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epicenter

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el epicentro

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lumberjack

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un leñador, a

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have a jinx on
jinxed
to jinx

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tener el cenizo
cenizo, a / el gafe
gafar

ser gafe to have a jinx (informal) be jinxed (informal)
tener un día gafe to have a bad day, have an off day

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to complain

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renegar

renegar de: renegó de su fe he renounced his faith
ha renegado de su familia she has disowned her own family

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slovenly

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fodongo, a

it is like someone who usually keeps the way as it woke up, not shaven, unclean, unbrushed.
Here in Mexico is widely used, even though is not a rude word, it is not also considered a proper one. It’s very colloquial, if I may say so.

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crumb

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migaja, boronita (Mx)

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to fence, enclose

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cercar

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attempt (crime)

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un conato

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spokesperson

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vocero, a (amer)
el, la portavoz

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rest, relaxation

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el relajo, la relajación

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kite
comet

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el papalote, la cometa
el cometa

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bar

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una barra

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drill, simulation

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un simulacro

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leak

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la filtración

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to laze around

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echar la hueva

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dammit

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me cago en la leche

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check (chess, fig)

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el jaque

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bubbly, fizzy
to bubble

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burbujeante
burbujear

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cowboy, cowgirl

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charro, a

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electrical panel

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el cuadro eléctrico
Tablero eléctrico

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slice

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una rodaja

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guatemala, honduras, el salvador

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el triángulo norte

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in spite of

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pese a
a pesar de

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to weigh
sadness, regret

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pesar
el pesar

A pesar de los pesares loc. adv. A pesar de todas las cosas, a pesar de todos los obstáculos:
a pesar de los pesares terminó sus estudios.

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jump rope
una comba
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knuckle Crack knuckles
un nudillo tronarse los nudillos/dedos (mx) Crujirse los dedos (es) Hacer(se) crujir los dedos (es)
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hound
un sabueso, a
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report
un informe
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to break (egg)
cascar
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lust
la lujuria
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bold (font)
negrita, letra negrita
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tribulation
la tribulación
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gradual, slow
paulatino, a
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rye
el centeno
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chapel
una capilla capilla ardiente funeral chapel
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hold, grab
sujetar
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to whip, criticize
fustigar
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manliness, manhood
la hombría, la masculinidad
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masses, common people
el vulgo
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reward
la gratificación
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entail, imply
conllevar
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brim, rim
el ras a o al ras loc. adv. Casi tocando, casi al nivel de algo: quiero que las cortinas queden a ras del suelo
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calm
el sosiego (culto)
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respect, comply with
acatar The only difference I can see with obedecer is that "acatar" cannot take a person as a direct object, it would sound odd (or maybe wrong) in my opinion. obedecer al rey/jefe : ok obedecer las leyes/normas : ok acatar al rey/jefe : not ok acatar las leyes/normas: ok
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the more...
cuanto más...
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test, trial
un ensayo
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lapse of concentration, mistake
un despiste
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carelessness, slip-up
un descuido
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buckwheat
el alforfón trigo sarraceno
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to spread
cundir
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unity, ones Ones, tens, hundreds
la unidad Unidades, decenas y centenas
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rip, tear
rajar Lonja: Es una tira larga y ancha, ej: una lonja de tocino. Raja: Un trozo delgado que se corta a lo largo o ancho, ej: una raja de canela. Rebanada: Es un corte delgado y ancho que se hace generalmente en el pan, paté y pasteles. Tajada: Por aquí es sinónimo de rebanada y de igual forma se puede decir una tajada de pan, de pastel, queso, mango, etc. Rodaja: Es un corte redondo y se emplea para algunos alimentos como piña, naranja, papa o salchichón.
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delay
demorar demorar en hacer algo (LAm) to take a long time to do sth, be slow in doing sth no demores mucho don't be too long
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slut, whore
la golfa
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merciless, heartless
impío, a
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tailor
sastre, sastra sastrería nf (taller de sastre) cajón de sastre nm coloquial (lugar con cosas heterogéneas) mess, jumble n mishmash n hodgepodge n Vaya cajón de sastre tienes aquí: chinchetas, gomas, una corbata..
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lie, tall tale
una patraña
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sheet, folded sheet
un pliego
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endurance, patience
el aguante
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daddy longlegs
el murgaño
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submachine gun
la metralleta
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Smoke like a chimney
Fumar como un chacuaco A chacuaco is incidentally a kind of chimney, from the Purepecha chakuákua: ventanilla en el techo de una cocina, por donde se escapa el humo. So, the expression fumar como chachuaco literally means "smoke like a chimney", as well as that being the standard equivalent turn of phrase in English.
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buckle
la hebilla
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gate
la cancela
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resentful
despechado, a
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hothouse, greenhouse
el invernadero efecto invernadero greenhouse effect gases invernadero greenhouse gases
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somersault (gymnast)
el salto mortal
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somersault
la marometa (mx), voltereta, cabriola
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hieroglyph
el jeroglifico
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quick tempered
sanguíneo, a
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dwelling
la morada
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faint, weak
tenue
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chase, pursuit
la persecución
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shadow, trace
el atisbo
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shake, rattle
zangolotear Zangolotaer en México se usa más bien con movimientos bruscos inesperados, en realidad el verbo se usa más figurativamente: "hay que zangolotear el cuerpo", hay que bailar, sacudirnos.
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numbness
el entumecimiento
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wineglass
la copa
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pat
una palmada
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illustrate
ilustrar
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anxiety, distress
el sinvivir
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show business
la farándula
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acrobat
el / la saltimbanqui
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straggler
rezagado, a
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foreigner
el/la guiri (es)
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hemorrhoids
las almorranas
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grief stricken
afligido, a
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teach a lesson
escarmentar tr. Castigar o reprender con dureza al que ha obrado mal para que se corrija: con ese castigo el profesor escarmentó a sus alumnos. intr. Aprender uno de los errores propios o ajenos para evitar caer en ellos: escarmentó al ver lo que le había pasado a su hermano
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young pigeon
el palomino
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chest, trunk
el cofre
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gadget
el artilugio
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spirit, exuberance
el brío Often plural =ánimo) spirit, verve es hombre de bríos he's a man of spirit, he's a man of mettle 2 (=decisión) determination cortar los bríos a algn to clip sb's wings Voto a...! Exclamación ya desusada de *enfado, amenaza, sorpresa, etc., que iba a veces seguida de "Dios" o un nombre de los aplicados al diablo, por ejemplo "Belcebú"; o, para evitarlos, de "tal" o "brios": "¡Voto a tal!" ¡Voto a brios!
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reconsider
recapacitar
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fake news / hoax
el bulo (es), borrego (mx)
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gossip mill
el mentidero
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head (colloquial)
la crisma
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decoy, trap
el señuelo
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take pleasure in
regodearse
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pheasant
el faisán
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hare-brained
descabellado, a
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mercury
el azogue

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