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Barely

Meaning of Barely in Spanish :

barely

apenas

ADV

Synonyms: just, hardly, scarcely

We barely got enough fuel to make it back. Apenas tenemos combustible para regresar.
I can barely walk now. Yo apenas camino ahora.
They could barely keep their hands off each other. Ellos apenas pueden quitarse las manos uno de otro.
It was barely five minutes. Fueron apenas cinco minutos.
You can barely walk, much less run. Apenas puedes caminar, mucho menos correr.
They barely know each other. Apenas y se conocen entre ellos.

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duras penas

ADV

Synonyms: hardly

How we barely made it to my bed. En como a duras penas llegamos hasta mi cama.
He barely recognizes his own family. A duras penas reconoce a su familia.
It barely even looked like him. A duras penas siquiera se veía como él.
A barely, adequate substitute for you. A duras penas una sustituta adecuada a falta de ti.
... from societies that could barely afford to feed their people. ... en sociedades que a duras penas podían alimentar a sus gentes.
... on it, but we can barely see him. ... en eso, a duras penas podemos verlo.

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escasamente

ADV

Synonyms: sparsely, sparingly, sparing, scarcely, poorly, scantily

What you're seeing is random, barely discernible. Lo que ve es aleatorio, escasamente discernible.
Barely enough to walk another 20 days. Escasamente lo suficiente para caminar otros 20 dias.
All this was barely a month before the ... Todos esto estaba escasamente al mes antes del ...
... wasjust a small fishing village barely 40 years ago. ... era una pequeña aldea de pescadores hace escasamente 40 años.
... was just a small fishing village barely 40 years ago. ... era una pequeña aldea de pescadores hace escasamente 40 años.
... was just a small fishing village barely 40 years ago. ... era una pequeña aldea de pescadores hace escasamente 40 años.

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penas

ADV

Synonyms: penalties, sorrows, punishment, sentences, pains, griefs

He can barely function around people. A penas puede funcionar rodeado de gente.
We can barely pay teachers. A penas podemos pagar a los profesores.
Barely weighs a pound. A penas pesa medio kilo.
I barely understand them myself. A penas las entiendo yo mismo.
I barely make a good uncle. A penas soy un buen tío.
... side of the road, barely alive. ... lado de la carretera, a penas viva.

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in English

1. Just

just

sólo

ADV

Synonyms: only, alone

She was just working the job. Sólo estaba haciendo su trabajo.
She just needs some time alone. Sólo necesita estar sola un tiempo.
And it was just one time. Fué sólo una vez .
Just two interlocking links. Sólo un par de piezas cruzadas.
Those things outside are just vessels. Esas cosas que están fuera son sólo envases.
Just answer whatever you know. Sólo respondan lo que sepan.

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II)

simplemente

ADV

Synonyms: simply, merely

That is just for the record. Hago esta apreciación simplemente para que quede constancia.
We just can't get to it. Simplemente no podemos conocerla.
I just don't feel safe being alone. Simplemente no me siento segura estando sola.
Just wait for a better spot. Simplemente espera una mejor situación.
Just walk out the door. Simplemente atravesar la puerta.
It just was not like him. Simplemente no fue él.

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III)

acaba

ADV

Synonyms: ends, finish

You have just placed yourself outside the law. Acaba de ponerse fuera de la ley.
Some chap just told me about this. Un muchacho acaba de informarme sobre esto.
He just said he would. Acaba de decir que lo hará.
You just harvest it. Usted acaba de cosechar.
You just met him. Lo acaba de conocer.
You just have a new born son. Usted acaba de tener un hijo.

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IV)

justo

ADV

Synonyms: right, fair, directly, exactly, righteous

Just like you told me to. Justo como me dijiste.
I was just coming to see you. Justo iba a verla.
Just as he touched down it blew. Justo cuando tocó el suelo voló.
Well launched, just inside the screens. Bien puesto en marcha, justo dentro de las pantallas.
This job was my opportunity to do just that. Este trabajo fue mi oportunidad de hacer justo eso.
They were just here. Ellos estaban justo aquí.

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apenas

ADV

Synonyms: hardly, barely, scarcely

Just leaving it out there for the elements. Apenas dejándolo fuera de allí para los elementos.
I was just trying him out. Apenas lo estaba probando.
They just got off the boat. Apenas se bajaron del barco.
I know, we just met. Sé que apenas nos conocíamos.
It just is not interested in save that addicted elephant! Apenas nos interesa en salvar a ese elefante adicto!
I just feel like this. Yo apenas me siento así.

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VI)

solamente

ADV

Synonyms: only, alone, solely

It is, after all, just an animal. Después de todo, solamente es un animal.
I was just petting him. Solamente lo estaba acariciando.
I just like them. Solamente que me guStan.
I was just doing what he said. Solamente hice lo que me pidió.
You just have to listen, to hear these voices. Tu debes solamente escuchar, o ir esas voces.
We just have a few questions. Solamente tenemos unas preguntas.

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2. Hardly

hardly

apenas

ADV

Synonyms: just, barely, scarcely

I hardly know you really, but. Apenas te conozco, pero.
We hardly moved forward yesterday or today. Apenas hemos avanzado entre ayer y hoy.
I can hardly remember a better one. Apenas puedo recordar un día mejor.
We can hardly pluck the answer from thin air. Apenas podemos sacarla respuesta del aire leve.
You hardly drank any. Apenas tomo un sorbo.
I hardly noticed his appearance. Apenas notó que su apariencia.

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II)

difícilmente

ADV

Synonyms: hard, scarcely, unlikely

These days, hardly anyone would do that. Estos días, difícilmente alguien haría eso.
And hardly the most notable. Y difícilmente el más notable.
My kids hardly know me. Mis hijos difícilmente me conocen.
Hardly anyone was left alive in there. Difícilmente haya quedado alguien vivo ahí.
Hardly even know the man. Difícilmente conozco al hombre.
You can hardly call that a lesson. Difícilmente puedes llamar a eso una lección.

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III)

casi

ADV

Synonyms: almost, nearly, most, near, pretty much, practically, virtually

We hardly ever see you nowadays anyway. De todos modos ahora casi nunca le vemos.
Hardly anyone the kitchen properly. Ya casi nadie las cocina apropiadamente.
Hardly anyone knows my name here. Aqui casi nadie sabe mi nombre.
You guys hardly ever answer the door. Casi nunca atienden la puerta.
Or it wasn't doing hardly anything. O casi no estaba haciendo nada.
But hardly anyone knows that now. Pero casi nadie lo sabe.

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IV)

duras penas

ADV

Synonyms: barely

She can hardly tolerate my not being around. A duras penas tolera estar sin mi.
I hardly recognized you without a ... A duras penas te reconozco sin una ...
Perhaps you will hardly think the better of ... Quizá a duras penas podrá pensar mejor de ...
... by then, he couldn't hardly stand himself. ... en esa época, que a duras penas podía pararse solo.
... call them, but we've hardly sold any. ... llamarlo, pero a duras penas hemos vendido alguno.
I've hardly had time to feed my cat. A duras penas he tenido tiempo de alimentar a mi gato.

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3. Scarcely

scarcely

apenas

ADV

Synonyms: just, hardly, barely

He scarcely knew what he was saying. Apenas sabía lo que estaba diciendo.
The very children scarcely noticed him. Los niños muy apenas se fijó en él.
Scarcely an electrical impulse left. Apenas queda un impulso eléctrico.
And he scarcely observed her. Y apenas la miraba.
I can scarcely contain my glee. Apenas puedo contener mi alegría.
I scarcely recognize her anymore, doctor. Apenas la reconozco, doctor.

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II)

escasamente

ADV

Synonyms: sparsely, sparingly, barely, sparing, poorly, scantily

Scarcely believable, but it's the truth, ... Escasamente creible, pero es la verdad ...
... the genre timidly, scarcely reflects the creation and development ... ... el género refleja tímida y escasamente la creación y evolución ...
... an island, a mountain or a scarcely populated area. ... una isla, una montaña o una zona escasamente poblada.
depths in my own nature I had scarcely suspected. profundidades de mi propia naturaleza me había escasamente sospechado.
... pounds of the law is scarcely sufficient to deal with their ... ... libras de la ley son escasamente suficientes para tratar sus ...
"There has scarcely been a duel fought on ... "No ha sido escasamente un duelo peleado en ...

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III)

difícilmente

ADV

Synonyms: hard, hardly, unlikely

But it's scarcely what you call progress. Pero difícilmente sea lo que uno llama progreso.
Horrors your classmates can scarcely imagine. Horrores que tus amigos difícilmente se pueden imaginar.
She thought it could scarcely escape him to feel ... Ella pensó que difícilmente podría escapar a sentir ...
Breakfast was scarcely over when a servant from ... El desayuno era más difícilmente cuando un servidor de ...
... many of your clients, you can scarcely be ... muchos de sus clientes, que difícilmente puede ser
... on down there, would be scarcely defensible. ... ahí abajo,.difícilmente será defendible.

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4. Sparingly

sparingly

escasamente

ADV

Synonyms: sparsely, barely, sparing, scarcely, poorly, scantily

Sparingly soluble in water; Escasamente soluble en agua;

II)

espaciadamente

ADV

III)

moderación

ADV

Synonyms: moderation, restraint, moderating

5. Sparing

sparing

ahorradores

VERB

Synonyms: savers, thrifty, economizers

sparing not the creatures which itself hath spawned. ahorradores no a las criaturas que se ha generado.
see the knaves are sparing a man to the ... ver los bribones son ahorradores de un hombre con el ...
... of potassium iodide with potassium-sparing diuretics may increase the ... ... yoduro de potasio con diuréticos ahorradores de potasio pueden aumentar el ...

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II)

economizador

VERB

Synonyms: economizer, saver

III)

escasamente

VERB

Synonyms: sparsely, sparingly, barely, scarcely, poorly, scantily

IV)

ahorrar

NOUN

Synonyms: save, saving, start saving, savings, spare, conserve

conservadora

NOUN

Synonyms: conservative, curator, conserving, preserving, conservatively

VI)

spare

NOUN

VII)

perdonan

VERB

Synonyms: forgive, pardon

Not even sparing women and children. No perdonan mujeres ni niños.
They're sparing no one, I see. No perdonan a nadie, por lo que veo.
They're sparing no one, I see. Veo que no perdonan a nadie.

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VIII)

parco

VERB

Synonyms: parco

And as she had never been sparing of complaints of her ... Y como nunca había sido parco de las denuncias de su ...
... drink and he is very sparing in gratuities. ... bebe y es muy parco en propinas.
... drink and he is very sparing in gratuities. ... bebe y es muy parco en propinas.
... , but was very sparing of my powder and ... ... , pero era muy parco de mi pólvora y ...

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IX)

salvamento

NOUN

Synonyms: rescue, salvage, lifeline, lifesaving

6. Penalties

penalties

penalidades

NOUN

Synonyms: hardship, drudgery

It is one of the penalties of command. Es una de las penalidades de estar en mando.
... business days, and there are no prepayment penalties. ... días hábiles, y no hay penalidades por pagos anticipados.
... of minimum standards and penalties, as well as incentives. ... de las normas y penalidades mínimas, así como incentivos.
Reduce exposure to fines, penalties, lawsuits, and ... Reduzca los riesgos de multas, penalidades, juicios y la ...
Service-level agreements with penalties Acuerdos de nivel de servicio con penalidades

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II)

sanciones

NOUN

Synonyms: sanctions, punishments, fines

The penalties thus provided for shall be effective, proportionate ... Las sanciones así establecidas serán eficaces, proporcionadas ...
The penalties imposed shall be in proportion to the importance ... Las sanciones impuestas serán proporcionales a la importancia ...
The practical imposition of penalties in each individual case is not ... La imposición práctica de sanciones en cada caso no se ...
The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and ... Estas sanciones deberán tener carácter efectivo, proporcionado y ...
The penalties shall be effective, ... Estas sanciones deberán ser eficaces, ...

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III)

penas

NOUN

Synonyms: sorrows, punishment, sentences, pains, griefs, barely

Remember both of you the penalties of falsehood. Os recuerdo a ambos las penas por falso testimonio.
Violations of this will result in immediate fines and penalties. La violación de esto producirá penas y multas inmediatas.
Comparable penalties are imposed to protect adopted children, ... Se imponen penas análogas para proteger a los niños adoptados, ...
The same penalties are imposed on public officials who, ... Las mismas penas se imponen a los funcionarios públicos que, ...
... question of the various penalties which courts can impose. ... cuestión de las diversas penas que los tribunales pueden imponer.

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IV)

multas

NOUN

Synonyms: fines, tickets, fined

And you'll have to pay penalties. Y tendrás que pagar multas.
These penalties increase every year. Estas multas aumentan cada año.
... thousands of dollars in penalties and fines. ... miles de dólares en multas cada año.
... thousands of dollars in penalties and fines. ... miles de dolares en multas cada año.
... lease agreement has its own penalties for breaking the terms ... ... acuerdo de arrendamiento tiene sus propias multas por romper los términos ...

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castigos

NOUN

Synonyms: punishments, chastisements

I have mixed feelings about these penalties. Yo tengo sentimientos encontrados sobre esos castigos.
... paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties and fines. ... pagado cientos de miles de dólares en castigos y multas.
... methods of monitoring and impose stronger penalties for breaches. ... métodos de supervisión e imponer castigos mayores para las infracciones.
... your cattle, your mum, your penalties. ... tu ganado, tu mami, tus castigos.
... at all, you will incur penalties. ... en absoluto, incurrirá en castigos.

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7. Sorrows

sorrows

penas

NOUN

Synonyms: penalties, punishment, sentences, pains, griefs, barely

Women drink to drown their sorrows. Las mujeres beben para ahogar sus penas.
The sorrows of life are the joys of art. Las penas de la vida son los placeres del arte.
We all have our sorrows. Todos tenemos nuestras penas.
May all your sorrows end. Que se acaben todas sus penas.
All your sorrows are gone. Todas tus penas se han ido.

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II)

tristezas

NOUN

Synonyms: sadness

Know about happiness and sorrows. Saber sobre la felicidad y tristezas.
And the sorrows of each, the ... Y que las tristezas de cada cual, ...
someone to share your joys and sorrows alguien con quien compartir sus alegrías y tristezas
Against the anxieties and sorrows Contra las angustias y tristezas
the same human passions, the same joys and sorrows. las mismas pasiones humanas, las mismas alegrías y tristezas.

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III)

dolores

NOUN

Synonyms: pains, aches, headaches, sores, pangs, sore, aching

who say that the "beginning of sorrows", que dicen que "el comienzo de los dolores",
innumerable sorrows, seemed to be centered ... innumerables dolores, parecía estar centrado ...
all our pains, our sorrows and even our work ... todos nuestros dolores, nuestros dolores e incluso nuestro trabajo ...
that the beginning of sorrows, that is, ... que el comienzo de los dolores, esto es, ...
... the beginning of the sorrows which shall come upon them. ... el principio de los dolores que vendrán sobre ellos.

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IV)

pesares

NOUN

Synonyms: regrets, woes

Tell your sorrows to him. Dile tus pesares a él.
... , desires, and sorrows, should you have any ... ... , deseos, y pesares, si tuvieras alguno ...
... is always sharing our joys and our sorrows ... siempre comparte nuestras alegrías y pesares.

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congojas

NOUN

VI)

cuitas

NOUN

VII)

angustias

NOUN

Synonyms: anguish, anxieties, troubles, heartaches, angst

VIII)

sufrimientos

NOUN

Synonyms: suffering, pains, miseries

... are deaf to the sorrows of rejected lovers. ... son sordos a los sufrimientos de los amantes rechazados.
to shed light on the sorrows and struggles Para sacar a la luz los sufrimientos y dificultades
so many failures, so many anxieties, fears, sorrows tantos fracasos, ansiedades, miedos, sufrimientos,
... ears are not indifferent to the sorrows and the groans of ... ... oídos no son indiferentes a los sufrimientos y los lamentos de ...

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IX)

lamentos

NOUN

Synonyms: lamentations, wailing, cries, regrets, wails, moans, groans

... occasion that he composed "The Tomb of Sorrows". ... ocasión compuso la "Tumba de los Lamentos".
... he played "Tomb of Sorrows". ... se puso a tocar la "Tumba de los Lamentos"

8. Punishment

punishment

castigo

NOUN

Synonyms: penalty, punished, retribution, chastisement, torment

This is our shared punishment. Será nuestro castigo en común.
Then prepare to suffer your punishment. Entonces prepárate para sufrir el castigo.
Success brings its reward in the form of immediate punishment! La recompensa del éxito es el castigo inmediato.
Getting eaten by the wolf was its punishment. Ser comida por el lobo fue su castigo.
But his punishment is now over. Pero su castigo ya terminó.
I choose her punishment. Yo elijo su castigo.

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II)

sanción

NOUN

Synonyms: sanction, penalty, sanctioning, enactment

There was no punishment in this case either. Tampoco en ese caso hubo sanción.
The fact that there could be possible punishment El hecho de que haya una posible sanción
... and steal for four days without punishment. ... y robar, sin sanción alguna, durante cuatro días.
... the nature and form of punishment. ... la caracterización y las formas de sanción.
... not the kind of punishment you like. ... no con la clase de sanción que te gusta!
The punishment will be one taxation unit ... La sanción será de una Unidad Impositiva Tributaria ...

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III)

pena

NOUN

Synonyms: penalty, shame, worth, pity, sorry, grief, sorrow

For which the punishment is not imprisonment. Y la pena por ello no es la prisión.
But the punishment must be shared. Pero la pena debe ser compartida.
Medieval punishment for a medieval concept. Una pena medieval para un concepto medieval.
... detainee is a minor, the punishment shall be doubled. ... detenido es un menor, la pena será doble.
... argument against this barbaric form of punishment. ... argumento suficiente en contra de esta pena salvaje.
last severity of punishment. la gravedad de la pena última.

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9. Pains

pains

dolores

NOUN

Synonyms: aches, sorrows, headaches, sores, pangs, sore, aching

I still have some growing pains. Todavía tengo algunos dolores de crecimiento.
I guess she was reading them when the pains started. Supongo que ella las leía cuando comenzaron los dolores.
Of the pains the heart and the tracks that leave. De los dolores del corazón y las huellas que dejan.
Patient has unexplained intense abdominal pains. Tiene dolores abdominales sin explicación.
I know how to relieve menstrual pains, thanks. Ya sé cómo aliviar los dolores menstruales.

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II)

apenó

NOUN

Synonyms: distressed

III)

molestias

NOUN

Synonyms: discomfort, inconvenience, trouble, hassles, annoyances, nuisance

You said no more aches or pains. Dijiste que no más dolores o molestias.
it took such pains to explain why you were reserved tomó tantas molestias para explicar por qué estaban reservados
I thought you said no more aches or pains. Dijiste que no más dolores o molestias
I have taken some pains for your sake, and ... He tomado algunas molestias para vosotros, y ...
his lordship and has taken such pains to look after him ... su señoría ya ha tomado tantas molestias para cuidar de él ...

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IV)

penas

NOUN

Synonyms: penalties, sorrows, punishment, sentences, griefs, barely

All your hatreds, all your pains. Sus odios, sus penas.
If mine exacts its pains and penalties all round ... Si la mina se cobra sus penas y castigos durante todo ...

achaques

NOUN

Synonyms: ailments, aches, downfalls

... fatigue, aches and pains, and loss of ... ... fatiga, dolores y achaques, al igual que pérdida del ...

VI)

sufrimientos

NOUN

Synonyms: suffering, sorrows, miseries

Our worst pains stick with us longer ... Nuestros peores sufrimientos se clavan en nosotros más tiempo ...
Why should we not have pains? ¿Por qué no deberíamos tener sufrimientos?

VII)

duele

NOUN

Synonyms: hurts, hurt, painful, hurting, aches, sore, aching

I know that it pains you to see this. Sé que duele ver esto.
I know it pains. Sé que te duele.
Tell him where you have pains. Dile donde te duele.
It pains us to say it, but this ... Nos duele decirlo, pero este ...
What memory pains you or angers you most? ¿Qué recuerdo le duele o enoja más?

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10. Griefs

griefs

penas

NOUN

Synonyms: penalties, sorrows, punishment, sentences, pains, barely

To whom other's griefs are more important than ... A quién otras penas son más importantes que ...
what griefs my heart did rent? lo que hizo mi corazón penas alquiler?
whose griefs were at an end. cuyas penas habían terminado.
... is this: great griefs contain within ... es la siguiente: penas contienen en gran
... hopes and longings, his old griefs and ... esperanzas y anhelos, sus penas de edad y

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II)

pesares

NOUN

Synonyms: regrets, sorrows, woes

great straits and mighty griefs, ye feel but ... grandes apuros y pesares poderoso, pero estáis ...
... of their sentiments and griefs ... de sus sentimientos y pesares

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Barely

Meaning of Barely in Spanish :

barely

apenas

duras penas

escasamente

penas

More meaning of Barely

just

sólo

simplemente

acaba

justo

apenas

solamente

hardly

apenas

difícilmente

casi

duras penas

scarcely

apenas

escasamente

difícilmente

sparingly

escasamente

espaciadamente

moderación

sparing

ahorradores

economizador

escasamente

ahorrar

conservadora

spare

perdonan

parco

salvamento

penalties

penalidades

sanciones

penas

multas

castigos

sorrows

penas

tristezas

dolores

pesares

congojas

cuitas

angustias

sufrimientos

lamentos

punishment

castigo

sanción

pena

pains

dolores

apenó

molestias

penas

achaques

sufrimientos

duele

griefs

penas

pesares