NISS 1/2/13

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Os deseamos lo mejor desde

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Best wishes from all of us at

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Best wishes from all of us at

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Os (ustedes) deseamos lo mejor desde

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amenazara con nuevos ataques contra objetivos civiles

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threatened new attacks against civilian targets

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ofrecieron su pleno apoyo

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they offered their full support

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teniendo en cuenta

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given

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Yo no sacaría conclusiones tan pronto.

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I would not jump to conclusions so soon

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a pesar de los detectores de metales en

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despite the metal detectors at

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crear el caos.

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create chaos (havoc)

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los terroristas siguen siendo capaces de matar

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terrorists remain capable of killing

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no van a estar bajo control en breve

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are not coming under control any time soon (in short)

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Los enfrentamientos entre los extremistas y las tropa

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Clashes between militants and troops

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parecía bastante confiado

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seemed quite confident

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la renta

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income

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obtiene el visto bueno

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gains approval

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ingresos

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income

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gravar

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burden, tax

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Las encuestas sugieren que una amplia mayoría

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Polls suggest that a large majority

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aumentando los impuestos, así como recortando algunos gastos

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raising taxes as well as cutting some expenses

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presupuesto

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budget

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que supera los impuestos recaudado

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that exceeds taxes collected

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debido a

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because of, due to

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Suena gracioso.

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it sounds funny

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deberían estar exentos del nuevo impuesto.

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should be exempt from the tax (adj)

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No way!, not likely! Certainly not!

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¡De ninguna manera!

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No creo que sea justo eximir

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I don't think it would be fair to exempt (v)

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le valió el premio al mejor compositor de música

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earned him the award for best music composer

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after all

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Después de todo,

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esencial para la trama

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essential to the plot

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Lo que significa que

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which means that

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Creo que logró lo que quería

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I believe he achieved what he wanted

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Un retrato de Van Dyck

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A portrait

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- No siempre se trata de dinero

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It's not always about money

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no saben mucho al respecto

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don't know much about it

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en algún momento podría saltar una sorpresa

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sometimes it can be a surprise (may pop a surprise)

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Perderías interés en él?

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would you lose interest in it?

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No tiene por qué ser así

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it doesn't have to be that way

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llevó el cuadro a un rodaje de Antiques Roadshow

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brought the painting to a filming of

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incluso si no vale mucho dinero

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even if it is not worth much

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no saben mucho al respecto.

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they do not know much about it

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fue a parar

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ended, ended up

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suelen vivir en sitios

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they often live in places

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como si fueras un guerrero.

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like you're a warrior

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el patrimonio del monasterio de Santa María de Óvilo fue creciendo

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the heritage of the monastery ... was growing

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llegar a ser

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to become

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Sin embargo, frente a la gran riqueza que se creó en esos primeros siglos, una gran pobreza arrasó el monasterio

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But compared to the wealth that was created in those early centuries, great poverty ravaged the monastery

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que se creó

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that was created

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¿desaparecieron los monjes

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did the monks disappear...

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pasó a ser propiedad del Estado

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became state property

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principios

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beginning, early

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quedó completamente en el olvido.

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was completely forgotten

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Qué iba a hacer el Estado con una iglesia?

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What would the state do with a church

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Lo bueno de ser rico

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the good thing about being rich

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Allí se guardó

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there is was stored

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Tiran el dinero porque les (sobra)!

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They throw away money because they have plenty | surplus, abundance

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(aficionado) al arte y a la arquitectura

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fond of

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catedrático

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university professor

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Unos humildes monjes han hecho realidad un sueño casi imposible

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Some humble monks made an almost impossible dream come true

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Finalmente se consigue!

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you achieve everything in the end | you get!