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La válvula de escape |
Outlet |
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El tomacorriente |
Outlet |
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El enchufe |
Outlet |
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El desasosiego |
Unease, sense of unease, anxiety |
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Circundar |
To encircle, to surround |
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El almirante |
Admiral |
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El almirante |
Admiral |
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Espectral |
Ghostly |
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La oda |
Ode |
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El terreno baldío |
Wasteland |
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Difuminar |
To blur |
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De por sí |
In itself, already, as it is |
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Calenturiento |
Feverish, horny |
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La calentura |
Fever |
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La reseña |
Review, outline, summary |
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La sutileza |
Subtlety, subtleness |
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Vistoso |
Eye catching, flashy, bright & colorful |
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Pavonear |
To strut, to show off |
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El concesionario |
Authorized dealer, franchise |
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El concesionario |
Authorized dealer |
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Despiadado |
Ruthless, heartless, merciless, savage |
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El escarmiento |
Lesson, punishment |
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El empellón |
Shove |
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El pordiosero |
Beggar |
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Enmarañado |
Tangled, messy, complicated |
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Abrasar |
To burn, to scorch |
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Abrasar |
To burn, to scorch |
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La algazara |
Uproar, racket |
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Esquivar |
To dodge, to avoid, to sidestep, |
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Trémulo |
Trembling |
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Ensangrentado |
Bloodstained, covered in blood |
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Apestar |
To stink, to reek |
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La manada |
Herd, pack |
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Primordial |
Fundamental, essential, paramount |
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tributario |
Tax (adjective) |
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Remunerar |
To compensate, to pay, to reward |
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El permiso |
Permission, leave (extended absence) |
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La franquicia |
Franchise |
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La estera |
Mat, matting |
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La estera |
Mat, matting |
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Azaroso |
Risky |
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La estera |
Mat, matting |
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Azarosa |
Risky |
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La gaveta |
Drawer |
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La ráfaga |
Gust, flash, blast, burst |
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La estratagema |
Trick |
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El verdugo |
Executioner |
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Pasar la noche en vela |
To have a sleepless night, to be up all night |
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La franqueza |
Frankness, familiarity |
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Inclemente |
Inclement, harsh |
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Premiado |
Winning |
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Tajantemente |
Categorically, emphatically, flatly |
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Descarado |
Shameless |
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El desfalco |
Embezzlement |
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De turno |
On shift, on unit |
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El drenaje |
Drainage |
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El cese |
Cessation, suspension, stoppage |
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La arremetida |
Charge, onrush, attack, assault |
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La arremetida |
Charge, onrush, attack, assault |
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El apuro |
Predicament, difficult situation, tight spot |
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Los añicos |
Pieces |
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El escalofrío |
Shiver, chill |
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Pavoroso |
Terrifying, horrifying |
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Las estribaciones |
Foothills |
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Avistar |
To sight, to catch sight of |
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El recodo |
Bend |
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El litoral |
Coast, seaboard |
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Sublevar |
To stir up to rebellion, to rouse to revolt |
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El bandolero |
Bandit |
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Replegarse |
To withdraw, to fall back, to retract |
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El parvulario |
Kindergarten, nursery school |
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El almendro |
Almond tree |
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Montuno |
Mountain (adj), rugged |
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La montura |
Assembly, frame, mount |
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La valentía |
Bravery, courage |
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Impactante |
Shocking, impressive, striking, stunning |
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Vociferar |
To proclaim boastfully, to shout |
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Cuchichear |
To whisper |
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Tieso |
Stiff, rigid, taut, erect, upright |
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Arquear |
To arch, to bend |
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El escrúpulo |
Qualm, care |
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Cuantioso |
Large, substantial, considerable |
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El bizcocho |
Sponge cake, biscuit |
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La servilleta |
Napkin |
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Macizo |
Solid, sturdy, well built, burly |
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Tapizado |
Upholstered |
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La colcha |
Bedspread |
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El rastrillo |
Rake |
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La directriz |
Guideline, directive |
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La almeja |
Clam |
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El balneario |
Spa |
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La espuma |
Foam, lather, froth |
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La navaja |
Razor |
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La espinilla |
Pimple, zit, shin |
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La espinilla |
Pimple, zit |
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La pelusa |
Fluff, lint, fuzz |
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La tajada |
Slice, cut, share |
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El tajador |
Chopping block |
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La compostura |
Composure |
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La varita mágica |
Wand |
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De hoja perenne |
Evergreen |
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La rivalidad |
Rivalry |
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El flechazo |
Arrow shot, arrow wound, love at first sight |
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Enterizo |
One-piece |
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La madrina |
Godmother, maid of honor |
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La madrina |
Godmother, maid of honor |
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La riña |
Argument, quarrel, brawl |
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Desidioso |
Careless |
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Catear |
To fail, to flunk, to search |
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El balazo |
Shot (from a gun) |
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Ensopar |
To soak, to drench, to dip |
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Contrariado |
Upset, annoyed, put off |
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El escolta |
Bodyguard, escort, guard |
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Ingrato |
Ungrateful |
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La funda |
Case, cover, sleeve |
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Resuelto |
Resolute, determined, resolved |
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Las entradas |
Receding hairline |
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Cuartear |
To cut up |
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Óseo |
Bony |
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El rescoldo |
Ember |
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No bien |
As soon as, no sooner |
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Desatender |
To disregard, to neglect |
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Traspasar |
To go through, to pierce, to run through, to transfer, to trade |
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Regañar |
To scold, to tell off |
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Paulatinamente |
Gradually |
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El golpista |
Coup plotter |
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El borrador |
Draft (in writing), eraser |
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Recíproco |
Reciprocal, mutual |
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Disperso |
Scattered, unfocused |
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Tenebroso |
Gloomy, sinister, dark |
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El índice |
Index |
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Feriar |
To sell for cheap |
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La chistera |
Top hat |
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Amortajar |
To shroud |
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Revolcarse |
To roll about, to roll around, to wallow |
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La conveniencia |
Convenience, interest, advisability |
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Enardecer |
To inflame |
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Aletargado |
Lethargic, drowsy |
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El apero |
Tool, harness |
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Vejar |
To humiliate, to vex, to annoy, to harass |
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Recrudecer |
To get worse, to worsen |
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La Alcoba |
Bedroom, sleeping compartment |
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Nupcial |
Wedding, marriage, nuptial (adj) |
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Enmohecido |
Rusty, moldy |
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Hacinado |
Stacked up, piled up, crowded together |
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Hacinar |
To heap, to pile, to pile up, to stack |
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El estruendo |
Crash, boom, uproar |
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El comején |
Termite |
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La peladura |
Peeling |
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La viga |
Beam |
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El quicio |
Door jam |
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Escampar |
To clear up, to stop raining |
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Nítido |
Sharp, clear |
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Desmigajar |
To crumble |
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Carcomido |
Worm-eaten |
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Atónito |
Astonished, amazed, astounded |
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El arañazo |
Scratch |
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El verdugón |
Welt |
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La hachuela |
Hatchet |
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La astilla |
Chip, splinter, fragment |
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El apogeo |
Peak, height |
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Extirpar |
To remove, to remove surgically, to extract, to eradicate |
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El yodo |
Iodine |
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Aprestar |
To prepare, to ready |
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El vituperio |
Condemnation, criticism, shame, censure, disgrace |
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Dar calabazas |
To blow off, to shoot down |
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Bullicioso |
Noisy, rowdy, busy, bustling |
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El revuelo |
Stir, commotion, flutter |
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El vítor |
Cheer |
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Luctuoso |
Mournful, sad, sorrowful |
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Estampar |
To print, to stamp, to sign one’s name |
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Inmutarse |
To get upset, to be perturbed, to bat an eyelid |
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El caudillo |
Leader |
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El almíbar |
Syrup |
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El gatillo |
Trigger |
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La olla |
Pot |
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Raudo |
Swift |
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Entonar |
To sing, to sing in tune |
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El paladar |
Palate, taste |
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El atropello |
Accident, shove, push, abuse, outrage |
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Dar de alta |
To discharge, to pass as fit, to register |
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El desaire |
Snub, slight |
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El llorón |
Crybaby, whiner |
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El ahínco |
Effort, determination |
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Soldar |
To weld |
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La Herrumbre |
Rust |
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La retroalimentación |
Feedback |
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La retroalimentación |
Feedback |
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Acantilado |
Steep |
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El azulejo |
Tile (wall) |
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La baldosa |
Tile (floor) |
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La teja |
Tile (roof) |
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El sujetavelas |
Third wheel |
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El cojín |
Cushion |
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Esmerarse |
To take great pains, to try hard, to go to a lot of trouble |
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El mayordomo |
Butler |
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El mayordomo |
Butler |
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La pulcritud |
Neatness, tidiness, refinement, care |
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El mechero |
Burner , lighter, cigarette lighter |
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Tentar |
To tempt |
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Llevadero |
Bearable, tolerable |
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El sexenio |
Six year term / period |
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El homólogo |
Equivalent, counterpart |
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Escrutar |
To count, to scrutinize, to examine |
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El fogonazo |
Flash, explosion |
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El pescuezo |
Neck |
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El párroco |
Parish priest |
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La intrepidez |
Fearlessness |
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El preceptor |
Tutor, teacher |
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Ducho |
Skilled, experienced, knowledgeable |
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El lino |
Linen |
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El cirio |
Candle |
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Comulgar |
To take communion, to receive communion |
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La huerta |
Produce farm |
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Ablandar |
To soften |
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El lloriqueo |
Whimpering, whining, sniveling |
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Aferrado |
Attached |
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Aferrar |
To grasp, to grab, to seize, to anchor |
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Aferrarse |
To cling to, to hang onto |
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A escondidas |
Secretly, behind one’s back |
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La traba |
Obstacle, hindrance |
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Maltrecho |
Battered, injured, depleted |
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La pantera |
Panther |
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Contrariar |
To contradict, to go against, to oppose |
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El amigote |
Crony, friend, buddy |
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La yegua |
Mare (female horse) |
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Parir |
To give birth, to have a baby |
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El trillizo |
Triplet |
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Cambiar de sentido |
To change direction |
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Resarcir |
To compensate, to reimburse |
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El amparo |
Protection, shelter, refuge |
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Aflojar |
To loosen, to slacken, to relax |
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El descalabro |
Disaster, setback, blow |
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Saldar |
To settle, to pay, to pay off |
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Remar |
To row (to paddle) |
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El cajero |
Cashier / teller |
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El galardón |
Award, prize |
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El graznido |
Quack |
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El neumático |
Tire |
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La gominola |
Gummy candy |
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Chupachups |
Lollipop |
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El desenfreno |
Debauchery |
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La fecundidad |
Fertility, fruitfulness, productiveness |
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Alocado |
Crazy, wild, mad |
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La perdición |
Ruin, downfall, undoing |
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Embobar |
To fascinate, to be crazy about |
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Retorcerse |
To writhe, to double up, to get tangled, to get twisted, to squirm |
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El sapo |
Toad |
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La barriga |
Stomach, belly |
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Desprovisto de |
Devoid of, lacking in, without |
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El desafuero |
Outrage, excess |
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Caluroso |
Hot, warm |
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El Desengaño |
Disappointment |
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Balancearse |
To swing, to rock, to sway |
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Despatarrarse |
To sprawl |
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Despatarrarse |
To sprawl |
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El viñedo |
Vineyard |
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El pegote |
Sticky mess, eyesore, hanger-on, leech |
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Cantar a voz en cuello |
To bellow |
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El tocayo |
Namesake |
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Antojarse |
To feel like, to have a craving for |
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El respiro |
Breath, rest, break |
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La urdimbre |
Plot, scheme |
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El diluvio |
Torrential rain, heavy rain |
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El esfinge |
Sphinx |
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El tocino |
Bacon |
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El yeso |
Plaster, cast |
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El arranque |
Start, beginning, fit, burst |
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Empecinarse |
To insist on |
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El postor |
Bidder |
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Rematar |
To finish off, to top, to auction off |
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Emparejar |
To pair up, to make level |
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Emparejar |
To pair up, to make level |
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Profanar |
To defile |
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Pasmado |
Astonished, stunned |
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La proa |
Bow (ship), nose (plane) |
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El ünguento |
Ointment |
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El promotor |
Developer, sales promoter |
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Sobrecoger |
To startle, to frighten, to scare |
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El riel |
Rail |
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La langosta |
Lobster |
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La constatación |
Verification, confirmation |
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El enjambre |
Swarm |
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El palazo |
Hard blow |
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El pito |
Whistle, horn |
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El fardo |
Bale (of hay or cotton), bundle |
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El asta |
Flagpole, staff, shaft, horn (of a deer,bull) |
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La parranda |
Out on the town, out partying |
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La coartada |
Alibi |
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La cuna |
Crib |
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La despensa |
Pantry |
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Desastroso |
Disastrous |
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El comensal |
Dinner guest, diner, guest |
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Roer |
To gnaw on, to nibble at, to eat away at |
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La farándula |
Show business |
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Saltón |
Bulging, protruding |
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Rezongar |
To grumble, to moan |
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Chabacano |
Vulgar, tasteless |
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El abono |
Fertilizer |
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La ardilla |
Squirrel |
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El cubo |
Bucket |
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Flamear |
To blaze, to flame |
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Azabache |
Jet (black) |
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Azabache |
Jet (black) |
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La entelequia |
Pipe dream |
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El cabreo |
Rage |
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Vociferar |
To proclaim boastfully, to shout, to yell |
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La masificación |
Spread, extension, growth, overcrowding |
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La emperatriz |
Empress |
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El autoestopista |
Hitchhiker |
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Estéril |
Sterile, infertile, barren |
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La morada |
Dwelling, abode |
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Descontar |
To deduct, to take off, to give a discount of, to not count, to exclude |
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El anuario |
Yearbook |
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Desperdigar |
To scatter, to disperse |
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El ojal |
Button hole |
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El camisón |
Nightdress |
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Primoroso |
Exquisite, fine, skillful |
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Pavonearse |
To swagger, to strut around, to show off |
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El cuchicheo |
Whispering |
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El culo |
Butt, ass |
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Escalofriante |
Chilling |
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Escalofriante |
Chilling |
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La grúa |
Crane, tow truck |
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Estrafalario |
Eccentric, bizarre, outlandish |
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A secas |
Plain, just |
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La ceguera |
Blindness |
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Acontecer |
To happen, to occur |
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El parachoques |
Bumper, fender |
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Deslucir |
To fade, to discredit, to spoil |
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La gorra |
Cap, hat |
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La secuela |
Consequence, effect |
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Empedernido |
Hardened, heavy, confirmed |
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Fatuo |
Foolish, conceited |
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Chantajear |
To blackmail |
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Chantajear |
To blackmail |
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Extorsionar |
To extort |
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Reacio |
Reluctant, unwilling, opposed |
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Lazar |
To lasso, to rope |
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Apetecible |
Appetizing, appealing, tempting |
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El halago |
Flattery, praise |
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Halagar |
To flatter, to please, to gratify |
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Cada tanto |
Every so often |
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Mendigar |
To beg |
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Hostigar |
To harass, to pester, to bother |
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Remar |
To row, to paddle |
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Candente |
Red-hot, burning |
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Candente |
Red-hot, burning |
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El chancho |
Pig, swine, hog |
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Candente |
Red-hot, burning |
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El chancho |
Pig, swine, hog |
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Maniatar |
To tie the hands of |
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Trenzar |
To braid |
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El hito |
Milestone |
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El transeúnte |
Passerby, pedestrian, temporary resident |
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El transeúnte |
Passerby, pedestrian, temporary resident |
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El pomo |
Knob, handle |
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La manija |
Handle, knob |
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Tremebundo |
Terrible, threatening |
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Apátrida |
Stateless, unpatriotic |
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Denodado |
Valiant, bold, dauntless, staunch, steadfast, determined |
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Ignoto |
Unknown, undiscovered |
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La tara |
Defect, blemish |
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Rocoso |
Rocky |
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El súbdito |
Subject, citizen, National |
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De punta |
Cutting edge, state-of-the-art |
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Sin costuras |
Seamless |
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El aguinaldo |
Christmas bonus |
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El rastrillo |
Rake |
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Dar fe |
To vouch for, to testify to, to bear witness to |
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Incipiente |
Budding, fledgling |
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Remunerar |
To pay, to reward |
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La tirolina, la tirolesa |
Zip line |
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El pituco |
Snob |
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Esquivar |
To dodge, to avoid, to sidestep |
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Ducho |
Skilled, experienced, knowledgeable |
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Ecuánime |
Level headed, impartial, unbiased |
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Propagar |
To spread, to propagate, to disseminate |
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El llamamiento |
Call, appeal |
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Apestado |
Plague ridden, infested |
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Crédulo |
Gullible |
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El fragor |
Clamor, roar, crash |
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Empecer |
To hinder, to prevent from |
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Recrudecer |
To get worse, to worsen, to intensify |
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El caoba |
Mohagony |
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Ostentar |
To show off, to flaunt, to parade, to occupy |
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Alejado |
Remote, away from |
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El boletero |
Ticket seller |
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La viruela |
Smallpox |
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Desconcharse |
To chip |
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El escarmiento |
Lesson, punishment |
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Proponerse |
To set out to, to put one’s mind to, to resolve, to aim to |
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Estremecido |
Shaking with, trembling with |
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Pinchar |
To pinch, to puncture |
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La sacudida |
Shake, blast, tremor, jolt |
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Durmiente |
Sleeping |
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La cuadrilla |
Bunch, group, gang, team |
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El riel |
Rail, rod |
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El artificio |
Trick, device |
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Desprestigiar |
To discredit, to disparage |
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El mejunje |
Concoction, brew, hodgepodge |
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El desconcierto |
Confusion, uncertainty, disorder |
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Trasnocharse |
To stay up late, to go to bed late, To stay up all night |
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La aflicción |
Affliction, sorrow, grief |
