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Levemente
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Slightly
Lightly Softly |
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El Abanico
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Fan
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La Astilla
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Splinter
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Ambos
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Both
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Ensombrecido
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Darkened
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Apagadas
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Faded
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El Obispo
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Bishop
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Cuyo/a
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Whose
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El Encaje
El Cordón |
Lace
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La Butaca
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Armchair
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La Espada
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Sword
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El Pincel
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Paintbrush
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Suntuosa
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Sumptuous
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La Brisa
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Breeze
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La Selva
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Jungle
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Fieramente
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Fiercely
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La Ceniza
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Ash
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La Savia
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Sap
Vitality |
savia nueva (figurative) -> new blood
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El Sauce
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Willow
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sauce llorón -> weeping willow
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El Secuestro
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Kidnapping
Hijacking |
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Seguido
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In a row
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cuatro veces seguidas ->
four times in a row |
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Según
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According to
Depending on |
según su opinión, ha sido un éxito -> in her opinion/ according to her, it was a success
según la hora que sea -> depending on the time |
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Seguramente
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Probably
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seguramente iré, pero aún no lo sé -> I'll probably go, but I'm not sure yet
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El Sello
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Stamp (postage or passport)
Seal |
ese libro lleva el sello de su autor -> this book is unmistakably the author's work
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La Semejanza
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Similarity
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Tener semejanza con -> to look like
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Semejante
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Similar
Such |
¡cómo pudo decir semejante tontería! -> how could he say something so stupid!
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La Sencillez
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Simplicity
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Primero/a
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First
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Segundo/a
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Second
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Tercero/a
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Third
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Cuarto/a
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Fourth
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Quinto/a
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Fifth
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Sexto/a
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Sixth
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Séptimo/a
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Seventh
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Octavo/a
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Eighth
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Noveno/a
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Ninth
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Décimo/a
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Tenth
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Onceavo
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Eleventh
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Doceavo
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Twelfth
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Treceavo
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Thirteenth
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Catorceavo
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Fourteenth
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Quinceavo
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Fifteenth
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La Cuerda
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Rope
String |
cuerdas vocales -> vocal chords
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Cuerdo/a
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Sane
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El Cuervo
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Crow
Raven |
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El Balazo
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Shot
Bullet Wound |
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La Madriguera
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Den
Burrow |
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El Aguante
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Stamina
Patience |
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La Aguja
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Needle
Hand (of a watch) Spire (of a church) |
aguja de pino -> pine needle
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El Ahorro
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Saving
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mis ahorros de toda mi vida -> my life savings
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Ahumado
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Smoked
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Aislado
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Isolated
Insulated |
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El Ajedrez
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Chess
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Ajetreado
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Busy
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Ajustado
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Tight
Correct |
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La Alabanza
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Praise
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Cantar las alabanzas a uno -> to sing someone’s praises
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El Alcarón
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Scorpion
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El Alambre
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Wire
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alambre de espino o de púas -> barbed wire
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álamo
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Poplar
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Partidario/a
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In favour of
Supporter |
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Perplejo
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Perplexed
Puzzled |
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Perplejidades
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Perplexities
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El Ladrillo
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Brick
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La Pieza
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Piece
Part Room |
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La Colina
El Cerro |
Hill
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El Pantano
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Swamp
Reservoir |
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La Paja
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Straw
Wank |
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Las Pajonales
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Straw fields
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El Pedregal
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A stoney place
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El Junco
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Reeds
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Las Herramientas
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Tools
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Matorrales
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Scrubland
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La Marea
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Tide
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El Yeso
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Plaster
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Podrido
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Rotten
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Turbio
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Cloudy (liquid)
Shady (dealings) |
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El Estanque
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Pond
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El Biombo
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(folding) Screen
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Abrumador
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Overwhelming
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La Bruma
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Mist
Haze |
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El Sótano
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Basement
Cellar |
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El Forro
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Cover (book)
lining (clothes) upholstery (furniture) |
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Espeso
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Thick
Dense (forest) Deep (snow) |
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El Tragaluz
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Skylight
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La Reja
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Grille (window)
Railings Bars |
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La Hendidura
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Crack
Fissure Split |
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Lisa
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Flat
Smooth |
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La Tapia
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Wall
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La Ametralladora
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Machine gun
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El Agujero
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Hole
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La Usina
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Generator
Power plant |
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La Catarata
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Waterfall
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El Rodillo
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Rolling pin (cooking)
Roller (painting) |
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La Aleta
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Fin (fish)
Flipper Fender (car) |
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La Brújula
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Compass
Sight (on a gun) |
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El Brote
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Shoot (plant)
Bud Outbreak (epidemic) |
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La Copa
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Wine glass
Drink Treetop |
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El Aserrín
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Sawdust
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Pegajoso
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Sticky
Clingy Catchy (song) |
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Chato
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Snub-nosed (person)
Snub Low (building) |
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El Escuerzo
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Toad
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Inagotable
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Inexhaustible
Tireless |
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La Repisa
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Ledge
Mantlepiece Windowsill Shelf |
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Hundido
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Sunken
Hollow Depressed |
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El Corcho
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Cork
Float (fishing) |
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La Cámara
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Chamber
Camera |
En cámara lenta -> in slow motion
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La Fuga
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Flight (escape)
Leak (gas, water) |
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El Ciempiés
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Centipede
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El Suspiro
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Sigh
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La Flojedad
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Laziness
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El Prójimo
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Neighbour
Fellow creature |
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El Auxilio
El Socorro |
Help
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El Cíngaro/a
El Gitano/a |
Gypsy
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La Harina
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Flour
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Sangriento
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Bloody
Bleeding |
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Espanto
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Fear
Ghost |
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Preso/a
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Prisoner
(estar ...) Be in prison |
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El Remo
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Oar
Rowing |
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El Cansancio
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Tiredness
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El Vendaval
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Gale
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El Letargo
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Lethargy
Hibernation |
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Imprescindible
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Essential
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El Fracasco
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Failure
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Piadoso/a
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Devout
Pious |
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Postizo/a
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False
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La Sien
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Temple (of head)
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Amargo
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Bitter
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Entretenimiento
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Entertainment
Pastime |
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El Ruego
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Plea
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Borroso
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Blurred
Illegible |
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Mero/a
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Mere
Very Exact |
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La Grosería
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Swear word
Rudeness |
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El Hecho
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Fact
Event |
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Torpe
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Clumsy
Slow |
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El Barro
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Mud
Clay |
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El Cocido
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Stew
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Peinado
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Groomed (hair)
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El Peine
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Comb
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La Cancha
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Court (tennis)
Field (sport) Self confidence |
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Risueño/a
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Smiling
Cheerful Promising |
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La Cautela
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Caution
Cautiousness (con ...) Cautiously |
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La Rendija
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Crack
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Siquiera
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Even if
At least |
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El Picaporte
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Door handle
Latch |
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El Jarrón
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Vase
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El Zaguán
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Hallway
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La Peste
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Plague
Cold (bad ) Smell |
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Ajeno
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Somebody else's
Other people's |
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El Nabo
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Turnip
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El Ahogo
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Breathlessness
Anguish, distress Financial difficulty |
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La Ausencia
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Absence
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El Naufragio
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Shipwreck
Failure Collapse |
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Lozano/a
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Lush,
Luxuriant Youthfully vigorous |
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Lampiño/a
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Beardless
Hairless |
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La Dicha
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Joy
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Desgarrador/ora
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Harrowing
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El Albañil
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Bricklayer
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El Tímpano
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Eardrum
Small drum (music) |
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El Conjuro
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Spell
Incantation Exorcism |
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La Grabadora
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Tape recorder
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La Lente
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Lens
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La Mejilla
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Cheek
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La Escafandra
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Diving suit
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La Tarima
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Platform (movable)
Bedstead |
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Colocado/a
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Placed
High/ Stoned Blind drunk |
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El Trueno
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Clap of thunder
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Cubierto/a
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(estar a...) To be under cover
(ponerse a ...) To take cover Overcast Cutlery (cubertería) Place setting |
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El Bicho
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Beast/ animal
(mal ...) Nasty piece of work |
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Apenas
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Hardly
Only As soon as |
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Tosco/a
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Crude
Rough (person) |
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El Relámpago
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Flash of lightning
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La Desdicha
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Misery
Misfortune |
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El Faro
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Lighthouse
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El Presagio
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Premonition
Omen |
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La Cosquilla
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Tickling
Titillation |
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Liviano/a
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Thin (of fabric)
Light (weight) Frivolous |
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El Rasgo
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Trait/ characteristic
Feature (facial) Flourish |
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El Antifaz
La Careta |
Mask
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El Pinchazo
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Prick
Needle mark Puncture |
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Porrón
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Heavy
Sluggish Slow |
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La Pereza
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Idleness
Laziness |
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El Seno
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Breast
Refuge, shelter (... materno) Womb |
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La Traición
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Betrayal
Treason |
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El Buitre
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Vulture
Greedy |
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El Tiburón.
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Shark
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El Estafador
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Swindler
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La Caoba
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Mahogany
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El Pecado
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Sin
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Menudo, -a
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Trifling, insignificant
What a ...! (for emphasis) (a ...) Often |
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Hacia
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Towards (direction or feeling)
Around (time) |
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Ese / Esos
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That / Those
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Este / Estos
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This / These
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La Canícula
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High summer
Dog days |
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Pues
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Since, as
Therefore So |
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Aun
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Even
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El Retazo
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Remnant (of fabric);
Fragment (of dialogue or memory) |
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La Llanura
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Plain (field, prairie)
Evenness, equality; flatness |
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Reventado/a
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Shattered
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El Sopor
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Drowsiness
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Deshecho/a
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Undone, unmade
Dissolved, melted Destroyed, broken |
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La Lejanía
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Distance
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La Traza
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Appearance, looks
Plan, design |
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El Arriero/a
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Muleteer
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La Brasa
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Ember
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La Cobija
La Manta El Manto (de nubes) |
Blanket
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La Confianza
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Confidence
Trust (de ... - trustworthy) Familiarity |
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El Rencor
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Resentment
Bitterness |
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Carcomido/a
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Worm-eaten, consumed
Decayed, declined, impaired. |
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La Cazuela
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Pot, saucepan
Casserole, stew |
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La Loma
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Small hill
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La Vejiga
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Bladder
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Puerco/a
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Pig
Pork Dirty |
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El Rumbo
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Course (direction)
Road, way |
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Terrenal
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Earthly
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El Petate
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Impostor, swindler, extorter
A good for-nothing fellow, A sleeping-mat used by the natives of South America and Philippines |
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El Carajo
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Damn it!
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Aún
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Still, yet
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El Malparido
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Bastard (illegitimate child)
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La Pisada
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Footstep
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Hueco/a
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Hollow
Resonant, hollow (sound) Empty |
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Teñido/a
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Dyed (hair, fabric)
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El Rebozo
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Wrap
Shawl |
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Escaso/a
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Limited
Scant Scarce |
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La Trabazón
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Assembly
Link, connection |
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La Ojeada
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Glance
Look |
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El Alojamiento
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Accommodation
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Dispuesto/a
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Ready, prepared
Capable, ready to help |
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Angosto/a
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Narrow
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El Bulto
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Blurred form or shape
Bulk Lump, swelling |
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La Vela
La Candela |
Candle
Light |
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ánimo
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Encouragement
Energy, vitality Courage |
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Acaso
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Perhaps
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Mediante
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By means of
By virtue of. |
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El Bocado
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Mouthful (food)
Bite |
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La Teja
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Roof-tile
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La Prisa
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Hurry, haste
Urgency |
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La Culebra
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Snake.
Trick, fun, joke. |
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La Cometa (Spain)
El Papalote (México) El Barrilete (Argentina) |
Kite
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El Cáñamo
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Hemp
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El Crujido
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Creaking
Crackling |
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La Maroma
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Rope
Acrobatic stunt |
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La Hilacha
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Loose thread
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El Verdor
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Greenness
Lushness |
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El Rocío
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Dew
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Dañoso
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Hurtful
Mischievous Harmful |
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El Gusano
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Worm
Maggot Caterpillar |
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La Cosecha
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Harvest
Vintage (wine) |
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La Aldea
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Small village
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La Orilla
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Edge
Bank (river) Shore |
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El Alboroto
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Racket (noise)
Disturbance |
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El Imán
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Magnet
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El Catalejo
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Telescope
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El Caldero
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Cauldron
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La Paila
La Sartén |
Frying pan
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Las Tenazas
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Pliers
Tongs Pincers |
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El Cangrejo
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Crab
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El Anafe o Anafre
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A portable furnace or stove
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El Montaraz
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Forester, guard of woods or farms. (noun)
Mountainous (adjective) Wild, untamed, haggard (adjective) |
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Truculenta
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Fierce
Bold Cruel |
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Sabio/a
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Wise
Learned Trained |
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Chivo/a
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Kid, young goat
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El Calabazo
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Prison (archaic)
Dungeon Glasshouse |
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El Cobre
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Copper
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Rizo, -a
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Curly (hair) (adjective)
Choppy (sea) Curl (of hair) (masc noun) Ripple Loop (of an aeroplane) |
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El Relicario
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Shrine
Reliquary (casket for relics) Locket |
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El Tamaño
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Size
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La Consternación
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Dismay
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El Cofre
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Chest, trunk
Jewellery box |
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La Entelequia
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Fantasy
Pipe dream Unreal thing |
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El Pliego
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Sheet of paper
Sealed document or letter |
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El Extravío
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Misplacement, loss
Deviation Irregularity Frenzy. |
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El Azote
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Whip
Lash given with a whip Calamity, affliction. |
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La Fiera
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Wild animal
Demon |
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Adiestrado
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Trained
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Apretada
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Narrow-minded
Difficult Tight-fisted |
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El Espinazo
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Spine
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La Berenjena
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Aubergine
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El Sartal
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String of breads, etc.
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La Cabecera
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Head (of table etc.)
Heading (of text) |
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El Encono
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Animosity
Rancour |
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El Rapto
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Outburst, fit
Ecstasy Kidnapping |
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El Susurro
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Whisper
Murmur (of water, wind) |
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El Castaño
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Chestnut tree
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La Albahaca
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Basil
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El Azulejo
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Glazed tile
Blue jay |
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El Petirrojo
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Robin
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Aturdido/a
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Dazed
Giddy Stupid |
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La Ciénaga
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Swamp
Marsh |
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Holgazán, -ana
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Idle
Good-for-nothing |
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El Sortilegio
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Spell
Charm, magic |
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La Nata
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Cream
Skin (on boiled milk) |
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El Venado
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Deer
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Guacamayo/a
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Macaw
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áspero/a
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Sour
Rough Unpleasant |
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El Almizcle
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Musk
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La Bullaranga
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Noise
Riot |
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El Lirio
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Iris (flower)
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Agobiado, -a
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Overwhelmed
(... de) Weighed-down (... de) Snowed-under |
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Agotado, -a
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Exhausted
Out of stock Flat (battery etc.) |
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La Cuaresma
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Lent
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Mozo/a
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Young (person)
Single Unmarried |
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Carcomido
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Worm-eaten, consumed
Decayed, declined, impaired |
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El Quejido
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Groan
Moan Lament |
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La Maraña
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Tangle
Thicket |
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El Sobresalto
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Start
Fright |
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Plomizo/a
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Leaden
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Parda
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Gray, drab, brown
Cloudy |
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Callado
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Silent, reserved, noiseless.
Discreet. |
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El Umbral
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Threshold
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El Reguero
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Trickle
Trail Irrigation ditch |
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Anegado
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Overflowed
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El Sollozo
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Sob
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El Pesar
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Grief
Remorse |
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El Ademán
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Gesture
Expression |
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La Limosna
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Alms
Charity |
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La Quebrada
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Gorge
Stream Broken |
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Bruces
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(a/de ...) With the face to the ground
(Cae/dar de ...) To fall headlong to the ground |
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El Pescuezo
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Neck
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El Chisme
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Rumour
Gossip Thingy |
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El Panteón
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Mausoleum
Vault Cemetery |
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El Juanete
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Bunion
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El Pómulo
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Cheekbone
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El Camposanto
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Churchyard
Cemetery |
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La Fugacidad
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Fleeting nature
Brevity |
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La Lumbre
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Fire
Spark (flint) Light (cigarette) |
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Aduendado
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Ghost-like
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La Bondad
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Goodness
Kindness |
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Malquisto/a
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Hated
Detested Abhorred |
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Retorcido/a
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Twisted
Wrung out (clothes) Complicated, involved |
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Tal vez
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Perhaps
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El Sacerdote
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Priest
Clergyman |
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El Párpado
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Eyelid
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El Parpadeo
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Blinking
Flickering Twinkling |
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El Alarido
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Shriek
Howl |
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La Hondura
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Depth
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El Resuello
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Pant, panting
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Untado
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Smeared
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El Latir
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Palpitation
Beat (heart) Yelp |
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Ahorcado/a
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Hanged man / woman
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El Pataleo
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Kicking
Thrashing about Stamping |
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Derecho de pataleo
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The right to complain
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Dizque
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Apparently
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El Collón
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Coward
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El Trapo
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Rag
Cape Cloth |
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El Tranco
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Stride
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El Gañán
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Lout, boor
Farm laborer |
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De oídas
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By hearsay
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El Ganado
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Livestock
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El Adeudo
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Debit (finance)
Debt |
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Digna
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Meritorious, worthy, deserving
Suitable |
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El Quehacer
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Task
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El Ajuar
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Furnishings
Trousseau |
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El Aguamanil
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Water-jug
A wash-stand |
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El Mitote
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Commotion (informal Mexico)
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El Aullido
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Howl
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El Velorio
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Wake
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El Disimulo
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Pretense
Concealment |
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Cuñado/a
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Brother-in-law / sister-in-law
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Caritativa
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Charitable, hospitable.
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El Buey
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Ox
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La Mazorca
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Cob
Ear (of corn) |
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La Teja
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Tile roof
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Malvado/a
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Evil
Wicked |
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El Cobijo
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Shelter
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El Albor
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Whiteness
First light of day |
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El Sorbo
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Gulp, swallow
Sip Drop |
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Escaso/a
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Limited
Scant Poor |
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Becerro/a
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Calf
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El Jiote
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Rash (Mexico)
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Cimarrón/ona
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Feral
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El Gentío
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Crowd
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La Suelta
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Release
Loose |
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Avergonzado/a
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Ashamed
Embarrassed |
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El Hollín
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Soot
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El Nidal
|
Nest
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El Hedor
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Stench
Stink |
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La Prolijidad
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Long-windedness
Tidiness, neatness |
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Tenue
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Delicate
Faint Tenuous |
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La Terquedad
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Stubbornness
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Mansamente
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Meekly
Quietly Gently |
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Casera
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Domestic
Homely |
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Pues
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Since
As |
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Descolgar
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To take down
To pick up (telephone) |
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Vincular
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To link
To bind (obligation) To entail |
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La Vinculación
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Link
Connection |
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La Comadreja
|
Weasle
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Atónito, -a
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Astonished
Amazed |
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La Valentía
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Bravery
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Desafiar
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To challenge
To defy |
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La Prole
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Offspring
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Travieso, -a
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Mischievous
Restless |
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Atener
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To guard, to observe
To adhere to (reflexive) To rely on |
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La Trenza
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Plait
Braid |
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La Amenaza
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Threat
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Atar
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To tie
To tie one's self down (reflexive) |
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El Derrochara
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Spendthrift
Prodigal |
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Derrochar
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To squander
To waste |
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Retozar
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To frolic
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Algarabía
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Racket (noise)
Gibberish |
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Impávido, -a
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Fearless
Courageous |
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Impavida
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Cheeky
Dauntless Intrepid |
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Desterrada
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Exile
Outcast |
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El Cacho
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Piece (informal)
Slice of fruit/ bread Horn |
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Convidar
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To invite
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El Umbral
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Threshold
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Expósito, -a
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Foundling
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Atreverse
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To dare (to do something)
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¡Atrévete y verás!
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Just you dare and see what happens!
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La Etapa
|
Stage
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Fiel
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Faithful
Loyal |
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Oculto, -a
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Hidden
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Apeñuscarse
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To crowd together
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La Ancla
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Anchor
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Encuadrar
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To frame
To contain |
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La Zozobra
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Anxiety
Worry Ruin |
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Enraizar
|
To take root
To put down roots |
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Huir
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To flee
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La Campechanía
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Geniality
Good-natured character |
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El Sarampión
|
Measles
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Atragantarse
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To choke
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El Percance
|
Mishap
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Recondita
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Hidden
Latent Concealed |
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Rechazar
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To reject
To push away |
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Tardar
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To take time
To be late |
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Fidedigno, -a
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Reliable
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Bosquejar
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To sketch out
To give a rough outline |
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Bosquejo
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Sketch
Rough outline |
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Antaño
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Yesteryear
Days gone by |
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Perecedero, -a
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Perishable
Transitory |
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Limar
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To file down
To add finishing touches |
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Parpadear
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To blink
To flicker |
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La Verja
|
Iron gate (puerta)
Railings Grille (ventana o puerta) |
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La Jeringa
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Syringe
Pest, nuisance (of a person) |
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Bayo
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Chestnut colour (of horses)
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La Joroba
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A hump (back)
A bore or worry |
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Jorobar
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To pester (annoy)
To mess up (plans) |
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Desairado, -a
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Unattractive, graceless
Disregarded, slighted |
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Desairar
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To snub, to slight (a person)
To be unimpressed by (a thing) |
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Cachorro, -a
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Puppy, kitten, cub
The young of an animal A lizard |
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Dichosa
|
Happy
Fortunate Prosperous |
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Quejarse
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To complain
To groan, moan |
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Asidua
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Unremitting
Laborious |
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Mocoso, -a
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Runny-nosed
Brat |
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Resuelto, -a
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Solved
Resolute, determined |
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El Garrotazo
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Blow with a club or stick
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La Buhardilla
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Attic (room)
Dormer (window) |
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Hacerse la rabona
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To bunk off / play hookey
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Halagador, -ora
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Flattering
A Flatterer |
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Desafiar
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To challenge (a person)
To defy |
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El Pimpollo
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Shoot (of a plant)
Bud (flower) Attractive person |
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El Recoveco
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Nook, hidden corner
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Rogar
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To beg
To ask |
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La Plegaria
|
Prayer
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La azotea
|
terraced roof / flat roof
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Estar mal de la azotea
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(informal figurative) To be funny in the head
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Trepar
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To climb
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Brioso, -a
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Spirited
Lively |
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Mañero
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Dexterous
Skillful |
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Apretado, -a
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Tight
Narrow Cramped |
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Estrepitosamente
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Noisily
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La Liebre
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Hare
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Despavorido, -a
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Terrified
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Los Zancos
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Stilts
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Surtido, -a
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Well-stocked
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El Surtido
|
Assortment
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El Desnivel
|
Inequality
Gap Uneven (ground) |
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Agregar
|
To add (to)
To collate |
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La Batahola
|
Row
Rumpus |
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Retar
|
To challenge
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Mansamente
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Meekly
Quietly Gently |
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Desenredar
|
To untangle (hair, threads)
To sort out |
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Atrozmente
|
Atrosiously
Excessively |
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Soltar
|
To let go of
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Pecoso, -a
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Freckly
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Ligero, -a
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Light / Slight
Nimble Quick |
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Entregar
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To hand over
To surrender (entregarse) |
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El Derrame
|
Shedding (of blood)
Spilling (of liquid) |
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Burlarse
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To mock
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La Calaña
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Character / quality
de buen o mala calaña - good or bad natured person |
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Despectivo, -a
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Scornful
Contemptuous |
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Orgulloso, -a
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Proud
Haughty |
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Soler
|
To be in the habit of
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Adrede
|
On purpose
Deliberately Knowingly |
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Haragana
|
Idler
Inactive |
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La Espuela
|
Spur
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El Séquito
|
Entourage
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Rozar
|
To rub
To border on To graze (rozarse) |
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Me rozé la mano con la pared
Su talento roza lo divino |
I grazed my hand on the wall
He is touched by genius |
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El Prado
|
Meadow
Lawn |
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El Vergel
|
Orchard
Lush, fertile place |
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Hollar
|
To tread (on)
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La Huella
|
Footprint
Trace |
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Sanar
|
To heal
To cure |
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La Llaga
|
Wound
Ulcer |
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El Puñal
|
Dagger
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Acatar
|
To respect
To comply with |
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Salpicar
|
To splash/ splatter
To pepper |
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Enguirnaldada
|
Adorned with garlands
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El Desafío
|
Challenge
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El Canillita
|
Newspaper vendor
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Desaguar
|
To drain
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Soslayo
|
Slant
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Soslayar
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To avoid
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El Boliche
|
Bowling alley
Small grocery store (CSur) |
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Turrar
|
To toast/ roast
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Fulero, -a
|
Shoddy
A trickster |
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Insulso-a
|
Insipid
Bland |
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El Colmo
|
Height
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El Escarnio
|
Ridicule
Mockery |
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El Silbido
|
Whistle
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El Cortejador
|
Wooer
Suitor |
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El Fiambre
|
Cold meats
Stiff, Corpse |
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Lacio, -a
|
Straight (hair)
Lank Wilted |
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Despojar
|
To strip (of something)
To undress (despojarse) To relinquish ( '' ) |
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El Afeite
|
Make-up
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El Afán
|
Hard work
Urge |
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El Barniz
|
Varnish
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Quejarse
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To complain
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Cojo, -a
|
Lame
Wobbly |
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La Migaja
|
Crumb
Scrap |
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Halagador, -ora
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Flattering
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Desdeñoso, -a
|
Scornful
Disdainful |
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Fingida
|
Feigned
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Sacar de quicio a alguien
|
To drive somebody mad
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Farsante
|
Deceitful
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La Marisabidilla
|
A know-it-all
A Blue stocking |
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Rebajar
|
To reduce
To humiliate |
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El Rabillo
Mirar algo con el rabillo del ojo |
Stalk
Corner (of one's eye) To look at something out of the corner of one's eye |
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El Elogio
|
Praise
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Estropear
|
To ruin
To spoil |
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Perorar
|
To make a speech
To harangue |
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La Melena
|
Mane
Long hair |
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Alborotado, -a
|
Rowdy
Tousled (hair) |
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Amanerado, -a
|
Effeminate
Mannered/ Affected |
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La Barbilla
|
Chin
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El Estreno
|
Premiere
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La Cachetada
|
Slap
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Los Añicos
|
Smithereens
|
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El Bostezo
|
Yawn
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El Tañido
|
Strumming (instrument)
Ringing (bells) |
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Piropear
|
To make flirtatious comments
To wolf-whistle |
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El Palco
|
Box (at the theatre)
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Macizo, -a
|
Solid
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Prometeica
|
Promethean
|
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El Resto
|
Remnant
|
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La Exigencia
|
Requirement
|
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Arrancar
|
To uproot
To start up |
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El Pudor
|
Shame
Modesty Shyness |
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La Cavilación
|
Deep thought
Apprehension |
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Empecinado, -a
|
Stubborn
|
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Poner en tela de juicio
|
To call into question
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El Resuello
|
Breath
Panting |
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Quedarse sin resuello
|
To be out of breath
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waist
|
la taille
|
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Erizar
|
To Bristle
To Stiffen |
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Agudo-a
|
Sharp
Witty |
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Claro que
|
Of course
|
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A pesar de todo
|
Nevertheless
Despite everything |
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Regañadientes
|
Reluctantly
|
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Sobremanera
|
Exceedingly
|
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Penosa
|
Painful
|
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La Urticaria
|
Hives
Skin rash |
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Adelgazar
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To lose weight
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Torpe
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Clumsy
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Dar un portazo
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To slam the door
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La Vaina
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Sheath
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Estallar
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To Explode
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Arrebato de...
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Outburst
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El Remedo
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Imitation
Parody |
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El Estribillo
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Chorus
Refrain |
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La Costilla
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Rib
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Huésped, -eda
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Host
Guest |
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Suprimir
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To delete
To abolish |
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La Prórroga
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Extension
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El Plazo
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Period of time
Terms |
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No me haya atrevido
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I have not dared
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El témpano de hielo
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Ice floe
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Me has mentido
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You lied to me
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Vencido, -a
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Defeated
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El Rebote
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Bounce
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El Balbuceo
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Babbling
Stuttering |
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Mofar(se)
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To deride
To scoff |
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Seguir en vigencia
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To still be in effect
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Subrayado
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Emphasised
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La Tiniebla
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Darkness
Obscurity |
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El Azahar
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Orange or Lemon Blossom
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La Madreselva
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Honeysuckle
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El Hinojo
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Fennel
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Desalmado, -a
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Heartless
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El Desquite
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Revenge
Compensation |
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Los Harapos
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Rags
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Arrojar
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To throw
To give off To throw up |
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Tironear
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To pull at
To jerk |
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Escaso-a
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Scant
Poor (visibilidad, luz) |
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El Enjambre
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Swarm
Crowd |
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Rendido, -a
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Exhausted
Submissive |
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Estropear
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To Damage
To ruin To age |
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Ferroviario, -a
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Pertaining to the railway
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Anhelar
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To long or wish for
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Hospedar
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To put up
To house To host |
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La Inquina
|
Aversion
Grudge |
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Ensayar
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To test
To rehearse ensayarse = To test/ train oneself |
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Husmear
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To sniff out
To nose around |
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La Pista
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Track
Trail Clue |
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Desbocado, -a
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Runaway (horse)
Open-mouthed |
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Entumecer
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To become numb
To swell |
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Netamente
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Clearly
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Gozar
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To enjoy
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El Ascenso
|
Promotion
Ascent Rise |
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El Azar
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Chance
Fate |
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El Jalón
|
Milestone
Landmark |
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Recorrer
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To travel across
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Acunar
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To cradle
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El Desdoblamiento
|
Unfolding
Split Cleavage |
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El Rumbo
|
Course
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El Acecho
|
Observation
Surveillance |
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Estar al acecho de
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To lie in wait for
To be on the lookout for |
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Recurrir
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To resort to
To turn to |
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Trepidar
|
To shake
To tremble To waver |
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Feúcho/ Feucha
|
Ugly
Repulsive |
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Malabarista
|
Juggler
Conjurer |
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El Avispero
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Wasp's nest
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El apretón de manos
|
Handshake
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El Apretón
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Squeeze
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Minino, -a
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Pussy (cat)
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Flemático, -a
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Dull
Sluggish Producing phlegm |
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Tragar
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To swallow
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Congelado, -a
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Frozen
Frostbitten |
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Sanguinario-a
|
Bloodthirsty
Cruel Bloody |
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El Cacique
|
Local political boss
Petty tyrant |
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Pretendido, -a
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Supposed
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La Escasez
|
Shortage
Poverty |
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Recoger
|
To pick up
To collect |
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Recogerse
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To retire
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Acudir
|
To go
To come |
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El Descuido
|
Carelessness
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Fausto, -a
|
Happy
Fortunate |
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El Fausto
|
Gaudiness
Pomp Splendour |
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Desgarrado-a
|
Licentious
Shameless |
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Erguido, -a
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Upright
Swelled with pride |
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El Cohete
|
Rocket
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Arrastrarse
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To crawl
To grovel |
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Cebar
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To fatten
To stoke or fuel |
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Reivindicar
|
To demand
To lay claim to To defend |
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Gozar
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To enjoy
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El Ciruelo
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Plum tree
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Ensimismado, -a
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Absorbed
Lost in thought |
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Yacer
|
To lie (down)
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La Embriaguez
|
Drunkenness
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El Torbellino
|
Whirlwind
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La Maceta
|
Flowerpot
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Plegar
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To fold
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Plegarse a ...
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To give in to
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Enjugar
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To dry
To wipe away |
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Angosto, -a
|
Narrow
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La Chispa
|
Spark
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El Mirlo
|
Blackbird
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Ser un mirlo blanco
|
To be one in a million
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El Azar
|
Chance
Fate |
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Arisco-a
|
Surly
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El Repliegue
|
Withdrawal
Fold |
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El Nubarrón
|
Storm cloud
Heavy shower of rain |
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Agacharse
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To stoop
To go into hiding |
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Cicatrizar
|
To form a scar
To heal (of a wound) |
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La Cáscara
|
Shell
Peel (fruit) Bark (tree) |
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Teñido, -a
|
Dyed
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El Recelo
|
Suspicion
Mistrust |
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La Entereza
|
Composure
Integrity |
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La Culebra
|
Snake
Trick/ Joke |
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La Pizarra
|
Slate
Blackboard |
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El Encerado
|
Waxing/ polishing
Blackboard |
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La Loza
|
China
Crockery |
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La Deriva
|
Drift
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A la deriva
Ir a la deriva |
Adrift
To drift |
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La Penuria
|
Poverty
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Acrecentar
|
To increase
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Mustio, -a
|
Withered/ wilted (planta)
Sorrowful/ Gloomy (persona) |
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Estafar
|
To swindle
To defraud |
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Vaticinar
|
To predict
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Desplazar
|
To move
To displace |
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La Baraja
|
Deck of cards
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El Naipe
|
Playing card
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La Pitonisa
|
Fortune-teller
Sorceress |
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Teniendo en consideración
|
Taking into consideration
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El Lomo
|
Back (de animal)
Loin (carne) Spine (de libro) |
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La Cacha
|
Thigh (informal)
Handle (de cuchillo) |
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Babear
|
To dribble
To slobber |
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El Hocico
|
Muzzle
Snout |
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El Regazo
|
Lap
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El Baúl
|
Trunk (de ropa)
Boot (de auto) |
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El Ajuar
|
Furnishings (de casa)
Trousseau (de novia) |
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Lagarto, -a
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Lizard
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La Gamuza
|
Chamois leather
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Asoleada
|
Sunny
Suntanned |
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Albergar
|
To accomodate/ put up
To harbour |
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Zócalo
|
Skirting board
Plinth (de edificio, pedestal) |
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Tallado, -a
|
Carved
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La Grifería
|
Taps
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Forrar
|
To cover
To upholster |
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El Despilfarro
|
Squandering
Waste |
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La Chabacanería
|
Vulgarity
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El Trastorno
|
Disorder (mental)
Upset (digestivo) |
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Roñoso, -a
|
Dirty
Tight-fisted |
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La Cal
|
Whitewash (pintura)
Lime (en polvo) |
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La Pulcritud
|
Neatness
Tidiness |
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Macizo, -a
|
Solid
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Macizo
|
Flowerbed
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Torcido, -a
|
Twisted
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Insepulto, -a
|
Unburied
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El Ganchillo
|
Crochet
|
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Desafinar
|
To be out of tune
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El Mechón
|
Lock (de pelo)
|
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El Aderezo
|
Dressing (aliño) (de ensalada);
Seasoning (de comida) Adornment |
|
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El Guante
|
Glove
|
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Puesta de sol
|
Sunset
|
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El Dosel
|
Canopy
|
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La Gasa
|
Gauze
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Mansa
|
Tame (animales)
Gentle |
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Pavoroso, -a
|
Terrifying
|
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Yacer
|
To lie (down)
|
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El Desamparo
|
Abandonment
Helplessness |
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Desmayar
|
To faint
To be disheartened |
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Apaciguar
|
To calm down
To soothe/ abate (dolor) |
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El Esmero
|
Great care
|
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La Faena
|
Task
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El Nenúfar
|
Water-lily
|
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La Modorra
|
Drowsiness
|
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Sacudir
|
To shake
To smack |
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Sacudirse
|
To get rid of
To get out of |
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Funesto, -a
|
Fateful
Disastrous |
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|
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Concebir
|
To conceive
To imagine |
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Misericordia
|
Compassion
Mercy |
|
|
|
Disponer
|
To arrange
To lay on (comida) To decide |
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El Cacareo
|
Clucking
|
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Alelado, -a
|
Stupid
Bewildered |
|
|
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La Sobra
|
Excess
Leftovers |
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|
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Bambolear
|
To shake
|
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Bambolearse
|
To sway
To wobble |
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Peluda
|
Hairy
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Fajar
|
To put a wrapper on
To attack |
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Contratar
|
To recruit
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La Aya
|
Governess
|
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Retozo
|
Friskiness
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El Velero
|
Sailboat
|
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Chorrear
|
To trickle
To drip To spurt |
|
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Precipitar
|
To throw down
To speed up |
|
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Precipitarse
|
To plunge (down)
To rush |
|
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Tragar
|
To swallow
|
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El Acontecimiento
|
Event
|
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Acontecer
|
To take place
To happen |
|
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Desencadenar
|
To unchain (perro)
To give rise to/ provoke |
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Desencadenarse
|
To break out (guerra)
To erupt |
|
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|
La Sublevación
|
Uprising
|
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El Carabinero
|
Armed police (Chile)
|
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Plegar
|
To fold
|
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Plegarse
|
To yield/ give in to
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Atrever
|
To dare
|
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Gacha
|
Bent downwards
Slouched |
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La Alameda
|
Tree-lined avenue
Poplar grove |
|
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Disparar
|
To shoot
|
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Sublevar
|
To stir up
To infuriate |
|
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Derrocar
|
To overthrow
|
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Derrocarse
|
To throw oneself off something
|
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El Rugido
|
Roar
Bellow Rumble |
|
|
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Arrastrarse
|
To crawl
To grovel |
|
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La Pantorrilla
|
Calf (of the leg)
|
|
|
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Agacharse
|
To stoop/ squat
To give in |
|
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Arder
|
To burn
|
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La Alforja
|
Saddlebag
|
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La Alpargata
|
Espadrille
|
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|
Un Secuaz
|
Minion
|
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|
|
Un Albergue
|
Lodging-House
|
|
|
|
Un Albergue Transitorio
|
Hourly Hotel
|
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|
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Albergar
|
To Lodge
|
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Afanar
|
To Steal / Pinch / Swipe
|
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Afán
|
Enthusiasm / Energy
|
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Esmero
|
Careful attention / Great care
|
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Esmerarse en
|
Take great pains over
|
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Las Criadillas
|
Testicles (Cooking)
|
|
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Las Ladillas
|
Crabs (lice)
|
|
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|
Gatear
|
To Crawl (people, not animals)
|
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Cielo raso
|
Ceiling
|
|
|
|
Tiroteo
|
Shooting
|
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La Tregua
|
Truce
|
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Mortifera/o
|
Mortal/Lethal
|
|
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Subito/a
(Muerte Subita) |
Sudden
(Sudden Death) |
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La Yegua
|
Mare
|
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Agregar
|
To Add
|
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El Estruendo
|
Roar / Crash
|
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Rendirse
|
To Give Up / In
|
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Peldaño
|
Step (of a staircase)
|
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Escalon
|
Step (of a staircase)
|
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Culata
|
Butt (of a gun)
|
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Enderezar
|
To Straighten
|
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Pisar
|
To Step On
|
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Atisbar
|
To Make Out / To Spy / To Observe
|
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|
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Carcajadas
|
Guffaw / Cachinnation
|
|
|
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Cuartel
|
Quarters / Headquarters / Barracks
|
|
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Agazapado/a
|
Crouched
|
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|
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Trinchera
|
Trench
|
|
|
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Apuntar
|
Aim (a weapon at someone)
To Tie |
|
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Caldera
|
Boiler / Boiler-room
|
|
|
|
Esposar
|
To Handcuff
To Marry (someone) |
|
|
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Asiento Trasero
|
Backseat
|
|
|
|
Alambre de Puas
|
Barbwire
|
|
|
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La Pua
|
Claw / Pick (guitar pick)
|
|
|
|
(Caer de) Bruces
|
(Fall) Headlong (to the ground)
|
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|
|
Patrulla
|
Patrol
|
|
|
|
El Pesebre
|
Manger
Nativity Scene |
|
|
|
Hedor
|
Stench
|
|
|
|
Los Despojos
|
Offal
|
|
|
|
Despojar
|
To Plunder
|
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El Zarpazo
|
Clawing
|
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Cojo
Cojear |
Having a limp
To Limp |
|
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Regocijarse
|
To Rejoice
|
|
|
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Pulcra
|
Pulchre / Dainty
|
|
|
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Toque de Queda
|
Curfew
|
|
|
|
Escudo
|
Shield
|
|
|
|
Surgir
|
Arise
|
|
|
|
La Guarnición
|
Garnish
|
|
|
|
Los Granaderos
|
Riot police
|
|
|
|
Los Viáticos
|
Travel expenses
|
|
|
|
El Peregrino
|
Pilgrim
|
|
|
|
El Piquete
|
Squad
|
|
|
|
Padecer
|
To endure
To suffer from |
|
|
|
El Barullo
|
Racket (noise)
|
|
|
|
El Clarín
|
Bugle
|
|
|
|
El Abanderado
|
Leader (political)
|
|
|
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El Aserrín
|
Sawdust
|
|
|
|
El Alarde
|
Show/ display
Boast |
|
|
|
Alardear
|
To boast
|
|
|
|
Machacar
|
To crush/ smash
To go over (repeat) |
|
|
|
Borrascosa
|
Stormy
|
|
|
|
El Arzobispal
|
Archbishop
|
|
|
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La Grieta
|
Crack/ crevice
|
|
|
|
La Maniobra
|
Maneuver
|
|
|
|
Ileso-a
|
Unharmed
|
|
|
|
Prever
|
To foresee
|
|
|
|
Agregar
|
To add
To gather To collect |
|
|
|
Vislumbrar
|
To glimpse
|
|
|
|
Esmerado/a
|
Careful
Neat Conscientious |
|
|
|
Soltura
|
Looseness
Agility Ease of movement |
|
|
|
Empeñarse
|
To pledge oneself
To bind oneself To insist on something |
|
|
|
Empeñar
|
To pawn
To pledge To start an argument |
|
|
|
Escurrirse
|
To drip
To slip / slide |
|
|
|
Escurrir
|
To wring (out)
To drain |
|
|
|
Relinchar
|
To neigh
To whinny To snort |
|
|
|
Entrecortado
|
Intermittent
Faltering |
|
|
|
Desgarrar
|
To tear
To rip To break (heart) |
|
|
|
Enganchar
|
To hook
To hitch To hang up |
|
|
|
Tordillo
|
Dappled
Dapple-grey |
|
|
|
Acabar
|
To finish
To complete |
|
|
|
Rogar
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To beg
To plead |
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Hacerse el desentendido
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To pay no attention
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Desatar
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To untie
To detach To separate |
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Demorar
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To delay
To hold back To waste time |
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Desamparar
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To abandon
To desert To leave helpless |
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La moña
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Hair ribbon
Bow Prize ribbon |
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El moño
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Bun (hair)
Frippery Pride / haughtiness |
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Ruborizarse
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To blush
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Mitigar
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To mitigate
To relieve To reduce |
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El contorno
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Outline
Contour |
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Urdir
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To warp
To plot To scheme |
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Quirúrgico, -a
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Surgical
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Palpar
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To touch
To caress To feel one's way |
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Hinchar
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To swell
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La hinchazón
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Swelling / bump
Arrogance / vanity |
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El aumento
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Increase
Rise |
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El tajo
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Cut
Slash |
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Acobardar
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To daunt
To intimidate To unnerve |
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La veleidad
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Fickleness
Capriciousness |
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Veleidoso/a
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Fickle
Flighty |
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Azorado-a
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Embarrassed
Flustered Alarmed |
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Paulatinamente
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Gradually
Slowly |
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El desamparo
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Helplessness
Abandonment |
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Empañar
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To steam up
To mist over To tarnish |
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El ligustro
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Privet
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El cantero
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Flowerbed
Stonemason |
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Añorar
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To yearn for
To miss To be homesick |
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El boj
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Box (tree)
Boxwood |
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Arrebatar
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To snatch away
To wrench |
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La cesta
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Basket
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El gemido
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Groan
Howl Whine |
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Aletargado/a
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Lethargic
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Aterido-a
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Freezing
Stiff with cold |
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Tétrico, -a
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Gloomy
Dismal Pessimistic |
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Aportar
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To provide
To contribute |
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Consabido -a
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Already known
Usual |
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La Polémica
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Controversy
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Denostar
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To insult
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La Cosmovisión
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World View
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La Aportación
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Contribution
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El Planteamiento
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An approach
Raising / posing (an issue) Exposition |
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Fraguar
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To forge
To think up To set / harden |
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Fraguarse
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To be in the offing
To be hatched |
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Forjar
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To forge
To create / form |
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Los Antojitos
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Snacks / Tapas
(en Ecuador y Mexico) |
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El Antojo
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Whim
Craving |
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Antojarse
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To long for
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El alacrán
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Scorpion
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El roble
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Oak tree
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El nogal
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Walnut tree
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El portaligas
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Suspender belt
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Ligar
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To bind/ tie
To score/ to pull (Spain) |
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El reo
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offender / culprit
a tramp (Lat. Am.) |
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La rienda
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rein
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El freno
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break (of a car)
bridle (of a horse) |
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El granadero
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grenadier
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El crucigrama
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crossword
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El rompecabezas
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jigsaw puzzle
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El calefón
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boiler
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El radiador
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radiator
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La tetera
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teapot
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La cafetera
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cafetière
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hervir
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to boil
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excluir
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to exclude
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pordiosero/a
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beggar
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el pormenor
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minor detail
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porquería
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rubbish
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descabellado
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crazy / preposterous
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zurdo
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left-handed / left-wing
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el zurdito de mierda
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fucking leftie
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el facho de mierda
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fucking fascist
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el milico
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the military (pejorative)
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prepotente
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arrogant
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encoger
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to shrink
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la farola
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lamppost
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el perrito faldero
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lapdog
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la ginebra
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gin
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el cascabel
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small bell (on a cat)
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la serpiente de cascabel
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rattlesnake
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el cartucho
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cartridge (ink, bullets)
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la cartuchera
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pencil-case / pencil-box
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la trinchera
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trench
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el albacea
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executor
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la albóndiga
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meatball
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alardear
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to show off
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fanfarrón
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boastful
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entre bambalinas
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backstage
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la bambalina
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backdrop
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el baloncesto
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basketball
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esquivar
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to dodge / avoid
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esquivo
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shy
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la medianera
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partition wall
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una corazonada
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a hunch
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tirado de los pelos
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far-fetched
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hablar sin pelos en la lengua
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tell it like it is / speak frankly
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hablar hasta por los codos
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to talk non-stop
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perder los estribos
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to fly off the handle
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Colgar los guantes
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to retire
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el alfil
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bishop (chess)
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el peón
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pawn (chess)
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la torre
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rook (chess)
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el caballo
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knight (chess)
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Talkative
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Parlanchín, -ina
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Greedy
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Comilón, -ona
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Curl
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El Rizo
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Curly
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Rizado
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To Curl
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Rizar
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Straight (hair)
Smooth (skin) |
Liso-a
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To Smooth
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Alisar
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Eyebrows
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Las Cejas
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To Frown
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Fruncir las cejas
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Eyebrows that meet in the middle
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Cejijunto-a
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Hairy
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Peludo-a
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Tricky
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Peliagudo, -a
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Not to mince one's words
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No tener pelos en la lengua
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With cropped hair
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Con el pelo al rape
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To grow a beard
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Dejar la barba
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Chin
|
La Barbilla
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Big-nosed
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Narigudo
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To be fed up to the back teeth
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Estar hasta las narices de
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Right in his/her face
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En sus propias narices
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To flow into (river)
To come out into (street) |
Desembocar
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Open-mouthed (with surprise)
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Boquiabierto
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Puff (e.g. of smoke)
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Una Bocanada
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To gasp (used for fish out of water)
To be at death's door (figurative) |
Boquear
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To look tired
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Tener cara de sueño
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To face up to/ confront
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Encararse
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Cheeky
Shameless |
Descarado
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What a cheek!
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¡Qué cara!
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Bags under the eyes
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Las ojeras
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Buttonhole
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El ojal
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To cost an arm and a leg
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Costar un ojo de la cara
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To have a high forehead
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Tener la frente despejada
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Mood
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El humor
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Bad-tempered
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Malhumorado-a
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To soften/ calm
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Suavizar
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Hair conditioner
Fabric softener |
El suavizante
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Laziness
Lethargy |
La pereza
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Lazy
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Perezoso-a
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To stretch
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Desperezarse
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Modest
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Púdico, -a
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Prudish
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Pudibundo-a
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Stubborn
|
Terco-a
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Stubbornness
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La terquedad
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Disposition
Nature |
La índole
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Miserly
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Tacaño, -a
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Miserliness
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Tacañería
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Shameless
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Desvergonzado-a
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To put on (shoes)
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Calzarse
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To fasten one's seatbelt
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Abrocharse el cinturón de seguridad
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To stamp or tap one's feet
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Zapatear
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To scrounge
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Gorrear
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Hopefully
|
Ojalá
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I hope he/she comes soon
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Ojalá venga pronto
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He speaks to me as if he was my father
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Me habla como si fuera mi padre
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Como si fuera
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As if it were
As if I were As if he were |
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Ridiculous as it may seem...
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Por ridículo que pueda parecer
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No matter how much you beg me, I won't do it.
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Por mucho que me lo ruegues, no lo haré.
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Be that as it may...
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Sea como sea...
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Wherever he/she goes...
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Vaya donde vaya...
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Incidentally
Let it be said in passing |
Dicho sea de paso
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Perhaps he/she will come tomorrow
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Quizá venga mañana
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Cavities (tooth decay)
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Caries
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If only you had told me before.
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Ojalá me lo hubieras dicho antes.
Ojalá + pluperfect subjective = 'if only' |
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I wish you had listened to me
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Ojalá me hubiera hecho caso
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Improbable as it may seem...
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Por poco probable que pueda paracer...
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Let's hope he gets there in time.
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Ojalá llegue a tiempo.
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anymore
|
ya
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already
|
ya
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since/ as
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ya que
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It doesn't hurt anymore
|
ya no me duele
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Will they have arrived by now?
|
¿habrán llegado ya?
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Something has to be done now
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Hay que hacer algo ya
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Plumber
|
El Fontanero
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To come of age
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Llegar a la mayoría de edad
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Leadership
|
El Liderazgo
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To be in negotiations with
|
Estar en tratos con
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Sketch
|
El Esbozo
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To Sketch
|
Esbozar
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Canvas (for painting)
|
El Lienzo
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In the foreground
|
En primer plano
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Mauve
|
Malva
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Death-throes
|
La agonía
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To make one's debut
|
Estrenarse
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To premiere (a play/film etc.)
To wear/use for the first time |
Estrenar
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Foothills
|
Las Estribaciones
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To stem from/ lie in
|
Estribar en
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Citizanship
|
La Ciudadanía
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County
|
El Condado
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The Netherlands
|
Los Países Bajos
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Average
|
El Promedio
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The Environment
|
El Medio Ambiente
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Unlike
In contract to |
a diferencia de
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Moreover
Furthermore |
además
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Likewise
|
asimismo
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There are grounds for thinking
|
cabe pensar que
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There are grounds for supposing
|
cabe suponer que
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As was to be expected
|
como cabía esperar
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To fit into
|
Caber
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To be possible
|
Caber
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(It is possible) that he might not come
|
Cabe la posibilidad de que no pueda venir
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It would be best...
|
Lo mejor sería..
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It's worth pointing out that…
|
Cabe destacar que…
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One might ask whether…
|
Cabe preguntarse si...
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Hence
Thus |
De ahí que
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Incidentally
|
Dicho sea de paso
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Conversely
On the other hand |
En cambio
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Indeed
|
En efecto
Efectivamente |
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On the whole
|
En general
En términos generales |
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To sum up
Briefly |
En resumen
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Obviously
|
Evidentemente
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It is just as well that
|
Menos mal que
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Nevertheless
In spite of |
No obstante
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To top it all off
|
Para colmo
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Consequently
|
Por consiguiente
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Therefore
|
Por lo tanto
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Besides
In addition |
Por otra parte
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Fortunately
|
Por suerte
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Unfortunately
|
Por desgracia
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On the one hand ... on the other (hand)
|
Por un lado ... por otro (lado)
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However
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Sin embargo
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Tanto ... como ...
|
Just as much ... as ...
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More and more/ less and less
|
Cada vez más/ menos
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When all's said and done
|
Al fin y al cabo
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For better or worse
|
Para bien o para mal
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Once and for all
|
Una vez por fin
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Sooner or later
|
Tarde o temprano
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|
Without beating about the bush
|
Sin ambages
|
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|
Nowadays
|
Hoy en día
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To go from bad to worse
|
Ir de mal en peor
|
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To charge
To attack |
Embestir
|
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To invest
To invert |
Invertir
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To tune (up)
To be in tune |
Concertar
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Harmonization
Agreement |
Concertación
|
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Tempo
Beat |
El Compás
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Rhythmic
Measured |
Acompasado
|
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Out of time
Excessive |
Desacompasado
|
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Singsong
|
Cantarín / -ina
|
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Soprano
|
La Tiple
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Shrill
High-pitched |
Atiplado
|
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To tune
|
Afinar
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To go out of tune
|
Desafinarse
|
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Tambourine
|
La Pandereta
|
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|
|
Elephant's trunk
|
La Trompa
|
|
|
|
Groan
Howl Whine (animal) |
El Gemido
|
|
|
|
Stiff with cold
Freezing |
Aterido-a
|
|
|
|
Gloomy
Sullen |
Tétrico, -a
|
|
|
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Dimple
|
Hoyuelo
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The rest
|
Lo demás
|
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The others
|
Los demás
|
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|
Floor Tile
Paving Stone |
La Baldosa
|
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|
|
To emphasise
To stand out |
Destacar
|
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To stand out from / for
|
Destacarse de / por
|
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To fade
To run (dye) |
Desteñir
|
|
|
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Fig Tree
|
La Higuera
|
|
|
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Fig
|
El Higo
|
|
|
|
Scaffolding
|
Los Andamios
|
|
|
|
Apron (cooking)
|
El Delantal
|
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|
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Warehouse
Shop (Andes) |
El Almacén
|
|
|
|
Greedy (with food)
|
Comilono -a
|
|
|
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Blurred
|
Desdibujado, -a
|
|
|
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Etching
|
El Aguafuerte
|
|
|
|
To give the hint of a smile
|
Esbozar una sonrisa
|
|
|
|
Brush-strokes
|
Las Pinceladas
|
|
|
|
In broad terms (figurative)
|
A grandes pinceladas
|
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|
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Chisel
|
El Cincel
|
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|
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Yellowed
|
Amarillento -a
|
|
|
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To turn yellow
|
Amarillear
|
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|
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Greyish
|
Grisáceo, -a
|
|
|
|
Dirty old man
|
Un viejo verde
|
|
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Crimson
|
Carmesí
|
|
|
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Scarlet
|
Escarlata
|
|
|
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Khaki
|
Caqui
|
|
|
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Greyish brown
|
Pardo
|
|
|
|
la ardilla
|
squirrel
|
|
|
|
el castor
|
beaver
|
|
|
|
el canguro
|
kangaroo
|
|
|
|
la ballena
|
whale
|
|
|
|
el mazapán
|
marzipan
|
|
|
|
el refrán
|
proverb
|
|
|
|
el calambre
|
spasm
twinge |
|
|
|
el enjambre
|
swarm
|
|
|
|
el tisú
|
tissue
|
|
|
|
el rubí
|
ruby
|
|
|
|
trigger
|
gatillo
|
|
|
|
to trigger
|
apretar el gatillo / gatillar
|
|
|
|
airhostess
|
azafata
|
|
|
|
zebra
|
cebra
|
|
|
|
sailboat
|
velero
|
|
|
|
Hurtar
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To steal
To commit plagiarism To withdraw / remove |
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el truco
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Trick
Knack |
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fiaca
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(coloq. Arg) Lazy
Reluctant |
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Esquivar
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To avoid
To dodge |
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Ejecutoria
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Title of nobility
Final judgement/ sentence |
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Tramposo-a
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Deceitful (adj)
A cheat (noun) |
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Esquimal
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Eskimo
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el ahinco
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earnestness
eagerness ardor |
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Padecer
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To suffer
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la pachorra
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slowness
sluggishness calmness |
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Laico-a
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Lay
Secular |
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El desmayo
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Fainting fit
Loss of heart |
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Iracundo-a
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Irate
Furious Passionate |
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la cicuta
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hemlock
flute made of reed |
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concomitante
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accompanying
concurrent |
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comprobar
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to check
to prove |
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la vacuna
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vaccine
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proferir
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to utter
to hurl (insults) |
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Velar
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to watch over/ care for
to be vigilant |
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el vaivén
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sway
fluctuation ups-and-downs |
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desembocar
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to flow/ lead into
to end/ result in |
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instar
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to urge a request
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mezquino-a
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poor / diminutive
mean/ lean petty |
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la ceguera
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blindness
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el topo
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mole (animal)
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soñoliento-a
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sleepy
drowsy |
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acurrucarse
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To crouch
To huddle up To curl up |
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executioner
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el verdugo
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segar
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to reap
to cut off |
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noose
rope (for hanging) |
soga
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la gentileza
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genteelness
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clear
sharp (image) |
nítido -a
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sobresalir
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to stick out
to stand out to surpass |
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agachar
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to lower
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agacharse
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to crouch / bend down
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echar
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to throw / cast
to put / pour to lie down |
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el torno
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drill (dentist)
potter's wheel |
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en torno
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around / round (alrededor de)
around / about (aproximademente) |
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cercenar
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to amputate
to clip to curtail / cut back |
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resbalar
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to slip / slide / trickle
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resbalarse
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to slip (over)
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desdeñar
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to scorn / disdain
to vex / exasperate |
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el caimán
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alligator
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la glosa
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marginal note
comment / commentary |
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salmodiar
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to sing in a monotone
to sing psalms |
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fluffy
tasteless (of fruit) |
algodonoso, -a
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escoger
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to choose
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la pavada
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a silly thing
a childish game a flock of turkeys |
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la recova
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poultry market
farm produce bought to resell in town a pack of hounds |
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el canillita
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newspaper vendor
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la cañita
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drinking straw
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bizco -a
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cross-eyed
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el conventillo
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tenement building
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el asco
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disgust
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pegar
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to stick / glue (to paste - computer)
to hit to suit / go with |
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afelpado -a
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plush
velvet-like shaggy |
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reniforme
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kidney-shaped
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kidney
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el riñón
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tuerto -a
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one-eyed
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el tuerto
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wrong
injury |
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la pava
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kettle (L.A.)
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el banquito
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stool
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baldío -a
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barren / uncultivated
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el baldío
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vacant lot
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sobar
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to fondle
to soften to pummle |
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ahorcar
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to hang
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ahorcarse
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to hang oneself
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Etapa
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Stage
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Conjunto
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Set (as in Set Theory)
Band (music group / old-fashioned term) |
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Ferrocarril
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Railway
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Tortillera
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Dyke
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Atorrante
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Vagabond / Delinquent
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el cariz
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look
appearance |
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enrarecido, -a
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rarefied
tense / strained |
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el mostrador
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counter (shop)
bar desk (information etc.) |
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la mecha
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wick
fuse (explosives) streak / lock (hair) |
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mugriento, -a
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filthy
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el grumo
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lump
clot cluster |
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to soak
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empapar
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to get soaked / drenched
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empaparse
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el cariz
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look
appearance |
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enrarecido, -a
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rarefied
tense / strained |
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el mostrador
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counter (shop)
bar desk (information etc.) |
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la mecha
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wick
fuse (explosives) streak / lock (hair) |
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mugriento, -a
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filthy
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el grumo
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lump
clot cluster |
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to soak
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empapar
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to get soaked / drenched
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empaparse
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el caracol
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snail
winding staircase |
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to grab
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agarrar
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guarecer
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to protect / shelter
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el arrorró
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lullaby (Andes y RP)
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la estrofa
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stanza
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el barbecho
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fallow
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el arranque
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start
fit |
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in a fit of rage / generosity
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en un arranque de ira / generosidad
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posterior
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at the back / rear
subsequent |
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reñido, -a
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on bad terms / at odds with
fierce / hard-fought |
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alabar
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to praise
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pues
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since / as
therefore / so well then |
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belicoso, -a
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aggressive
war-like |
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el vuelco
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upset
overturning |
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dar un vuelco
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to overturn (car)
to change completely to go to ruin (business) |
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acontecer
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to take place / happen
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tocaya
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namesake
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enardecer
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to inflame
to whip up (a crowd) |
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Tener la sartén por el mango.
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To have the command or advantage in a situation
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To jump out of the frying-pan into the fire.
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Saltar de la sartén y caer en las brasas.
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pertenecer
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To belong to
To appertain To concern |
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emparentar
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to be related by marriage
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to be related by marriage
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emparentar
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estrechamente
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closely
tightly |
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closely
tightly |
estrechamente
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estrechamente relacionados
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closely related
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closely related
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estrechamente relacionados
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la querella
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complaint / expression of grief
charge made before a judge |
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la brea
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tar
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tar
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la brea
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derrocar
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to topple / overthrow
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to topple / overthrow
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derrocar
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el copete
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crest (bird)
tuft (hair) top / summit |
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la calcomanía
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a transfer (adhesive design)
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cordero, -a
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lamb
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lamb
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cordero, -a
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el carnero
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ram
mutton |
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la tiza
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chalk
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chalk
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la tiza
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la andanza
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fortune
occurrence |
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horadar
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to pierce
to bore through |
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la avestruz
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ostrich
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ostrich
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la avestruz
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la política / táctica del avestruz
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burying one's head in the sand
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burying one's head in the sand
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la política / táctica del avestruz
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la esquila
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cowbell
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cowbell
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la esquila
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esquilar
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to shear
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to shear
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esquilar
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el balde
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pail / bucket
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el moretón
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bruise
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bruise
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el moretón
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el periplo
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voyage
diary of a voyage |
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halagar
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to flatter
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to flatter
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halagar
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jactarse
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to boast
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encabritarse
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to rear up (horse)
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to rear up (horse)
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encabritarse
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desinteresado, -a
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unselfish (generous)
disinterested (indifferent) |
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el caudal
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flow / volume (of water)
wealth / abundance |
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antojarse
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To feel like / fancy
To long, to desire earnestly |
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el antojo
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whim
craving |
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el fundo
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A large estate
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la nuera
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daughter-in-law
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el goce
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pleasure
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acaparar
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to monopolize
to hoard |
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bullir
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to boil / bubble
to bustle / swarm |
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la calle bullía de gente
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the street was swarming with people
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the street was swarming with people
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la calle bullía de gente
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to boil / bubble
to bustle / swarm |
bullir
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to monopolize
to hoard |
acaparar
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contrariado, -a
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upset
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ásperamente
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rudely
harshly |
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rudely
harshly |
ásperamente
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peldaño
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step (of a staircase)
rung (of a ladder) |
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cumbre
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summit
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fulgor
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shining
resplendence glare |
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shining
resplendence glare |
fulgor
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conseguir
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to obtain, to get (obtener)
to achieve (un objetivo) |
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to obtain, to get (obtener)
to achieve (un objetivo) |
conseguir
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llamarada
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blaze / sudden flash
flush (of the face) |
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blaze / sudden flash
flush (of the face) |
llamarada
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terso- a
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smooth / glossy
elegant / correct |
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el aposento
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room
lodging |
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el jadeo
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panting
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escurrirse
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to get away
to escape |
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movedizo, -a
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movable
unsteady |
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movable
unsteady |
movedizo, -a
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la tez
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complexion
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complexion
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la tez
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curtido, -a
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tanned
weather-beaten expert |
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tanned
weather-beaten expert |
curtido, -a
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emparrado
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arbor of vines
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enlutado, -a
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in mourning
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in mourning
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enlutado, -a
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enlutar
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To dress in mourning
To darken / cast a shadow over |
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deslumbrar
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to dazzle
to puzzle |
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to dazzle
to puzzle |
deslumbrar
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el aserradero
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sawmill
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fulminar
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to strike down
to express wrath |
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fulminar a alguien con la mirada
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to look daggers at somebody
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to look daggers at somebody
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fulminar a alguien con la mirada
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arrimar
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to move / bring closer
to put away |
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rendir
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to surrender
to pay (tribute) |
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la franja
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strip
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franjar
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to fringe
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desenmarañar
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untangle
resolve |
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untangle
resolve |
desenmarañar
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el ceño
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frown
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desplegar
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to unfold
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apurado, -a
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in need
awkward / difficult embarrassed |
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ingenuo, -a
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naive
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redondear
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to make round
to round off (a day of work etc.) to round up/down (price) |
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retumbar
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to resound
to rumble |
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me retumban los oídos
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my ears are ringing
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my ears are ringing
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me retumban los oídos
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ahuecar
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to cup (one's hands)
to hollow out to plump or puff up (literal & figurative) |
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Retroceder
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to go back
to back down |
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enredar
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to tangle up
to complicate / confuse |
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atestiguar
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to attest to
to bear witness |
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la tripulación
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crew
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crew
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la tripulación
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la cubierta
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deck of a ship
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deck of a ship
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la cubierta
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balancear
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to rock (cradle)
to swing |
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el bochorno
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hot, sultry weather
embarrassment, flush |
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el regocijo
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joy
delight |
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el camarote
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cabin (ship's)
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cabin (ship's)
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el camarote
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el anhelo
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longing
strong desire |
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arrimar
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to move / bring closer
to lay down an order |
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La ristra
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A string (of objects i.e lights, garlic)
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To happen
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Suceder
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Suceder
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To happen
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Apiñar
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To press / join together
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Apiñarse
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To crowd together
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La bienaventuranza
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Divine vision / bliss
Happiness / well being |
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Penar
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To punish
To suffer |
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El fangal
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Mire
Bog |
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Palúdico, -a
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Malarial
Marshy |
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El rebaño
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Flock / herd
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morador / -a
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inhabitant
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inhabitant
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morador / -a
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buzón
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post box
letter box |
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post box
letter box |
buzón
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empañar
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to mist up (i.e. a window)
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to mist up (i.e. a window)
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empañar
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el recelo
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misgiving
suspicion |
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misgiving
suspicion |
el recelo
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almidonado, -a
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starched
spruce |
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los helechos
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ferns
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ferns
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los helechos
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escarchar
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to freeze over
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to freeze over
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escarchar
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asir
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to grasp
take hold of |
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to grasp
take hold of |
asir
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asirse [a]
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to cling [to]
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to cling [to]
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asirse [a]
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la prenda
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garment
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garment
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la prenda
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embarullar
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to mess up
to confuse things |
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to mess up
to confuse things |
embarullar
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embarullarse
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to get into a muddle
to be overwhelmed |
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to get into a muddle
to be overwhelmed |
embarullarse
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desgana -o
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reluctance
lack of appetite / enthusiasm |
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reluctance
lack of appetite / enthusiasm |
desgana -o
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displicente
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contemptuous
displeasing |
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el amigote (informal)
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pal
mate good friend |
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el bodoque (informal, Mexican)
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kid
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la chamaca (Mexican)
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kid (girl)
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el chamaco (Mexican)
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kid (boy)
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la chava (Mexican)
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girl
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el chavo (Mexican)
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boy
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el chaval (informal)
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lad
kid (boy) |
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la chavala (informal)
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kid (girl)
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el / la compinche (informal, Mexican)
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buddy
mate |
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conocido - a
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acquaintance
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el cuero (informal)
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bird (woman)
attractive woman |
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el escuincle (informal, Mexican)
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kid
nipper |
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el forro (informal, Mexican)
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attractive woman or man
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el mango (informal, Mexican)
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good-looking woman
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pebete -a (informal, Argentine)
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kid
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calvo
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bald
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el hocico
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muzzle / snout (animal)
big-lips face (informal) |
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la jeta (informal)
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face (informal)
mug |
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la napia (informal, Argentine)
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large nose
schnozzle / hooter |
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el oído
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(inner) ear
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la oreja
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(outer) ear
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pelón, -ona
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bald
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la pinta
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face
appearance |
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ponerse los pelos de punta
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to stand on end (hair)
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la raya
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hair parting
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la trucha (informal, Argentine)
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face
mug |
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la cadera
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hip
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hip
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la cadera
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el codo
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elbow
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elbow
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el codo
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avasallador, -ora
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overwhelming
domineering (noun) slave-driver |
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el muslo
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thigh
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thigh
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el muslo
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el cutis
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skin (sp. of face)
complexion |
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el tejido
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tissue
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chaparro
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squat (of a person)
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débil
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weak
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weak
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débil
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energético, -a
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energy
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enérgico, -a
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energetic
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grueso, -a
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thick
thickset coarse (texture) |
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llenito (Mexican)
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chubby
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majo
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nice
pretty |
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ponchado (Mexican)
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strong
tough |
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regordete
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chubby
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el hígado
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liver
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liver
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el hígado
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intestino delgado
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small intestine
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intestino grueso
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large intestine
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el riñón
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kidney
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kidney
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el riñón
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el pito (informal)
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dick
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la verga (crude, Mexican)
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cock
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agarrar
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to grab
to catch to grip |
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el ánimo
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courage
spirit |
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la ánima
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soul
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agarrar una pelota (Mexican)
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to catch a ball
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atajar una pelota (Argentine)
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to catch a ball
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atrapar la pelota (Mexican)
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to catch the ball
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coger una pelota (Peninsular Spanish)
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to catch a ball
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aventar
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to fan
to throw (informal, Mexican) |
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cambiar de sitio
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to change places
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coger
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to catch / to take (Spain)
to fuck (crude, L.A.) |
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el conducto
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(water) pipe
channel duct |
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la conducta
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conduct
behaviour |
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enjuagar[se]
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to rinse
to rinse oneself / hands / mouth |
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enjugar
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to wipe
to dry |
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to rinse
to rinse oneself / hands / mouth |
enjuagar[se]
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to wipe
to dry |
enjugar
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devolver
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to return (something to someone)
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to return (something to someone)
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devolver
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golpear
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to hit
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to hit
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golpear
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lúcido, -a
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lucid (reason)
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lucido -a
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splendid
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la labia
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eloquence
smooth-talker |
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dirigirse hacia
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to make your way towards
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to make your way towards
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dirigirse hacia
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el empujón
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push
shove |
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empujar
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to push
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coger una liebre (informal)
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to fall
to come a cropper |
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darse un azotón (Mexican)
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to fall
to crash down |
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darse un guarrazo
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to fall over
to crash down |
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derrumbarse
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to come crashing downs
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inclinarse
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to bend
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resbaladizo -a
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slippery
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slippery
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resbaladizo
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resbalar
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to slip
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to slip
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resbalar
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tirarse un plancha (informal)
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to fall
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trepar
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to climb
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to climb
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trepar
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venirse abajo
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to crash down
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acelerar el paso
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to speed up
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to speed up
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acelerar el paso
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apresurarse
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to hurry
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apurarse (Arg / Mex)
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to hurry
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to hurry
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apurarse (L.Am.)
apresurarse |
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entrar corriendo
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to run in
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espabilarse
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to get a move on
to look lively |
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llegar corriendo
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to come running up
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salir corriendo
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to run out
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el aseo personal
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personal hygiene
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personal hygiene
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el aseo personal
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asqueroso -a
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foul
dirty |
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foul
dirty |
asqueroso -a
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la brocha (de afeitar)
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shaving brush
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el cepillo de dientes
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tooth brush
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el balde
el cubo |
bucket
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bucket
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el balde
el cubo |
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el fregadero (cocina)
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sink (kitchen)
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el lavabo
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washbasin
lavatory |
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frotar
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to rub
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to rub
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frotar
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el grifo
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tap (i.e. bathroom)
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tap (i.e. bathroom)
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el grifo
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la hoja de afeitar
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razor blade
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razor blade
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la hoja de afeitar
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la navaja de afeitar
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razor
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razor
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la navaja de afeitar
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la navaja
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penknife
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penknife
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la navaja
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rasurarse (Mexico)
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to shave
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apolillar (informal, Arg)
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to snooze
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apolillar
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to eat holes in
to be moth-eaten |
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apolillarse
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to get moth-eaten
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dormir como un lirón
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to sleep like a log
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to sleep like a log
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dormir como un lirón
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el lirón
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dormouse
sleepyhead (figurative) |
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dormouse
sleepyhead (figurative) |
el lirón
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Yacer
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To lie
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abotagarse
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To be swollen / bloated
To grow foolish |
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insólito, -a
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unusual
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el ajetreo
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(hustle and) bustle
hard work |
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desganado, -a
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listless
apathetic |
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el ocaso
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sunset
decline |
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sobre todo
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above all
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puesto que
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since
as |
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pues
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since
therefore |
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por más que
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even though
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por mucho que
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however much
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embotar
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to dull
to blunt to weaken |
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ensanchar
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to widen
to expand |
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la juma
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drunkenness
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el calcañal
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heel
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acuclillarse
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to squat
to crouch |
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estragar
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to ruin
to ravage to corrupt |
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el jolgorio
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merrymaking
fun revelry |
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pregonar
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to proclaim
to announce to disclose |
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la abnegación
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self-denial
abnegation |
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el verdugo
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executioner
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el leñador
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lumberjack
woodsman |
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la leña
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firewood
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la hacha
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axe
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delator -a
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informer
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el espliego
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lavender
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un vistazo
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glance
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echar un vistazo
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take a glance
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la ranura
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slot
gap (beneath door / window) groove |
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reanudar
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to resume
to renew |
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la sigla
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acronym
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soltar
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to let go
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el dispositivo
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device
mechanism preparatory / preliminary (adj) |
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el hito
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milestone
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roído
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gnawed
corroded |
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roer
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to gnaw
to eat away (at) |
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agazapar
agazaparse |
to grab
to crouch down / hide |
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agazapado, -a
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crouching
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los enseres
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belongings
furnishings |
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apoderarse de
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to sieze
to take possession of |
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el retroceso
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regression
recession deterioration |
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maltrecho, -a
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battered
damaged |
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la inanición
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starvation
extreme weakness |
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el escarceo
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nervous movement / prance (horse)
dalliance (love / hobby) small waves |
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la vendimia
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grape harvest
vintage large profit |
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la asignación
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assignment
allocation allowance (money) |
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desarraigo
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uprooting
banishment rooting out (evil) |
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la prevaricación
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breach of trust
corrupt practice |
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el desasosiego
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anxiety
unease restlessness |
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ignoto, -a
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unknown
undiscovered |
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el temple
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mood
composure courage / spirit |
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cautivar
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to capture
to captivate / enchant |
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la varada
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to run aground (nautical)
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cabal
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exact
precise honest |
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la cumbre
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summit
pinnacle summit (meeting) |
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la entretela
las entretelas |
inner lining (clothes)
innermost feelings |
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el manicomio
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insane asylum
psychiatric hospital |
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la derrota
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defeat
course / route |
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frenar en seco
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to stop short
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colar[se]
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to strain
to slip / sneak through |
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involucrar[se]
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to involve (implicate)
To wrap /cover to get involved |
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despachante
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clerk
customs agent |
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despachar
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to dispatch
to serve to finish off |
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aduana
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customs
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sortear
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to avoid (questions)
to dodge to draw lots |
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cacerolazo
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loud political protest
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cautelar (adjective)
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preventative
precautionary |
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cautelar[se] (verb)
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to guard against
to be on one's guard |
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presunto, -a
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alleged
presumed |
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presumir
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to presume / assume
to show off |
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la divisa
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foreign currency
emblem motto |
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el atesoramiento
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hoarding
accumulation |
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atesorador
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a hoarder
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atesorar
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to hoard
to have many virtues |
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desprender
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to detach / remove
to give off (smell etc.) |
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desprenderse
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to give away
to extricate oneself to be deduced / inferred |
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apelar
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to appeal (legal)
to appeal to to resort to |
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