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14-meter waves

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olas de más de 14 metros de altura

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a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy

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una momia egipcia de 3.000 años de antigüedad

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a government department

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un departamento gubernamental

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a little bit skeptical

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un poquito escéptico

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a meaning

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un significado

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a new way of containing

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una nueva forma de frenar

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a path going in the opposite direction

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un camino opuesto

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a police force

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un cuerpo de policía

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a printer

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una impresora

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a sheep’s bleat

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balido de una oveja

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a significant part of the coast

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buena parte del litoral

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a statue

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una estatua

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A success!

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¡Un éxito!

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a summary

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un resumen

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a team of researchers

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un equipo de investigadores

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a Trojan horse

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un caballo de Troya

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a vowel

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una vocal

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a way to contain

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una forma de frenar

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a wish

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un deseo

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account for

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suponen

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afford that

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permitírselo

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allegedly

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supuestamente

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allowed her to obtain

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le permitieron obtener

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an encouraging study

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un estudio esperanzador

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angry
enfadados
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apparently
al parecer, parece ser
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are curious
tengan curiosidad
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are on the rise
están al alza
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arthouse cinema
cine de autor
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as much as possible
al máximo
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As published by
Según ha publicado
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attempt
intento
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autumn
otoño
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be able to say for sure
poder afirmarlo
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beaches
playas
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became
se convirtió en
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brain
encéfalo
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bridges
puentes
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burial
entierro
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by the United Kingdom
por parte de Reino Unido
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called into question
en tela de juicio
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Catalonia
Cataluña
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causing extensive damage
ocasionando múltiples desperfectos
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censorship
censura
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clarify
esclarecer
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cleared up
esparció
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climate change
el cambio climático
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coastal phenomena
fenómenos costeros
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coffin
ataúd
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comes despite
se produce a pesar de
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complete and utter dependence
una dependencia total y absoluta
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conducted
realizado
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contemptuous of
despreciando
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cope with
convivir con
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cutting off
dejando fuera
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data processing
un procesado de datos
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defeated
derrotaron
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demanded to decisively confront
pidió enfrentarse firmemente al
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denies that it would use
niega que fuera a usar
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depression
borrasca
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didn’t even take it into account
ni la tuvieron en cuenta
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died at the hands of
murieron a manos del
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dispose of
deshacerse de
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distain
desprecio
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documentaries
documentales
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does not seem to like
no parece gustarle
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drugs
fármacos
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encouraging
alentadora
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entries
entradas
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estimated to have been sent to
se estima fueron enviados al
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even if it’s depressing
aunque sea deprimente
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everywhere
en todos sitios
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evidence
pruebas
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exceeded
superaron
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exhibitions
las exposiciones
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expensive
caros
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face
se enfrentan a
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figures
cifras
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flooded fields
campos anegados
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focusing on
centrándose en
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for a wind corridor to form
que se produjese un pasillo de vientos
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foreign movies
las películas extranjeras
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former
antiguo
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France
Francia
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French
francés
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German troops
las tropas alemanas
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Guardsmen
Guardias
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hanging on the wall
colgada en la pared
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hard to know
difícil de saber
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has a degree in journalism
es titulada en Periodismo
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has been conducted
se ha realizado
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has been criticized
ha sido criticada
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has been seriously affected
se ha visto terriblemente afectada
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has caused
ha provocado
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has fallen hopelessly behind
se ha quedado irremisiblemente rezagada
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have failed
han fracasado
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have taken a different approach
han adoptado un enfoque diferente
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having later joined
haberse unido posteriormente a
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he confessed to having surrendered to
confesó haberse rendido a
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he died
murió
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heartbreaking
desgarradoras
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heavily supports
apoya masivamente a
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high treason
alta traición
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his arms up in the air
los brazos en alto
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historians
los historiadores
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holding his father’s hand
de la mano de su padre
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hope
esperanza
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hope to be able to recreate
esperan ser capaces de recrear
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Hopefully not
Esperemos que no
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I can think of something
se me ocurre algo
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I just read
acabo de leer
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I may be wrong
quizá esté equivocado
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I think
creo
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I wonder
me pregunto
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If that’s okay with you
Si te parece
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in the line of fire
en el punto de mira
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in turn
a su vez
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Indeed
Pues sí
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is about
trata sobre
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is based on
se basa en
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is lead by
dirige
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is not at all common
no ha sido para nada habitual
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is not at all hidden
no está oculto para nada
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is on display
está expuesto
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is reminiscent of
recuerda al
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is somewhat similar to
se parezca en algo a
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is thought to reproduce
se cree reproduce
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is weird
resulta extraño
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it could be understood
se podría comprender
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It gives me hope
Me da esperanzas
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it involved
implicó
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it knocked down
derribó
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It may be
Quizá sí lo sea
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it turns out
resulta
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it would help
fuera a ayudar a
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Jews
los judíos
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just found
acaba de encontrar
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lands
terrenos
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Let’s hope so
Esperemos que así sea
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Let’s see
A ver
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lost marinas
Puertos náuticos desaparecidos
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Love
El amor
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loved
le encantaba
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lying down
acostada
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made up
inventada
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main
principal
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mainly
principalmente
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Maybe it is
Quizá lo sea
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measures
medidas
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missing people
desaparecidos
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more than a century ago
hace más de un siglo
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most of
gran parte de
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municipalities
municipios
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must follow
están obligadas a seguir
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naive
naíf
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Nevertheless
Aun así
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Next
A continuación
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nobody wants to acknowledge
nadie quiere reconocer
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note
destacan
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patients
enfermos
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pharmaceutical companies
compañías farmacéuticas
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piece of information
dato
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places
lugares
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powerful
impactante
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pressure
presión
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printing
imprimiendo
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promote
promocionar
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proponents
los defensores
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purposes
labores
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rainy
lluvioso
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recorded
registrada
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remember
recordar
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Researchers
Investigadores
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risk
peligro
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rivalry
rivalidad
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roads were cut
se cortaron carreteras
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Russian
rusa
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sadly famous
tristemente famoso
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samples
muestras
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scientists
científicos
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screening
proyectar
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seafront promenades
los paseos marítimos
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security threats
riesgos de seguridad
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singing
cánticos
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snowfall
nevadas
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so-called
llamada
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soft tissue
tejido blando
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soldiers
soldados
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some 50 Nazi tanks
50 tanques nazis
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some rivers overflew
se han desbordado algunos ríos
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south
sur
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speakers
altavoces
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spent
han invertido
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Starting in
A partir de
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state
estatales
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statistics
estadísticas
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storm
temporal
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suddenly
de repente
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super-fast wireless networks
redes inalámbricas superrápidas
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supposedly
según se dice
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survived
sobrevivieron
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surviving
supervivientes
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swells
oleaje
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That’s right
Efectivamente
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the “sacred legend”
la “leyenda sagrada”
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the afterlife
el más allá
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the Amun temple, in Thebes
templo de Amón, en Tebas
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the ashes
las cenizas
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the black smoke
el humo negro
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the chambers
las cámaras
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the chimney
la chimenea
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the Chinese manufacturer
el fabricante chino
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the citizens
los ciudadanos
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the coast
el litoral
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the companies
las empresas
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the company
la compañía
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the condition
el estado
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the counties
las comarcas
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the damage caused by
los daños ocasionados por
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The Death
La Muerte
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the deaths
las muertes
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the depression
la borrasca
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the destruction
los destrozos
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the development
el desarrollo
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The discovery
El hallazgo
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the duties
los deberes
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the east
Levante
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the east coast of the Iberian peninsula
la costa este de la península Ibérica
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the eastern coast
la costa este
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the fact
el hecho
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the fingerprint
la huella
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the floodgates
las compuertas
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the gusts of wind
las rachas de viento
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the headlines
los titulares
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the increase
el aumento
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the issue
el asunto
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the journal
la revista
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the least expected place
el lugar menos esperado
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the main suspect
la principal sospechosa
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the more
a más
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the newspaper
el periódico
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the Orthodox Church
la Iglesia Ortodoxa
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the population ageing
envejecimiento de la población
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the record was broken
se ha batido el récord
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the research
la investigación
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the reservoirs
los pantanos
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the role
el papel
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The shape
La forma
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the sound
el sonido
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the Soviet army
el ejército soviético
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the track
la pista
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the villain
el malo de la película
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the vocal chords themselves
las propias cuerdas vocales
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the warnings
los avisos
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the world leaders
los líderes mundiales
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there was a severe hailstorm
cayó una fuerte granizada
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They abound
Abundan
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they died
murieron
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they focused
se centraban
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they hadn’t had so much rain
no había llovido tanto
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they have discovered
se ha descubierto
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they reached
alcanzaron
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they were created
se generasen
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things will be fine
no pasará nada
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those shown by
las mostradas por
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threatened
amenazó
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through
mediante
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to a certain extent
en cierta medida
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to fall way behind
quedarse muy atrás
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to kill
acabar con
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to ruin it
arruinarlo
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too often
con demasiada frecuencia
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touch
emocionar
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treatments
tratamientos
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true
cierto, verdaderas
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unbearable revival
insoportable resurgimiento
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Unfortunately
Desgraciadamente
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US pressure
la presión de EE. UU.
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visitors
visitantes
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voice box
laringe
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warned
advirtió
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Warsaw
Varsovia
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was heard
fuera escuchada
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was kept secret
se mantuvo en secreto
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was marred by
se vio empañado por
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we are listening to
estemos oyendo
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we barely know anything about
apenas se sabe nada
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we don’t know
se ignoran
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We may be able to offer
Quizá podamos ofrecer
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went from being
ha pasado a ser
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what seems very promising to me
lo que me parece muy prometedor
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When you say it like that
Dicho así
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why bother?
¿por qué molestarse?
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will have to be answered by
deberán ser contestadas por
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will spy on
espiarán a
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will survive
sobrevivirá
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will triple
se triplique
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won't’ have to leave
no tendrán que abandonar
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you find it unlikely
te parece improbable