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cruento, -ta adj:

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bloody

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impedir vt

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1) : to prevent, to block

2) : to impede, to hinder

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engendrar vt

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1) : to beget, to father

2) : to give rise to, to engender

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desenlace nm:

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ending, outcome

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aplastante adj:

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crushing, overwhelming

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viraje nm

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1) : turn, swerve

2) : change

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azote nm

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1) LTIGO: whip, lash
2) fam: spanking, licking
3) : calamity, scourge

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comprometer vt

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1): to compromise
2): to jeopardize
3): to commit, to put under obligation
comprometerse vr
1): to commit oneself
2) ~ con: to get engaged to

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repliegue nm

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1) : fold

2) : retreat, withdrawal

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vaticinar vt:

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to predict, to foretell

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duradero, -ra adj:

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durable, lasting

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fustigar transitive verb

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  1. to whip (azotar)

2. to criticize harshly (censurar)

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claudicación nf, pl -ciones:

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surrender, abandonment of one’s principles

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atravesar vt

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1) CRUZAR: to cross, to go across
2) : to pierce
3) : to lay across
4) : to go through (a situation or crisis)

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atravesarse vr

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1): to be in the way

se me atravesó: it blocked my path

2): to interfere, to meddle

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claudicación nf, pl -ciones:

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surrender, abandonment of one’s principles

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Indoblegable

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Unyielding

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desgajar vt

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1) : to tear off
2) : to break apart

desgajarse vr: to come apart

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aplastante adj:

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crushing, overwhelming

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contundente adj

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1) : blunt
2) : forceful, convincing

contundentemente adv

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viraje nm

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1) : turn, swerve

2) : change

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engendrar vt

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1) : to beget, to father

2) : to give rise to, to engender

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pervivir [conjugation =>] VI

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to survive

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encaminar vt

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1): to direct, to channel
2): to head in the right direction
encaminarse vr
~ a: to head for, to aim at

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renuente adj:
reluctant, unwilling
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propicio, -cia adj:
favorable, propitious
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retar vt
DESAFIAR: to challenge, to defy
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minar vt
1) : to mine | 2) DEBILITAR: to undermine
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proscripción nf, pl -ciones
1) PROHIBICIN: ban, proscription | 2) DESTIERRO: banishment
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arrebatar vt
1) : to snatch, to seize 2) CAUTIVAR: to captivate arrebatarse vr: to get carried away (with anger, etc.)
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premiar vt
1) : to award a prize to | 2) : to reward
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derogar vt
ABOLIR: to abolish, to repeal
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bochornoso, -a adjective
1. stifling, muggy (tiempo) | 2. embarrassing (vergonzoso)
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plegar vt
DOBLAR: to fold, to bend | plegarse vr: to give in, to yield
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indecoroso, -a adjective
1. unseemly
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inconmovible adj
[persona] unmoved | [creencia, fe] unshakeable
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extrañar vt:
to miss (someone)
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extrañarse vr:
to be surprised
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entrañar vt: to
entail, to involve
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congraciarse vr:
to ingratiate oneself
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derivar vi
1): to drift 2) ~ de: to come from, to derive from 3) ~ en: to result in derivar vt: to steer, to direct
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derivarse vr:
to be derived from, to arise from
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pormenor nm
DETALLE: detail, issue, particular
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resolver los pormenores
work out + details
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* pormenores
details ; niceties [nicety, -sing.] ; nitty-gritty ; particulars ; ins and outs.
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Pedraplén
Causeway
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bruto, -ta adj
1) : gross 2) : unrefined 3) : brutish, stupid
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bruto, -ta n
1) : brute | 2) : dunce, blockhead
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envergadura nf
1) : span, breadth, spread | 2) : importance, scope
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represa nf:
dam
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egresar vi:
to graduate
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arrebatar vt
1) : to snatch, to seize | 2) CAUTIVAR: to captivate
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arrebatarse vr:
to get carried away (with anger, etc.)
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Politequería
politicking
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despiadado, -da adj
CRUEL: cruel, merciless, pitiless despiadadamente adv
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divisa feminine noun
1. foreign currency (moneda) divisa convertible -> convertible currency una divisa fuerte -> a strong currency 2. emblem (distintivo)
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saldo nm
1) : settlement, payment 2) : balance saldo de cuenta: account balance 3): remainder, leftover merchandise
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sufragar vt
1) AYUDAR: to help out, to support 2) : to defray (costs) sufragar vi: to vote
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pulpo nm:
octopus
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succionador nm
suction cleaner ; sucker
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arancel nm:
tariff, duty
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arancelario, a [ah-ran-thay-lah’-re-o, re-ah] adjective
arancelario, -a adjective 1. Pertaining or referring to the tariff. Protección arancelaria -> tariff protection barreras (no) arancelarias -> (non) tariff barriers
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floreciente adj
1) : flowering | 2) PROSPERO: flourishing, thriving
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ara nf
1) : altar | 2) en aras de: in the interests of, for the sake of
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ara nf
1) : altar | 2) en aras de: in the interests of, for the sake of
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índole nf
1) : nature, character | 2) CLASE , TIPO: sort, kind
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bicho nm:
small animal, bug, insect
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mayoral nm
CAPATAZ: foreman, overseer
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porvenir nm
FUTURO: future
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señuelo nm
1) : decoy | 2) : bait
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recrudecer v:
to intensify, to worsen recrudecerse vr
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saya [sah'-yah] nf
1. Dress skirt (falda), outer skirt, of a woman; petticoat (enaguas)
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sayo nm
tunic; smock
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trusa SF
1 (Caribe) (=bañador) bathing trunks pl | 2 (Andes, Méx) (=calzoncillos) underpants pl; (=bragas) knickers pl, panties pl EEUU; [de bebé] pants pl
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trusas [troo’-sas] nf, plural
1. Trunk-hose, wide slashed breeches, in Greek fashion, which reached to the middle of the thigh. 2. Bathing trunks (bañador). (Caribbean) 3. Panties, knickers (de mujer). (Andes & Mexico)
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engatusar vt:
to coax, to cajole
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caimán nm, pl caimanes:
alligator, caiman
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terrón nm, pl terrones
1) : clod (of earth) | 2) terrón de azúcar: lump of sugar
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revancha nf
1) DESQUITE: revenge, requital | 2) : rematch
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enfilar transitive verb
1. to go o head straight along (camino) 2. to aim (arma) intransitive verb also: enfilar hacia -> to go o head straight toward
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rimar vi: to rhyme
to rhyme
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culata nf:
1. butt (de arma) 2. hindquarters (de animal) 3. cylinder head (de motor)
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polemizar intransitive verb
1. to argue, to debate, dispute
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está de plácemes
Is delighted
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tornillo nm
1) : screw | 2) tornillo de banco: vise
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horripilante adj:
horrifying, hair-raising
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desamparar vt:
to abandon, to forsake
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embalse nm:
dam, reservoir
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militar vi
1) : to serve (in the military) 2) : to be active (in politics) militar adj: military militar nmf SOLDADO: soldier
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desechar vt
1) : to discard, to throw away | 2) RECHAZAR: to reject
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recambio masculine noun
1. spare (repuesto); refill (para pluma, cuaderno) de recambio -> spare
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recambiar transitive verb
1 to replace
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enjuiciar vt
1) : to indict, to prosecute | 2) JUZGAR: to try
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encubrir vt:
to cover up, to conceal
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tesón nm:
persistence, tenacity
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amparar vt:
to safeguard, to protect
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ampararse vr
1) ~ de: to take shelter from | 2) ~ en: to have recourse to
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claudicar vi:
to back down, to abandon one's principles
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suscitar vt:
to provoke, to give rise to
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barrote nm:
bar (on a window)
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Indoblegable
unyielding
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doblegar vt
1) : to fold, to crease 2) : to force to yield doblegarse vr: to yield, to bow
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grillete nm:
shackle
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aherrojar [ah-er-ro-har’] article & verb transitive
1. To chain, to put in irons. | 2. To shackle
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crisol nm
1) : crucible | 2) : melting pot
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comezón feminine noun
1. (picor) tener comezón -> to have an itch tengo comezón en la nariz -> I've got an itchy nose 2. twinge (remordimiento); urge, itch (deseo)