First Year Vocab Flashcards

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The National Organization of Transplants

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La Organización Nacional de Trasplantes

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organ donation

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la donación de órganos

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the miracle

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el milagro

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transplant

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el trasplante

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surgeons

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los cirujanos

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to beat (a heart)

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latir

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gratitude

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el gratitud

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moment zero

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el momento cero

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brain dead

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el muerte cerebral

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rejection

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un rechazo

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orphans

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los huérfanos

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AIDS

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el SIDA

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epidemic

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una epidemia

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from dawn to dusk

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de sol a sol

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to suffer

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padecer

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the World Fund

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el Fondo Mundial

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reasons

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razones/motivos

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illegal

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illegal/clandestino

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indagar

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investigate

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Penal Code

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el Código Penal

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disregard

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el desapego

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longing

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la ansia

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public prosecutor’s office

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la fiscalía

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to collect

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cobrar

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a druggie
un colgado
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operating theatre
un quirófano
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second hand store
una compraventa
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detach/get rid of
desprenderse
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excessive
desorbitado/a
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unselfish
altruista
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mere
mero/a
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inertia (a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged)
la inercia
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deadly
mortal
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gap
la brecha
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claims
las reclamaciones
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to be involved
implicarse
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to be involved 2
involucrarse
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to be retired
jubilarse
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a practice
una consulta
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previously
anteriormente
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surgery
la cirugía
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weary/tired
la cansina
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vivaracho
lively
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gleaming
reluciente
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to look like
semejar
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to arch
arquear
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clothing
la indumentaria
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field/sphere/area
el ámbito
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ageing
la vejez
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ridiculous/laughable
irrisorio/a
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eccentric
estrafalario/a
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disguising
enmascaramiento
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a chronological inconsistency
una anacrónica
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a wish
un deseo
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shyness/modesty
el pudor
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praise
el elogio
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job/task/chore/duty
el quehacer
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guideline
una pauta
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position/frame of mind
la tesitura
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get rid of/cast aside
desechar
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to ingest/consume
ingerir
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to drip/leak
gotear
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ancient
vetusto/a
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kidney
un rinon
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spine
la medula
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sharing
el reparto
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seizure
el secuestro
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to fix
enmendar
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abuse
un atropello
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to underline
subrayar
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profile
el perfil
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review
una revisión
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involuntary commitment
el internamiento
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degrading
vejatorio
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reprisal
una represalia
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complaints
las quejas
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tomb/grave
la tumba
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accept/embrace
acoger
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tool
una herramienta
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to extract
sacar
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evidence
una prueba
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document
un expendiente
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to carry out
llevar a cabo
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mercy
la clemencia
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firing squad
el pelotón
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merciful
los clementes
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criminals
los malhechores
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resident
el interno
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overcrowding
el hacinamiento
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joke
una burla
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waybill -a list of passengers or goods being carried on a vehicle.
una hoja de ruta
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sticking plaster
una tirita
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measles
el sarampión
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the rise
el alza
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an improvement
un mejoramiento
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rising/growing
en alza
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at sunset
a la caída del sol
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on a worldwide scale
a escala mundial
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to refer
remitir
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drought
una sequía
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short-term support
ayuda a corto plazo
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long-term support
ayuda a largo plazo
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investment
la inversión
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productivity
la productividad
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harvest
la cosecha
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famine
la hambruna
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farmer
granjero/a
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patent
patente
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a mix
una mezcla
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partners
socios
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to pass a law
aprobar una ley
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affordable/accessible
asequible
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unlike
a diferencia de
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to rank
valorar
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the saying
el refrán
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mosquito nets
las mosquiteras
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feature
un rasgo
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prevent/block
impedir
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to bet
apostar
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box office
la taquilla
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take
copar
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to have an effect on
repercutir
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range
un abanico
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hurtful/offensive
hiriente
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a standstill
un estancamiento
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obscured by
ensombrecido por
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Spanish equivalent of BAFTA
Academia del Cine
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filming/shooting
el rodaje
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even though
aunque + indicativo
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even if
aunque + subjuntivo
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style
factura
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puppets
las marionetas
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homage
un homenaje
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sculptor
un escultor
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to take on
acometer
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ashes
las cenizas
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to publicize
dar a conocer
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cover news
las noticias de portada
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to provoke
provocar/suscitar
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noun to focus on yourself
la megalomanía
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journalist
un articulista
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tights
las medias
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matter
un asunto
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net
la malla
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foreseeing
la videncia
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to dare
atreverse
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to commission
encargarse
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to amaze
asombrar
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person in charge
una comisaria
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format
el soporte
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overflowing
desbordante
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appearance
la aparición
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nice/kind
afable
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to please
complacer
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critics
detractores
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mutual
mutua
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to doubt someone
estar en deuda con alguien
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greatly
sobremanera
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a sign/premonition
la premonición/un presagio
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to govern
regir
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to legalize
despenalizar
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a step
un paso
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to choose/pick
escoger
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absolutely/definitely
en absoluto
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foggy
ambiguo
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approach
un acercamiento
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for themselves
por sí mismos
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measures
las medidas
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it's crucial that
es imprescindible que
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human
humano
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humane
humanitario
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terrace
la terraza
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hallway
un pasillo
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pursue relentlessly
acosar
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ghost
un espectro
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winding/meandering
sinuoso
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cunning
astuto
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slight of hand
la prestidigitación
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spellbound
hechizado/a
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dwarf
enana
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knife
navaja
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autocue
apuntador
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seedy hotel label
sórdido rótulo de hotel
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a hundred
un centenar
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mark
una huella
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spectrum
la gama
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self portrait
un autoretrato
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toward
hacia
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attitude
actitud
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deprived
privado/a
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acknowledgement
un agradecimiento
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after
atrás
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to accomplish
llevar a cabo
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private sector
un ámbito privado
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face
el rostro
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teardrops
las lágrimas
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still life
una naturaleza muerte
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tableau
un retablo
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half-cast
mestizo/a
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mask
una máscara
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self-taught
autotidacta
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despicable
abyecto/a
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iconic
icónico/a
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versatile
polifacético/a
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absence
una ausencia
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to fit in
encajar
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thread
un hilo
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example/model
referente
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support
el respaldo
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when you've been proven right
reivindicaciones
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to give birth
dar a luz
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to approve something
dar la luz
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midwife
la partera/matrona
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social isolation
el aislamiento social
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malnutrition
desnutrición
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to give support
dar apoyo
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to be reluctant to something
ser reacio a algo
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a social demand
una demanda social
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goal
una meta
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to pay attention
atender
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shame/embarassment
la verguenza
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survival
la subsistencia
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evacuation
el desalojo
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harassment
el hostigamiento
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displacement
desplazamiento
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carpenters
maderero/a
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lie
mentira
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tricksters
enganos
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cautionary
cautelar
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ruling
un dictamen
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recruitment
reclutamiento
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to have to
deber
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to must have (no obligation)
deber de
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somehow
de alguna manera
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as
tal como
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trade union
sindicato
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focus
un planteamiento
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recognition
el reconocimiento
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strengthening
el fortalecimiento
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overcoming
la superación
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to opt
apostar
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paradox
la paradoja
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handle
el manejo
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obligation
cumplimiento
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dominant
imperante
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habitual actions
cotidianidad
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accomplishment
la conquista
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to call upon
invocar
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schooling
la escolarización
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to enjoy
disfrutar de
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full time
a tiempo completo
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higher education
la escolarización superior
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part time
a tiempo parcial
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anthropologist (studies humanity)
antropólogo
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dirty
sucio/a
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to unleash
desatar
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genocide
genocidio
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charities
las organizaciones caritativas
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quest
la busqueda
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to lack
carecer de
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the making of
la fabricación de
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prominent/noted/esteemed
destacado/a
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poisoning
envenenamiento
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promise
una promesa
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to be a pain in the ass
dar el conazo
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take a joke
tomar a guasa
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fields
ámbitos
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to rescue
rescatar
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to strengthen
potenciar
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a breach
el incumplimiento
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to arrange/declare
disponer
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undoubtedly
indudablemente
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pressure
presion
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outrage/atrocity
una aberración
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harmful
nefasto
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to teach
escolarizar
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impediment/obstacle
impedimiento
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organisation/entity
la entidad
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gather/assemble
agrupar
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bullying
acoso
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quarrel/fight
una bronca
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call
una convocatoria
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to give/teach
impartir
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implantation
implantación
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in force/into effect
en vigor
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supremacy
la hegemonía
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wide
amplio
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through
mediante
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bugbear/dread/nightmare
una pesadilla
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for now
por ahora
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no matter how much...
por más que...
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position
la postura
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to have the desire to
tener ganas de
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comfort/consolation
un consuelo
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a loved one
un ser querido
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a loss
una pérdida
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presumed consent
el consentimiento supuesto
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mandated choice
una elección mandata
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forms
los formularios
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driving licence
un permiso de conducir
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test-tube babies
los bebés de probeta
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IVF
la fecundación in vitro
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medical attention
la atención médica
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checks
los chequeos
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a slippery slope
una bola de nieve
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up to a certain point
hasta cierto punto
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a surrogate mother
una madre de alquiler
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a monopoly
un monopolio
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trajectory
una trayectoria
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gain/get/achieve
adquirir
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peak
plenitud
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to refine/polish
depurar
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however/whereas
en cambio
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to resort to
recurrir a
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formula/method
una fórmula
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contribution
una aportación
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unnoticed/unseen
inadvertido/a
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exhibition
la muestra
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last/final
postrero/a
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during the course of
a medios de
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automatism
el automatismo
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to play dumb
hacerse el desentendido
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dormant/suppressed
latente
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adjacent
contiguo
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chapel
una capilla
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to magnify/enlarge
engrandecer
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worldly/earthly
terrenal
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celestial/heavenly
celeste
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full-length film
un largometraje
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strong/intense
visceral
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change(money)
una vuelta
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to advance/improve/progress
adelantar
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luck/fortune/fate
la suerte
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tendency/trend
la tendencia
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heavy/oppressive/overwhelming
abrumador/a
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supposedly/allegedly
pretendidamente
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important
trascendente
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premiere/first release
estreno
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creature
la criatura
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script
el guión
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dangerous/risky
arriesgado/a
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ghost/terror/horror
espanto
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priceless/inestimable
impagable
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adornment/decoration
un adorno
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to laugh
reír
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disturbed
pertubado/a
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fright/scare
susto
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major/enormous
mayúsculo/a
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gloomy/dark
tenebroso
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devoid/without
desprovisto
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laughter
la risa
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mad idea/absurdity
disparate
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twisted/sick
retorcido
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anguish/heartbroken
desgarro
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vast/extensive
inabarcable
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peak/height
la cumbre
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bad/adverse
adverso/a
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aviation
aviación
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customs
aduana
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to brand
tildar
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by far
de lejos
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reoffending
reincidencia
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clue
una pista
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as soon as
tan pronto como
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a welcome
una bienvenida
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warm
afectuoso/a
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staff members
empleados
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en masse
en masa
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guards
las guardas
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assembly point
un punto de encuentro
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to confine
confinar
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bungalow
bungaló
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wood
madera
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to be scattered
estar disperso
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valley
el valle
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to accommodate
caber
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to get used to
acostumbrarse
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the dining hall
el refectorio
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dinner
la cena
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minimarket
el autoservicio
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controversial
controvertido/a
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understanding
el entendimiento
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comfort
la comodidad
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seriousness
la seriedad
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to serve (prison sentence)
cumplir
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means
medios
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miles
millas
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spirit
el espíritu
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departure
una salida
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to tend to
tender a
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voyeurism
voyerismo
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participatory
participativo
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to expose
exponer
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foreign
ajeno/a
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to cast (yourself)
expulsar
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outsiders
forasteros
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missionaries
misioneros
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imminent
inminente
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edge
el borde
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legacy
un legado
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widely
extensamente
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to struggle
costar
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so far
hasta ahora
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fate
destino
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to form
formarse
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alliance
alianza
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training
el entrenamiento
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to be willing
estar dispuesto
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to take back
retirar
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the Foreign Office
El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
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to raise (a subject)
elevar
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committed
comprometido/a
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return
un regreso
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solitary confinement
incomunicado
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gradually
poco a poco
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whatever/any
cualquier
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protestations
las protestas
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to settle
instalarse
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to be alleged to
acusar
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officials
funcionarios
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officer
un oficial
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questioning room
la sala de interrogatorios
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infamous
infame
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grounds
terrenos
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to sit
sentarse
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under
debajo
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hardly/barely
apenas
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waiting list
la lista de espera
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largely
en gran parte
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fall
la caída
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to trigger
activarse
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to grow
crecer
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failure
el fracaso
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vaccine
la vacuna
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bullet
la bala
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too few
muy poco
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to pioneer
liderar
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outdated/oldfashioned
anticuado/a
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abstinence
la abstinencia
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prospects
las perspectivas