| Term | Definition |
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el abalorio |
bead necklace, showy article of little value |
|
la altivez |
arrogance |
|
el cansancio |
tiredness |
|
el éxito |
success |
|
la fonda |
small restaurant |
|
el lazo |
bow |
|
la mariposa |
butterfly |
|
el naranjo |
orange tree |
|
la paliza |
beating |
|
el pasillo |
hallway |
|
el pendiente |
earring |
|
la pestaña |
eyelash |
|
el respaldo |
back |
|
el respaldo del asiento |
back of the seat |
|
el vagón-tranvía |
car (of a train) |
|
la zapatilla |
slipper |
|
las zapatillas de baile |
dancing shoes |
|
amargar |
to embitter, to cause ill will |
|
colgar |
to hang |
|
enfadarse |
to get mad, to get angry |
|
figurar |
to imagine |
|
parecerse |
to look like, to resemble |
|
soler |
to usually (do, etc) |
|
acurrucado |
curled up |
|
borracho |
drunk |
|
derrochado |
squandered |
|
descarado |
shameless, impudent |
|
desgarrador |
heartrending |
|
educado |
educated, well-mannered |
|
embobado |
fascinated, stupefied |
|
entumecido |
numb |
|
estrafalario |
odd, extravagant |
|
marchito |
withered, faded |
|
mimado |
pampered |
|
necio |
foolish |
|
oxigenado |
bleached |
|
plateado |
silver |
|
vacilante |
unsteady, shaky |
|
apenas |
hardly, scarcely |
|
como quien dice |
so to speak |
|
convertirse en |
to become |
|
dar pena |
to feel sorry |
|
de ninguna manera |
in no way whatsoever |
|
hacer confidencias |
to confide in someone |
|
!qué tipo más raro! |
what a strange character! |
|
tener un arranque |
to have a fit |
|
el ahorro |
saving |
|
el callejón |
alleyway |
|
el cerebro |
brain |
|
el holgazán |
loafer |
|
el ingenio |
cleverness |
|
la libreta |
notebook |
|
el malestar |
malaise, indisposition |
|
la mancha |
stain |
|
el mayordomo |
butler |
|
la mejilla |
cheek |
|
la partida de ajedrez |
chess game |
|
el perito |
expert |
|
la prisa |
haste, hurry |
|
el puerto |
harbor |
|
el trastorno |
disorder, trouble |
|
alargar |
to lengthen |
|
ambicionar |
to aspire to, to have ambition for something |
|
aplicarse |
to apply oneself, to work hard |
|
azotar |
to whip |
|
bromear |
to joke |
|
ceder |
to give in, to yield |
|
despachar |
to dismiss |
|
enloquecer |
to drive mad, to madden |
|
envenenar |
to poison |
|
malgastar |
to squander |
|
pillar |
to catch |
|
refunfuñar |
to grumble |
|
sospechar |
to suspect |
|
tartamudear |
to stammer |
|
amargo |
bitter |
|
arraigado |
deep-rooted |
|
entornado |
ajar, open |
|
seco |
dry |
|
testarudo |
stubborn, obstinate |
|
!al fin y al cabo! |
after all! |
|
cada vez más |
more and more |
|
cerrar el paso |
to block the way |
|
de un tirón |
all at once |
|
de un trago |
in one gulp |
|
encontrar méritos |
to point out good qualities |
|
estar harto |
to be fed up |
|
llevarle la corriente |
to go along with |
|
?y qué hay? |
and what of it? |
|
señor rodriguex |
el diablo |