Abril Cuatro Flashcards
(489 cards)
1
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la estimación
A
the estimate/valuation
2
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la vivencia
A
the experience
3
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la atmósfera
A
the atmosphere
4
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la niebla
A
the mist OR the fog
5
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una milla
A
a mile
6
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un alce
A
a moose OR elk
7
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acampar
A
to camp
8
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colar
A
to strain
9
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el parqueadero
A
the parking lot
10
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la gamba
A
the shrimp/prawn
11
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el narrador
A
the narrator
12
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bien dicho
A
well said
13
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muy diciendo/revelador
A
very telling
14
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avanzar
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to advance/to move forward
15
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genes de envejecimiento
A
aging genes
16
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envejecer
A
to age/to grow old
17
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mediar
A
to mediate OR to be halfway through
18
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multar
A
to fine
19
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los delitos
A
the crimes
20
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castigar
A
to punish/castigate
21
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las pimpinas
A
the plastic jugs for moving gasoline
22
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arraigarse
A
to take root/to settle/to establish oneself
23
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siniestrado
A
crashed/wrecked
24
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un siniestrado
A
a victim/affected person
25
la emboscada
the ambush
26
tal
such
27
el enfrentamiento
the confrontation
28
la baja
the casualty OR the drop/fall
29
emboscar
to ambush
30
precitado
aforementioned
31
la presunción
the presumption
32
la suposición
the supposition/presumption
33
en paralelo
in parallel OR at the same time
34
el guerrillero
the guerilla
35
el integrante
the member
36
integrante (adj.)
integral
37
exhortar
to exhort
38
el propósito
the resolution/purpose/intention
39
asentarse
to settle
40
desplacer
to displease (v) OR the displeasure (n)
41
las provisiones
the provisions
42
los rebeldes
the rebels
43
proporcionar
to provide/supply
44
imponerse
to set oneself to/obligate oneself OR to prevail/assert oneself
45
sacar el perro
to take the dog out
46
demonios
the devil/the hell
47
discapacidad
the disability
48
discapacitado
disabled/handicapped
49
disuadir
to dissuade/deter
50
hospitalario
hospitable OR relating to hospitals
51
la hoguera
the bonfire
52
la pira
the pyre
53
la desesperación
the desperation
54
la impotencia
the powerlessness/impotence
55
improvisar
to improvise
56
la material prima
the raw material
57
la deuda
the debt
58
el cierre
the closure
59
la flexibilidad
the flexibilidad
60
la muñeca
the wrist OR the doll
61
guiar
to guide/lead
62
el enlace
the link
63
predilecto
favorite/preferred
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elegido a dedo
handpicked
65
retrógrado
retrograde/backward
66
que ahora
as of now/than now
67
desesperar
to drive crazy/to exasperate
68
la jefatura
the leadership
69
la circunstancia
the circumstance
70
en sustitución de
instead of/in place of
71
el soporte
the support/foundation
72
tener prisa
to be in a hurry
73
el relevo
the relief OR the hand-off/turnover/replacement
74
avejentado
old/aged
75
el exponente
the exponent/model
76
proveer
to provide/supply
77
el simpatizante
the sympathizer
78
despegarse
to become unstuck
79
la despedida
the farewell/goodbye
80
el hincapié
the emphasis/stress
81
hacer hincapié
to emphasize
82
despegar
to take off/lift off
83
dinamitar
to dynamite/blow up
84
vidriosa
brittle/fragile/slippery/delicate
85
áspero
rough/uneven
86
mas a menudo
more often
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la tutela
the guardianship/the tutelage
88
escenificar
to dramatize/to stage (present in a theater)
89
es oriundo
is a native
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forjar
to forge/shape
91
aupar
to help up/lift up
92
el entramado
the framework
93
incorporarse
to sit up/to join
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un paso
a step/footstep OR a way/path/passing
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incipiente
incipient/budding
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adscribir
to assign/attach/appoint
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el aprecio
the esteem/regard/appreciation
98
el talante
the mood/disposition
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pasar
to pass/to happen/to spend time
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afinar
to tune/to polish/sharpen/refine
101
el gestor
the agent
102
rememorar
to remember
103
lugareño
local/native
104
el celo
the zeal
105
gestor (adj.)
management/managing
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escasear
to be scare OR to skimp on
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el hito
the milestone OR landmark
108
frecuentado
busy/frequented
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la fresa
the strawberry
110
el travesti
the transvestite
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juvenil
juvenile/youthful
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la escasez
the shortage
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la modestia
the modesty
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desenfadado
casual/relaxed/carefree
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ferviente
zealous/fervent/ardent
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despreocupado
nonchalant/unworried
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la eficiencia
the efficiency
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dar
to give/have OR to yield/produce
119
racionalista
rationalist
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metódico
methodical
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erigir
to build up/erect or to name
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ejemplar
exemplary
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pese a
inspite of/despite
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el buró
the writing desk OR the bureau/committee
125
el núcleo
the nucleus
126
meticuloso
meticulous/thorough
127
proseguir
to proceed/continue
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estar al tanto
to know OR to be up to date with
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en pectore
in waiting (next political selection)
130
el elogio
the praise
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advenedizo
foreign OR upstart/rookie
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defenestrar
to oust/dismiss
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inesperadamente
unexpectedly OR without warning
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impacientemente
impatiently
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la cautela
the caution
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la timidez
the timidity/shyness
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presidir
to preside over/to dominate
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un centenar
an hundred
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fosar
to dig a ditch around
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las fosas
the pits/ditches/graves
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la vertiente
the slope/side/aspect
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la vorágine
the whirlpool/vortex/confusion
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a sus anchas
with ease/sin miedo/comfortable
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el periplo
the tour/journey/voyage
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beneficioso
beneficial
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ahogarse
to drown/choke
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el retorno
the return
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dispuesto
willing/ready/prepared
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arriesgar
to risk/endanger
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arbitrariamente
arbitrarily
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el indicio
the sign/indication/evidence
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sostenible
sustainable
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la atrocidad
the atrocity/barbarity
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un recordatorio
a reminder
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vulnerable
vulnerable
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la limpieza
the cleaning/cleanliness/integrity
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concienciar
to make aware
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seducir
to seduce
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la plenitud
the peak/height/fullness
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el afecto
affection/fondness
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afecto a (adj.)
fond of/attached to
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furtivo
furtive
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mustio
withered/down/gloomy
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idéntico
identical/the same
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replicar
to retort OR to reply
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eludir
to elude
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de cuajo?
totally
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los tripajos/las tripas
the guts/intestines
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humeante
smoking/smoldering/steaming
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inerme
unarmed/defenseless
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atrasado
late/behind/overdue/backward
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atrasar
to postpone/delay
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las vísceras
the viscus (internal organ)
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amargar
to make bitter/to sour/to spoil
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el bramido
the howling/bellowing/roar
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estremecedor
terrifying
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menos mal
it's a good thing/luckily
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salir a caminar
to go for a walk
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el crucero/la intersección
the intersection/crossing/junction
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subsidiar
to subsidize
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la sanción
the sanction
182
el insurgente
the insurgent
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por mucho tiempo
for a long time
184
el caracol
the snail OR shell/seashell/conch
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el poste/el palo
the pole/post
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la infraestructura
the infrastructure
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la inflación
the inflation
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un loro
a parrot
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la pisada
the footstep
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la contrabandista
the smuggler
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poblar
to populate
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suscribir
to sign OR to subscribe to
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el abrazo
the embrace/hug
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reseñar
to review
195
familiarizar
to familiarize
196
por lo menos
at least
197
al aire libre
outdoors/outside
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terco
stubborn/obstinate
199
el opio
the opium
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el latifundio
the large estate
201
la hembra
the female
202
el macho
the male
203
el cabildeo
the lobbying
204
decisivo
crucial/decisive/critical
205
los judíos
the Jews
206
apropiarse
to appropriate
207
el fascismo
the fascism
208
el continente
the continent
209
la costera
the coast
210
cabildear
to lobby
211
bisecar
to bisect
212
el virreinato
the viceroyalty
213
potencias marítimas
maritime powers
214
dólares publicitarios
advertising dollars
215
arbitrar
to referee/umpire OR to arbitrate
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la pelea
the fight/argument/quarrel
217
dominar
to dominate
218
fragmentarse
to fragment/break up
219
independizarse
to become independent/gain independence
220
el rumbo
the course/direction OR the generosity
221
facilitar
to facilitate or to provide
222
la oligarquía
the oligarchy
223
el arzobispado
the archbishopric (seat of the archbishop)
224
la élite
the elite
225
el mestizo
the mixed-race person
226
la dinastía
the dynasty
227
el terrateniente
the landowner
228
metropolitano
metropolitan
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cimentar
to cement/lay the foundations of OR to consolidate
230
el nacio
those that are born
231
voz ni voto
voice nor vote
232
colmar
to fill to the brim/to fulfill
233
calmar
to calm/relieve/soothe
234
una capa
a layer/covering OR a cape/cloak
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un criollo
a Creole or criollo (born in a colony of Spain by Spanish parents)
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discriminar
to discriminate
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la indignación
the indignation
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favorecer
to favor
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la toma de conciencia
the realization
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un punto de quiebre
a breaking point
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liderar
to lead
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la espada
the sword
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la revuelta
the revolt/riot
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el privilegio
the privilege
245
reprimir
to suppress/to control OR to repress
246
desorden social
social disorder
247
la esclavitud
the slavery/servitude
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abdicar
to abdicate/renounce/surrender power
249
independentista
separatist/pro-independence
250
la emancipación
the emancipation
251
la consolidación
the consolidation
252
hablante (adj.)
-speaking
253
el refugio
the refuge/shelter
254
refugiarse
to take shelter
255
seguir
to follow/to continue/to ensue
256
un mujeriego
a womanizer
257
la remolacha
the beet/beetroot
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el zancudo
the mosquito
259
picar
to sting/bite/itch
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apetitoso
appetizing
261
la garrapata
the tick
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el jején
the gnat
263
pudrirse
to rot/deteriorate
264
la gripe
the flu
265
el riñón
the kidney
266
pegado
glued/stuck
267
el mono
the monkey
268
el depósito
the warehouse/storage facility
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un tablón
a plank/beam (of wood)
270
basto
coarse/rough
271
un gallizano
a buzzard/vulture
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desperdiciar
to waste/throw away OR to squander
273
el desperdicio
the waste/scraps
274
servicial
accomodating/serviceable
275
la barcaza
the barge
276
la ciénaga
the swamp
277
el estuario
the estuary
278
el desuso
the disuse
279
la cabellariza
the stable
280
el puesto/la casilla
the stall (at a market)
281
la tina
the tub/bathtub
282
la pestilencia
the stench/pestilence
283
la escalera en espiral
the spiral staircase
284
intacto
intact
285
el camarote
a cabin/bunkbeds
286
consolarse
to console oneself
287
la soledad
the solitude/loneliness
288
la fachada
the facade
289
el muelle
the pier/dock
290
la alzada
the height (of a horse)
291
la pesebrera
the manger/stable/barn
292
funesto
disastrous/ill-fated
293
sin atreverse a
without daring to
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el folletín
a newspaper serial
295
válido
valid
296
terminante
categorical/conclusive/final
297
pétreo
stone (adj.)/rocky/stoney
298
qué será?
what will it be
299
qué sería?
what would it be?
300
qúe podría ser?
what could it be?
301
qué podrá ser?
what can it be?
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qué podrá haber sido?
what could have been?
303
si fueras a la tienda podrías comprarme leche?
if you were to go to the store, could you buy me milk?
304
si vas a la tienda, puedes comprarme leche
if you go to the store, can you buy me milk?
305
quihubo
what's up
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puntas de los pies
on your tip toes
307
la maleza
the undergrowth or weeds
308
purgarse
to take a purge
309
oír
to hear/to listen to
310
el arquetipo
the epitome/archetype
311
quedarse con
to stay with (like a hotel) OR to keep/retain
312
combinar
to combine/couple OR to go with
313
la riqueza
the wealth/richness
314
innovador
innovative (adj.) or the innovator (noun)
315
prosperar
to prosper
316
próspero
prosperous
317
producto interno bruto (PIB)
gross domestic product (GDP)
318
hoy en día
nowadays/these days
319
la especulación
the speculation
320
desmenuzar
to flake/shred/crumble
321
la ternura
the tenderness/affection
322
reposar
to rest/to lie/to be buried
323
de lo que pudo haber sido y no fue
of what might have been and was not
324
desgastar
to wear away/to wear down/out
325
el tornillo
the screw/bolt
326
despoblado
deserted/unpopulated
327
invadir
to invade/occupy
328
tardar
to take too long/to be long
329
pesimista
pessimistic
330
el descubrimiento
the discovery/find
331
beneficiar
to benefit
332
agrícola
agricultural
333
la secesión
the secession
334
separarse de
to secede
335
no cabe duda
there's no doubt
336
el algodón
the cotton
337
el hule
a rubber tree OR an oilcloth
338
basalto
basalt
339
esculpir
to sculpt
340
la balsa
the balsa tree/wood
341
el eslabón
the link/connection
342
quedar en
to be located (where you leave off a show) OR to remain in OR to arrange
343
mendigar
to beg for OR to beg
344
la repercusión
the repercussion
345
el pretexto
the pretext OR excuse
346
la cigarra
the cicada
347
prevenir
to prevent/to warn
348
el aroma
the aroma/scent
349
el alambique
the still (for distilling spirits)
350
el plato
the meal/plate/dish
351
el cemento
the cement/concrete
352
la ascendencia
the ancestry/influence
353
la pieza
the piece/part
354
radicarse
to settle in
355
la defunción
the death/decease
356
con dicho
with that OR as said before
357
la mixteca
person that is Mixtec (indigineous of southern Mexico)
358
el conjunto
the collection (of things)
359
la trova
the ballad/verse
360
conjunto (adj.)
joint/combined
361
guisar
to cook/stew
362
el molino
the mill (factory) or the mill (machine)
363
el cacahuete/el maní
the peanut
364
el tesoro
the trove
365
la canela
the cinnamon
366
el clavo
the clove (spice)
367
moler
to grind/mill/crush
368
el molendero
the miller/grinder OR the chocolate maker
369
emblemático
emblematic
370
apreciado
valued/esteemed
371
la padilla
the small frying pan OR small oven/stove
372
destilar
to distill OR to ooze/secrete/exude
373
el bagazo
the husks/leftover pulp after liquids have been extracted (husks)
374
la pega
the glue
375
sellar
to stamp OR to seal
376
amarrado
tight-fisted/cheap/stingy
377
a la tapa
to the top
378
la joya de la corona
the crown jewel
379
expulsado
suspended/sent-away
380
superior
superior/better/excellent
381
la destilación
the distillation
382
requerir
to require
383
novato
inexperienced/rookie/green
384
el acierto
the correct answer
385
palpar
to touch/to feel
386
el galón
the gallon
387
la degradación
the deterioration/degradation
388
saber a
to taste
389
la paciencia
the patience
390
la fermentación
the fermentacion
391
podar
to prune
392
el rastrillo
the rake
393
inhalar
to inhale
394
retener
to retain/keep back
395
un sequero
an arid plot of land/drying shed
396
cónico
conical
397
colgarse
to hang (suspend from monkey bars) or to hang oneself
398
disolver
to dissolve
399
lentamente
slowly
400
la exposición
the exhibition/
401
retardar
to delay/slow down
402
adaptarse
to adjust/adapt
403
atender
to attend to/to look after
404
carecer de
to lack
405
el impulsor
the driving force/promoter
406
el contribuyente
the taxpayer/contributor
407
el invernadero
the greenhouse
408
la cría
the young OR the breeding
409
el entomólogo
the entomologist (insect study)
410
el metano
the methane
411
el amoníaco
the ammonia
412
los Países Bajos
the Netherlands
413
un gas de efecto invernadero
a greenhouse gas
414
el dióxido de carbono
the carbon dioxide
415
el calentamiento global
global warming
416
la extensión
the area/land/tract or the extension
417
un tercio
a third
418
conllevar
to carry/to imply/to entail OR to bear
419
desastroso
disastrous
420
rara vez
rarely/seldom
421
el cultivo
the cultivation OR the crop
422
frente (prep)
against/opposite
423
los grillos
the crickets
424
el gusano
the worm
425
la oveja
the sheep
426
el ganado vacuno
the cattle
427
el desecho
the waste/garbage
428
la biomasa
the biomass
429
sólido
solid (adj.)
430
las credenciales
the credentials
431
la sostenibilidad
the sustainability
432
asociar
to associate
433
vincularse
to be linked
434
la suciedad
the dirtiness/dirt/filth
435
repugnante
repugnant/disgusting
436
indispuesto
indisposed/unwell
437
la inversión
the investment OR the inversion/reversal
438
el rubro
the area/field
439
emitir
to emit OR to issue/broadcast
440
indeseable
undesirable
441
el alimento procesado
the processed food
442
el criterio
the criterion OR the view/judgment
443
el aire acondicionado
the air-conditioning
444
el ladrillo
the brick
445
un capote
a cloak (face covering) OR a cape
446
el tapón
the stopper/cork/plug
447
el transformador
the transformer (electricity)
448
el tragaluz / la claraboya
the skylight
449
oportuno
timely
450
la biodiversidad
the biodiversity
451
la deforestación
the deforestation
452
el patrimonio
the heritage OR the estate/assets/wealth
453
el reto
the challenge
454
transportar
to transport/carry
455
la autopista
the freeway/highway
456
sortear
to determine by luck OR to avoid/dodge/get around OR sort out
457
la prolongación
the prolongation
458
la piragua
the canoe
459
venenoso
venomous
460
la pista
the clue
461
siempre y cuando
provided that/as long as
462
el pasaje
a passage/voyage OR the ticket/fare
463
apurarse
to hurry/hurry up
464
enfriarse
to get cold/to go cold
465
permanentemente
permanently
466
tragarse
to swallow/to absorb/to engulf/to consume
467
el poblado
the settlement/town/village
468
la inundación
the flood/flooding
469
la bañera
the bathtub
470
decapitar
to decapitate
471
desmembrar
to dismember
472
la entitad
the entity
473
quebrado
bankrupt OR uneven/rough/broken
474
inaccesible
inaccessible
475
envenenar
to poison OR to corrupt
476
el mapache
the raccoon
477
morder
to bite OR to eat into/corrode
478
llevar (time)
to spend time on / to be / to take
479
la bandeja
the tray
480
crujiente
crunchy/crusty OR rustling/creaky
481
el saltamontes
the grasshopper
482
la avispa
the wasp
483
el manjar
the delicacy OR delicious (adj.)
484
estar dispuesto
to be willing OR to be ready/prepared
485
reemplazar
to replace OR to exchange
486
faltante
missing
487
la inseguridad alimentaria
the food insecurity
488
el abono orgánico
the compost
489
la hormiga
the ant OR hard worker
