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1
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end of formal letter:

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a la espera de sus prontas noticias, le saluda atentamente:

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2
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se remonta

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dates from

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3
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abastecer

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supply, especially water

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suministrar

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supply

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5
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libros impresos

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printed books

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6
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libro de tapa dura

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hardback book

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libro en edición de bolsillo

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paperback book

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8
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“reading renaissance”

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renacimiento de la lectura

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9
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reclamar

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require, call for

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10
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exigir algo a alguien

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demand something of someone

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por tanto

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therefore

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12
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en consecuencia

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therefore

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13
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fall by the wayside

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perderse por el camino

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14
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unnecessary

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innecesarios

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15
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taxpayers

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contribuyentes

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16
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hold authorities to account

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hacer que las autoridades sean responables

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17
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vexatious

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vejatorio

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18
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a costa de

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at the expense of

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19
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ventisca

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blizzard, gale

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20
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azotar

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whip, devastate area

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21
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aid agency

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una agencia de ayuda humanitaria

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22
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rickety, unstable

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endeble, poco sólido

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23
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invernal

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winter (adj)

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24
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parsimonia

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unhurriedness, lack of rush

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25
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andar con pasimonia

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dawdle

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26
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the area has been impoverished by persistent draught

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el área se ha empobrecido a cause de sequía constante

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27
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the results are not conclusive

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los resultados no son definitivos

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28
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acceder

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agree, consent

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29
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digerir

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digest, assimilate

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30
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conjunto

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ensemble, set

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31
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tender a

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tend to

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32
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tender puentes

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build bridges

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33
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perpetuarse

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perpetuate

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34
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escalafón

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hierarchy, structure

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35
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pirámide

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pyramid

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36
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billion

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mil millones

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37
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…the budget is under such pressure that it cannot afford to increase salaries

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… el presupuesto está sometido a una presión tal que de ninguna manera es posible un aumento salarial

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38
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allege

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alegar, afirmar

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39
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suponer

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suppose, imagine, entail

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40
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abolir

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abolish, set aside, overturn

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41
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as long as their performance has been satisfactory

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siempre que su rendimiento haya sido satisfactorio

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42
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this was the latest of his “strange bullying tactics,” such as making emergency funding for A&E units dependent on enough hospital staff having flu jabs, she added.

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esta ha sido la última de sus “extraña tácticas intimidatorias”, como por ejemplo hacer que los fondos de emergencia para los servicios de urgencias dependan de que haya suficiente personal hospitalario que haya recibido la vacuna de la gripe

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43
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nasty altercation

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desagradable pelea

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44
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pleb

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plebeyo

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45
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But Mr Mitchell, forced to resign, is paying a high price.

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Pero el Sr. Mitchell, que se vio obligado/forzado a dimitir, está pagando un precio alto.

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46
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apologise

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disculparse

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47
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surgir

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arise, emerge, appear

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48
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lanza

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spear, lance

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49
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…the king Juan Carlos, 75, would …

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el rey Juan Carlos, de 75 años, …

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50
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comes at a time of increasing calls for him to abdicate

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llega en un momento en el que más y más gente le pide que abdique

51
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former dictator

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dictador antiguo

52
Q

he was admired

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se le admiraba

53
Q

rifle

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rifle

54
Q

pólvora

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gunpowder

55
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JC was forced to apologise

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JC se vio forzado/obligado a disculparse

56
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at a time when

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en un momento en

57
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llegar a

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not llegar en

58
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late on Monday evening

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a la última hora de la tarde de lunes/al anocher/al atardecer - NEVER tarde por la tarde

59
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asegurar

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secure, claim, insure

60
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asegurarse

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ensure, check, make sure

61
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she will panic

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le entrará panico/se preocupará/se asusterá

62
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boot of car

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maletero

63
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the texture of the thick, bright paint

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gruesa capa de pinta brillante

64
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amarrar

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tie up, moor

65
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the stink

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el hedor

66
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match

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cerilla

67
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she didn’t bother

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no se molestó en/no se preocupó de/no tomó la molestia de

68
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car with German plates

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coche de matricula alemán

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anchor

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anclar, ancla

70
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aplastar

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smash, squash, crush

71
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baldosa

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floor tile, ceramic

72
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detener

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stop

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áspero

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rough, abrupt

74
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pier

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muelle

75
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aro

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ring, hoop

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zarandear

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jostle, move around, shake,

77
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what was unusual was this

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lo que era extraño era

78
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the UN

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las ONU

79
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they talked of Left and Right

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hablaron de las izquierdas y las derechas

80
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vociferar

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shout, yell

81
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soltar prenda

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let one’s guard down

82
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soltar la risa

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burst out laughing

83
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enjalbegar

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blanquear

84
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macilento

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sickly

85
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como una foca

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fat

86
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ponerse de uñas

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angry

87
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ponerse como un ecce homo

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dirty/badly dressed

88
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quedar en

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agree to do something

89
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romper a

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suddenly

90
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venir a

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más o menos

91
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andar + ger

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durativa

92
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ir + ger

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poco a poco

93
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llevar + ger

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hace … que

94
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quedarse + ger

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permanencia

95
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venir + ger

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idea repetida

96
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andar + participle

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durativa

97
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dar por + part

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acción considerada como terminada

98
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dejar + part

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consecuenc

99
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fingir

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fake

100
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amarga

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bitter

101
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logro

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achievement

102
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quirófano

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operating theatre

103
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aguantar

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endure

104
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anhelar

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long for

105
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horrorizar

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horify

106
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envejecer

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to age

107
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ir a la bancarrota

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go bankrupt

108
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cotizar

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to quote a price

109
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NATO

A

la OTAN

110
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efectivos

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troops, police

111
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cariz

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Aspecto que va tomando una cosa o asunto.

112
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apretado

A

tight, squeezed

113
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las placas fotovoltaicas

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solar panels

114
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economic recovery

A

recuperación económica

115
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ahora bien

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having said that, now then, well then

116
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incertidumbre

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uncertainty, doubt

117
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suplicar

A

request, ask, beg, plead

118
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he suddenly decided, on a whim, to shave off his moustache

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le ha dad por dejarse el bigote

119
Q

desenlace de una acción

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outcome of an action

120
Q

he must be ill because he hasn’t come

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debe de estar enfermo porque no ha venido`

121
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siempre que

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as long as

122
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vanidoso

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vain, conceited, smug

123
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refunfuñar

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grumble, gripe