Mayo Dos Flashcards
(500 cards)
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la rueda de tablones
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the plank wheel (of an old ship)
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el ímpetu
A
the impetus/energy
3
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la sotana
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the cassock/soutane (priest full-length garb)
4
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un séquito
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an entourage/retinue
5
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la baranda
A
the hand-rail/railing
6
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el silbato
A
the whistle
7
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ensopar
A
to soak/drench
8
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la muchedumbre
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the crowd
9
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defraudar
A
to disappoint OR to defraud
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la contrariedad
A
the setback OR contrary nature
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resfriado
A
cold/illness
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exorbitante
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exorbitant
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el asombro
A
the amazement
14
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la ternera
A
the veal/calf
15
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haber
A
to be (in the sense of existing)
16
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la enoteca
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the wine cellar/wine bar
17
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el viñedo
A
the vineyard
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el zurdo
A
the left-handed person
19
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recostarse
A
to lie back
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la pereza
A
the laziness
21
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una patada
A
a kick
22
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el anticuerpo
A
the antibody
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rebanar
A
to slice
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la manada/el rebaño
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the herd
25
arrear
to herd
26
dar la bienvenida
to welcome
27
costar
to cost OR to be hard/difficult to
28
el ángulo
the angle
29
el cisne
the swan
30
poseído
possessed OR consumed
31
la marioneta
the puppet
32
el/la virgen
the virgin (n) or virgin (adj.)
33
el rechazo
the rejection/refusal/reubb
34
rehusar
to refuse OR to deny
35
la negación
the denial/negation
36
disimular
to hide/conceal OR to cover up
37
el alacrán
the scorpion
38
la culebra
the snake OR debt
39
la cueva
the cave OR cellar
40
ya que
since OR now that/given that
41
escanear
to scan
42
la momia
the mummy
43
el egipcio
the Egyptian (n) OR Egyptian (adj.)
44
el ceño
the brow
45
el útero
the womb/uterus
46
la gestación
the gestation
47
nonato
unborn OR born by C-section
48
la otra vida
the after-life
49
exiliado
exiled
50
el exilio
the exile (banishment or people)
51
la niñez
the childhood/infancy
52
caliente (adj.)
hot/warm
53
calor (n.)
heat
54
caluroso (adj.)
hot/warm OR enthusiastic
55
peblecito
a special vote/referendum
56
polvoriento
dusty/powdery
57
etiquetar
to label
58
un periodo
a period (of time)
59
un encadenamiento
a linking
60
marinero
sailor (n) OR seaworthy/of the sea (adj.)
61
la fábrica
the factory
62
mas ludica
very playful
63
arrugar
to wrinkle
64
la arruga
the wrinkle
65
el cantador
the folk singer
66
cantante
the singer
67
meterse en un lio
to get into trouble
68
el comino
the cumin
69
el patacón
the slice of fried banana OR fried platain
70
la sartén de hierro
the iron pan
71
hacíamos de todo
we used to do a little bit of everything
72
un globo aerostático
a hot-air balloon
73
el canasto
the basket/hamper
74
el vértigo
the vertigo
75
refrescarse
to cool down/off
76
pillar
to catch/to get/to capture
77
meter preso
to put in prison
78
un milico
a grunt
79
el papeleo
the paperwork
80
correr peligro
to be in danger
81
juntar dinero
to save/collect money
82
el andén
the sidewalk
83
donde (preposition)
to/at/by (indicating a place)
84
planificar
to plan
85
el botón
the button
86
la personalidad
the personality
87
la nostalgia
the nostalgia
88
un lujo de detalles
a luxury of details
89
bemol
flat (like a note in music, both n and adj.)
90
los demonios
the demons
91
el estatus
the status
92
la privacidad
the privacy
93
la acción
the stock/share OR action/deed
94
dale
go ahead/go on
95
el envoltorio
the wrapping OR wrapper
96
la intifada
the intifada
97
puede haber
there might be/there can be
98
remontarse
to soar up OR to go back/date back
99
el espectro
the spectrum
100
el desalojo
the evacuation/eviction/ejection
101
conceder
to give OR to concede
102
sucinto
succinct
103
la humillación
the humiliation
104
una escalada
a climb/ascent
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desescalada
a de-escalation
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la estela
the trail/wake
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el desahucio
the eviction/dismissal
108
la ira
the anger/ire/rage
109
la rabia
the anger/rage
110
el enojo
the anger/irritation
111
rebajar
to reduce (an amount) OR to lose weight
112
retrasar
to postpone/delay OR to procrastinate
113
el alquiler
the renting/rental OR the rent
114
efectuar
to carry out/to effect/to execute
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el prado
the meadow/field/lawn/grass
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escarbar
to dig
117
el jabalí
the boar/wild pig
118
el halcón
the hawk
119
la limpieza étnica
the ethnic cleansing
120
caldeado
heated
121
el colono
the colonist
122
colonizar
to colonize
123
enardecer
to inflame
124
moderar
to moderate
125
la sobreactuación
the over-reaction
126
un caldo de cultivo
a breeding ground OR medium broth
127
la franja
the stripe/strip/band
128
embestir
to run into/attack/charge
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reiterar
to reiterate/repeat
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boicotear
to boycott
131
sangriento
bloody
132
la custodia
the custody
133
ejercer
to practice/exercise OR to make happen
134
la referencia
the reference
135
la reverencia
the reverence
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contar con
to rely on/to anticipate OR to have/possess
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conciliable
reconcilable
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subrayar
to underline
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estar de acuerdo
to agree
140
hogao
colombian tomato/onion salsa
141
saldarse
to result in
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el/la corresponsal
the correspondent
143
anexionar
to annex
144
anexar
to annex
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el punto álgido
the high point/peak
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el gas lacrimógeno
the teargas
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las pelotas de goma
the rubber bullets/balls
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la represa
the dam OR reservoir
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la calidad
the quality
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no te hagas la que no escucho
don't act like you cannot hear
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la crianza
the raising/upbringing
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el jardín infantil
the kindergarten
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el montaje
montage
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intercalar
to insert/intersperse
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dialogar
to talk/hold talks
156
un castigo
a punishment/penalty
157
la añoranza
the nostalgia/yearning
158
parlante
talking (adj.) OR the speaker (n.) OR loudspeaker/megaphone (n)
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proponer
to propose
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mítico
mythical
161
rehacerse
to recover from OR to get over
162
aterrizar
to land/touch down
163
autónomo
autonomous
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sano y salvo
safe and sound
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un infundio
a lie/false rumor/malicious story
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preguntarse
to wonder/to ask yourself
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ignorar
to be ignorant about/to not know
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lívido
livid/pale
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sigiloso
stealthy
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el chisme
the gossip
171
chismear
to gossip
172
un sorbo
a sip (of a drink)
173
adivinación
divination OR guesswork/prediction
174
el pálpito
the hunch/feeling
175
gestarse
to brew/to develop
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el rezago
the backwardness/falling-behind/stragglers
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el/la lechón
the piglet
178
la canoa
the canoe
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toda clase de cosas de comer
all kinds of things to eat
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adornar
to decorate/adorn
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por si
in case
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como si
as if
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un nudo
a knot
184
cifrado
coded/encrypted
185
cifrar
to encode/cypher/estimate/calculate
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un parentesco
a kinship/relationship
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la madrina
the godmother
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el dilema
the dilemma
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el pésame
the condolences
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hacer caso
to take notice/to pay attention to
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compadecer
to pity OR to sympathize with
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hay que
one must OR "you have to..."
193
juguetón
playful
194
una panza
a belly
195
para lo que sea
for whatever reason
196
el medio oriente
the middle east
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el contacto cercano
the close contact
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la mucosa
the mucuous membrane
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el estiércol
the manure
200
las fosas nasales
the nostrils
201
el tejido
the fabric/tissue
202
omnipresente
omnipresent
203
inmunodeprimido
immunodeficient
204
acelerarse
to speed up OR to get overexcited/worked up
205
la cortauña
the nail clipper
206
por dondequiera empezar
wherever you want to start
207
sólo nos faltaba un poquito
we were just a little short
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audible
audible
209
la fluctuación
the fluctuation
210
descargar/bajar
to download
211
la esmeralda
the emerald
212
el carbón vegetal
charcoal
213
discernir
to discern
214
neutro
neutral
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el olor
the odor/smell
216
cambiarse de ropa
to change one's clothes
217
enredar
to entagle/mess up
218
complicarse
to become complicated/get involved
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la cuenta de ahorros
the savings accoutn
220
la reja
the bars (on windows)
221
el baúl
the trunk
222
el combustible (n)
the flammable substance OR the gasoline
223
la gasolinera
the gas station
224
interminable
endless
225
sacudida
shake OR blast/tremor/jolt
226
la cisterna
the cistern/tank/reservoir
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transporte ferroviario
rail transport
228
inflar
to inflate
229
el almacenamiento
the storage
230
el almacén
the warehouse/store
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empoderar
to empower
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la disputa
the dispute
233
conmemorar
to commemorate
234
ondear
to wave OR to flutter
235
añorar
to long for OR to desire
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la medialuna roja
the red crescent (muslim flags)
237
el telón
the curtain
238
burbujear
to bubble
239
resentido
resentful/bitter
240
liviano
light (of little weight)
241
el asentamiento
the settlement
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alegar
to claim OR to allege
243
la discordia
the discord
244
asentar
to set up OR to settle
245
espiral
spiral
246
la prenda
the garment OR item of clothing
247
renovarse
to resume
248
renovar
to renew OR renovate/repair
249
hilar
to spin/string together/sew
250
el foro
the forum
251
la indumentaria
the attire
252
desechable
disposable
253
el cuero
the leather
254
brindar
to toast (cheers) OR to offer/give
255
la sábana
the bedsheet
256
el poliéster
the polyester
257
el pañuelo
the handkerchief OR scarf
258
un excedente
an excess
259
el desarrollador
the developer
260
la compota
the compote (cooking)
261
el colágeno
the collagen
262
el sudor
the sweat
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cristalizadas
crystalized
264
el ornamento
the ornament
265
la lentejuela
the sequin
266
la viscosa
the viscose (material)
267
a prueba de balas
bullet-proof
268
el prototipo
the prototype
269
si bien
although/even though/while
270
biosintético
biosynthetic
271
la aparición
the appearance/publication
272
el fieltro
the felt (material)
273
la durability
the durability
274
duradero
durable
275
modal
modal
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dar un paso
to take a step
277
enfilar
to line up/to aim/to thread
278
la jurisprudencia
the jurisprudence OR legal precedent/finding
279
avalar
to guarantee/endorse/back
280
el amparo
the protection/refuge
281
el tribunal
the court/tribunal
282
sencillo
simple
283
la instancia
the application/petition/request
284
consecuente
consistent OR consequent (resulting)
285
a terceros
to third parties
286
vulnerar
to damage OR to violate OR to compromise (jeopardize)
287
el componente
the component/consituent/member
288
autocultivo
self-cultivation/culitvated
289
sacar un permiso
to get a permit
290
el registro
the record OR registry/register
291
la figura
the figure/outline
292
demorarse
to be delayed/to take a long time/to be late
293
la prórroga
the extension/deferral
294
restringido
restricted/limited
295
fines de lucro
for-profit
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no por lucro
not for-profit
297
el derivado
the derivative (financial or by-product)
298
el usuario
the user
299
el cáñamo
the hemp
300
indagar
to investigate/to inquire into
301
las neuronas
the neurons
302
una técnica
a technique
303
la aceleradorat
the accelerator
304
la adopción
the adoption
305
la frutilla
the strawberry
306
el arándano
the blueberry
307
la frambuesa
the raspberry
308
expandir
to expand
309
la palta/el aguacate
the avocado
310
el girasol
the sunflower
311
el emprendimiento
the entrepreneurship OR undertaking
312
el emprendedor
the entrepreneur(n) OR entrepreneurial (adj.)
313
nuclear
to bring together
314
malcriar
to spoil/pamper/indulge
315
la palmera
the palm tree
316
el musgo
the moss (from a tree/plant)
317
acomodar
to seat (like an usher) OR to put OR to conform/adapt/adjust
318
amparar
to protect OR to shelter
319
argumentar
to argue/contend
320
libertad de palabra
freedom of speech
321
firmar
to sign
322
creas lo que creas
believe what you believe
323
fundamentalmente
essentially
324
lo aprendes sobre la marcha
learn it on the go/fly
325
el vivero
the nursery (for growing plants)
326
desnudar
to undress/strip
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desamparar
to abandon/desert
328
la menor idea
the slightest idea
329
mas bien
rather/more like/actually
330
salpicar
to splash OR to taint
331
el travesaño
the support beam
332
inaugurar
to inaugurate
333
apresurado
rushed/hurried
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estimarse
to have self-repsect/to value oneself
335
adjudicar
to award/allocate/allot
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el consorcio
the consortium
337
la comparecencia
the appearance
338
llamar a cuentas
to hold accountable/calls for accountability
339
deslindar
to demarcate/delimit/define
340
indebido
improper/wrongful
341
tácito
tacit/unspoken/implicit
342
implicar
to imply/mean OR to involve/implacte
343
manifiesto
clear/evident/glaring/manifest
344
manifestar
to declare OR to show/convey an emotion
345
manifestarse
to demonstrate OR to speak out OR to become apparent
346
ponerse en marcha
to set off/to set out/to start
347
faltante
something left un-done/failing
348
las escaleras electricas
the escalators
349
la bolita
the marble OR the bobble
350
echarse
to begin OR to throw oneself OR to lie down OR to put on
351
la columna
the column
352
el sismo
the earthquake
353
el desnivel
the drop OR slop
354
el apuntalamiento
the shoring-up OR bracing OR propping-up
355
la rehabilitación
the rehabilitation
356
la viga
the beam (of wood) OR raft
357
pandear
to warp/bend
358
cuidar
to take care of OR to look after/care for
359
plagado
infested/plagued
360
plateada
silver OR silvery
361
prefabricado
prefabricated
362
el canciller
the chancellor
363
la integridad
the integrity
364
sin siguiera
without even
365
el barro
the mud/clay
366
plagar
to fill/cover/infest/plague
367
tener que ver con
to have to do with
368
la austeridad
the austerity
369
sacar raja
to get one's share/to also profit
370
la revisión
the revision OR review/service/check/inspection
371
entendido
expert OR discerning
372
inclinar
to tilt/lean OR to persuade/incline
373
albores
dawn
374
la alborada
the dawn/daybreak
375
el navegador
the browser OR GPS
376
premonitorio
premonitory/warning
377
la reversión
the reversion/throwback
378
las creces
the increase
379
asomar
to stick out OR to come out/appear
380
el experimentado inversor
the experienced investor
381
los esquemas
the way of thinking
382
en ese sentido
in that sense/in that respect
383
puntual
punctual/on time OR exact/accurate
384
vital
vital
385
el rendimiento
the performnace/capacity OR the return/yield
386
el/la apicultor(a)
the beekeeper
387
mantecoso
greasy/creamy
388
una capa crujiente
a crispy layer
389
la licuadora
the blender
390
la alfiliación
the membership/affiliation
391
estratégicamente
strategically
392
el borrado
the erasure
393
el paro
the stoppage OR the strike OR the unemployment
394
intencionalmente
intentionally
395
they leave us in the dark
nos dejan en la oscuridad
396
la pérdida
the loss
397
el albergue
the shelter/hostel/refuge
398
la gama
the range/spectrum/scale
399
la cobertura
the coverage (media, telecom, healthcare)
400
estrenar
to wear/use for the first time/to premiere
401
la reseña
the review/critique OR the outline/report
402
tachar
to cross out OR to brand/to accuse of OR to impeach/challenge
403
carcamal
decrepit (adj.) OR old crock/geezer (n)
404
la sandez
the stupid thing OR foolishness
405
inmovilista
stagnant/resistant to change
406
acertadamente
correctly/appropriately/aptly
407
acertar
to get right/hit the target/to find
408
la artesanía
the crafts/handicrafts/artesanals
409
el/la lugarteniente
the deputy
410
treintena
thirty
411
venidero
coming/future
412
halagador
flattering (adj.) OR the flatterer (n)
413
decimotercer
thirteenth
414
apelar
to appeal
415
la cordura
the sanity/good sense
416
arengar
to give a pep talk to OR to harangue/hassle
417
la perdurabilidad
the durability
418
adscrito
assigned
419
la enésima
the umpteenth
420
contundente
blunt/forceful/convincing
421
alarmar
to alarm OR to alert
422
oleaginoso
oily/oleaginous
423
entroncar
to be related/connected/linked to
424
espléndido
splendid OR generous/lavish
425
la identidad
the identity
426
la anfetamina
the amphetamine
427
la rotundidad
the forcefulness/emphasis
428
el aliño
the seasoning/dressing
429
me armé de valor
i armed myself with courage
430
la pajita
the straw
431
la premonición
the premonition
432
crimines de lesa humanidad
crimes against humanity
433
en pos de
in pursuit of
434
tremendo
tremendous/enormous/vast OR terrible/dreadful
435
el/la intérprete
the interpreter OR performer
436
cursar
to study/take/do OR send off/issue OR process/handle
437
el choque cultural
the culture shock
438
la formadora
the trainer/mentor
439
la tutela
the guardianship/tutelage OR protection
440
inadaptado
maladjusted (adj.) OR a misfit (n)
441
llevar
to cope with/deal with/to handle
442
llevarse
to get along OR to take OR to be in
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la maleza
the undergrowth/weeds
444
el hombro
the shoulder
445
desarraigar
to uproot/eradicate
446
una conciencia
a conscience OR awareness
447
la escultura
the sculpture
448
el financiamiento
the funding/financing
449
ya que falta mucho
since there's a long way to go
450
sustentable
sustainable
451
el panel solar
the solar panel
452
el pilar
the pillar OR pier (of a bridge)
453
sometido
subdued or submitted
454
no te sirve
it's not useful/good for you
455
porque es mucho el que tengo
because I have so much
456
el/la pololo(a)
the boyfriend/girlfriend
457
trabajólicas
workaholics
458
verse afectada
to be affected
459
uno igual debería saber
one should still know
460
una curenta corriente
a checking account
461
el instrumento
the instrument
462
la anexión
the annexation
463
privado
private OR deprived
464
el gueto
the ghetto
465
la evangelización
the evangelization
466
de mismo palo
of the same suit
467
el asalto
the raid (assault)
468
la redada
the raid/police operation OR catch/haul (fish)
469
la aniquilación
the decimation
470
el segmento
the segment
471
esclavizar
to enslave
472
aniquilar
to annihilate/wipe out
473
arrendar
to rent/lease
474
el cordero
the lamb
475
la incursión
the raid/incursion
476
confinar
to confine OR to banish
477
el alambre
the wire (for a fence)
478
la hebra
the strand/thread
479
la púa
the sharp point/prickle/barb (of wire)
480
la posta
the staging post/stage/relay/slice/outpost
481
alambrar
to fence with wire
482
apuntar
to aim OR to point at
483
por casualidad
by chance/by accident
484
el cebo
the bait/primer/fodder/feed
485
el tarro
the jar/pot/stein
486
el camote
the sweet potato
487
rebelarse
to rebel/rise up
488
revelar
to reveal/disclose OR to show/develop
489
rebelar
to incite to rebellion
490
la alambrada
the wire fence/barbed-wire fence
491
el creyente
the believer/follower/faithful
492
digamos
that is to say (pause word)/we should say
493
psicoactivo
psychoactive
494
el referéndum
the referendum
495
el impulso
the impulse/driving factor
496
la percepción
the perception
497
ampliar
to expand/extend OR to increase/broaden/enlarge
498
la descriminalización
the de-criminalization
499
acordar
to agree (on) + verb OR to remind/award
500
mortal
mortal/fatal/lethal/deadly
