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el pregón
announcement
regalar
to give as a present
rezar
to pray
la riña
quarrel
ansiar
to be eager
el culto
devotion
la ilusión
excitement, anticipation
la verbena
open-air dance
la víspera
eve
el conyúge
spouse
la deuda
debt
el enlace
wedding
el mujeriego
womaniser
la nulidad
annulment
ponerse
to become
tirar
to throw
amamantar
to breastfeed
cariño
affection
cobijar
to give shelter
cuñado/a
brother/sister-in-law
la madrina
godmother
la nuera
daughter-in-law
servicial
helpful, attentive
el/la suegro/a
father/mother-in-law
el pormenor
small detail
parir
to give birth
la nupcialidad
marriage rate
ausencia
absence
reglamentario
obligatory
contratar
contract/employ
el devaneo
flirtation
estima
esteem
la baja
sick leave, medical leave
recogimiento
retreat
recogimiento
retreat
indultado
reprieved
la vaquilla
heifer
ducho
skilled, expert
el/la emprendedor/a
enterprising
el afecto
affection
la lacra
scourge, blot
afianzar
to secure
desplazarse
to move
endurecer
to harden, tighten
la balsa
raft
la balsa
raft
plantearse
to be in evidence
la camioneta
truck
la camioneta
truck
conformar
to make up
desmayarse
to faint
el maletero
car boot
restante
remaining
el/la soñador/a
child of (illegal) Mexican immigrants in USA
el/la vecino/a
neighbour
implacablemente
relentlessly
el perjuicio
damage, harm
despectivo
disparaging
el país anfitrión
host country
amarrar
to tie up
la carabela
caravel (ancient boat)
la entrega
delivery, handing over
la saña
rage, fury
el autorretrato
self-portrait
los bártulos
stuff, equipment
bosquejar
to sketch out
la brocha
brush
espeso
thick
onírico
dreamlike
la sombra
shadow
trazar
to trace, to draw
la baranda
handrail
el campanario
bell tower
la cristalera
vitrine
despiadadamente
wickedly
el puente
bridge
el abanico
fan
el arrabal [SA]
suburbs
brincar
to jump
desenfrenado
uncontrollable
garboso
graceful
la juerga
revelry, good time
el lunfardo [SA]
Slang used in tango songs, full of metaphors and poetic language
ocurrente
witty
patalear
to stamp (feet)
primoroso
exquisite
representativo
characteristic
risueño
cheerful
la zancada
stride
