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02/06/2008

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Term
recopilación
Definition
compilation
Term
risueño
Definition

smiling

cheerful

Term
señero
Definition

(sin par)

unequaled

outstanding

solitary, alone

Term
sequía
Definition
drought
Term
sobresaliente
Definition
outstanding
Term
soler
Definition

(acostombrar)

to usually (do something)

Term
telúrico
Definition

telluric

(of or pertaining to the earth)

Term
temible
Definition

fearsome

frightful

Term
templada
Definition
temperate
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tercio
Definition
third
Term
tesoro
Definition
treasure
Term
tonelada
Definition
ton
Term
tutelar
Definition

tutelary

(of or pertaining to guardianship)

Term
ubicación
Definition

location

position

Term
ubicua
Definition
ubiquitous
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virreinato
Definition
viceroyalty
Term
vivienda
Definition
dwelling
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yacimiento
Definition

bed

deposity

site (arqueológico)

Term
yodo
Definition
iodine
Term
térmico
Definition
thermic, heat
Term
derrumbe
Definition

cliff, precipice, steep place

hazard

Term
estación
Definition
season
Term
soroche
Definition
altitude sickness
Term
títere
Definition
puppet
Term
latifundio
Definition
large estate
Term
latifundista
Definition
owner of a large estate
Term
minifundio
Definition

smallholding

small farm

Term
asombrar
Definition

to amaze, astonish

to shade

to darken

to frighten

to take fright

to faint

Term
adelanto
Definition
advancement
Term
alcanzar
Definition

to catch up (with)

to catch

to reach

to affect

to pass

to grasp, understand

to hit

to be enough

Term
peregrinación
Definition

pilgrimage

long tour

Term
aldea
Definition

small village

hamlet

Term
amarrar
Definition

to fasten, tie up

Term
aplanar
Definition

to level, make even

to bowl over

to collapse, cave in

to get discouraged

Term
reyezuelo
Definition
petty king, kinglet
Term
bélico
Definition
warlike
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bizco/a
Definition
cross-eyed, squinting
Term
escudo
Definition
shield
Term
celo
Definition
zeal
Term
destacar
Definition

to emphasize

to detail

to highlight

Term
complejo
Definition
complex
Term
hallazgo
Definition
discovery, find
Term
aledaño/a
Definition

adjoining, bordering

boundary, limit

Term
logro
Definition

achievement, attainment

profit

Term
cima
Definition
top
Term
gozar
Definition

to enjoy

to have, possess

to have, seduce

to have a good time with

Term
clan
Definition
family, mob, clan
Term
exigir
Definition
to demand, call for
Term
disfazar
Definition
to disguise
Term
embriagar
Definition
to get drunk
Term
marcharse
Definition
to leave, go away
Term
derrocamiento
Definition
overthrow
Term
tentar
Definition
to tempt
Term
derrotado/a
Definition
defeated
Term
entretanto
Definition

meanwhile, meantime

Term
caucho
Definition
rubber
Term
manzana
Definition
apple
Term
joya
Definition
jewel, jewelry
Term
escalificación
Definition
scarification
Term
lujo
Definition
luxury
Term
pericia
Definition
skill, expertise
Term
noveno
Definition
ninth
Term
cuarto
Definition
fourth
Term
quinto
Definition
fifth
Term
decimoquinto
Definition
fifteenth
Term
decimoquarto
Definition
fourteenth
Term
sexto
Definition
sixth
Term
séptimo
Definition
seventh
Term
decimoséptimo
Definition
seventeenth
Term
octavo
Definition
eighth
Term
decimoctavo
Definition
eighteenth
Term
octogésimo
Definition
eightieth
Term
undécimo
Definition
eleventh
Term
duodécimo
Definition
twelfth
Term
noveno
Definition
ninth
Term
decimonoveno
Definition
nineteenth
Term
nonagésimo
Definition
ninetieth
Term
emprender
Definition
to undertake
Term
agrandar
Definition

to make bigger, enlarge

to exaggerate, magnify

Term
incaico
Definition
Incan
Term
mitad
Definition
half, middle
Term
meridional
Definition
southern
Term
secuestrar
Definition
to kidnap
Term
asentamiento
Definition
settlement
Term
posar
Definition
to place down
Term
nopal
Definition
prickly pear
Term
lote
Definition
lot, piece of land
Term
subir
Definition
to lift, raise, to go up
Term
peldaños
Definition
steps
Term
sujetar
Definition
to hold
Term
decimosexto
Definition
sixteenth
Term
cuchillo
Definition
knife
Term
ancho
Definition
wide, broad, thick
Term
calzada
Definition
road, drive, sidewalk, avenue
Term
suntuoso
Definition
luxurious
Term
ilustrado
Definition
enlightened
Term
proveniente
Definition
~ de from
Term
yacer
Definition
to lie
Term
remontarse a
Definition
to date back to
Term
someter
Definition
to subject
Term
asa (de) estribo
Definition
stirrup spout
Term
sequedad
Definition
dryness
Term
ballena
Definition
whale
Term
araña
Definition
spider
Term
varilla
Definition
staff
Term
blando
Definition
soft
Term
forja
Definition
forge, foundary
Term
placa
Definition
sheet, plate
Term
cautivar
Definition
capture, take prisoner
Term
acoplar
Definition
to connect, join up, couple
Term
lejano/a
Definition
distant
Term
abastecer
Definition
to supply, provide
Term
manojo
Definition
handful, bunch
Term
nudo
Definition
knot
Term
hacer hincapié en
Definition
to emphasize, stress, demand
Term
espantoso
Definition
frightening
Term
abanico
Definition
fan
Term
abarcar
Definition
to get one's arms around; to include, take in; to contain, comprise; to take on, monopolize
Term
abigarrado/a
Definition
multi-colored
Term
abrigar
Definition
to wrap up, keep warm, support, harbour
Term
acarrear
Definition
to transport, carry
Term
accidentado
Definition
rugged, rough, uneven; troubled, eventful, variable
Term
acero
Definition
steel
Term
adquirir
Definition
to acquire, purchase
Term
afluente
Definition
inflowing, tributary
Term
agrícola
Definition
farming, agricultural
Term
agua dulce
Definition
drinking water
Term
agudo
Definition
sharp, acute, witty
Term
alabanza
(en ~ de)
Definition
praise
Term
albergar
Definition
to contain, provide accomodation for, harbour
Term
alcantarillado
Definition
sewer system
Term
alentadoro/a
Definition
encouraging
Term
algodón
Definition
cotton
Term
alivio
Definition
relief
Term
anchura
Definition
width
Term
apelativo
Definition
appellative
Term
aprovechar
Definition
take advantage of
Term
aquejar
Definition
to trouble, afflict, bother
Term
arroz
Definition
rice
Term
arteria
Definition
artery
Term
autóctona
Definition
indigenous, native
Term
avergonzar
Definition
to shame, put to shame
Term
azotar
Definition
to whip, flog, thrash
Term
azucarera
Definition
sugar
Term
barata
Definition
cheap
Term
becerro
Definition
yearling calf
Term
caber
Definition
to fit
Term
cadena
Definition
chain
Term
cálido
Definition
hot
Term
caliza
Definition
limestone
Term
camarote
Definition
cabin
Term
carecer
(~ de)
Definition
to lack
Term
carretera
Definition
road, highway
Term
caudillo
Definition
leader, chief, tyrant
Term
cebada
Definition
barley
Term
cifra
Definition
figure
Term
clave
Definition
code, key, keystone
Term
cobre
Definition
copper
Term
cofradía
Definition
brotherhood, fraternity, guild
Term
complot
Definition
plot, conspiracy
Term
cordillera
Definition
mountain chain
Term
crecido
Definition
tall, high, large
Term
cuenca
Definition
bowl, basin
Term
cuyo
Definition
whose, of whom, of which
Term
datar
Definition
to date
Term
decaer
Definition
to decline, wane, fade away
Term
decenio
Definition
decade
Term
desembocar
Definition
to flow into, run into, join, lead into
Term
desmontado/a
Definition
deforested, cleared of trees
Term
despliegue
Definition
deployment, display, show
Term
digno
Definition
praiseworthy
Term
disfrutar
Definition
to enjoy
Term
dorado
Definition
gold, golden
Term
dotar
Definition
to provide with, equip
Term
dueño
Definition
owner, proprietor
Term
efecto invernadero
Definition
greenhouse effect
Term
equitativa
Definition
equitable
Term
escolarización
Definition
education, schooling
Term
espantajo/a
Definition
scarecrow, sight, fright
Term
estadística
Definition
statistic
Term
estaño
Definition
tin
Term
etapa
Definition
stage, phase, leg
Term
exitoso
Definition
successful
Term
éxodo
Definition
exodus
Term
exponer
Definition
to exhibit, put on show; expose,
Term
expuesto
(según lo arriba)
Definition
according to that above
Term
faja
Definition
strip
Term
finca
Definition
property, real estate, land; farm, plantation
Term
flanquear
Definition
to flank
Term
flotante
Definition
floating
Term
flujo
Definition
flow, stream
Term
frijol de soja
Definition
soy bean
Term
ganadería
Definition
cattle raising
Term
hallar
Definition
to find
Term
heterodoxa
Definition
heterodox (not of established belief or doctrine)
Term
hierro
Definition
iron
Term
hilo
Definition
thread, yarn, thin wire, stream, trickle
Term
hoja
Definition
leaf
Term
índole
(cosas de esta ~)
Definition
nature, kind, sort
Term
indumentaria
Definition
cloathing, dress, costume
Term
inestable
Definition
unstable
Term
innegable
Definition
undeniable
Term
iris
Definition
rainbow
Term
istmo
Definition
isthmus
Term
jinete
Definition
horseman
Term
lana
Definition
wool
Term
legado
Definition
legacy
Term
lépero
Definition
rude, uncouth person
Term
llana
llanura
Definition
plain, flat
Term
malezas espinosas
Definition
thorny scrubs
Term
marisco
Definition
seafood
Term
materia
Definition
material, matter
Term
medida
Definition
measure
Term
motín
Definition
riot, mutiny
Term
natalidad
Definition
birth rate
Term
el natural
Definition
native
Term
náufrago
Definition
shipwrecked, castaway
Term
nave
Definition
ship, vessel
Term
nocivo
Definition
harmful
Term
obstaculizar
Definition
to hinder, hamper
Term
ojalá
Definition
even though
Term
ostentar
Definition
to show, flaunt, parade, show off; have, possess
Term
oveja
Definition
sheep
Term
padecer
Definition
to suffer, endure, put up with
Term
pantanosa
Definition
swampy
Term
patrocinio
Definition
sponsorship
Term
patrón
Definition
pattern
Term
piadoso
Definition
pious, devout, kind, merciful
Term
planicie
Definition
plain
Term
plátano
Definition
plantain
Term
poblador
Definition
settler, colonist, founder
Term
politeísmo
Definition
polytheism
Term
portador
Definition
bearer, carrier
Term
pozo
Definition
well
Term
predisponer
Definition
to predispose, prejudice, bias
Term
presa
Definition
dam
Term
primordialmente
Definition
basically, fundamentally
Term
producto nacional bruto (PNB)
Definition
gross national product (GNP)
Term
promedio
Definition
average
Term
proseguir
Definition
to continue, carry on, go on with
Term
próspera
Definition
prosperous, thriving
Term
pulgada
Definition
inch
Term
queja
Definition
complaint
Term
encabezar
Definition
to lead, to head
Term
avistar
Definition
to sight, catch sight of
Term
echar
Definition
to throw, to put, to pour, to push, to post, to have, to show, to lay, break into a run...
Term
vencer
Definition
to beat, to overcome, to control, to conquer, to win
Term
guarnición
Definition
equipment, provision
Term
hundir
Definition
to sink
Term
libra
Definition
pound
Term
alojar
Definition
to put up, accommodate
Term
receloso
Definition
suspicious, distrustful
Term
cerco
Definition
siege
Term
siquiera
Definition
at least
Term
rehén
Definition
hostage
Term
fracasar
Definition
to mess up, make a mess of
Term
contienda
Definition
war
Term
maniobrar
Definition
to maneuver
Term
ligero
Definition
light, lightweight
Term
carabela
Definition
caravel
Term
volver
Definition
to turn
Term
especia
Definition
spice
Term
renuente
Definition
reluctant
Term
ensuciar
Definition
to dirty
Term
taller
Definition
workshop
Term
paño
Definition
cloth
Term
confección
Definition
making up, preparation of
Term
conllevar
Definition
to go with
Term
dictamen
Definition
report
Term
consejero
Definition
advisor, counselor
Term
tasturado
Definition
stubborn
Term
vacilar
Definition
to hesitate
Term
alistar
Definition
to get ready
Term
reclutar
Definition
to recruit, to contract
Term
tripulación
Definition
crew
Term
hambruna
Definition
famine
Term
ganado
Definition
livestock, cattle
Term
cabra
Definition
goat
Term
espaguetis
Definition
spaghetti
Term
aceito
Definition
oil
Term
desgestado
Definition
worn out
Term
instaurar
Definition
to renew, re-establish, rebuild, restore
Term
lecho
Definition
bed, couch; litter; river bed
Term
maquinación
Definition
machination, plotting, concoction, cabal; artifice, contrivance
Term
aquejar
Definition
to complain, lament, ail, wring, grieve; to fatigue, afflict
Term
componenda
Definition
fees paid to certain papal bulls; arbitration, compromise, composition
Term
fallecimiento
Definition
decease, death, demise, obit
Term
acaudalar
Definition
to hoard up
Term
luto
Definition
mourning; black; grief, bereavement, affliction, sorrow
Term
camarilla
Definition
small room; clique; coterie; lobby
Term
emprender
Definition
to undertake; to venture upon
Term
transcurrir
Definition
to pass away, (e)lapse, to be up
Term
transcurrido
Definition
past, by-past
Term
excomunión
Definition
excommunication
Term
estancia
Definition
stay, sojourn, continuance in a place; mansion, dwelling, habitation; farm; country house
Term
revuelta
Definition
revolution, rebellion, sedition, revolt; contention, dissension; turning
Term
afabilidad
Definition
affability, amiability, aggreability
Term
abdicar
Definition
to abdicate, renounce; abandon
Term
soberanía
Definition
sovereignty, majesty
Term
alcanzar
Definition
to overtake, come up, to accede; achieve, secure, gain, get, procure, acquire, etc.
Term
marco
Definition
undidad moneteria de diversos países
Term
enemistad
Definition
enmity, hatred, feud
Term
agrupar
Definition
to cluster, group, bunch
Term
el Eje
Definition
the Axis
Term
disímil
Definition
dissimilar
Term
vertiginoso
Definition
vertiginous
Term
ídolo
Definition
idol
Term
recelo
Definition
jealous
Term
muchedumbre
Definition
multitude, crowd, the many
Term
predeciblemente
Definition
predictably
Term
porvenir
Definition
future, futurity, time to come, aftertimes
Term
viuda
Definition
widow(er)
Term
humillante
Definition
Term
humillante
Definition
degradante, que humilla
Term
lidiar
Definition
to fight, oppose, contend; joust, to run (as a race)
Term
radial
Definition
radial
Term
quizá(s)
Definition
perhaps, maybe, haply, possibly, rather, perchance, peradventure
Term
auditorio
Definition
auditory, congregation, audience
Term
probar
Definition
to try, assay, essay, examine, experiment, test; to prove, approve, evi(de)nce, etc.
Term
austeridad
Definition
austerity
Term
brillar
Definition
to shine
Term
inusitado
Definition
unusual, unused, out of use, unwonted, dormant, casual
Term
desposeer
Definition
to disposses, to ou(s)t, bereave, divest
Term
desatar
Definition
to untie, undo, unlace, unstring, unfasten, unhitch; loose(n); separate, detach; dissolve, etc.
Term
descamisado
Definition
en mala ropa
Term
recaudar
Definition
to gather, to collect rent or taxes
Term
estatal
Definition
del Estado o relativo a él, o sus instituciones
Term
bajón
Definition
disminución importante de algo
Term
apreciable
Definition
appreciable, appraisable, estimable, valuable, respectable; worthy, saleable
Term
venta
Definition
sale, selling; market; custom; road-house
Term
quintuplicar
Definition
to quintuple
Term
promulgar
Definition
to promulgate, proclaim, publish, denounce, set forth or out; to enoct
Term
elegir
Definition
to elect, choose, select, prefer; name, nominate, appoint
Term
bendecir
Definition
to bless, to say grace; to praise
Term
entraña
Definition
entrails, bowels; core; heart, feelings
Term
colmar
Definition
to fill to the brim, to heap; to fulfill, realize; to shower with honors
Term
amparar
Definition
to protect, shelter, help; to harbour
refl: to seek protection
Term
derramar
Definition
to spill, shed, spread; to squander
Term
manantial
Definition
spring; source, origin, cause
Term
compuerta
Definition
gate
Term
brotar
Definition
to sprout, bud; to spring out
Term
gestión
Definition
management
Term
gestionar
Definition
to manage; arrange
Term
morosidad
Definition
slowness, apathy
Term
presión
Definition
pressure
Term
sacar
Definition
to take out, get out; to stick out; to extract, draw, bring out
Term
feligresía
Definition
parish; parishioners (pl.)
Term
albedrío
Definition
will
Term
vigente
Definition
current
Term
tras
Definition
after; behind
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