B1 Self Flashcards

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gossip

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cotilleo

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to recount

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narrar

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human beings

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los seres humanos

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survey

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encuesta

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crime (adj) eg. Film

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policíaca

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plot

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argumento

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to get hooked

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engancharse

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survivor

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superviviente / sobreviviente

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witness

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testigo

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news bulletin

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informativo

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magazine (tv or radio also_

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magacín

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needlework/ dressmaking

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costura

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blindly

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ciegamente

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inheritance

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herencia

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debt

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deuda

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this is how

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es así como

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to provide / make easier

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facilitar

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to owe

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deber

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to find out

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enterarse

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to murder / commit suicide

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suicidar/se

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elderly

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anciano/a

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abundant, boundless

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desbordante

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murder

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asesinato

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to take refuge

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refugiarse

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worm
gusano
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centipedes
ciempiés
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to be set
ambientar (Está ambientada)
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journalistic office
redacción
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duckling
patito
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It's about..
Va de.. / Trata de..
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ant
hormiga
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to oppose
oponerse
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jail
cárcel
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stupid
tonto
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conceited
engreído / creído
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uneducated
inculto
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egocentric
egocéntrico
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honest
honesto / honrado
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wave / surge
oleada
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plot
argumento
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news
actualidad
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to premiere / premiered
estrenar / estrenada
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to portray
retratar
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plot
trama
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cast
reparto
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picturesque
pintoresco
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belief
creencia
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to pretend
fingir
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wave / ripple
onda
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barrier
barrera
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viewer
espectador
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room and board
pensión
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rise
subida
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VAT
IVA
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survey
encuesta
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demand / complaint
reclamación (reclamar)
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to condemn
denunciar
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followed by
seguido de
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health / public health
sanidad
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cuts
recortes
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budget
presupuesto
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mayor
alcalde
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graduate
graduarse
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bring up to someone
plantearle
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region
comarca
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the below signatories
los abajo firmantes
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merchant / shopkeeper
comerciantes
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representative
representante
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secondary school
instituto de enseñanza media
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study/do
cursar
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high school
bachillerato
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ministry
Consejería
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threaten
amenazar
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going and return
de ida y vuelta
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to involve
comportar
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reduce
disminuir
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investment / to invest
inversión / invertir
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educated / trained
formado
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for this reason / therefore
por todo ello
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to demand / call for
exigir
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save
salvar
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call / appeal
llamamiento
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prompt
pronta
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demonstration
manifestación
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demand / claim
reivindicación / reivindicar
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to belong to
pertenecer
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unemployed
parados
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enough
basta de
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death
muerte
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nuance
matiz
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to leave
abandonar
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solitude / loneliness
soledad
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despido
sacking
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raffle / lottery for a prize
sorteo
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to raise their voice against
levantar su voz contra
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crime
delito
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citizen
ciudadano/a
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take seriously
tomar en serio
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law and orden
el orden público
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interfere in matters
interferir en los asuntos
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set an example
poner un ejemplo
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milkmaid / milk jug
lechera
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only just / recently in the past
recién
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whenever
cada vez que
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whenever / provided that
siempre que
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as soon as
tan pronto como / en cuanto (+ subj)
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until
hasta que (+subj)
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daydream
soñar despierta
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to milk / to pick (in farming)
ordeñar
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shake the head
manear la cabeza
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to spill
derramar
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to urge / encourage
incitar
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hectic
movido
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to convene/ call
convocar
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cause / reason
el porqué
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felling
tala(s)
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to reach rock bottom
tocar fondo
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to take the side of
tomar partido por / de
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to die out / become extinct
extinguirse
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to be ruined (impoverished)
arruinarse
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leftovers of food
las sobras
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showings of movies
cartelera
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real estate agency
inmobiliaria
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related to temperature
térmicas
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furniture
mobilario
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move on with your life
seguir adelante con tu vida
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measurement
medida
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monthly
mensual
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every 2 months
bimestral
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to unfold (a plot) / to progress
desenvolverse
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message
mensaje / recado
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we are loving Portugal
nos estamos encantando Portugal
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commitment
compromiso
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due date / expiry date
vencimiento
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policy
póliza
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to request / beg
rogar (ruego)
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get in touch
ponerse en contacto (Eg. Le rogamos que se ponga en contacto)
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update
actualizar
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order (for example, online)
encargar / pedir
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to remind, remember
recordar
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congratulate
felicitar
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inattentive
despistado
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recipient
destinario
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downtime
horas muertes
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we are sending each other
estamos enviandonos
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make up for
suplir
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eliminate
suprimir
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replace
reemplazar
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spread (news or ideas)
difundir
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to impoverish / impoverishment
empobrecer / empobrecemiento
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tighten the ties
estrechar los lazos (estrechar = make narrow, lazos = bonds)
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belonging / membership / affiliation
pertenencia
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pay for the course
pagar el curso
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composition
redacción
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whose
cuyo
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@
arroba
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jargon
jerga
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after realising / doing
tras realizar
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as chance would have it
quiso el azar que
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graphic design
grafismo
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vase
ánfora
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wildest dreams
delirantes fantasías
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scribble
garabato
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border/ limit
frontera
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future
el porvenir
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heading
encabezamiento / título
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shot / throw
tiro
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kill two birds with one stone
matar dos pájaros de un tiro
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multi-purpose
polivalente
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to expand / make wider
ensanchar
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busy
atareado
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vosotros form of salir/venir, present
salís / venís
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to forward (an email)
reenviar
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attach
adjuntar
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file
archivo
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refresh
actualizar
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subject (Email)
asunto
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cc
poner en copia
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bcc
copia oculta
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highlight
destacar
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perfect destination
destino predilecto / idóneo / ideal / perfecto
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to have / to count on
contar con
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wide range of
amplia oferta de
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Types of tourism
turismo de aventura, turismo de sol y playa, turismo rural / urbano, turismo cultural / deportivo / gastronómico
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to stay
hospedarse (alojarse, quedarse)
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wall / fortress, walled
muralla, amurallado/a
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advance notice
antelación
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accommodation
alojamiento
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iron
plancha
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first aid kit
botiquín
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far sighted / prudent
previsor/a
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brave
valiente
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complaint
queja
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workers' strike
huelga
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lost (for example, luggage, toy, stray animal)
extraviar / extraviado
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anger / rage
rabia
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so / so that
así que / de modo que
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trick (Card games) / chance
baza
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road / track / trail
pista
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layover
escala
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the previous week
la semana anterior
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defeat
derrota
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to shoot a film
rodar
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discover / find out
averiguar
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puncture
pinchazo
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traffic jam
atasco
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decide on the go
decidir sobre la marcha
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to invoice / to check-in
facturar
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stingy
tacaño, agarrado (colloquial)
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to become
llegar a ser, hacerse, convertirse en, quedarse, ponerse, volverse
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appropriate grammar / record
registro
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to smoothen out
suarizar
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argue against
contraargumentar
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I can't stand
no soporto / no aguanto (aguantar, soportar)
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compulsion / mania / maniac
manías / maníatico
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brother in law
cuñado
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fish hook / bait
anzuelos
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tummy
barriga / barriguita
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help
socorro
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guy (colloquial) / uncle
tío
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allow
consentir (consiento..)
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male / young man
varón
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period / stage of life
etapa
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get into a fury
ponerse hecho una furia
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to check / prove
comprobar / comprobación
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horrify
horrorizar
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misfortune / tragedy
desgracia
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for having forgetten
por haber olvidado
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disgust / disgusting
asco / me da asco
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to get infected
contagiarse
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case
estuche
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step / stair
peldaño
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at any cost
a toda costa
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to fear
temer
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return
devolución
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to agree with / suit
sentar bien
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snores
ronquidos
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context / area
ámbito
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distribution
reparto
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infatuation / falling in love
enamoramiento
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even if / not even if
siquiera / ni siquiera
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in front of (the court, eg) / compared to
ante
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puzzlement
perplejidad
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similar
semejante
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to age
envejecer
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silent, still
callado/a, quieto/a
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itself / in itself
en sí
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by himself / herself
por su cuenta / por sí mismo/a / solo
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to arise
surgir
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to provide / supply
proporcionar
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exhibit
exponer
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to fold
plegar
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golden
dorado/a
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silver
plateado/a
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unexpected
inesperado
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conceive
concebir (concibo..)
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commitment / engagement
compromiso
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earthenware drinking jug
botijo
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device
dispositivo / aparato
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container
recipiente
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comb
el peine
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controversy
polémica
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outpatient clinic
ambulatorio
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daring
atrevido
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to dirty
ensuciar/se
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battery
pila
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more... than it seems
más ... de lo que parece
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to soften / tenderise (meat)
ablandar
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corkscrew
sacacorchos
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pencil sharpener
sacapuntas
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cotton
algodón
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to not know / be familiar with
desconocer
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What a face of panic he had!
Menuda cara de pánico tenía!
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to mean (to say)
querer decir
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wrinkle
arrugar / arruga
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is fashionable
pasa de moda
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looks good to me
a mí me parece muy bonito / lo veo muy bonito
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displease
desagradar (like gustar)
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frankly
francamente, sinceramente
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I'm not convinced / just doesn't convince me
no me convence / no me acaba de convencer
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too much
demasiado / excesivamente
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really
verdaderamente / realmente
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brightly coloured / colourful
alegre / colorido
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to show off
presumir
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subj of caber
quepa, quepas...
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lend a helping hand
echar una mano
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earplugs
tapones
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proposual
propuesta
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to face up to / stand up to
hacer frente a / afrontar
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creativity / ingenuity
ingenio
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puddle
charco
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marbles
las canicas
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to plug in, is plugged into the current
enchufar, se enchufa en la corriente
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tongs / pliers
tenaza
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wire
cable
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with which
con el que (if specific), lo que if not known
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closure
cierre
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buttonhole
ojal
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hook
gancho
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to insert / to fit
encajar
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lightning
relámpago
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from / come from
proveniente de / provenir de
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piece of cloth
paño
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to have a custom of using
tener por costumbre usar
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to hold / fasten
sujetar
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date from
datar de
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lightly coloured
ligeramente colorado
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until well into the 60s
haste bien entrado los años 60
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sober
sobrio
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cross out
tachar
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becoming / flattering
favorecedor
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vegetable garden
huerto
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dejected
abatido
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precocious
precoz
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to remain in a place
permanecer
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to settle
instalarse
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to let oneself
dejarse
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to devise / conceive
concebir
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to deliver / dictate
dictar
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magnitude
envergadura
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to start / initiate / undertake
emprender
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footprint
huella
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religious
fraile
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journalist / report
cronista
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buying and selling
compraventa
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to note down
apuntar
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check / prove
comprobar
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to link
vincular
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typical of
propio de
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extract
extraer
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announce or make known
dar a conocer
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environment - setting / situation
entorno
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storage room
trastero
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attached / duplex
adosado
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complex
compleja
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conflicting
encontrada
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merchandise
mercancía
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however
no obstante
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any (person / object when it's indefinite)
cualquiera
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bug
bicho
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chained
encadenado
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turn in / deliver
entregar
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trustworthy
fiable
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discovery / finding
hallazgo
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rob
atracar / robar
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to face / to brave
enfrentarse a
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term / period
plazo
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starch
almidón
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damage / spoil
dañar
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the planet
el planeta
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indigenous
autóctono
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raw material
materia prima
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ancient / 1000-year old
milenario
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millionaire / million dollar
millonario
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stamp / label
sello
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disposable
desechable
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blade
cuchilla
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juice
zumo / jugo
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shadow / shade
sombra
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washing machine
lavadora
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smell
olor
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catchphrase / motto
lema
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to sense / have a feeling
intuir (intuyo, intuyes..)
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it's proven
está probado
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fine
multa
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discuss some articles
comenta algunos artículos
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the situation is better than it was 10 years ago
la situación es mejor que (la de) hace 10 años
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much to do
mucho por hacer
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inform / notify / pay
enterar
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saturated fat
grasa saturada
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law of supply and demand
la ley de la oferta y la demanda
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to encourage / push
impulsar
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to bestow / give
otorgar / conceder
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strengthen
potenciar
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pass a law
aprobar una ley
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get marks
sacar notas
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impose a tax
imponer un impuesto
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campaign / company
campaña / compañía
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make compulsory
obligar
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prohibit
prohibir
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damaging / harmful
perjudicial
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living together
convivencia
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functioning
funcionamiento
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understanding
entendimiento / comprensión
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performance (of a machine / gadget) / to yield or do well
rendimiento / rendir
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prevent / foresee
prevenir
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event
suceso / acontecimiento
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for what
para qué
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trace / draw line or character
trazar
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legacy
legado
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the theory which
la teoría de que
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lizard
lagarto
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spider
araña
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hill
colina
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go back in time / to soar up
remontarse
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landing / to land
aterrizaje / aterrizar
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flying saucer
ovni / platillo volante / platillo volador
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to hold or defend a theory
sostener
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explanation
explicación
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castle
castillo
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dreams that come true
sueños que se cumplen
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premonition
presentimiento
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discomfort
malestar
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sixth sense
sexto sentado
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AIDS
sida
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Maybe
quizá / igual / puede que / a lo mejor
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sink
hundir
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self help technique
técnica de autoayuda
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office / study
despacho
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to suck up to
hacer la pelota a alguien
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range
abanico - Hay un amplio abanico de posibles respuestas a la pregunta
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to move away
alejarse
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get carried away by
dejarse llevar por
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religion / faith
fe
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approval / disapproval
aprobación / desaprobación
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assure / promise
asegurar / prometer
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concrete evidence
evidencia concreta
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satisfactorily
satisfactoriamente
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wisely
sabiamente
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clumsily
torpemente
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skillfully
habilidosamente
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gums
encías
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breath
aliento
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constipation
estreñimiento
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balanced diet
dieta equilibrada
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to deserve
merecer
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daughter-in-law
nuera
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brother in law
cuñado
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acquite / gain / purchase
adquirir
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refill
rellenar