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Term
repleto de
 Definition

lleno de

 

las verduras son repletos de vitaminas.
Term
catarro
 Definition
resfrío, resfriado
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adrede
 Definition
a propósito, a posto
Term
enclenque
 Definition
enfermizo/a, frágil
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chasco
 Definition
decepción
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petardo
 Definition

aburrimiento

 

¡que petardo nuestra clase de gramática!
Term
arrimar
 Definition
acercarse a algo
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mellizo
 Definition
gemelo DISTINTO!
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el sino
 Definition
el destino
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caradura
 Definition
una/o que no respete las normas, maleducada/o
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un mote
 Definition
un apodo
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escarcha
 Definition

helado

 

en inglés: frosty
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el sopor
 Definition

la somnolencia...

 

algo que aburre mucho.
Term
hueco
 Definition
vacío
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gacha
 Definition

curvado hacia abajo...

 

en inglés: bent downward, slouched
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entrecejo
 Definition

como suena...

 

el espacio entre los cejos!
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barnizar
 Definition
to varnish, glaze...
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necio
 Definition
tonto, bobo...
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ufano
 Definition
orgulloso, satisfecho, soberbio, presuntuoso!
Term
altas horas
 Definition
muy temprano
Term
chiflado/a
 Definition
loco/a, looney...estar como una cabra/una regadera
Term
unto
 Definition
grasa
Term
ungüento
 Definition
ointment
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en seco
 Definition
frenar pronunciadamente
Term
aspereza
 Definition
sharpness, sourness (fig)
Term
vistozo
 Definition
eye catching
Term
papagayo
 Definition
loro
Term
anodino/a
 Definition
unremarkable
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tocho
 Definition
huge, massive (inf)
Term
aluvión
 Definition
flood, fig or lit

un aluvión de insultos: torrent of criticism
Term
peluquín
 Definition
toupee
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peluca
 Definition
wig
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chatarrero
 Definition
junkman....scrap metal dealer
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gama
 Definition
range, scale, gamut
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achatado/a
 Definition
flattened
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plomizo
 Definition
leaded
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mullido
 Definition
fluffed-up
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celeste
 Definition
light blue
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letargo
 Definition
lethargic
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áspero
 Definition
rough
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empalagoso
 Definition
sickly
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desvaído
 Definition
faded
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chirriante
 Definition
creaking
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insípido
 Definition
tasteless
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hormigueo
 Definition
tingling
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hipo
 Definition
hiccup
Term
banda sonora
 Definition
soundtrack
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bravura
 Definition
fierceness
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estreno
 Definition
opening night
Term
hincho/a
 Definition
fan
Term
muleta
 Definition
crutch
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palco
 Definition
box (seating)
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partitura
 Definition
score
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pregrabado
 Definition
playback
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rodaje
 Definition
filming
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cadena perpetua
 Definition
life sentence
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chapuza
 Definition
shotty job.
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redado
 Definition
prohibited
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retado
 Definition
vetoed
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reticente
 Definition
unwilling, reluctant
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rete
 Definition
very
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reyerta
 Definition
brawl / fight
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temeridad
 Definition
recklessness
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lúpulo
 Definition
hops
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chorrada
 Definition
tontería.
decir una chorrada: to say something stupid
Term
derroche
 Definition
a waste/squandering
¡qué derroche! - what a waste
Term
empingorotado
 Definition
stuck-up
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temerario
 Definition
daredevil
Term
la cuerda floja
 Definition
the dead line (down to the wire)
Term
tesón
 Definition
perseverance, tenacity
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pista
 Definition
clue
Term
luna menguante
 Definition
crescent moon
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matorral
 Definition
thicket
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fatalidad
 Definition
doom
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inminente
 Definition
impending
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punto (m) muerto, callejón (m), sin salida
 Definition
impasse
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fuego amigo
 Definition
friendly fire
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en cubierto
 Definition
undercover
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hazaña
 Definition
feat, exploit
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chapucero
 Definition
sloppy, shotty, bungling
Term
pinitos
 Definition
first steps (with hacer)
Term
revancha
 Definition
revenge (tomarse)
Term
mofa
 Definition
mockery
(hacer mofa de)
Term
chascarrillo
 Definition
joke
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peaje
 Definition
toll
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banda sonora
 Definition
sound track
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hito
 Definition
milestone
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desmán
 Definition
abuse of power, excess, outrageous
Term
follón
 Definition
discussion or mess
¡vaya follón! -> what a mess!
me hice un follón con las listas -> I got into a real muddle o mess with the lists
Term
sosegado
 Definition
calm
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haragón
 Definition
lazy
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brecha
 Definition
hole, opening
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guijarro
 Definition
pebble
Term
nitidez
 Definition
clarity, sharpness
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mezquina
 Definition
cheap
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ajeno a
 Definition
not related to, having nothing to do with
Term
desprevenio/a
 Definition
unprepared
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una gruta
 Definition
grotto
Term
una grieta
 Definition
crack, crevasse
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postergar
 Definition
to postpone
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calvario
 Definition
calvary, but figuratively, an ordeal.
Term
chelo
 Definition
blonde
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chispa
 Definition
spark
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hoguera
 Definition
bonfire
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(en) ayunas
 Definition
fasting
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pésimo
 Definition
awful
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azabache
 Definition
jetblack
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bacanal
 Definition
orgy
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lozano/a
 Definition
lush, youthful
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pueril
 Definition
childish
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canijo/a
 Definition
tiny, sickly
Term
rejas
 Definition
bars (grating, or over windows)
Term
punzada
 Definition
stabbing pain (also fig, remordimiento)
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meollo
 Definition
core, heart of the matter
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barullo
 Definition
din, racket
armar barullo: to make a racket
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empapada/o
 Definition
soaked
Term
la brasa
 Definition
ember
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espesa/o
 Definition
thick, dense
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torbellino
 Definition
whilrwine (lit., person, emotional)
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rebaño
 Definition
flock, herd (sheep, cows)
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descalzo/a
 Definition
barefoot
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andrajo
 Definition
rag
estar hecho un andraj - to be dressed in rags
a despicable person (fig)
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amoratado/a
 Definition
livid, purple, purplish

ojo amoratado : black eye
Term
llagas
 Definition
sores
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follón
 Definition
discussion, or mess
"vaya follón!"
Term
ahínco
 Definition
hard/enthusiasm
con ahínco -> hard, enthusiastically
Term
espinilla
 Definition
shin, blackhead.
Term
chillón
 Definition
noisy person, screech, loud (color)
Term
sarpullido
 Definition
rash
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aforo
 Definition
seating capacity
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camisa de fuerza
 Definition
straight jacket
Term
garrafón
 Definition
cheap, bad alcohol...usually sold in giant bottles
Term
borrachero
 Definition
drunken state
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la melena
 Definition
long hair
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rastas
 Definition
dreadlocks
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regordete/a
 Definition
tubby
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jeta
 Definition
agarrado. someone who always dips out before it's their turn to pay a round...
Term
un/a canalla
 Definition
someone who does illegal things
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hierático
 Definition
solemn
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inaudito, extraño, singular, nunca oído; sin ejemplo
 Definition
unheard of!
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titubeo
 Definition
hesitation
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ramera
 Definition
puta
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pasmoso/a

pasmado/a
 Definition
astonishing

astonished
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huidizo/a
 Definition
elusive
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hoyuelo
 Definition
dimple
Term
hostigar
 Definition
to pester
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hosco/a
 Definition
sullen, gloomy, gruff
Term
husmear
 Definition
to nose around
Term
hurtadillas
 Definition
stealthily
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huraño/a
 Definition
unsociable
Term
celda
 Definition
comb (honey)
Term
vago
 Definition
alguien que no hace nada
Term
zángano
 Definition
alguién que no hace nada
Term
viruta
 Definition
shaving (as in a wood shaving)
Term
palangana
 Definition
wash-basin
Term
papila gustativa
 Definition
taste bud
Term
cornudo/a
 Definition
the cuckoled...victim of a cheater...the one whom had the horns put on them! yes.
Term
la espuela
 Definition
la última copa de la noche
"vamos a tomar la espuela!"
tomar la espuela: to have on for the road
Term
rabillo
 Definition
corner

mirar algo del rabillo del ojo: to see something out of the corner of your eye
Term
racha
 Definition
gust, wind, string (fig(

buena/mala racha: good/bad patch
Term
raído
 Definition
threadbare, fraying
Term
radioyente
 Definition
radio listener
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a rajatabla
 Definition
strictky, to the letter
Term
ramalazo
 Definition
give away sign

tener ramalazo: to be limp wristed
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rapaz
 Definition
greedy

ave rapaz: bird of prey
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gruñón
 Definition
grumpy
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tejo
 Definition
hopskotch
Term
tara
 Definition
defect
Term
tardío
 Definition
belated
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taparrabos
 Definition
loincloth
Term
simulacro
 Definition
drill
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tieso/a
 Definition
stiff
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la guadaña
 Definition
death's sickle
Term
puchero
 Definition
cooking pot
Term
embustero
 Definition
lying, liar
Term
enjambre
 Definition
grupo de insectos
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ludópato/a
 Definition
gambling addict
Term
alboroto
 Definition
anxiety
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mansedumbre
 Definition
calmness, gentleness, tameness
Term
hortera/o
 Definition
tacky

es una/muy hortero: to have tacky taste
Term
cachivache
 Definition
knick-knack
Term
cacharro
 Definition
junk
Term
cachaco
 Definition
person from Bogotá
Term
carca
 Definition
old fashioned, traditional. ie: the people of león.
Term
cachurero
 Definition
bric-a-brac
Term
un cachete
 Definition
chubby cheek

bofetón
Term
abocado/a a
 Definition
destined to
Term
tregua
 Definition
truce
Term
bribón
 Definition
persona con poca moral, scoundrel
Term
alimaña
 Definition
persona de poca moral
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ignominia
 Definition
barbaridad
Term
manada
 Definition
herd
Term
recinto
 Definition
enclosure, compound

recinto ferial, fairgrounds
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imán
 Definition
magnet
Term
fogata
 Definition
bonfire
Term
aguas negras
 Definition
sewage
Term
hipoteca
 Definition
mortgage payment
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condado
 Definition
county
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chistoso
 Definition
hilarious
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salubridad
 Definition
healthiness
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los hambrientos
 Definition
the hungry
Term
reguero
 Definition
trickle of water
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avería
 Definition
breakdown, fault
Term
bocina
 Definition
horn
Term
almacén
 Definition
warehouse
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surtido
 Definition
well stocked
Term
gastado
 Definition
worn-out
Term
salivazo
 Definition
spittle
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atinado/a
 Definition
correct, appropriate
Term
gaitero
 Definition
one who plays the bagpipe
Term
majara, majareta
 Definition
nutty, nutcase
Term
parlachín
 Definition
talkative, chatterbox
Term
aliso
 Definition
alder-tree
Term
cabecilla
 Definition
ringleader
Term
nogal
 Definition
walnut
Term
llaga
 Definition
sore, open wound
Term
víceras
 Definition
entrails
Term
surco
 Definition
furrow, groove
Term
dardo
 Definition
dart
Term
ráfaga
 Definition
gust, burst, flash
Term
nudillo
 Definition
knuckle
Term
sien
 Definition
temple
Term
tortolito
 Definition
novice, love bird
Term
mechón
 Definition
lock, tuft (hair)
Term
alhaja
 Definition
jewel, gem
Term
chasquido
 Definition
crack (de látigo, madera, hueso); click (de lengua, arma); snap (de dedos); whip
Term
arado
 Definition
plow
Term
hiriente
 Definition
hurtful
Term
primicio
 Definition
scoop, exclusive
Term
fanfarrón
 Definition
braggart, someone who is boastful
Term
amaño
 Definition
ruse, trick
Term
intempestiva
 Definition
unseasonable
Term
martillo
 Definition
hammer

tiburón martillo: hammer head shark
Term
festín
 Definition
feast, banquet
Term
estafador
 Definition
swindler
Term
boceto
 Definition
sketch, rough outline
Term
muletilla
 Definition
a word repeated often when talking that has little significance. like pues, o sea, pos, bueno, etc...
Term
escarnio
 Definition
mockery, ridicule
Term
fumeta
 Definition
pot-head
Term
lacra
 Definition
weakness, vice, blight, fault, sore.
* La prostitución es una lacra social prostitution is a blot on society
Term
escaño
 Definition
seat (in parliament)
Term
chabola
 Definition
shack, shanty

barrio de chabolas: shanty town
Term
bolo
 Definition
gig (p. spanish)

boozer (c.am)
Term
aleatorio/a
 Definition
random, accidental, uncertain
Term
atracón
 Definition
over-eating, gluttony
Term
atrípedo/a
 Definition
black-footed
Term
atrabiliario/a
 Definition
foul-tempered, moody
Term
atorunado/a
 Definition
stocky, thick/bull-necked
Term
por defecto
 Definition
by default
Term
madriguera
 Definition
den, rabbit hole, burrow
Term
sebo
 Definition
fat, tallow
Term
gacetilla
 Definition
section of the news that is devoted to non-political articles.
Term
mandangas
 Definition
nonsense!

(also, hashish, hachís)
Term
por arrobas
 Definition
by the sackfull, wholesale
Term
sacacorchos
 Definition
corkscrew
Term
ilación
 Definition
cohesion!
Term
cavilación
 Definition
deep thought, pondering
Term
petulante
 Definition
petulant, arrogant, opinionated person
Term
vascongado/a
 Definition
Basque
Term
escaso
 Definition
liminted, scant, of little value, poor (light)
Term
heno
 Definition
hay
Term
brumoso
 Definition
misty
Term
nodriza
 Definition
wet nurse
Term
fatuo
 Definition
foolish, (necio), conceited, stupid
Term
nogal
 Definition
walnut
Term
procilve a
 Definition
prone to
Term
chantaje
 Definition
blackmail
Term
voluta
 Definition
spiral
Term
erguido
 Definition
upright, swelled with pride
Term
regocijo
 Definition
joy, delight
Term
exraviado/a
 Definition
lost, stray
Term
duradero/a
 Definition
long-lasting
Term
impudor
 Definition
immodesty
Term
estrépito
 Definition
racket, din
Term
hallazgo
 Definition
discovery, find
Term
oblicuo/a
 Definition
not direct, crooked, not perpendicular
Term
toral
 Definition
main, principle
"Lo que hagan llenará el imaginario colectivo, pero no resolverá el problema TORAL del porqué los cárteles de la droga y las pandillas que son su extensión armada....." -el pais
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en vela
 Definition
desvelado/a
sleepless
Term
carecer
 Definition
to lack
Term
dolencia
 Definition
ailment
Term
zancudo/a
 Definition
long-legged
Term
soborno
 Definition
bribe
Term
golfo
 Definition
lout, rogue (metaphorical sense), also, gulf.
Term
soez
 Definition
dirty, vulgar, harsh, base
Term
sicario
 Definition
hit-man, hied assasin
Term
prurito
 Definition
itch, urge (fig.)
Term
azoramiento
 Definition
embarrassment, trepidation, alarm
Term
azoro
 Definition
ghoat (cen. amer, short for azoramiento
Term
suntuoso/a
 Definition
magnificent, sumptuous
Term
embate
 Definition
pounding (del mar), blow (of destiny/fate)
Term
desvaida
 Definition
Tall and graceless.
Dull, lustreless, matt (of colors).
Term
andamio
 Definition
scaffold
Term
parado
 Definition
unemployed
Term
carencia
 Definition
want, need, lack
Term
arista
 Definition
edge
Term
halagueña
 Definition
Endearing, attractive, alluring (atrayente), fawning, flattering (opinión, observación), meek, gentle.
Term
risueño/a
 Definition
smiling, sunny, promising
Term
féretro
 Definition
coffin
Term
la sede
 Definition
headquarters
Term
esbirro
 Definition
henchman
Term
gen
 Definition
gene
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