
thus
a través de
through
por encima de
above
por encima de
over
suponer que
to suppose that
ahorrar
to save
pese a
despite
pese a
in spite of
basta
enough
a pesar de
despite
a pesar de
in spite of
tratarse de
to do
tratarse de
to be
tratarse de
to be a matter of
tratarse de
to be a question of
tratarse de
to be about
con ganas de
wishing for
con ganas de
out to
con ganas de
keen to
con ganas de
willing to
va de
is about
a sí mismo
himself
a sí mismo
to himself
lo bueno
the good thing
algo más
slightly more
algo más
anything else
para que
so that
la huerta
market garden
ni siquiera
not even
para poder
to be allowed to
para poder
to be able to
perecer
to perish
naufragar
to sink
el bote
container
el bote
boat
encargarse
to handle
encargarse
to take care of
la gama
spectrum
la gama
gamut
la gama
range
el huerto
orchard
el huerto
vegetable garden
la medida
measure
entrar en vigor
to take effect
afrontar
to confront
destinar
to allocate
el presupuesto
budget
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