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además
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besides
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e incluso
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and even
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incluso
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even
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milagro
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miracle
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sin embargo
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nevertheless
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grueso
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thick
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bastante
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enough
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charlar
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chatter
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la oreja
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ear
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el cerval
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deer
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sintió u oyó
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felt or heard
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el cuervo
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crow
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la búsqueda
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search
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la altura
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height
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desde luego
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of course
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así pues
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therefore
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el acantilado
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cliff
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bastante
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enough, sufficient
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el helecho
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fern
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la ardilla
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squirrel
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la tarea
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task
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el peñasco
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crag
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jadear
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pant
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peinar
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comb
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no obstante
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despite
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el coscorrón
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knock
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el aliento
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breath
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el abeto
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fir
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la leña
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firewood
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bastar
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to be enough
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encajar
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to fit
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convencer
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to convince
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boscoso
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wooded
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despejado
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cleared
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amistoso,o
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friendly
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refunfuñar
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to grumble
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la correa
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belt, strap
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de todos modos
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anyway
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empedrar
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pave
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adoquinar
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pave
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resollar
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pant
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el timbal
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kettledrum
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el risco
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cliff, crag
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el arbusto
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bush
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el atisbo
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hint
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vislumbrar
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glimpse
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atisbar
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spy, glimpse
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el escombro
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rubbish
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desmadejado
desmadejar |
debilitated
to tire out |
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el cansancio
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weariness
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el ovillo
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ball (of yarn)
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la alforja
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saddlebag
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la tela
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fabric, cloth, work
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el cuadrado
cuadrado (adj) |
square
square, hefty, ridgid |
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el hojalatero
la hojalata |
tinsmith
tin |
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el búho
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owl
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el puerco espín
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porcupine
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rehusar
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refuse
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el liebre
correr la liebre dar gato por liebre levantar la liebre |
hare
to go through rough times to fool to let the cat out of the bag |
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abalanzar
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rush, balance
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rebanar
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slice
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hallar
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find
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encontrar
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find
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el garrote
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club
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campal
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pitched
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el espetón
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spear
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el estoque
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sword
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el hierro
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iron
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asar
el asador |
roast
(roasting) spit |
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atizar
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stoke (a fire)
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el tanto
apuntarse un tanto estar al tanto poner al tanto |
goal, point
score a point to be up to date to put (...) in the picture |
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entre tanto
un tanto otro tanto por lo tanto |
meanwhile
somewhat, rather, a bit as much again therefore |
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tanto,a
tantos,as un tanto entre tanto por lo tanto tanto (...) como tanto por ciento y tanto! a las tantas de |
so much
so many a bit meanwhile therefore both (...) and (...) percentage and how! at the extreme of (very late) |
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rendir
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to conquer, to exhaust
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la fortaleza
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strength
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torear
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to fight
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apoderar
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to delegate
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el diantre
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devil
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la hiedra
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ivy
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meridional
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southern
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pisotear
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to trample
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apelotonar
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to pile up
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mezquino
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stingy, mean, miserable
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asustar
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to frighten
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el lomo
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back
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el arrebol
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red color of clouds
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el amanecer
amanecer ¿a qúe hora amanece? |
dawn
to dawn, to awake when does it get light? |
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el grillo
grillarse |
cricket
go mad |
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el brillo
brillar |
shine
to shine |
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la jalea
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jelly
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la grosella
la grosella negra |
red currant
black currant |
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el ladrido
ladrar |
bark
to bark |
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relinchar
el relincho |
to whinny
a whinny |
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arrojar
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to throw
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empuñar
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to brandish (a sword)
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tratar
nos tratamos de tú |
to treat, deal with, care for
we are on first name terms |
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traer
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to bring
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la aya
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nurse
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la mejilla
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cheek
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la ceniza
ceniciento |
ash
ashen |
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(de) bruces
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face downwards
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disimuladamente
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surreptitiously
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restregar
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to rub
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acariciar
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to caress, toy with
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el hocico
hocicar |
snout
to root (like a pig) |
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la carantoña
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caress
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la estirpe
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lineage
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el barro
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mud
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manchar
manchado |
to stain
stained |
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gacho,a
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bowed, drooping
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arrastrar
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to drag
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la sublevación
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rebellion
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el cabecilla
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leader
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aplastar
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to flatten, crush
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el muñón
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stump
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chisporrotear
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to spark, spit, hiss
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otorgar
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to award
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la mofa
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mockery
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el juez
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judge
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el baloncesto
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basketball
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el vado
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ford (of a river)
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encerrar
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to shut in
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la llave
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key
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armar
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to arm, to assemble, to kick up a fuss
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remar
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to row
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la cala
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creek
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resumir
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to sum up
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sugirir
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to suggest
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malgaster
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to waste
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la escotilla
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hatch
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la cebolla
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onion
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el cabeceo
cabecear |
pitching, nodding, swaying
to pitch, nod, sway |
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amainar
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to drop, die down, dissipate
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gemir
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to wail
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exigir
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to demand
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el buque
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ship
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alardear
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to brag, boast
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el hecho
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fact
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el dicho
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a saying
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la mazmorra
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prison, dungeon
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llenar
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to fill
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la posada
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inn
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callar
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to be quiet, to stop talking
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zalamero (n)
zalamero,a (a) zalamería |
flatterer
flattering flattery |
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asqueroso
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filthy
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la paja
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straw
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la subasta
subastar |
auction
to auction |
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el estrado
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platform
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la tarima
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platform
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la almohada
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pillow
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el brezo
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heather
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bregar
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to slave away
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húmido
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wet
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lisa
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smooth
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el linde
lindar |
boundary, limit
to border |
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lindo,a
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pretty
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enlosado
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paved
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la losa
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slab, flagstone, burden
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el cojín
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cushion
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el nombre
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name, noun
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tallado
tallar |
cut, carved
to sculpt |
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la oca
el pavo el pavo real |
turkey
turkey peacock |
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el pato
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goose
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el venado
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deer, stag, venison
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el bizcocho
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sponge cake
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el bizco
bizco,a |
crosseyed person
crosseyed |
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el velero
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sailing ship
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la puesta del sol
el puesto (n) puesto,a (a) |
sunset
place, position, (mil)post set, positioned, (fam) drunk |
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puesto que
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since, as
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borracho
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drunk
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de ... en ...
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from ... to ...
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de hecho
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in fact
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aquél mismo
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very same
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desde siempre
desde aquí desde la ventana desde ayer |
always
from here from the window since yesterday |
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desde ... hasta ...
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from ... until ...
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desde luego
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of course, really!
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luego
luego hablamos |
then, afterwards, next
I'll speak to you later |
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el cuento de hadas
la hada la hada madrina |
fairy tale
fairy fairy godmother |
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la cuento
la cuento chino contar un cuento |
story
tall tale to tell a story |
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cuanto,a (adj)
cuanto (rel pron) cuánto cuántos |
as much as
as much as how much how many |
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en cuanto
en cuanto acuanto antes cuanto más ... más |
as soon as, as
with respect toas soon as the more ... the more |
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el nuez (los nueces)
el nogal |
walnut
walnut tree |
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el melocetón
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peach
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el nido
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nest
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el almiar
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birdsnest
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el salero
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salt shaker
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el marfil
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ivory
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el esmalte
esmaltar |
enamel, nail polish
to varnish, enamel |
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la zarza
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bramble, blackberry bush
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la valla
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fence
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vallar
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to fence in
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zarandear
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to shake
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la valantía
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valor, bravery
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recononcer
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to recognize, admit
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el nudo
tener un nudo en la garganta |
knot
to have a lump in the throat |
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la garganta
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throat, gorge, narrow pass
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el cubo
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bucket, cube, hub
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el asombro
asombrar |
amazement
to amaze |
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el vendaval
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strong wind
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el rebaño
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flock, herd
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rebanar
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to cut, slice
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la ojeada
ojear |
glance
to look at |
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la pelota
en pelota viva |
ball
completely naked |
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la maleza
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weed
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el trigo
no ser alguin trigo limpio |
wheat
to be untrustworthy |
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la espelta
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spelt (grain)
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la avena
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oats
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la fresa
el fresón |
strawberry
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bermejo,a
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strawberry blonde
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el albaricoque
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apricot
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la frambuesa
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raspberry
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la gelatina
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jelly
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somero,a
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slight, superficial, shallow
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el costado
de costado |
side
sideways |
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el obenque
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shroud (of a ship)
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tierno,a
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gentle
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sin embargo
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nevertheless, on the contrary
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embobabo,a
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fascinated
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abrumar
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to overwhelm, crush
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en absoluto
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not at all
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almacenar
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to store
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desapacible
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unpleasant, nasty
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zanjar
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to settle
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sobrar
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to be left over, sufficient, unnecessary
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el asunto
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subject (n), affair
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desvivirse
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to live for, devote oneself
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congraciar
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to engratiate
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el terraplén
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embankment
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el matorral
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thicket
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empapado
empapar |
soaked
to soak (up) |
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el paño
en paños menores conocer le paño |
cloth
in one's underclothes to know the ropes |
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acaso(adv)
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perhaps, maybe, did/didn't
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hallar
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to find, discover
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callar
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to stop talking, keep quiet, say nothing
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impresionante
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impressive, striking
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almacenar
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to store
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desapacible
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unpleasant, nasty
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zanjar
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to settle
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sobrar
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to be left over, sufficient, unnecessary
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el asunto
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subject (n), affair
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desvivirse
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to live for, devote oneself
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congraciar
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to engratiate
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el terraplén
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embankment
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el matorral
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thicket
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empapado
empapar |
soaked
to soak (up) |
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el paño
en paños menores conocer le paño |
cloth
in one's underclothes to know the ropes |
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acaso(adv)
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perhaps, maybe, did/didn't
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hallar
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to find, discover
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callar
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to stop talking, keep quiet, say nothing
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impresionante
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impressive, striking
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azorar
azorarse |
to bewilder, disturb
to be bewildered |
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atontar
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to confuse, bewilder
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aturdir
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to stun, daze, confuse
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enrojecer
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to redden, blush
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vergonzoso,a
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shy, timid, bashful
shameful, disgraceful |
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sencillamente
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simply
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la sencillez
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simplicity, naturalness
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tomar el pelo
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pull one's leg
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el engaño
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deception
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el doblez
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a fold
duplicity |
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el cupo
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service (military)
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sobresaltar
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to startle
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colocar
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to place
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gatear
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to crawl, climb
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el páramo
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moor, heath
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aparecer
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to appear
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parecer
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to seem, look like
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importar
importarse |
to be important
to matter to |
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el recinto
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precincts, grounds
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la feria
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a fair
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la huerta
el huerto |
(vegetable) market, garden
orchard |
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la manilla
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handle
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el tirador
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marksman, handle
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el picaporte
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door handle
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el pomo
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knob
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el umbral
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threshold
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desplazar
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to displace, move
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la suciedad
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filth
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provenir
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to come from
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mezquino,a
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miserable
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el bullicio
bullicioso,a |
hubbub
noisy, causing a hubbub |
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atrevido,a
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daring, bold
impudent risqué |
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imponente
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imposing, impressive
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el asombro
asombrar |
amazement
to amaze, astonish |
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pegado
pegar |
close together
to stick |
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el susto
asustar |
a fright, scare
to frighten |
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alcanzar
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to reach
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coger
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to catch, seize, pick up
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la libélula
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dragonfly
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tirar
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to throw
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padecer
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to suffer from
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la cría
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a young animal
breeding |
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el acantilado
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cliff
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hinchado,a
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puffy, swollen, bloated
bombastic, pompous |
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apetecer
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to feel like
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agradar
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to please
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la masilla
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putty
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notar
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to notice, find, feel
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asir
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to grasp, seize
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carecer
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to lack (something)
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la garra
las garras |
claw, talon
clutches |
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el ser
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a being, creature
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agachar
con las orejas gachas |
to lower
with one's tail between his legs |
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rugir
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to roar, howl, rumble
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bufar
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to snort
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alzarse
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to get up, rise
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el rebelde
rebelde |
rebel
rebellious |
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desmayarse
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to faint
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la medida
a medida |
measurement, measure
as, while |
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espantoso,a
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horrifying, awful
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tumbar
tumbada boca |
to knock down
to lie down open-mouthed |
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sumo,a
a lo sumo |
extreme, supreme
at the most |
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de puntillas
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on tiptoe
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sigilosamente
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stealthily
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atisbar
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to discern
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despejar
despejado,a |
to clear, clear up
clear, cloudless, empty |
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echar
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to throw
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las fauces
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jaws
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erguido,a
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raised
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actual
actualmente |
current, present
presently |
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acostarse
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to lie down, go to bed
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actual
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current, present
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actualmente
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at present, currently
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la afección
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medical condition
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realmente
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actually
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el cariño
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dea one
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el argumento
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legal proceeding
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asistir
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to attend, be present
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atender
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to assist, attend to
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la audiencia
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meeting with a high official
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ayudar
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to assist, help
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la asistencia
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audience
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el auditorio
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audience
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el público
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audience
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la discussión
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argument
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el pleito
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vigorous argument
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la disputa
|
moderate argument
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el disgusto
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mild argument
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el balde
en balde |
bucket
in vain |
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baldar
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to wear out
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el balón
|
ball
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el globo
|
balloon
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la bola
|
(small) ball
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esférico, a
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spherical
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la pelota
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(small) ball
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un billón
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a million millions
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bizarro, a
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brave, chivalrous (archaic)
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la carga
|
load, freight, cargo
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el cargo
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position, charge
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el encargado
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person in charge
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la carpeta
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folder
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el tapete
|
table cloth
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ls alfombra
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rug, carpet
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chocar
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to crash
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el choque
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crash, impact
heavy electric shock state of shock |
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el toque
|
light blow, touch
mild electric shock |
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chocante
|
offensive, rude (for people)
shocking (with disapproval) |
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me choca algun
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I (strongly) dislike something
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la complexión
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physical build
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la piel
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skin
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el cutis
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complexion, skin
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la tez
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skin, complexion
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el compromiso
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engagment, commitment
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presupuestar
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to estimate (expenses)
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presuponer
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to assume, presuppose
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sin compromiso
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without obligation
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la copa
las copas |
wineglass, drink
hearts (card suit) |
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las copas
las picas (espadas) las diamantes los tréboles |
hearts (cards)
spades diamonds clubs |
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el naipe
|
playing card
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la baraja
barajar |
deck (of cards)
to shuffle |
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la herramienta
|
tool
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la pala
|
shovel, spade
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corriente (adj)
la corriente |
ordinary, common, vulgar
(electric or water) current stream |
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la decepción
|
disappointment
|
|
decepcionar
decepcionado,a |
to disappoint
disappointed |
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engañar
|
to deceive, mislead
|
|
timar
|
to cheat
|
|
mentir
|
to lie
|
|
envolver
|
to wrap, envelop, involve
|
|
liar
|
to wrap up, roll (a cigar)
|
|
aturdir
|
to stun, confuse
|
|
disgustar
|
to dislike
|
|
asquear
dar asco el asco ¡Qué asco! |
to disgust
to disgust disgust (noun) Ho disgusting! |
|
el pepino
|
cucumber
|
|
embarazado
|
pregnant
|
|
apenado,a
|
embarrassed
|
|
penoso,a
|
embarrassed
|
|
en absoluto
|
absolutely not, not at all
|
|
excitar
excitado,a |
to excite
excited |
|
emocionar
emocionante |
to cause emotion, excite, thrill
exciting |
|
ilusionar
|
to build up hopes, excite
|
|
el éxito
con éxito |
success
successfully |
|
la fábrica
|
factory
|
|
fabricar
|
to manufacture, make
|
|
gentil
|
courteous, kind
|
|
informal
|
informal (of things)
unreliable (of people) |
|
cuidadoso
|
gentle
|
|
la tela
|
fabric
|
|
la salida
|
the exit
|
|
relajado,a
|
relaxed
|
|
despreocupado,a
|
relaxed, unworried
|
|
la injuria
|
insult, slander
|
|
injuriar
|
to insult, slander
|
|
la herida
el herido |
wound
casualty |
|
lastimarse
|
to hurt oneself
|
|
la lástima
|
pity
|
|
el hecho
hecho,a está muy bien hecho el hecho es que |
a fact, event
made, done it is really well done the fact is that |
|
de hecho
|
in fact
|
|
¡hecho!
|
it's a deal! all right!
|
|
intoxicar
intoxicado,a |
to poison
poisoned |
|
introducir
|
to insert
to introduce (not to people) |
|
la librería
|
bookstore
bookshelf |
|
el mueble
|
piece of furniture
|
|
la biblioteca
la biblioteca pública |
library
public library |
|
la media
las medias el medio los medios |
stocking
pantyhose half, middle the means |
|
molestar
la molestia |
to annoy, bother
trouble |
|
abusar
abusar del alcohol abusar la paciencia |
to take advantage of
to drink too much to try (one's) patience |
|
ordinario
|
vulgar, rude, crass
|
|
normal
|
normal, usual
|
|
común
|
common, usual, ordinary
|
|
el (la) pariente
los parientes |
a relative
relatives |
|
la pena
|
penalty, grief, trouble
|
|
la peña
|
crag
gang (of people, informal) |
|
la pandilla
|
gang (informal)
|
|
realizar
|
to carry out, achieve
(us saber or darse cuenta to mean realize) |
|
la receta
|
recipe, prescription
|
|
sano,a
|
healthy
|
|
sanar
|
to cure
|
|
sensible
|
sensitive, noticeable
|
|
sensato,a
|
sensible, resonable
|
|
soportar
|
to support, bear, carry
|
|
mantener
|
to keep, maintain
|
|
sumar
|
to add up
|
|
resumir
en resumidas cuentas |
to summarize, sum up
to sum up |
|
en resumen
en suma |
to sum up
|
|
suplir
|
to replace, substitute
make up for |
|
el (la) suplente
|
a substitute, supply
|
|
tremendo,a
|
tremendous, terrible
outrageous at the limit |
|
el colmo
el colmo de la tontería |
the height, the end
the height of stupidity |
|
el tuna
el (la) tuno/tuna |
fruit of prickly pear
a rascal |
|
el nopal
|
prickly pear
|
|
la chumbera
|
prickly pear
|
|
últimamente
|
recently
|
|
al final
al fin e cuentas |
ultimately
|
|
vacunar
|
to vaccinate
|
|
vago
el vago |
lazy, vague
vagabond, layabout |
|
el gandul
|
loafer (a person)
|
|
voluble
|
fickle, unreliable, flighty
|
|
el zorro
la zorra |
fox
female fox, slut |
|
zorro, a
|
cunning, sly
|
|
orgulloso,a
|
proud, arrogant
|
|
el taladro
|
drill
|
|
rollizo,a
|
plump, chubby
|
|
corpulento,a
|
stout
|
|
la acera
|
sidewalk, pavement
|
|
canturrear
|
to hum
|
|
la corbata
|
necktie
|
|
soso,a
|
lacking in salt, dull, bland
|
|
la lechuza
|
owl
|
|
pardo,a
|
brown (objects)
dark grey (clouds) |
|
el barrinche
|
tantrum
|
|
manchar
|
to stain
|
|
atigrado,a
|
striped
|
|
el párpado
|
eyelid
|
|
parpadear
|
to blink
|
|
el embotellamiento
|
traffic jam
|
|
matutino,a
|
morning
|
|
tamborilear
|
to drum
|
|
el volante
|
steering wheel
|
|
cuchichear
|
to whisper
|
|
enfadado,a
|
angry
|
|
rosquilla
|
ringed shaped pastry
|
|
almacenar
|
to store
|
|
desapacible
|
nasty
|
|
zanjar
|
to settle
|
|
el asunto
no es asunto tuyo |
subject, business
it is none of your business |
|
desvivirse
|
to live for
to devote oneself to |
|
el matorral
|
thicket, bushes
|
|
empapado,a
|
soaked
|
|
acaso
|
perhaps, maybe
use quizá in conversation |
|
resbalar
|
to slip, to skid
|
|
impresionante
|
impressive, striking
|
|
azorar
|
to startle
|
|
sobresaltar
|
to startle
|
|
in quietar
|
to worry
|
|
enrojecer
|
to redden
to blush |
|
vergonzoso,a
|
shy, bashful, timi
|
|
sencillamente
|
simply
|
|
la sencillez
|
simplicity, naturalness
|
|
el diseño
|
a design
|
|
diseñar
|
to design
|
|
tomar
|
to take
|
|
tomar el pelo
|
to pull one's leg
|
|
el cubo
|
a bucket, cube, hub
|
|
el, la recluta
|
recruit
|
|
caber
|
to fit
|
|
colocar
|
to place, put
|
|
la cárcel
|
jail, prison
|
|
gatear
|
to crawl, to climb
|
|
el páramo
|
moor
|
|
aparecer
aparezco |
to appear
I appear |
|
comprender
|
to comprise, include
understand |
|
el recinto
|
precincts, environs
|
|
la manilla
|
hand (de un reloj)
handle |
|
el picaporte
|
door handle, knocker
|
|
el umbral
|
threshold
|
|
desplazar
desplazarse |
to diplace
to move, swing |
|
la suciedad
|
filth, dirtiness
|
|
manchar
|
to stain
|
|
centellear
|
to flash, sparkle
|
|
provenir
|
to come from
|
|
bullicioso,a
|
making a hubbub
|
|
el bullicio
|
hubbub
|
|
atrevido,a
|
daring, bold
impudent |
|
imponente
|
imposing, impressive
|
|
el asombro
|
amazement
|
|
pegar
|
to attach, stick
|
|
pegado,a
|
stuck
crowded |
|
atestado,a
|
crowded
|
|
la muchedumbre
|
crowd
|
|
alcanzar
|
to reach, catch up to
|
|
la libélula
|
dragon fly
|
|
soplar
|
to blow
|
|
tirar
|
to throw, throw away
|
|
padecer
|
to suffer from
|
|
importar
|
to matter
|
|
la cría
|
a kid
|
|
el nudo
|
knot
road junction |
|
hinchar
|
to inflate
|
|
apetecer
|
to feel like
|
|
notar
|
to notice
|
|
asir
|
to grasp, seize
|
|
carecer
|
to lack
|
|
el ser
|
the creature
|
|
despreciable
|
worthless
|
|
agachar
|
to lower
|
|
alzarse
|
to get up
|
|
a medida
|
while
|
|
espantoso,a
|
horrifying, appalling
|
|
incorporar
|
to add
to help sit up |
|
incorporarse
|
to sit up
to join |
|
de puntillas
|
on tiptoe
|
|
escabullirse
|
to slip away, melt away
|
|
sigilosamente
|
stealthily
|
|
despejado,a
|
clear, cloudless
awake |
|
despejar
|
to clear
|
|
echar
|
to throw
|
|
erguido,a
|
erect, lifted up
|
|
erguir
|
to erect, lift up
|
|
las fauces
|
jaws
|
|
la mole
|
bulk, mass
|
|
molar
¡Cómo mola! |
to be great
That's great! |
|
tragar
|
to swallow
|
|
el remolino
|
whirlpool, whirlwind
swirl |
|
presumir
|
to predict
to suppos |
|
la talla
|
size (of clothing), height
talla not tamaño for clothing |
|
alardear
|
to boast, show off
|
|
mediante
|
by means of
|
|
en cuanto
en cuanto a |
as soon as (time)
regarding (a thing) |
|
hallar
|
to find
|
|
a menudo
|
often
|
|
aturdir
|
to stun, daze
|
|
el puño
|
fist, cuff
handle, hilt |
|
la ráfaga
|
gust
|
|
tener que ver
|
to have to do with
|
|
el ritmo
|
rhythm, pace, speed
|
|
la llanura
|
a plain
|
|
celoso,a
|
jealous
|
|
el trazo
|
a line
|
|
trazar
|
to draw, sketch
|
|
la bruma
|
mist
|
|
parpadear
|
to blink
|
|
llevar
|
to take, bring
|
|
puesto,a
|
set, laid
clothed in to know (something) well |
|
puesto que
|
since, as
|
|
tener puesto
|
to wear
|
|
el suéter
|
sweater
|
|
el calcetín
|
sock
|
|
tiempo de perros
|
awful weather
|
|
raudo,a
|
swift
|
|
el tramo
|
stretch (of ground)
flight (of stairs) |
|
estrellarse
|
to crash
|
|
el surtidor
|
a jet (of water)
gasoline pump |
|
la almena
|
battlement
|
|
vistoso,a
|
eye-catching
|
|
la armadura
|
suit of armor
|
|
revuelto,a
el revuelto |
in a mess
scrambled eggs |
|
desaliñado,a
|
scruffy
|
|
ataviarse
|
to dress up
|
|
la veleta
|
weathervane
banner (on a lance) |
|
centellear
|
to sparkle
|
|
el torreón
|
fortified tower
|
|
el mueble
|
a piece of furniture
|
|
el muelle
|
dock
spring (of water) |
|
el mármol
|
marble
|
|
atracar
|
to rob
to tie up (nautical) |
|
el alcázar
|
fortress
|
|
el buque
|
ship
|
|
la embarcación
|
boat
|
|
la hilera
|
a line (of things)
|
|
la pasarela
|
gangway
footbridge |
|
el aro
|
hoop, circlet
|
|
ataviado
|
attired
|
|
la caballería
|
cavalry
|
|
la índole
|
character, nature
|
|
el almohadón
|
large cushion
|
|
el fardo
|
bundle
|
|
la seda
|
silk
|
|
el terciopelo
|
velvet
|
|
el atardecer
|
evening, dusk
|
|
la extrañeza
|
surprise
|
|
¡Cáspita!
|
Wow!
|
|
gran
grande |
great (only before a noun)
big (after a noun) |
|
el problemón
|
a great problem
-ón, -azo are emphatic |
|
Adjective position
|
before the noun if intrinsic, figurative, non-differentiating
after the noun if literal, non-intrinsic, differentiating |
|
facultativo,a
|
optional
|
|
el bicho
|
bug, animal, critter
|
|
el sollozo
|
sob
|
|
sollozar
|
to sob
|
|
entornar
|
to half close, leave ajar
|
|
el jaleo
|
a racket
|
|
el forastero
|
stranger
|
|
el cachorro
|
pup, kitten, cub
|
|
la hembra
|
female
|
|
la yegua
|
mare
|
|
el macho
|
male
|
|
menudo,a
|
slight
|
|
el lío
|
mess, muddle
|
|
berrear
|
to bellow
|
|
el aposento
|
room, chamber
|
|
el trote
|
a trot
|
|
trotar
|
to trot
|
|
rechoncho,a
|
chubby
|
|
anadear
|
to walk rolling your hips
|
|
desarrollado,a
|
developed, full-grown
|
|
conque
|
so
|
|
la empanada
|
pie
|
|
bostezar
|
to yawn
|
|
la polilla
|
moth
|
|
aletear
|
to flutter, flap wings
|
|
el alféizar
|
window sill
|
|
aguardar
|
to await
|
|
la sacudida
|
a shake
|
|
sacudida
|
to shake
|
|
la telaraña
|
spider's web
|
|
enterarse
|
to find out
|
|
sordo,a
|
deaf
|
|
la tapia
|
wall
|
|
el cangrejo
|
crab
|
|
el bogavante
|
lobster
|
|
el escudero
|
squire
|
|
atareado,a
|
busy
|
|
la amargura
|
bitterness
|
|
armagamente
|
bitterly
|
|
enloquecer
|
to go mad
|
|
instar
|
to urge
|
|
el, la chismoso,a
|
a gossip
|
|
el soplón
|
informer
|
|
la calaña
|
kind, sort
|
|
la pista
|
clue
|
|
la tabla
|
a board
table (in a document) surfboard |
|
el término
|
term, word
|
|
el campanario
|
bellfry
|
|
polvoriento,a
|
dusty
|
|
harto,a
|
full of, fed up with
|
|
anhelar
|
to long for
|
|
abrigado,a
|
wrapped up
|
|
arrebujar
|
to tangle
to wrap up in |
|
pellizcar
|
to pinch
|
|
bostezar
|
to yawn
|
|
la maleza
|
undergrowth, weeds
|
|
el pato
|
duck
|
|
la gaviota
|
sea gull
|
|
el pantano
|
bog, marsh
|
|
el celo
|
zeal
|
|
el empeño
|
insistence
|
|
el esmero
|
great care
|
|
la garza
|
heron
|
|
la intimidad
|
intimacy, privacy
|
|
deprimente
|
depressing
|
|
enjuto,a
|
skinny, lean
|
|
el mechón
|
lock (of hair)
|
|
la tez
|
complexion
|
|
terroso,a
|
earthy
|
|
puntiagudo,a
|
pointed, sharp
|
|
la niebla
|
fog
|
|
el trueno
|
thunder
|
|
tronar
|
to thunder
|
|
balancear
|
to rock, swing
|
|
la charca
|
pond, pool
|
|
estancado,a
|
stagnant
|
|
el fango
|
mud
|
|
holgado,a
|
loose, baggy
|
|
el estofado
|
stew
|
|
el yesquero
|
flint (for starting fires)
|
|
la lana
|
wool
|
|
la cazuela
|
saucepan
casserole |
|
la cazoleta
|
pipe bowl
|
|
la cosecha
|
harvest
|
|
el anfitrión
|
host
|
|
acobardar
|
to frighten
|
|
brincar
|
to skip, jump
|
|
apuesto a que
|
I bet that
|
|
frotar / frotarse
|
to rub
|
|
acudir
|
to go
(when called somewhere) |
|
sobrevenir
|
to happen suddenly
to come after |
|
percibir
|
to notice, perceive
|
|
sentar
sentarse fatal |
to sit
to not take something well |
|
el tazón
|
bowl
|
|
la hojalata
|
tin
|
|
el sorbo
|
a sip
|
|
la manta
|
blanket
|
|
el trozo
|
a piece
|
|
el tocino
|
bacon
|
|
la galleta
|
cookie
|
|
disparar
|
to shoot
|
|
el ronquido
|
snore
|
|
el bajío
los bajíos |
low-lying land
shallows |
|
ubicar
|
to locate
|
|
el pasadero
|
stepping stone
|
|
empinado
|
steep
|
|
el risco
|
cliff, crag
|
|
mullido,a
|
soft
|
|
ahuecar
|
to hollow out
to deepen (the voice) |
|
el halcón
|
falcon
|
|
la hondonada
|
a hollow
|
|
tupido,a
|
dense, close-woven
|
|
atreverse
|
to dare
|
|
vislumbrar
|
to glimpse
|
|
moflete
|
having chubby cheeks
|
|
el codo
|
elbow
|
|
asomar
|
to ttick out, to put out
|
|
la tapia
|
a wall
|
|
ocioso,a
|
idle
|
|
soleado,a
|
sunny
|
|
el disparo
|
a shot
|
|
disparar
|
to fire (a gun), to shoot
|
|
farfullar
|
to garble
|
|
soltar
|
to release
|
|
saltar
|
to jump, leap
|
|
zurrar
|
to beat
|
|
la oveja
|
a sheep
|
|
el carnero
|
a ram
|
|
tosco,a
|
crude, rough, coarse
|
|
magullado
|
bruised
|
|
magullar
|
to bruise, damage
|
|
al raso
|
out in the open
|
|
un risco
|
a cliff
|
|
zambullirse
|
to plunge, dive
|
|
tétrico,a
|
gloomy, dismal
|
|
la aguafiesta
|
wet blanket
|
|
el cantero
|
stonemason
|
|
agrietar
|
to crack
|
|
agrietado,a
|
cracked
|
|
la barandilla
|
handrail, banister
|
|
mohoso,a
|
moldy, rusty
|
|
el ciempiés
|
centipede
|
|
aguardar
|
to await
|
|
la calzada
|
road
|
|
el terrón
|
clod, lump (of sugar)
|
|
el mujeriego
|
philanderer
|
|
pedregoso,a
|
rocky
|
|
el erial
|
wasteland
|
|
el alojamiento
|
accomodation
|
|
el anfitrión
|
a host
|
|
acogedor,dora
|
cosy
|
|
el esqueleto
|
skeleton
framework |
|
la desavenencia
|
disagreement
|
|
alojarse
|
to stay, lodge with
|
|
hartar
|
to annoy, satiate, overwhelm
|
|
harto,a
|
fed up, full of
|
|
flaco,a
|
skinny
|
|
el flacucho
|
something skinny
|
|
la fogata
|
bonfire
|
|
cortante
|
biting, cutting, sharp
|
|
la lástima
|
pity
|
|
lastimar
|
to hurt, injure
|
|
la cima
|
summit
|
|
aplastar
|
to squash, crush
|
|
achatar
|
to squash
|
|
chato, a
|
squashed, flat, snub-nosed
|
|
el chato
|
a small glass of wine
|
|
la hilera
|
line, row
|
|
apagado,a
|
spiritless, expressionless, dull
|
|
apagar
|
to put out, to turn off
to soften |
|
abatido,a
|
disheartened, depressed
|
|
abatir
|
to knock down, pull down
|
|
el ganso
la gansa |
gander
goose |
|
ganso,a
|
stupid,
|
|
derribar
|
to tear down, shoot down
|
|
cebado,a
|
fat
|
|
cebar
|
to fatten, to bait
|
|
la escarcha
|
frost
|
|
escarchar
|
to frost
|
|
el rocío
|
dew
|
|
la zanja
|
ditch, trench
|
|
asombroso,a
|
astonishing
|
|
arrancar
|
to uproot, tear out
|
|
roto,a
|
broken, torn, worn out
|
|
el roto
|
a tear, hole
|
|
rotar
|
to rotate
|
|
la peña
|
crag
|
|
la pena
|
punishment, penalty, sorrow
|
|
el peñasco
|
big crag
|
|
el cascote
|
rubble
|
|
perezosamente
|
slowly
|
|
la pereza
|
laziness
|
|
la flojera
|
weakness, laziness
|
|
nevado,a
|
snow-covered
|
|
la sierra
|
mountain range
|
|
azotar
|
to beat
|
|
el conjunto
|
group, whole, set
|
|
el desnivel
|
drop, gap
|
|
accidentado,a
|
uneven, eventful
|
|
la meseta
|
tableland
|
|
la lámina
|
sheet, plate
|
|
laminar
|
to roll, laminate
|
|
el remolino
|
whirlpool, whirlwind
|
|
el copo
|
flake (of snow or corn)
|
|
liso,a
|
smooth, straight, plain
|
|
el grosor
|
thickness
|
|
gacho,a
|
drooping, bowed (head)
|
|
el gachó
|
a man (familiar)
|
|
entumecido,a
|
numb
|
|
entumecer
|
to numb
|
|
fugaz
|
brief, fleeting
|
|
la barbilla
|
chin
|
|
el surco
|
furrow
|
|
surcar
|
to plow, crease, fly through
|
|
berrear
|
to bellow
|
|
el cuello
|
neck, collar
|
|
el collar
|
necklace, collar (of a pet)
|
|
el gusano
|
worm
|
|
la ojeada
|
a quick look
|
|
la moto
|
motorcycle
|
|
la photo
|
photograph
|
|
el bolsillo
|
pocket
|
|
venir vs ir
|
come vs go
|
|
traer vs llevar
|
bring vs take
|
|
el arreglo
|
repairs
|
|
toma tus gafas
tome sus gafa |
informal
formal |
|
de donde es usted
donde vive |
where were you born
where do you live (now) |
|
la maceta
|
flower pot, planter
|
|
el lío
|
a mess, a muddle, a bundle
|
|
armar un lío
|
kick up a fuss
|
|
hacerse líos con
|
to get mixed up in
|
|
meterse en un lío
|
to get into trouble
|
|
el aprieto
|
a tight spot, a fix
|
|
la hilera
|
line, row
|
|
la silla
el sillón |
chair
arm chair (-ón means "big") |
|
mullido,a
|
soft
|
|
el solomillo
|
sirloin steak
|
|
jugoso,a
|
juicy
|
|
atajar
atajar por |
cut off
to take a short cut through |
|
trastabillar
|
to stagger, stumble
|
|
resbalar
resbaladizo,a |
to slip
slippery |
|
alzar
|
to raise
|
|
imponente
|
imposing, powerful
|
|
el descaro
|
"cheek", nerve, courage
|
|
la agalla
las agallas |
gill of a fish
"guts", courage |
|
erizar
erizando,a |
to make stand on end (hair)
"stick-up" hair |
|
mangar
|
to swipe, steal (slang)
|
|
la culebra
|
snake
|
|
uncir
|
to yoke
|
|
el jubón
|
a tight-fitting shirt
|
|
el cuero
en cueros |
leather
naked (slang) |
|
la placa
|
metal plate, plaque, badge
|
|
la matrícula
|
registration
|
|
la cuna
la cuña |
cot
wedge |
|
la polaina
|
knee-length boot
|
|
el tacón
|
heel
|
|
menudo,a
gente menuda ¡Menuda! a menudo |
thin, slight
"kids" "what a ..." often |
|
anhelar
|
long for
|
|
el bife
|
steak
|
|
la loncha
|
a slice
|
|
la lonja
|
a slice
|
|
desconfiar
|
distrust
|
|
el ovillo
|
a ball (of wool)
|
|
ovillar
|
to make balls
|
|
un lagarto
|
lizard
|
|
estallar
|
to burst
|
|
la cuesta
|
a slope
|
|
cuesta abajo
cuesta arriba |
downhill
uphill |
|
a cuestas
|
on one's back
|
|
el puño
|
fist, cuff, handle, hilt
|
|
decir verdades como puños
|
to state the obvious
|
|
patear
|
to kick, to walk
|
|
la espina
|
thorn, bone, doubt
|
|
dar mala espina
|
to make one uneasy
|
|
apostar
|
to bet, to station
|
|
puesto que
|
since, as
|
|
el puesto
|
position
|
|
apuesto,a
|
handsome
|
|
la papada
|
double chin
|
|
rechoncho,a
|
fat
|
|
el tobillo
|
ankle
|
|
el piriulí
|
lollipop
|
|
la muñeca
|
doll, wrist
|
|
el tallo
|
stem, stalk
|
|
la alcaravea
|
carroway
|
|
la nana
|
lullaby
|
|
el juguete
|
toy
|
|
la golosina
|
candy
|
|
lóbrego,a
|
gloomy
|
|
carmesí
|
crimson
|
|
la nodriza
|
nurse, tanker ship
|
|
encorvado,a
|
bent
|
|
el pichón
|
young pidgeon, chick
|
|
tosco,a
|
rough, crude
|
|
la oveja
|
sheep
|
|
un carnero
|
ram (male sheep)
|
|
un/la cordero,a
|
lamb
|
|
la res
|
head of cattle (i.e. one cow)
beef |
|
carne de vaca (Arg.)
carne de res (Chile) |
beef
|
|
la ternera
carne de ternera (Spain) |
calf
veal |
|
lanudo,a
|
wooly
|
|
el alféizar
|
window sill
|
|
la grieta
|
crack
|
|
resquebrajar
|
to crack
|
|
el empeño
|
insistence
|
|
rematar
rematado,a |
to kill off
crowing, the height of |
|
estropear
|
to damage
|
|
la alma
|
soul
|
|
frotar, frotarse
|
to rub
|
|
transladar
|
to move, transfer
|
|
oponer
|
to put up, put forward
|
|
pescar
|
to fish, to catch
|
|
juguetón,a
|
playful
|
|
atreverse
|
to dare
|
|
el sabueso
|
bloodhound
|
|
el/la soberano,o
|
sovereign
|
|
ensordecer
|
to deafen, become deaf
|
|
babear
|
to dribble, slobber
|
|
la carantoña
|
a caress
|
|
el mozo
|
young boy, bellhop, porter
|
|
la doncella
|
maiden
|
|
apenar
|
to grieve, sadden
|
|
la sobra
las sobras |
remainder
leftovers |
|
el pinche
|
kitchen assistant
|
|
sonrojar
|
blush
|
|
sacudir
|
to shake
|
|
el rizo
los rizos |
curl
curls |
|
inquieto,a
|
worried
|
|
escandaloso,a
|
noisy, scandalous
|
|
la bocina
|
horn
|
|
prestar
|
lend, borrow, give
|
|
turbio,a
|
murky, cloudy, muddy
|
|
el fregadero
|
kitchen sink
|
|
incorporar
|
to add to, to help sit up
|
|
la bandeja
|
tray
|
|
el manjar
|
food (delicacy)
|
|
el codazo
|
nudge with the elbow
|
|
la reseña
|
review, summary
|
|
la receta
|
recipe, prescription
|
|
el pantano
|
marsh, bog
|
|
rechazar
|
to reject
|
|
osar
|
to dare
|
|
apestar
|
to stink
|
|
la calzada
|
a paved road
|
|
empinado,a
|
steep
|
|
el guijarro
|
pebble
|
|
ribetear
|
to border, trim (i.e. with fur)
|
|
alcanzar
|
to reach
|
|
caber
|
to fit, to be possible
|
|
suelto,a
|
loose
|
|
el peldaño
|
stair, step
|
|
la jauría
|
pack of hounds
|
|
desplomarse
|
collapse
|
|
el agotamiento
|
exhaustion
|
|
el traspié
|
a stumble, slip, blunder
|
|
lograr
|
obtain, achieve
|
|
el cobijo
|
shelter
|
|
el amparo
|
protection, shelter
|
|
tapar
|
to cover
|
|
buscar a tientas
andar/ir a tientas |
to feel around for
to grope for |
|
tentar
|
to tempt, to feel
|
|
trastabillar
|
stumble, stagger
|
|
la tiniebla
|
darkness
|
|
el guijarro
|
pebble
|
|
repiquetear
|
to ring (as a bell), to tap (fingers)
|
|
el cascote
|
piece of rubble
|
|
incorporarse
|
to join, start
|
|
el moretón
|
a bruise
|
|
pegajoso,a
|
sticky
|
|
acatar
|
to comply with
|
|
lampiño,a
|
hairless
|
|
blando,a
|
soft, weak
|
|
el grumo
|
lump
|
|
la morsa
|
walrus
|
|
la hendidura
|
a crack
|
|
ensancharse
|
to get wider
|
|
asir
|
to grasp, seize
|
|
templado,a
|
warm, mild
|
|
el temple
|
temperament, courage, calmness
|
|
templar
|
to temper, to warm up
|
|
la sima
|
abyss, cave
|
|
la botija
|
a treasure
|
|
acompasado,a
|
rhythmic
|
|
yacer
|
to lie (lie down)
|
|
la faja
|
sash, girdle
|
|
blanquecino,a
|
whitish
|
|
el espigón
|
jetty
|
|
acurrucarse
|
to curl up, snuggle
|
|
mortecino,a
|
weak, faint
|
|
la negrura
|
darkness
|
|
insondable
|
unfathomable
|
|
escaso,a
|
scarce, scant
|
|
el retazo
|
remnant
|
|
el fardo
|
bundle
|
|
el empujón
|
a shove
|
|
la escalinata
|
staircase
|
|
el tañido
|
rining (of a bell)
|
|
el traqueteo
|
clatter
|
|
traquetear
|
to make a loud noise ("Crack!")
|
|
el hormiguero
|
anthill
|
|
amarrar
|
to tie up (a ship)
to secure |
|
atestado,a
|
packed
|
|
atestar
|
to pack, to testify
|
|
atareado,a
|
busy
|
|
repiquetear
|
to ring, to tap
|
|
el rincón
|
corner
|
|
el caracol
la escalera de caracol |
snail
spiral staircase |
|
el/la centinela
|
sentry
|
|
el lacayo
|
lackey
|
|
la gala
|
full dress, finery
|
|
la librea
|
livery
|
|
el santo y seña
|
password
|
|
la seña
|
a sign
|
|
atajar
|
to cut short,
to take a shortcut |
|
el/la cascarrabias
|
grouch
|
|
fruncir
fruncir el entrecejo |
to gather
knit one's brow |
|
el entrecejo
|
space between one's eyebrows
|
|
la ceja
|
eyebrow
|
|
de buenas a primeras
|
suddenly
|
|
bobo,a
|
stupid, silly
|
|
el bobo
|
fool
|
|
engañar
|
deceive
|
|
la estrofa
|
verse
|
|
la rotura
|
breakage
|
|
roturar
|
to plow
|
|
el/la juerguista
|
fun-loving person
|
|
desdichado,a
|
unfortunate, unlucky
|
|
aquejar
|
grieve
|
|
la ayuna
|
a fast
|
|
atar
|
to tie
|
|
la cordura
|
common sense
|
|
cavar
|
to dig
|
|
el puñado
|
a handful
|
|
la finca
|
estate, property
|
|
desalojar
|
evict, evacuate
|
|
avergonzar
|
to shame
|
|
el surtidor
|
jet (of water)
|
|
el resquemor
|
resentment
|
|
la derrota
|
defeat
|
|
sesudo,a
|
wise, prudent
|
|
acaso
|
perhaps, maybe
|
|
según
|
according to
|
|
harto,a (adj)
harto (adv) |
full, fed up
very |
|
hartar
|
annoy, satiate, overwhelm
|
|
agarrar
|
to grasp, take, catch
|
|
engreído,a
|
conceited
|
|
el alcance
|
(one's) reach
|
|
alcanzar
|
to reach, catch up with, attain
|
|
retirar
|
withdraw (money)
remove, move away |
|
aun
aún |
even
still |
|
el formulario
|
a form
|
|
la cédula
|
warrant, bond
|
|
la peluqueria
|
hairdresser
|
|
revelar
|
reveal, develop
|
|
la butifarra
|
sausage, ham sandwich
|
|
la juerga
|
a binge
|
|
un recado
|
message
errand |
|
alquilar
|
to rent
|
|
el alquiler
|
the rent
|
|
el inquilino
|
tenant
|
|
brotar
|
to gush, spring out, sprout
|
|
el frenesí
|
frenzy
|
|
soltar
|
to release
|
|
arrear
|
to urge on, spur on
to give (familiar) |
|
el tobillo
|
ankle
|
|
el codo
|
elbow
|
|
gemir
|
groan
|
|
la masilla
|
putty
|
|
quejumbroso,a
|
manifesting pain
|
|
enmarañar
|
twist, entwine, tangle
|
|
pegajoso,a
|
sticky, clingy
|
|
la telaraña
|
web
|
|
el pozo
|
well, pit
|
|
padecer
|
to suffer from
|
|
el juguete
|
toy
|
|
la falda
el perro faldero |
skirt
"skirt dog" |
|
retorcerse
|
to writhe, as in pain
|
|
el nudo
|
knot
|
|
el fogonazo
|
flash
|
|
el trueno
|
thunder
|
|
el rescatador
|
rescuer
|
|
honrar
|
to honor
|
|
honrado,a
|
honest
|
|
la deuda
|
debt
|
|
el deudo
|
relative
|
|
fallecer
|
to die
|
|
borrar
|
to erase, delete
|
|
la arqueta
|
a small chest, coffer
|
|
brotar
|
to well up
|
|
sosegado,a
|
calm, quiet
|
|
existir
|
to exist
|
|
ultranza
|
to the utmost (adverb)
|
|
resueltamente
|
resolutely
|
|
la argamasa
|
mortar
|
|
rozar
|
to touch, to brush
|
|
rasguear
|
to strum (as a guitar)
|
|
halagor, halagadora
|
flattering
|
|
la doncella
|
maiden
|
|
la libreta
|
notebook, passbook (bank)
|
|
el racionamiento
|
rationing
|
|
el resuello
|
breath
|
|
aniquilar
|
annihilate
|
|
bendecir
|
to bless
|
|
la sensatez
|
good sense
|
|
arrullar
|
to lull (to sleep)
|
|
frialdad
|
coldness
|
|
la faena
|
work, chores
|
|
faenar
|
to work the land
to fish the sea |
|
radicar
|
to be located in
|
|
la corrida
|
bullfight
|
|
la veleta
|
weathervane
|
|
el oyente
|
hearer
|
|
tener entendido
|
to understand (that)
|
|
la madrugada
|
the dawn
early morning |
|
el equipo
|
team
system (e.g. stereo system) |
|
la casa matrix
la ofincina central |
head office
|
|
departamento de desarollar
compras ventas contabilidad mercadeo publicidad personal finazas archivo |
department of development
purchasing sales accounting marketing publicity personnel finance records |
|
cobrar
|
cash (a check)
charge (a price) earn (a salary) |
|
las cuentas a cobrar
|
accounts receivable
|
|
la cobranza
|
collection (of a debt)
|
|
teclear
|
to type
|
|
el trajín
|
"comings and goings"
|
|
al ajillo
|
fried with garlic
|
|
de hecho
|
in fact
|
|
a la plancha
la plancha |
grilled
grill, iron |
|
el ambiente
|
"atmosphere", environment
|
|
quedar en verse
|
"get together with"
|
|
ya que
|
since
|
|
tales como
|
such as
|
|
destacarse
|
to stand out
|
|
la zarzuela
|
Spanish operetta
|
|
disfrutar de
|
enjoy
|
|
lindo,a
|
pretty
|
|
contar con
|
has, counts on
|
|
constar de
me consta que |
consist of
I am certain of |
|
a lo mejor
|
perhaps
|
|
tanto mejor
|
so much the better
|
|
la cláusula
|
clause
|
|
la azafata
|
stewardess
|
|
vencido, a
|
beaten, defeated, expired
|
|
rasguear
|
strum
|
|
la crin
|
mane
|
|
la peluca
|
wig
|
|
el juez
|
judge
|
|
trucar
|
to fix up
|
|
el truco
|
a trick
|
|
mullido,a
|
soft
|
|
el acopio
|
stock (as in take stock of)
|
|
acopiar
|
to stock up, gather together
|
|
semejar
|
resemble
|
|
la ceniza
|
ash
|
|
embriagador,ora
|
intoxicating
|
|
chamuscar
|
to scorch
|
|
la porquería
|
filth
|
|
semejante
el semejante |
similar
fellow man |
|
el fango
|
mud
|
|
la punzada
|
sharp pain
|
|
cojear
|
limp
|
|
el pozo
el pozo negro |
a well
cesspool |
|
la mantilla
|
baby clothes
|
|
poner los pelos de punta
|
to give the creeps
|
|
entrelazar
|
entwine
|
|
retorcido, a
|
twisted, involuted
|
|
llamear
|
to blaze, flame
|
|
la pestaña
|
eyelash
flap |
|
arrollar
|
to run over, wrap around
|
|
el carácter
los caracteres |
character - note accent change
|
|
el régimen
los regímenes |
regime - note accent shift
|
|
la tranca
|
bar
|
|
trancar
|
"bar" a door
|
|
el musulmán
|
a moslem
|
|
el agareno
|
Arab
|
|
el creyente
|
a believer
|
|
lo poner a uno a pensar
|
"makes one think"
|
|
el morro
|
snout
nose (of a plane) |
|
estéril
|
sterile
|
|
moro
|
moor, moslem
|
|
gaditano, a
|
of Cadiz
|
|
Jerusalém
Jerosolimitano |
Jerusalem
Person from Jerusalem |
|
el personaje
|
character
|
|
mi esposa y yo
nunca: "yo y mi esposa" |
grammar rule
|
|
aventurado,a
|
adventurous
|
|
el depósito
sacar dinero depositar dinero |
the deposit
withdraw money deposit money |
|
año bisiesto
|
leap year
|
|
desde ... hasta
de ... hasta |
from ... to
de ... hasta a bit less precise |
|
una mochila
|
back pack
|
|
echar llave la puerta
|
"lock the door"
|
|
el riel
|
rail
|
|
un carro maletero
|
baggage cart
|
|
llamativo,a
|
"loud", eye-catching
|
|
el baul
|
trunk
|
|
ordenar
|
to put in order
|
|
ordeñar
|
to milk (a cow)
|
|
hornear
|
to bake
|
|
escalar
|
to climb
|
|
el deidad
|
divinity
|
|
del todo
|
altogether, completely
|
|
la savia
|
sap
blood (figuratively) |
|
asimismo
|
also, as well (adverb)
|
|
o, u
|
or
se usa "u" antecediendo a palabras que comienzan por o u ho |
|
y, e
|
and
se usa "e" antecediendo a "i" o "hi", pero no en expressiones como "?Y Inés tambien?" Tampoco no se usa antes de "hie" o "ye". |
|
el lar, los lares
|
household gods
hearth home |
|
descubrir (que)
|
discover (that)
|
|
complacerse
me complace |
take pleasure in
it pleases me |
|
hacer una pregunta
|
preguntar
|
|
averiguar
|
acertain
|
|
la vaina
|
scabbard, sheath
string bean, pod |
|
el guisante
|
pea
|
|
la judía
judías tiernas |
bean
green beans |
|
el frijol
|
kidney bean
|
|
la alubia
|
bean
|
|
la canasta
|
basket
|
|
el florero
|
vase
|
|
el mantel
|
table cloth
|
|
el plato hondo
|
soup dish
|
|
el rábano
me importa un rábano |
radish
it matters not at all to me |
|
la flojera
|
weakness, laziness
|
|
desmadejar
|
to wear out
|
|
el repollo
|
cabbage
|
|
el pepino
|
cucumber
|
|
la bruselita
|
brussel sprout
|
|
sembrar
|
to plant, sow
|
|
el plátano (de comer)
el plátano de cocinar |
banana
plantain |
|
la guinda
|
cherry
|
|
guindar
|
rob (familiar)
|
|
el ciruelo
|
plum
|
|
el melocotonero
|
peach tree
|
|
el melocotón
el durazno |
peach (in Spain)
peach (in South America) |
|
la piña
|
pineapple
pine cone clan, group (familiar) |
|
la ananá (las ananás)
|
pineapple
|
|
el olmo
|
elm tree
|
|
el fresno
|
ash tree
|
|
el abedul
|
birch tree
|
|
la haya
|
beech tree
|
|
la palmera
la palma |
palm tree
|
|
el abeto
|
fir tree
|
|
el pino
|
pine tree
|
|
el cedro
|
cedar
|
|
el arce
|
maple tree
|
|
el castaño
|
chestnut
|
|
el eje
|
axle, shaft, axis
|
|
el aliso
|
alder tree
|
|
el nogal
|
walnut
|
|
la pacana
|
pecan
pecan tree |
|
el mimbre
|
wicker
|
|
el sauce
el sauce llorón |
willow
weeping willo |
|
la china
|
pebble
|
|
el naranjo
la naranja |
orange tree
orange fruit and color |
|
el azahar
|
orange blossom
|
|
el naranjal
|
orange grove
|
|
el cornejo
|
dogwood
|
|
el avellano
|
hazel or hazelnut tree
|
|
el ciprés
|
cypress tree
|
|
el ébano
|
ebony
|
|
la higuera
el higo |
fig tree
fig |
|
de higos a brevas
|
once in a blue moon
(lit: from figs to early figs) |
|
el acebo
|
holly
|
|
el junípero
el enebro |
juniper
|
|
el alerce
|
larch
|
|
el olivo
|
olive
|
|
el álamo
|
poplar, cottonwood
|
|
el algodón
|
cotton
|
|
la seda
|
silk
|
|
el albaricoque
|
apricot
|
|
el almendro
la almendra |
almond tree
almond |
|
el cerezo
la cereza |
cherry tree
cherry |
|
el granado
|
pomegranate
|
|
granado, a
|
best, topmost
|
|
el peral
la pera |
pear tree
pear |
|
el rumbo
poner rumbo a |
course (of a ship)
be bound for |
|
el heno
|
hay
|
|
el aguardiente
|
brandy
|
|
grave
|
serious
low-pitched accented on penultimate syllable |
|
agudo, a
|
sharp, acute
high-pitched accented on last syllable |
|
reemplacar a por b
|
replace a with b
|
|
¿de dónde es Ud?
¿dónde vive? |
where were you born
where do you live (now) |
|
la libra esterlina
|
pound (sterling)
|
|
venir y traer
ir y llevar |
come/bring
go/take |
|
el fideo
|
noodle
|
|
poco cocida
a medio cocer bien cocida |
rare
medium well done |
|
amargo, a
|
bitter, sour
|
|
el trance
|
difficult situation
trance |
|
el collectivo
|
bus (Latin America)
|
|
el subterraneo
|
subway
tunnel, underground passage |
|
el franqueo
|
postage
|
|
salir a
|
"works out to be"
|
|
la entrega
|
delivery
|
|
la reseña
|
review, summary
|
|
con precisión
precisamente |
precisely
certainly |
|
el diseño
|
pattern
|
|
la cumbre
|
peak, summit
|
|
el propósito
a propósito |
purpose
by the way |
|
cepillar
|
to brush
|
|
el cepillo
cepillo de dientes cepillo del pelo |
a brush
toothbrush hair brush |
|
el resfriado
resfriar |
a cold
to catch a cold |
|
volver de
volver a |
come back from
do something again |
|
acariciar
|
to caress, pet
|
|
semi crudo
|
medium rare
|
|
el bacalao
|
cod
|
|
la trucha
|
trout
|
|
la aleta
|
fin, flipper
|
|
el tiburón
|
shark
|
|
un tachón
|
a deletion
|
|
el recado
|
errand
message mixed vegetables |
|
el yerno
|
son-in-law
|
|
la nuera
|
daughter-in-law
|
|
el nieto
la nieta |
grandson
granddaughter |
|
el Amazonas
la amazona |
the Amazon
a horsewoman |
|
el muestrario
|
display case
|
|
primero, segundo, tercero, cuarto, quinto, sexto, séptimo, octavo, noveno, decimo
11th: undécimo 12th: duodécimo 13th: decimotecero 14th: decimocuarto 15th: decimoquinto 16th: decimosexto 17th: decimoséptimo 18th: decimoctavo 19th: decimonoveno 20th: vigésimo 21st: vigésimo primero 22nd: vigésimo segundo 23rd: vigésimo tercero 24th: vigésimo cuarto 30th: trigésimo 31st: trigésimo primero 32nd: trigésimo segundo 40th: cuadragésimo 50th: quincuagésimo 60th: sexagésimo 70th: septuagésimo 80th: octogésimo 90th: nonagésimo 100th: centésimo 200th: ducentésimo 300th: tricentésimo 400th: cuadringentésimo 500th: quingentésimo 600th: sexcentésimo 700th: septingentésimo 800th: octingésimo 900th: noningentésimo 1,000th: milésimo 2,000th: dosmilésimo 3,000th: tresmilésimo 4,000th: cuatromilésimo |
Ordinal Numbers
|
|
posterior a
|
later than, subsequent to
|
|
subsiguiente
|
subsequent
|
|
tratar
tratar de tratar en tratar con |
to treat, deal with
to be about (something) to trade in to negotiate with |
|
aventar
|
to lift up, throw into the wind
|
|
la maceta
|
flower pot
|
|
seco
húmedo mojado |
dry
damp wet |
|
secante
|
drying
|
|
el jarro
|
jug, jar, any cylinder
|
|
se acompaña
|
"it goes with"
|
|
el paraguas
la sombrilla |
umbrella
sun shade, beach umbrella |
|
soltar
saltar |
to release
to jump |
|
las medias
el calcetín |
stockings (all Spanish world)
sock (Mexico) |
|
la confección
|
the way something is made
|
|
el cuero
|
leather
|
|
pagar
|
pay for (no prep needed)
|
|
esperar
|
wait for (no prep needed)
|
|
la vigencia
|
relevance, validity
|
|
someter
|
to subdue, to put down, to subject
|
|
terminantemente
|
categorically
|
|
el desenfado
|
ease
|
|
el regocijo
|
delight
|
|
el alboroto
|
disturbance, racket
|
|
el punto
el puntón |
dot
spot |
|
la pepa
|
seed, spot
|
|
mirar vitrinas
"La Família Miranda" |
"go window shopping"
people just looking |
|
medir
medirse |
to measure
to try on |
|
la onda
la ola |
radio wave
ocean wave |
|
tipico, a
|
typical
traditional |
|
rociar de
|
sprinkle with
|
|
salpicar
|
splash, sprinkle
|
|
lloviznar
|
to sprinkle (rain)
|
|
la llovizna
|
sprinkle of rain
|
|
nombrar
|
to mention
|
|
significar
|
to mean
|
|
el charco
|
puddle
|
|
el patín
patín de ruedas patín de hielo |
skate
roller skate ice skate |
|
el paisaje
|
landscape
|
|
la celda
|
cell (prison)
|
|
debe
debería |
must
should/ought |
|
de cuando en cuando
de ves en cuando |
from time to time
|
|
facturar
|
send invoice
check baggage |
|
preferido, a
preferente |
favorite
best ("preferred") way |
|
entrante
el año entrante |
coming
the coming year |
|
¿Como le parece?
not: ¿Como le gusta? |
Would you like to...?
|
|
la anteanoche
|
night before last
|
|
rogar (ruego)
|
beg, ask for
|
|
el mozo
|
boy
porter waiter (Spain) |
|
entre más rápido, mejor
|
the faster the better
|
|
rico, a
|
delicious (of food)
wealthy rich (not of food) |
|
la res
carne de res |
head (of cattle)
beef (Latin America) |
|
¿Cuánto dura?
¿Cuánto lleva? |
How long does it last?
|
|
el clima
|
the climate, weather
|
|
la balanza
|
scales
|
|
el estante
|
shelf
|
|
el puesto
|
stand, post, place, position
|
|
sellar
|
to stamp, seal
|
|
la trompa
|
trunk (of elephant)
trumpet |
|
el baul
|
trunk (of car or clothing)
|
|
la azafata
el sobrecargo |
stewardess
steward |
|
salvo (prep)
salvo, a (adj) |
except
safe |
|
un botones
|
bellboy, messenger
|
|
la alberca (Mexico)
la piscina (everywhere) la pileta (Argentina) |
swimming pool
|
|
la huerta
|
irrigated area
|
|
el riego
|
irrigation
|
|
la barandilla
el pasamanos |
banister
|
|
la charcutería
el frial |
delicatessen
|
|
la tintoreria
|
dry cleaners
|
|
el foso
|
pit, moat
|
|
la zanja
|
ditch, trench
|
|
el colgador
|
clothes hanger
|
|
las tijeras
|
scissors
|
|
el peine
|
comb
|
|
el peinado
|
hair do
|
|
el retrato
|
portrait
|
|
el marco
|
frame
|
|
la capa
|
cloak, cape
layer, coat |
|
ahorrar
|
to save
|
|
el seguro
|
insurance
|
|
el chaparrón
|
heavy shower
a ""telling off |
|
mascullar
|
mumble
|
|
fruncir
|
to gather, frown
|
|
el abatimiento
|
dejection
|
|
escudriñar
|
examine, scrutinize
|
|
bostezar
|
yawn
|
|
entornar
|
to half close
to leave ajar |
|
el tacón
|
heel
|
|
la hebilla
|
buckle
|
|
estallar
|
to burst, explode
|
|
el gancho
|
hook
|
|
el alfiler
|
peg, pin, point
|
|
tieso, a
|
upright, stiff, proud
|
|
el ladrillo
|
brick
"a bore |
|
halagar
|
praise
|
|
ruborizar
|
to make blush
|
|
las orejeras
|
ear flaps
|
|
apesadumbrar
|
to sadden
|
|
tartamudear
|
stutter, stammer
|
|
la manecilla
|
hand (of a watch)
|
|
regañar
|
to tell off
|
|
regañadientes
|
reluctantly
|
|
el azabache
|
jet black
jet (coal) |
|
desaliñado, a
|
scruffy
|
|
titilar
|
twinkle
|
|
la palanca
|
lever
motocycle starter |
|
pulcro, a
|
neat, tidy
|
|
el seto
|
hedge, fence
|
|
pinchar
|
prick, puncture
"fail" |
|
pellizcar
|
to pinch, nibble
|
|
el latòn
|
brass
|
|
el retrato
|
photograph
portrait |
|
retratar
|
to photograph
to paint (someone) |
|
el gorro
|
cap
|
|
el tiovivo
|
merry-go-round
|
|
el roce
|
rubbing, friction
|
|
rozar
|
to rub, brush, graze, touch
|
|
el fogón
|
burner
|
|
el tocino
|
fat (Spain)
bacon (Latin America) |
|
la alacena
|
cupboard
|
|
el recibidor
|
entry hall
|
|
conllevar
|
to entail
|
|
enjuto, a
|
skinny
|
|
el berrinche
|
tantrum
|
|
la filmadora
|
movie camera
|
|
la manzana
|
apple
block (de calle) |
|
aguantar
|
tolerate
|
|
flacucho, a
|
somewhat skinny
|
|
al rape
|
closs cropped
|
|
el cubo
|
bucket
cube |
|
quejarse
|
complain
|
|
el ayntamiento
|
city hall
|
|
la remolacha
|
beet
|
|
la rabieta
|
tantrum
|
|
la vidriera
|
window
stained glass window |
|
el vidrio
|
glass
|
|
el lagarto
|
lizard
|
|
estrujar
|
crush
|
|
la lata
|
can
|
|
la cuenta
|
bill
count bead |
|
guiñar
|
to wink
|
|
un guiño
|
a wink
|
|
contonearse
|
to move aggresively or seductively
|
|
la costilla
|
rib
|
|
jurar
|
swear
|
|
cegador, ora
|
blinding
|
|
estrafalario, a
|
eccentric
|