General Vocabulary--> bueno en general contiene todo tipo de palabras-> phrasal verbs, collocations, etc Flashcards
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Colores vivos
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Brightly-coloured
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Alturas
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Heights
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Frenos
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Brakes
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De seda
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Silk
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Cordero
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lamb
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A situation in wich someone is removed from their job
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Get the sack for
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cucharas
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spoons
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Cajon
Armario
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–> drawer
–> cupboard
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A deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness.
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Groan / Groan of
(MOAN)
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To choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it
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Opt out
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Sentirse deprimido / Unhappy
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Be + fell down in the dumps
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For a limited period
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For the time being
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Foco/ zona conflictiva
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Hotspot
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to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object
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SEEK
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Emitido (dinero\titulos)
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Issued
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Most important in what is being discussed
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At issue
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to make something seem more important than it should be, or to argue about it
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Make an issue of something
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to disagree strongly
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Take issue with smb/smt
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to dislike or disapprove of someone or something and let it upset or worry you
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Have an issue with smb/smh
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to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for that person to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it
=disuadir
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Deter
Deter someone from doing something
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a written promise from a company to repair or replace a product that develops a fault within a particular period of time, or to do a piece of work again if it is not satisfactory
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Warranty= guarantee
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if something is implied, it is understood to be true or to exist, although it is not stated directly or in a legal agreement
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Implied
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the skill with which something was made or done
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workmanship=skill=quality of work
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del mismo
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Thereof
example->
Please refer to the Regulations and in particular Articles 99 and 100 thereof
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-noun->
a mark on something that spoils its appearance
-noun->
a fault in a person's character
-verb->
to spoil something
Blemish
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c1->
the group of people who are responsible for controlling and organizing a company or organization
The board
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making someone look or feel better or more attractive than usual:
Flattering
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pv-> to go to bed
pv->to take a criminal to the police, or to go to them yourself to admit a crime
Turn in
Turn (sb) in
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1.To have things or people as parts or members; to consist of
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2.to be the parts or members of something; to make up something
1.
Comprise
2.
Be comprised of
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A store that sells food and small things for the home
GROCERY
Groceries
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reservar con tiempo
book in advance
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When a place or something there are no tickets
Fully booked
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a building or place that is easily recognized, especially one that you can use to judge where you are
Landmark
-Visit landmarks
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Hacer turismo
Go sightseeing
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Probar el plato estrella/ plato típico
Try their signature dish
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to move around and talk to other people at a social event:
Mingle
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Hablar/mezclarse con la gente local
Mingle with local people
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in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns
Go off the beaten track
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Playas super concurridas
Overcrowded beaches
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calas
beach coves
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Tomar el sol
To sunbathe
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Broncearse
Get a tan
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Darse un chapuzón
Have a splash
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go out, for example to expensive restaurants, and spend a lot of money.
Go wining and dining
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to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten
Brush up on + sth
ex:
Brush up on your language skills
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to spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need
Splash out + sth
ex:
Splash out on a holiday
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extrovertido \\ gastos (n)
outgoing
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(of a person) friendly and energetic and finding it easy and enjoyable to be with others:
outgoing
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accesible
--personas-> simpático y fácil de hablar.
--lugares-> fácil de llegar
approachable
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behaving like a clique, not making other people feel welcome (cerrado a aceptar más gente)
cliquey
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to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something (tongo)
Be rip off
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Comer en un restaurante de alta calidad
eat at an upscale restaurant
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Souvenir
keepsake = souvenir
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pasear por el paseo marítimo
take a stroll along the promenade
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desconectar del trabajo y de la vida normal
To switch off from work
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alejarse del ajetreo y del bullicio
get away from the hustle and bustle
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profundizar
delve deeper
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taquillazo
blockbuster
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momentos claves
one the key scenes is when
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fascinante / Something that is __________ is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely
gripping
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1..frenetico
2..lento
1..fast paced
2..slow paced
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Dar que pensar (informal)
it gives food for thought
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Estaba muy nerviosa
Be on the edge of my seat
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bueno, bonito y barato
cheap and cheerful
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estar en casa
stay in
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A person who likes spending time at home rather than going out
Homebody
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cine convencional
mainstream cinema
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estar encerrado en casa (setido negativo / obligados)
To be cooped up indoors
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be active; doing the things you usually do \\ estar fuera de casa
To be out and about
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Resaltando las ventajas y desventajas
Highlighting the perks and drawbacks
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amplio rango
wide range
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comodidades
creature comforts
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relajarse
unwind
wind down
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cinéfilo / cinéfilos
movie buff / movie-goers
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desahogarse
let off steam
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terco
Stubborn
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the activity of risking money on the result of something
gambling
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cursi
no cursi
-twee
-tweeness
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to send out a programme on television or radio
Broadcast
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Estar interesado en
BE + REALLY INTO TO
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Actuaciones musicales
Music gigs
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Not very often
Once in a blue moon
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Lugar donde se hacen conciertos
Venues
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violin
Fiddle
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****
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When you do it without having planned what you will do
Do things off the cuff
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the activity of watching famous people in public places
Go stargazing
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the activity of drinking too much alcohol on one occasion
//BOTELLÓN//
Binge drinking
Binege drinkers = alcholicos
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to enjoy yourself very much (IDIOM)
Have a whale of a time
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to be very pleased
Be over the moon
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relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done
Laid-back
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to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want
-soborno
bribe (vb)
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beca de estudiantes
student grants
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fuga de cerebros
brain drain
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If days, evenings, or nights draw in, it becomes darker earlier because autumn or winter is coming.
Draw in
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HEREDAR->
-to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died
-to be born with the same physical or mental characteristics as one of your parents or grandparents
TO INHERIT
-Inherit something from someone
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when, you increase your demands or the risks in a situation in order to achieve a better result
UP THE ANTE
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to make something using your hands
to fashion
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to force a person or animal to leave a place where they are hiding = ahuyentar
flush someone/something out
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Cuando uno quiere/cuando le da la gana
at will
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to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it:
to wield
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A raya
At bay
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to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary.
---> Desmentir
to dispel
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aprovecharse de algo
harness [sth]
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to go from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use
forage
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pantano/charcas
swamp
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bored or not excited, or wishing to seem so
blasé
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an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
breakthrough
--->>> to make a breakthrough
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comodidades
creature comforts
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pluriempleo.
the act of working at an extra job, especially without telling your main employer
moonlighting
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it is good value for the amount of money paid
cost-effective
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a place where shares in companies are bought and sold, or the organization of people whose job is to do this buying or selling
Stock exchange =
stock market
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la prensa
the press
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the length of time a device can continue to work before it needs its battery to be recharged
battery life
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You can get it and use it very easily, /A nuestro alcance/
at your fingertips
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the unpleasant physical and mental effects that result when you stop doing or taking something, especially a drug, that has become a habit // Sindrome de abstinencia
Withdrawal symptoms
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When you are too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them
Nosy
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enganchado
--->>> estar enganchado a nuestros teléfonos
to hook
--->hooked on our phones
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contactar con
to reach
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zona de confort
/something familiar that makes you feel safe or confident:
comfort blancket
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ir directo al grano
go straight to the point
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to avoid talking about what is important
beat around the bush
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conversation that is funny and not serious
banter
NO BANTER = Sin bromas
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indignación (noun) = a feeling of anger and shock
ADJ=> INDIGNADO/A
Noun->outrage
Adj->outraged
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an object used, especially in pairs, to keep a row of books standing vertically
bookend
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a long thick coat worn in cold weather
Overcoat
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trasnochar
stay up
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No poder dormir, por un agente externo que no te deja dormir
keep + SB + up
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a person who gets up or arrives early, or who does something before other people do
Be an early bird
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persona que le gusta trasnnochar
be a night owl
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very early in the morning, especially at the time when the sun first appears
at the crack of dawn
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estar relacionado
ties into
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desahogarse / saciarse con algo
wear yourself out with ...
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siesta reparadora
a power nap
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to sleep until later in the morning than you usually do
sleep in
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insonorizado
soundproof
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tapones para los oidos
earplugs
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amortiguar
down out
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casa unifamiliar
A detached house
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tener vistas a
to overlook
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not ashamed, especially about something generally considered unacceptable
shameless
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sobrevalorado /// infravalorado
overrated /// underrated
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una persona que esta de mal humor
moody (adj)
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Ayunar
Ayuno
a period of time when you eat no food
to fast
fasting
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a situation in which there is not enough of something
SHORTAGE
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an amount or supply that is not large enough // escasez
dearth of
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in the Christian religion, the 40 days before Easter, a period during which, for religious reasons, some people stop doing particular things that they enjoy:
lent
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trastornos alimenticios
eating disorders
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ANTOJOS /// a strong feeling of wanting something
Craving // Craving of
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When they completely and suddenly stop taking a drug or other substance that they depend on
go cold turkey
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a very strong wish to continuously get more of something, especially food or money
avaricia
greed
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--->>>to (cause animals to) eat grass
--->>>to eat small amounts of food many times during the day instead of sitting down to eat meals at particular times
to graze
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a place where animals are killed for their meat // EL MATADERO
slaughterhouse
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los despojos
the offal
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caducar /// If food or drink goes off, it is not good to eat or drink any more because it is too old
went off
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pudrirse
spoil, rot, go off
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moho
mould
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conservantes
preservative
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a stick with a handle and a part that fits around your lower arm, or a stick with piece that fits under the arm, that you lean on for support if you have difficulty in walking because of a foot or leg injury
MULETAS
crutch
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to crush something into a flat shape
->aplastado
-> aplastar
-> squashed
-> squash
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atracón
binge eating
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tener un poco de hambre
peckish (adj)
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sobrealimentado
--->>>having been given too much food
overfed
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the drawer in a cash register (= a machine which records sales in a shop, and in which money is kept) or the cash register itself
CAJA REGISTRADORA
The till
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a sudden period of uncontrolled anger like a young child's
tantrum
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empezar algo
start out
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hacer novillos
play truant
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mentirijillas /// mentiras piadosas
fib
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money that is saved so it is available to use, rather than invested to earn interest
CAPITAL IMPRODUCTIVO
IDLE MONEY
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LA VERDAD TE HARA LIBRE, Y PODRAS DORMIR TRANQUILO
the truth will set you free
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Mentirijilla
white lie
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la hacienda de uk
the former name for the government office in the UK that collects the main taxes
the Inland Revenue
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evasión de impuestos
tax evasion
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marmota
groundhog
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funcionarios
civil servants
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casera
landlady
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adj -> infiel
unfaithful
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contable
accountant
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contabilidad
bookeeping
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pedir limosna
to beg
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portero de discoteca, portera de discoteca
bouncer, doorman
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UMBRAL
1-SIG->Entrada
2-SIG->limite
3-SIG->inicio
threshold
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at the start of a new and important time or development
on the threshold of something
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aval
guarantor (n)
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traficante
a drug dealer
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blanquear dinero
money laundering
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If a company outsources, it pays to have part of its work done by another company
outsource
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intermediario
middleman
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oposiciones
board exams
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mafioso
mobster
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A new movie that becomes avaliable to viewrs
RELEASE
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A la carta
On demand
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Is a place to save the films and programs that you are intent to watch in the future
WATCHLIST
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-Hacer un maraton (vb)
-Maraton (n)
-to binge-watch
-binge-watching
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-Precipitaciones-->>the amount of rain that falls
Rainfall
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the buildings, equipment, and services provided for a particular purpose.
INSTALACIONES
Facilities
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Autoretato
Portrait
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bellas artes
fine art
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1-crítico
2-The actiom of review or analyze
1-Critic
2-Critique
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A film or play that is very popular and financially successful
Box office hits
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Resumen que hay detrás de los libros
Blurb
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Apenas/Casi
Barely/Almost
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Extrañamente
Bizarrely
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Ligeramente
Slightly
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To visit someone without any plan of it
Pop in
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To leave a company in order to work for another to get a higher salary
Jump ship
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To become involved in an activity that others are involve because it's successful
Jump on the bandwagan
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To save money or time when doing something but not including some parts.
Cut corners
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No me apetece / No tengo ganas
I'm not up for it
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Aparecer / Presentarse
Turn up
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1-Despegar
2-To remove an item of clothing
3-leave quikly
4-Become popular/Successful
5-not do something over a period of time
6-Remove a person from place
TAKE OFF
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Aburrir a alguien mucho.
To bore (sby) to tears
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extremely unhappy because something is not interesting or because you have nothing to do
bored stiff
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to make someone extremely annoyed:
To drive (sby) mad
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To have no interest in doing something
Can't be bothered to + do something
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En blanco y negro
In black and white
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Frio o caliente
Hot or cold
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Temprano
Bright and early
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Por y para
Out and about
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Paz y tranquilidad
Peace and quiet
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Enjoyable activites
Fun and games
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Fragmentos de algo más grande
Bits and pieces
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Rules about actions and activities that people should or shouldn'y take part in
Dos and don'ts
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Adaptarse y llegar a un acuerdo
Give and take
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Subidas y bajadas
Ups and downs
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Sometimes // Ocasionally
Now and again
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Juego limpio
Fair and square
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Lo quiere todo o nada
All or nothing
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Again and again
over and over
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they are completely different from each other
Like chalk and cheese
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Tarde o temprano
Sooner or later
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Showing an unreasonable like or dislike for someone or something based on personal opinions
Biased
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a parents that behaving in an unpleasant way by trying too much to get something or to make someone do something
Pushy parents
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when something is completely unexpected
out of the blue
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1- casillero
2-encasillar
3-encasillado
1-pigenhold
2-to pigenhold
3-pigeonholded
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the activity of spending too much time considering your own thoughts, feelings, or problems. // mirarse el ombligo mucho// narcisista
navel-gazing
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gente de muchos campos de la vida
people from all walks of life
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mercadillo
flea market
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moviendose de aqui para alla
moving back and forth
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parada / escala
stopover
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el extranjero // vivir en el extranjero
overseas / live overseas
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arreglarselas to solo
get by on your own
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matricularse
to enrol
-->> enrol on my degree
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de vez en cuando
from time to time
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When children are naughty, or their behaviour is naughty, they behave badly or do not do what they are told to do. MALCRIADO
Naughty (adj)
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falso
phoney
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unwilling to spend money
stingy
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an informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important than others:
-Orden jerarquico
pecking order
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secta
A cult
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TAREAS de CASA
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-Quitar el polvo de los muebles
-Barrer el suelo
-pasar la mopa
-plegar y guardar la ropa
-planchar
Household chores
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-Dust the furniture
-Sweep the floor
-Mop the floor
-Fold and put away our clothes
-To iron
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a product or service that makes a lot of money over a long period of time for the company that sells it, often money that is used to support the company's other activities / gallina de los huevos de oro/
cash cow
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covertizo
shed
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When you increase your demands or the risks in a situation in order to achieve a better result
(idiom) Up the ante
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sede/ oficina central
headquarters
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seguridad social
health care
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efectos secundarios
side effects
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to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity
break even
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to earn a lot of money in a short time and with little effort
make a killing
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apenas (adv)
barely
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beat + sb + down
regatear
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1-to throw something carelessly
2-to end a romantic relationship
to chuck
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1-the money that is used in a particular country at a particular time-> MONEDA
2-the state of being commonly known or accepted or used in many places-> POPULARIDAD
currency
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en general
overall
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atemporal
timeless
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objetos de recuerdo
memorabilia
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juntar
separar
-attach
-detach
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robar
rob-> someone
steal-> sth
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el ladron
el robo
a thief
a theft
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enfrentamiento o pelea
clash = argue= fight= row
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expresion-> one after another without
in a row
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a women who works as a servant in a hotel or in someone's
maid
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(adj) is used to refer to a situation in which decisions are made by a few people in authority
top-down
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1-noun-> not being difficult
2-to make or become less difficult
expresiones-->
3- para facilitar->
4- relaxed->
1-ease
2-to ease
3-for ease of + sth
4-at ease
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montly payments
instaliments
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separar limites
pushing boundries
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poder adquisitivo
buying power
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-tintarse
-tinte
-to dye
-A dye
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(adj) when something / cloths are too big
Baggy
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(adj) despreocupado
carefree
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techo
celing
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estar haciendo algo/ estar en ello
at + something
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unclear
blurry
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Acosar a
To harass + sb
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Make fun = Burlarse de
Tease + sth
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partido político
political party
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peinarse
peine
comb + sth
comb
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paisaje
scenery = landscape
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analfabeto
illiterate
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pujar
to bid
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Adj-> inquietante / Espeluznante
Eerie=creepy
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bientre /utero
Womb
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barro
1-mud (agua y arena)
2-clay ( agua, arcilla..)
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en curso / en desarrollo
Ongoing / Continuing
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liezo
canva
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Unplan drawing
doodle
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1-grabado (noun)
2-grabar (vb)
1-engravings
2-etch [sth] on
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-multa
-multar
-fine
-to fine
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valiente / atrevido
Bold
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calvo / a
bald
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1-sucio / asqueroso (lugar)
2- obsceno / Indocente (words)
(adj) Filthy
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(adj) recargado / exagerado
kitschy
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1-chispa (noun)
2-to cause the start of something, specially an argument or fighting
1-spark
2-to spark
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ciervo/ ciervos
deer
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expresar / señal (noun)
manifestation(noun)
manifest (vb)
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manifestartse contra el gobierno (vb)
manifestación contra el gobierno (noun)
1-demostrate
2-demostration
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to show something publicity
to exhibit (vb)
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to remove what is covering something so that can be seen
expose (vb)
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An occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent and uncontrolled way in public. DISTURBIO
(n) -> Riot
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1-flavour-> Amargo
2-person-> Resentido
(adj) Bitter
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Hundirse
Sink
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en el extranjero
Abroad=Overseas
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Restos
Wreckage (n)
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To destroy or badly damage something
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