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Empinado

Escarpado

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Steep (terrain)

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Prosaico(a)

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Mundane

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Exigente
QUISQUILLOSO(A)
Tiquismiquis
Escrupuloso

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Quisquilloso(a) - Picky “ el es un quisquilloso con la comida” he’s a picky eater

Tiquismiquis - fussy / sticker - el es un tiquismiquis con la comida - he’s a picky eater

Escrupuloso - Scrupulous

Criticón(a) - Critic / nit-picker

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Escrupuloso(a)

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Scrupulous

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Meticuloso(a)

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Meticulous

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Selectivo(a)

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Selective

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Una bestia

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Oaf

Stupid / Ignorant: “No seas bestia!” / “¡Qué bestia! Debería informarse antes de hablar de ese tema.”

Brute: ¿Cómo pudiste ser tan bestia y pegarle así a tu hijo?

Clumsy/Careless: “¿Por qué tienes que ser tan bestia?”

Incredible: “¡Héctor, qué bestia eres!”

Oaf: “Cómo puedes ser amigo de Bruno. ¡Tú eres tan inteligente y él es un bestia!”

Brute/animal/thug

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Sabelotodo

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Know-it-all

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Coninilla

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Home chef

also camping stove

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hembra

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female

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Chocheo

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senile

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Lerda

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Clumsy
Oaf
Idiot
Slow

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Desesperado

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Desperate

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Pichabrava

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Ladies man

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Listillo

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Smart ass

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Una moña

Ser moñas

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plastered /sloshed - Si sigues bebiendo de esa manera te vas a coger una moña. — If you go on drinking like that, you’ll get sloshed.
¡Vaya moña que traes, hombre! - Es que hemos estado celebrando mi cumpleaños. — You’re plastered, man! - We’ve been celebrating my birthday.

Ser moñas - to be a whimp/pussy/softie - usually said about guy acting feminine. “Es que eres muy moñas”

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Añoso

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old

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Tiquismiquis

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(persona) - Fusspot about petty details “No seas tiquismiquis, o necesitas cuchillo y tenedor para comer una manzana, siempre te quejas por cualquier tontería.

(Persona) stickler - el jefe es un tiquismiquis

(noun) - petty details - No nos enredemos en los tiquismiquis del proyecto y pasemos a lo importante”

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Atrevido(a)

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Daring

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Morbo

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Hot / to turn on “!Vaya que esa chica tiene morbo!” wow, that chick really turns me on

“Ese Filipe me da muchísimo morbo.” Felipe is really hot.

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Novato

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Rookie / green / inexperienced

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Estreñido

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Constipated

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Apretado

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Tight - “Mis pantalones están demasiado apretados después de secarse en la secadora”

Cramped - Está muy apretado en este avión económico.

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Adefasio

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Monstrocity / hideous sight / nonsense / disaster - “Tengo que ver ese adefesio de la ventana de mi oficina todos los días.”

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Sediento

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Thirsty

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El/la Hipócrita

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Hypocrite

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Cimarrón

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Wild / untamed / runaway slave

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Escalofriante

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creepy

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Repulsivo

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Creepy / disgusting

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Rarito(a)

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Creeper / weirdo

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Sabio

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Wise / wise man / sensible

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Inquieto

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Restless / anxious

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Depresivo

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depressing “El aumento de la pobreza es un dato depresivo”. The increase in poverty is a depressing fact.

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Mimado

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Spoiled / pampered

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Adinerado

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Wealthy

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Estupefacto

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Shocked - “Quedó estupefacta cuando anunciaron que ella era la ganadora” She was shocked when she was named the winner

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Vergonzoso

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Embarrassing - “Alejandra pasó un momento vergonzoso frente a sus suegros”

Shy/bashful - “My primo era un niño vergonzoso, pero ahora es muy extrovertido”.

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Desconfiado

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Distrustful / mistrustful

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La plebe
Plebeyo

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commoners / plebeian

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Guarra

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slut

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Quejica

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Whining / whiner / moaner - “A muchos padres se les dificulta tratar con un adolescente quejica”

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Torpe

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Awkward

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Quieto

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still / motionless / calm

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Imprescindible

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Essential / indispensable

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Maria

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unimportant subject (easy class)

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Contagioso

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Contagious

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Descalzo

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barefoot

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Destacado

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Distinguished /outstanding

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Chalado

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Crazy / loony / nutty (Esp) “Hay que ser chalado para intentar cruzar ese río plagado de caimanes”.

“Estas chalado o que?”

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Blandengue

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Soft / whimpy / a softy / a whimp

Also can describe things as soft (like pizza crust)

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Listo

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Clever / intelegent

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Engreído

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Cocky

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Chulo

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conceited / cocky / sassy (esp)

Pimp

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Cascarrabias

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Grouch /grump

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Ser un cuentija

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Exaggerator or someone who is always making shit up about their life or whatever.

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Pancho

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Calm/chill/unworried/unruffled

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Un Bombón

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Hottie/stunner/babe - even for female always un bombón

Also means chocolate

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Plasta

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. (coloquial) (pesado) (España)
a. pain in the neck (colloquial) (sustantivo)
¡No seas plasta! Quejarte no nos llevará a la playa. — Stop being a pain in the neck! Complaining isn’t going to help us get to the beach.

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Molón

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  1. (coloquial) (genial) (España)
    a. neat (United States)
    No sabía que tenías un auto tan molón. ¿Cuándo compraste ese descapotable? — I didn’t know you had such a neat car. When did you buy that convertible

Fantastic

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Con sobrepeso

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Overweight

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de peso más bajo que el normal

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Underweight

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Estirado

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Stretched

Stuck up / snooty

Uptight

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Macarra

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Thuggish / flashy type

Pimp / thug

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Masoca

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Masochist / masochistic

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Bobo

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Silly/dumb/naive/fool

No seas bobo! / Que Chico tan bobo!

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Okupa

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Squatter

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Viejuno

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Old foagie/ past prime / past best by date

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Tirado

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Lying down

Stranded “me dejaste tirado”

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Despreciable

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Despicable

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De mala muerte

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Shitty / dispicable

Of little importance

Este bar de mala suerte

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Enrollado (enrollao)

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Tus amigos son tíos enrollados. La pasé muy bien anoche. — Your friends are cool guys. I had a great time last night.

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Despistado

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Scatter brained / absent minded

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Pasota

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Me sorprende la actitud pasota de Pedro cuando solía ser muy considerado. — I am shocked by Pedro’s apathetic attitude. He used to be very thoughtful.

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Chivato

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Snitch/rat/informer

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Menudo

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a. insignificant
No me involucres en un asunto tan menudo. — Don’t involve me in such an insignificant matter.

a. small
Partí el tomate en pedazos menudos. — I cut the tomato into small pieces.

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Pocho

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Wilted / rotten / withered

Ya es hora de tirar esas flores pochas. — It’s time to throw out those withered

¿Qué hacemos con estas manzanas pochas? — What should we do with these rotten apples?

a. sick ( España )
Me siento pocho. Creo que me cayó pesada la cena. — I feel sick. I think that dinner didn’t agree with me.

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Blandengue

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Soft / wimpy

soft
¿No te meterás en problemas por quedarte hasta tarde cuando hay clases mañana? - No. Mi mamá es blandengue. No me va a castigar. — Won’t you get in trouble for staying out late on a school night? - No. My mom is a softy. She won’t ground me.
b. wimpy
El chico nuevo de la escuela es blandengue y lo intimidan mucho. — The new boy at school is wimpy and he gets bullied a lot.

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Empollón

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Nerdy - in estudiante empollón

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Piltrafilla

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Someone that is physically pathetic, weak/skinny

Or someone that has little confidence

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Fiel / leal

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Faithful / loyal

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Coqueto

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Flirtatious

Agustín es muy coqueto para ser un hombre casado. — Agustin is very flirtatious for a married man.

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Pupita

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Owie- boo boo

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Malsonante

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Rude/vulgar

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Insoportable

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Unbearable / intolerable

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Pesado/a

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Annoying or boring

Has recogido tu cuarto, hija? -¡Qué pesada eres, mamá! — Have you tidied up your room, dear? -Why do you have to be so annoying/ such a nag, mum!

La charla fue un poco pesada — The talk was a bit on the tedious/dull side / a bit heavy-going

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Rebelde

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Rebellious

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Angustia

Angustioso

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Anxiety/distress/angst

Anxious

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Ser un Despreocupado

Ser un vivalavirgen

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Completely carefree/unconcerned about everything in life

Alguien que malgasta (wastes) dinero, no mide al tiempo, es un desastre.

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Cabreado

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Pissed / livid - estoy cabreado

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Encantador(a)

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Charming
Delightful
Lovely

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Canalla

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Scumbag
Rotten

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Carcamal

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Old hag (guy or girl)

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Zumbado(a)

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Nuts / bonkers / crazy

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Impredecible

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Unpredictable

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Fofo

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Flabby / pudgy

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Descarado / sinverguenza

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Cheeky / sassy

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Empapado

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Soaking wet

El Está empapado

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Aventurero(a)

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Adventurous
Adventurer

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Difunto/a(s)

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Deceased

Colloquial - ex girlfriend/boyfriend

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