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

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