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El Vocabulario de los Cuentos - A Flashcards

1
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abalanzarse

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to make a bee-line for, to rush to, to charge

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abalanzarse el rostro

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to bend one’s face

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abatimiento

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dejection

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abismal

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unfathomable

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abnegación

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f. self-sacrifice

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aborchornar

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to be ashamed

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abrisilerado

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Brazilirized

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abreviar

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to hasten

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abundar (en)

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to have more than one’s share (of), to abound (in)

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acabosé

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m. end of everything

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acaecer

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to befall, happen

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acariciar

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to cherich, caress

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acceso

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burst, fit

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aacorralar

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to corner

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acechar

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to spy, spy on, watch, gauge (a reaction), to lie in ambush

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estuvo acechando

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he was on the lookout for

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17
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acemilero

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muleteer

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aceña

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water-mill

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acera

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side of the street, sidewalk

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acerbo

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bitter

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acero

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steel

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acertar

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to guess correctly, hit the jackpot, succeed

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acongojar

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to be crushed by

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24
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acongojarse

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to feel depressed

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25
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acoger(se)

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to seek shelter, betake oneself, receive

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acontecer

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to happen

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27
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acta

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act or record of proceedings; pl. acts or records of communities, papers, filings

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acudir

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to hasten, come running, to return, to come (in answer to a call), run (to help), appeal

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acurrucarse

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to huddle

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30
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achacar

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to attribute

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31
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achantarse

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to lie low

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32
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achaque

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m. pretext, excuse

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33
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en achaque

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un pretext of; pl. matters

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34
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adelgazar

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to thin

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35
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ademán

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gesture

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adestrar

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to guide, lead

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adherirse

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to adhere, stick, cling

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adornado

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draped, adorned, furnished

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39
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adorno

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adornment, coif

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40
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adquirir

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to acquire

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41
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adrede

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purposely, intentionally

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adusto

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sullen, gloomy

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afilado

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sharp, pointed

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44
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afiliado

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party member

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45
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afigirse

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grieve

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46
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aflojar

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to loosen, to let go

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47
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agarrar

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to seize, clutch, take hold of

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48
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agarrar de

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to seize by

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49
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agregar

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to add

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50
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sin agregar de

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without another word

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51
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agradecimiento

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gratitude

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52
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agrado

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liking

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53
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aguadas

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f.pl.sources of drinking water

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54
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aguamanos

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m. water (for washing the hands)

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55
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aguantarse

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to be patient, to be put up

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56
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águila

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f. eagle, “wizard”

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57
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ahogar(se)

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to drown, be suffocated, choke, smother

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58
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ahocarse

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to hanng oneself

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59
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aína

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quickly

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60
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airoso

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proud

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61
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arirosa gracia

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sweeping grace

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62
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ajeno

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another’s, foreign

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63
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ajeno a

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foreign to, ignorant

ajustado

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64
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alabado sea el Señor

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the lord be praised

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65
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alacrán

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m. scorpion

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66
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alambrado

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wire frence

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67
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alambre

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m. wire, wire fence

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68
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alambre de púa

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barbed wire

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69
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álamo

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poplar tree

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70
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alborotarse

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to wax indignnant

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71
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almodrote

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m. garlic sauce

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72
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almohada

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pillow

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alocado

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wild, crazy

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alparagata

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rope sandal

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alquilar

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to rent

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alquilarse

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to be rented out

77
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alférez

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second lietenat

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alfanje

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m. cutlass

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alba

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m. dawn

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aliento

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keenness, desire

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alimaña

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vermin

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alternar

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to mix, mingle, alternate

83
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aliplanicie

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f. high plain, high plateau or table-land

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alumbrar

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to light the way, illuminate, inspire

85
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alzar

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to raise, lift, remove

86
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alzarse de hombros

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to shrug one’s shoulders

87
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amanuense

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m. amanuensis, secretary, scribe

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amasar

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to knead

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ambiguo

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doubtful

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ámbito

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atmosphere

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ambulante

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itinearnt, traveling

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amenaza

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threat

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ametrallado

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machine, gunned

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amistoso

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friendly

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amo

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master

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analfabeto

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illiterate

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amplicación

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enlargement

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anaranjado

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orange-colored

99
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andas

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f. pl. stretcher, litter

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angustia

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anguish, pang

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aniquilar

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to consume, waste away, to use (sexually)

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an

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m. croup, haunch

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anotar

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to jot down

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antecesor

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m. predecessor, forefather; pl. ancestors

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antemano; de antemano

A

beforehand

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antebrazo

A

forearm

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anojarse

A

to have a notion to

108
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se me antoja

A

i have a notion to

109
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antojo

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whim, notion

110
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añadir

A

to add, apply

111
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apacible

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peaceful, easy-going

112
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aperito

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(dim. of apero) riding outfit

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apetecer

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to feel like

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apiadar

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to inspire pity, to win pity

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aplastar

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to crush

116
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aplaudidor

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m. applauder, admirer

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aplomo

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composure, self-possession, assurance

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apodar

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to nickname, call

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apoderarse

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to take possession

120
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apodícto

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apodictic, indisputable

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apodo

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nickname

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anticipo

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advance payment

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antigualla

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antique

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apercibirse

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to have a notion to

125
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aperito (dim. of apero)

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riding outfit

126
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apetecer

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to feel like

127
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apiadar

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to inspire pity, to win pity

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aplastar

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to cruch

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apostar

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to bet

130
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aproximar

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to approach

131
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aproximarse

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to approach, draw near, come close

132
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armarse

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to arm oneself

133
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armarse de valor

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to pluck up one’s courage

134
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armero

A

gunsmith

135
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arpar

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to tear rend, scratch, claw

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arpillera

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sackclot, burlap

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arquear

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to arch

138
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arquearse

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to become warped

139
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arrancar

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to pull out, tear off, root out, draw, evoke

140
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arremeter

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to assail, such at

141
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arrendamiento

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lease, rent

142
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arrepentido

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repenting

143
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arroyo

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stream, brook, river, pool, gutter

144
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arrugadito (dim. of arrugado)

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wrinkled up

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arrullo

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lull

146
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arrullar

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to soothe

147
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artesano

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artisan, mechanic

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asar

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to roast

149
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asador

A

m. spit

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asaz

A

enough

151
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asco

A

nausea

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asentar

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to settle, set, soften, appease

153
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asentarse con

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to enter the service of, work for, seit down

154
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aserrín

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m. sawdust

155
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asfixia

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asphyxiate, asphyxiation, suffocating heat

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asir

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to seize, grasp

157
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asir

A

to seize, grasp

158
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atormentar

A

to torment

159
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atrasado

A

back

160
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atropellar,

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to run over, trample

161
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atroz

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atrocious, sharp, excruciating

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aturdir

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to stun

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autarquía

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autoarchy

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avenirse

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to consent, to agree, to settle difference, compromise

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avergonzado

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ashamed

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avertido

A

told

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avisado

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instructed, taught, warned

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avergonzado

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embarrassed

169
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avisar

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to warn, give notice

170
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avivar

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to sharpen, brighten, quicken

171
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avivarse

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to deepen

172
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ayudante

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m. helper, assistant

173
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ayunar

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to fast

174
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ayuntamiento

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town council

175
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azada

A

hoe, spade

176
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azarado

A

puzzled

177
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se conoce que azarado

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realizing she was puzzled, puzzled by it all

178
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azotar

A

to which, lash, flog

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