Mayo Uno Flashcards
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hormiga culona
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type of ant in Colombia, sold to eat
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las botas pantaneras
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the mud/swamp boots
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apostarse
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to bet OR to position oneself
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el hormiguero
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the ant’s nest/anthill
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brotar
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to sprout/bud OR to flow/rise/arise
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el recolector
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the harvester/picker
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escurrir
A
to drain/straing/wring
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tostar
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to toast OR to roast OR to brown/tan
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la temporada
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the season OR the stint of time/period
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el afrodisíaco
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the aphrodisiac
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rematar
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to finish off/to conclude
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tributario (adj.)
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tax/tributary
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el vagón
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the car (train car) OR coach
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el túnel
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the tunnel
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el derrumbe
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the collapse OR the avalanche
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el agravio
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the offense/grievance
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el exterminio
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the extermination
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una gira
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a tour OR excursion
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derrumbarse
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to collapse
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la delegación
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the delegation
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tributar
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to pay OR to pay taxes/tributes to
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reformar
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to reform/alter OR to renovate
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la alcadesa
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the mayor (female)
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pedir perdón
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to apologize
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el esplendor
the splendor
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la reparación
the reparation
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la sugerencia
the suggestion
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el reducto
the redoubt/stronghold/bastion
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percatarse
to notice OR to realize
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el islote
the islet or small island
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la corriente
the current (water/air) OR the current (electricity)
32
la sequía
the drought
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la aridez
the aridity/dryness
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el mamífero
the mammal
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el vecindario
the neighborhood
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arribar
to arrive/reach/land
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longevo
long-lived
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el galeón
a galleon (sailing ship in Imperial Spain times)
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la pata
the leg/paw
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el caparazón
the shell
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escupir
to spit
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sestear
to take a nap
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aproximarse
to approach/near
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el inquilino
the tenant/lessee
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inmutarse
to get upset/bet perturbed
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hacer daño
to hurt/cause pain
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baladí
trivial/petty
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pingue
plentiful/lucrative
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salvo en torno
except around
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acotado
enclosed OR enclosure (noun)
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anotar
to note down/make a note of
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la plaza
the square OR the space/place
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el pinguino
the penguin
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el alojamiento
the accomodations/lodging
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plantear
to suggest OR to bring up OR to create/pose
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consistir en
to consist of OR to be composed of
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el paisaje
the landscape/scenery
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sobrecogedor
shocking/horrific OR imposing/breathtaking
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el cormorán
the cormorant (type of bird)
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la huerta
the produce farm
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concurrir
to attend/visit OR to come together/unite
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merece la pena
it's worth it
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el lobo
the wolf
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el león marino
the sea lion
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imprescindible
essential/indispensable
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la cautividad/el cautiverio
the captivity
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la matanza
the slaughter/killing
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indisriminada
indiscriminate
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sosegar
to calm/soothe OR to rest
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bucear
to scuba dive
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el santuario
the sanctuary
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el piquero
the dive (plunge into water)
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la fragata
the frigate
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el muelle de atraque
the docking pier
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pérfido
perfidious/deceitful/untrustworthy
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el pináculo
the pinnacle
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fenómenos magmáticos
magmatic phenomena
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la lava
the lava (from a volcano)
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la cala
the cove OR the sample slice (culinary)
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pelágico
the pelagic (relating to the open sea)
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el cardumen
the shoal/school (of fish) OR the horde/mass/bunch
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la ballena
the whale
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codiciar
to covet/envy
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apacible
gentle/even-tempered
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un escualo
a shark
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el tiburón ballena
a whaleshark
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vagar
to wander/roam
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la branquia
the gill
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la seda
the silk
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el delfín
the dolphin
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la águila
the eagle
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el festín
the feast OR banquet
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el paraíso
the paradise
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el guardaparques
the ranger/forest range
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catalogar
to catalog OR to classify as
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toparse
to run/bump into OR to come across/encounter
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una paradita
a little stop
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abastecerse
to stock up on
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la balsa
the pond OR the raft
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endémica
endemic
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evolutivo
evolutionary
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accionar
to activate/trigger OR to gesticulate
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apreciarse
to appreciate
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geológico
geological
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el trazado
the outline/drawing OR the design/layout
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la biosfera
the biosphere
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fortuito
fortuitous
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el bucanero
the buccaneer
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el ballenero
the whaler
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sacrificar
to sacrifice
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el sacrificio
the sacrifice
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bien (conjunction)
like "or"
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la deyección
the dropping
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la desembocadura
the mouth (of a river)
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la mentalidad
the mentality
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la creationista
the creationist
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asimilar
to assimilate/absorb
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un bombazo
an explosion or bombshell (surprising news)
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mencionar
to mention
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el ecosistema
the ecosystem
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la montura
the assembly/mount or saddle
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una escotadura
a low neck-line
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disecar
to dissect OR to stuff/mount OR to dry/preserve
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salvaje
wild/untamed
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autóctono
indigenous/native
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la vía
the road/route/course
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ponerse a disposición
to make available
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la restauración
the restoration
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el peticionario
the petitioner
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represivo
repressive
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hermético
hermetic OR inpenetrable/secretive
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la pobreza
the poverty
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el reasentamiento
the resettlement
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la prestación
the provision/benefit/loan
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la liquidez
the liquidity
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el hogar
the home
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el tenderete
a stall (small stnad for selling)
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reconstruir
to rebuild/reconstruct
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el condendiente
the contender/contestant
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la mina
the mine (explosive)
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un detenador
a detenator
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la trampa
the trap
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los artefactos explosivos improvisados
IEDs
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el cirujano
the surgeon
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convencer
to convince
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la natalidad
the birthrate
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la acusación
the indictment
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incentivar
to incentivize
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el centro de abastecimiento
the supply center
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la procedencia
the origin OR point of departure
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el herbívoro
the herbivore
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la extinción
the extinction
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el solterón
the confirmed bachelor OR unmarried
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empedemido
hardened/heavy
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inmamable
insufferable
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acabo de ver una primicia
I just saw breaking news
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revaluar
to reevaluate
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discutir
to argue/quarrel OR to discuss
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ascender
to rise OR to promote
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contarse por cientos/docenas
counted by hundreds/dozens
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acallar
to silence
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agredir
to attack OR to insult
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migas de pan
bread crumbs
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marinar
to marinate
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huevos revueltos
scrambled eggs
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alterar
to alter OR to agitate
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caleficar
to grade OR to describe as
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adulterado
adulterated
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digerir
to digest OR to assimilate/absorb
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regañar
to scold OR to argue/grumble
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administrativo
administrative
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la destitución
the dismissal/removal
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la ausencia
the absence/lack
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el diputado
the deputy/representative
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el suplente
the substitute/stand-in/replacement
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la incumbencia
the responsibility
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incumbir
to concern
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condenar
to condemn OR to sentence
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chocante
shocking
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el trámite
the procedure/step/process OR the paperwork
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prever
to foresee OR to predict/plan/expect
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acaparar
to stockpile/hoard OR to monopolize
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el desacuerdo
the disagreement
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obstaculizar
to hinder OR to hold up/obstruct
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especializarse en
to specialize
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debilitar
to weaken/debilitate
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socavar
to dig under OR to undermine
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previamente
previously
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la impunidad
the impunity
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la remesa
the remittance/consignment
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retomar
to resume OR to re-take
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un saldo
a balance OR remainder
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galopante
galloping/runaway (growing rapidly)
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sumir
to plunge/sink
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repuntar
to recover/to turn
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el rendimiento
the performance/capacity OR the return/yield
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escolarizar
to school OR to provide schooling for
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mediante
by means of/via/with/through
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el corredor
the corridor or passage
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la realimentación
the refueling OR feedback
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el abordaje
the boarding OR collision OR approach
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dar tumbos
to have setbacks/to stumble
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la proscripción
the prohibition/outlawing/proscription
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la expulsión
the expulsion
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reclutar
to conscript OR to take on/recruit
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para siempre
forever
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inconsistente
flimsy/weak/unconvincing
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tatu
ink/tattoo
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la mirada
the look or gaze
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al azar
at random OR randomly
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ellos se conocen
they know each other
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el sobrenombre
the nickname
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el testimonio
the testimony
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la inseminación
the insemination
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el mellizo
fraternal twin
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gemelo
twin (noun or adj.)
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el varón
the male/man
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las armas nucleares
the nuclear weapons
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extreterrestre
alien/extreterrestre (adj. or noun)
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la manipulación
the handling/manipulation
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la proliferación
the proliferation
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el historiador
the historian
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exhaustivamente
exhaustively
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polémico
controversial/polemic
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suscitar
to arouse
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la polémica
the controversy
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la suscitada
the arousal
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emparentar
to become related by marriage
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desmintir
to deny
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conformarse
to be satisfied with
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la tesis
the thesis/theory
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determinante
determining (adj.) OR the determinant (n)
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la fertilidad
the fertility
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la genetista
the geneticist
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el embarazo
the pregnancy
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oponerse
to oppose OR to be contrary to
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el biólogo molecular
the molecular biologist
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intrigante
intriguing (adj.) OR schemer (n)
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la variedad
the variety
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un paro cardíaco
a cardiac arrest
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válido
valid
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el descarte
the discard (pile)/elimination
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convincente
convincing
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la hipótesis
the hypothesis
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largo plazo
long term
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la chispa
the spark
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fue lo que colmo la taza
what made the cup overflow (straw that broke camels back)
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una bomba de tiempo
a time bomb
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la brutalidad
the brutality
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el cumplimiento
the compliance/observance OR fulfillment
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la avalancha
the avalanche
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transcendental
transcendental
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fallar
to fail
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el fallo
the verdict
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la cuenta
the check/account
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la versión
the version/account (of the story)
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una junta
a meeting/board
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el cohete
the rocket
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rastrear
to track/trail/search
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los deberes
the homework
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la tarifa
the tariff
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el híbrido
the hybrid
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injusto
unfair/unjust
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el detonante
the explosive OR the trigger
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heterogéneo
heterogeneous
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vandálico
vandalism
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supuesto
supposed/alleged (adj.) OR the assumption (n)
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la desaparición
the disappearance
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a quemarropa
at point-blank
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riguroso
strict/harsh/rigorous
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estructurar
to structure
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subversivo
subversive
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pendiente (adj.)
pending/outstanding
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almando
commanding
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cuestionable
questionable
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en tercer lugar
in the third place/third
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hartazgo
one's fill/annoyance OR surfeit/overeating
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dar cierta estabilidad
to give some stability
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la clientilista
one that exchanges goods/services for political support
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el amiguismo
the cronyism/good old boy network
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la competitividad
the competitiveness
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la competencia
the competition
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repercutir
to have repercussions on/to affect OR to reverberate
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el desalojamiento
the eviction/ejection
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agravar
to aggravate
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la cucharadita
the teaspoon
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la onza
the ounce
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el torneo
the tournament
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la comparación
the comparison
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factible
feasible/possible
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la persiana
the blind (window covering)
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la cámara
the chamber
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el género
the genre/gendre OR kind/type
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la violencia de género
the gender-based violence (domestic violence)
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en lugar de
instead of
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asombroso
amazing
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hiperbólico
hyperbolic
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a medida
custom-made / tailor made
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a medida que
as (time)
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la paja
the straw/hay
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pura paja
bullshit
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y si bien es cierto
and while its true
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entusiasmar
to fill with excitement/to excite/enthuse
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el matiz
the tinge/nuance
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el paseíto
the little walk
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la estética
the aesthetics/appearance
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el ocio
the leisure/spare time
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la vestimenta
the clothes/cothing/outfit
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el peinado
the hairstyle/hairdo
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circo
the circus
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mas de cerca
more closely OR up close
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el lector
the reader
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entristecer
to make sad/sadden
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cómo te fue?
How did it go for you?
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me fue bien
it went well (for me)
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como si no fueran tan distintos
as if they were not so different
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como si no hubieran sido tan distintos
as if they had not been so different
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el pórtico
the portico
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dar a luz
to give birth
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los gemelos idénticos
the identical twins
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simple
simple/easy
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la coincidencia
the coincidence
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el conejillo de Indias
the guinea pig
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sádico
sadistic (adj.) or sadist (n)
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obsesionar
to obsess
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el alcance
the range/reach
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casi empatada
almost tied
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el saque
the serve (tennis/volleyball)
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cierto (adj.)
true OR certain
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experimentar
to experience (in the sense of feeling)
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a no ser que sea
unless it's for....
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ir en balsa
to travel by raft
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cada cual con lo suyo
to each his/her own
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el vientre
the belly/abdomen/womb
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el parto
the birth/delivery/labor
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cesárea
Cesarean (birth procedure)
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a menudo que
often that
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detallar
to tell in detail/to detail OR to itemize/specify
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concibir
to conceive (an idea/a child/etc.)
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la fertilización in vitro
In vitro fertilization
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abrumar
to overwhelm/weigh down
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el pañal
the diaper
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amarrar
to tie
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sujetar
to fasten
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la alegría
the joy/happiness
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yo te agradezco inmensamente
I thank you immensely
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comúnmente
commonly
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el medicamento
the medication/medicine
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recetar
to prescribe
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anticonceptivo
contraceptive
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ovular
to ovulate
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la liberación
the liberation/freedom/release
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el óvulo
the ovule/ovum/egg
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el ciclo menstrual
the menstrual cycle
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riesgoso
risky
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el feto
the fetus
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el aborto
the abortion
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exasperante
exasperating/infuriating
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spontaneous
espontáneo
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esclarecedor
illuminating
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prematuramente
prematurely
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la caminata
the long walk/hike
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prematuro
premature (adj.) or premature baby (n)
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inmaduro
immature/unripe
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débil
weak/feeble
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inmunológico
ímmune OR immunological
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la parálisis cerebral
the cerebral palsy
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festivo
celebratory
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unanimidad
unanimity
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unánime
unanimous
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la ligada
the splice
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transversal
transverse (adj.) OR cross treet (n)
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el punto de inflexión
the tipping point / inflection point
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revertir
to revert to
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el vaciado
the emptying/excavation
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aseverar
to assert
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un chivo
a kid OR billy goat
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expiratorio
expiatory (serving to make amends for)
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chivo expiatorio
a scapegoat
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culpabilizar
to blame
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la norma
the rule/norm
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la varita
the wand
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la sensibilidad
the sensitivity/feeling OR sensibility
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minúsculo
tiny/minuscule OR lower-case
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el magisterio
the teaching OR teacher training
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flexible
flexible
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agobiar
to overwhelm
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el corrillo
the small group of people/clique
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destinar
to allocate OR set aside
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recaudar
to collect (revenue)/raise funds
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la negligencia
the negligence
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bancar
to pay for OR to stand/tolerate
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desamparado
helpless/defenseless
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el peritaje
the expert's report OR expert work
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realizar
to carry out/perform
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lesionado
injured (adj.) OR injured person (n)
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la terapia
the therapy
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dañino
harmful
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capturar
to capture/arrest/seize
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los inmigrantes indocumentados
the undocumented immigrants
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entre estados
interstate
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la interestatal
the interstate
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él síntoma
the symptom
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la deshidratación
the dehyrdation
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contar con
to count on/to rely on OR to anticipate
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el hacinamiento
the overcrowding/overflow
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la colchoneta
the mat OR air mattress
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la colcha
the bedspread
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el colchón
the mattress
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tener con ver
to have to do with
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inconsolable
inconsolable
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desconsolado
disconsolate
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apilado
piled up
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pegado
glued
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dactilar (adj.)
fingerprint (adj.)
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patrocinador
a sponsor/patron (n) or sponsoring (adj,)
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patrocinar
to sponsor/back
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el boxeador
the boxer
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el/la cómplice
the accomplice
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la autopsia
the autopsy
421
la mandíbula
the mandible
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el fentanilo
the fentanyl
423
contundente
blunt/forceful/convincing
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el diamante
the diamond
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ratificar
to ratify/confirm
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justamente
exactly/justly/precisely
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callado
silent/quiet
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velatorio
wake/vigil
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el entierro
the burial/fineral
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semanal
weekly
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el contraste
the contrast
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el verdadero alevio
the true relief
433
los efectos secundarios
the side effects
434
el ensayo clinico
the clinical trial
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el desabestecimiento
the shortage/scarcity
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asentado
mature/established
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la concertación
the agreement/pact
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circular
to circulate
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subirse
to go to somebody's head
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gravemente herido
severely injured
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debatir
to debate
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la goma
the rubber
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no queda de otra
there's no other choice
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les gustamos a ellos
they like us
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he likes me
le gusto
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a ellos les gustamos
they like us
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les parecemos simpáticos
We look nice to them (They think we are nice)
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le parezco simpática
I look nice to him/her (He/She thinks your nice)
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les pareces simpática
They find you nice
450
penumbra
half-light/semi-darkness
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júbilo
joy/jubilation
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la jaula
the cage
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el mimbre / de mimbre
the wicker / of wicker (adj.)
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el helecho
the fern
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la tranca
the lock/bolt/latch
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la gavilán
the sparrow hawk
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el carnicero
the butcher
458
la panocha
the vagina OR ear (of corn)
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el rincón
the corner/nook
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apartarse
to move out of the way
461
entreabierto
half-open
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el resplandor
the brightness/gleam/glare
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el pito
the whistle/horn
464
el gallo
the rooster
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un sobre
an envelope
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la confabulación
the conspiracy
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la guirnalda
the garland
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la baldosa
the floor tile
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el atrio
the atrium
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el tablado
the stage/platform
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un muladar
a garbage dump
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apremiar
to urge OR to be urgent
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la alba
dawn
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un fantasma
a ghost/phantom
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reprimir el aliento
to hold your breath
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la catadura
the tasting OR the look/appearance
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la índole
the nature/type (describing a person)
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el paño
the wool
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la parranda
the party/out partying/out on the town
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al cabo
in the end/ultimately/afterwards
481
desvelado
wide-awake
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el sonámbulo
the sleepwalker
483
la aura
the aura OR gentle breeze
484
murmurar
to murmur
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momentáneo
momentary/temporary
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consentir
to consent OR to acquiesce
487
de mala gana
reluctantly/grudgingly
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trotar
to jog/trot
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huérfano
orphan (n.) or orphaned (adj.)
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tener razón
to be right
491
por todas partes se veían
everywhere one could see
492
el guacal
the wooden crate
493
arrumar
to pile up
494
la leña
the firewood
495
rezongar
to grumble/moan
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un dragón
a dragon
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alborotar
to disturb/to incite
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saludar
to greet/salute/wave to
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en punto de acabarse
at end of life
