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to tighten/make closer.
estrechar
to go beyond/cross over.
traspasar
copper
cobre
imaginary
imaginario
brutal/savage.
brutal
dispersed/spread out.
disperso
naive/ingenuous.
ingenuo
annual/yearly.
anual
intuition
intuición
invention/contrivance.
invención
as well/also/moreover.
asimismo
vein
vena
brake
freno
costly/expensive.
costoso
full/overcrowded.
repleto
to complete/carry out/commit (crime).
consumar
to assault.
asaltar
interruption
interrupción
sentence (in prison)/penalty.
condena
innocence
inocencia
relief
relieve
similarity/likeness.
semejanza
summit/top.
cumbre
daily
diariamente
climax/rim/height.
colmo
amazing
asombroso
administrator/manager.
administrador
to repent/regret.
arrepentir
decree/order.
decreto
demanding/urgent.
exigente
irony
ironía
to congratulate.
felicitar
sign/mark/seal.
seña
ritual/rite.
ritual
appropriate/fit/able.
apto
uncertain
incierto
thick/dense/stiff.
espeso
to be present at/witness.
presenciar
desk/bureau.
escritorio
request/application.
solicitud
eve
víspera
insect
insecto
ridicule
ridículo
to knock down/demolish.
derrumbar
rage/wrath.
ira
ash
ceniza
passionate
apasionado
nun
monja
abstract
abstracto
birth/labour/delivery.
parto
creative
creativo
authoritarian
autoritario
excessively
excesivamente
circuit/circumference/track.
circuito
underground
subterráneo
sheep/ewe.
oveja
landlady/owner (f).
dueña
to damage.
dañar
position/location.
ubicación
ferocious/fierce.
feroz
ranch
hacienda
antiquity/seniority.
antigüedad
fist/handle/cuff.
puño
excuse
excusa
to amaze/astound.
asombrar
plot/theme.
trama
systematic
sistemático
including/even/inclusive.
inclusive
alteration/change.
alteración
utmost/highest.
sumo
efficient
eficiente
invisible
invisible
accusation/charge.
acusación
sincerely
sinceramente
salvation/rescue.
salvación
rebel
rebelde
founder
fundador
to oscillate.
oscilar
privileged
privilegiado
to recover/regain.
recobrar
original (n).
original
machinery
maquinaria
dominant/prevailing.
dominante
to empty/pour out.
vaciar
torture
tortura
human (n).
humano
insistence/persistence.
insistencia
to bite.
morder
to trap/catch.
atrapar
lukewarm
tibio
to dawn/get light.
amanecer
suspicious
sospechoso
nephew
sobrino
to recite.
recitar
to explore.
explorar
fabulous/fantastic.
fabuloso
to embark/load.
embarcar
to wait for/await.
aguardar
note/annotation/outline/sketch.
apunte
ancestor
antepasado
beforehand/in advance.
antemano
to give birth.
parir
to take shelter/give refuge.
refugiar
armchair/seat.
sillón
heavy/dense/thick.
denso
collective/group.
colectivo
diet
dieta
lieutenant/deputy mayor.
teniente
pole/polo/polo shirt.
polo
to verify.
verificar
agricultural/farming.
agrícola
abyss/large gap.
abismo
cotton
algodón
flour
harina
accuracy
exactitud
to extinguish/put out.
extinguir
benefit/use.
provecho
monthly
mensual
to please.
agradar
excel/out perform.
sobrepasar
prudence/moderation.
prudencia
insult
insulto
to narrate/tell.
narrar
flow/tide/discharge.
flujo
needle/spire/stylus.
aguja
approach/plan/proposal/exposition.
planteamiento
simultaneously
simultáneamente
to flower/bloom/flourish.
florecer
clumsy/awkward/slow.
torpe
curtain/screen.
cortina
to lead to/result in/bring up/entail.
acarrear
smooth/flat/straight.
liso
scared/frightened.
asustado
to deepen/analyse in depth.
profundizar
to wager/bet.
apostar
favourable/appropriate/suitable.
propicio
reproduction
reproducción
expansion/spreading.
expansión
threshold/outset.
umbral
allusion/hint.
alusión
decline/descent/lowering.
descenso
to classify/sort/file.
clasificar
to trim/cut off/clip.
recortar
aforementioned/said.
dicho
ambiguous
ambiguo
ocean
océano
proposal/proposition.
proposición
absurdity/nonsense.
absurdo
(transportation) stop.
parada
charming
encantador
to slide/glide/slip.
deslizar
to stretch/strain.
estirar
respectful
respetuoso
African
africano
headline/holder.
titular
calendar
calendario
participant in a dialog.
interlocutor
to abuse.
abusar
to complement/supplement.
complementar
disgust/annoyance.
disgusto
conservation
conservación
to revive.
revivir
production
elaboración
to move/affect.
conmover
mail/post (office).
correo
circus
circo
adversary
adversario
covering/top/lid.
cubierta
anniversary
aniversario
strip/stripe/fringe.
franja
to chat/talk.
charlar
(baptismal) font/battery/heap.
pila
thin/frail.
flaco
biological
biológico
to be equivalent/tantamount (to).
equivaler
to foster/promote/encourage.
fomentar
rubber
goma
enormously
enormemente
width
ancho
emotional
emocional
diplomatic
diplomático
grape
uva
ethics
ética
inscription/registration.
inscripción
progressive
progresivo
to renew/resume.
reanudar
acquisition
adquisición
to move/change.
mudar
glorious
glorioso
feeling
sentir
Turkish
turco
to do without.
prescindir
resignation/renunciation.
renuncia
loan/borrowing.
préstamo
populated
poblado
to kiss.
besar
printed
impreso
dedication/devotion.
dedicación
institute
instituto
dove
paloma
to stand out/highlight.
resaltar
devotion
devoción
inverse/opposite.
inverso
to exchange.
intercambiar
to console.
consolar
to decompose/break down.
descomponer
to focus.
enfocar
thorn/spine.
espina
approval/consent.
aprobación
front of a building.
fachada
functional
funcional
juice
jugo
to betray.
traicionar
disciple
discípulo
colonel
coronel
organic
orgánico
modification/alteration.
modificación
accumulation
acumulación
comparable
comparable
maintenance/sustenance.
mantenimiento
marginal/minor.
marginal
brown/dark/dim.
pardo
head/top/header/headboard (bed).
cabecera
revelation
revelación
peseta (money).
peseta
cradle/birth/lineage.
cuna
spread/hung/laid (out).
tendido
horizontal
horizontal
acid
ácido
inability/incompetence.
incapacidad
village/town.
villa
(river) bed/couch.
lecho
rent/rental/hire.
alquiler
to contrast.
contrastar
editing/wording/essay.
redacción
index card/chip/token.
ficha
painful/laborious.
penoso
insecurity
inseguridad
comma (f)/coma (m).
coma
to clear up/unwrap.
desenvolver
agriculture/farming.
agricultura
ease/spontaneity.
naturalidad
serenity/calm.
serenidad
preferred/favourite.
preferido
gun/pistol.
pistola
to question/interrogate.
interrogar
insignificant
insignificante
to subsist/survive.
subsistir
deputy/member.
diputado
literally
literalmente
grief/affliction/mourning/duel.
duelo
to stir/mix/scramble.
revolver
frequently/often.
frecuentemente
to return/give back/go back.
retornar
commander/commanding officer.
comandante
imprisoned/confined.
preso
opera
opera
reply/response/answer/copy.
réplica
strongly
fuertemente
global/overall.
global
to rent/hire.
alquilar
pulse/pulsation.
pulso
to lie/be situated.
radicar
exploitation/cultivation.
explotación
beast/brute.
bestia
to make wet/dampen.
mojar
hug/embrace.
abrazo
assault/robbery.
asalto
rest/peace.
reposo
sheet (of metal).
lámina
pasta/dough.
pasta
to knock down/overthrow.
derribar
oral
oral
polemics/argument.
polémica
partial/biased.
parcial
chocolate
chocolate
generosity
generosidad
mass/massive.
masivo
to stand out/excel.
sobresalir
realism
realismo
to seep/filter.
filtrar
deserted/desolate.
desierto
agreement/accord.
acorde
suggestion
sugerencia
birthday
cumpleaños
round
ronda
to mobilize.
movilizar
chapel
capilla
completely/entirely.
enteramente
to call upon/appeal to.
apelar
record/document/file/dossier/proceedings.
expediente
tolerance
tolerancia
to fill with enthusiasm/excite.
entusiasmar
educational
educativo
soup
sopa
rival
rival
tenderness
ternura
variant/difference.
variante
to sew.
coser
mould/cast/pattern.
molde
in force/valid.
vigente
ghost/spectre/spectrum.
espectro
healthy/wholesome.
saludable
clipping/cutting/trimming.
recorte
regulations/rules.
reglamento
tight/jammed.
apretado
vitality/health.
vitalidad
carefully
cuidadosamente
adaptation
adaptación
label/etiquette.
etiqueta
obviously
obviamente
city wall.
muralla
missing
desaparecido
repression
represión
reduction
reducción
spread/diffusion.
difusión
dreadful/awful.
pésimo
job/order/errand.
encargo
to mature/ripen.
madurar
to have lunch.
almorzar
West
oeste
to lodge/harbour.
albergar
to please/satisfy.
complacer
fisherman
pescador
diagnosis
diagnóstico
(city) block.
cuadra
to remove.
remover
to sin.
pecar
rein/restraint.
rienda
cruelty/harshness.
crueldad
to happen/come about.
acontecer
urge/impulse/longing/anxiety.
ansia
cupola/dome.
cúpula
to overflow/spill over.
desbordar
flame/llama.
llama
to allege/claim/plead/argue.
alegar
vegetation
vegetación
motto/slogan/catchphrase.
lema
to front/confront.
encarar
boat/container.
bote
solar
solar
inevitably
inevitablemente
perfume
perfume
headquarters
central
selfish
egoísta
belonging/membership/property.
pertenencia
exotic
exótico
to calm down.
tranquilizar
cottage
casita
to emigrate.
emigrar
alliance
alianza
physically
físicamente
fascinating
fascinante
rough/coarse/harsh.
áspero
to throw away/discard.
desechar
mouse/rat.
ratón
deed/heroic feat.
hazaña
hardness/toughness.
dureza
(bed) sheet.
sábana
checking/revision.
revisión
retreat/withdrawal.
retirada
basically
básicamente
aroma
aroma
optimism
optimismo
mate (beverage).
mate
luxurious
lujoso
event
evento
physicist
físico
to use for the first time/debut.
estrenar
grass/pasture.
pasto
hostile/unfriendly.
hostil
rooster
gallo
tropical
tropical
yield/output/efficiency.
rendimiento
slowness
lentitud
classroom
aula
to incite.
incitar
open/frank/outspoken.
franco
unpublished
inédito
uniform (adj).
uniforme
hymn/anthem.
himno
trade union.
sindicato
butterfly/wing nut.
mariposa
to favour/foster/aid.
propiciar
faithfulness/accuracy.
fidelidad
delay
retraso
shifting/ouster/displacement/movement/removal.
desplazamiento
to question.
cuestionar
integral/part of a group.
integrante
linguistic
lingüístico
fellow countryman.
compatriota
Mexican
mexicano
to melt/cast/smelt.
fundir
town/locality.
localidad
to repress/restrain/suppress.
reprimir
authorized
autorizado
loyal/faithful.
leal
wolf
lobo
assembly
asamblea
handkerchief/shawl.
pañuelo
to meditate/ponder.
meditar
tremor/shudder/shiver.
temblor
tour
gira
cloak
manto
Cuban
cubano
amazement/astonishment.
asombro
governor
gobernador
breadth/extent/range.
amplitud
coal/charcoal.
carbón
camp/camping.
campamento
bloody
sangriento
mathematical
matemático
Portuguese
portugués
intensely
intensamente
softly
suavemente
excursion
excursión
to preach.
predicar
to embody.
encarnar
regrettably
lamentablemente
tomato
tomate
to negotiate/deal (with/in).
negociar
belt
cinturón
static/motionless.
estático
in days gone by/last year.
antaño
bulge/package/bulk/shape.
bulto
to where?.
adónde
vocabulary
vocabulario
speculation/conjecture.
especulación
manual/handbook.
manual
representative
representativo
to honour.
honrar
shot/discharge.
disparo
to unleash/unchain.
desencadenar
residue/waste.
residuo
vanity/conceit.
vanidad
to offend.
ofender
renewal/renovation.
renovación
to cool.
enfriar
furious
furioso
studious
estudioso
to illustrate.
ilustrar
to ratify.
ratificar
plague/pestilence/pest.
peste
expedition
expedición
to rip/break into pieces.
to rip/break into pieces.
Basque
vasco
to pretend/simulate.
simular
additional/complementary.
complementario
mechanics/mechanism.
mecánica
electricity
electricidad
unusual/uncommon.
insólito
fearful
temeroso
extraordinarily
extraordinariamente
elevator
ascensor
bicycle
bicicleta
dedicated/consecrated.
consagrado
contribution/input/delivery.
aporte
awake
despierto
scholarship/grant.
beca
to consent to/pamper.
consentir
wheat
trigo
to paralyze.
paralizar
to dissipate/disperse.
disipar
to increase/increment.
incrementar
platform/springboard.
plataforma
teacher (f).
maestra
clinic
clínica
heir/heiress.
heredero
pregnant
embarazada
stadium
estadio
Latin American.
latinoamericano
technological.
tecnológico
parade/line/formation.
desfile
ship/vessel/hull.
buque
kinship
parentesco
mistake/blunder/fault.
fallo
rebelliousness/defiance.
rebeldía
unequal/uneven/irregular.
desigual
correction/amendment.
corrección
spark
chispa
virgin (n).
virgen
to reproach.
reprochar
survival
supervivencia
charity
caridad
to light/illuminate/clarify.
alumbrar
communion
comunión
ambassador
embajador
third
tercio
illumination/lighting.
iluminación
censorship/criticism.
censura
dispute/argument/quarrel.
disputa
splendour
esplendor
to register/record/enrol/engrave.
inscribir
damage/loss.
perjuicio
medal/medallion.
medalla
loyalty/faithfulness.
lealtad
divorce
divorcio
to endow/bestow.
dotar
focus/approach.
enfoque
civilized
civilizado
