Junio Uno Flashcards
(497 cards)
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planchar
A
to iron
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el preacuerdo
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the preliminary agreement
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el altercado
A
the altercation/fight
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controvertido/controversial
A
controversial
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el desbloqueo
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the unblocking/unfreezing
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taponar
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to block/plug
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la espuma
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the foam/lather/froth
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al borde de la quiebra
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on the verge of bankruptcy
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el afán
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the eagerness/desire/urgency
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la interlocución
A
the interlocution/dialogue
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Un gremio
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A profession or union
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es un gusto cononcerte
A
it’s nice to meet you
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inquietante
A
disturbing/worrying
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inquietar
A
to worry
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el surgimiento
A
the emergence OR materialization/appearance
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la rana
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the frog
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normalizar
A
to normalize
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la fila
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the row
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encarnar
A
to embody OR to epitomize
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el viático
A
the travel allowance/per diem
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la sandalia
A
the sandal (shoe)
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picado
A
chopped/ground OR rotten/sour OR choppy (sea)
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la zapatilla
A
the slipper OR sneaker
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adelantar
A
to advance/pass/overtake OR to release/disclose
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pegajoso
sticky OR catchy/clingy
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hacer trampa
to cheat
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la recepción
the reception OR lobby/reception desk
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taimado
crafty/sly/cunning (adj OR n)
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las campanas
the bells
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el socavón
the hollow/hole/sinkhole OR cavern
31
el vestíbulo/el lobby
the lobby
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devorar
to devour
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cimbrar
to shake OR to bend/sway
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deslavarse
to crumble
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el glaciar
the glacier
36
equivalente
equivalent
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la siembra
the sowing OR sowing time OR farmland
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sepultar
to bury/inter
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el sepulcro
the tomb
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el código de vestimenta
the dress code
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la desviación
the deviation/departure/detour
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faltar al respeto
to disrespect
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el intento
the attempt/intention/aim
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mucho camino por recorrer
a long way to go
45
silenciar
to hush up/keep quiet/silence
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la boleta
the ballot
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el desempeño
the performance/execution
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contradictorio
contradictory
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la cuenta regresiva
the countdown
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la frivolidad
frivolity
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nunca nos había tocado ver
we had never seen
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el instante
the moment/instant
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corretear
to run around OR to chase
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disculparse
to apologize
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una táctica
a tactic
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apelar
to appeal OR to resort to/to use
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tragarse
to swallow OR to soak up
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el brócoli
the broccoli
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el tema frio
the cold topic (friO with temA)
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el agua fria
the cold water (friA with aguA)
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el estornino
the starling (bird)
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voraz
voracious/fierce
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dirigirse a
to walk towards OR to address/contact
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el/la dramaturgo(a)
the playwright
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el chillido
the shriek OR screech
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chillar
to scream OR screech
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la aclimatación
the acclimatization
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la chova
the crow
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el cuervo
the raven OR crow
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el ruiseñor
the nightingale (bird)
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la alondra
the lark (bird)
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corpulento
heavyset/hefty
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engorroso
tedious/trying/annoying
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la aviación
the aviation
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la plaga
the plague
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la altavoz
the loudspeaker/speaker
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gregarismo
gregariousness
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el declive
the incline/slope OR decline
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el/la carpintero(a)
the carpenter OR woodpecker
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el vencejo
the swift (type of bird)
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azulejo
the tile OR glazed tile
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atormentar
to tortue OR to torment
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fantasear
to fantasize
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preguntar
to ask (a question)
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la red
the net OR network/Internet
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cosas que veas que me equivoco
things you see that I get wrong
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el cordón
the cord OR cordon
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incierto
uncertain/unforeseeable/unsteady
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el trapo
the rag/cloth
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valse
waltz
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bobo
silly/dumb/naive (Adj) OR the fool/idiot (n)
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la penuria
the poverty/hardship
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un forastero
a stranger
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la maldad
the evil/wickedness
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una perfidia
a perfidy/treachery
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el alborozo
the jubilation/rejoicing/delight
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acreditar
to confirm/prove OR to give credit to/accredit
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prófugo
fugutive (adj) or deserter/fugitive (n)
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medrar
to prosper OR to grow/thrive/flourish
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le puso término
he put an end
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la conjetura
the conjecture
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el engendro
the fetus OR monster/monstrosity OR malformed creature
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perturbador
distrurbing/perturbing
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la bocina
the horn OR loudspeaker
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el/la potranco(a)
the colt/young horse
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asomarse
to look/peek out/to come out
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el lienzo
the canvas OR linen OR handkerchief
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el lino
the linen OR the flax
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los espejuelos
the old-timey eyeglasses
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prendido
on/turned on/excited/pumped
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la ojal
the buttonhole
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la leontina
the watch chain
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la solapa
the lapel OR flap
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el chaleco
the vest
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ardiente
burning/scalding
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el pescante
the driver's seat OR footstep on trucks/cars
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la pescada
the hake (type of fish)
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la tocineta/el tocino
the bacon
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la caracterización
the characterization
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la disciplina
the discipline
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siquiera
even if/at least
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el hechizo
the spell/charm/fascinatino
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el inconveniente
the inconvenience
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demoler
to demolish
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el noviazgo
the courtship OR engagement
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el viudo
the widower OR widowed (adj)
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la quinta
the country house OR villa
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a la antigua
old-fashioned
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la educación
the education OR the manners
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la flaqueza
the weakness OR frailty
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el enchapado
the plating OR veneer
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la gavilla
the sheath OR gang/bunch
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auscultar
to listen to someone's chest
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borboritar
to bubble
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estrepitoso
noisy/loud/spectacular/dramatic
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acechar
to watch/stalk/spy on OR to await in expectation
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avizorar
to watch/spy on
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incesante
incessant
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la contracción
the contraction
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la extracción
the extraction
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vaticinar
to predict/forecast/prophesy
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el tiro/el respiradero
the vent
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el contador
the accountant OR the meter
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perder
to lose OR to shed
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el masaje
the massge
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monitorear
to monitor
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la jubilación
the retirement
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las palomitas de maíz
the popcorn
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contante y sonante
hard cash
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la vaina
the thing/thingamabob/nuisance/pain
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no me meto en esas vainas
don't bother me with those things
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echar vainas
to cause nuisances
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se sale con la suya
he gets away with everything
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el obstáculo
the obstacle
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parco
frugal/moderate/sparing
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pueblerino
rustic/hick/provincial
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mojigata
prudish/straight-laced OR hypocritical
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electromagnético
electromagnetic
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fue a partir de entonces
it was from then on
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sacar provecho
to make the most of it
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a cambio
in exchange
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preciado
prized/precious/valued
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la invención
the invention
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la adquisición
the acquisition
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la conspiración
the conspiracy
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pedante
pedant/pedantic
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el recubrimiento
the covering OR coating
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la bolsa (de valores)
the stock market
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la bancarrota
the bankruptcy
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hipotecar
to mortgage
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la hipoteca
the mortgage
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suspicaz
suspicious
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la sabiduría
the wisdom
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contrafactual
counter-factual
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contraintuitiva
counter-intuitive
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sesgado
slanted/biased
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distorsionar
to distort/twist
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inherentemente
inherently
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encarnado
ingrown/incarnate
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tergiversar
to distort/twist
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irreconciliable
irreconcilable
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abanderar
to register OR to champion
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toxico dependencia
hooked on drugs
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la despenalización
the legalization
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el aval
the guarantee/support/backing
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mediatizar
to interfere with OR to obstruct
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la tinta
ink
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el/la donante
the donor
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afilar
to sharpen
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la obtención
the obtaining/securing
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desestabilización
destabilization
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qué hay de malo en eso?
what's wrong with that
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contrarrestar
to counteract
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filantrópico
philanthropic
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el/la filántropo(a)
the philanthropist
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telúrico
telluric
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profecía autocumplida
self-fulfilling prophecy
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anti civilizatoria
anti civilization
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culturicidio
culture-cide
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la bola
the ball OR the rumor
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monotemático
monothematic
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diabólico
diabolic
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consciente
aware/mindful/conscious
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atento
attentive/thoughtful/courteous
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la exportación
the exports OR exportation
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la gerencia
the management
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el nombramiento
the naming OR appointment
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la normativa
the regulations/guidelines
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asfixiar
to asfixiate
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desestimular
to discourage
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fondear
to anchor OR to sound/drag
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copar
to make a clean sweep/monopolize OR to fill/take
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decreciente
decreasing/diminishing/declining
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el inventario
the inventory
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el país ha pasado de ser uno de los exportadores más importantes del mundo a convertirse en uno de tamaño pequeño.
the country has gone from being one of the most important exporters in the world to becoming a small one.
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entrañar
to entail OR to involve
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la mala gestión
the mismanagement
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el diseño
the design
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el vinagre
the vinegar
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pararse
to stand up/get up OR to stop
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el ancho de banda
the bandwidth
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a plazos
in installments
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he tratado de hacerlas durar
I've tried to make them last
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sobre dependencia
over dependence/reliance
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refinar
to refine
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los pozos petroleros
the oil wells
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interoceánica
inter-oceanic
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neurálgico
neuralgic/key/crucial
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el atún
the tuna OR tuna fish
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el/la artífice
the maker/architect
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la ampliación
the expansion/extension/enlargement
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la flota
the fleet
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conservacionistas
conservationists
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el cuidado
the care
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en peligro de extinción
endangered
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el pez
the fish (living, in water)
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el pescado
the fish (caught, out of water)
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la boya
the buoy/float
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el radar
the radar
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cavernoso
hollow OR cavernous
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de una vez por todas
once and for all
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pleno
full OR full of OR the middle of OR broad
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intercambiar
to exchange/swap
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el emprendimiento
the undertaking OR initiative/entrepreneurship
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bello(a)
beautiful/lovely
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descalzar
to take off somebody's shoes
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la industria del calzado
the footwear/shoe industry
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a fuego bajo
under fire
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la sazón
the seasoning/flavor OR ripeness
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la laja
the slab OR fine rope
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el casancio
the tiredness OR weariness
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la cuesta
the slope/hill
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el agotamiento
the exhausting OR depletion
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a cuestas
over the back
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empantanado
flooded OR bogged down
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faltan cinco minutos
5 minutes left
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A la sopa le falta sal
the soup is missing salt
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qué te hace falta?
what do you need?
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nos hace falta más tiempo
we need more time
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nos hacen falta dos botellas
we need two bottles
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a nostoros nos hacen falta los ninos
we need the children
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habían usado lo poco que les quedaba
they had used what little they had left
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la carpa
the tent/awning
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la locura
the madness/insanity/crazy thing
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vararse
to run aground/break down
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llevadero
bearable/tolerable
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el rumbo
the course/direction OR generosity
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el recibimiento
the reception OR welcome
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echar en falta
to miss
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raro
weird/strange/odd OR rare
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rudo
rough/brusque
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arrecho
in heat OR furious OR horny
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cuando iba rumbo a casa
when I was on my way home
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inquieto
restless/anxious/worried
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darle fuerza
to give him/her strength/force
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darle aliento
to give him/her encouragement
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cuestionar
to question (challenge/doubt)
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a pesar de todo
in spite of everything
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a soñador
a dreamer/visionary
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servicial
obliging/helpful/attentive/accomodating
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una buena persona
a good person
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llegar sano y salvo
to arrive safe and sound
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reconfortante
comforting
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dar con la dirección
to find the address
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hacerse una idea
to get an idea
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el tatuaje
the tattoo
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el reencuentro
the reunion
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zafarse
to escape OR to get away from
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por mucha cuarentena que hayas hecho
no matter how much quarantine you've done
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interna
internal
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eterno
eternal
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enunciar
to state/enunciate OR to formulate
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impulsivo
impulsive
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martillar
to hammer
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paranoico
paranoid (adj OR noun)
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raspar
to scrape/scratch OR to graze
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precaria
precarious/poor/unsteady/scarce
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hace meses y por meses
months and months ago
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enfrascarse
to bury oneself up OR To immerse oneself OR to bottle up oneself
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el cambur
the bananas
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la ampolla
the blister
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el carril
a lane (on a road) OR a track
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más allá de que
beyond that OR other than that OR apart from
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zarpar
to set sail
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ínfimo
negligible
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la repugnancia
the disgust/repugnance
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excéntrico
eccentric (adj) or eccentric person (n)
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desvanercerse
to faint OR to clear/disperse
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el/la meterorólogo(a)
the meteorologist
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acuclillarse
to squat down
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hijuemadre
bloody hell~! OR goddammit
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los demócratas
the democrats
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reemplazar lo q nos haga falta
to replace what we need/are missing
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el escrúpulo
the scruple/qualm OR the meticulousness
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ajustarse
to fit/match OR to adapt to/adjust
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el hipo
the hiccups
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estancar
to hold back/dam OR to stall/deadlock
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estancarse
to stagnate/become stagnant OR to come to a halt
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derramar
to spill OR to shed/spread
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el esparadrapo
the surgical tape
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la interpelación
the questions (in politics)
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la mejilla
the cheek
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la jeringa
the syringe
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el pulgar
the thumb OR big toe
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el dispositivo
the device/mechanism OR presence
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indistintamente
equally/alike
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acabar por
to end up
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el sello/la estampilla
the stamp (mail)
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talentoso
talented/gifted
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la volatilidad
the volatility
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ocasionar
to cause/bring about
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milésimo
thousandth (adj OR n)
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el fideicomiso
the trust (financial/legal term)
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millonésimo
millionth (adj OR n)
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centésimo
hundreth (adj OR n)
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décimo
tenth (adj OR n)
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el cambiario
the foreign exchange
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anónimo
anonymous (adj OR n)
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el desembolso
the payment OR expenditure
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rotatorio
rotary OR revolving
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rotacional
rotational
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bancar
to pay for/bankroll OR to stand/put up with
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Sí
it did
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distractivo
distractive
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así como así
just like that
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ya sean
whether they are
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sea como sea
be as it may
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volátil
volatile
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al final de cuentas
at the end of the day
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financiar
to fund OR to finance
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las tomas de aire
the air intakes
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ininerante
traveling OR itinerant/nomadic
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de corrido
nonstop
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dar asco
to make feel sick OR to disgust
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aburguesar
to gentrify
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trillado
hackneyed/trite
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la salida
the exit/departure OR the way out OR output
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la valentía
the bravery/courage
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la forma de pago
the form of payment
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la cotización
the value/price (stock) OR tax contribution
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temporalmente
temporarily
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verse
to see oneself OR to find oneself (to be)
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inusitado
unusual OR rare/uncommon
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la vigencia
the validity OR duration OR period of validity
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un gravamen
a tax OR levy OR lien
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el envío
the sending
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la aceptación
the acceptance
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aleinígena
alien (n OR adj)
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de la mano
led OR hand in hand
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metafórica
metaphorical
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la intencionalidad
the intent
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el alzamiento
the raising OR uprising/revolt/rebellion
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telón de fondo
the backdrop
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la hecatombe
the disaster/catastrophe/hecatomb
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el suspiro
the sigh OR breath OR (in an instant)
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de veras
really/truly/seriously
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delatar
to inform on/denounce OR to give away
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la guionista
the screenwriter
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la fabulación
the invention/fantasy OR act of fantasizing
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vislumbrar
to make out (visually)/discern OR to glimpse
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emplear
to use/employ OR
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seguir vigente
to still be in force
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saludos
regards, best wishes, all the best
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el módulo
el módulo
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saludo
greeting OR regards OR wave/nod OR salute
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el año luz
a light-year
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interferir
to interfere with OR to jam (telecom)
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colapsar
to collapse OR to bring to a standstill
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achicharrar
to scorch/burn/char OR to plague
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el transductor
the transducer
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es por tanto
it's therefore
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plausible
plausible
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irreparablemente
irreparably
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las ondas de radio
the radio waves
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regir
to govern
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meros instrumentos
mere instruments
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a partir de ahora
from now on OR from this point on
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un reparo
a reservation/qualm/doubt OR objection/criticism
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saquear
to loot OR to sack/plunder
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el saqueo
the looting/pillaging/plundering
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tabú
taboo (n OR adj)
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el cataclismo
the cataclysm/disaster/turmoil
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confiable
reliable/trustworthy
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el matiz
the tinge/nuance/touch/shade
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esquematizarse
to schematize/outline
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instintivo
instinctive
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la asimilación
the assimilation
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la conmoción
the shock/concussion
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el estupor
the astonishment OR stupor
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rivalizar
to compete
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letal
lethal
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perecer
to perish OR to die
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afanarse
to toil/make an effort
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invidente
blind (adj) OR blind person (n)
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fervientemente
fervently
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la salvaguardia
the safeguard/defense OR safe-conduct
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rendir
to produce OR to perform OR to serve
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el himno
the anthem OR hymn/ode
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enfáticamente
emphathically
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la clausura
the closure/closing ceremony
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un aguacero
a downpour
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el/la cardiólogo(a)
the cardiologist
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la guaca
the tomb OR burial ground
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inverosímil
improbable/unlikely
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el sueldo
the pay/salary/wage
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dar resultado
to work/to give results
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ocurrir
to think of something/occur
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cotizado
sought-after OR valued/esteemed
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reunirse con
to meet with OR to have a meeting with
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despejado
clear/cloudless OR spacious/uncluttered OR bright/smart
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la propiedad raíz
the real estate
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tratar de
to be about OR to deal with OR to try
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descrestada
debunked OR over the head
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descrestar
to take off the crest
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ocurrirse
to occur to/to come to mind/to think of
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la alcahueta
the pimp
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alcahuetear
to act as a go-between OR to pimp
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el látigo
the whip
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correr
to run OR to move/change position OR to hurry
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correrse
to move/shift/move over
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carretear
to taxi OR to party
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ajeno
other people's OR foregin
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supuestamente
supposedly
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traicionar
to betray OR to give away OR to deceive
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la traición
the betrayal/treachery OR treason
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la implantación
the establishment/introduction/implementation
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teórico
theoretical (adj) OR theorist (n)
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dar a
to face (my room faces the sea)
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la esquema
the diagram/sketch/outilne
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el escrutinio
the count/counting OR the scrutiny
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inteligencia artificial
artificial intelligence
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abortar
to abort/have an abortion OR to foil
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la cumbre
the summit/top/peak
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dar un paso atras
to take a step back
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el/la divulgador(a)
the disseminator/communicator
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los moros
the Moors (invaded Spain)
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de par en par
wide open
458
un tirón
a pull/tug/jerk OR pulled muscle
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deplorar
to deplore OR to regret
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sitiar
to besiege OR to corner/surround
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se me pinchó una rueda
tire went flat on me
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pincharse
to prick oneself/inject oneself OR to burst/puncture
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inminente
imminent (about to happen)
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eminente
eminent (distinguished)
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orinar/orina
to urinate / the urine
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la aventura
the adventure
467
un coste/el costo
a/the cost
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la radiación
the radiation
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los compuestos quimicos
the chemical compounds
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la cañería
the pipe OR piping/pipes/plumbing
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la alcantarilla
the sewer
472
el cáncer de mama
the breast cancer
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el ordenador
the computer
474
asar
to grill
475
la mostaza
the mustard
476
cabrear
to piss off OR to be fed up with
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la encarnación
the incarnation OR embodiment/personification
478
que andas haciendo
what have you been doing?
479
acérrimo
bitter OR staunch
480
la brújula
the compass
481
la hueste
the army OR follower/supporter
482
la ración
the portion/ration/serving
483
la taquilla
the box office
484
la franquicia
the franchise OR exemption
485
venerar
to venerate/worship
486
el suero
the serum OR whey OR saline
487
veraniego
summer (adj) OR summery
488
la cima
the summit/peak
489
oprimidos
oppressed
490
la estantería
the shelving/shelves/bookcase
491
el/la chaval(a)
a kid/lad/youngster
492
estar de
to be in a temporary work role
493
el/la fisioterapeuta
the physical therapist
494
estropeado
broken/damaged/worn out
495
bondadoso
kind/good-natured
496
malvado
evil/wicked (adj) OR villain (n)
497
desprendido
generous
