Difficult/unknown words Flashcards
(179 cards)
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Amamantar
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to breastfeed
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priest
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sacerdote
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meterse
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to interfere, to go in/down,
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cobijar
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to give shelter
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fall/drop
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descenso
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quarrel
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riña
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to invest
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invertir
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to reverse
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invertirse
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bondadoso
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kind
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row
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bronca
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llegar a las tantas
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to come home late
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parir
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to give birth
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spouse
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conyúge
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equivocarse
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to make mistakes
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to be engaged
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estar prometido
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comprometido
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engaged
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verbena
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open-air dance
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pretender
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to expect/intend
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to store
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almacenar
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rechistar
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to complain
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aguantar
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to put up with/bear
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partidiario
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supporter
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sensibilización
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awareness-raising
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el personal
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staff
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sumiso
submissive, obedient
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la añoranza
nostalgia
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coquetear
to flirt
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affair
el idilio, una adventura amorosa
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salir del amario
to come out of the closet
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goods
bienes
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to love
amar
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slap
bofetada
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Hacer hincapié
to emphasise/stress
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comunicado
announced
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anterior
former
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llevar mucho tiempo
to take a long time/to be ... for a long time
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reconocido
well-known
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lamentar
to regret
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poco dignidad
undignified
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transcurir
to pass, go by, happen, go on
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clashes
enfrentamientos
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la Cámara de los Diputados
House of Commons
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both ... and ....
tanto .... como .....
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they may be
pueden ser
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to select
elegir
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subjunctive of elegir
elija/elijan
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individuals
individuos
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to engage in criminal activities
participar en/dedicar a actividades criminales
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as often as
tan a menudo como
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provocar
to cause/provoke
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A partir de
From ...
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presenciar
to witness/assist
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declive
decline/incline
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predilecta
favourite
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cadenas
chains/TV channels/TV or radio stations
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el público
the public/audience
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culebrones
soap operas - telenovelas
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cabalgatas
horseback riding
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aim
propósito, objectivo
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Agregar
to add
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Marca
brand
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patrón
pattern, (boss - slang)
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prevenir
to prevent
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exponer
to expose, exhibit
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A report
Un informe
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Precisamente,
To be precise,
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To be subjected to
Ser sometido a
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To focus
enfocar
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To release
Liberar
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En vez de
rather than
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más bien que
rather than
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reconocer
to recognise
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Indentificarse
To show identification, to identify yourself
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Denuncia
complaint,
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Vitorear
to cheer
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Todos los males
all of the evils
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Formación
training, education
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Afirmar
to state
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umbral
threshold
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Asimismo
Likewise/also
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Subrayar
To underline, emphasise, highlight
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Medios de comunicación
Media
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To train
Formar a
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destiny
destino
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utmost importance
suma importancia
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doctrine
doctrina
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foundation
base
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was based on
se basó en
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motherhood
maternidad
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prever
to foresee/predict
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plantearse
to consider
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bolsillo
pocket
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sostener
to hold, to support, to bear
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desear
to want, to wish, to hope
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zona
area
NOT ZONE
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tratarse de
to be about, to be a question/matter of, to be
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rogar
to plead, to ask, to beg
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remains (dead body)
restos
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photographer
fotógrafo
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evidence
las pruebas
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unmarked grave
tumba sin marcar
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mass grave
fosas comunes
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loved ones
seres queridos
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village after village
Aldea tras aldea
Pubelo tras pueblo
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to execute
ejecutar
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even
incluso
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even
incluso
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in search of
en busca de
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properties
propriedades
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architects
arquitectos
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despejado
clear (sky)
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esforzarse
to make an effort/to try hard
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dirigirse
address, to turn to/aim for, to walk
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subjunctive of oír
oig...
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paulatina
gradual
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trigo
wheat
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put an end to
poner fin a
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unexpected
inesperado
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to come into force
entrar en vigor
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to prove
probar
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exodus
éxodo
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to seek
buscar
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aparentemente
apparently, evidently
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cayucos
canoes
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luchar
to struggle/fight
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hacer que
means that
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ser capaz de
to dare to/to be capable of/to be able to
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desplegado
deployed
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there is no doubt that
no cabe/hay duda DE que
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entire
entero
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In the short term,
A corto plazo
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at the moment
en este momento
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the recent decision
la reciente decisión
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varios
several
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ya que
since
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compromiso
commitment
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manifestaciones
manifestations, protests, displays
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to favour
favorecer
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to manipulate
manejar
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to obey
obedecer
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and so (meaning therefore)
por lo que, por lo tanto, y así
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to be fined
recibir una multa
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de manera que
in such a way that/so as/so that
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semanario
weekly
weekly magazine
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a sí mismo
himself
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myself
yo mismo
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de nada sirve
it's no use/useless
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servir
to use/be useful, to serve
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to break away from
separarse de
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to bode/forbode
presagiar
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It did not bode well
No era un buen presagio
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To involve
involucrar
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affairs
aventuras amorosas
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to come to the throne
subir/ascender al trono
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the people (general sense) - e.g. the spanish people
el publo
(el pueblo espanol)
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should be + past participle
e.g. the people should be consulted
fuera + past participle
el pueblo fuera consultado
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Princess
Infanta/Princesa
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court case
juicio
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on trial for
acusado de/en juicio por
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desde hace
for/in
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dar nunca por vencidas
to never give up
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suprimir
to take away, to eliminate, to delete, to remove
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entregar
to hand over
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orfantos
orphanages
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courts
juzgados
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juvenile court
juzgado de menores
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cautiverio
captivity
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desde
since/from
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hasta
up to/until
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la acutalidad
the present, today, currently/nowadays
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reducirse
to drop, to come down to
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reducir
to reduce, to decrease
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rostro
face
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manners
modales
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de modo que
so that, in such a way that
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pálido
pale
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castaño
brown, chestnut
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acudir
to go to/turn to
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enojarse
to get angry
