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Literatura Flashcards

General literary vocabulary Modern

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Uncido a

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link or yolk to something

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Nimias convenciones

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petty, minor, trivial - unimportant

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Elenco

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catalogue, list. Teatr cast company troupe

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Fardel

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sack used by poor, shepards personal items

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Mujeriegas montado a

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riding side saddle a la mujer

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Labriego

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rural worker

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Chambergo

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jacket, military origins

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Por hache o por be

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for one reason or another

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Enchinar

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pave with stones

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Entreverar

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to intermingle, mix, mingle

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mirar de hito en hito

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to stare at

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Sin ton ni son

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without rhyme or reason

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Redecilla

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net mesh string bag luggage rack

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Resuello

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breath perder el reseullo o quedarse sin resuello to get out of breath - quitarle a uno del resuello to take ones breath away

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echar de ver

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notice

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lelo/a

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ninny simpelton fool

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Enjuto

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lean, skinny

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Tratante de blancas

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trader of (white slave trade?)

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Zozobra

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anxiety or anguish

zozobrar - to shipwreck, sink, be ruined, collapse, be worried

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Lisonjera

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flattering gratifying pleasing

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Hollin

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soot

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Macilento

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wan lean face or wan light

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Aciago

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unlucky, fateful, black - dia aciaga por ejemplo

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Reciedumbre

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strength

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entrever

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to be able to make out, to make out, to foresee

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dar en el hito

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hit the nail on the head - hit the mark

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tarqu1n

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slime, ooze

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qudarse lelo

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to be stunned o supified

estar lelo por - to be crazy about

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desazón

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  1. (= desasosiego) uneasiness
  2. (= falta de sabor) tastelessness
  3. (Medicine) discomfort
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lóbrego

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dark gloomy

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Tesón

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(= tenacidad) tenacity ⧫ persistence
(= insistencia) insistence
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Inopinado

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unexpected

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Frisar

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Specificall y for approaching a given age

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Polainas

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Gaiters, leg warmers

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Alcurnia

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Lineage, ascendacy of nobles,

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Amedrentrar

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Scare, frighten, intimidate

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vanilocuencia

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Pomposity, verbosity

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Poner coto a

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To stop, impede poor conduct of some bad sort

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Enjundia

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Tuetano, also state of fatiness of animal

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Resabio

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Aftertaste

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41
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Colegir

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Infer, deduce

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cerciorarse

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assure ones self make certain confirm

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43
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recogimiento

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peace

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44
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encomiAstico

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laudatory

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45
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arparceros

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sharecroppers

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por desidia

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apathy, carelessness, slovilessness

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dista de ser viable

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far from being

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irrisi0n

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derision, ridicule

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hazmerreir

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laughing stock

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azorar

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fluster, ambarass, alarm, startle

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carill0n

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chime, set of church bells glockenspiel

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botarates

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madcap, loose canon, space cadet

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53
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bienes raices

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patrimony?

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aprisco

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sheepfold, fold, pen

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atar corto

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closely control

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melómano

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music lover

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espigada

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tall, graceful, slender

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pazguata

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dolt, simpleton

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cejijunta

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monobrow

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enteca

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infirm, weak, languid

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zaherir

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to hurt, mock

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torvo

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grim ⧫ fierce

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hispir

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Make spongy, hollow out, sponge v.

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aterir de frio

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to get stiff with cold

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tazón

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(= cuenco) bowl
(= taza) large cup
(= jarra) mug
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zurrón

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pouch or bag

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liebres

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hares

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gansear

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to play the fool ⧫ clown around

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melindres

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  1. (= bollo) sweet cake ⧫ iced bun
    (= buñuelo) honey fritter
  2. melindres
    (= afectación) affected ways
    (= aprensión) squeamishness singular
    (= mojigatería) prudery singular ⧫ prudishness singular
    déjate de melindres y cómelo don’t be so finicky, just eat it
    no me vengas con melindres y elige el que más te guste stop humming and hawing and choose the one you like best
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advenediza

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adjective
(= del extranjero) foreign ⧫ from outside
masculine noun/feminine noun
(= forastero) foreigner ⧫ outsider
(pejorative) (= arribista) upstart
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pergaminos

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parchment
una familia de muchos pergaminos a very blue-blooded family ⧫ a family of very noble lineage
los pergaminos del mar Muerto the Dead Sea scrolls

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despectiva en el trato

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contempuous scornful

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yo he de despachar unos asuntos que no admiten demora

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I’ve got to take care of some things that can’t wait.

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atrabilaria

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bad-tempered, bilious, irascible

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menestral

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skilled worker ⧫ artisan

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llegar a las manos

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to come to blows, fight

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currinches

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  1. (Typography) apprentice journalist ⧫ cub reporter

2. (informal) (= persona insignificante) little man ⧫ nonentity

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zurrar la badana

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be abusive of someone physically or verbally

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descerrajar

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  1. [cerradura, puerta] to break open ⧫ force

2. [tiro] to let off ⧫ fire (a at)

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bombín raído

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bowler hat shabby [paño] frayed ⧫ threadbare

[ropa, persona] shabby

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argamasa

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mortar

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lenocinio

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casa de lenocinio brothel, pimping prcuring

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el que tuvo retuvo

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para indicar que siempre se conserva algo de lo que en otro tiempo se tuvo, ya sea belleza, gracia, gallardía o dinero. Some things you never loose. Youve still got it. Some things you’ll take to the grave. Not as a secret but that it will always be a part of who you are

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derrengado

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  1. (= torcido) bent ⧫ twisted
  2. (= cojo) crippled ⧫ lame
  3. (= cansado)
    estar derrengado to ache all over
    dejar derrengado a algn to wear sb out
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conminar

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  1. (= amenazar) to threaten (con with)

2. (= avisar) to warn officially

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granuja

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(= bribón) rogue
(dicho con afecto) rascal
(= pilluelo) urchin ⧫ ragamuffin

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en ciernes

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budding, flowering plants or metaphorically

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a su pesar

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despite himself

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postigos

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shutter (small?)

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encumbramiento social

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eminence, loftiness, haughtiness

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envanecerse

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to become conceited, grow vain

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pr0cer

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great man, leader, notable, worthy person

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previsor

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far-sighted, thoughtful, prudent

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componenda

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temporary arrangement, shady deal

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arrebato

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rage, ecstasy, rapture

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agostar

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Consumir, debilitar, o destruir las cualidades físicas o morales de alguien.

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parar mientes

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give due/careful consideration to something

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peritaci0n

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expert analysis

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rEmora

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hindrance

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asiduidad

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assiduousness, en pl. kindnesses, attentions

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engorrosa

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bothersome, trying, awkward

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azararse

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to blush, become red-faced, embarass

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bregar

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fight with struggle against

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brega

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cape of the matador

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ganarse

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to win over

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desenvoltura

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fluency of speech, ease, agility

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condecir

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to jibe, be concenant with, consistent with

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foque

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jib

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109
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agua pasada no mueve molino

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no use crying over split milk

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llevar aqua al molino

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put wind in the sails of… check

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trasunto

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exact imitation of or copy of an original

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ayo

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tutor, mentor

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recapacitar

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think over. reflect upon

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mentirijillas

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little lies, in jest

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mentira piadosa

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white lie

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estulticia

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foolishness

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pirrar

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to like a lot, enchant colq.

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embaucar

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to cheat to dupe to fob to have on to hoodwink to scam to swindle to trick to con to gull to hornswoggle to humbug

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parnE

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dosh, dough, money

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hacer calceta

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to knit, kneesock as noun

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por mAs que

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no matter how..

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prebenda

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sinecure, privilege, perk, cushy post/job

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cacatUa

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old bag, old fart, cockatoo

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beodo

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drunkard, inebriated, drunk

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pordiosero

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begger, panhandler

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voy servido

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I’m sorted?

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a secas

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just, just a straight, simply

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a la saz0n

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then, at that time, at that moment in time

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dEdalo

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labyrinth

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arrebujar

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to swathe, wrap up, snuggle up

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maullar

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to meow, yowl, caterwaul

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cazalla

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aguardiente de Sevilla

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el tiempo lo dira

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time will tell

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134
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insensateces

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claptrap, absurdities - bullshit politely

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135
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roña

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filth, mange, something nasty stuck to something

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136
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leñe

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interjection - bloody hell, joder, de enfado

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137
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tálamo

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wedding bed

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138
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entorchados

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braids as in military uniform

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139
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acicalar

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freshen up, brush up, sort myself out cosmetically speaking

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140
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cuchichear

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whisper in the ear, speak soto voce

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141
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corrillo

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couterie, small group of people

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142
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combar

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warp

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143
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alabear

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warp

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144
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sobado

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well used, well handled, worn

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145
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desprender

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to detach

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146
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carcunda

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retrograde, filth

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pollo pera

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spiv, flash Harry, rich kid, pijo

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148
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remilgado

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prim dainty finicky fussy proper squeamish

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149
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mandanga

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hash nonsense rubbish

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150
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hecatombe

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catastrophe, slaughter, butchery

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hilar (muy) fino o delgado

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to split hairs

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152
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felpudo

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doormat also plush

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153
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chiquilladas

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childish nonsense, piffle, nonsense

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154
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amilanarse

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be intimidated by, be put off by

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pedigüeño

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moochers, scroungers, beggers

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exvoto

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votive offering

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157
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deprecación

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entreaty

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158
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tenorio

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lady killer, Don Juan

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159
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embaucador

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confidence man, trickster, mountebank

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azabache

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jet - as in the stone

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161
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picardía

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roguery slyness craftiness impishness playfulness cunning

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162
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aguazales

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puddles

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163
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servidumbre

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servitude, bondage

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servidumbre de paso

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right of way

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165
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servidumbre de agua

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water rights

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166
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carillón

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glockenspiel, sometimes windchime

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167
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congoja

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anguish anxiety dismay sorrow worry heartbreak woe distress grief

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168
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mujer en ciernes

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bloosoming, budding, blooming woman

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deslenguado

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insolent, cheeky, foul-mouthed

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proceloso

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stormy, tempestuous

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pluvioso

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rainy

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bucle

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ringlet of hair

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173
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jubón

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doublet, jerkin

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lerdo

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dawdler dimwit slowcoach slowpoke clumsy oaf

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blasón

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blazon coat of arms heraldry

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176
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paño

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stretch of someting, length, section of etc.

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papada

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doublechin, jowl, dewlap

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178
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dar mas de si

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overstretched

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179
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cábala

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cabal ⧫ intrigue speculations, intrigues

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180
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no hacer ascos a algo

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happily accept, not turn nose up at

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181
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zamarra

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leather or sheepskin jacket

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adláteres

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hangers on, cronies, minions

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183
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pericia

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expertise mastery know-how skill test

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184
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barbilampiño

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baby-faced, novice, greenhorn, beardless

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por suerte o por desgracia

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fortunately or undortunately, for better or for worse

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186
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retahíla

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string/stream of something like insults, complaints, statements, litany

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187
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cejar

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to back down to move back to cease to give up

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188
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bulo

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hoax canard false report piece of disinformation disinformation unfounded rumour

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189
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en aras de

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in the honour or interest of, for the sake of - clarity or example

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chabacano

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brassy garish gaudy jazzy lurid coarse tasteless tawdry gullible tacky vulgar

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torva/o

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baleful, grim

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soflama

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rabble-rouser fiery speech harangue glow if a fire

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193
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refractario

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fire-proof, stubborn, set in ways, pig-headed?

194
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colacionar

A

compare, collate

195
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ignoto/a

A

uncharted unfathomed unknown undiscovered

196
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coetáneo

A

peer, contemporary, same-aged, coeval

197
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barahúnda

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hubbub donnybrook pandemonium uproar

198
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un toma y daca

A

give and take

199
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parrafada

A

lecture sermon long talk

200
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a voz en grito

A

at the top of ones voice

201
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a voz en cuello

A

full-throated

202
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cohibido

A

inhibited tongue-tied awkward embarrassed uncomfortable shy

203
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la villa y corte

A

Madrid

204
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renqueante

A

ailing or limping also limping as in economy - also

205
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ciclán

A

one-testicled

206
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parte

A

dispatch, report as in to a leader of miliary/police etc.

207
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barruntar

A

to guess, suspect, sense

208
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nimiedad

A

a drop in the bucket quibble trifle fleabite pettiness quiddity triviality

209
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camelar

A

sweet-talk, dejar seducir

210
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meretriz

A

prostitute harlot meretrix strumpet

211
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meridiana

A

noon, day bed, divan

212
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ordenanza

A

orderly

213
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ordenanza municipal

A

bylaw

214
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jícara

A

pot, bowl

215
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refrigerio

A

snack, refreshment

216
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prosopopeya

A

ceremoniousness pompousness

217
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carcunda

A

Carlist, one with retrograde outlook

218
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desmesura

A

excess disproportion lack of moderation

219
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abolengo

A

ancestry noble, lineage, high breeding

220
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veo adonde quiere ir a parar

A

I see what you are getting at

221
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me ladra el estomago

A

I’m starving !

222
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escarbar en la herida

A

multiple, salt in wound, hit a sore spot, bring up something unpleasant, touch a nerve. etc.

223
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desconsiderado

A

inconsiderate

224
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tener los nervios de punta

A

butterflies,jitters,nervenervenerves, jangling nerves

225
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galimatías

A

gibberish, gobbeledygook, hocus-pocus

226
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lacra

A

blight blemish curse mark stigma degenerate

227
Q

pacato

A

insignificant prudish shy timid

228
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meapilas

A

holier than thou, sanctimonious

229
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alegría por la desgracia ajena

A

schadenfreude

230
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ya lo creo

A

you bet. you can say that again. no shit, i should think so

231
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trajinar

A

buzz about

232
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en un periquete

A

in a twinkle, double quick time, in no time.

233
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carestía

A

scarcity, dearth, high cost of st.

234
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carestía de la vida

A

high cost of living

235
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descendimientos

A

descent of christ pictured in art

236
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hablar a calzón quitado

A

call a spade a spade

237
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a tumba abierta

A

go all out, openly hablar a great velocity and risk

238
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desempacho

A

forwardness, ease, unconcern

239
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valido

A

royal favourite

240
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escabroso

A

(= irregular)
[terreno] rough ⧫ rugged
[superficie] uneven
2. [sonido] harsh
3. [problema] difficult ⧫ tough ⧫ thorny
4. [chiste] risqué ⧫ blue ⧫ salacious (formal)

241
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tomar(se) por el pito del sereno

A

Darle poca o ninguna importancia.

242
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resorte

A

Mecanismo que utiliza un muelle para almacenar energía que se libera bruscamente al soltarlo.

243
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hacer el remolón

A

ignore make out as if unaware ignorant of

244
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remolón

A

lazy, slacker

245
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mal fario

A

bad luck

246
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poco es algo, menos es nada

A

something is better than nothing

247
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marasmo

A
  1. (Medicine) wasting ⧫ atrophy

2. (= estancamiento) paralysis ⧫ stagnation

248
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postinero

A
  1. [persona] vain ⧫ conceited (de about)

2. [traje] posh (informal)

249
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figón

A

cheap restaurant

250
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displicente

A
  1. (= malhumorado) peevish
  2. (= poco entusiasta) unenthusiastic
  3. (= despreciativo) offhand ⧫ disdainful
251
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contención

A 
1.  (Military) containing ⧫ containment
muro de contención retaining wall
operación de contención holding operation
2.  (= restricción) restraint
sin contención freely ⧫ without restraint
See contención salarial
3.  (= rivalidad) contention
4.  (Law) suit
252
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canto de sirena

A

siren call

253
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menda

A

yours truly

254
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andoba

A

guy chap Persona cualquiera que no se nombra.

255
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mentar

A

to mention

256
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pagar o ir a escote

A

to go dutch

257
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altillo

A

mezzanine entreplanta en un edificio

258
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berza

A

cabbage

259
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mezclar berzas con capachos

A

to get things in a shocking mess

260
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nada de cuanto le dire

A

nothing I’m going to say

261
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cortas luces

A

low beam dipped headlights not too bright

262
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soliviantar

A
  1. (= amotinar) to stir up ⧫ rouse ⧫ rouse to revolt
  2. (= enojar) to anger
  3. (= sacar de quicio) to exasperate
  4. (= inquietar) to worry
    le tienen soliviantado los celos he is eaten up with jealousy
  5. (= hacer sentir ansias) to fill with longing
  6. (= dar esperanzas a) to buoy up with false hopes
    anda soliviantado con el proyecto he has tremendous hopes for the scheme
263
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tente tieso

A

just cope, deal with it.

264
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talante

A
  1. (= carácter)
    un hombre de talante liberal a liberal-minded man
  2. (= humor) mood
    estar de buen talante to be in a good mood
    estar de mal talante to be in a bad mood
    responder de mal talante to answer bad-temperedly
  3. (= disposición)
    hacer algo de buen talante to do sth willingly
    recibir a algn de buen talante to give sb a warm welcome
265
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reportar(se)

A

Refrenar, reprimir o moderar una pasión de ánimo o a quien la tiene control oneself

266
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quia

A

No. Not on your life

267
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hacer puchero

A

to pout ⧫ screw up one’s face

268
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menoscabo

A

(= disminución) lessening ⧫ reduction
(= daño) damage
con or en menoscabo de to the detriment of
reducción de jornada sin menoscabo salarial reduction in the working day with no loss of salary
debe haber cierta reserva, sin menoscabo de la amistad certain things must remain in confidence, without being detrimental to one’s friendship
sufrir menoscabo to be damaged

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esquinado

A

(= con esquinas) sharp-cornered ⧫ having corners
2. (Football) swerving ⧫ with a spin on it
tiro esquinado low shot into the corner of the net
3. (Latin America) [mueble] standing in a corner ⧫ corner (before noun)
4. [persona]
(= antipático) unpleasant
(= difícil) awkward ⧫ prickly
(= malévolo) malicious

270
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vaticinios

A

prognostication forecast prediction prophecy

271
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funestos

A

disastrous ill-fated terrible

funesto baleful baneful bleak deadly dire dismal evil fateful unlucky

272
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manguito

A

muff

273
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sopetón

A
  1. (= golpe) punch
  2. frenar de sopeton brake suddenly
    de sopetón suddenly ⧫ unexpectedly
    entrar de sopetón to pop in ⧫ drop in
    entrar de sopetón en un cuarto to burst into a room
274
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lugar común

A

cliche commonplace

275
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fuero interno

A

in my heart of hearts … ⧫ deep down

276
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no tener las todas consigo

A

be uneasy, dubious, a little worried

277
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platea

A

parquet orchestra stall stall orchestra parterre pit stalls seat

278
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mandamás

A

boss bigwig

279
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haber llenazo

A

there being a full house, sell out

280
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haragán

A

lazy type, idler, layabout

281
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hatajo

A

bunch, group, pack of corrupt bastards for example

282
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deslavazado

A
  1. (= incoherente) disjointed
  2. [tela, vestido]
    (= lacio) limp
    (= desteñido) faded
283
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enjundioso/a

A
  1. [libro, tema] substantial ⧫ meaty

2. (= grasiento) fat

284
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cuatro gatos

A

small group or handful of people

285
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redentor

A

redeeming

286
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mezquino

A

selfish, mean

287
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atonía

A

apathy, lethargy

288
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estentóreo

A

[voz] stentorian (formal) ⧫ booming

[sonido] strident

289
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desmarcarse

A

to distance oneself from

290
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hacer uso de la palabra

A

to take the floor, speak

291
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trabar

A

forge

292
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secuaz secuaces

A

(gen) follower ⧫ supporter

(pejorative) henchman

293
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disyuntiva

A
  1. (= opción) alternative ⧫ choice

2. (= dilema) dilemma

294
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aquelarre

A
  1. (= reunión de brujas) witches’ coven

2. (= barahúnda) uproar ⧫ din

295
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arremolinarse

A

[gente] to crowd around ⧫ mill around
[corriente] to swirl ⧫ eddy
[bailadores, polvo] to swirl ⧫ whirl

296
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octavilla

A

pamphlet ⧫ leaflet

297
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tórtolo

A
  1. (= ave) (male) turtledove
  2. (informal) (= amante) lovebird ⧫ loverboy
    tórtolos
    pair of lovers ⧫ lovebirds
298
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estar como una regadera

A

be off ones head, be bonkers, crazy as a loon, has got a screw loose

299
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salero

A

panache

300
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decaimiento

A

dejection

301
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taquimeca

A

shorthand typist ⧫ stenographer

302
Q

oronda

A 
1.  (= grueso)
[persona] potbellied ⧫ big-bellied
[vasija] rounded ⧫ potbellied
2.  (= satisfecho) smug ⧫ self-satisfied
(= pomposo) pompous
303
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rezagados

A

stragglers

304
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zipizape

A

rumpus, set to, squabble

305
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diantre donde diantre

A

devil where the devil

306
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ir de coronilla

A

bend over backwards to make someone happy, work tail off

307
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amedrentar

A

scare frighten intimidate

308
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resabio

A

smack of, bitter aftertaste

309
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altivez

A

haughtiness ⧫ arrogance

310
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tirantez

A

tightness, tension, strain

311
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encumbrar

A

to extol raise up

312
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reir las gracias

A

laugh along with

313
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chaladura

A

Extravagancia, locura, manía. Craziness

314
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aflojar la mosca

A

pony up, shell out, fork out, ante up

315
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ricachón

A

dirty capitalist, fabulously rich

316
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un abrir y cerrar de ojos

A

in the blink of an eye

317
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grosso modo

A

roughly speaking broadly speaking

318
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disponsibilidades

A

liquid assets resources

319
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plumier

A

pencil case

320
Q

anteponer

A

may be used as prefer

321
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si contaba la verdad

A

to tell the truth

322
Q

reportar

A

bring carry benefit

323
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malograr

A 
(= arruinar) to spoil ⧫ ruin
(= desperdiciar) to waste
324
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socavar

A

undermine

325
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caludicar

A
  1. (= rendirse) to give in
    no claudicó ante el chantaje he did not give in to the blackmail
  2. (= renunciar)
    claudicar de algo to renounce sth
326
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iniquidad

A

(= maldad) wickedness ⧫ iniquity (formal)

327
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cojer o llevar una merluza

A

be smashed, off your face, drunk, have a buzz on

328
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esscarmentar

A

teach a lesson to

329
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a horcajadas

A

astride

330
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cambalache

A
  1. (= trueque) swap ⧫ exchange
331
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prístino

A

pristine, original, uncorrupted, clean

332
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agorera

A 
(= que presagia) prophetic
(= que presagia males) ominous
333
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animadversión

A

ill-will antagonism

334
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atildado

A

elegant ⧫ stylish

335
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tahona

A

(= panadería) bakery ⧫ bakehouse

336
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pertrechar

A

(gen) to supply (con, de with)
(= equipar) to equip (con, de with)
(Military) to supply with ammunition and stores ⧫ equip

337
Q

hato

A

bundle

338
Q

darse por aludido

A

take the hint, get it

339
Q

desaliño

A
  1. (= descuido) slovenliness
  2. (= desorden) untidiness
  3. (= negligencia) carelessness
340
Q

desabrido

A 
1.  (= poco amable)
[persona] surly
[tono] harsh
[respuesta] sharp
[debate] bitter ⧫ acrimonious
2.  [comida] tasteless ⧫ insipid
3.  [tiempo] unpleasant
341
Q

a mayor abundamieto

A

furthermore

342
Q

remedar

A

(= imitar) to imitate ⧫ copy

(para burlarse) to ape ⧫ mimic

343
Q

devanar los sesos

A

rack ones brains

344
Q

macferlán

A

type of coat without sleeves

345
Q

encono

A

rancour

346
Q

atenazar

A

(figurative) to grip

[duda etc] to torment ⧫ beset

347
Q

cuartear

A

cut up into four or make up the forth at cards f.e.

348
Q

servilleta de hilo

A

cloth napkin

349
Q

mohín

A

(= pucheros) pout
hacer un mohín to make a face
con un leve mohín de extrañeza with a faintly surprised expression

350
Q

remilgos

A
  1. (= melindre) fussiness
    él no hace remilgos a ninguna clase de trabajo he won’t turn up his nose at any kind of work
  2. (= mojigatería) prudery ⧫ primness
  3. (= afectación) affectation
351
Q

retreparse

A

to lean back

352
Q

cotejo

A

comparison

353
Q

dar palos de ciego

A

swing out wildly, shooting in the dark, thrashing around

354
Q

arribismo

A

social climbing

355
Q

zancadillear

A

put the skids under, tripping up

356
Q

flema

A

calm excessive phlegmatic

357
Q

mojigato/a

A 
(= santurrón) sanctimonious
(= puritano) prudish ⧫ strait-laced
358
Q

dejar en suspenso

A

put on ice or on the back burner

359
Q

repulgado

A

affected

360
Q

volver a alguien tarumba

A

make nuts, drive crazy, unsettled

361
Q

cuchitril

A

pigsty, hovel, hole

362
Q

atar cabos

A

put two and two together

363
Q

escollo

A
  1. (= arrecife) reef ⧫ rock
  2. (= obstáculo oculto)
    (en el camino) pitfall ⧫ stumbling block
364
Q

ufano

A 
(= orgulloso) proud
(= jactancioso) boastful
(= satisfecho) smug
365
Q

percal

A

percale cheap white cloth

366
Q

incuria

A
  1. (= negligencia) negligence
    por incuria through negligence
  2. (= dejadez) carelessness ⧫ shiftlessness
367
Q

inmovilismo

A

(= estancamiento) stagnation
(= oposición al cambio) resistance to change
(Politics) (= ideología) ultraconservatism
(= política) do-nothing policy

368
Q

indómito

A

indomitable

369
Q

bobalicona

A

utterly stupid
MASCULINE NOUN/FEMININE NOUN
nitwit ⧫ clot (informal) ⧫ dumbbell (informal)

370
Q

lo que se ha de hacer se hace.y punto

A

you godda do what you godda do. period

371
Q

atiplada

A

high-pitched

372
Q

prócer

A

(= persona eminente) worthy ⧫ notable
(= magnate) important person
(especially Latin America) (Politics) famous son ⧫ famous citizen
prócer de las letras literary figure ⧫ eminent writer
2. (= líder) great man ⧫ leader

373
Q

jaranero

A

jokey merry

374
Q

caloyo

A

newborn lamb, raw recruit

375
Q

escarmentado

A

wary ⧫ cautious

estoy escarmentada I’ve learned my lesson

376
Q

de palabra y obra

A

words and deeds

377
Q

inquina

A 
(= aversión) dislike ⧫ aversion
(= rencor) ill will
378
Q

mequetrefe

A 
(= inútil) good-for-nothing
(= curiosón) busybody
379
Q

como el que mas

A

unclear, as much as anyone can

380
Q

coba

A
  1. (= adulación) soft soap (informal) ⧫ cajolery

dar coba a algn to suck up to sb ⧫ play up to sb

381
Q

despatarrado

A

spread legs wide open, surprised, sprawled on the ground

382
Q

arrostrar

A

[consecuencias] to face ⧫ face up to

[peligro] to brave ⧫ face

383
Q

patochada

A

blunder ⧫ bloomer

384
Q

escozor

A
  1. (= picor) stinging ⧫ burning

2. (= sentimiento) grief ⧫ heartache

385
Q

inerme

A

(= sin armas) unarmed
(= indefenso) defenceless
disarmed

386
Q

cavilación

A

rumination, deep thoughts

387
Q

saña

A

(= furor) rage
(= crueldad) cruelty
con saña viciously

388
Q

agorero

A 
(= que presagia) prophetic
(= que presagia males) ominous
ave agorera bird of ill omen
MASCULINE NOUN/FEMININE NOUN
(= adivino) soothsayer ⧫ fortune teller
389
Q

dar mulé a alguien

A

to bump sb off (informal)

390
Q

mas te vale

A

you better, you’d better

391
Q

no te vayas de la mu

A

dont run your mouth

392
Q

catadura

A
  1. (= acto) tasting ⧫ sampling
  2. (= aspecto) looks plural ⧫ appearance
    de mala catadura nasty-looking
393
Q

parra

A

(Botany) grapevine
(= trepadora) climbing vine
▪ idiom: subirse a la parra (informal) (= engreírse) to get all high and mighty; (= enfadarse) to blow one’s top (informal)

394
Q

subirse a la parra

A

blow your top, fly off the handle, go postal, climb on your high horse, go bananas

395
Q

ensimismamiento

A

self absorption

396
Q

cenador

A

arbour

397
Q

pasar por la piedra

A

castigate, make fun of, humiliate

398
Q

anatematizar

A
  1. (Religion) to anathematize, curse, condemn
399
Q

antinomia

A

antinomy (formal) ⧫ conflict of authority

400
Q

el que madruga dios le ayuda

A

the early bird gets the worm

401
Q

el que da primero da dos veces

A

to get the upper hand

402
Q

tener el conguelo

A

have the jitters

403
Q

canguis

A

heeby jeebies, miedo

404
Q

tolondro

A

scatterbrained

405
Q

agazaparse

A

to crouch down, hide, squat

406
Q

conyuntural

A

relating to the moment or situation etc ⧫ relating to the present moment or situation etc circumstancial
datos coyunturales relevant data
medidas coyunturales immediately relevant measures
solución coyuntural interim solution

407
Q

por lo que mas quieras

A

for crying out loud, I beg of you

408
Q

argucia

A

sophistry (formal) ⧫ hair-splitting

argucias nit-picking (informal) singular

409
Q

descarriada

A
  1. (en camino)
    [persona] to misdirect
    [animal] to separate from the herd ⧫ single out
  2. (en proyecto, vida) to lead astray
410
Q

empezar la casa por el tejado

A

put the cart before the horse

411
Q

sin decir oste ni moste

A

without a word, without uttering a word

412
Q

fetén

A

INVARIABLE ADJECTIVE
1. (= estupendo) smashing (informal) ⧫ super (informal)
una chica fetén a smashing or super girl (informal)
de fetén (= estupendo) smashing (informal) ⧫ super (informal)
2. (= auténtico) real ⧫ authentic
ADVERB
splendidly ⧫ marvellously
FEMININE NOUN
(= verdad) truth
ser la fetén to be gospel truth

413
Q

sarasa

A

pansy (informal) ⧫ fairy (informal) ⧫ fag (esp US) (very informal)

414
Q

altisonante

A

high-sounding, bombastic, grandiloquent

415
Q

impeler

A
  1. (= empujar) to drive ⧫ propel
  2. (= incitar) to drive ⧫ urge ⧫ impel
    impeler a algn a hacer algo to drive or impel sb to do sth
    impelido por la necesidad driven by need
416
Q

dilecto

A

beloved, loved adj.

417
Q

retruécano

A

play on words. often repetition involved, antithesis as well a la lo encontre ausente

418
Q

esparcimientos

A

pass times?

419
Q

reconvención

A

reprimand, charge, admonishment

420
Q

óbice

A

obstacle, impediment

421
Q

aturdimiento

A
  1. (= atolondramiento) bewilderment

2. (= irreflexión) thoughtlessness ⧫ recklessness

422
Q

prevenciones

A

precautions

423
Q

quinqué

A

oil or parrafin lamp

424
Q

cigarillos de picadura

A

rollies, rolling tobacco

425
Q

hacerse el sueco

A

feign ignorance, pretend not to understand

426
Q

molicie

A

softness, comfort, effeminancy

427
Q

taimada

A

cunning sly canny astute

428
Q

jauría

A

pack, of dogs hounds

429
Q

zanganear

A

loafing about, lazing around, idling

430
Q

maraña

A

tangle,muddle, mess

431
Q

maléfico

A

evil

432
Q

aletargado

A

drowsy, lethargic

433
Q

redil

A

sheepfold

434
Q

rémora

A

impediment, obstacle

435
Q

orillar

A

to avoid, skirt, evade, marginilize

436
Q

huraño

A
  1. (= tímido) shy
  2. (= poco sociable) unsociable
  3. (= esquivo) shy ⧫ elusive
437
Q

sacar or traer a colación

A

to bring up, mention

438
Q

segun que cosas

A

some things

439
Q

vetusta

A

ancient ⧫ very old

(ironic) hoary

440
Q

redomado

A
  1. [mentiroso, estafador] inveterate

2. (= taimado) sly ⧫ artful

441
Q

indisociable de

A

inseparable

442
Q

desaborido

A

insipid, dull, boring

443
Q

pasmarote

A

dork, twat, goofball, doofus, nincompoop

444
Q

írsele el santo al cielo (a alguien)

A

go blank, forget what one is about to say, lose train of thought, slipped my mind se me a ido el santo al cielo

445
Q

reverbero

A

street lamp

446
Q

enjambre

A

swarm

447
Q

rodera

A

rut, cart track

448
Q

desvencijado

A

[silla, mueble] rickety

[máquina] broken-down

449
Q

visera

A

(Military) visor
[de gorra] peak
[de jockey, tenista] eyeshade

450
Q

p’alante

A

para adelante

451
Q

faltaría más

A

(= no hay de qué) don’t mention it!; (= naturalmente) of course!; (= ¡ni hablar!) certainly not! ⧫ no way! (informal)

452
Q

al, o al buen, tuntún

A

Sin cálculo ni reflexión o sin conocimiento del asunto

453
Q

¡maldita sea tu estampa!

A

Damn you

454
Q

amartelado

A

lovesick

455
Q

so capa de

A

under the guise of, on the pretext of

456
Q

quid

A

essence vital point

457
Q

cartón piedra

A

papier mache

458
Q

indisponerse

A

fall out with, quarrel with

459
Q

cifrar en

A

place, aggregate in

460
Q

mano izquierda

A

smart, clever

461
Q

exequias

A

funeral rites

462
Q

edecán

A

aide-de-camp, yeoman

463
Q

estantigua

A

spirit, lean thin dry woman, kinda witchy

464
Q

dijes

A

charms (jewlery)

465
Q

cáspita

A

wow. bloody hell. damn

466
Q

bailarle el agua a alguien

A

flatter, lick boots, brown nose

467
Q

capitoste

A

cheif, boss,big shot

468
Q

desdoro

A

stigma, blot, blemish, dishonour, stain

469
Q

facineroso

A

miscreant

470
Q

apechugar

A

deal with the consequences

471
Q

alimaña

A

vermin

472
Q

cavernario

A

cave-dwelling

473
Q

jeta

A

face, snout

474
Q

no hay manera

A

no go

475
Q

baldear

A

hose down, wash down - the streets for example

476
Q

poner reparos

A

object

477
Q

poner reparos a

A

to demur

478
Q

yesca

A

tinder, coconut husk

479
Q

hacer burradas

A

do stupid things

480
Q

decir burradas

A

talk shit, blather

Spanish Vocabulary (3 decks)

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