Family Flashcards
(337 cards)
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x2
A
duplicado
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x3
A
triplicado
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x4
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cuadriplicado
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by choice
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por mi, tu, su… elección
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surrogate mother
A
la madre de alquiler
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“to wash your hands”
A
lavarse los manos
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to wash one’s hands of sb
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despreocuparse de alguien
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contraceptive methods
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los métodos anticonceptivos
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contraception
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la anticoncepción
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birth rate
A
la tasa de natalidad
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social group
A
colectivo
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before (as in a period before)
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antaño
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to shut away
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recluir
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nowadays
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la actualidad
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to emphasise, to stand out
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destacar
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to intend
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pretender
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to tackle, to deal with
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abordar
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to advocate, to champion
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abogar
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to be in favour of something
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estar a favor de algo
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a challenge
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un reto
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fatherhood
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paternidad
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motherhood
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maternidad
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unanimous
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unánime
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to cover
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cubrir
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to provide
proporcionar
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already reaching
alcanzando ya
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in view of this
ante esta
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well-being
bienestar
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adjustment
ajuste
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psychological
psicológico
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in the most appropriate way
de la manera más adecuada
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never before
nunca antes
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isolation
el aislamiento
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an environmentalist
el/la ecologista
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under the same roof
bajo un mismo techo
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to take action on the matter, do something
tomar cartas en el asunto
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old-fashioned
anticuado
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a babysitter
una canguro
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a nuisance, hindrance
un estorbo
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to get in the way of, to be in the way
estorbar
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an old people's home
la residencia de ancianos
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a grandchild
el nieto
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to have a sweet-tooth
ser goloso/a
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a strong desire, determination for something
tener afán por algo
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to yawn
bostezar
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to be retired
estar jubilado
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to be a retired person
ser un jubilado
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to be retired
estar jubilado
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in their own way
a su modo
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to do something on a whim
tener un capricho
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a whim
un capricho
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to be capricious
ser caprichoso/a
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eagerness
afán
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to allow
consentir
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to come, to turn to
acudir
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a link, tie (as in connection)
un vínculo
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to fantasise
fantasear
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to abandon, to leave
abandonar
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day-care center
la guardería
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to receive
acoger
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the pocket (as in money)
el bosillo
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hacer de canguro
to look after children
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multi-purpose, versatile
todoterreno
64
a jack-of-all-trades
un comodín
65
resentirse
to be weakened, to resent, to deteriorate, to suffer
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to fail, to get it wrong
fallar
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seguir luchando
to keep fighting, struggling
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only to warn you
únicamente para advertirle
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to warn
advertir
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to be on the way
estar en camino
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to hire
contratar
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to establish, to set up
montar
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competition (as in the business world)
la competencia
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to surprise
sorprender
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pleasantly
gratamente
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to request
soliciter
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allies
aliados
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in fact
de hecho
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enemies
enemigos
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clientele
la clientela
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to be overwhelmed
se ver sobrepasado, sentirse abrumado
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precisely
precisamente
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kids, little ones
peques
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to be aware, to keep an eye out, to look for someone, to wait
estar pendientes
85
for the fact
por el hecho
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to get a job, to take a seat, to sit, to stand
colocarse
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inverted comas
entre comilas
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to turn to
recurrir
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childminder
cuidador
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of which
de lo que
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to exceed, to overtake, to go to far
sobrepasar
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to realise
se dar cuenta
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pleasantly surprised
gratamente sorprendido
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to lose patience
perder la paciencia
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to hold
sostener
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to seize, to grab
agarrar
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keyboard
el teclado
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daily
diariamente
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citizens
ciudadano
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still
aún
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statistics
las estadísticas
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to cloer
cerrar
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tool
una herramienta
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to handle, use, operate
manejar
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to discuss
comentar
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undeniable
innegable
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quality
la cantidad
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permanent
permanente
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bait
un cebo
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to sign up, to enroll
apuntarse
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recipe
una receta
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to take advantage of
aprovechar
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to get to the point, to get down to business
ir al grano
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mouse
el ratón
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the device
el dispositivo
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the tail
el rabo
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icon
el icono
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cursor
el cursor
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internet user
internauta
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honey, love (terms of endearment) affection
cariño
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niece
sobrina
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cousin
primo
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the digital divide
la brecha digital
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breakdown
la avería
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pronounced
acusado
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to reject
rechazar
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anti-weddings
antibodas
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a five-year period
un lustro
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to live together
convivir
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around a third
en torno a un tercio
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if we look
si miramos
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to go up
subir
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to add
añadir
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a farmhouse
un cortijo
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a hundred
un centenar
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as you can see
ya ves
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to get out of hand
ir de las manos
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interestingly, as a matter of interest
curiosamente
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before a judge
ante un juex
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fallen
caído
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to fall
caer
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a figure
una cifra
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above the average
por encima de la media
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a demographic report
un informe demográfica
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a report
un informe
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domestic partnership, non-marital cohabitation
una unión de hecho
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it keeps being a growing trend
mantiene la tendencia creciente
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to reach
alcanzar
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weddings
las bodas
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at least one of them
al menos uno de ellos
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the divorce rate
la tasa de divorcio
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per thousand people
por mil personas
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breaking up, dissolution
disolución
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to start
iniciar
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to request
solicitar
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to reduce
disminuir
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a break
una ruptura
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to exceed
superar
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to equal
igualar
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towards
hacia
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drawing closer
tirando más
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to bear, to put up with, to endure
aguantar
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to pull, to draw nearer
tirar
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like this, like that
así
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one hundred
cien
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ear-mark, something that you want
señala
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to diminish, decline
disminuir
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to stop / no longer be together
dejar de estar junta
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the highest figure
la cifra más elevada
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prone
propenso
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failure
el fracaso
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even
hasta
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to entail, to lead to
conllevar
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to propel, to encourage
impulsar
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finally
por último
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abandonment
el abandono
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maturity
la madurez
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while being, still being
siendo aún
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to be able to, to manage
lograr
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to thrive, to unwrap, to develop, to progress, to unfold, to manage, to get along
desenvolverse
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parents-in-law
suegros
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to stick out, to stand out, to excel
sobresalir
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married couple
cónyuges
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to make their lives hell
hacer sus vidas un infierno
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to wound, to hurt (physically and emotionally
herir
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unfaithful
infiel
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to lead to
llevar a que
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to drop out of school
dejar sus estudios
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disappointment
la decepción
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to carry out
cumplir
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maybe, perhaps
tal vez
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to leave aside, fun
dejar a un lado la diversión
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to prevent
impedir
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jealous
celosos
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to relate, to recant, to describe, to tell about
relatar
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light hair
el cabello claro
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Prince Charming
un príncipe azul
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in spite of his age
a pesar de su edad
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to be crazy in love
estar locamente enamorada
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consent
el consentimiento
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to have to raise
tocar criar
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an apartment
un departamento
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to hit
golpear
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reach, scope
el alcance
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prisoner
el preso
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criminal, deliquent
un delincuente
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to denounce, report
denunciar
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full of pain
llenos de dolor
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the desires
las ganas
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to choose
escoger
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goal
la meta
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fault, blame
la culpa
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to commit
cometer
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scaremongering
el alarmismo
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cautionary tale
el cuento de escarmiento
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to be enthralled
estar embelesado
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a mind game
el juego psicológico
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to cheat on
engañar
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to crave
ansiar
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disgusting (in a disgraceful way), shameful
vergonzoso
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it makes me sick
me da asco
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a means to an end
un medio para conseguir algo
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spouse
el cónyuge
224
Cinderella
la Cenicienta
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an evil step-mother
una madrastra malvada
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let’s face it
seamos realistas
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to get ahead of oneself
se estar adelantando
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to feel unwanted
se sentir de más
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jealousy (of a husband, wife, fear of rivalry)
los celos
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jealousy (envy)
la envidia
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supportive
comprensivos
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average
el promedio
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to live under the poverty line
vivir baje el umbral dela pobreza
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we hear so much
tanto se oye
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to arise, emerge
surgir
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a backlash
una reacción violenta
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to swim against the tide
nadar o ir contra la corriente
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the work force
la mano de obra
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to be reborn
renacer
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for the sake of argument
pongamos por caso
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to call into question, to cast doubt on someone or something
poner en tela de juicio
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to sexualise
dotar de sexo
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to ostracise
condenar al ostracismo
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out with the old, in with the new
a rey muerto, rey puesto
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to correlate
correlacionar
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before, aforementioned
sobredicho
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stuck in their ways
atascados en sus formas
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undeniably
innegablemente
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the work force
el mundo laboral
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sexual liberation
la liberación sexual
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abortion
el aborto
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the family dynamic
la dinámica familiar
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a challenge
un desafío
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a widow/widower
la viuda / el viuda
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teenage pregnancies
los embarazos adolescentes
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promiscuous
promiscuo
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to stigmatise
estigmatizar
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ostracism
el ostracismo
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to ostracise
condenar al ostracismo
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aforementioned
sobredicho
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intrinsically
intrínsecamente
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stuck in their ways
reacias a los cambios
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to inform, to find out
enterar
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the first on the ranking
le adelantan
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it remains
siguen siendo
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to gain prominence, to become more popular
ganar protagonismo
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it has already exceeded that
ya superaba
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to overcome
superar
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composed
compuesta
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father, mother
el progenitor / la progenitora
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prolonged
prolongada
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to be carried out yb
llevar a cabo tanto por
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regard, matter
materia
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widowhood
la viudedad
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psychiatrist
el psiquiatra
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associated disorders
los trastornos asociados
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to raise, to consider, to arise
plantearse
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school performance
el rendimiento escolar
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missing fathers
los padres ausentes
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enuresis (involuntary urination, especially at night)
la enuresis
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to come out in defense
salir en defensa
282
as fact
como el hecho
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school failure
el fracaso escolar
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absence
la ausencia
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to triumph
triunfar
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level
el nivel
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support
sostiene
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badly structured
desestructurado
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a broken home
una familia desestructurada
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behaviour
el comportamiento
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ability
la habilidad
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to loose touch
perder el contacto
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to bring up children
criar a los hijos
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mainly
mayoritariamente
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childless couples
una pareja sin descendencia
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however
no obstante
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to give birth
dar a luz
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to perform
rendir
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to be accountable for
rendir cuento
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autonomy
la autonomía
301
autonomous
autónomo
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absent
ausente
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availability
la disponibilidad
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available
disponible
305
IVF
el embarazo in-vitro
| la fertilización in vitro
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unmarried couple, spouses de facto, married couple by common law
una pareja de hecho
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to be in difficulty, trouble
estar en apuros
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to leave the nest
abandonar el nido, dejar el nido
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let bygones be bygones
borrón y cuenta nueva
310
flattery
la adulación
311
to admire
admirar
312
admirer
el adulador
313
fanaticism
el fanatismo
314
to be fanatic
ser fanático
315
hobby
el hobby, la afición, el pasatiempo
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to respect
respetar
317
a code
un código
318
the machine
la máquina
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to make the most of, to take advantage of
aprovechar
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day
la jornada
321
trouser suit
un traje pantalón
322
the border, edge
el borde
323
to pet, stroke, touch
acariciar
324
wide
amplia
325
to arrange, to have
disponer
326
box office
la taquilla
327
distraction, evasion, escape
la evasión
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to overshadow (as in spoil)
e.g. Martha's wedding was overshadowed by her father's illness
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ensombrecer
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to overshadow (as in to eclipse)
eclipsar
330
revenue
el ingreso
331
streaming (as in film)
el streaming
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to lead to believe
haver creer
333
escapism
la evasión de la realidad
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buttery (as in popcorn)
mantecoso
335
a treat, something special
una sorpresa
336
ear-splitting
ensordecedor
337
alive and kicking
vivito y coleando
