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La Celestina
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
03/30/2009
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un/a mozo/a
 Definition
youth
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un/a criado/a
 Definition
servant, maid
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un provecho
 Definition
benefit
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un amo
 Definition
master, owner
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el remilgo
 Definition
squeamishness; affectation
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campeón/ campeona
 Definition
champion
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una puta
 Definition
whore
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un halcón
 Definition
falcon, hawk
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rendido/a
 Definition
submissive, servile; devoted
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bendito/a
 Definition
blessed, holy
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deleitar
 Definition
to delight
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gozar
 Definition
to enjoy oneself
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el acatamiento
 Definition
esteem; acknowledgment
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por desgracia
 Definition
unfortunately
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el recelo
 Definition
mistrust, suspicion
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esquivo/a
 Definition
shy
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un galardón
 Definition
award, prize
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el atrevimiento
 Definition
boldness, audaciousness
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pretender
 Definition
to try; to aspire
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torpe
 Definition
clumsy, slow; dimwitted
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meter
 Definition
to put in
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un gerifalte
 Definition
gerfalcon; big-wig
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enderezar
 Definition
to straighten, put upright; to set right, straighten out
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la alcándara
 Definition
perch of a falcon
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la tiniebla
 Definition
darkness, obscurity
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desdichado
 Definition
unlucky, unfortunate, unhappy
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la ceguedad
 Definition
blindness; ignorance, intellectual darkness
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arrepentirse
 Definition
to regret, repent
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alejar
 Definition
to move away, go away; to allay (suspicions)
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el desfogue
 Definition
letting off of steam; venting or foaming out of passion
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desfogar
 Definition
to vent, let off steam
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la cuita
 Definition
trouble, worry
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sanar
 Definition
to cure, to heal; to get better
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el laúd
 Definition
lute
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destemplado/a
 Definition
out of tune
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tañer
 Definition
to strum
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arder
 Definition
to burn
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cojear
 Definition
to limp, wobble
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la congoja
 Definition
anguish
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asestar
 Definition
to fire (tiro); to deal (golpe)
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soberano/a
 Definition
sovereign
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la madeja
 Definition
skein
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resplandecer
 Definition
to shine; to stand out
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las pestañas
 Definition
eyelashes
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las cejas
 Definition
eyebrows
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menudo/a
 Definition
small; insignificant
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el rostro
 Definition
face
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la teta
 Definition
tit, teat
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la tez
 Definition
complexion
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las uñas
 Definition
fingernails
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una hechicera
 Definition
witch, hag
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ablandar
 Definition
to soften
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la lujuria
 Definition
lust
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el menester
 Definition
necessity
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cirujano/a
 Definition
surgeon
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descalabrado/a
 Definition
injured in the head
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una llaga
 Definition
sore, open wound, ulcer
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un vitupero
 Definition
harsh criticism, condemnation
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enorgullecer
 Definition
to fill with pride
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enorgullecerse
 Definition
to be proud (of)
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el empacho
 Definition
embarrassment; indigestion
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un ladrido
 Definition
bark (of a dog)
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pregonar
 Definition
to proclaim, to announce; to spread about
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rebuznar
 Definition
to bray (as an ass)
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el ganado
 Definition
livestock
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el charco
 Definition
puddle
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mentar
 Definition
to mention
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un herrero
 Definition
blacksmith
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un martillo
 Definition
hammer
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tierno/a
 Definition
young, tender (applied to age)
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un/a alcahuete/a
 Definition
pimp
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ocultar
 Definition
to hide
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una encubierta
 Definition
fraud, deceit
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desabrochar
 Definition
to undo
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fregar
 Definition
to wash, scrub
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refunfuñar
 Definition
to grumble, grouch
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atreverse
 Definition
to dare
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morar
 Definition
to inhabit, dwell
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la cuesta
 Definition
hill, slope
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un azote
 Definition
whip, scourge; lash
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una merced
 Definition
favor
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aprovecharse
 Definition
to take advantage of
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aprovechar
 Definition
to make the most of, to put to good use; to take advantage of
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tuerto/a
 Definition
one-eyed; a one-eyed person
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burlar
 Definition
to evade, flout; to mock
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la dicha
 Definition
happiness, joy
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deberse
 Definition
to be due to
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rehuir
 Definition
to avoid
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humillarse
 Definition
to humble oneself
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rehuir
 Definition
to shy away from
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errar
 Definition
to miss, make a mistake
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porfiar
 Definition
to insist
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turbio/a
 Definition
cloudy; shady
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hallar
 Definition
to find
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una dádiva
 Definition
gift; donation
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conjurar
 Definition
to conspire, plot
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manar
 Definition
to pour
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la ponzoña
 Definition
poison, venom
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la voluntad
 Definition
will, wish
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premiar
 Definition
to award, reward
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encomendar
 Definition
to entrust
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los achaques
 Definition
ailments
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menguar
 Definition
to fall, drop; diminish
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agredecer
 Definition
to appreciate, be grateful for
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elogiar
 Definition
to praise
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un copo
 Definition
snowflake
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un mesón
 Definition
bar, counter; information desk
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una posada
 Definition
inn
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una rencilla
 Definition
quarrel, row
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la congoja
 Definition
anguish, distress
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la llaga
 Definition
sore, ulcer, wound
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la choza
 Definition
hut, shack
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una rama
 Definition
branch
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gotear
 Definition
to drip, leak
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el mimbre
 Definition
wicker
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doblegarse
 Definition
to give in
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la cicatriz
 Definition
scar
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atravesar
 Definition
to cross
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encanecer
 Definition
to (go) gray
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la osadía
 Definition
daring, impudence
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alterarse
 Definition
modificarse; irritarse
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un empacho
 Definition
upset stomach, indigestion
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desvergonzado/a
 Definition
shameless, insolent
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amansar
 Definition
to tame, break in
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desdecir
 Definition
to deny
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moler
 Definition
to grind, crush, mill
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alabar
 Definition
to praise
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medrar
 Definition
to prosper, get rich, grow
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la mansedumbre
 Definition
calmness, gentleness; tameness
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el sosiego
 Definition
peace, calm
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galardonar
 Definition
to award a prize to
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la saña
 Definition
viciousness, malice
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el manto
 Definition
cloak
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el sigilo
 Definition
stealth
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las sábanas
 Definition
(bed) sheets
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la colcha
 Definition
bedspread
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un asno
 Definition
donkey; dimwit
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retozar
 Definition
to frolic, gambol
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un andrajo
 Definition
rag
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un dolorcillo
 Definition
a slight pain
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recaudar
 Definition
to collect
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fingir
 Definition
to feign, fake
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recapacitar
 Definition
to reconsider, think again
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engañar
 Definition
to deceive, mislead
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despedirse
 Definition
to say goodbye
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burlarse
 Definition
to mock, make fun of
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disimular
 Definition
to hide, conceal
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la ruindad
 Definition
meanness
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el nudillo
 Definition
knuckle
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almorzar
 Definition
to have lunch
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una posada
 Definition
inn; hospitality
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abollar
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to dent; abollarse=>to get dented
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la codicia
 Definition
greed, avarice
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acarrear
 Definition
to give rise to, lead to; to carry (materiales/paquetes)
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una amenaza
 Definition
threat
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el alguacil
 Definition
bailiff
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un/a bellaco/a
 Definition
rogue
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jugarse
 Definition
to risk, put at stake
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ahorcar
 Definition
to hang; ahorcarse=>to hang oneself
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la culebra
 Definition
snake
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halagar
 Definition
to flatter
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una lisonja
 Definition
flattering remark
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desperezarse
 Definition
to stretch
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el alarido
 Definition
shriek; scream
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el aullido
 Definition
howl
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el estrépito
 Definition
din, racket
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el luto
 Definition
mourning
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las lismosnas
 Definition
alms
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vergonzante
 Definition
bashful; shamefaced
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el dechado
 Definition
paragon, standard
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convidar
 Definition
to invite
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la senectud
 Definition
old age; senescence
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parir
 Definition
to give birth to
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engendrar
 Definition
to father
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dilucidar
 Definition
to explain, elucidate
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el desenlace
 Definition
ending, outcome
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postrarse
 Definition
to kneel (arrodillarse)
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el ocaso
 Definition
sunset; decline, twilight
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un parangón
 Definition
comparison
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una guadaña
 Definition
scythe
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el cadalso
 Definition
scaffold; gallows
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un verdugo
 Definition
executioner, hangman; tyrant
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desperramado/a
 Definition
scattered; split
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la cordura
 Definition
sanity, good sense
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el suplicio
 Definition
torture; punishment
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