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12.5.2014 Flashcards

1
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a cliff

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un acantilado

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to observe, comply with

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acatar, obedecer

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you have to follow my commands and do what i tell you

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Tienes que acatar mis órdenes y hacer lo que te diga

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a chord (music)

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un acorde

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5
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to urge on

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acuciar

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His mother urged him to look for a job

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Su madre le acuciaba para que buscara trabajo

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7
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paving stone, cobble stone

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un adoquín

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8
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to make ugly, disfigure

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afear

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9
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to crouch, hide, huddle

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agazaparse

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they hid/crouched behind a bush while the police passed

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Se agazaparon detrás de un arbusto mientras pasaba la policía

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11
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to scoop, hollow out, loosen

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ahuecar

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12
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to cup one’s hand

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ahuecar la mano

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13
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First hollow out the avocado so that the filling fits

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Primero ahueca el aguacate para que quepa el relleno

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14
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cupboard

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la alacena

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15
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He put the clean plates in the cupboard

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Puso los platos limpios en la alacena

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16
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windowsill

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el alféizar

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17
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Ana has flowerpots en all the windowsills of the house

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Ana tiene macetas en todos los alféizares de la casa.

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18
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to subside, abate, die down, subside

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amainar

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19
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The hurricane died down this morning

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El huracán amainó esta mañana

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20
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The headache subsided upon taking medicine

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El dolor de cabeza amainó al tomar las medicinas

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21
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scaffolding

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el andamiaje

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22
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flood, inundate

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anegar

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23
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my table is inundated with papers

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tengo la mesa anegada de papeles

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24
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overwhelming, shattering

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apabullante

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25
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Our team won by an overwhelming 71 to 32

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Nuestro equipo ganó por un apabullante 71-32.

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26
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an applause

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un aplauso

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27
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a predicament

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un aprieto

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28
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to be in a predicament

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estar/verse en u aprieto

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29
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to put someone in a predicament

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poner a algn en un aprieto

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30
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quickly, hurredly

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aprisa

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31
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You don’t enjoy the food because you always eat quickly

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No disfrutas la comida porque siempre comes aprisa

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32
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difficult situation, tight spot, jam

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un apuro

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33
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I’m in a tight spot, otherwise I wouldn’t ask for your help

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Tengo un apuro, si no fuera así no te pediría ayuda

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34
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to get sb out of a mess

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sacar a algn de un apuro

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35
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cunning, crafty

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artero

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36
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affordable, reasonable, attainable

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asequible

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37
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The new model is an affordable car.

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El nuevo modelo es un coche asequible

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38
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feasible 3

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factible, viable, asequible

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39
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a pretext 
a handle (asa)
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un asidero

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40
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My studies were a pretext that I grabbed to get out of the house

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Los estudios fueron el asidero al que me agarré para marcharme de casa.

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41
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elegant, stylish

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atildado

42
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lectern, music stand

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un atril

43
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The music stand with the score is located in the center of the stage

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El atril con la partitura se colocó en el centro del escenario.

44
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experienced

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avezado

45
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he was an experienced driver

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era un avezado conductor

46
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malicious, wicked, evil

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avieso
malicioso

es un hombre avieso

47
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a tray

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un azafate

48
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not a bit

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ni un ápice

49
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not to yield an inch

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no ceder un ápice

50
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I don’t have an iota of embarassment

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No tengo un ápice de vergüenza

51
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clabber (de campana)

A

el badajo

52
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watercress

A

el berro

53
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to armor, armor-plate, to reinforce

A

blindar

54
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a roll, bun

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un bollo

55
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a bottle, can, tin, jar

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un bote

56
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a small boat

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un bote

57
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mackerel

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caballa

58
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to wash the dishes

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fregar las cacharros

59
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gallows, scaffold 2

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el cadalso, el patibulo

60
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of bad character

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de baja calaña

de mala calaña

61
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people of that ilk

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gente de esa calaña

62
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cove, inlet, small bay

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una caleta

63
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a flowerbed

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un cantero

64
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broad strata of society

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amplias capas sociales

amplias capas de la población

65
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a film of grease

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una fina capa de grasa

66
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hood, bonnet (car

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la capota

67
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to clear one’s throat

A

carraspear

68
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The speaker cleared his throat before beginning his speach

A

El orador carraspeó antes de empezar su discurso

69
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to reflect, meditate

A

cavilar

70
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I meditated on the problem all night and I think I have found the solution

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Cavilé toda la noche sobre el problema y creo haber encontrado la solución.

71
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to make sure, assure oneself

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cerciorarse de algo

72
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He assured himself that he had locked the door.

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Se cercioró de que había cerrado la puerta

73
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chasm, depths (fig)

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una sima, un abismo

74
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a chisel (wood)

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un formón, un escoplo

75
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a chisel (for stone)

A

un cincel

76
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to dodder, be senile

A

chochear

77
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a bugle, trumpet

A

un clarín

78
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a diver

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un/a clavadista

79
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to cluck

A

cloquear

80
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a cluck

A

un cloqueo

81
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a cacoon

A

un capullo

82
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the beginning, onset

A

el comienzo

83
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to begin, start

A

dar comienzo a

84
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in early spring

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al comienzo de la primarvera

85
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at the beginning of this century

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en los comienzos de este siglo

86
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lock-gate of canal, sluice, floodgate

A

la compuerta

87
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to reconcile

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conciliar

88
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Although it seemed impossible, they reconciled their points of view

A

Aunque parecía imposible, al final conciliaron sus posturas

89
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to get sleep 2

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conciliar el sueño, lograr dormir

90
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a secret meeting/discussion

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un conciliábulo

91
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checkroom, luggage locker, cloak room

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una consigna (de equipajes)

92
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there is no record of it

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no existe constancia de ello

93
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i have proof that it is all true

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tengo constancia de que todo es cierto

94
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documentary proof, written evidence

A

la constancia

95
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fellow member of social set

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un contertulio

96
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tough, leathery (culin)

A

correoso

97
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to date, mark with the date, date back to, assign date to something

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datar

98
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The used the carbon 14 test to date the fossils

A

Utilizaron la prueba del carbono 14 para datar los fósiles

99
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It’s important to date the receipts

A

Es importante datar las facturas

100
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this goes a long way back

A

esto data de muy atrás

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