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cuestion x 3
issue, matter, question
seres vivos x 2 words
living things
reavivar / rehabilitar
reactivate
envolvieron, envolver x 2
they wrapped, to wrap
brindar
to offer
comportamiento / conducto / proceder x 2
behavior, conduct
atolondrado x 2
harebrained, reckless
a raiz de x 2
as a consequence, at the start of
ingresar / entrar x 2
to get into, to insert
ubicuo
omnipresent
reo x 3
convict, inmate, prisoner
reinvertir
reinvest
tramitar / gestionar
to process
menester / necesidad / carencia / escacez
necessity
apoderarse x 2
to empower, to seize
gerente x 2
manager, someone in charge
presuntamente / supuestamente
allegedly
encarnar x 3
to incarnate, to personify, to play
difamar / calumniar
to badmouth
acontecimiento x 2
event, incident
afiliada x 2
affiliated, member
juez
judge
a lo largo
along
camino
road
saldremos x 3 words
we will exit
gestion
management
lloriquear
to whine
el canje
to exchange
exportadores
exporters
evadir x 2
to avoid, to evade
tez x 2
complexion, skin
primordial / fundamental / crucial
essential
malograr
to spoil
presunto/a
alleged
disputar / discutir
to dispute
no basta / no es suficiente / no alcanza x 2 words
not enough
perfil
profile
el afintrion
host
prolongado/a
extended
deberiamos comer x 3 words
We should/must eat
insurgente x 2
insurgent, rebel
propuesta
proposal
simulcro x 2
rehearsal, simulation
destapar x 2
to open/to uncork
hembra
female (young/adolescent), female animal
inestable x 2
unstable, unsteady
protagonizarse x 2
to be involved in, to star in
calentamiento global x 2 words
global warming
ingresos x 2
income, revenue
actualmente
currently
creencia
belief
alentar
to encourage
petroleo x 2
oil, petroleum
fertilizantes quimicos x 2 words
chemical fertilizers
guerilla
guerilla
zanga x 2
ditch, trench
occidental
western
inexorablemente
relentlessly
planificacion de unidad
lesson plan
alcaldesa x 2 words
female mayor
frecuencia
frequency
concurso / competencia x 2
contest, competition
echar un vistazo / echar una ojeada x 2 words
glance at
vislumbar
to glimpse
motin
riot
escudar
to shield
fiscalia x 2
prosecutor’s office
acelga
chard
actualidad x 2 words
current events
estuvo x 2
he was, she was
estallar / explotar / detonar / reventar / retumbar
to burst
saliamos x 4 words
we used to exit
superviviente x 2
surviving, survivor
dejar x 2 words
to leave, to let
aminorar
to reduce
asegurarse x 2
to assure oneself, to secure
descifrar x 3
to decipher, to decode, to unravel
diariamente
daily
verguenza x 2
embarrassment, shame
prever
foresee
la dolencia
ailment
anterior
before
flagrante / claro / evidente / obvio / palpable
flagrant
pregonar / divulgar / difundir / proclamar
to announce
asunto x 2
matter, subject
vastagos
offspring
vejez
old age
madrugada x 2 words
early morning
cuyo, cuya x 3
which, who, whose
ardor
burning
indemnizacion x 3
compensation, indemnification, severance pay
rumbo x 2
course, direction
sello / marca x 2
stamp, brand
en punto x 2
o’clock, on the dot (time expression)
carencia x 3
lack, need, shortage
alrededor / cerca de / en torno a
around
atemperarse
to temper
raza
race (of people)
el puso (2 words)
he put (past)
aludir / mencionar / citar / referirse a
to refer to
elevarse
elevate
plaza
square
fuentes de energia x 2 words
energy sources
encuentro x 2
encounter, meeting
alcance
reach (of something)
virar / girar
to turn
acunar
to mint
sillon
armchair
el disturbio
riot
escasez x 3
need, scarcity, shortage
vegetacion
vegetation
fiscala x 3 words
female district attorney
el pondra x 3
he will put
se trata x 2
it’s about, it’s related
a menos que
unless
aunque x 2
although, event though
huir
to flee
darse cuenta
to realize
vaciar / desocupar
to clear out
difamar / desacreditar / denigrar / calumniar
to badmouth
organizado/a
organized
alcanzar
to reach
afianzar x 3
to secure, to support
soplete / soldador
blowtorche / welder
rescate x 2
ransom, rescue
aguacero x 2
downpour, heavy shower
patear
to kick
orinarse
to wet oneself
buen samaritano x 2 words
good Samaritan
apuesto
handsome
repudiable / rechazable
despicable
fondo x 2
background, bottom (of the ocean)
enjuiciar x 2
to judge, to prosecute
rehuir x 2
to avoid, to shun
actividades
activities
rinon
kidney
inversion x 2
investment, reversal
detenido / apresado / arrestado x 2
arrested, detained
amargar x 2
to embitter, to exasperate
fuero
jurisdiction
entornos x 2 words
natural surroundings
vivires x 2
supplies, provisions
anhelar
to long
escondite
hideout
bombero
fire fighter
despistar x 2
to distract, to mislead
decenas
tens (about ten)
muro
wall
desterrar / deporter / expulsar / desarraigar
banish
asesinato x 2
assassination, murder
ilesa x 3
uninjured, unharmed, unhurt
alegar
to allege
comi
I ate
bienes raices (inmuebles) x 2 words
real estate
alternativa
alternative
absolver x 2
to absolve, to acquit
inmueble / edificacion / construccion
building
la medicion
measurement
amanecer x 2
to appear in the morning, sunrise
intemperie
outside
desafio
challenge
jugo
juice
disperso/a
disperse
optimista
optimist
disparo, tiro
shot
embarcarse x 2
to board, to embark
emitir
to emit
disfrazar
to disguise as
banalizar
to trivialize
coartada
alibi
zurdo
left-handed
conseguir x 3
to achieve, to get, to obtain
ahorrar / economizar
to save
presupuestario
budgetary
volante x 2 words
steering wheel
perito
expert
al x 4 words
at the moment of
surgir / aparecer
to emerge
asesor
advisor
estupefacientes
narcotics
saco
sack, bag
cambio climatico x 2 words
climate change
hurtar
to steal
bosque
forest
humo / humeada
smoke / smokey
explicito/a
explicit
nexos x 2
links, connections
presupuesto / estimacion
budget
amigables
friendly
denominado / designado x 2
named, called
peine
comb
testamento
will
a partir de x 2
as a consequence, starting from
uniformado/a
uniformed
meramente x 2
merely, simply
enfrentar
to face
segurar x 2
to insure, to secure
plazo largo
long term
fisicos
physical
mortal
mortal
pelear x 2
to argue, to fight
te parece x 3 words
do you think
multa x 2 words
fine, ticket
insinuar / sugerir / recomendar / mencionar
to imply
reponer
to replenish
inadaptado social x 2 words
socially maladjusted
subio
rose
calumnia
slander
encomienda
entrust
calidad
quality
bolido
stupid
la esponja
sponge
indultar x 2
to pardon, to reprieve
temer x 2
to fear, to be afraid
crimen y drogas x 3 words
crime and drugs
sustenable
sustainable
padecimientos x 2
ailments, sufferings
desprecios
contempt
perimetro
perimeter
violar / raptar
to rape
guay
cool
pregonar
to proclaim
connotar x 2
to connote, to imply
pesquisar
to investigate
armar x 2
to arm, to assemble
desenlace x 2
conclusion, outcome
ligera
light
concientizar / concienciar x 2 words
to raise awareness
prestar x 2
to lend, to loan
rigor / severidad / firmeza / instensidad
rigor
manquinista
machinist
certeramente
certainly
oleada / riada
wave
odioso/a
hateful
pegar
to hit
perjudicar / danar / fastidiar
to harm
era
was
desperdicios
waste
connotado / sugerido
renowned
a traves de, por
through
convertir(se) x 2
to change, to transform oneself
pones x 2 words
you put
apartar
to separate
clave x 2
clue, key
descarado
shameless
salario
salary
oculto/a x 2
hidden, occult
metas
goals
bateria
battery
hielo
ice (ice collecting on airplane)
deslizar x 2
to glide, to slide
tiroteo
shooting
boquete
hole
oriunda de x 2 words
native of
recorrer x 3 words
to go around
mil, miles, millares
thousand, thousands (of people)
poniamos x 4 words
we use to put
habito / costumbre / rutina x 2
habit, custom
encandilarse
to be dazzled
acciones x 3
actions, acts, shares of financial stock
respuestas
answers
desarrollar
to develop
chispa
spark
vacio / disponible / despejado
empty
destacar x 3
to emphasize, to highlight, to stand out
estimar
to respect
redada
raid
colega
colleague
ceder x 2
to give in, to yield
recursos hidraulicos x 3 words
hydraulic (water) resources
repudiable / abominable
abominable
cerradura
lock
entregar x 3
to deliver, to hand over, to turn over
quemar
to burn
amplificar x 4
to amplify, to enlarge, to extend, to magnify
hueco x 2
gap, hole
tornar / retornar
return
recibo / comprobante
receipt
polemica
controversy
percances x 2
accident, mishap
discurso
speech
el caro se averio x 4 words
the car broke down
incertidumbre x 2
doubt, uncertainty
fiscalia x 2
district attorneys office / prosecutor’s office
halar
to pull
culpable / infractor / causante x 2
guilty, offender
rotundamente
roundly
advertir
to warn
divisar x 2
to make out, to sight
viveres / comestibles x 2
provisions, comestibles
deambular
to wander
alabar
to praise
no obstante / sin embargo x 2
however, nevertheless
ambiente
environment
tal vez x 2
maybe, perhaps
huelga, paro (hacer paro)
strike (to strike)
desmontar
to dismantle
perjudicado
injured
savia de drago x 4 words
sap of dragon plant
espantapajaros
scarecrow
decomisar
to seize
reiterar / repetir / reafirmar
to reiterate
mugre
dirt
desde luego
of course
suplir
to supply
socio x3
associate, member, partner
provenir de
to come from
colocar x 2
to place, to locate
el custodio
custodian
recurso
resource
supuesto
supposed
patera / lancha
boat
pusimos x 2 words
we put (past)
soborno
bribery
rehen
hostage
sabiduria
wisdom
justo x 2
fair, just
tarifa x 2
fare, fee
plantear
to raise (issues)
propuesta x 2
offer, proposal
infalible
infallible
auge x 2
boom, peak
destape x 2
open, uncover
pertenencias
belongings
inciendiar / quemar / arder
to burn
los tejidos x 2
fabrics, tissues
el reo
convict
encarecimiento x 2
appreciation, increase in price
viraje x 2
turn, swerve
pagare x 2 words
promissory note
consejar
to advise
duro, duramente x 2
hard, harshly
cifras x 3
figures, numbers, statistics
equivoca / ambiguo x 2
ambiguous
describir
to describe
extranjero
foreign
deber x 3
have to, must, to owe (noun form means a duty)
resentido
resentful
hallados
found
pedagogo x 2
the art of teaching, teacher
vertido x 2
leak, spilled
destilar
to distill
de hecho
in fact
manifestacion
demonstration (protest)
botin
loot
mara x 2
crowd, gang
concurrido/a x 2
busy, crowded
biocombustibles
biofuels
pancarta
banner
recado
message
danar
to damage
misa
mass (church)
contemplar
to contemplate
hallar x 2
to discover, to find
adulterar x 2
to adulterate, to dilute
herramientos x 2
instruments, tools
aparecer x2
to appear, to show up
arriesgadamente
dangerously
despachante
dispatcher
pondremos x 3 words
we will put
vinculos x 3
bond, link, tie
dilucion
dilution
descontento
discontent
padres
parents
comiamos x 2
we used to eat, we were eating
culpar x 2
to blame, to incriminate
paraiso
paradise
irremediable / inapelable
irreparable
realmente
actually
estreno x 2
debut, premiere
presuntos x 2
alleged, so called
suene
sound
suceso / evento / acontecimiento
event
emocionarse x 3 words
to get excited
aprovechar
to take advantage of
desplazado/a
displaced
manoso / astuto x 2
astute, tricky
ultimo
last
pancarta
banner
atajar
to tackle
balazo / disparo / tiro
shot
dar a conocer x 2 words
make known
selva
jungle
concienzudo
conscientious
fiscalia x 2 words
attorney’s office
fiscala x 2
female district attorney/prosector
calce
wedge
ella salio x 2 words
she exited
pelear
to fight
obra x 2 words
construction site
podiamos x 6 words
we use to be able to
pesquisa
investigation
sin embargo (no obstante) x 2
however, nonetheless
ajeno x 2
alien, foreign
resumir x 2
to resume, to summarize
deambular / vagar / callejear / vagabundear
to wander
ajuste
adjustment
nefasto x 2
disastrous, terrible
aporte
input
no obstante x 2
however, nevertheless
complicado
complicated
revuelta
revolt
senal
sign
levemente
lightly
suministrar
to supply
laborioso
laborious
hacer frente a
to face
el saldra x 3 words
he will exit
ayuda x 3
aid, assistance, help
halazgo x 2
to find, discovery
aludir
to allude
norma x 2
policy, rule
vigilar x 3
guard, monitor, watch
fuentes x 2
fountain, source
vigente / actual
current
sucursal
branch
descartar x 2
to discard, to rule out
ocultar
to hide
hallar, encontrar
to find
derrumbe x 2
collapse, landslide
alabador x 2
applauder, praiser
empujar x 2
to push / to shove
deterioro / desgaste x 2
deterioration, wear
hundir
to sink
desviar
to divert
gozar, disfrutar
to enjoy
rabiar
to rage
repercutir
to impact
prevalecer
to prevail
prevalecer / predominar
to prevail
rato
while/bit
el chantaje
blackmail
varon
male
plaza x 2
plaza, square
irremediable / incurable / irreparable / fatal x 4
irremediable / incurable / irreparable / fatal
galopar
to gallop
pauta
pattern
pariente
relative
peiner
to comb
el mango
handle
proveniente x 2 words
coming from
ella pudo x 4 words
she was able to
caber
to fit
gases de efecto invernadero x 2 words
greenhouse gases
aplacar / calmar / tranqulizar / apaciguar
to calm
puesto x3
job, position, post
obrera
worker
tramposa
cheater
autoinmolarse
self immolate
catedratico
professor
beligerante
belligerent
sindicato
union
alguacil x 2
bailiff, sheriff
robar
to steal
en cuanto x 2
as soon as, as far as
infelicidad
unhappiness
deslizamiento x 2
gliding, sliding
sencillo
simple
costo
cost
polvo
dust
meros
mere
urnas
urns
seguro x 2
security, sure
desempeno
performance
sostener
to hold
mazo, martillo x 2
hammer, mallet
inexorable x 2
inexorable, relentless
agolparse x 2
to crowd, to get together
sintonia
tuning
estabamos x 4 words
we used to be
disputa / debate
dispute
el rechazo
rejection
exterminar / extinguir
to exterminate
creativismo
creativity
dureza
hardness
papeletas
ballots
imponente
imposing
herir x 3
to hurt, injure, wound
analysis, analizar x 2
analysis, to analyze
sede x 2
headquarters, seat (of power)
medio ambiente
environment
habia sido
had been
decomiso x 2
confiscated, seize
papilas gustativas
taste buds
lema, consigna x 2
motto, slogan
obrar x 2
to act, to work
aceite
oil
envio
shipment
aprovechar
to take advantage of
farsa
farce
rendimiento
performance
catalogar
catalog
hacer referencia
make reference
cortocircuito
short-circuit
esparcir
to spread
asuntos exteriores
foreign affairs
bomba (bomba de agua)
pump (water pump)
varones
males (young/adolescent)
surgir
to emerge
vigilante
vigilant
compromiso x 2
commitment, engagment
cuchillada, punalada x 2 words
stab wound
desempanar
to unwrap
imputar
to attribute, to impute
menear
to shake
juicio x 2
judgment, trial
aparicion
apparition
omitir
to omit
reivindicar
to claim
periodistico/a
journalistic
el alfabetismo
literacy
estragos
havoc
aportar
to contribute
brindar
to toast, to offer
mostaza
mustard
entrada
entrance
contener
to contain
estime x 2
(self) esteem, estimate
divisar
to spot
incidencia x 2
impact, incidence
recaudar, recaudacion x 3
to collect, collection, income
consejero
advisor
se disparo x 3 words
it was shot
creacion
creation
desconocimiento
ignorance
escogido
chosen
devorar x 2
to consume, to devour
fiscal x 2 words
district attorney (male or female) / prosecutor
medios
media
difundir
to spread
canjear x 2
to exchange, to redeem
lejos
far
pez
fish
la adscripcion x 2
ascription, nomination
trifulca
brawl
desvelar x 2
to reveal, to keep awake
escondite x 2 words
hiding place
complacido x 2
indulge, pleased
olvidar
to forget
azotea
roof
general
General (rank)
ciego
blind
boscoso
wooded
peatones
pedestrians
ajustado
tight
elogiar x2
to eulogize, to praise
decomisar
to seize
catedra x 2
chair, professorship
precio del mercado
market price
tal
such
bienes x 2
estate, goods
bombas de racimo / bombas de dispersion x 2 words
cluster bombs
acomodado x 2
accomodated, well-off
mortificar x 2
to mortify, to spite
anciano(a) / viejo / maduro
elderly, old
agradecer x 2
to appreciate, to thank
convalidar x 2
to accept, to validate
impuesto
tax
derribar x 2
to bring down, to overthrow
raiz de jengibre x 2 words
ginger root
dirigirse
address
renegar x 2
to complain, to grumble
estuvimos x 2 words
we were
cual a sido x 3 words
which has been
ganada a pulso
hard-earned
inocente
innocent
inversion
investment
contemplar
to contemplate
alcaldia
mayor’s office
avance x 2
advance, progress
anadir x 2
to add, to exaggerate
recalcar
to emphasize
abordar
to tackle
herramienta x 2
instrument, tool
llevar a cabo
to carry out
bondades / amabilidades
kindness
castigo, pena
punishment
celos / envidia
jealousy
turbulento/a
turbulent
jubilado (pensionado)
retired
vigilancia / cuidado / supervision
vigilance
desfachatez x 2
having nerve / being cheeky
mendigar
to beg
fijo (trabajo fijo)
fixed (job security)
chamarra
jacket
vagon
train car
porvenir / futuro / manana / posteridad
future
residencia
residency
emanar / emitir / irradiar / exhalar / lanzar
to emanate
desapercibida x 2
unnoticed, unseen
el analfabetismo
illiteracy
apasionar x 2
to be passionate about, to inspire
inferir
to infer
desplomar x 2
to collapse, to fall down
ajeno / impropio
unaffiliated
prevenir
to prevent
desaparecido
disappeared
explicar
to explain
inusitado
unusual
aviso
notice, warning
declaraciones
declarations
estipular x 2
to stipulate
precipitacion
precipitation
charco de sangre x 3 words
pool of blood
vestido de boda x 2 words
wedding dress
apunalar
to stab
estoy yendo a comer x 5 words
I am going to eat
aumento
increase
raices
roots
veraz x 4
real, proof, truth, verified
requisitos
requirements
perjudicar
to victimize
restrieguese, restregarse x 2
to scrub oneself, to rub
solicitar / pedir / requerir
to request
tributo
tax
susceptible / vulnerable / sensible
vulnerable
superar x 2
to overcome, to surpass
escasamente
barely
bienestar
well-being
contaminacion ambiental x 2 words
environmental pollution
exterminio / destruccion / aniquilacion
extinction
rechazar/rechazo x 3
to reject, rejection, to refuse
fugaz x 2
brief, fleeting
alambre
wire
sacudir, menear
to shake
reducir
to reduce
tornar / transformar / convertir
to turn into
calentamiento global x 2 words
global warming
cuaderno, libreta
notebook
detener / arrestar / capturar
to detain
fabricas
factories
paracaidista
parachutist
resentimiento
resentment
aun
even, still
Producto Interno Bruto
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
polemico/a
controversial
escasa
limited
delitos
crimes
promulgar / difundir / divulgar
enact
fiel
faithful
cundir
to spread
lograr
to achieve
paradero
whereabouts
el recluso
inmate
cantidad
quantity
morder
to bite
temeroso/a
afraid
aprendiz
apprentice
desaparecidos x words
missing people
vinculo, lazo, nexo
links
rechazar
to reject
fomentar / promover / impulsar
to encourage
manoso
picky
se ha acordado x 5 words
it has been agreed with
desafio
challenge
flagrante / ciaro / evidente / obvio x 2
glaring, obvious
acuerdo
agreement
a su vez x 2 words
in turn
colocar / poner / situar
to place
rendimiento / productividad
performance
el pleno
in full
medicos x 2 words
medical doctors
estallar / explotar / denotar / reventar
to burst
vigilancia / atencion / cuidado / supervision
vigilance
riñon
kidney
propiciar x 2
to foster, to promote
apunar
to stab
gerente
manager
tu sales x 2 words
you exit
ella ponia x 4 words
she used to put
logro
achievement
delito / transgresion / crimen
crimes, felony
fuero
jurisdiction
manifestar x 3
to demonstrate (to protest), to say, to state
aguas residuales x 2 words
waste water
endurecer x 2
to harden / to toughen
haber de
has to
impostergable x 3
cannot be postponed, cannot be put off, urgent
estar del lado de x 2
to be with, (to the side of)
parar(se) x 2
to stand (up), to stop
minado
scattered
emanar / derivar / provenir
come from
a pesar de x 3 words
in spite of
manta
blanket
fuerza de choque x 3 words
riot control police
esqueleto
skeleton
indices / indicador
rate
rociar x 3
to scatter, to spray, to sprinkle
amante
lover
vinculo, vincular, vinculado(a) x 5 words
link, connection/connection, to link, linkedin, connected
brusco x 2
abrupt, rude
debatir
to debate
lavado de dinero x 2 words
money laundering
barriada x 2
poor area, slum
asegura x 3
to assure, to insure, to secure
canino x 3
path, road, route
alumbrar
to illuminate
baile
dance
decenios / decada
decades
conviviente
partner
milla, millas x 2
mile, miles
aumentar x 2
to increase, to raise
raer
to scratch
zanja
trench, ditch
diputado
representative
percibir
to perceive
alfiler
pin
ocuparse de x 4 words
to take responsibility for
la heredera
heiress
hincapie x 3
emphasis, highlight, stress
comportamiento
behavior
biocombustible
biofuel
amenaza / intimidacion / advertencia
threat
cautiva / atraida
captivate
acoger
to receive
sugerir
suggest
sostener/sostenidos x 3
steady, to sustain, sustained
enforcar
to focus
raiz
root
cadena perpetua x 2
life imprisonment, penal servitude for life
fusibles
fuse
anteponer
to put before
fallecer, fallecido x 2
to die, has died
a la larga x 4 words
in the long run
probar x 3
to taste, to try (on clothes), to test
salvaguardar / proteger x 2
to safeguard, protect
rincon
corner
pena de muerte x 2 words
death penalty
carta
letter
demora
delay
silvestre
wild
estabamos yendo a comer x 5 words
we are going to eat
pileta x 2 words
swimming pool
torcer / doblar
twist
plebescito x 2
call, vote law
bodega x 2
store, warehouse
ley
law
logro
achievement
remediar
to remedy
basura
trash
herir
to wound
procurar / intentar / tratar / pretender / facilitar
to try
cortometraje x 2 words
short film
agraviada / ultrajada / humiliada
offended
podriamos comer x 3 words
we could eat
incautar x 2
to confiscate, to seize
ventaja
advantage
pandilla
gang
artesanias
handicrafts
arqueologia
archeology
la parabrisas
windshield
justicia
justicej
semejantes / parecido / similar / afin / equivalente
similar
industriales
industrial
arreglar x 2
to arrange, to fix
alentar, fomentar
to encourage
agraviar / ofender / danar
to offend
apresar
to catch
ordenador
computer
pleito
fight
superar / vencer
to overcome
cargar
to carry
la rabia
rage
etorno natural x 2 words
natural environment
ambiental
environmental
rayos solares x 2 words
sun rays
promixa x 4
close, coming, near, next
no cabe duda x 4 words
there is no doubt
nutricion x 2
food, nutrition
contribuyente
contributor
reparar, arreglar x 2
to repair, to fix
disponible
available
acoger x 3
to receive, to take in, to welcome
enclave / territorio / region
settlement
por to tanto
therefore
lanzamiento
launching
entregar x words
to hand over
alentar x 2
to cheer up, to encourage
sitios
sites
someterse / entregarse
undergo
tales como
such as
sabio
wise
la paliza
beating
encomendar / delegar / encargar
to entrust
estabamos comiendo x 3 words
we are eating
recoger x 2
to collect, to gather
humos x 2
fumes, smoke
retorcer
to twist
conducir
drive
culpable
guilty
hiriente
hurtful
hemorragia
hemorrage
veridico/a
truthful
la herida
wound
amotinarse
to mutiny
aguinaldo
Christmas gifts/bonus
despedazar
to tear up
billete (boleto)
ticket
dotacion
endowment
omitir / excluir / suprimir
to omit
el podra x 5 words
he will be able to
embaucar x 3
to deceive, to dupe, to fool
perjudicar x 2
to damage, to harm
larguirucho x 2
lanky, gangling
inequitativo / desigual
unequal
epitetos / apelativo / apodo / sobrenombre x 2
epithet, nickname
pauta / ejemplo / patron
to omit
nefasto
disastrous
ajenas x 2
scarce/hardly
confinado/a
confined
sin embargo x 2
however, nevertheless
desconectar, desenchufar
to unplug
boquete / agujero / abertura / orificio
opening
incendio / fuego / quema
fire
avance
advance
llantas
tires
lealtad / fidelidad
loyalty
beligerante / combatiente
hostile
gozar
to enjoy oneself
capo x 3
bigwig, boss, druglord
senda
path
tramite gestion / diligencia
process
allegados / emparentado
related
repentinamente
suddenly
prevaricar x 2
to change sides, to fail in
cifras
digits, numbers
equilibrado
balanced
inasequible
unaffordable
danos x 3
damage, hurt, pain
sindicato, gremio x 2
labor union (sindicalista), syndicate
a lo mejor
maybe, perhaps
antojo
whim, craving
chantaje
blackmail
amenaza
threat
auxilio x 3
aid, assistance, help
causa x 2
case (judicial), cause
programados
programmed
irreal
unreal
alimentos
food supplies
cualidad
quality (descriptive quality)
senalar / apuntar / mostrar
to point out
canasta familial
family food bill
exportaciones
exports
recompensa
reward
escala x 2
layover/stopover, scale
celulas de martires
martyr cells
desarrollo
development
mero / puro / simple / solo / unico / exclusivo
pure
exilio
exile
logro
achievement
evacuado/a x 2
evacuated, evicted
asomarse x 2
to look / to check
expoliar
to plunder
carbon x 2
charcoal, coal
yute x 2
jute, textile fiber
alcanzar
to reach
quizas x 2
maybe, perhaps
el escurridor
squeegee
exito
success
deuda
debt
sobreseida
dismissed (court case)
usuarios
users, clients
amonestar x 3
to admonish, to caution, to reprimand
rumba
to party
otra vez
again
el respalso
support
deterioro x 2
damage, deterioration
remesas de dinero x 2
remittance, shipments
espantar
to frighten
fumar
to smoke
enganar x 4
to cheat (negative connotation), to deceive, to take advantage of, to trick
golpe de estado / golpe militar
coup d’etat
imputar
to accuse
marcha atras
reverse
gremio
union
subsanar
to recifiy
menester
to need
percance / incidente / contratiempo
mishap
culpable
guilty
ceder / transferir / dar
to yield
se dedican x 3 words
they dedicate themselves
comemos
we eat
desvalida
helpless
plantear x 3
to propose, to set out, to suggest
hallazgo / descubrimiento
discovery
equivoca / confuso / dudoso / sospechoso
misunderstanding
nipon
Japanese
amarrar
to tie
a consequencia de x 2 words
due to
intercambiar
to exchange
robo
robbery
sendero modosa x 4 words
Shining Path guerilla group
maleta
luggage
extrana
rare, strange, weird
pateras
dinghy
convenio / acuerdo / pacto / tratado
agreement
jubilarse (pensionarse)
to retire
enduedar
to push into debt
sostenible/sustentable x 3
sustainable, to uphold, environmentally friendly
subrayar / acentuar / resaltar x 2
to underline, to emphasize
viraje / vuelta / giro
turn
docena
dozen
aula
classroom
ambos
both
convertirse
to become
he aqui
behold
mientras
while
allanar
to flatten
maquinista x 2
train engineer, engine driver
alusivo / relacionado / pertinente
referring to
lujo x 2
comfort, luxury
la derrota
defeat
cauto/a
cautious
celos
jealousy
sino
but, except
comimos
we ate
inadvertido x 2
unnoticed, unseen
exigir
to demand
recluir/recluso x 2
to imprison, to prisoner
escacez / carencia / insuficiencia
shortage
sequito
entourage
saneamiento x 2
clean up, sanitation
convocar x2
to call together, to summon
inmobiliariio
real estate
pacto x 2
pact, treaty
calana x 2
ilk (kind of person), kind, sort (usually negative connotation)
materia / asunto
subject
planeta tierra x 2 words
Planet Earth
rehen / prisionero / detenido / cautivo
hostage
cautivar / encantar / atraer x 2
captivate, enchant
medir
to measure
aborotado/a x 3
restless, rowdy, turbulent
agravamiento
aggravation
oceano
ocean
alternativamente
alternatively
conducente a
conducive to
el acontecimiento
event
adelgazar
to lose weight
jurado
jury
encarecer x 4 words
to make more expensive
combustibles fosiles x 2 words
fossil fuels
la tara
defect
insto
urged
acontecimiento x 2
event, happening
el compromiso
commitment
pernoctar
to stay overnight
pusiste x 2 words
you put (past)
proveer
to supply
semejantes
similar
peña
rock/cliff
ingresar x 2
to enter, to join
palmos
small span
varon
male (young/adolescent)
cobarde
coward
perjudicados
victims
aumentar
to increase
socorro x 3
assistance, help, relief
rescate x 2
ransom, rescue
imponer
to impose
contrarestar
to counter
desquitar / vengarse
get even
fusilar x 5 words
to execute by firing squad
rendimiento x 3
efficiency, performance, yield
tardio / demoroso
late
agravar x3 words
to make worse
desecho x 3
refuse, scrap, waste
adversario
adversary
deforestacion
deforestation
procedente x 2
coming from
el papel higienico x 2
toilet paper
atender / encargarse de / preocuparse
to care
trenzando
braiding
deteriorado/a
deteriorated
acomodar x 3
to accomodate, to arrange, to fit
governador
governor
cotejar x words
to compare with
sumar
to add
cientifico ambiental x 2 words
environmental scientist
rostros x 2
faces, features
peligro de extincion / desaparicion
endangered
contrariamente
contrarily
desastroso
disasterous
adivinar
to guess
paradero
whereabouts
vislumbre / reflejo / resplandor / brillo
glimmer
a pesar de / pese a que x 3 words
in spite of
el pone
he put
discrecional / opcional
discretionary
prueba x 4
to probe, to proof, to quiz, to test
sandez x 2 words
silly thing
homologar / verificar / convalidar
to approve
leal
loyal
Asia
Asia
ni siquiera
not even
falla, pena x 3
sentence (court), failure, to fail
hacia
towards
agravio / injuria / ofensa / humillacion
offense
sospechoso / dudoso / misterioso
suspect
encaminarse x 3 words
to get on track
salvaje x 2
savage, wild
pronostico
forecast
el rehen
hostage
proveniente 3 words
coming from
salimos x 2 words
we exited
acogerse x 2
to embrace, to welcome
superiviente (sobreviviente)
survivor
categoria
category
debajo
under
gratificante
rewarding
busqueda
search
aventurarse x 2
to risk, to adventure
velar x 3
to stay awake, to guard, to watch over
comenzar x 2
to start, to begin
beca
grant
el sale x 2 words
he exits
seguro
insurance
exigencia / peticion / demanda
demand
el rumbo
the course
podremos x 5 words
we will be able to
actual
current
ramas
branches
rendir una prueba x 3
take a test
reclamo / queja
claim
facasar
to fail
cacique
chief
mendigo
beggar
pandilla / banda
gang
real/realmente x 2
actual, actually
castigo x 3
penalty, punishment, sanction
sobrevivir x 3
to survive, to outlast, to overcome
maleta, equipaje
luggage
cementerio
cemetery
someterse
to submit
fractura
invoice
segun (de acuerdo con) x 2 words
according to
vislumbre
glimpse
pondras x 3 words
you will put
realizar x 3
to achieve (one’s dreams), to do, to make
acudir
to come up/go
siempre a punto x 2
“to always be available,” “to always be ready”
tramites
processes
programa
program (masculine)
inesperado / imprevisto / subito
unexpected
empujar
to push
prestaciones x 23
social security benefits
sucede, suceder x 2
to happen, to succeed
sendero, senda x 3
path, route, trial
escasamente / problemente
scarcely
cualquier
any
rehusarse / negarse
to refuse
aislado/a
isolated
comedido
restrained
divisa x 2
currency, transactions in a foreign currency
aunque / a pesar de x 2
even though, although
UNESCO x 7 words
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
aplacar / tranquilizar / calmar / suavizar / mitiga
to soothe
portavoz, vocero
spokesperson
desajustar x 2
to disturb / knock out of place
conmovedor x 2
moving, touching
despilfarro
waste
aumento
increase
contrabando
smuggling
el rescate
ransom
extensa
extensive
amenazar
to threaten
maleton
big luggage
conjugar x 2
to conjugate, to combine
llevar a cabo x 2
to carry out, to carry through
vigente / actual / valido / eficaz
current
ampararse x 2
to cover, to seek shelter
el homenaje
tribute
escolarizar x 4 words
to provide schooling for
alistarse
to enlist (in the military)
jubilar
to retire
formacion
education
brincar x 2
to jump, to skip
deshacer x 3
to undo, to break, to destroy
lema x 2
motto, slogan
decada
decade (10 years)
aumento de sueldo x 2 words
salary increase
virulencia / vehemencia
bitterness
esquina
corner
fuente / origen x 2
source, origin
fallecido / cadaver / difunto / muerto
deceased
cumbre / conferencia de mandatorios
summit
aduana
customs
en boga / auge / actualidad
on trend
apostar, apostados
to post (posted)
gesto
gesture
cambio climatico x 2 words
climate change
iluminar x 2
to brighten, to cheer up
desgracia x 2
disgrace, misfortune
el disturbio
the riot
impositiva
tax office
respaldar
to support
en su punto x 3
at its peak, at its point, as good as it gets
pudiste x 4 words
you were able to
revelar
to reveal
enterrados
buried
gestionar
to manage
virulanta x 2
bitter hostility / rancor
paracaidas
parachute
reprimir x 2
to restrain, to suppress
cadena
chain
ninez
childhood
carpas
tents
refacciones x 2
repairs, replacement parts
impositivo
imposing
vista
sight
supuestamente
supposedly
sobrecargarse
to overload
toparse con
to bump into
racha
gust
ajustar x 3
to adapt, to adjust, to tighten
rendir x 4
to perform, to produce, to surrender, to yield
trifulca / alboroto
commotion
alquilar
to rent
deberes x 3
one’s duties, homework, schoolwork
liquidez
liquidity
el amanecer x 2
dawn
imputaban
impute
respaldo x 2
to back up, to support
domicilio x 2
home address, legal residence
estallar
to break out
desempeno / rendimiento
performance
baterista
drummer
huellas
fingerprints
aleatorio / al azar / fortuito
random
desplazarse x 2
commute, travel
pregonar
proclaim
olvidar
to forget
suprimir
to delete, to remove
excluir
to exclude
incriminar
to incriminate
acusar
to accuse
empunar
to wield
sujetar
to hold
apretar
to squeeze
mandar
to send
trampa
trap
engano
deception
mentira
lie
clasificar
classify
ordenar
order
dispersar
to dispel, to disperse
propagar
to propagate, to spread
difundir
to spread
repercutir
repercutir
vestigio
vestige
pista
clue
arduo
hard
agotador
exhausting
trabajadoro
worker
sobresalir
excel, protrude
fondos
funds
propiedad
property
capital
capital
patrimonio
heritage, patrimony
alboroto
riot
monte
mountain, bush
encargo
charge
arder
to burn
timbre
bell, ring
reflejo
reflection
resplander
glow
brillo
glow
piquetero
picketer
deslumbramiento
glare
acabar de + infinitive
to just (have done something)
acercarse
to get closer
acontecimiento
event, happening
a largo plazo/a corto plazo
long term and short term
alejarse
to move away from
alimiento
food
amenzar
to threaten, to menace
a partir de
starting from
aprobar
to approve
a pesar de
in spite of, despite
aumentar
increase
aunque
although
brindarse
to offer
castigar
to castigate, to punish
cifras
figures, numbers
clave
key
comicios
elections
crecimiento
growth, increase
culpable (la culpa)
guilty (guilt)
cumplir
to fulfill, to carry out
debido a
due to
dejar de (+infinative)
to stop (doing something)
delito
crime, offense
delitos de lesa humanidad
crimes against humanity
desafio/reto
challenge
desarollar
to develop
desventaja
disadvantage, drawback
disponsible
free, available
dudar
to doubt
enlace
link
escasez
lack, scarcity, shortage
evitar
to avoid
exigir
to demand, to require
fomentar
to encourage
fracaso
failure
golpe de estado
coup d’etat
hallar
to discover, to find, to locate
hay que + infinitive
one must
herido
injured
indultar
pardon
inversiones
investments, holdings
invertir
to invest
inovolucrar
to involve
juez/jueza
judge
lograr
to achieve, to manage (to)
mandatario
governor or political head
medidas
measures
mejorar
to improve, make better
merecer
to deserve, to merit
mostrar
to show
negar
deny, refuse
nivel
level
otorgar
to grant, to award
padecer
to suffer, to endure
paso
step
pese a
in spite of, despite
preocuparse
to be worried
rechazar
to reject
rehenes
hostages
riesgo
risk
secuestrar
to kidnap
segun
according to, depending on
soborno/sobornar
a bribe, to bribe
sufrir
to suffer
superar
to surpass
tener en cuenta
to take into account
tener exito
to succeed, to be successful
testigo
witness
tras
after
ubicar, ubicacion
locate, location
ventaja
advantage, benefit
vincular
to link, to connect
aguda
acute
alambre
wire, cable
anexar
to attach
aparicion
appearance
aportaron
to contribute
apricion
appearance
arraigada
rooted
atadas
tied
brote
outbreak
dentadura
dentures
desarraigo
uprooting
desarticulando
dismantling
descartar
to discard
desembarco
landing
despedio
farewell
deuda
debt
disminuir
decrease
emancipacion
emancipation
emprendio
entrepreneurship, launched
erroneamente
erroneously
esclavista
slaver
esparcidas
spread out, scattered
expropiacion
expropriation
implantaron
implemented
incierto
uncertain
ineditas
unpublished
introducidos
introduced
logias
lodges
me atrevo
bring oneself
periferias
periphery
peruadirme
to be persuaded
poblar
to populate
produjeron
they produced
promovio
advocated
propagandose
spreading
regido
ruled
reinvindicado
vindicated
remueve
to stir
repartieron
distributed
resistieron
resisted
revalorizar
revalue
se estruturo
was structured
se fundaron
were founded
se impuso
it convinced
sometidos
subjected tos
subita
sudden
sudor
perspiration, sweat
constrar (no me consta)
to state (I don’t know)
crematistico (interes pecuniario de un negocio)
chrematistic (of, or relating to, or occupied in the gaining of wealth)
abarcar
to encompass, to include
abeja
bee
aclarar
to clarify
acaparar
to hoard
alharaca
fuss
anteojeras
blinders
blandenque
weak, soft
cabestro
halter
caber
to go or fit into
campanilla
small belt
castigador
punitive
chiribita
spark
cisar
to soil
el ciego
blind man
clavado
nailed
colar
to strain
colgado
hanging
colmar
to fill
comilona
blow-out
comulgar
to receive / take communion
cortes
polite
la coz
kick
descabezar
to behead
defraudar
to defend
despotricar
to rant/to rave
embozo
turndown
enterrar
to bury
enchufillo
cushy job
erizado
bristly
estribo
stirrup
fusilar
to execute by firing squad
ganacia
gain, profit
gozo
enjoyment, pleasure
herniarse
to rupture
aclaracion
clarification
empresa
company
espuma de polietileno
polyethylene foam
hipotalamo
hypothalamus; controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity
gula
gluttony
perecer
to die, to perish
perrada
dirty trick
petate
baggage
pesquis
research
piropo
compliment
destacar
highlight
el emision, broadcast
broadcast
acero
steel
adviritieron
warned
agradecemos
appreciate
antecedentes penales
criminal record
aranceles
tariffs
comportamiento
partisan
difundidas
broadcast
fallecido repentinamente
died suddenly
fiscalia
prosecutor
hallada
found
impepinable
certain, for fure
imputado
accused, charged
logro
achievement, managed
partidario
supporter
piedra
stone
pifiar
to blunder, to goof
pobreza
poverty
punalada
dagger, stab, thrust
quicio
door hinge
abuela
grandmother
cunada
sister-in-law
hijastro
stepchild
huerfano
orphan
madastra
stepmother
nieta
granddaughter
padastro
stepfather
viuda
widow
yerno
son-in-law
acude
come
ademas
in addition
agredido
assaulted
alcance
reach, scope
alejado
estrange, move away
aprecia
appreciates
aumentada
augmented, enhance
calculadora
calculator
comprometer
compromise
contienda x 2
contest, strife
decada
decade
desafio
challenge
declaracion
declaration, statement
destacamos
highlight
diversas
diverse
ensayos
trials
escandalo
scandal
estrafalarias
bizarre
estremecedora
shocking
garantias
guarantees
giro
order, turn, twirl
grabaciones
recording
parecia
seemed
permanecer
remain
plazo
term, time limit
prenza
press
reclusion
confinement
revelar
reveal
sacudida
shaken
teorias conspirativas
conspiracy theories
traves
through
arrepentirle
regret
asambleistas
assemlymen
asombrosa
amazing, breathtaking
cesaron
ceased
comparecido
appear
la destitucion
dismissal
escenificado
staged
funcionarios
officials
arrepentirle
regret
asambleistas
assemblymen
asombrosa
amazing, breathtaking
cesaron
ceased
comparecido
appear
la destitucion
dismissal
escenificado
staged
funcionarios
officials
inciar
start
juicio politico
political trial
lucia
looked
oculto
hidden
persiguieron
persecuted
polemica
controversial
profugo
fugitive
recorrido
overhaul
redadas
raids
regentar
to run, to manage
repentinamente
suddenly
retenidos
held
retrato
portrait
revientapisos
floorbuster
riesgo
danger, hazard, risk
rozar
to touch
sarna
series
supuestos
assumptions
el susto
fright
teclear
to manage
tirria
dislike, grudge
tortazo
clout
vegetar
to grow
venda
bandage
veguenza
shame
vinculo
link
volcar
knock over
yacija
rough bed
yerto
stiff
artilugio x 3
contraption, gadget, doodad
alquilar, arrendar
to rent
departamanto
apartment
fijate x 2
imagine, look
custodio x 2
guardian, prison guard
reos x 2
convicts, inmates
lesionados
injured
protagonizarse
to star
disturbios
unrest
dichas
said
instalaciones
installations
reclusos
inmates
amotinaron
rioted
efectuar
make
disparos
shots
brindar
offer
requisa
requisition
decomisar x 2
confiscate, seize
cultura juridica
legal culture
toreros
bullfighters
enmarcados
framed
homenaje x 2
homage, tribute
caudillismo
warlordism
despedazando x 2
shred, tear
atemperandonos
tempering
reunen
gather
antiguo
ancient
truco
trick
assume
take (over)
la mara x 2
gang, mob
impedir
prevent
se encandile
be dazzled
bienes
goods
pensamiento alterno
alternative thinking
delito
crime
