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Episode 16 Flashcards

1
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gusto (m)

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pleasure

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caliente (adj)

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hot

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¡no te hagas ilusiones!

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wishful thinking!

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nunca se sabe

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you never know

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principio (m)

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beginning

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fin (m)

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end

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desenlace (m)

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denouement

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estafa

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fraud

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golpe de estado (m)

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coup

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anacrónico (adj)

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anachronistic

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dominar

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to master; control

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echar de menos

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to miss

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poder (m)

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power

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mente (f)

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mind; mentality

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según

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according to

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sabiduría (f)

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wisdom; knowledge

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eso espero

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I hope so

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fue conducido

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was driven

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avión lo llevó a

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flew him to

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portavoz (m)

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speaker; spokesperson

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juró el cargo de

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was sworn in as

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presidente en funciones

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interim president

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ejército (m)

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army

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ha sido criticada

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has been criticized

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golpe de Estado (m)

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coup

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ha calificado

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has describied

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regresar

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to regress; return

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jefe (m)

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head; chief; boss

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desequilibrio

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unbalance

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riqueza

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wealth

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violencia de pandillas

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gang violence

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extendida por todo el país

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widespread

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sin embargo

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however

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llegada (f)

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arrival

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desplazamiento (m)

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movement; displacement

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constante (adj)

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steady

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hacia la izquierda

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leftwards

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pueblo (m)

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people

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actual (adj)

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current

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único (adj)

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only

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mandato

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term

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para desempeñar

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to carry out

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pudiera ser reelegido

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could be re-elected

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también se opuso

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was against it too

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pena (f)

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sentence

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cárcel (f)

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prison

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juez (m)

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judge

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condenar

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to sentence; condemn; convict

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estafado (adj)

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defrauding

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inversor (m)

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investor

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esquema (m)

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scheme

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beneficencia

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charity; beneficence

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la mayor parte de

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the bulk of

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inversiones (f; plural)

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investments

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perder

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to lose

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sus ahorros

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nest-egg; savings

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valor

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worth; value; cost

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trabajillo

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odd job

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empresa

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firm

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la bolsa (f)

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stock exchange

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Comisión de Valores y Bolsa

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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rendimiento

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return; output; performance

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beneficio

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profit

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obtenido (adj)

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earned; obtained

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efectivamente

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indeed; quite so!

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fue conocido

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became notorious

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empeoramiento (m)

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downturn; deterioration

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extranjero (adj)

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foreign

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de los cuales

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of which

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desempleo (m)

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unemployment

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casi (adj)

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almost

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como resultado

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as a result

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replantearse

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to rethink

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animar

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to encourage; excite

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regresar

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to go back

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a cambio de

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in exchange for

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al menos

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at least

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se está considerando

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is being considered

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rumano

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Romanian

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sin empleo

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unemployed

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está intentando

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trying

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de manera activa

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actively

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ciudadano

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citizen; burgher

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salir

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to leave

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principal (adj)

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main

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razón (f)

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reason

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atrajo (atraer)

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attracted (to attract)

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unirse

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to join

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bajo las leyes

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under the laws

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libremente (adj)

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freely

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en busca de

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in search of

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se estima que

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it is estimated that

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provenir de

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to come from

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auge (m)

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growth; heyday; boom

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conceder

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to concede; grant

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creciente (adj)

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growing; increasing

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están regresando

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going back

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escaso

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slender; slim

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en descenso

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in declining

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informe (m)

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report

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actual (adj)

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current

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disminuir

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to diminish; drop; reduce

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mientras (adj)

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while; meantime; meanwhile; as

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salud (f)

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health

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exponer

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to argue; explain; show

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necesidad

A

need

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política

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policy

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mejora

A

improvement

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subida

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rise; climb

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ha propiciado

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has brought about

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caída

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fall; drop

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descenso (m)

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decline

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se produjo

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occured; happened

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a pesar de (adj)

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despite of

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vertiginoso (adj)

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sharp; vertiginous

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dormidera

A

opium poppy

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se cree que

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it is thought that

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crecer

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to grow

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al extenderse

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as they spread

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países en vías de desarrollo

A

developing countries

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ONU contra la Droga y el Crimen

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UN Office for Drugs and Crime

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industria artesanal

A

cottage industry

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gran negocio (m)

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big business

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elogiar

A

praise

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despenalización (f)

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decriminalization

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enfoque (m)

A

approach

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a fondo

A

in depth

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castigo (m)

A

punishment

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sobre

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over

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encarcelación (f)

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incarceration

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tratado (m)

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treaty

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animaría

A

would encourage

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alejar

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to keep out; avert

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aquellos

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those

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evitarían

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would avoid them

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a la vez que

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at the same time that

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al exponer

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by argueing

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desarrollar

A

to develop

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picante (adj)

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hot; spicy

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arma

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weapon

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que podría utilizarse

A

that could be used

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alborotador (m)

A

rioter; troublemaker

143
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para este fin

A

towards this end

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rellenar

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to fill in; refill; replenish

145
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granadas de mano

A

hand grenades

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polvos de chile

A

chili powders

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reemplazar

A

to replace

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matar

A

to kill

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se considera que

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it is said that

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conocido como (adj)

A

known as

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plato

A

dish

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aliñar

A

to season

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rociar

A

to spray

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alambrada

A

wire fence

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cercar

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to surround; encircle

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barracón (m)

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barrack

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ejército

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army

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esperanza

A

hope

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olor (m)

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smell

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mantendrá alejados

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will keep away

161
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espray de pimienta

A

pepper spray

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rellenas de

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filled with

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almohada

A

pillow

164
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bolas de nieve

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snowballs

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sería ése

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that would be

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encantar

A

to love; enchant

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el Libro de los Récords Guinness

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Guinness World Records

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a pesar de

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despite

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tanto como

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as much as

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¡lo conseguimos!

A

we made it!

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¡choca esos cinco!

A

high five! give me five!

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¡todo un éxito!

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a great success!

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volver

A

to go back

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al inicio

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to the beginning

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¿qué quieres decir?

A

what do you mean?

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a fondo

A

in depth

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dominar

A

to master

178
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confianza (f)

A

confidence

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no se consigue

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it can not be achieved

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la noche a la mañana

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overnight

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¡qué ingenuo!

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how naive!

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Me alegro de que

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I am glad that

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¡Cap i cua!

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Catalan for “head and tail”; meaning “full circle”

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poder (m)

A

power

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mente (f)

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mind; mentality

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poderoso (adj)

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powerful; potent

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lleno (adj)

A

full

188
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sabiduría (f)

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wisdom; sageness

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sabio (adj)

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wise; sage

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además (adj)

A

besides

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lo confirma

A

confirms it

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ha demostrado

A

has proved

193
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voluntad (f)

A

will

194
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fortalecer

A

to strengthen; fortify

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la misma manera que

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the same way that

196
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cuerpo

A

body

197
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esfuerzo

A

effort

198
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clave (f)

A

key

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conseguir

A

to achieve

200
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metas

A

goals

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atrapados

A

trapped

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propio (adj)

A

own

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cárcel (f)

A

prison

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libre (adj)

A

free

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cualquier cosa

A

anything

206
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pista

A

hint; clue

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un cierto tipo de personas

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certain kind of people

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perfil (m)

A

profile

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aspecto

A

appearance

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comportamiento

A

behavior

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pretencioso (adj)

A

pretentious

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es decir

A

that is to say

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aparentar

A

to show off

214
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lo que NO son

A

what they are not

215
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marca (f)

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make; firm

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En el fondo

A

deep down

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en el sentido de que

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in the sense that

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encontrar

A

to find

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interior (adj)

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inner; inward

220
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lograr

A

to achieve

221
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es cuestión de

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it is a matter of

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bucear

A

to dive

223
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hacia dentro

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inwards

224
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ley (f)

A

law

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incuestionable (adj)

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unquestionable

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