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end of formal letter:

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a la espera de sus prontas noticias, le saluda atentamente:

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se remonta

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dates from

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abastecer

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supply, especially water

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suministrar

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supply

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libros impresos

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printed books

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libro de tapa dura

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hardback book

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libro en edición de bolsillo

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paperback book

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“reading renaissance”

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renacimiento de la lectura

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reclamar

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require, call for

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exigir algo a alguien

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demand something of someone

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por tanto

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therefore

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en consecuencia

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therefore

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fall by the wayside

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perderse por el camino

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unnecessary

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innecesarios

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taxpayers

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contribuyentes

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hold authorities to account

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hacer que las autoridades sean responables

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vexatious

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vejatorio

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a costa de

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at the expense of

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ventisca

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blizzard, gale

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azotar

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whip, devastate area

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aid agency

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una agencia de ayuda humanitaria

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rickety, unstable

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endeble, poco sólido

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invernal

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winter (adj)

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parsimonia

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unhurriedness, lack of rush

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andar con pasimonia
dawdle
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the area has been impoverished by persistent draught
el área se ha empobrecido a cause de sequía constante
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the results are not conclusive
los resultados no son definitivos
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acceder
agree, consent
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digerir
digest, assimilate
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conjunto
ensemble, set
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tender a
tend to
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tender puentes
build bridges
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perpetuarse
perpetuate
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escalafón
hierarchy, structure
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pirámide
pyramid
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billion
mil millones
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...the budget is under such pressure that it cannot afford to increase salaries
... el presupuesto está sometido a una presión tal que de ninguna manera es posible un aumento salarial
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allege
alegar, afirmar
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suponer
suppose, imagine, entail
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abolir
abolish, set aside, overturn
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as long as their performance has been satisfactory
siempre que su rendimiento haya sido satisfactorio
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this was the latest of his "strange bullying tactics," such as making emergency funding for A&E units dependent on enough hospital staff having flu jabs, she added.
esta ha sido la última de sus "extraña tácticas intimidatorias", como por ejemplo hacer que los fondos de emergencia para los servicios de urgencias dependan de que haya suficiente personal hospitalario que haya recibido la vacuna de la gripe
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nasty altercation
desagradable pelea
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pleb
plebeyo
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But Mr Mitchell, forced to resign, is paying a high price.
Pero el Sr. Mitchell, que se vio obligado/forzado a dimitir, está pagando un precio alto.
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apologise
disculparse
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surgir
arise, emerge, appear
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lanza
spear, lance
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...the king Juan Carlos, 75, would ...
el rey Juan Carlos, de 75 años, ...
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comes at a time of increasing calls for him to abdicate
llega en un momento en el que más y más gente le pide que abdique
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former dictator
dictador antiguo
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he was admired
se le admiraba
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rifle
rifle
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pólvora
gunpowder
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JC was forced to apologise
JC se vio forzado/obligado a disculparse
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at a time when
en un momento en
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llegar a
not llegar en
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late on Monday evening
a la última hora de la tarde de lunes/al anocher/al atardecer - NEVER tarde por la tarde
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asegurar
secure, claim, insure
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asegurarse
ensure, check, make sure
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she will panic
le entrará panico/se preocupará/se asusterá
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boot of car
maletero
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the texture of the thick, bright paint
gruesa capa de pinta brillante
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amarrar
tie up, moor
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the stink
el hedor
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match
cerilla
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she didn't bother
no se molestó en/no se preocupó de/no tomó la molestia de
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car with German plates
coche de matricula alemán
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anchor
anclar, ancla
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aplastar
smash, squash, crush
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baldosa
floor tile, ceramic
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detener
stop
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áspero
rough, abrupt
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pier
muelle
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aro
ring, hoop
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zarandear
jostle, move around, shake,
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what was unusual was this
lo que era extraño era
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the UN
las ONU
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they talked of Left and Right
hablaron de las izquierdas y las derechas
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vociferar
shout, yell
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soltar prenda
let one's guard down
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soltar la risa
burst out laughing
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enjalbegar
blanquear
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macilento
sickly
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como una foca
fat
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ponerse de uñas
angry
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ponerse como un ecce homo
dirty/badly dressed
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quedar en
agree to do something
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romper a
suddenly
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venir a
más o menos
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andar + ger
durativa
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ir + ger
poco a poco
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llevar + ger
hace ... que
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quedarse + ger
permanencia
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venir + ger
idea repetida
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andar + participle
durativa
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dar por + part
acción considerada como terminada
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dejar + part
consecuenc
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fingir
fake
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amarga
bitter
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logro
achievement
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quirófano
operating theatre
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aguantar
endure
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anhelar
long for
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horrorizar
horify
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envejecer
to age
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ir a la bancarrota
go bankrupt
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cotizar
to quote a price
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NATO
la OTAN
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efectivos
troops, police
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cariz
Aspecto que va tomando una cosa o asunto.
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apretado
tight, squeezed
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las placas fotovoltaicas
solar panels
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economic recovery
recuperación económica
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ahora bien
having said that, now then, well then
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incertidumbre
uncertainty, doubt
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suplicar
request, ask, beg, plead
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he suddenly decided, on a whim, to shave off his moustache
le ha dad por dejarse el bigote
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desenlace de una acción
outcome of an action
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he must be ill because he hasn't come
debe de estar enfermo porque no ha venido`
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siempre que
as long as
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vanidoso
vain, conceited, smug
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refunfuñar
grumble, gripe