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elogio (praise) alabanza
amargo, sabor amargo, aflicción o disgust (bitterness) amargura
irritado, enojado (angry, annoyed) amostazado
hacerse dueño de una persona o cosa (to seize, to take possession of) apoderarse
lanzarse; tirarse (to throw oneself) arrojarse
golpe que se da en la mejilla (cheek) con la mano abierta (slap) bofetada
inteligencia, agudeza (acumen, brains) cacumen
faltar, no tener (to lack) carecer
satisfacción completa, último extremo o grado máximo (fill, limit, crowning) colmo
detenerse, reprimirse ( to contain oneself) contenerse
extender una cosa que estaba doblada (to unfold) desdoblar
dar una paliza, castigar (to tar and feather) emplumar
meterse en un sitio cerrado (to shut oneself in) encerrarse
emprender, iniciar (to start) entablar
poco, insuficiente en cantidad o número (scarce, scanty) escaso
grupo de versos que forman un conjunto (stanza, strophe) estrofa
demandar, obligor (to demand) exigir
conocer por experiencia, sentir (to experience) experimentar
fatal, de mala suerte (prophetic, ominous) fatídico
hoja de papel o cartulina (index card) ficha
letras (humanities) humanidades
nunca oído, extraodinario (unheard of) inaudito
persona odiosa, vil, indecente,sin honra; (infamous person, scallywag) infame
preguntar (to interrogate) interrogar
obsession, idea fija, afición exagerada por algo (mania, obsession) mania
tontería, acción o palabra necia (foolishness, nonsense) necedad
muy malo (wretched, awful) pésimo
pisada fuerte, especialmente sobre el pie de alguien (heavy tread on someone's foot) pisotón
que precede o va delante (precursor) precursor
queja (complaint) reclamación
persona que redacta, editor (writer, editor) redactor
breve línea escrita o impresa (short written line of text) rengloncito
conformarse ante una situación que no tiene remedio (to resign onself) resignarse
Created by: nazevedo
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