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verificar
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to verify
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atentar
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to make an attempt OR to threaten
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profundizar
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to study in depth
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el caos
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the chaos
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sumergido
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submerged
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sumergir
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to submerge/immerse
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el consenso
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the consensus
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al salir
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when leaving
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al llegar
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on arrival
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indignada
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indignant
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lamentar
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to lament/regret/to be sorry about
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salvar
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to save OR to conquer/overcome
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inmune
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immune
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la complacencia
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the pleasure/satisfaction/indulgence
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la complicidad
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the complicity
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la autocomplacencia
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the complacency
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vengan de donde vengan
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wherever they come from
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diga lo que diga
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say what you say
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aterrar
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to terrify
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sumarse
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to join/participate in
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englobar
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to include/subsume/comprise
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la redacción
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the essay/composition/writing
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la eliminación
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the redaction/elimination
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la implementación
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the implementation
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la legitimidad
the legitimacy
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la inestabilidad
the instability
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golpe de Estado
coup d'état
28
vencer
to defeat/overcome/beat
29
la gestión
the term
30
los comicios
the elections
31
provisional
provisional
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contabilizar
to count/tally OR to enter (into accounting)
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un cese
a cessation
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ruidoso
noisy/rowdy
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el enfrentamiento
the confrontation
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el asesor
the advisor
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el comerciante
the merchant/shopkeeper/dealer/trader
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el costurero
the sewing box OR the seamster/seamstress
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el respaldo
the support/backing
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desbloquear
to unblock/free OR to unfreeze
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el borrador
the draft OR the eraser
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presentarse
to turn up/to show up OR to introduce onself
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la caída
the fall/loss or downfall
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hundir
to sink/submerge
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adquirir
to acquire/to purchase
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la falta
the lack/shortage/absence
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fiable
trustworthy/reliable
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el deterioro
th deterioration
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el resurgimiento
the resurgence
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atribuir
to attribute
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el crimen
the crime/murder
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delictivo (adj.)
criminal (adj.)
53
justificar
to justify
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el almidón
the starch
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el atuendo
the attire/outfit
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la hacienda
the estate OR the ranch
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heredar
to inherit
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al cinto
on the belt
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las balas
the bullets
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blindar
to armor-plate
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la perdiz
the partridge
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el apero
the tool
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la cetrería
the falconry/hawking
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la gaveta
the drawer
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apartado
distant/remote/isolated
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la casualidad
the chance/coincidence
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la tentación
the temptation
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sabio
wise/sensible
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desbaratar
to ruin/mess up OR to disrupt/destroy
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el yeso
the plaster OR the cast
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el altar
the altar
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la despreocupación
the indifference/lack of concern/casualness
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el apartado
the post office box
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el legado
the legacy
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fugaz
fleeting/brief
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encontrar a tientas
to be groping for/grabbing for
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el botiquín
the medicine cabinet OR first aid kit
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postrar
to prostrate/weaken/exhaust
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la vejez
the old age
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la astilla
the fragment/chip/splinter OR kindling
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dispersar
to disperse/scatter
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recomponer
to mend/repair
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distinguir
to distinguish
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la forma
the shape/figure/way
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la sien
the temple (anatomy)
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ventear
to scent/sniff/air out
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la maya
the Maya
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la malla
the mesh/net
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el rebote
the bounce
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el puntaje
the score/point/grade
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el desafio
the challange OR the defiance
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la ilusión
the illusion
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la evasión
the elusion
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la alusión
the allusion
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aludir
to allude to
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estrellarse
to crash/smash
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de alguna manera
somehow / in some way
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la azafata/auxiliar de vuelo
the flight attendant
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el decolaje
the take-off
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el aterrizaje
the landing
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liderar
to lead/head
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encabezar
to head/lead
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derrocar
to overthrow/topple/oust OR to demolish
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el cronograma
the schedule
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triturar
to grind/crush
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el catalizador
the catalyst OR catalytic (adj.)
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mecanismo
mechanism
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la tratativa
the negotiation (general/business)
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alardear
to boast/brag
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los adelantos
the advances/progress
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esfumarse
to vanish/dissapear/evaporte (figuratively)
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desvanecerse
to faint OR to evaporate/disperse/vanish (figuratively)
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precario
precarious
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adjuntar
to attach OR to enclose
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sustancial
substantial
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enfático
emphatic
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llevarse a cabo
to be carried out
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aspirar
to inhale/sniff OR to vacuum/suck in
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la ficha
the index card/card OR the piece
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a lo largo de
along OR throughout/during
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la amenaza
the threat
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la presencia
the presence/appearance
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emanar
to emanate/come
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la huella
the footprint/track/footstep/mark/impression/trace
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tener sentido
makes sense
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esmerarse
to take great pains/to strive/to try hard
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resaltar
to stand out OR to highlight
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afianzarse
to become established/to steady oneself
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el carajillo
coffee with a dash of liqueur
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el revoltijo
the mess/jumble/mix-up
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la patria
the homeland/motherland/country
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auspiciar
to sponsor/fostor
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el rompecabezas
the jigsaw puzzles
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esporádicamente
sporadically
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la postergación
the postponement/deferment
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cernirse
to hover over OR to hang/loom
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empeorarse
to worsen
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empeorar
to get worse/deteriorate
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evaporarse
to evaporate/disapeear into thin air/vanish
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autoritario
authoritarian
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candente
red-hot/burning
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esforzar
to strain/exert
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coyuntural
current/temporary/interim
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a medida que
as
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la mente
the mind
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agudamente
ingeniously
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el retiro
the retirement/withdrawal/pension
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convocar
to call/convene/summon
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volverse viral
to become viral
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airear
to air/ventilate/aeirate
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calificar
to grade/mark OR to describe as/call/rate
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el trapero
the junkman
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la rata
the rat OR cheapskate/bad person
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habitual
usual/customary/habitual
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el trovador
the troubadour/folk singer
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la cazuela
the casserole dish OR the stew
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abogar
to advocate/to champion/defend
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sobrar
to be left over/to not be needed
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la consigna
the order/slogan/instructions
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deprisa
fast/quickly
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la divisa
the foreign currency/currency OR the badge/insignia/motto
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entorpecer
to slow down/obstruct/hinder
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torpe
clumsy/slow
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grotesco
grotesque/bizarre/absurd
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en portada
on the cover/main page
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promover
to promote
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interrumpir
to interrupt
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la realización
the realization OR the production/fulfillment
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empender
to undertake
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trancado
locked/bolted
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la sirena
the mermaid
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el solar
the plot/site/ancestral home/lineage
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servir
to serve/attend to/to have a purpose/to function as
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dañar
to damage/spoil/harm
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pisotear
to trample on/stomp on
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la risa
the laughter
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izar
to raise
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la represión
the repression/suppression
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indignar
to anger/annoy/make indignant
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maligna
malignant/evil
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la lealtad
loyalty
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el productor
the producer
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empinar
to tip up OR to raise/go up
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la destreza
the skill OR dexterity
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impresionante
impressive
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el liderazgo
the leadership
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lastimar
to hurt
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inaguantable
unbearable
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unánime
unanimous
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el penado
the convict
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penar
to punish
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acarrear
to carry OR to bear
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la lectura
the reading
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dentro de (tiempo)
within
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descalificar
to disqualify/discredit
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dolorosamente
painfully
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aislar
to isolate/insulate
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el alegato
the plea OR closing arugment (court)
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presuntamente
allegedly
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hallar
to find/to discover/to meet with
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sumario
brief/summary
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condenar
to condem OR to sentence
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el desacato
the disrespect
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el alcance
the reach/scope/extent/importance/range
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la solidaridad
the solidarity
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heterogéneo
heterogeneous
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el/la intelectual
the intellectual (noun)
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mayoritariamente
mainly/majorily
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en apoyo
in support
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derivar
to derive/result in/come from
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una sentada
a sit-in (protest)
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tardío
late/delayed
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la temporalidad
the temporary nature/transience
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en torno
around (adverb) OR about (preposition)
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concebir
to conceive
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aplastado
crushed/flattened
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atascado
stuck
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estatizar
to nationalize
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callejero (adj.)
from the street
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la articulación
the articulation
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remontar
to overcome/conquer/get over/surmount/mend
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precisamente
precisely
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un apego
an attachment/fondness
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debido proceso
due process
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combatir
to combat
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duramente
hard/harshly
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el vínculo
the link/tie/bond (figurative, netween two groups/people)
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una novedad
a novelty/newness/news/innovation
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un civismo
a public-spiritidness/civility
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la marioneta
the puppet
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un delincuente
a delinquent/criminal
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emblemático
emblematic
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chabacano
vulgar/coarse
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el elitismo
elitism
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el disidente
the dissident
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la visibilidad
the visibility
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el noticiero
the news
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la casuaística
the casuistry
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adentrarse
to go into/delve into, to penetrate into
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una advertencia
a warning
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el timón
the rudder OR the steering wheel
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desgarrado
torn
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fastidiar
to annoy
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enfatizar
to emphasize
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no obstante
however
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diezmar
to decimate
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desplomarse
to collapse/crumble/plummet
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alabado
praise
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el éxodo
the exodus
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la agrupación
the group/the association
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suceder a
to succeed (follow another person/event)
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soltar
to loosen/to let go of
253
desgarrar
to tear
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la adversidad
the adversity
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desgastado
worn down/frayed
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alabar
to praise
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aferrarse
to cling to/hang on to
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percatarse
to notice/to realize
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apaciguar
to appease
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el reclutamiento
the recruitment
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el posicionamiento
the positioning
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un pozo
a well/shaft
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nefasta
disastrous/dire/ill-fated/harmful
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de a pie
ordinary/average/common
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un orgullo
a pride
266
feroz
ferocious/fierce
267
la brecha
the breach/gap/rift
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perjudicar
to be detrimental to/to harm/to slander
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el resentimiento
the resentment
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una lentitud
a slowness
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pasmoso
astonishing
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la cuatela
the caution
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temer a muerte
to fear to death
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una ironía
an irony
275
elaborar
to produce/make/manufacturer
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el transcurso
the course/passing
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el integrante
the member
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integrante (adj.)
integral
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conmemorar
to commemorate
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marginar
to marginalize
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el flanco
the flank/side
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el statu quo
the status quo
283
peyorativo
pejorative
284
el margen
the margin/edge
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la deslegitimación
the delegitimization
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un cheque en blanco
a blank check
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el aparato
the device/apparatus/machine
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el acoso
the harrassment/bullying
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amordazar
to gag/muzzle/silence
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el vano de la puerta
the vain of the door
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soportar
to stand/to put up with/to bear
292
suspirar
to sigh/give a sigh
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esbelto
slim/slender
294
los párpados
the eyelids
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el instinto
the instinct
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el dominio
the mastery/command/control/authority
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la maestranza
the arsneal/armory/arsenal workers
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la prudencia
the prudence/care/caution
299
el valor
the courage/bravery/value
300
el halcón
the falcon
301
amaestrado
trained/performing
302
la altanería
`the arrogance/haughtiness
303
la caridad
the charity/generosity
304
el mérito
the merit/worth
305
corazón facil
easy-hearted
306
una bendición
a blessing
307
odiar a
to hate .....something
308
el fasto
the splendor/pomp
309
un signo
a sign
310
descuartizar
to quarter/carve up/dismember
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acezantes
puffing/panting/out of breath
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que apenas
that hardly/barely
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cerrero
wild/uncouth/rough
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sobrellevar
to endure/to bear
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la carga
the burden/load/cargo
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el cuchicheo
the whispering
317
la lumbre
the fire/light
318
la percha
the hanger/coatrack OR the perch (for birds)
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sigilosa
stealthily
320
el sigilo
the stealth
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beber a sorbos
to sip/drink slowly
322
destripar
to gut/disembowel/rip open
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montaraz
wild/coarse/savage
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sofocada
suffocated/stifled/out of breath
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sofocar
to suffocate/stifle/extinguish
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el ímpetu
the impetus/momentum/energy
327
las glándulas
the glands
328
desbravar
to tame/break in
329
ensangrentado
bloody/blood-stained
330
la suelta
the release/liberation
331
desbravarse
to become tamer/to lose its strength
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la cerca (noun)
the fence/wall
333
el espanto
the fright/fear/terror/horror
334
repetitivo
repetitive
335
negociar
to negociate/to do business
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el apaciguamiento
the calming/soothing/appeasement
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la incineración
the incineration/cremation
338
damnificado
damaged/afected
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el damnificado
the victim/survivor
340
la estatuilla
the statuette
341
el lustro
a five year period
342
alejar
to move away from/keep away
343
empeñado
determined/obstinate OR pawned/hocked
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enmendar
to correct/emend/amend
345
insinuar
to insinuate
346
la minoría
the minorities
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la bondad
the goodness/kindness/virtue
348
la entrega
the delivery/shipment/handover/installment
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desempeñar
to carry out
350
secundario
secondary/side OR supporting (film)
351
imbuir
to imbue/infuse
352
carismático
charismatic
353
honrar*
to honor
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la veterana
the veteran
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llevarse
to take/transport OR to get along or to be in (fashion)
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inolvidable
unforgettable
357
la nominación
the nomination
358
el escenario
the stage/setting/scene
359
el habilitado
the paymaster
360
la burbuja
the bubble
361
la losa
the slab/flagstone/tombstone
362
el guion
the script OR the hyphen/dash
363
prometedor(a)
promising
364
la vindicación
the vindication/revenge
365
la gran apuesta
The big bet
366
el galardón
the award/prize
367
esmerar
to polish
368
calurosa
hot
369
danesa
Danish
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insatisfacción
dissatisfaction
371
el rodaje
the shooting/filming
372
ella es como es
she is how she is
373
susceptible
susceptible/sensitive
374
plantear
to suggest/bring up/set out/create/pose
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el debate
the debate
376
un tiesto
a flowerpot OR a bowl
377
la maceta
the flowerpot
378
un vendaval
a gale/strong wind
379
imputar
to impute/attribute/accuse/indict OR to allocate/assign
380
la ráfaga
the gust (of wind)
381
la previsión
the precaution/forecast/foresight
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las medidas oportunas
the appropriate measures
383
impensable
unthinkable/inconceivable
384
cotizar
to quote/value OR to pay
385
precarizar
to make less sure/safe OR to undermine?
386
el esquirol
the strikebreaker (worker returns instead of striking)/the scab
387
contratar
to hire
388
la fibra
the fiber/vigor/courage
389
predispuesto
predisposed
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predisponer
to predispose
391
sofisticado
sophisticated
392
la descendencia
the descendants
393
maquinalmente
mechanically
394
el razonamiento
the reasoning
395
fiable
trustworthy/reliable
396
el pronóstico
the forecast/prediction/prognosis
397
la utilitarista
the utilitarian
398
el umbral
the threshold
399
la ética
the ethics
400
hipotético
hypothetical
401
atañer
to cocern/to have to do with
402
pragmático
pragmatic/practical
403
a buen seguro
for sure
404
estremecerse
to shake/shudder
405
estrellado
starry/star-spangled OR smashed/shattered
406
un fuero
a jurisdiction/code of laws
407
exclusivamente
exclusively
408
el rasgo
the feature/characteristic/quality
409
acatar
to comply with/to obey
410
obedecer
to obey
411
el cadalso
the gallows/scaffold
412
conducir
to lead/to drive/to carry/to run
413
resetear
to reset/reboot
414
indiferente
indifferent/unconcerned
415
inocularle
to innoculate
416
desconectar
to disconnect/switch off
417
la imputación
the accusation
418
jurídico
legal
419
el desmán
the excess/outrage/abuse of power
420
alambicado
elaborate/complex
421
el algoritmo
the algorithm
422
el sesgo
the bias/slant
423
ignoto (adj.)
unknown/undiscovered
424
franquear
to clear OR to pass/go through OR to cross
425
a partir de ahi
from there on/from then on
426
tentado
tempted
427
el programador
the programmer
428
a la orden del día
on the agenda/order of the day/commonplace
429
el dictamen
the ruling/judgment
430
el magistrado
the judge/magistrate
431
aventurar
to risk OR to venture
432
exonerar
to exonerate/dismiss
433
los auriculares
the headphones
434
paralizar
to paralyze
435
el globo
the balloon
436
irrigar
to irrigate
437
extrovertido
extroverted/outgoing
438
introvertido
introverted
439
forastero
stranger/outsider
440
inborrable
unerasable/unforgettable/indelible
441
aventurero
adventurous
442
revalidar
to confirm
443
revitalizar
to revitalize
444
rivalidad
the rivalry
445
un amante
a lover
446
la literatura
the literature
447
inconcebible
inconceivable
448
árido
arid/dry
449
el disparate
the nonsense/ridiculous amount
450
rehacer
to redo
451
extraviarse
to get lost/go astray
452
remediar
to remedy/solve/repair
453
agredido (adj.)
assaulted/attacked
454
agredir
to attack OR to insult (verbally)
455
extraviar
to lose/mislay/misplace
456
impedir
to prevent/hinder/avert
457
la tendencia
the tendency OR the trend
458
prevalecer
to prevail
459
adinerado
wealthy
460
acomodado
well-off
461
la beca
the scholarship/grant
462
sometido
subdued OR submitted
463
sacar encima
to shake off or to take a load off
464
la cortesía
the courtesy/politeness OR the gift/present
465
solemno
solemn/formal
466
agresivo
aggressive
467
el agredido
the victim
468
la dureza
the toughness/hardness
469
apagado
subdued/weak/dull/off
470
achacar
to attribute/blame
471
el continuismo
the preservation of the status quo
472
filtrar
to filter/screen OR to leak/dislcose
473
probar
to try/test OR to taste OR to prove/demonstrate
474
desalentar
to discourage/dishearten
475
el gobernante
the ruler/leader
476
pilotar
to pilot/fly/drive OR to steer/guide (figuratively)
477
la dirigencia
the leadership
478
reacio
reluctant/resistant
479
el partidario
the supporter/follower
480
la premura
the haste/urgency
481
partidario (adj.)
in favor of
482
subestimar
to underestimate
483
reaccionar
to react/respond
484
reaccionario
reactionary
485
contradictoria
contradictory
486
la aberración
the aberration
487
travieso
naughty/mischievous
488
una antesala
a prelude OR pre-room/mudroom
489
un cadete
a cadet OR a junior
490
dotar
to equip with OR to endow with/provide with
491
la fortuna
the fortune/luck
492
inventarse
to fabricate/make up/concoct
493
incaico
of Incan origin
494
la estupefacción
the astonishment/amazement
495
estrafalario
eccentric/outlandish
496
el reportaje
the report/article
497
fichar
to clock in/to file
498
un cartel
a poster/bill OR a sign
499
desgraciadamente
unfortunately
500
el pluriempleo
having more than one job/moonlighting
