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temerario, adj.
rash, hasty, reckless, bold, brave
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perspicacia, n.
insight, perceptiveness
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riguroso, adj.
strict, rigorous
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interminable, adj.
interminable, endless
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infausto
ill-fated, accursed, unlucky
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el prisma, n.
- 1) prism
- 2) viewpoint, perspective
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dominar, v.
to control, overcome, master, overlook
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el estuario
- 1) estuary(mouth of the river),
- 2) (estero) = stream, creek
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la apariencia
appearance, illusion
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el delegado
delegate, representative
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sabremos, v, 1 person plural
(saber) we will know
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resignacion
1. the act of resigning.2. a formal statement, document, etc., stating that one gives up an office, position, etc. 3. an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission; acquiescence: to meet one's fate with resignation.
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pieza
- piece, part
- catch, kill
- room
- play (drama)
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hallar
to find, to find out
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la capa
cloak, cape, coat
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anacronico
- anachronistic =
- 1) outdated, not belonging in time
- 2) error in chronology of something
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yacer
- to lie (here, down, etc.)
- to lie together (in a place)
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serenidad
serenity, tranquility
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-No hay que buscarle tres pies al gato
Don't look for complications
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blandiendo
- from blandir,
- 1) wave around, shake
- 2) flatter
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imperioso
- 1. domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- 2. urgent; imperative: imperious need.
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prescindir de
to do without, omit
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intervenir
- 1. to operate on
- 2. to tap (teléfono, línea)
- 3. to seize (incautarse de)
- 4. to audit (finance) (cuentas)
- 5. to take part (participar) (en in); to make a contribution
- 6. to intervene (interferir, imponer el orden) (en in)
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monografia
- monograph =
- a highly detailed and thoroughly documented study or paper written about a limited area of a subject or field of inquiry: scholarly monographs on medieval pigments.
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mamotreto
- 1. hefty volume (informal) (libro)
- 2. unwieldy object (objeto grande)
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llevar
- here as
- 5) to deal with, to look after, keep
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miope
short-sighted , near-sighted (United States), myopic
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sentencia
- 1. sentence (law)visto para sentencia -> ready for judgment una sentencia benévola -> a light sentence
- 2. maxim (proverbio, máxima)
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abstenerse
- 1. to abstain (guardarse)(de from) se abstuvo de mencionar su embarazo -> she refrained from mentioning her pregnancy
- 2. to abstain (en votación) me abstuve en las últimas elecciones -> I didn't vote in the last election
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octavo mayor
here: a binding process of a book where each large sheet is folded 8 time, and then bound and cut, giving about 6 by 9 inches sheet size
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piadoso
- 1. kind-hearted (compasivo)
- 2. pious (religioso)
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inefable
- indescribable
- Ineffable, unspeakable.
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compendiar
- 1. to epitomize (cualidades, características) =
- to contain or represent in small compass; serve as a typical example of; typify:
- 2. to abridge (libro, historia)
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inmediato
- 1. immediate (instantáneo)
- 2. next, adjoining (contiguo)
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hiato (masculine noun)
- hiatus=
- 1. a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
- 2. a missing part; gap or lacuna: Scholars attempted to account for the hiatus in the medieval manuscript.
- 3. any gap or opening.
- 4. Grammar, Prosody . the coming together, with or without break or slight pause, and without contraction, of two vowels in successive words or syllables, as in see easily.
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señalar
- 1.to mark (marcar, denotar); to indicate, to say
- (hora, temperatura)
- 2. to point out (indicar)
- 3. to set, to fix (fijar)
- señalarse pronomial verb
- 1. to stand out (destacar)
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centesimo
hundredth, centesimal
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distrajo (distraer)
- 1) amuse, entertain
- 2) distract
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v. dar + con
- dar con algo/alguien -> to find something/somebody
- he dado con la solución -> I've hit upon the solution
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habituar(se)
to be accustomed, to be used to
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indignar
to get angry, irritated
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descubierto(descubrir)
particible II of discover
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resignarse a hacer algo
resign to doing something, (decide to do smth.)
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umbral
- 1. threshold (de puerta, periodo)
- 2. threshold (nivel básico)
- example: el umbral de la pobreza -> the poverty line
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emponchado
- 1 (Latinoamérica) (vestido de poncho)
- wearing a poncho; covered with a poncho
- 2 (And) (S. Cone) (sospechoso) suspicious
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yacente
1. lying (tumbado); recumbent, reclining (Arte)
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duro
- 1. hard (material, superficie); tough (carne); stale (pan)
- 2. tough (resistente)
- 3. harsh (clima)
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puñalada
1. stab (acción); stab wound (herida)
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rajar
- 1. to crack (partir); to slice (melón) (peninsular Spanish)
- 2. to slash, to cut up (informal) (apuñalar)
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deletrear
To spell, to read by spelling.
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dirigirse
- 1. to head for (encaminarse)
- dirigirse a -> to head for
- ¿hacia dónde te diriges? -> where are you heading for?
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firmamento
Firmament, sky, heaven.
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horno
oven (cooking); kiln (de cerámica, ladrillos)
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tapia
wall (out of stone)
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desaforado
- 1. uncontrolled (excesivo)
- 2. furious, wild (furioso)
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puesta
- 1) (acción) (de un motor) - tuning
- puesta al día -> updating
- puesta en escena -> staging, production
- puesta de largo -> debut (in society)
- puesta en marcha -> starting, start-up; (de máquina) implementation (de acuerdo, proyecto)
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ascender
- 1. to go up, to climb (subir)
- 2. to rise, to go up (aumentar, elevarse)
- 3. to be promoted (en empleo, deportes) (a to)
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guapo electoral
- ward heeler =
- a minor politician who canvasses voters and does other chores for a political machine or party boss.
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sigilo
secrecy (secreto); stealth (al robar, escapar)
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gutural
- guttural =
- 1. of or pertaining to the throat.
- 2. harsh; throaty.
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remuneracion
Remuneration, recompense, reward
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sacrificio
- 1. sacrifice
- 2. [de animal] slaughter; slaughtering
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discordia
- discord=
- 1. lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- 2. disagreement; difference of opinion.
- 3. strife; dispute; war.
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corneta
mus. cornet, bugle, horn
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ahogar
- 1. to drown (asfixiar) (en el agua); to smother, to suffocate
- 2. to strangle (estrangular)
- 3. to extinguish, to put out (extinguir)
- 4. to put down, to quell (dominar); to hold back, to contain
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indagar
investigate, inquire
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abrumado
upset, overwhelmed, worried
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anulado
- here: humiliated
- also
- canceled, revoked
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decencia
- decency, dignity
- here: reputation
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acabar + de hacer algo
to have just done something
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rasgo
trait, characteristic (característica); feature (del rostro)
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afilado
- 1. sharp (cuchillo, punta)
- 2. pointed (dedos, rasgos)
- 3. cutting (comentario, crítica)
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nebuloso
- 1. cloudy (con nubes); foggy (de niebla)
- 2. vague (poco claro)
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trajear
to dress, to wear
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destinar algo a o para
- to set something aside for
- to assign something to
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inmediatamente
immedeately
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apenas
- 1. scarcely, hardly
- apenas me puedo mover -> I can hardly move
- 2. only
- hace apenas dos minutos -> only two minutes ago
- 3. as soon as
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despacho
- 1. office
- 2. dispatch
- 3. sale
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el pescante
driver's seat
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parroquiano
- 1. parishioner (feligrés) (Church and its parish)
- 2. customer, regular (cliente)
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balido
- bleat =
- cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
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agudo
- 1. keen (vista, olfato)
- 2. serious, acute (crisis, problema, enfermedad)
- 3. sharp (dolor)
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tambaleante
- 1) staggering;
- 2) unsteady;unsteady; wobbly
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losange
- 1 (forma) diamond (shape)
- 2 (Matemáticas) rhombus; rhomb
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tropezar
to trip o stumble
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sujetar
to hold in place; to hold down ; to hold up
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estribo
- 1. stirrup (thing for legs when horse riding)
- 2. step
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garabatear
(al escribir) to scribble; scrawl
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pizarra
slate, сланец, шифер
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recova
- here.
- arcade; covered corridor along the front of a house
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el suelo
floor, ground, soil
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brusco
- adj. 1) sudden, abrupt
- 2) sharp
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armario
cupboard, wardrobe
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indignacion
indignation, resentment
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sacarse
- to take out, draw (gun, sword)
- remove
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torcida
- adj. (pp of torcer = twist, turn)
- curvy, waivy,
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trigésimo
30th = thirtieth
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ensayar
test, rehearse, use
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descuidar
neglect, forget, overlook
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clandestino
illegal, secret
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un complot
plot, conspiracy
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penetrante
acute, penetrating, sharp
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ilustre
illustrious, distinguished
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imponente
stunning, imposing, sensational
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carta firmada
signed letter
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minucioso
meticulous, highly detailed
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arrancado
torn out, pulled out (i.e. from a book)
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merecedor
worthy of, deserving
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quinta
- fifth,
- here: villa, country house
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fluye
p.f. of FLUIR - to flow
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ciego
- blind
- blocked up (chanel, path)
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curtiembre
tannery (leather factory)
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fabril
- adj. manufacturing; industrial
- n. factory
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amparo
al amparo de
- protection, refuge.
- with the help of, under the protection
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medrar
grow, prosper, increase
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desecho'
waste, unwanted object, dregs, cast off, garbage, rubbish,
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circunstancia
circumstance
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tra'mite
formality, procedure, process
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echar a andar
-> to set off, start,
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vía muerta
- (railroad) siding
- a short railroad track, opening onto a main track at one or both ends, on which one of two meeting trains is switched until the other has passed.
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plateado
silver (color) , silver plated
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crapuloso
- drunken
- spoiled, wasted, or from waste
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mirador
viewpoint, balcony
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apenas
as soon as, hardly
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resplandor
brightness, glow
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anhelado
- to crave, wish,
- anhelar = to breathe
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la quinta
villa, country house
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el porton
large door or entrance
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infranqueable
impassible, insurmountable
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dar + con
aply, smear with, hit with, find something
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pasador
bolt, pin, hairpin
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chirrido
screech (ruido); creak (de puerta, madera); squeak (de bisagra, muelles)
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laborioso
hard working, arduous
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pisar
to step on, walk on
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maniatico
fuzzy, crazy, maniacal
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lobrego
dark, obscure, gloomy
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balaustrada
- balustrade (a railing with supporting balusters)
- baluster is any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
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rodear
surround, walk around
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escalon
- step, rung, degree
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subir
to go up; to climb; to board, to get on
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alzar (preterite forms: yo alce')
lift, raise
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la trampa
- 1. trap (para cazar)
- 2. trapdoor (trampilla)
- 3. trick (engaño)
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resplandor
brightness, glow, glean
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cegado
- blind, blocked off, blind(methaporically í.e. stupid),
- here: not working, not functioning
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antecomedor
Room adjoining the dining room
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antecámara
- 1. Antechamber. (f)
- 2. Lobby; hall. (f)
- Antechamber is a chamber or room that serves as a waiting room and entrance to a larger room or an apartment;
- anteroom=waiting area, a room as an entrance to another room
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cansarse (de hacer algo)
to grow tired of doing something
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embalar
to wrap up, to pack
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tarlatan
a thin, plain-weave, open-mesh cotton fabric finished with stiffening agents and sometimes glazed.
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rozar
rub, skim, brush off, touch, graze
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deshacer
to undo; to melt; to destroy
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la penumbra
- semi-darkness, half-light
- penumbra = the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off.
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losange
- 1 (forma) diamond (shape)
- 2 (Matemáticas) rhombus;
- 4 (Heráldica) lozenge
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mirador
- enclosed balcony,
- viewpoint
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vertiginoso
dizzy, quick, mind buggling
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estatura
1. height (altura); stature (categoría)
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fornido
well-built (person)
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gravedad
gravity; seriousness, importance
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maniatar
to tie the hands, handcuff
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alargar
- 1. to lengthen (ropa)
- 2. to extend (viaje, visita, plazo)
- 3. to stretch out (brazo, mano )alargar el brazo -> to stretch out one's arm
- 4. (pasar)alargar algo a alguien -> to pass something (over) to somebody
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tamaño
- size
- son del mismo tamaño -they're the same size
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efímero
ephemeral, lasting a very short time;
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tiroteo
- shooting (tiros); shootout
- tiroteo cruzado = crossfire
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el vientre
stomach, belly
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arrasar
to destroy, to devastate
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ocaso
sunset (puesta del sol); decline (decadencia)
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ensueño
- dream, Sleep, fantasy
- Mundo de ensueño - Dream world
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vigilia
- 1 wakefulness (vela); period of wakefulness (periodo)
- 2. sleeplessness (insomnio)
- 3. vigil (víspera)
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delirio
- delirium
- delirante = delirious
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fingir
to pretend, to feign
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término
end, period(time), place, point, term
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tramar
- to plot, to plan,
- to weave (to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.)
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traicionar
to betray (amigo, ideal, país); to give away (ser descubierto por)
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emborrachar(se)
to get drunk
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adelantar
- 1. to overtake (vehículo, competidor)
- 2. to move forward (mover hacia adelante); to put forward (pie, reloj)
- 3. to bring forward (en el tiempo) (reunión, viaje)
- 4. to pay in advance (dinero) here
- 5. to release (información)
- 6. to promote, to advance (mejorar)
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acometer
- to attack,
- to undertake, to attempt;
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la empresa
- company, enterprise
- here: a plan, undertaking, mission, enterprise(accion)
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irrumpir
to burst into, break into
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acosado por el/la...
harassed, hounded, pursued by (here as tortured or suffering from)
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verosimilmente
Probably, likely
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intimar
here: to order; require
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el timbre
- doorbell, bell,
- voice
- stamp
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reflejo
- reflected,
- reflexise (here)
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la clave
key, code, harpsichord, clef (Mús)
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dediqué
preterite de dedicar (yo dediqué ) devote, dedicate
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convenir
- 1. to be suitable (venir bien)
- 2. to agree (acordar)
- 3. convene, meet, gather
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aniquilar
annihilate, crush
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sobrellevar
to endure, bear, overcome
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tenue
fine, faint, tenuous , thin, barely noticible
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estribo
stirrup, footrest
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intercalar
- To intercalate, to insert among other things
- to fit in, to combine
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indicio
indication, sign, clue,
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prodigio
prodigy, miracle
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sugieren
- 3p. Pl, present tense,
- form of sugerir = to suggest
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aguardar
expect for, wait for
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incesante
- incessant, ceaseless
- =continuing without interruption
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