 | Term | Definition |
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Soltar |
to loosen |
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dinero suelto |
loose change |
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echar(le) de menos |
to miss (a person) |
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extrañar |
to miss (a person) |
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perder |
to lose/to miss (the bus) |
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el estante |
the shelf |
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tener lugar |
to take place |
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voluntario(a) |
volunteer |
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es necesario |
it's necessary |
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es menester |
it's necessary |
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es imprescindible |
it's necessary |
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la caspa |
dandriff |
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un terremoto |
an earthquake |
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una inundación |
a flood |
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un huracán |
a hurricane |
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un fuego |
a fire |
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quizás |
maybe |
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tal vez |
maybe |
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hace + time |
ago |
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hacer juego con |
to match |
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soler |
to do usually/customarily |
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torcer |
to twist/wring something out |
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ver es creer |
seeing is believing |
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un charco |
a puddle |
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la madruga |
the dawn |
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quemar |
to burn |
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quemado |
burnt |
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oler a |
to smell like |
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descalzos |
barefoot |
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la tertulia |
discussion/conference |
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hacer muecas |
to make faces |
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reírse de |
to laugh at |
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coquetear |
to flirt |
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atender |
to assist/tend to |
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dar un golpe |
to hit |
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los rugidos de la bestia |
the roars of the beast |
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los albañiles |
the bricklayers/masons |
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los testigos |
wittnesses |
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la tienda de campaña |
camping tent |
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desplumar |
to pluck (a chicken) |
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demasiado |
too/too much |
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el bienestar |
the well-being |
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los acontecimientos |
events |
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las tristezas |
sorrows/sadness |
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de acuerdo con |
according to |
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soltero |
single |
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el caudillaje |
the leadership |
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el búho |
the owl |
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el coco |
the bogeyman |
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hacer falta |
to be lacking |
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faltar |
to lack |
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y pico |
a little more/and then some |
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hoy día |
nowadays |
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viviendas |
housing |
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celoso(a) |
jealous |
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complacer |
to please |
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la pista |
the trail/track |
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la autopista |
the highway |
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la vista |
the view |
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suceder |
to happen |
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pasar |
to happen |
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ocurrir |
to happen |
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felicitar |
to cheer or congradulate |
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agotado |
exhausted |
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ensimismado |
self-absorbed |
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volver a + infinitive |
to do again |
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volver para |
to return to do |
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en regla |
in order |
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estar de acuerdo |
to agree |
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aprovechar |
to take advantage of (positive) |
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abusar |
to abuse/to take advantage of (negative) |
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que + adjective |
how _____! |
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que + noun |
what a _____! |
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cada loco con su tema |
to each his own |
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media docena |
half of a dozen |
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las albóndigas |
meatballs |
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abogado |
lawyer |
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un recorte |
haircut |
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maduro |
ripe/mature |
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cuyo |
whose |
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madrugar |
to dawn |
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trepidar |
vibration |
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las colchas desplegadas |
bed spreads |
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sobresalir |
to stand out |
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la melena |
mane (head of hair) |
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dar una/la vuelta |
to go for a walk |
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hojas secas |
dry leaves |
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cubierto de |
covered |
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soñar con |
to dream about |
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bien abrigados |
well-clothed/war |
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los críos |
young |
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tejer |
to knit |
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un disfraz |
constume |
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orgulloso |
proud |
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cortésmente |
courteously/politely |
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cariñosamente |
passionately |
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caballero |
gentleman |
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inalcanzable |
unattainable |
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el tesoro |
treasure |
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arrebatar |
to snatch |
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hacerle caso |
to pay attention/to notice |
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a propósito |
by the way |
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el modismo |
idiom |
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guardar cama |
to stay in bed |
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de igual a igual |
one on one |
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maravilloso |
marvillous |
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recién casada |
newly wed |
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una farsa |
farce |
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medir |
to measure |
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entregar |
to hand over |
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constar de |
to consist of |
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tú sabes mejor que nadie |
you know better than anybody |
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avaricioso |
greedy |
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la hormiga |
the ant |
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el hormiguero |
colony of ants |
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un rato |
a while |
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amargo |
bitter/sour |
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la alfombra |
rug |
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Hace + time + que + present tense |
I have been ____ing for [time] |
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Present tense + desde hace + time |
I have been ____ing for [time] |
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Hacía + time + que + imperfect tense |
I had been ____ing for [time] |
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Imperfect tense + desde hacía + time |
I had been ____ing for [time] |
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el escaparate |
the shop window/the showcase |
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elcuñado/la cuñada |
brother-in-aw, sister-in-law |
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la alameda |
avenue/boulevard |
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el alma |
soul |
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los sapos |
toads |
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alféizar |
windowsill |
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el busto |
the bust |
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atrasado/a |
overdue/slow/backwards/back number |
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el paracaídas |
the parachute |
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cesar |
to stop |
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parar |
to stop |
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dejar |
to stop |
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sírvase enviarme |
please send me |
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la lejanía |
the distance |
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a lo lejos |
in the distance |
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apenas |
bareky/hardly |
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un lío |
a mess |
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sea como sea |
be that as it may |
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estar para |
to be about to |
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estar por |
to be for/in favor of |
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apacible |
mild, calm |
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pastoral |
pastoral, rural/pleasant |
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la aureola |
halo/aura |
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lo que |
that which/what |
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gorriones |
sparrows |
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abrumador |
oppressive/overwhelming |
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tener peste |
to stink |
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peste |
odor/stench/plague |
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padrinos |
god parents |
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aldea |
village |
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la guerra |
the war |
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resbalar |
to slip |
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una finca |
a farm |
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fastidiar |
to annoy |
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encogerse |
to shrink |
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desde |
since |
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masticar |
to chew |
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el lavamanos |
sink |
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ventaja |
advantage |
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tristeza |
sadness |
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brisa |
breeze |
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tirar |
to shoot/throw |
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marcharse |
to go/march |
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a medida |
as |
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la vereda |
the lane/path |
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vericueto |
rough track/winding path |
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perseguir |
to chase |
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aclarar |
to clarify |
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oscurecer |
to get dark |
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tratar de |
to try to |
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ancho/a |
wide |
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soltero/a |
single |
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desde |
since |
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no cabe duda |
there is no doubt |
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rezar |
to pray |
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cerciorar |
to assure |
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zarzuela |
farce theater |
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el hígado |
the liver |
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aun |
still/yet |
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aún |
even |
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bienes raíces |
real estate |
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fingir |
to pretend |
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la fuente |
source/fountain |
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heredar |
to inherit |
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esbelto |
svelte (slender, swave, sleek, clean lines) |
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ganado |
livestock |
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hacienda |
farm |
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pálido |
pale |
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párpados |
eye lashes |
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árabes |
arabic |
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cabello |
hair |
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rizado |
curly |
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despacho |
office/office space |
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sencillo |
simple |
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sin aliento |
breathless/out of breath |
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rezar |
to pray |
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cerciorar |
to assure |
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zarzuela |
farce theater |
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tener ganas de |
to feel like |
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albañil |
mason/brick-layer |
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hígado |
liver |
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apurarse |
to hurry |
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camlorieta |
truck/van/SUV |
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suegos |
in-law |
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cuyo |
whose |
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caer(le) bien/mal |
to fall well/poorly to someone; to like/dislike someone |
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enfadarse |
to anger/frustrate; to become angry |
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oponerse a |
to oppose |
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el portamonedas |
change purse |
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al por mayor |
wholesale |
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al por menor |
retail |
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esclavos |
slaves |
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la pirámide |
pyramid |
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enterrar |
to bury |
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enterarse de |
to find out/learn about |
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la sequía |
drought |
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acuarelas |
paint brushes |
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arriesgo |
risk |
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sin número |
countless |
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callejuelas |
streetlamps |
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emparado |
paved |
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los que |
those which |
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folleto |
pamphlet |
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tal |
such a |
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vecindario |
neighborhood |
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el más allá |
(life) beyond/the afterlife |
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asomar |
to look out from |
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occultar |
to hide |
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el fantasma |
ghost |
| |
proceder |
to be from |
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antónito |
astonished |
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dormir a pierna suelta |
to sleep like a log (literally: to sleep like a loose leg) |
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soltar |
to loosen |
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el apoyo |
support/encouragment |
| |
apoyar |
to support/encourage |
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el arreglo |
the arrangement |
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pescadores |
fishermen |
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le ir mal |
to be in trouble |
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vereda |
path |
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vericeto |
tracks |
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culebra |
snake |
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anillada |
coiled |
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anilla |
ring |
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a medida que |
since |
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aclarando |
clarifying |
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acostado |
lying down |
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sentado |
sitting |
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parado |
standing |
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arodillo |
kneeling |
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el diario |
newspaper |
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el barro |
mud/clay |
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reposado |
resting |
| |
reposar |
to rest |
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cerveza |
beer |
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cajón |
big box/drawer |
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trapo |
rag |
| |
frotar |
to rub |
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agachado |
bent |
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agachar |
to bend/stoop down |
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cazar |
to hunt |
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la caza |
(the sport of) hunting |
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un delito |
crime |
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deleite |
delight |
| |
alzar |
to raise/to lift |
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percibir |
to perceive/to sense |
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amanecer |
to become dawn/ the dawn |
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anochecer |
to become night/ the nightfall |
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la madrugada |
dawn |
| |
atardecer |
to become dusk/ the dusk |
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subrayar |
to underline/emphasize |
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manga |
sleeve |
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sudoroso |
sweaty |
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el sudor |
the sweat |
| |
sudar |
to sweat |
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la pesca |
(the sport of) fishing |
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la natación |
(the sport of) swimming |
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ajeno |
foreign/irrelevant/of others |
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murmurar |
to murmur |
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acontecimiento |
event/achievement |
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pesadilla |
nightmare |
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pesar |
to weigh |
| |
pesado |
weighed/boring/dull |
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pisar |
to step |
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las pisadas |
steps |
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las hormigas |
ants |
| |
rezar |
to pray |
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capilla |
chapel |
| |
peligro |
danger |
| |
peligroso |
dangerous |
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asustarse |
to become suprised or frightened |
| |
asustar |
to suprise or frighten |
| |
fijarse |
to focus |
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internado |
boarding school |
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al fin y al cabo |
when all is said and done |
| |
al cabo |
in the end |
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lechón |
pork/suckling pig |
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acogedor |
welcoming/loving/cozy/comfortable/friendly |
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rogar |
to beg |
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el susto |
the fright |
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la inquietud |
uneasiness |
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soler |
usually |
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pleno |
full |
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rodear |
to surround |
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por todas partes |
everywhere |
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vecindario |
neighborhood |
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intentar |
to be intent upon |
| |
la bata |
robe |
| |
la linterna |
flashlight |
| |
recién nacido |
new born |
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reciente |
recent |
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recientemente |
recently |
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recién |
newly |
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salvaje |
wild/savage |
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la oscuridad |
darkness |
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de hecho |
in fact |
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el llanto |
cry/wail |
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propio/a |
own |
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anterior |
before |
