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Set 28 Flashcards

1
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el estampado de cachemir, el estampado de cachemira, el estampado búlgaro (Río de la Plata), el estampado

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the paisley

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con estampado de cachemir, con estampado de cachemira, con estampado búlgaro, de cachemir, de cachemira

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paisley

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la misión suicida

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the suicide mission

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Dákiti

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a beach in Culebra, a disco in el Viejo San Juan

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el factor de protección solar (FPS)

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the sun protection factor (SPF)

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la piquiña

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the jealousy, the envy, the hives, the itch (used in Colombia/Dominican Republic/Venezuela)

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se me cruzaron los cables

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I got my wires crossed, I got my words tangled, my mind snapped (I went crazy - used in Spain)

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cruzársele a alguien los cables

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to confuse someone, to get someone mixed up

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la camisilla, la camiseta

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the undershirt

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el respiro

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the breathing space, the breathing room (chance to think)

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el espacio vital

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the breathing space, the breathing room (enough space in which to breathe)

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abarcar más de lo que se puede, meterse en camisa de once varas, pretender alcanzar lo inalcanzable, el que mucho abarca poco aprieta, tirarse un pedo más grande que el culo, querer abarcar demasiado, abarcar demasiado, ser demasiado ambicioso/ambiciosa, intentar grandes cosas

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to bite off more than one can chew

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¡Chitón!, ¡Chist!, ¡Ssh!, ¡Chito!, ¡Chis!

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Shh!

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¡Fuera!, ¡Zape!, ¡Largo!

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Shoo!

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ahuyentar algo/a alguien, espantar algo/a alguien, echar algo/a alguien

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to shoo something/someone

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irse, largarse

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to shoo (to go away)

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17
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el ganador seguro/la ganadora segura

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the shoo-in (guaranteed winner)

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la papa, el pan comido

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the shoo-in (easy-to-win contest)

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la falda escocesa, el kilt, el tonelete escocés

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the kilt (all are Scottish garment, 1st is also pleated school skirt)

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la floritura

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the curlicue, the flourish, the frill, the embellishment (flourish), the fancy move (in sports), the grace note

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el culot, la falda pantalón, la skort

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the skort

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el expresidiario/la expresidiaria

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the ex-convict, the ex-con

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tamborilear algo, tamborear algo

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to thrum something (tap or drum on something)

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rasguear algo, rasgar algo

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to thrum something (strum a musical instrument)

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el canturreo

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the thrum, the soft singing, the humming (soft singing)

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el caso aparte

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the outlier (unique member of a group)

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el valor atípico, el outlier

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the outlier (in math)

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28
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la zona de roca joven rodeada de roca más antigua, el área de rocas jóvenes rodeadas de rocas antiguas

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the outlier (geographical feature)

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29
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periférico/periférica

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outlying, ring (of a road - encircling a town), peripheral, marginal (outlying)

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el periférico

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the peripheral (computing device), the beltway (used in Guatemala/Mexico/Ecuador), the ring road (road encircling a town - used in Mexico/Central America)

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31
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el bobolón/la bobolona

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the person who lacks mental agility, the clumsy person

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bobolón/bobolona

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silly, stupid (both of a person)

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estar a años luz de algo, no tener nada que ver con algo, ser muy diferente de algo

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to be a far cry from something

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el reintegro

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the repayment, the reimbursement, the refund, the refund of one’s stakes (in the lottery), the reinstatement (rehiring of someone), the withdrawal (of money), the fiscal stamp (stamp put on legal documents), the rehiring (of someone), the cost of the ticket (in the lottery)

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autoimpuesto/autoimpuesta

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self-imposed

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36
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el exilio voluntario

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the self-imposed exile, the voluntary exile (willing departure from own country)

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el exiliado voluntario/la exiliada voluntaria

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the self-imposed exile, the voluntary exile (person who willingly leaves own country)

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la protesta, el clamor, la manifestación

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the outcry (outrage/opposition)

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el grito, el alarido

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the outcry (loud cry)

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gritar más fuerte que alguien

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to scream louder than someone, to outcry someone (cry louder than someone)

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41
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la protesta generalizada

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the public outcry

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42
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el transporte aéreo, los viajes aéreos, el viaje en avión, viajar en avión

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the air travel

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caer por las escaleras

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to fall down the stairs

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44
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próspero/próspera, boyante, floreciente, pujante

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thriving (of business - successful)

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floreciente

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thriving (flourishing/growing strongly - eg of plants), flourishing, blooming, flowering, blossoming (of a tree), in bloom

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el retraso del crecimiento

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the failure to thrive (of a baby - lack of growth)

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47
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tranquilamente, sutilmente

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unobtrusively

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discreto/discreta, desapercibido/desapercibida

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unobtrusive

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la torre, la aguja, el campanario

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the steeple

50
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tener la misma opinión, opinar lo mismo

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to be of one mind

51
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episcopal

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Episcopalian, episcopal, Episcopal

52
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el episcopaliano/la episcopaliana, el episcopalista/la episcopalista

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the Episcopalian

53
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el pasamontañas

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the ski mask, the balaclava, the balaclava helmet

54
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cuadrado/cuadrada, en forma de caja

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boxy

55
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el exceso de control, la microgestión

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the micromanagement

56
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controlar de forma excesiva algo, microgestionar algo

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to micromanage something

57
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a morir

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to death (figurative - a lot), in excess

58
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te quiero a morir

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I love you to death

59
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morir a manos de alguien

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to die at someone’s hands

60
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la foto espontánea

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the candid photo (not posed photo)

61
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la barrera cutánea

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the skin barrier

62
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a las millas

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as quick as lightning, very fast

63
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el brezo

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the heather (plant)

64
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moteado/moteada

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heather (adjective - color), speckled, dotted, spotted, flecked, mottled, dappled (of a horse), high (on drugs), under the influence of drugs or alcohol, drunk

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un traje azul moteado, un vestido azul moteado

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a heather blue dress

66
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jugar a ser Dios

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to play God

67
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la rareza, la curiosidad, la antigüedad

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the rarity (rare object)

68
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la rareza, la infrecuencia, la singularidad, la raridad

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the rarity (how rare something is)

69
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la rarefacción, el enrarecimiento

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the rarity (thinness of air with increasing altitude)

70
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rara vez, casi nunca, pocas veces, raramente

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rarely

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raro/rara, poco común (m y f)

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rare (uncommon)

72
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poco hecho/poco hecha, vuelta y vuelta, jugoso/jugosa, poco cocido/poco cocida

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rare (of meat)

73
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excepcional

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rare (extraordinary), exceptional, extraordinary, outstanding, inimitable, unusual, uncommon

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enrarecido/enrarecida, escaso/escasa

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rare (of air - thin)

75
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escaso/escasa, raro/rara

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rare (scarce)

76
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muy jugoso/muy jugosa, casi crudo/casi cruda, vuelta y vuelta (Argentina)

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extremely rare (of meat)

77
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jugoso/jugosa (Argentina), poco hecho/poco hecha

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medium-rare, medium rare (of meat)

78
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la especia rara

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the rare breed (of animal)

79
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el bicho raro, el personaje

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the rare breed (figurative - type of person not often encountered)

80
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la tierra rara

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the rare earth (in chemistry - lanthanide elements on periodic table), the rare-earth element, the rare-earth metal

81
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el raro don para algo, el don especial para algo

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the rare gift for something (rare talent for something)

82
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algo inusual

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the rare sight, something unusual

83
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el cabrón/la cabrona, el pendejo/la pendeja, el gilipollas/la gilipollas (España), el huevón/la huevona (Andes), el pelotudo/la pelotuda (Sudamérica), el forro/la forra (Argentina), el mamón/la mamona (España/México), el culero/la culera (México)

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the asshole (person)

84
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el culo, el ojete, el ano

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the asshole (body part)

85
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la sesión de fotos, la sesión fotográfica

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the photo shoot

86
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perrear, culear

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to twerk

87
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el perreo

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the twerking

88
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el moderador/la moderadora

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the moderator, the chair (moderator)

89
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moderador/moderadora

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moderating

90
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la intuición

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the intuition

91
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por intuición, por instinto, intuitivamente

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by intuition

92
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quebradizo/quebradiza, frágil

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brittle (stiff and easily broken)

93
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frágil, precario/precaria

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brittle (figurative - precarious)

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crispado/crispada, quebrado/quebrada

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brittle (of a voice - sharp-sounding)

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el caramelo de azúcar, el guirlache (España), el crocante

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the brittle (confection)

96
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nervioso/nerviosa, crispado/crispada

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brittle (figurative - superficially confident but internally nervous)

97
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quebrarse, irritarse

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to brittle (eg of food - become stiff & hard)

98
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el precio pedido

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the asking price

99
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la fatiga auditiva

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the hearing fatigue, the ear fatigue

100
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el musical

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the musical

101
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musical

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musical (of music, resembling music, or set to music)

102
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musical, melodioso/melodiosa

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musical (resembling music)

103
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dotado para la música/dotada para la música, con aptitudes musicales

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musical (good at music)

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la caja de música

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the music box

105
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el director de música/la directora de música

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the music director, the musical director

106
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el juego de la silla

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musical chairs (literal - game)

107
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el cambio constante de situación

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musical chairs (literal - constantly changing situation)

108
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la comedia musical

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the musical comedy

109
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la composición musical

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the musical composition

110
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el matiz dinámico

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the musical dynamics, the dynamics, the dynamic (volume of a piece of music)

111
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el instrumento musical

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the musical instrument

112
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la métrica musical, el patrón rítmico

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the musical meter (rhythm pattern)

113
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la nota musical

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the musical note, the music note

114
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el show musical, el espectáculo musical

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the musical performance

115
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la pieza musical, la obra musical

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the musical piece

116
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la escala musical

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the musical scale

117
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la partitura, la banda sonora

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the musical score (1st is actual sheet music for play/film, 2nd is soundtrack for play/film)

118
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el oído para la música

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the musical sense (natural aptitude for music)

119
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el talento para la música, el talento musical

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the musical talent

120
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la obra musical, el musical

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the musical theater (drama with singing & dancing)

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