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verificar
to verify
atentar
to make an attempt OR to threaten
profundizar
to study in depth
el caos
the chaos
sumergido
submerged
sumergir
to submerge/immerse
el consenso
the consensus
al salir
when leaving
al llegar
on arrival
indignada
indignant
lamentar
to lament/regret/to be sorry about
salvar
to save OR to conquer/overcome
inmune
immune
la complacencia
the pleasure/satisfaction/indulgence
la complicidad
the complicity
la autocomplacencia
the complacency
vengan de donde vengan
wherever they come from
diga lo que diga
say what you say
aterrar
to terrify
sumarse
to join/participate in
englobar
to include/subsume/comprise
la redacción
the essay/composition/writing
la eliminación
the redaction/elimination
la implementación
the implementation
la legitimidad
the legitimacy
la inestabilidad
the instability
golpe de Estado
coup d’état
vencer
to defeat/overcome/beat
la gestión
the term
los comicios
the elections
provisional
provisional
contabilizar
to count/tally OR to enter (into accounting)
un cese
a cessation
ruidoso
noisy/rowdy
el enfrentamiento
the confrontation
el asesor
the advisor
el comerciante
the merchant/shopkeeper/dealer/trader
el costurero
the sewing box OR the seamster/seamstress
el respaldo
the support/backing
desbloquear
to unblock/free OR to unfreeze
el borrador
the draft OR the eraser
presentarse
to turn up/to show up OR to introduce onself
la caída
the fall/loss or downfall
hundir
to sink/submerge
adquirir
to acquire/to purchase
la falta
the lack/shortage/absence
fiable
trustworthy/reliable
el deterioro
th deterioration
el resurgimiento
the resurgence
atribuir
to attribute
el crimen
the crime/murder
delictivo (adj.)
criminal (adj.)
justificar
to justify
el almidón
the starch
el atuendo
the attire/outfit
la hacienda
the estate OR the ranch
heredar
to inherit
al cinto
on the belt
las balas
the bullets
blindar
to armor-plate
la perdiz
the partridge
el apero
the tool
la cetrería
the falconry/hawking
la gaveta
the drawer
apartado
distant/remote/isolated
la casualidad
the chance/coincidence
la tentación
the temptation
sabio
wise/sensible
desbaratar
to ruin/mess up OR to disrupt/destroy
el yeso
the plaster OR the cast
el altar
the altar
la despreocupación
the indifference/lack of concern/casualness
el apartado
the post office box
el legado
the legacy
fugaz
fleeting/brief
encontrar a tientas
to be groping for/grabbing for
el botiquín
the medicine cabinet OR first aid kit
postrar
to prostrate/weaken/exhaust
la vejez
the old age
la astilla
the fragment/chip/splinter OR kindling
dispersar
to disperse/scatter
recomponer
to mend/repair
distinguir
to distinguish
la forma
the shape/figure/way
la sien
the temple (anatomy)
ventear
to scent/sniff/air out
la maya
the Maya
la malla
the mesh/net
el rebote
the bounce
el puntaje
the score/point/grade
el desafio
the challange OR the defiance
la ilusión
the illusion
la evasión
the elusion
la alusión
the allusion
aludir
to allude to
estrellarse
to crash/smash
de alguna manera
somehow / in some way
la azafata/auxiliar de vuelo
the flight attendant
el decolaje
the take-off
el aterrizaje
the landing
liderar
to lead/head
encabezar
to head/lead
derrocar
to overthrow/topple/oust OR to demolish
el cronograma
the schedule
triturar
to grind/crush
el catalizador
the catalyst OR catalytic (adj.)
mecanismo
mechanism
la tratativa
the negotiation (general/business)
alardear
to boast/brag
los adelantos
the advances/progress
esfumarse
to vanish/dissapear/evaporte (figuratively)
desvanecerse
to faint OR to evaporate/disperse/vanish (figuratively)
precario
precarious
adjuntar
to attach OR to enclose
sustancial
substantial
enfático
emphatic
llevarse a cabo
to be carried out
aspirar
to inhale/sniff OR to vacuum/suck in
la ficha
the index card/card OR the piece
a lo largo de
along OR throughout/during
la amenaza
the threat
la presencia
the presence/appearance
emanar
to emanate/come
la huella
the footprint/track/footstep/mark/impression/trace
tener sentido
makes sense
esmerarse
to take great pains/to strive/to try hard
resaltar
to stand out OR to highlight
afianzarse
to become established/to steady oneself
el carajillo
coffee with a dash of liqueur
el revoltijo
the mess/jumble/mix-up
la patria
the homeland/motherland/country
auspiciar
to sponsor/fostor
el rompecabezas
the jigsaw puzzles
esporádicamente
sporadically
la postergación
the postponement/deferment
cernirse
to hover over OR to hang/loom
empeorarse
to worsen
empeorar
to get worse/deteriorate
evaporarse
to evaporate/disapeear into thin air/vanish
autoritario
authoritarian
candente
red-hot/burning
esforzar
to strain/exert
coyuntural
current/temporary/interim
a medida que
as
la mente
the mind
agudamente
ingeniously
el retiro
the retirement/withdrawal/pension
convocar
to call/convene/summon
volverse viral
to become viral
airear
to air/ventilate/aeirate
calificar
to grade/mark OR to describe as/call/rate
el trapero
the junkman
la rata
the rat OR cheapskate/bad person
habitual
usual/customary/habitual
el trovador
the troubadour/folk singer
la cazuela
the casserole dish OR the stew
abogar
to advocate/to champion/defend
sobrar
to be left over/to not be needed
la consigna
the order/slogan/instructions
deprisa
fast/quickly
la divisa
the foreign currency/currency OR the badge/insignia/motto
entorpecer
to slow down/obstruct/hinder
torpe
clumsy/slow
grotesco
grotesque/bizarre/absurd
en portada
on the cover/main page
promover
to promote
interrumpir
to interrupt
la realización
the realization OR the production/fulfillment
empender
to undertake
trancado
locked/bolted
la sirena
the mermaid
el solar
the plot/site/ancestral home/lineage
servir
to serve/attend to/to have a purpose/to function as
dañar
to damage/spoil/harm
pisotear
to trample on/stomp on
la risa
the laughter
izar
to raise
la represión
the repression/suppression
indignar
to anger/annoy/make indignant
maligna
malignant/evil
la lealtad
loyalty
el productor
the producer
empinar
to tip up OR to raise/go up
la destreza
the skill OR dexterity
impresionante
impressive
el liderazgo
the leadership
lastimar
to hurt
inaguantable
unbearable
unánime
unanimous
el penado
the convict
penar
to punish
acarrear
to carry OR to bear
la lectura
the reading
dentro de (tiempo)
within
descalificar
to disqualify/discredit
dolorosamente
painfully
aislar
to isolate/insulate
el alegato
the plea OR closing arugment (court)
presuntamente
allegedly
hallar
to find/to discover/to meet with
