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grape

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uva

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encargado

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in charge

Grigori era el encargado del taller.

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He was itching to do something or dying to

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se moriá de ganas

Grigori se moriá de ganas de hablar con Dewar sobre Buffalo.

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to find out

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averiguar

También debe averiguar la Comisión dónde y cómo se ha aplicado esta substancia.

The Commission must also examine where and how this substance has been used.

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amazing

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asombroso

a. amazing
La actuación de Manuel fue asombrosa, especialmente después de solo una semana de práctica.Manuel’s performance was amazing, especially after only one week of practice.

El eclipse solar fue asombroso.The solar eclipse was amazing.

b. astonishing
Los resultados de la elección son asombrosos.The results of the election are astonishing.

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just like that

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asi´ tal cual

Este código se proporciona así tal cual, sin ninguna garantía.
This code is provided as is with no warranty at all.

Así tal cual, de repente, cuando la marea subió

and that´s how it was when the tide suddenly came up…

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It sounds very complicated

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Suena muy complicado…

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joy

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alegria

llorar de alegria
saltar de alegria

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it´s impressive

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es impresionante

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I like to… or something amuses me

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me encanta…

this works like gustar but is stronger in its meaning.
me encanta el deporte

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he is on a world tour

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está dando la vuelta al mundo
dar una vuelta to take a walk
estar de vuelta to be back
dar la vuelta to walk around

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to contribute

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aportar

aportar una vision ma´s fresca.

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the supplies, deliveries

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los suministros

El piloto lanzó suministros en la zona afectada por el desastre.

El suministro satisface la demanda del producto.
suministros de oficina
suministros de agua

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the shock

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el choque
el choque cultural.
Los cinturones de seguridad es el dispositivo de seguridad más eficaz en el choque de un vehículo.
so it can also mean a car crash or a collision

El choque se debió a errores de navegación en una condiciones de baja visibilidad.

The collision was caused by navigational errors in reduced visibility.

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the strike industrial type

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la huelga minera de 1912
ir a la huelga

Tal fue el caso de la huelga en la industria del papel.
Such was the case with the strike in the paper industry.

La única arma que le queda a la gente contra esta sinrazón es la huelga.

Strikes against this unreasonableness are the only weapon the people have left.

derecho a la huelga right to strike

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house maids servants

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las criadas

Las criadas domésticas extranjeras sufren malos trato
Foreign maids are often mistreated

think of them crying when they see snakes ‘adas’

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more experienced

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más experimentados

El modo básico para usuarios con escasa experiencia y el modo avanzado para los más experimentados.

Simple mode for non-expert users and advanced mode for experienced users.

Note that this is a tricky word.It sounds like experiment

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weak, faint

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tenue
iluminación tenue —subdued light n · soft lighting n
tenue luz —dim light n
más tenue adj—fainter adj

Puede seleccionar cuatro niveles de brillo que van desde muy tenue a muy brillante.

Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to very bright can be selected.
but it can mean other things such as, thin, tenuous

La tenue relación con Birmania se dio concretamente con su gobierno.
The tenuous relation with Burma was with government.
muy tenue a muy brillante scale 1 out of ten

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joints of the body

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los articulaciones

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even so

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aun así
Las hamburguesas se han quemado un poco, pero, aun así, están ricas.

No estudié, pero, aun así, aprobé el examen.

Aun así, es posible que retos de una escala diferente surjan en un futuro no distante.

Still, challenges of a different scale may come to the fore in the not-so-distant future.

So we can see it means ¨ still ¨ , all the same, nonetheless

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to neglect

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descuidar

Nunca descuido a los buenos amigos. I never neglect good friends.

Can also mean to overlook something

Al preparar la boda, no podemos descuidar los detalles.

In preparing the wedding, we can’t overlook the details.
It´s like cuidar to look after but des cuidar

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anxious, worried

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inquieta

so it kind of means not to be quiet about something

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to be dumbfounded

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atónita
when the count tongue kissed her she was stunned, dumfounded, flabbergasted, astounded, amazed
He would have to atone for this behaviour

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horrified, shocked

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horrorizaba
El Pensador se horrorizaba cuando notaba que…

Desde luego esto me horrorizaba! Of course this horrifies me!
starts with the word horror some people think ABA is horrible.

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immediately
enseguido
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to prevent
impedir La gripe no le impidió ir a trabajar. the flu did not stop her 'Jacqelyn from going to work. El soporte impide que el tejado se derrumbe. the support prevents the roof from collapsing. So it impedes or stops something happening
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features of a person
las facciones | thye talked about Maud and Fitz haveing similar features.
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steel
acero
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melting
fundiendo | melting the steel to cast the train wheels.
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beauty
una belleza
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to suppress
reprimir reprimir emocienes reprimir una sonrisa El hombre reprimió un bostezo. The man suppressed a yawn.
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anger
ira Aprendí a controlar la ira en terapia. I learned to control my anger in therapy. El hombre enfadado intentó controlar su ira. The angry man tried to control his rage.
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by then by that time
para entonces Para entonces sabíamos lo suficiente de la enfermedad para tomar la decisión de tener otro hijo con la misma condición. By then we knew enough about the disease to make the decision to have another child with the same condition. Para entonces, los riesgos de la terapia excedían los beneficios By then, the risks of the therapy exceeded the benefits.
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disgusted nauseated
asqueado Aquella horripilante violencia asqueó a muchos sureños blancos y dio lugar a las primeras divisiones entre la población blanca del Sur. america.gov Such gruesome violence sickened many white Southerners, and rifts emerged within the white South.
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a sign
una seña
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to place something somewhere
colocar lo colocaron a presión en el interior de una caja profunda con una mezcla compactada de arena de moldes húmeda. They placed it into a deep box with precision with a mixture of compacted moist sand for molding. From latin locar to place From Lat "c" changes in Sp to "qu" before every "e"
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the hole
el agujero el agujero negro the black hole agujero de ojono
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a sound
un sonido
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to cool down
enfriarse
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to start something up like a motor
se puso en marcha el motor eléctrico el coche se puso en marcha puso en marcha el plan ya se puso en marcha Already started poner en marcha means to activate something start it up or get it going or switch it on
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the rest of them
los demas | todos los demas
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breath
el aliento
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they placed...
colocasen colocar is the verb locar in Latin to place
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he unbuttoned his coat
desabrochó´el abrigo
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to lift or raise your voice
alzando la voz Alzando la voz el ex presidente Alberto Fujimori negó haber ofrecido una amnistía al líder del grupo Colina Santiago Martín Ha alzado la voz en contra del escándalo de Guantánamo en un momento en que no era fácil hacerlo. You raised your voice against the scandal in Guantanamo at a time when it was not easy to do so.
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to stop
detener La conductora detuvo el taxi en la intersección. Los activistas detuvieron la destrucción del bosque.
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an average
un promedio | en un promedio adv—on an average adv
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powerful
poderosos
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the slap
la bofetada
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salary
un sueldo
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the sharpness
nitidez lo que recordaba con toda nitidez...
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unfortunately
por desgracia
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to dig
cavar cavar su propia tumba El jardinero cavó un agujero con la pala. The gardener dug a hole with the shovel.
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honesty
el honradez El juez era un hombre de gran honradez.
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trade union
el sindicato
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a cage
una jaula
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to crush
aplastar
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filthy
mugrienta filthy, grubby, greasy etc
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disengaged
desenganchó
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´the waste
los desechos desechos químicos
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anxiety
ansiedad ataque de ansiedad ansiedades
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after a little while
dentro de un rato
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dose
dosis
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vaccinations
vacunas
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similar
semejante
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the stores
las almacenes
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solely
únicamente
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the office
el despacho
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cunning
ladino
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assistant
el ayudante
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a vein
veta
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engagement ring
anillo de compromiso
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earrings
aros for clip on | zarcillos pierced
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to rebuild
rehacer like an piece of jewellery
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to rebuild a house
recontruir
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a mouse
un ratón
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warm food
tivio
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in front of
por delante de...
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ninth
noveno
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to be full of something overflowing eg energy
``` rebosante rebosante de alegria rebosante de salud rebosante de aromas lleno de rebosar full to overflowing ```
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briefly in short
fugazmente L fugio to flee Eng cognate fugitive SP la fuga the escape or fleeing so we get fleeting - a star across the sky.
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expected, something to wait for
prevista
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hanged people
ahorcaban verb ahorcar to hange ahorcarse to be hanged. Note the "a" prefix meaning motion ahorcar to go to the gallows horca = the gallows.
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ankles
los tobillos
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fear terror
el espanto
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to move away from sth
alejarse
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crooked
torcida torcer to twist, bend El chico torció´la verdad
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spread scattered
espareida
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to deserve
merecer Eng cognate merit
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to hurt
herir
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worker usually blue collar
obrero
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portrait
retrato
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trouble, disorder
trastorno | tras meaning upside down and torno to turn
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to collect, pick up sth left behind
recoger ENg cog recollect
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my way
a mi manera
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at the same time, simultaneously
a la vez
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going up, higher up
arriba
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in the dark
a oscuras
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to dissolve
diluir
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to flee, escape
huir
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to influence
influir
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to get, to manage
conseguir
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to pursue, to continue with
proseguir
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to follow
seguir
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to govern, manage
regir
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to restrict
restingir
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to reappear, rise up again
resugir
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to shout, roar
rugir
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to submerge
sumergir
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to come out, appear, emerge
surgir
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to compromise, give in
transigir
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to sew
coser
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to insert, to put in
meter
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to attend
asistir a
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to carry out
cumplir
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to publicise, broadcast
difundir cog diffuse
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to pretend
fingir | finjo
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to welcome, receive
acoger cogsie gave me a warm welcome.
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to take, catch
coger
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to shrink
encoger
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to choose
escoger
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to collect, gather
recoger
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to surprise, startle
sobrecoger
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to correct
corregir
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to address, direct
dirigir
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to demand
exigir
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to inflict
infligir Annie inflicted needlessly harsh punishment on her son for not making his bed. Annie infligió una pena innecesariamente dura a su hijo por no tender la cama.
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a challenge
un reto
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all is well
todo marcha bien | or todo va bien
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to set up, put together, assemble
armar
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to drag
arrastar
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to study, take a course in sth
cursar
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to test, try out, rehearse
ensayar test tubes = tobos de ensayo
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to hand in, hand over
entregar
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I don't owe anybody anything
No le debe nada a nadie
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How long have you been in this neighborhood?
Cuánto tiempo hace que vive en esta vecindad?
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We're coming back at the end of the month
regresamos a fines del mes.
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How long have you been studying French?
¿Cuánto tiempo llevas estudiando francés?
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test tubes
tubos de ensayo
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pendant
dije like the verb part of decir can also be peniente
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magnifying glass
lupa
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similar
paracidas, similar, semejante
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tin
estaño
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chisel
cinsel
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electrical tape
taipe electrica cinta
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pliers
alicantes
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hammer
matillo
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handle
el mango
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a joke
un chiste
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to step on
pisar | No pisar el césped
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to apply for something
solicitar algo are you applying for that job? solicitas aquel puesto?
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to attend something
asistar a algo
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to sneeze
estornudar
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to keep something, put away
guardar para guardar algo lejos de ti. to keep something away from you.
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to send something
mandar
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to chew
mascar | cog masticate
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to surf the web
navegar | navegar en el red
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to press
pulsar | a pulsating headache
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to take away, remove sth
quitar to quit somemthing
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to review
repasar
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to take a long time
tardar
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to jog
trotar
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I have forgotten something
me hace falta algo
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I don't like something
me da asco algo | me dan asco los chinos
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disgust as a noun
el asco
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fuck as an expression in the street
joder
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to put up with something, tolerate
aguantar
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to store
almacenar the stored items los elementos almacenados
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to reach
alcanzar | Al has cancer. He has reached the end of his life.
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however
obstante
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hardly, scarcely
apenas
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army
ejercito | think army exercises in korea
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to save
salvar | think: Eng salvage
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to raise
levantar
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to lower something down
bajar algo
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to lift something up
levantar algo
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to sink
hundir | All the hound dogs were sinking in the Texas floods.
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to push something
empujar algo
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to push someone over
para empujar a alguien
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to push something down
empujar algo hacia abajo
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to pull something down
tirar algo
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to pull something up
sacar algo
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to hold it above my head
para mantenerlo por encima de mi cabeza
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to put something behind my back
poner algo detrás de mi espalda
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to put something down on the ground
poner algo en el suelo
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to get down on the ground
bajar al suelo
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to get down from there
bajar de alli
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to put it higher
para ponerlo más alto
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to put it across the room
ponerlo a través de la habitación.
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to go across the road
cruzar la carretera
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to cross the street
para cruzar la calle
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to push someone
para empujar a algiuen.

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