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Set 19 Flashcards

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sobreexcitar algo/a alguien, sobreestimular algo/a alguien

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to overstimulate something/someone (make overly excited)

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estimular en exceso algo, hiperestimular algo

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to overstimulate something (make overly active)

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sobreestimulado/sobreestimulada

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overstimulated

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el timbal

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the kettledrum, the timbale (type of food - meat pie - or drum), the meat pie, the timbal (exoskeletal structure in animals), the small drum, the timbales (drum)

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los timbales

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the timpani (kettledrums), the tympani (kettledrums), the timbales (shallow metal drums)

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el timbalero/la timbalera

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the kettledrummer, the timpanist, the tympanist

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el tambor

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the drum (instrument or in a machine or a cylindrical container), the drummer, the cylinder (of a revolver), the eardrum, the tambour (circular wall or embroidery hoop), the ceremony (in Santeria)

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la melcocha

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the cheesy person, the cornball (cheesy person), the melted sticky candy, the chewy candy made with highly concentrated sugar or honey or raw cane sugar, the taffy, the molasses taffy, the toffee, the molasses, the treacle, the candy

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melcocharse

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to thicken in boiling

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melcochado/melcochada

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candied (of fruit), golden (in color), honey-colored

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sin gluten, libre de gluten, sin TACC (Trigo Avena Cebada Centeno)

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gluten-free

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el gluten

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the gluten, the wheat gluten (protein part of cereal grain)

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el gluten de maíz

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the corn gluten

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el alimento con gluten

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the wheat gluten (food made from cereal-grain protein)

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noquear algo/a alguien, dejar inconsciente algo/a alguien, dejar sin sentido algo/a alguien, privar algo/a alguien

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to knock something/someone out (to strike something/someone unconscious) (last is informal)

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dejar inconsciente algo/a alguien, dejar sin sentido algo/a alguien

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to knock something/someone out (to put something/someone to sleep)

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noquear a alguien, dejar fuera de combate a alguien, dejar K.O. a alguien

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to knock someone out (in boxing)

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eliminar a alguien, dejar fuera de competencia a alguien

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to knock someone out (eliminate a competitor)

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destruir algo

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to knock something out (damage something), to destroy something, to wreck something, to demolish something, to dash something (eg hopes), to shatter something (eg hopes), to ruin something (figurative - mar something), to harm something

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dejar pasmado/pasmada a alguien, dejar boquiabierto/boquiabierta a alguien, sorprender a alguien, dejar atónito/atónita a alguien

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to knock someone out (impress/astonish someone) (1st and 2nd are formal)

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dejar para el arrastre a alguien, dejar de cama a alguien

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to knock someone out (exhaust someone)

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arrancarle un diente a alguien

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to knock someone’s tooth out

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fabricar algo, hacer algo, escribir algo

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to knock something out (produce something quickly; last is of writing)

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hacer algo a las apuradas, hacer algo de prisa, hacer algo a toda velocidad

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to knock something out (do something hurriedly)

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quitar algo/a alguien de en medio, apartar algo/a alguien a empujones, sacar algo/a alguien a empujones, empujar algo/a alguien, abrirse paso a empellones
to knock something/someone out of the way (last requires no object)
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¡Adelante!, ¡Dale!
Knock yourself out! (2nd is colloquial)
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destruirse
to be destroyed, to be wrecked
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el KO, el nocaut, el knockout, el knock-out
the knockout (in sports)
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formidable, sensacional
knockout (exceptional)
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la campaña de donación de sangre
the blood drive
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romperse una pierna, quebrarse una pierna
to break a leg (literal - break a leg bone)
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¡Mucha suerte!, ¡Mucha mierda!, ¡Rómpete una pierna! (México)
Break a leg! (figurative - good luck!)
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la colecta de alimentos, la campaña de alimentos, la recogida de comida
the food drive
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el banco de alimentos, el banco de comida
the food bank
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soy malo/mala procesando, soy malo/mala para procesar
I'm bad at processing
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el comedor popular, el comedor de beneficencia, el comedor comunitario, el comedor social
the soup kitchen
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eufemístico/eufemística
euphemistic (using a euphemism)
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el eufemismo
the euphemism
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un eufemismo de algo
a euphemism for something
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la congelación cerebral, el frío en el cerebro
the brain freeze
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me dio congelación cerebral, me dio frío en el cerebro
I got brain freeze
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la escapada por un pelo, la escapada por los pelos
the close call (narrow escape)
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la decisión difícil
the difficult decision, the close call (difficult decision)
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la asistencia postoperatoria, el seguimiento, el cuidado post-operatorio, el cuidado post-tratamiento
the aftercare (after a medical procedure; last is also after a beauty treatment)
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el cuidado después de la escuela
the aftercare (education)
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la asistencia para ex-prisioneros
the aftercare (in the legal system)
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el cuidado después de comprar
the aftercare (of a product after a purchase)
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el producto post tratamiento
the aftercare product (for use after a beauty treatment)
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la puntualidad
the punctuality
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puntualmente
punctually
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puntual, rápido/rápida
punctual (1st is of a person or event, 2nd is only of an event)
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el caviar
the caviar
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el cronometraje, mantener el tiempo
the timekeeping (1st is keeping track of time, 2nd is in music)
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la puntualidad, la precisión
the timekeeping (1st is punctuality, 2nd is accuracy of a clock or watch)
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el cronometrador/la cronometradora, el cronometrista/la cronometrista
the timekeeper (person who keeps time in sports)
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el que marca el tiempo
the timekeeper (person who keeps time in music)
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el reloj, el cronómetro
the timekeeper (watch or clock that keeps good time)
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el reloj, el relojito (Argentina)
the timekeeper (punctual person)
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chiquita, menuda, pequeña, bajita (coloquial)
petite (of a girl/woman - diminutive)
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la talla petite
the petite (clothes size)
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soy una talla petite
I'm a petite (in clothing)
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soy una talla mediana
I'm a medium (in clothes)
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la sección de talla pequeña, las tallas pequeñas, el departamento de tallas pequeñas
petites (clothes section)
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el eslogan, el lema
the catchphrase (slogan/repeated phrase - eg of a business)
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el latiguillo, el slogan, la frase pegadiza
the catchphrase (motto - eg of a person)
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el cineasta/la cineasta, el director/la directora, el realizador/la realizadora
the filmmaker (movie director)
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el cineasta/la cineasta, el productor/la productora, el productor cinematográfico/la productora cinematográfica
the filmmaker (movie producer)
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el cineasta/la cineasta, el director/la directora, el autor/la autora
the filmmaker (auteur - filmmaker whose influence is so great they are regarded as the author of the movie)
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la escritura de guiones
the screenwriting
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el libreto, el guion
the screenplay
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el orificio nasal, la fosa nasal, la narina, el agujero de la nariz, la ventana de la nariz (México/España)
the nostril
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omaní
Omani (from Oman)
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Moscate y Omán, Mascate y Omán
Moscate and Oman
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el Sultanato de Omán, Omán (m)
Oman (both are country, 2nd is also gulf)
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el tabloide, la prensa amarilla
the tabloid, the tabloid newspaper
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sensacionalista, popular, chabacano/chabacana
tabloid (sensationalist)
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de tabloide
tabloid (of a newspaper - formatted as a tabloid)
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la revista amarillista, la revista de chismes
the gossip magazine, the tabloid magazine, the tabloid (all are specifically for scandalous stories)
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el formato tabloide
the tabloid format (smaller-sized newspaper)
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la prensa amarillista, la prensa amarilla
the tabloid press
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el lema
the catchphrase (slogan/repeated phrase - eg of a business), the motto, the slogan, the catchy saying
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monegasco/monegasca
Monegasque, Monacan, of Monaco, from Monaco
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el monegasco/la monegasca
the Monegasque, the Monacan, the native of Monaco
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Mónaco (m)
Monaco
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remasterizar algo
to remaster something
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remasterizado/remasterizada
remastered
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prolongar algo, alargar algo
to prolong something (extend/make longer)
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prolongar algo, ensanchar algo, ampliar algo, extender algo
to prolong something (protract/make lengthy)
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la prolongación, el prolongamiento, el alargamiento
the prolongation (extension of something in space) (all followed by de algo)
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la prolongación, el prolongamiento
the prolongation (extension of something in time) (all followed by de algo)
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prolongado/prolongada, extendido/extendida
prolonged
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los cachivaches, las chucherías, las cosas sueltas, los chismes (España), los trastos (España), los telares (España), los abalorios (España), el cachureo (Chile)
the odds and ends (random objects)
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varias cosas
odds and ends (things to do), various things, several things
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exigente, escrupuloso/escrupulosa, quisquilloso/quisquillosa, meticuloso/meticulosa, mañoso/mañosa, selectivo/selectiva
picky (choosy)
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criticón/criticona, quisquilloso/quisquillosa
picky (critical)
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remilgado/remilgada, tiquismiquis, maniático/maniática, quisquilloso/quisquillosa
picky (disliking many foods), fussy (disliking many foods)
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mañoso/mañosa, quisquilloso/quisquillosa, tiquismiquis
picky (fussy about food), fussy (about food)
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el prometido, el novio
the fiancé
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la prometida, la novia
the fiancée
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la pandereta, la pandereta sin parche, el aro de sonajas
the tambourine (all are instrument; 2nd and 3rd are without drum skin)
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el cabildero/la cabildera, el/la miembro de un grupo de presión
the lobbyist
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el foyer, el vestíbulo, el hall, el lobby, el recibidor
the lobby (of a building)
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el grupo de presión, el lobby
the lobby (political group)
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ejercer presión sobre alguien para (que), presionar a alguien para (que), forzar a alguien a (para que), cabildear para (que)
to lobby someone to (so that) (last does not use a person object)
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ejercer presión en contra de algo
to lobby against something
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el archipiélago
the archipelago
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obedientemente, sumisamente
obediently
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el compinche/la compinche, el secuaz/la secuaz
the sidekick
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el anglicismo
the anglicism
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el flechazo, el amor a primera vista
the love at first sight
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enamorarse a primera vista
to fall in love at first sight
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el beso de amor verdadero, el beso del verdadero amor
true love's kiss
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el trade in, el cambio, la permuta
the trade-in (something being exchanged)
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el valor a cambio
the trade-in value
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comerciar con algo, comercializar algo
to trade in something (deal in/sell something)
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dar algo como pago de algo, canjear algo como pago de algo, permutar algo por algo
to trade something in for something
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la mandioca, la yuca, la yuca brava, la yuca dulce, la casava
the cassava
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OPEP (f)
OPEC
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los miembros de OPEP
(the) OPEC members
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revestir algo, rehacer el firme de algo, repavimentar algo
to resurface something (cover or coat something again) (last is of a road and is colloquial, rest are general)
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volver a la superficie, resurgir, surgir de nuevo
to resurface (return to the surface)
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reaparecer, resurgir
to resurface (reappear)
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al tanto, en conocimiento, conocedor/conocedora, en el ajo (España)
in the know
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estar al tanto, estar en conocimiento, ser conocedor/conocedora, estar en el ajo (España)
to be in the know

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