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Similar (to)

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Semejante (or parecido)

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Strike (labor unions and shit)

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La huelga
(Los trabajadores estan en/hacen huelga)
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Exchange Rate

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Tasa de Cambio

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Character (in a movie)

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El personaje

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Available, willing, ready to..

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Dispuesto (..a ayudarte)

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Cast (of a movie)

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El elenco (es excelente)

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The bottom/the depths/the back

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El fondo (“al fondo” = down your drink or “el barco es en el fondo del mar”)

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I hope so/I wish!

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Ojalá! For example: “Espero que él viene pronto!” “Ojalá!” (I hope so too)

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(I did it on) purpose

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Propósito (Lo hice a propósito)

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I did it accidentally

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steps on someone’s foot

“Lo siento! Lo hice sin querer!”

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To amaze

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Asombrar (me asombró - it amazed me)

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To liberate

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Librar

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The ground

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El suelo

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To brag/boast

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Jactarse - ella jactarse de su cuerpo perfecto

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Lake/pond/pool

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La charca

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To shoot

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Disparar

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Summit/peak

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El cumbre

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Powder

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El Polvo - una fina capa de polvo cubría todos los muebles

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To Cover

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Cubrir

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Furniture

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El mueble

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Jungle

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La selva

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Predicament/tricky situation

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El Apuro

Additional meaning: “Por qué el apuro por cansarse?” = “Why the rush to get married?”

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The hill

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La colina

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Rude/poor-mannered

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Maleducado

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Rude, vulgar
Grosero
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To draw/design/sketch
Dibujar
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(To do) Scuba Diving
(Practicar) buceo
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To complain
Quejar
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To fail/break down/let down
Fallar | Por ejemplo: Ella me falló otra vez - Mi coche falló
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Sense/meaning
El sentido Por ejemplo: Tu explicación no tiene ningún sentido No entiendo el sentido de la poesía Ella perdió su sentido (her consciousness) Le envié una carta sentida (heartfelt/sincere)
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To heat up
Calentar (puedes calentar mi emparedado?)
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Campfire/bonfire
La fogata
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To hurry up
Apurar
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Damn! Wow! Daaaym my nigga!!!
Caray!
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Who cares?
A quién le importa?
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Failure
La fracasa
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To fail
Fracasar
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Sweaty
Sudado (estoy sudado)
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To lay down
Acostar - Acuesto el bebé en su cuna (doesn't have to be lay down in bed) - Also possible to say acostarme/acostarse
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To pull
Jalar - jalar la cebolla xD
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Embarrassed
Avergonzado ¡Nunca me había sentido tan avergonzada!
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..and from that day
..y a partir de aquel día
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In pairs
En parejas
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To base (something) on
Basar - Darwin basa su teoría de evolución en sus viajes alrededor el mundo
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Old Age
La vejez - "Mis padres están disfrutando la vejez en España"
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Sharp
Filosa
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To ridicule/mock
Burlarse (used with "de") - El matón se burla del niño pequeño - No te burles de mí!
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To stop/halt/detain
Detener - "El accidente detuvo el tráfico", "Detengo al criminal", "Nos detienes! Venga más rapido!"
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Swear/cuss
Maldecir
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To pay attention
Fijarse
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To ruin/disrupt/mess up/interrupt
Desbaratar - "Él desbarataba su cumpleaños con su mál carácter", "El agua desbarataría el reloj", "El ruido desbarataba el paz en la biblioteca"
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Tell/recount
Contar - "No quiere contarme nada de sus aventuras"
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Place/put (something somewhere)
Colocar - "El mesero (waiter) colocó los vasos sobre la mesa" ALSO: "put up (flyers)", "hang (a painting)", "place/invest (money into something)"
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In the end/ultimately
Al cabo - "No quería ir a la fiesta, pero, al cabo, decidí ir", "Al cabo de dos meses" (after two months..)
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Slight/minor/mild
Leve - "un leve aroma de flores", "cambios leves", "siento un leve dolor en.."
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To place/locate
Ubicar - "ubicé la empresa muy cerca al recurso", "puedes ayudarme ubicar el leche?"
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To escape/flee/avoid
Huir - "los migrantes huyan de la guerra", "ella huye refrescos con azúcar"
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Nevertheless, regardless, however
Sin embargo
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The story
El cuento - "contar un cuento"
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At the top of
En lo alto (de) - "Estamos en lo alto de la montaña
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To fit (have room)
Caber - "mis pies no caben en el asiento trasero (back seat)"
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Back seat
El asiento trasero
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The seat
El asiento
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To chose/select
Escoger/seleccionar
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To throw/hurl/puke
Arrojar - "Arrojé el bol", "Bebió demasiado y arrojó"
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Fireplace/chimney
Chimenea
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Wherever
Dondequiera
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Rope
La soga
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To tie up
Atar - "até la soga"
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To pray
Orar
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To waste
Malgastar
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To own
Poseer - "es mejor poseer casa que rentar", "ella posee una mente brillante", "poseo un máster de biología"
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The shore
La orilla - "los niños jugaron por la orilla del lago"
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To make sure/assure
Asegurarse - "¿Te aseguraste de que tienes las llaves?", "Te aseguro que vamos a divertir en la fiesta!"
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Without shoes/barefoot
Descalzo - "caminar descalzo en casa", "él siempre esta descalzo cuando baile"
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Tent
La tienda de campaña
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To grill
Asar
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Sunglasses
Gafas de sol
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The keyboard
El teclado
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The folder
La Carpeta
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Joint
Churro
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Blazed
Colocado
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The tool
La Herramienta
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Lighter
Mechero
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Paper (piece of paper)
Hoja de papel
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Laptop
Portatil
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A straw (for drink)
La pajita
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Glasses
Las Gafas
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Straight ahead
Todo recto

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