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el que posa (en un cuadro)
sitter
(also 'niñera')
sotana
(a plain black) cassock
miserable, miseria
wretched, wretchedness
capaz de
capable of
azar
+4 idioms
chance
'by chance' - por casualidad
'fair chance' - oportunidad equitativa
'chance meeting' - encuentro fortuito
'better chance' - mejor oportunidad
'chancily' - fortuitamente
empresa, tarea
undertaking
asumir responsabilidades
undertake (your) responsabilities
comprometerse a (estudiar)
undertake to study
commit to studying
make the commitment to study
engage to study
sign up to help
hacer algo
engage in doing smt
de pies a cabeza
x3
through and though
from top to bottom
from top to toe
tedioso
x3
+1 idiom
wearisome
tedious
dull
'cumbersome process' or 'tedious process'
con ALGO recién terminado
with sth. just over
el presentimiento de una tragedia
a foreboding of disaster
i.e. 'There seemed no light at the end of the tunnel but a foreboding of disaster'
bribón, granuja
rascal
/rascal/
estribos (de un coche)
running board
bajar, descender
come down
contagiarse de algo
come down with sth.
mezquinidad
shabbiness
shabby - mezquino
tertulia
get-together
haberse pateado
'He had pounded the streets of Madrid'
(golpear)
idea
inkling
i.e. No inkling then of the bitter hours than...
baldosas
flagstones
días de calor en verano
the dog days of summer
líder (coloquial)
top dog
travieso, pícaro
+1 idiom
mischievous (smile)
'mischievous prank' (broma pesada)
elogiar x2
praise sth.
commend sth./sb.
invitar a alguien (por señas)
+2 idioms of the second meaning
beckon sb.
'he challenges that still beckon ahead'
'in this time of crisis, opportunities beckon'
un alto en el camino
a stop gap along the way
solución provisional
stop-gap solution
día a día
from day to day
i.e. 'getting worse from day to day'
i.e. 'living from day to day'
bramar (una vaca), vociferar
bellow
en una necesidad, en un momento de apuro
in a pinch, you may...
escupidera
spittoon
recorrer
scour sw.
i.e. They scoured Rome for a house
'hacer una vaca'
scrape together (a few more dollars)
educar, criar (personas o animales)
rear
a la retaguardia del pelotón
at the rear of the pack
pulular
swarm
i.e. The marquises swarmed in the parlors
presentar una queja
lodge a complaint
alojar gente, albergue
lodge people, the lodge
andamios y picos
scaffoldings and pickaxes
capataz
foreman
soportar la mayor carga de algo
bear the brunt of sth.
bear - bore - born
improvisado
makeshift
al alba
at the crack of dawn
'le invitó a unirse'
'He beckoned him to join him'
a bocajarro
point-blank
(ask, shoot)
condenadamente (bueno)
condenada (cosa)
darn good, darn thing
zurcido
ceder, cambiar de opinión
budge (from its position)
negarse a hacer algo
refuse to do sth.
placa, losa
(a marble) slab
salir a la luz
saltar a primer plano
come to the fore
'Examples of discriminatory practices do not always come to the fore. '
'That point has come to the fore in the second part of the debate'
'His creativity came to fore in choosing a name'
lote, hornada
procesar, agrupar
batch
'The software batches the files in folders'
erosionar algo
chip away at (fundamental rights)
inextinguible
unquenchable (ideal, energy)
/ancuenchebol/
restaurar (un piso)
refurbish (the house)
visto en retrospectiva
with the benefit of hindsight
in hindsight
/hainsait/
degradar
debase (sb.)/sth.
'That debase our job'
'Some songs debase the moral'
'It is debasing our universities'
rebajarse (a mentir) (a su nivel)
stoop (to lying) (to their level)
inclinarse
tirar para abajo (example)
'We have to achieve the disappearance of the poor by raising them up; not by pulling down the upper classes'
por iniciativa propia
of their own accord
mundano
worldly
rechazar (el yugo)
+1 idiom
cast away the yoke
cast-cast-cast

cast away from the world
aislado del mundo
motines
mutinies
/miurinís/
burlarse de alguien
jeer at sb.
orientar
to be pitched
'Civil society must not be pitched against military society'
'Boys had to be pitched at the right cultural level'
a quien, al cual, a los cuales
whom
'The faith is about whom the love'
ahogar, reprimir algo
stifle sth.
'Too many restrictions stifle creativity'
'The student stifled a yawn (bostezo, /yon/)'
tener cuidado
watch out
moverse sobre arenas movedizas
to walk on thin ice
abrumar
overwhelm (sb./sth.)
a un paso de (dimitir)
within an ace of stepping down
excelente
(x2x5)
keep up with sb./sth.
match up to sth.
de ámbito universal
of universal scope
a un paso de (dimitir)
within an ace of stepping down
comprometer algo
pledge (smt./sb.)
'God had pledged his word'
promesa
pledge
'I made a pledge, and I refuse to break it'
condiciones adversas
harsh conditions
recuperar el tiempo perdido
make up for the lost time
marchitarse
wither
abordar algo
set about sth.
'When we set about reviewing the framwork, ...'
estar a punto de
on the point of (exploding)
el arranque y establecimiento
the summoning and setting up (of the Second Vatican Council)
olvido (en el sentido de abandono)
oblivion
fall into oblivion
aparecieron nubes
loom
'Dark clouds loomed on the horizon'
'Large shadows loom: poverty and powerlessness'
desdén, desdeñoso
loom
'Dark clouds loomed on the horizon'
'Large shadows loom: poverty and powerlessness'
desdén, desdeñoso
contempt, contemptuous
plan para algo
plan to smt. - 'Plan to achieve energy'
plan for smt. - 'Plans for the day'
solución
solution to smt.
solution for achieving
jorobado
hunchbacked
azote
scourge
'Social scourge'
'It's the scourge of employment'
'The scourge of doping in sport'
porrazo
whack
'To be whaked' - estar machacado
referente
touchstone
'And is the judicial system not the touchstone of the health of a country's society?'
ignorar las dificultades
disregard the difficulties
calumnia, difamación
slanders
sembrar (confusión)
sow (confussion)
espigas del trigo
ears of wheat
cobre
copper
jactancioso
boastfull
boastfully
boastfullness
distorsionar algo
distort sth.
'Distorted facts'
molestia
nuisance
ocultar algo
conceal sth.
a crime, a card in the sleeve, her pregnancy
transmitir
relay
'My father relayed my brother's message by phone'
cambiar modos de teclado
'You can switch between keypad mode and smartpad mode'
establecer
set up (apostolates, a venture)
regañar (x2)
scold sb.
tell sb. off
engañoso, embustero (cosas)
deceitful
contenía la madeja, el entramado
'It contained the loom'
a horas intempestivas
in the small hours (of the night)
retirar
withdraw (money from your account)
retirarse
withdraw (from public life)
withdraw (into yourself)
mezquino, insignificante
petty
'by petty officials of the Franco regime'
agotador
grueling (schedule, trip)
estar en marcha
to be afoot
perforar, traspasar
pierce
inquietante
disquieting
ser agraviado / ofendido
to be wronged
En ocasiones, es oportuno (hacer)
'On occasions, it is expedient (to do sth.)'
el aguijón de la soledad
the sting of loneliness
aliviar
unburden sth./sb.
estar arraigado
to be anchored (in)
astuto, sagacidad
shrewd, shrewdness
/srud/ /srudnes/
apareció un coche con un chirrido de frenos
'A car pulled up with a squeal of brakes'
estar perdido, raro, mal
to feel out of sorts
constituir
compensar / recuperar
to make up

constituir - 'Women make up more than half of the population'
recuperar - 'I will study this weekend to make up for the lost time'
constituir
compensar / recuperar
to make up

constituir - 'Women make up more than half of the population'
recuperar - 'I will study this weekend to make up for the lost time'
urgir/instar a alguien
urge sb. to do smt.
/erch/
pérdida (de un familiar)
bereavement
fomentar algo
whip sth. up
'Misunderstandings have been whipped up against the president'
derribar
bowl over
'He'll be bowled over' (desarmado)
paralizar
+1 idiom
cripple sb./sth.
'It will cripple further development'
'He was crippled with fatigue'

cripple their very existence
hacer la vida imposible
paralizar
+1 idiom
cripple sb./sth.
'It will cripple further development'
'He was crippled with fatigue'

cripple their very existence
hacer la vida imposible
corcel
steed
un salto al vacío
a leap of faith
montones (de algo)
heaps (of sth.)
perro, rata (muy despectivo)
cur
'You have suffered under the yoke of a tyrant, a genocidal cur'
iluminarse
lit up
continuar
go on dreaming
(continua soñándo)

go on to talk about a different matter
(pasa a hablar de otra cosa)
trueque
barter (economy, agreement)
fácil, superficial, simpliste
facile (labels)
la etiqueta de algo
the label on sth.
bromas alegres
light-hearted banters

(light-herted is just for things, means light and fun)
desmoronarse (literal y metafórico)
crumble
crumble away
puestos
stalls
i.e. food stalls, sales stalls, snack stalls
ser inundado por algo
to be flooded (with sth.) (by sb.) (by God)
hechos (buenos)
+1 idiom
deeds
deeds, not words
'Love means deeds, not sweet words'
lograr, cumpliir, realizar
accomplish ( your goals, a task)
necesitados, sin recursos
destitute
(both noun and adj)
rinorrea
runny nose
volver a, revisar
+1 more meaning
go over
'He went over the same idea'

also,
analizar
'I went over the data before making a decision'
cargado, colmado
laden with
/leiden/
'A boat laden with gold'
'Building laden with history'
arrancar
pluck (a blade of grass)
cansado
weary
tirar del carro
x2
literal - pull the cart
metaphor - lead
residente
(just Christian word)
indwelling
/induelin/
'The indwelling Holy Spirit / Blessed Trinity'
en un santiamén
in a jiffy
se alegró (con un ph. vb.)
'His face lit up'
perder el hilo de lo que dices
lose the thread of what you say
una y otra vez
time and again
ceder
gave in (to sth.)
'She was insistent, and finally he gave in'
una discusión potente
a heated discussion
sucumbir a la tentación de hacer algo
to give in to the temptation of doing sth.
vena
+2 idioms
vein

'In the same vein'
en el mismo sentido
'In this/that vein'
en este sentido, aspecto
de ninguna manera
by no means
arrugar, arruga
wrinkle
mueca despreciativa, mirada de desprecio (n)
burlarse de alguien, mirarle con desprecio
sneer (at sb.)
expiar, expación
atone, atonement
salida (de una habitación, de humos)
outlet
mota, mancha
+1 idiom
speck
any speck of (evil) should be...
chaleco
conferir
vest
el alcance de algo
outreach of sth.
esmalte
enamel
/inémel/
trabajar duro
trabajo duro
toil
'People who want to toil and sweat'
persistir, perdurar
linger
desgastar
wear out
'It wears me out'
engendrar
beget
'He begot sons and daugthers'
firme, constante
constancia
steadfast
(commitment, will)
steadfastness
descarado, grosero (things)
barefaced (lies, corruption)
que no os coja desprevenidos
'don't catch you unawares'
hacer caer, llegar
lull sb. into sth.
'She lulled me into a toxic relationship'
defender, dar la cara por
stand up for (Jesus Christ)
de vez en cuando
x3
every now and again
every now and then
from time to time
plancha, tablón (de madera)
wooden (plank)
arrancar
tear sth. off
tear tore tore
desencadenar, chispear
spark
(your sense of humor)
(the interest on sth.)
en punto, puntualmente
on the dot
'6pm on the dot'
dar en el clavo
hit the nail on the head
innovar (idiom)
break new ground
brillar (un faro, una persona contenta)
beam
dejar pasar la ocasión
slip the opportunity
establecer, fijar (criterios)
lay down (criteria)
resplandecer, arder
blaze
(the sun, a lamp)
contemptible
despreciable
nimiedades
trifles
pelo enmarañado
tangled hair
cabizbajo
crestfallen
'He looks crestfallen'
robo
theft
armar un escándalo
make a fuss
abucheo
catcall
designar
appoint sb./sth.

'The managemer appointed my colleague head of department'
'A job she had been appointed to by the Father'
ingenuo
gullible
pasar desapercibido
pass by unnoticed
'Por qué quiero!'
'Cuz I want to!'
inmediatamente
right now
nublado
overcast
'He sees everything overcast'
canalla
rogue
'a set of rogues'
cansancio, hastío
weariness
vago
vaguear
slack
camino de rosas
bed of roses
estar a punto de
be on the point of doing sth.
estar entusiasmado (de ver)
to be eager to see
pares o nones
odd or ever numbers
(ever-par)
agitación (política, financiera)
turmoil
envidiar
begrudge
directo, franco, honesto (persona)
forthright
un moño en la nuca
a bund at the nape of her neck
no andarse con rodeos
not mince its words
without mincing words
capricho, antojo
darle todos sus caprichos
whim
indulge its every whim
responsabilidad
liabilty
(also 'pasivo' in economy)
apresurase a hacer algo
to rush (sb.) to do sth.
tener cariñp
be fond of sb.
en mi nombre
on my behalf
andarse con rodeos
beat about the bush (coloq)
por mi causa, a causa de mí
for my sake
en peligro
in jeopardy
at risk
poner en peligro
jeopardize sb./sth.
put sb./sth. at risk
el trabajo preparatorio
the spadework
de ninguna manera
whatsoever
i.e. 'I have no intention whatsoever of leaving the party'
a imagen y semejanza
in the image and likeness
acogedor
cozy
raramente, rara vez
seldom
escala, escalera de mano
ladder
revelar (un producto) (mis sentimientos)
unveil (sth.)
/anfveil/
humillante
demeaning
apresurado
hasty (conclusions)
decisión precipitada
hasty decision
consternado ante algo
appalled at sth.
idas y venidas
coming and going
frustar (su esperanza)
dash (its hope)
enfático: 'No somos eso. Tampoco somos un grupo de presión'
'We are not that.
Nor are we a pressure group.'
alardear
boast about sth.
topo
mole
una y otra vez
x3
time and again
over and over
again and again
encontrarlo difícil de imaginar
to find it hard to imagine
preguntas incómodas
awkward questions
Dios y audacia
God and Daring
felicitar
congratulate sb. on sth.
importarte un higo
matter a fig
recta (conciencia)
upright (conscience)
sabotear (idiom)
put spokes in our own wheels
put spokes in the wheels of sb.
buena reputación
x2
good standing (among sb.)
solid reputation (among sb.)
plantilla (de un zapato)
insole
una brizna de ****
a straw
palanca / muleta
crowbar
estar destrozado
to be shattered by sth.
to be shattered at an alarming rate by sth.
un incidente que dice muchísimo sobre algo
an incident that speaks volumes about sb./sth.
estupefacto
dumbfounded
blando, complaciente (people)
yielding
rendimiento, producción
yield

also, as a verb, means:
'producir, rendir'
and 'ceder' yield to temptation
inquebrantable
unfaltering
(commitment, supporter, love)
empalagoso, empalague
cloying
'My gf is gloying sometimes'
'Love doesn't mean gloying'
pantano (n)
agobiar, abrumar, saturar (v)
swamp
insistir mucho en algo
lay great stress on sth.
caprichoso
x2
whimsical
capricious
rechazar algo
turn down sth.
(an invitation, a present)
forcejeo
tug-of-war
bordar, adornar
embroider
granate
maroon
alfombra
rug
un montón de algo
a heap of sth.
despreciar (las pequeñas cosas)
scorn (the little things)
bisagra
hinge

i.e. 'A forthcoming article on the doctrine of work as the hinge of the call to holiness in Opus Dei'
próximo, que está a punto de salir
forthcoming
medir, evaluar
gauge sth.
(the efficacy of sth., your needs)
hilo
twine
instrumentos para afeitarse
a razor (navaja)
a razor blade (cuchilla de afeitar)
electric shaver/razor
grave, terrible
+2 examples
dire

dire straits
(graves apuros)

be in dire need of sth.
( . )
flaquear ante algo
+1 other meaning
to flinch at sth.

to flinch from (using violence)
(no ha dudado en usar la violencia)
echar, expulsar
rechazar
throw out
estar en juego
be at stake
perder (dinero)
forfeit (incomes, deposits)
fieltro
fielt
rendir, ceder, entregar
surrender (your privacy)

i.e. Hitler was defeated and had to surrender his spoils
escaramuza
skirmish
/eskermis/
asegurar, garantizar
seguro, garantía
assurance
assure
rebuzno, carcajada
bray
complacerse cuando
to beam with delight on sth.
(discovering a picture)
serio, seriedad
en serio
earnest (a)
earnest (n)
in earnest
trampolín a algo
springboard to sth.
librar
x3 ways of use it
get rid of (sb./sth.)
deshacerse de algo/algn

rid sb./sth. of (sth.)
eliminar algo/a algn. de algo/algn.

rid sb. of sth.
librar a algn. de algo
despensa
cupboard
una avalancha de protestas
a full flood of protests
mendigo
beggar
dejar claro que
make plain that sth.
soportar, aguantar
put up with (sb./sth.)
una escala (de avión)
stopover
tibio (poco entusiasta)
(también literalmente tibio, el café)
lukewarm
ceder
give way

i.e. Sometimes it's easier to give way than exercise rights.
obstá****, impedimento
hindrance (to my studies, to stay in touch)
construir, colocar, montar
put up
repique de campanas
peal of bells
seguir, continuar con algo
to carry on with sth.
Desde el principio,
From early on,
entrega
self-surrender
(christian connotations)
autónomo, autosuficiente
(cosas)
self-contained
'Treinta años han pasado, y...'
'Thirty years have gone by, and...'
titubeo, titubeante
faltering
(both n and adj)
fraile
friar
/fraiar/
grapa
staple
fuente sopera
soup tureen
ponerse poético sobre algo
to wax lyrical about sth.
pintoresco
quaint
empujar
empujón
nudge
(both n and adj)
/nach/
picar (una avispa)
sting sb./sth.
bee sting
wasp sting
trabajo chapucero
shoddy work
sacudir (metaf)
ser una sacudida para
to jolt sb./sth.
to be a folt for sb./sth.
feria
fairground
ir contracorriente
go against the grain
arremetida, embestida
onslaught
i.e. The brutal onslaught of the Communist tyranny.
enaltecer
extol (sb./sth.)
desgastar algo/alguien
wear sth./sb. out
hazmerreír
laughing-stock
caer en desgracia
put/leave in a bad light
moreno
swarthy

i.e. He was fit and swarthy, definitely a bad-tempered tough guy.
magro
lean

i.e. He was lean and swarthy, definitely a bad-tempered tough guy.
gordo, rollizo
plump
detener (por completo)
grind to a halt
call a halt (to sth.)
trueno
thunderclap
triturar / cortar en tiras
shred (sth.)
a vuelo de pájaro
as the crow flies
acertijo
+1 another meaning
riddle of sth. to sb.

riddle sb./sth. with sth.
acribillar, plagar
i.e. He was riddled with bullets/cancer
ser muy aficionado a algo
to be very fond of sth.
borrascoso
squally
reñir
scold sb.
inhóspito, desolador
bleak

bleak future
bleak prospects
bleak picture
inquebrantanble
unshakable

unshakable determination
unshakable fidelity
otorgar, conceder (una distinción) (plenos poderes)
bestow sth. upon sb.
alimaña
vermin
tener un nudo en la garganta
get a lump in his throat
remanso
backwater
rotación (de personal)
(staff) turnover
prolongar
x2
protract sth.
extend sth.
prolongar una visita/estadía
overstay
causar estragos
wreak havoc
hosco, taciturno
sullen
el desagarro de algo
the tearing apart of sth.
deslizante, corredizo (puerta)
sliding (window)
deslizarse sobre algo / por algún lugar
glive over sth. / through
apasionado
x2
impassioned
passionate
alegre, jovial
cheerful
trivial, banal
trite
/trait/
quedarse quieto
keep still
agitación, conmoción
upheaval
rápida y vigorosamente (andar)
briskly
el trabajo entre manos
the work in hand
escalar profesionalmente
progress up the career ladder