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to shatter (break something fragile)
quebrar
to irritate, trouble, besiege
acosar
poster, sign
el letrero, el afiche
to drag, drag along
arrastrar
to repent, be sorry
arrepentirse
matter, affair, concern
el asunto
to get stuck, clogged, locked up
atorarse
to miss, long for, be homesick for
añorar (no a)
real estate
los bienes raíces
goods, assets
los bienes
wallet, purse, briefcase
la cartera
to walk noisily
chancletear
nutty, crazy
chiflado/a
also a noun
useless trifle, trinket
la chuchería
ring road, belt road
la circunvalación
to place, locate
colocar
to check, confirm
comprobar
for the sake of argument
sólo como hipótesis, en pro/beneficio del argumento
sideways (adj.)
de lado
upside-down
cabeza abajo, al revés
twilight, dusk
el crepúsculo
all of a sudden, all at once
de repente
outcome, end (fig.)
el desenlace
risk (n)
el riesgo
to risk
arriesgar
lukewarm, indifferent
tibio/a
to bribe
sobornar
barely, hardly, as soon as
apenas
actually
de hecho, en verdad
to exempt
eximir
performance, output, return (investment), surrender
el rendimiento
charming, delightful
encantador/a
can also be noun, enchanter
advertisement
el anuncio (publicitario), la publicidad
to update, bring up to date
actualizar (incluso software)
to praise
alabar
to boast
alabarse
forefather, ancestor
el antepasado / la antepasada
whiteness
la blancura, la albura
to sparkle, glare
centellear
exercise/gymnastics mat
la colchoneta
to hang, hang up
includes phones and clothing
colgar
provided that, as long as
con tal de (que)
reliability, dependability
la confiabilidad
chum, buddy
el/la cuate
también adjetivo
properly, correctly
debidamente
decade
el decenio
defeat, failure
la derrota
parade
el desfile
to faint, pass out
desmayarse
detour
el desvío
spectacle, show
el espectáculo
bickering
los dimes y diretes
anywhere, anyplace
doquier, dondequiera, donde sea
“drag”, hassle, tediousness, annoyance (thing, not emotion)
el fastidio
shining, brilliant
fulgurante
rabble, mob
la gentuza
foam rubber
la gomaespuma
to enjoy, enjoy oneself
gozar, disfrutar, deleitarse
bulk
el grueso
thick, fat, coarse
grueso/a
grumpy, cranky
gruñón/a
also noun
to blow up, make fly
hacer volar
to rummage, poke around
hurgar
to snoop around, sniff out
husmear
orphan
huérfano/a (sustantivo o adjetivo)
contingency, unforseen event
el imprevisto
unforseen
inprevisto/a
mud
el lodo
book spine
el lomo
roller coaster
la montaña rusa
inhabitant, resident
el morador / la moradora
oblique (adj)
oblicuo/a
to grant, award (to)
otorgar (a)
empty words, hot air
las palabras al aire
rotten
podrido/a
to rot, decay
podrirse, pudrirse
as a consequence, therefore, whereby
por ende
(just) in case
por si acaso
to rest, be inherent in, have a place in relation to something else
posarse
to press, depress, coerce (to)
presionar (a)
reluctant, unwilling, hostile, obstinant
reacio/a
to go over, travel, tour
recorrer
refreshment, snack
el refrigerio
plural con frecuencia
reddish, florid
rojizo/a
face, countenance
el rostro
table, index, board, slab
la tabla
dimly, tenuously
tenuemente
earthling
el/la terrícola
ticket/cashier’s window, car window
la ventanilla
anguish, anxiety
la zozobra
to be anguished/distresses, come off badly
zozobrar
irreverent person
el profanador / la profanadora
dwelling, domicile
la morada
wrinkled
arrogado/a
to turn the page
voltear la página
spoiler (book, film)
el destripe