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good lord! Damn it!
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¡caray!
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hurry up!
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¡de prisa!, ¡date prisa!
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don't you believe it
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¡desengáñate!
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don't lose your temper
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¡no te sulfures!
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how embarrassing
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¡que bochorno!
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what a mess!
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¡que maraña!
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this heat!
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¡vaya calor!
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what a team!
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¡vaya equipo!
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so you're still convinced?
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¿conque sigue convencido?
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do you really mean that?
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¿me lo dices de veras?
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in bits
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a cachitos
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crudely
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a la bruta
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in cold blood
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a sangre fría
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mercilessly
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a sangre y fuego
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within range, within reach
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a tiro
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at full speed
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a toda mecha
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out and out, uncompromising,decisively
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a ultranza
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dejection, low spirits
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abatimiento
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knock down, fell/take down
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abatir
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birch
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abedul
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dent, emboss
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abollar
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tackle, approach (subject);dock
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abordar
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swollen (hinchado)
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abotagado
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pick -v (a lock)
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abrir con ganzúa
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bulky, big; thick, swollen
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abultado
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cliff; steep slope
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acantilado
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transport,drag;(f)cause,bring about
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acarrear
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oil -v
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aceitar
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irrigation ditch; stream
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acequia
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with a complex
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acomplejado
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make feel inferior; give a complex
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acomplejar
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go native -v
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acriollarse
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become effeminate
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adamarse
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ridicul dressed person,ridic outfit
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adefesio
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fortune-teller
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adivino -m
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grovelling, fawning
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adulón
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scorching hot; (f) severe,austere
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adusto
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make up, cosmetics
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afeite
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crouch, duck
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agazaparse
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dishwater
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agua de fregar
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watered-down; (f) trouble
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aguado
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sleet
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aguanieve -f
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grin and bear it
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aguantar mecha
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(f) make a mountain of molehill
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ahogarse en un vaso de agua
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breathing trouble
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ahogo
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from the outset
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al primer envite
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tree-lined avenue/boulevard
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alameda
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howl, cry, shriek
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alarido
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(poet) white
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albo
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make a racket; upset; stir up
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alborotar
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racket, din, uproar; Arab war cry
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algazara
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attraction,lure; incentive,inducement
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aliciente
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smooth, polish; flatten, level
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alisar
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pupils, student body
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alumnado
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hammer; cock (a firearm)
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amartillar
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purple, blue; black and blue;badly bruised
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amoratado
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widen -v
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anchar
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broadside; (f) scolding, shower
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andanada
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shower of insults
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andanada de injurias
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take big steps; stride along
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andar a trancos
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flood, drown
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anegar
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fill w tears (eyes)
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anegarse en llanto
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indigo; indigo blue
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añil -m
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annihilation
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anonadamiento
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annihilate; destroy, overwhelm
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anonadar
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ostentatiously; spectacularly
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aparatosamente
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throw stones at; stone (to death)
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apedrear
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affection, attachment, interest
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apego
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appeal (jud)
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apelación
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soggy, matted
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apelmazado
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packed;jammed; pine-shaped
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apiñado
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squashed, crushed, destroyed
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aplastado
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room; lodging
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aposento
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squeeze/cram together
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apretujarse
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retching (nauseas)
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arcadas
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quicksand
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arena movediza
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large expanse of sand, quicksand
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arenal
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quicksand
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arenas movedizas
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ring; collar, bracelet;(f) shackles
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argolla
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(f) make a racket
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armar bulla
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eyebold; socket
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armella
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archer; (com) cashier; goal-keeper
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arquero
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sudden start; start; jerk,jolt
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arrancada
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spur/urge on; hurry,rush
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arrear
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wrap s.o. up
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arrebujarse
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art of cooking
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arte culinario
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ember, live coal
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ascua
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advise, counsel -v
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asesorar
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consult, take advise -v
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asesorarse (con)
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that'll teach you!
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así escarmentarás
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ejector seat
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asiento lanzable
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fuss, extravagant behavior,theatricality
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aspaviento
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fuss, theatricality,extravag behavior
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aspaviento
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rough, harsh
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áspero
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brown, bronzed, blackened
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atezado
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find, discover; be right, succeed
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atinar
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succeed in
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atinar a
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thoughtless, reckless; bewildered
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atolondrado
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thoughtless,reckless; bewildered
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atolondrado
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get blocked,clogged up;(f) choke
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atorarse
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stuff; (fam) hold up, raid
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atracar
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stuff/gorge o.s.
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atracarse
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stick in one's throat
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atragantarse
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atrocity
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atrocidad
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dress, attire, get-up, rig
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atuendo
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domineering; (f) overpowering
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avasallador
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blow away,air out;(f) throw out
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aventar
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broken down, damaged, spoiled
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averiado
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flat roof
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azotea
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(f) bore, drip
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baboso
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bedpan
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bacinilla/ bacinica
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swing,sway; wobble, rock
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bambolear
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bench; wall seat; stool
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banqueta
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handrail, railing
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baranda
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ravine, cliff; (f) obstacle
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barranco
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quarter, district (in suburbs)
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barriada
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bar
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barrote
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iron bars
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barrotes de hierro
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have a feeling,guess, suppose
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barruntar
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sign, presentiment
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barrunto
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course stitching, quilting
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basta
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jamb (of door, window)
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batiente -m
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kiss; smooch and cuddle
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besuquear
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fragrant, sweet-smelling
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bienoliente
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folding screen
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biombo
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hinge (of door)
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bisagra
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whitish
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blanquizo; blanquiñoso
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cuff, wristband
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bocamanga
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big mouth
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bocaza
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heavy weather; (f) shame
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bochorno
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(f) shameful, embarrasing
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bochornoso
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lungs
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bofe/bofes
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rower
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boga -m
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(astr) meteorite; racing car
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bólido -m
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pump water
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bombear agua
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last breath
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boqueada
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narrow opening; hole, breach
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boquete
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narrow opening, hole, breach
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boquete -m
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ankle boot; booty, loot
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botín
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muzzle; (f) greenhorn
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bozal
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fly (of plants)
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bragueta
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sheen, lustre, shine
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brillo
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snort,roar; hiss, neigh
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bufido
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(f) uproar, crowd
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bulla
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busy; boisterous, noisy; restless
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bullicioso
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catalan sausage
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butifarra
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(mil) corporal
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cabo
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he-goat; bastard, swine; cuckold
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cabrón
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cheek; swollen cheek; punch, blow
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cachete
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pipe
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cachimba
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small piece; little bit
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cachito
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you beast!
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cacho bestia!
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packet; box
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cajetilla
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lower one's visor
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calarse la visera
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naked; broke
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calato
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calisthenics
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calistenia
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expert, skilled
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canchero
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captious, insidious, artful
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capcioso
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bonnet; hood (of car)
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capota
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smiling face
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cara risueña
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prick; bloody hell
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carajo - interj
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title page; (f) theatre
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carátula
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(jur) confrontation, comparison
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careo -m
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sheep; ram; mutton
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carnero
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seal (foca)
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carnero marino
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folder, briefcase, table top
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carpeta
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cockroach; race track; the runs
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carredera
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(f) marriage of convenience
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casamiento de bragueta
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poultice; (f) bore, drag
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cataplasma
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captivating
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cautivante
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pondering,deep though,meditation
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cavilación
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zebra
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cebra
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lattice window
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celosía
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flash; lightning, spark
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centella
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flash
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centella
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close the file
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cerrar la carpeta
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farm
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chacra
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peasant farmer; peasant dance
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chacrero
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singe; scorch -v
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chamuscar
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crush, grind -v
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chancar
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veneer, tile; (f)uncover, come out w
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chapar
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crack,click(tongue); snap (fingers)
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chasquido
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snub, flat, blunt
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chato
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cotter pin
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chaveta
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scream, shriek, howl -v
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chillar
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scream, yell; squawk
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chillido
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club, party
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chingana
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cracking, sizzling, spitting
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chisporroteo
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(f) telling, informing
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chivatazo
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informer, telltale
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chivato
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funny; mongrel
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chusco
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funny
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chusco -adj
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joker, wit
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chusco -m
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supple, flexible, swaying
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cimbreante
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sway/move gracefully
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cimbrearse
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copper-colored
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cobrizo
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inhibited, uneasy, embarassed
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cohibido
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strain, filter
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colar
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slip, gate crash, make a mistake
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colarse
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anger, fury; bile
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cólera
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adjacent, adjoining
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colindante
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be adjacent to; adjoin
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colindar
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skipping rope; skipping
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comba/cuerda
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bite one's nails
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comerse los nudillos
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chest of drawers
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cómoda
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wild card; substitute; weak excuse
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comodín
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skillfully
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con arte
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in great secrecy
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con gran sigilo
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with the teacher's permission
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con la venia del profesor
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anguish, distress; grief, sorrow
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congoja -f
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so
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conque -conj
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obtaining, attainment
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consecución
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orders, watchword
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consigna
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catch cold
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constiparse / acatarrarse
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vex,annoy,upset;
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contariar
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skirt/pass round; trace
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contornear
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outline, periphery, edge
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contorno
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annoyance,disappointment,setback
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contrariedad
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shutter
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contraventana
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yard, inner yard, warehouse
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corralón
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leather strap; leash; belt;watch strap
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correa
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leather equipment
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correaje
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loiter; run about
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corretear
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fugitive; Mexican ballad
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corrido
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farm, country home
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cortijo
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drapery, set of curtains
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cortinaje
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crooked, bent; hooked
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corvo
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blow on the head
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coscorrón
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sack
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costal
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human body
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costal de los pecados
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crust; scab
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costra
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joint (anat); (f) opportunity,situation
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coyuntura -f
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tuft, crest (bird)
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cresta
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sacred oil; (f) head
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crimsa
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sacred oil; (f) head
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crisma
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contract, twitch, contort
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crispar
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stable; pigsty; quarters, barracks
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cuadra
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(mil) stand to attention; (f) dig one's heels in
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cuadrarse
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grid,square -v, divide into squares
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cuadricular
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chart, diagram
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cuadro sinóptico
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cover(ing),tire;deck,roof;bedspread
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cubierta
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level spoonful
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cucharada rasa
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cone; summit
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cucurucho
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(f) same old story
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cuento de marras
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swerve, lurch
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dar bandazos
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plaster -v (a wall)
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dar de yeso
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(f) spill the beans, inform
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dar el chivatazo
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be at one's last gasp
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dar las boqueadas
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announce sth/let know/inform of sth
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dar parte de algo
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send a copy
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dar traslado
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bump, lurch; jerk, jolt -v
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dar tumbos
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take a puff; hiss
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dar una pitada
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moan/groan -v
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dar/lanzar quejidos
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shoot -v
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dar/pegar un tiro
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suffer hard knocks
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darse coscorrones
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resign,drop out; take sick leave
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darse de baja
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put on airs
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darse ínfulas
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willingly (unwillingly)
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de buen (mal) aire
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difficult to obtain
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de difícil consecución
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in twos, two by two
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de dos en dos
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free
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de gorra
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free
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de guagua
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(f) great, fantastic
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de órdago
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dressed to the nines
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de punta en blanco
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de rigueur
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de rigor
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drag s.o. thru the mud,heap abuse on s.o.
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decir/hablar pestes de uno
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labyrinth, maze
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dédalo
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accent; aftertaste; slackness
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dejo
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bitter aftertaste
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dejo amargo
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criminal, punishable
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delictivo
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bad-tasting,tasteless;surly,abrupt
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desabrido
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snub, slight
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desaire
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discouraged, disheartened
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desalentado
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retrace one's steps, go back
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desandar el camino
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unnoticed, unprepared
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desapercibido
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put out of joint; break up
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desarticular
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bolt,run away;(f)go too far;get carried away
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desbocarse
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open field, open piece of ground
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descampado
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come down/ slip down
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descolgarse
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enormous, huge, colossal
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descomunal
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thoughtlessness;lack of consideration
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desconsideración
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blurred
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desdibujado
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mouth,outlet(river);opening,end(strt)
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desembocadura
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twisted, contorted; wild
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desencajado
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out of focus
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desenfocado
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realize the truth, be disappointed
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desengañarse
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vent, give vent to
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desfogar, desahogar
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without appetite, half-hearted, reluctant
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desganado
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fray -v
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deshilacharse
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open, unwrap -v
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desliar
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disembowel; squash, burst,tear apart
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despanzurrar
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terrified
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despavorido
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precipice, cliff; (f) risk, hazard
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despeñadero
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hurl o.s., throw o.s.
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despeñarse
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stretch -v
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desperezarse
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act of defiance/insolence; bold stance
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desplante
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make good,recoup; get even
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desquitarse
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make good a loss
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desquitarse de una pérdida
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harsh, angry, gruff
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destemplado
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awake; unable to sleep
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desvelado
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stay awak; (f) dedicate o.s. to
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desvelarse
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insomnia; trouble,pains; effort
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desvelo
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change the subject
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desviar la conversación
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look away, aside
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desviar la mirada
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(mil) reveille
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diana
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spot, discern -v
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divisar
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pant heavily -v
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echar los bofes
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bleed -v
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echar sangre
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feign illness
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echarselas de enfermo
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play the hero
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echarselas de heroe
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coffee keeps you awake
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el café desvela
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(f) involve -v
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embarcar
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involve s.o. in a matter
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embarcar a alguien en un asunto
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embark -v
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embarcarse
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cover w mud, smear;(f) sling mud at
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embarrar
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delighted, fascinated, bewitched
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embelesado
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put it in the mouth
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embocar
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enter,insert; make s.o.believe sth
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embocar
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ambush; (f) trap
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emboscada
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blunt, dull, deaden -v
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embotar
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embryo
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embrión
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indigestion;hindrance,obstacle
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empacho
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steam up,cloud (wind); tarnish,sully
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empañar
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stain s.o. honor
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empañar el honor de alguien
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blue (metals, glass)
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empavonar
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seize,grasp; take hold of/take up
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empuñar
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in the open country
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en campo raso
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strictly speaking
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en rigor
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as long as
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en tanto que/hasta tanto que
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in vain
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en vano
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hoist (flag); brandish (sword)
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enarbolar
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narrow -v
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encajonarse
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dazzle; (f)bewilder, stimulate
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encandilar
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put a cloak on, cloud o.s.
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encapotarse
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climb; (f) reach a high position
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encaramarse
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waxing, polishing
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encerado -m
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curved, bent; stooped
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encorvado
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madman/ madwoman
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energúmeno, na
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enervated; (f) weakened
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enervado
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put in its case,sheath;cover (furntur)
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enfundar
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glue, gum -v
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engomar
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become conceited/get spoiled
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engreirse
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connection,marriage; liaison
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enlace
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connection, link, marriage; liasion
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enlace -m
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tiling, paving
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enlosado -m
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tangle up,muddle; confuse
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enmarañar
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frame -v, surround
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enmarcar
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change/mend one's ways; reform
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enmendarse
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annoying,irritating, troublesome
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enojoso
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wind/coil o.s., become intertwined
|
enroscarse
|
|
wind o.s./coil o.s.
|
enroscarse
|
|
mercilessness; cruelty; rage
|
ensañamiento
|
|
be merciless, treat brutally
|
ensañarse
|
|
widen; (f) gladden, cheer
|
ensanchar
|
|
thread,string; reel off/rattle off
|
ensartar
|
|
thread a needle
|
ensartar una aguja
|
|
equipment, goods, tools
|
enseres - m pl
|
|
curl, coil -v
|
ensortijar
|
|
(f) cool down, moderate, temper
|
entibiar
|
|
junction; relationship
|
entronque, entrocamiento
|
|
numb
|
entumecido
|
|
raise (in cards); (f) push, shove
|
envite
|
|
bristly, prickly
|
erizado
|
|
it is well known that
|
es cosa sabida que..
|
|
he's all hands (randy, fresh)
|
es muy sobón
|
|
it's all posing
|
es pura pose
|
|
marinate -v
|
escabechar
|
|
slip away
|
escabullirse
|
|
fire escape
|
escalera de incendios
|
|
flight of steps
|
escalinata
|
|
beetle; dwarf
|
escarabajo
|
|
scrawl, scribble
|
escarabajos -m pl
|
|
type of insignia; quarrel
|
escarapela
|
|
scratch, pick, poke, forage
|
escarbar
|
|
delve into a matter
|
escarbar en un asunto
|
|
learn one's lesson
|
escarmentar
|
|
split -v
|
escindirse
|
|
(f) scum,dregs
|
escoria
|
|
neck,decolletage,armhole; share
|
escote
|
|
print -v
|
escribir en letras de imprenta
|
|
thin; filthy
|
escuálido
|
|
spittle
|
escupitajo /escupitina
|
|
slim-hipped, ashamed
|
escurrido
|
|
slip off/away, give o.s. away
|
escurrirse
|
|
useless efforts
|
esfuerzos vanos
|
|
back of a seat/chair
|
espaldar
|
|
spasm
|
espasmo
|
|
sprinkle (w dust); dust -v
|
espolvorear
|
|
delouse; (f) scrutinize,examine closely
|
espulgar
|
|
aloof, cold, disdainful, sly
|
esquivo
|
|
he has a complex about his size
|
esta acomplejado por su estatura
|
|
be off one's rocker
|
estar chaveta
|
|
be in vogue
|
estar en boga
|
|
be in the clouds; in another world
|
estar en la higuera
|
|
clash with
|
estar en pugna con
|
|
be bankrupt
|
estar en quiebra
|
|
be at the point of, in the process of
|
estar en trance de
|
|
(mil) stand at attention
|
estar firmes
|
|
have bats in the belfry
|
estar mal de la azotea
|
|
be on pins and needles
|
estar sobre ascuas
|
|
be in a hurry
|
estar/andar con prisas
|
|
stretched, stiff; lofty
|
estirado
|
|
kick the bucket
|
estirar la jeta
|
|
shake, startle
|
estremecer
|
|
toilet
|
excusado
|
|
toilet
|
excusado
|
|
appearance, look, looks
|
facha
|
|
put a sash on; wrap, swathe
|
fajar
|
|
sides of the hill
|
faldas del cerro
|
|
phallus
|
falo
|
|
fanfare (mil)
|
fanfarria
|
|
mouth (of animal)
|
fauces - f pl
|
|
authentic, reliable (document)
|
fehaciente
|
|
guarantee, confide; sell on credit
|
fiar
|
|
(f) show-off, swank,character actor
|
figurón -m
|
|
thinness,skinniness; weakness
|
flacura
|
|
focal point; spotlight; focus
|
foco
|
|
bonfire; blaze; small land mine
|
fogata
|
|
flash (photo and other)
|
fogonazo
|
|
leaf, page (document); sheet
|
foja
|
|
loafter,coward; (f) chaos, jumble
|
follón -m
|
|
outlaw
|
forajido
|
|
din, rumble, roar
|
fragor
|
|
(f) annoying; screwed
|
fregado
|
|
rub,scrub,mop; (f) annoy
|
fregar
|
|
chilly; sensitive to cold
|
friolento / friolero
|
|
out of focus
|
fuera de foco
|
|
smoke a pipe
|
fumar/chupar cachimbo
|
|
cover, case
|
funda
|
|
pillowcase
|
funda de almohada
|
|
execute (by shooting)
|
fusilar
|
|
elegant, charming, gallant
|
gallardo
|
|
turkey buzzard
|
gallinazo -m
|
|
braid; (mil) stripe
|
galón
|
|
shed; slave's quarters
|
galpón
|
|
shed; slaves' quarters
|
galpón -m
|
|
pick-lock; (f) thief
|
ganzúa
|
|
hook; scribble, scrawl
|
garabato
|
|
gambling den
|
garito
|
|
club, cudgel, stick
|
garrote
|
|
drizzle
|
garúa
|
|
gland
|
glándula
|
|
arbour, bower
|
glorieta
|
|
rubber band
|
goma
|
|
hair dressing, hair cream
|
gomina
|
|
cap with visor
|
gorra
|
|
sponge, scrounge
|
gorrear
|
|
(f) sponge, crash,enter w/o paying
|
gorrear
|
|
step, stair
|
grada
|
|
garnet
|
granate
|
|
caw, quack, squawk, cackle
|
graznar
|
|
dissheveled, unkempt
|
greñudo
|
|
trifle; baby; bus
|
guagua
|
|
show bravery/courage; (f) brag, boast
|
guapear
|
|
tunic (mil uniform)
|
guerrera
|
|
speak sarcastically
|
hablar con sorna
|
|
it's been a long time since he's shown signs of life
|
hace mucho que no resuella
|
|
urinate
|
hacer aguas
|
|
make a mountain out of a molehill
|
hacer de una pulga un elefante
|
|
suck up to s.o. -v
|
hacer la rosca a uno
|
|
make mince-meat out of s.o.
|
hacer papilla a uno
|
|
emphasize
|
hacer resaltar
|
|
cheat -v
|
hacer trampas
|
|
snub s.o.
|
hacer un desaire a uno
|
|
do something reluctantly
|
hacer una cosa con desgana
|
|
flattery; cajolery
|
halago
|
|
falcon, hawk
|
halcón
|
|
disgust; weariness, boredoem
|
hastío
|
|
face of the earth
|
haz de la tierra
|
|
face, surface
|
haz -f
|
|
bundle, bunch
|
haz -m
|
|
in tatters, in shreds
|
hecho jirones
|
|
cleave, split; make one's way through
|
hendir
|
|
heretic; (f) rascal
|
hereje
|
|
heresy, dirty trick
|
herejía
|
|
horseshoe
|
herradura
|
|
rust; iron; taste
|
herrumbre
|
|
boiling,bubbling; (f) swarm,throng
|
hervidero
|
|
hotbed of intrigue
|
hervidero de intrigas
|
|
fig tree
|
higuera
|
|
epaulette, shoulder pad
|
hombrera
|
|
sling
|
honda
|
|
flexible timetable
|
horario elástico
|
|
rush hours, peak hours
|
horas punta
|
|
horrible,horrifying; hideous
|
horroroso
|
|
spawn; roe; fish eggs
|
huevas
|
|
unsociable, surly
|
huraño
|
|
(mil) reserve guard
|
imaginaria -f
|
|
magnetize
|
imantar
|
|
fearless, impassive
|
impávido
|
|
scold, rebuke; insult
|
increpar
|
|
embed itself
|
incrustarse
|
|
(f) individual in question
|
individuo de marras
|
|
headstrong,unruly; disobedient
|
indócil
|
|
(ag) graft -v
|
injertar
|
|
(ag) graft
|
injerto
|
|
skin graft
|
injerto de piel
|
|
unwithering, unfading
|
inmarcesible/inmarchitable
|
|
unexpectedly
|
inopinadamente
|
|
unexpected
|
inopinado
|
|
useless, unserviceable
|
inservible
|
|
boarding school
|
internado
|
|
irate; (f) raging, wrathful
|
iracundo
|
|
fall through
|
irse al agua
|
|
(f) milestone,stage; stretch
|
jalón
|
|
spree, binge; rumpus, racket
|
jarana
|
|
rubber (caucho)
|
jebe -m
|
|
snout,thick lips; (f) mug, face
|
jeta
|
|
shred, tatter; (f) scrap, bit
|
jirón -m
|
|
up-and-coming writer
|
joven autor en alza
|
|
thick lips
|
labios abultados
|
|
leaned, tilted, lopsided
|
ladeado
|
|
lean, tilt, slant, bend
|
ladear
|
|
crab louse
|
ladilla
|
|
sleep; rheum,gunk (in eyes)
|
lagaña
|
|
small lizard
|
lagartija
|
|
beardless, harmless
|
lampiño -a
|
|
lance, spear; nozzle
|
lanza
|
|
limpet (molusk); (f) hanger-on
|
lapa
|
|
brass
|
latón -m
|
|
slack, loose; (f) loose (morals)
|
laxo
|
|
he had a fit
|
le dio un ataque
|
|
milkey
|
lechoso
|
|
dull, slow; sluggish, clumsy
|
lerdo
|
|
disaster befell them
|
les sobrevino una catástrofe
|
|
file; lime; polish
|
lima
|
|
nail file
|
lima para uñas
|
|
smoothness,straightenss (hair)
|
lisura
|
|
entail; involve
|
llevar consigo
|
|
lead a luxurious life
|
llevar una vida muelle
|
|
whatever you say,it's up to you
|
lo que tu digas
|
|
gloomy, dark, murky
|
lóbrego
|
|
talkative, loquacious
|
locuaz
|
|
earthworm
|
lombriz
|
|
wave length (liter)
|
longitud de onda
|
|
outskirts, surroundings
|
los contornos -m pl
|
|
small stone; slab; floor tile
|
loseta
|
|
pottery; crockery
|
loza
|
|
polish, shine -v
|
lustrar
|
|
crush, bruise, dent
|
machucar
|
|
wan, lean
|
macilento
|
|
mass, clump; massif; solid
|
macizo -n/adj
|
|
timber
|
madero tablero
|
|
mama's boy
|
madrero
|
|
lair, den; burrow hole
|
madriguera
|
|
masterful (excellent)
|
magistral
|
|
go bad,be corrupted; be sploit/ruined
|
malearse
|
|
dike,mole, jetty
|
malecón
|
|
aspiring bullfighter
|
maletilla -m
|
|
ill-fated, abortive, wasted
|
malogrado
|
|
come to nothing;fail; be wasted
|
malograrse
|
|
skill, ability; cunning, bad habit
|
maña
|
|
large spot or stain
|
manchón -m
|
|
big shot, leader
|
mandamás -m
|
|
apron (delantal)
|
mandil
|
|
eat, nosh
|
manducar
|
|
crank (manubrio)
|
manivela
|
|
handle, finger, touch -v
|
manosear
|
|
skillful; crafty, cunning
|
mañoso
|
|
toss (in a blanket) -v
|
mantear
|
|
thicket,brush; (f) tangle,mess
|
maraña
|
|
pack of lies
|
maraña de mentiras
|
|
brain is better than brawn
|
mas vale maña que fuerza
|
|
putty
|
masilla
|
|
tough guy, bully
|
matón
|
|
play the tough guy
|
matonear
|
|
I couldn’t breathe
|
me dió un ahogo
|
|
lard (meat)
|
mecharse
|
|
honeyed,sweet; (f) sugary
|
meloso
|
|
web (of birds)
|
membrana (interdigital)
|
|
move, sway, toss and turn
|
menearse
|
|
mention, name
|
mentar
|
|
pedlar, profiteer, small tradesman
|
mercachifle
|
|
tear at (one's hair or beard)
|
mesarse
|
|
blunder
|
metedura de pata
|
|
hurry s.o.
|
meter prisa a uno
|
|
look mockingly at
|
mirar con sorna
|
|
mass, bulk
|
mole -f
|
|
grinder, crusher
|
moledora
|
|
ground,powdered; (f)beat,worn out
|
molido
|
|
crown of the head; (f) brains,common sense
|
mollera
|
|
monkey,ape; overalls, dungarees
|
mono
|
|
purple, violet; (f) slashed
|
morado
|
|
purple, violet
|
morado
|
|
moral (of a story)
|
moraleja
|
|
bruise
|
moretón -m
|
|
grimace (mueca); dirty trick
|
morisqueta
|
|
walrus
|
morsa
|
|
fading, dim, pale
|
mortecino
|
|
mortify, torment, wound
|
mortificar
|
|
blowhard; hornet (abejón);(f) bore
|
moscardón
|
|
spot; speck -n
|
mota
|
|
hairless
|
motilón
|
|
moving,shifting; loose; (f) fickle
|
movedizo
|
|
soft; luxurious
|
muelle -adj
|
|
filth, dirt, grime
|
mugre -f
|
|
wolf, womanizer
|
mujeriego
|
|
rubbish, dump; dung heap
|
muladar
|
|
withered; gloomy
|
mustio
|
|
one only learn from one's own mistakes
|
nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena
|
|
hooked nose
|
nariz corva
|
|
turned-up nose
|
nariz respingada
|
|
nebula
|
nebulosa
|
|
refuse to -v
|
negarse a
|
|
shady business
|
negocio turbio
|
|
blackness, darkness
|
negrura/negror
|
|
nerves of steel
|
nervios bien templados
|
|
level,make even; balance
|
nivelar
|
|
balance the budget
|
nivelar el presupuesto
|
|
forget what I said
|
no he dicho nada
|
|
piece, bit; horn
|
noquear -v
|
|
knuckle
|
nudillo
|
|
or rather
|
o mejor dicho
|
|
shell (weaponry)
|
obús -m
|
|
solid gold
|
oro macizo
|
|
extreme pacifist
|
pacificista a ultranza
|
|
go Dutch
|
pagar a escote
|
|
pay one's share, chip in
|
pagar su escote
|
|
web-footed
|
palmípedo
|
|
band, gang, team, clique
|
pandilla
|
|
sluggish, indifferent, stupid
|
pániflo
|
|
woolen cloth, cloth, dishcloth
|
paño -m
|
|
double chin
|
papada
|
|
sticky, adhesive paper
|
papel engomado
|
|
dead stop
|
parada en seco
|
|
parallel bars
|
paralelas
|
|
thick wall; place of execution
|
paredón
|
|
similar, alike; even
|
parejo
|
|
report, dispatch
|
parte -m
|
|
corridor, passage, alley
|
pasadizo -m
|
|
handrail; banister; strap (subway car)
|
pasamano -m
|
|
go unnoticed
|
pasar desapercibido
|
|
go too far; get carried away
|
pasarse de la raya
|
|
stamp one's feet; kick w rage
|
patalear
|
|
kick; (f) tread on, trample on
|
patear
|
|
little by little, gradually
|
paulatinamente
|
|
fearful, dreadful, terrifying
|
pavoroso
|
|
stony, rocky
|
pedregoso
|
|
stick like glue/like a leach
|
pegarse como una lapa
|
|
furcoat; (fam); mop, long hair
|
pelambre -m
|
|
bore
|
pelma -m/ pelmazo
|
|
tuft, crest, plume
|
penacho
|
|
pubic hair; (f) idiot, fool; 'chicken'
|
pendejo
|
|
rock (as in Gibraltar)
|
peñon
|
|
semi-darkness
|
penumbra
|
|
go off one's rocker
|
perder la chaveta
|
|
young partridge, decoy;(f)spendthrift
|
perdigón
|
|
treacherous
|
pérfido
|
|
pack of dogs (jauría);dirty trick
|
perrada
|
|
tracker (dog); bloodhound
|
perro rastrero
|
|
persist in, continue to
|
perseverar en
|
|
make the cross
|
persignarse
|
|
land a good job
|
pescar un buen puesto
|
|
tobacco pouch
|
petaca
|
|
peck at; nibble at
|
picotear
|
|
bow-legs bandy legs
|
piernas chuecas
|
|
daub/put layers of make up on
|
pintarrajear
|
|
trample/stamp on
|
pisotear
|
|
whistling,hissing; (f)puff (cigarette)
|
pitada
|
|
plagiarism
|
plagio
|
|
blunder; dangerous play (soccer)
|
planchazo
|
|
(theat) orchestra seats
|
platea
|
|
leaden
|
plomizo
|
|
feather duster; pencil case
|
plumero
|
|
putrefaction,rottenness;(f)corruption
|
podredumbre -f
|
|
powder keg; fine gunpowder
|
polvorín
|
|
ointment; polish
|
pomada
|
|
find fault w everything
|
poner reparos a todo
|
|
set/lay a trap
|
poner una trampa
|
|
(mil) come to attention
|
ponerse firme
|
|
stuff o.s.
|
ponerse morado
|
|
persistent, obstinate
|
porfiado
|
|
persistent; stubborn
|
porfiado
|
|
airs, pose, affectation
|
pose -f
|
|
hurried, rash
|
precipitado
|
|
throw/hurl o.s.; rush headlong,hurry
|
precipitarse
|
|
exquisite, skillful
|
primoroso
|
|
binoculars
|
prismáticos
|
|
empty promises
|
promesas vanas
|
|
irrefutable proof
|
prueba fehaciente
|
|
porcupine
|
puerco espín
|
|
sliding door
|
puerta corrediza
|
|
boxing; brawl, dispute
|
pugilato
|
|
fight, battle; strugglle
|
pugna
|
|
bid; struggle
|
pujar
|
|
tavern; grocery store
|
pulpería
|
|
swarm, teem
|
pulular
|
|
rotten, lousy, stinking
|
puñetero
|
|
toe (of stocking),point (of shoe)
|
puntera
|
|
tip of stocking or shoe
|
puntera
|
|
prick; sharp pain
|
punzada
|
|
prick; (f) sharp pain
|
punzada
|
|
wooden desk
|
pupitre
|
|
moan, groan -n
|
quejido
|
|
kepi
|
quepis
|
|
break,crack; bankruptcy
|
quiebra
|
|
(f) take one's breath away
|
quitarle a uno el resuello
|
|
bunch, cluster
|
racimo
|
|
split, cracked; (f) scarred
|
rajado
|
|
split, cracked
|
rajado
|
|
slice, split,crack; (f)boast; chatter
|
rajar
|
|
sparse; thin; with gaps between
|
ralo
|
|
sparse;thin; with gaps,threadbare
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ralo -ad
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gully, torrent; avenue
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rambla
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torn; almond-shaped (eyes)
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rasgado
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tear, rip
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rasgar
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scratch; sketch -v
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rasguñar
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smooth, flat, level
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raso
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scratching, scraping, scratch
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raspadura
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crawling; (f) cringing
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rastrero
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dressing room; chamber (of gun)
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recámar
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lean on -v
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recostarse en/sobre
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drove (of horses);(f) gang, band
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recua
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fold, sheep fold
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redil
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circle; arena
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redondel
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watering can; irrigation ditch
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regadera
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regal; (f) splendid
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regio
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avoid, shun, shy away from
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rehuir
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latticework; grating, grill
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rejilla
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end in -v
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rematar
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add finishing touches to a piece of work
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rematar una labor
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tadpole; (f) shrimp (small person)
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renacuajo
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grumpy, grumbling
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renegón
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repair; fault
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reparo
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fold up, fall back
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replegarse
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stand out; rebound
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resaltar
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breathe heavily; puff and blow
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resollar
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heavy breathing, panting;sharp retort
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resoplido
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spring; springiness
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resorte
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spring (coil); springiness
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resorte
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turned-up
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respingado
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start, jump; (f) be lop-sided
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respingar
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argumentative, cheeky, saucy
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respondón
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breathing
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resuello
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piece,scrap; (f) fragment
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retazo
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resound,echo; thunder, boom -v
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retumbar
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burst, break, disgust
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reventar
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burst, break; kick off
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reventar
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be as fat as a pig
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reventar de gordo
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misfortunes, hard knocks
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reveses
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severity, strictness, exactness
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rigor -m
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rigorous
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riguroso
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smiling, happy, pleasant
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risueño
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rubbing, chafing; friction (people)
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roce -m
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rodent
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roedor
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split one's head open
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romperse la crisma
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split one's head opn
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romperse la crisma
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patrol; watch; rounds, beat
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ronda
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harsh expression
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rostro adusto
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badly-bruised face
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rostro amoratado de golpes
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flushed face
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rostro arrebatado
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know which way the wind blows
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saber de que lado sopla el viento
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he pulled through
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salió del trance
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(f) get out of difficulty/out of a jam
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salir del atolladero
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brine
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salmuera
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skip rope
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saltar a la comba/cuerda
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itchy;scabby; mangy
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sarnoso
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string of quotations
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sarta de citas
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string of lies
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sarta de mentiras
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a bone's stuck in my throat
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se me ha atragantado una espina
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he refuses to pay
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se niega a pagar
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greasy, fatty; grimy; tallowy
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seboso
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first mate
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segundo de a bordo
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sown land
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sembrío
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(jur) final judgement
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sentencia firme
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be fed up with a job
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sentir hastío de un trabajo
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have one's tonsils out
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ser operado de almígdalas
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calm down, grow calm
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serenarse
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(f) secret, discretion; (l) stamp
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sigilo
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whistling; jeering,hissing
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silbante
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clumsily
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sin arte
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(f) without a word
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sin resollar
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peerless, unrivaled
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sin segundo
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synchronous; simultaneous
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sincrónico
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knead, thrash; (f) caress
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sobar
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idle,slacker; randy; fresh
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sobón
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happen/occur
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sobrevenir
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rope, cord, leather strap
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soga
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obliging, attentive, affectionate
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solícito
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somber, dark, sullen
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sombrío
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silly, stupid, inane
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sonso
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slap -n
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sopapo
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blow; (f)squeal, whisper the answer
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soplar
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tattle-tale; tell-tale; sneal
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soplón
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sarcasm, calmness
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sorna
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sarcasm; calmness
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sorna
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calm, quiet
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sosegado
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non-commissioned officer
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suboficial
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be snubbed
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sufrir un desaire
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lose one's temper
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sulfurarse
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hanging,suspended; (f) baffled
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suspenso -adj
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plank; board; table, list
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tabla
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washboard
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tabla de lavar
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ironing board
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tabla de planchar
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backgammon
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tablas reales
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panel; blackboard;dashboard
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tablero
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boiler; pail
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tacho
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bag, sack, sackful
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talega
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(f) sins
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talegas -f pl
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stem, stalk (of plant)
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tallo
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wall; mud wall
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tapia
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platform; stool
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tarima
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well-worn subject
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tema manoseado
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shaking fit
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tembladera
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temperate; lukewarm; brave, courageous
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templado
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moderate; (f) in love, drunk
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templado
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temper,moderate; calm down
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templar
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atmosph condi; humour, spirit
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temple -m
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pliers, pincer, tongs, claws (shellfish)
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tenazas
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be fond of/attached to
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tener apego a
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have a feeling that..
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tener barruntos de que
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be good looking
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tener buena facha
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(f) be in a hurry
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tener bulla
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be a sly one
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tener muchas conchas
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(f) have a grudge against,it in for
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tener tirria a
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have had one's fill on
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tener un empacho de
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be too old to change
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tener ya dura la mollera
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distort, twist, misrepresent
|
tergiversar
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embankment, platform
|
terraplén -m
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lukewarm, tepid
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tibio
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there's a catch
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tiene trampa
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gambling den; hand (of cards)
|
timba
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vat, tub, tank; bathtub
|
tina
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shooter; marksman
|
tirador
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throw o.s.; lie down; spend
|
tirarse
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(f) dislike
|
tirria
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grind, chew; (f) make softer
|
tirturar
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dressing table, boudoir,powder room
|
tocador
|
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sound the reveille
|
tocar diana
|
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pull all the strings one can
|
tocar todos los resortes
|
|
become fond of
|
tomar apego a
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mole; (f) awkward person
|
topo
|
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bullpen
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toril -m
|
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course of a torrent
|
torrentera
|
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rustic; rough,coarse
|
tosco
|
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work,chores; hustle and bustle
|
trajín
|
|
transport;chores; comings + goings
|
trajín
|
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daily rounds
|
trajín cotidiano
|
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booby strap
|
trampa explosiva
|
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stride; leap, jump
|
tranco
|
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transitory, provisional
|
transitorio
|
|
trapeze
|
trapecio
|
|
trapeze artist
|
trapecista
|
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transfer, moving, removal, copy
|
traslado
|
|
stagger, totter -v
|
trastabillar/titubear
|
|
back room; (f) canniness, cunning
|
trastienda
|
|
(f) punch, thump
|
trompear
|
|
storm troops
|
tropas de asalto
|
|
test tube
|
tubo de ensayo
|
|
nut (as in nuts and bolts)
|
tuerca
|
|
jolt; (f) difficulty
|
tumbo
|
|
swollen
|
tumefacto
|
|
cloudy; (f) shady, troubled
|
turbio
|
|
hypersensitive
|
ultrasensible
|
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ingrown nail
|
uña encarnada
|
|
parade uniform
|
uniforme de parada
|
|
urinal
|
urinario, urinal
|
|
unburden o.s.
|
vaciar el costal
|
|
breath; steam; vapor
|
vaho
|
|
small stick,rod; perch
|
varilla
|
|
magic wand
|
varilla mágica
|
|
watchman; pedestal table
|
velador
|
|
glaze (painting); fog (fotos)
|
veladura
|
|
stay awake; watch over
|
velar
|
|
be fogged/blurred
|
velarse
|
|
forgiveness, pardon
|
venia
|
|
large window
|
ventanal
|
|
suction cup;sucker; air hole
|
ventosa
|
|
pot-bellied
|
ventrudo
|
|
path, lane; sidewalk, pavement
|
vereda
|
|
be in a tight spot
|
verse ahogado
|
|
giddy, dizzy
|
vertiginoso
|
|
urinary tract
|
vías urinarias
|
|
dirty old man
|
viejo baboso
|
|
lookout, watchman
|
vigiá -m
|
|
violet
|
violáceo
|
|
visor
|
visera
|
|
blurred vision
|
vista turbia
|
|
(f) sponge -v (off s.o.)
|
vivir de gorra
|
|
living person; (f) crafty devil
|
vivo -m
|
|
turn one's coat, desert one's party
|
voltearse
|
|
return to the fold
|
volver al redil
|
|
powerful/booming voice
|
vozarrón
|
|
you'll see
|
ya verás
|
|
we shall see
|
ya veremos
|
|
yak
|
yac -m
|
|
plaster -n
|
yeso
|
|
iodine
|
yodo
|
|
anvil; (f) stoic, long-suffering person
|
yunque -m
|
|
yoke, team (of oxen)
|
yunta
|
|
undo, undie; leave, escape, go away
|
zafar
|
|
sheepskin jacket, sheepskin
|
zamarra
|
|
sheepskin jacket; (f) knave
|
zamarro -m
|
|
child of black and indian
|
zambo
|
|
mosquito
|
zancudo
|
|
shipwreck;bad weather;(f) anguish
|
zozobra
|
|
buzz, hum; (f) land,give (blows)
|
zumbar
|
|
joking, teasing
|
zumbón
|
|
joking, teasing, funny; clown
|
zumbón - n/adj
|