Spanish Revision Vocabulary Flashcards

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la comparsa

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Carnival festival group; extras (in the theatre)

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la murga

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band of street musicians

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la rondalla

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band of street musicians

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Shrove Tuesday

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Martes de Carnaval

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pancakes

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los panqueques, las tortitas

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la hojuela

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leaflet, brochure

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El Coso Apoteosis

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literally apotheosis arena; grand parade in Tenerife Carnaval

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el coso

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principal street in a town; bull ring

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en torno a

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around

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arrancar

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to start

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desconocido

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stranger; unknown

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el fuente

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source

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tal y como

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as

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el dios Saturno

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the god Saturn. (Cronos in Greece). titan, father of Jupiter et al

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el festejo

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celebration

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venerar

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to worship

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adorar

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to worship

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el letargo

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lethargy

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vagar por la tierra

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to wander around the earth

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el inframundo

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underworld

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21
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el hades

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Hades

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la cosecha

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harvest time

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por ello

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that’s why

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la jerarquía

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hierarchy

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la burla
mockery
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se le entrega
are delivered
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tomar el pelo a
to make fun of
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la Edad Media
Middle Ages
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el Miércoles de Ceniza
Ash Wednesday
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la Cuaresma
Lent
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el domingo de Resurrección
resurrection Sunday
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Easter
Parcua
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el rostro
face
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hacia atrás respecto a ....
back from (counting)
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el Domingo de Ramos
Palm Sunday
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de ahí
hence
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cobrir
to cover
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el entorno
setting
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autóctono
native
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la carroza
float
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el cuervo
1) raven. 2) priest
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la concha
huevos rellenos de papel
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la cuerva
drink in Carnaval de Águilas
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band
la banda, el grupo (pop music)
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stage
el escenario
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lighting effects
los efectos luminosos
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costumes
el vestuario (en teatro); el traje (of a country); el disfraz (fancy dress)
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obviously
obviamente
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agotar
to sell out (e.g., of tickets)
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estoy agotado
I am exhausted
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no idea
ni idea
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el devio
detour
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rude
grosero
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to cheat
hacer trampa
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subirse
to get on (a plane)
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terminarse con
to break up with
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el integrante
member
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el pleno
1) plenary session. 2) maximum number of points. 3) full
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imprescindible
essential, indispensable
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echar
to throw
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transcurrir
1) to pass, elapse. 2). to to
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otorgar
to award, confer
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encargado de
responsible for
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sumar
to add
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alejarse
to go away from, move away from
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siga siendo
keep on being
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hundir
1) to sink. 2) to ruin, destroy
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caber
to fit
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no cabe dude de que
there can be no doubt that
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desafiar
to defy
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fingir
to feign, pretend
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inédito
unpublished, new
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la amenaza
threat
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enfrentar
to set against, confront
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la locura
madness, insanity
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el plazo
1) period 2) instalment, payment
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el demonio
devil
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la codicía
greed, covetousness
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en absoluto
not at all
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distar
to be far from
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? dista mucho?
Is it far?
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despreciar
1) to despise, scorn. 2) to spurn, reject
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La Carta
Charter (of UN)
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el cohete
rocket
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esgrimir
1) to wield (arma). 2) to use (argumento)
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salvo por parte
except for
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la partidaria
supporter, follower
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el trastorno
disturbance, upheaval
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el ordenamiento
1) legislation. 2). ordering, array
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el fallo
1) failure. 2) judgment, ruling (of a court). 3) void
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han puesto de manifiesto
made clear
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instar
to urge, press
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el apartado
section
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mediante
by means of
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en cuanto a
as regards, as for
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rocambolesco
odd, bizarre
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supuesto
assumed, false
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la Asamblea General
General Assembly
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equivocarse
to be wrong
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el párrafo 4 del Artículo 2
paragraph 4 of article 2
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la dañada
damage
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al tratar
when treating, dealing with
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socovar
to undermine, sap
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el derramamiento
spilling
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soberano
sovereign
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imponer
to impose
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validar
1) to validate 2) to ratify
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el armamento
arms
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por tratado
by treaty
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en vano
in vain
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la víspera
eve, day before
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suspuestamente
supposedly
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carecer de
to lack
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incumplimiento
failure to keep a promise, comply with an order
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regir
to rule, govern
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ya que
seeing, since
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Gingebra
Geneva
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Los Convenios de Gingebra
Geneva Conventions
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consuetudinario
habitual, customary
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el terreno
land
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el terreno
on the ground
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el translado
removal, move, transfer
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desencadenar
to unleash, to trigger, set off (a crisis)
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el compromiso
commitment
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sonar
to ring
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amargamento
bitterly
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el despliegue
deployment, display, show
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ministro de Asuntos Exteriores
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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la potencia
power
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a gran potencia
a great power
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cauteloso
cautious, wary, careful
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por sí mismo
by himself, for himself
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al despedirse
while saying goodbye
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reiterado
repeatedly
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desempeñaar
1) to redeem, get out of pawn. 2). to perform, carry out (a role)
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el entorno
environment, setting
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aislado
isolated, cut off
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el adalid
leader, champion
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esforzar
to strain
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esforzar
to strain
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esforzarse
to make an effort, to exert oneself
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a costa de
at the cost of
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undécima
eleventh
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la esquela
notice (anuncio), note (nota)
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a puesto de manifesto
has highlighted, revealed
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verter
to pour out, to spill
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la cabida
capacity
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anticuado
old fashioned, out of date
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at the office
en la oficina
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stork
la cigüena
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daughter in law
la nuera
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countryside
el paisaje
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ticket office
la oficina de tiquetes
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bronze
bronce
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tent
la entienda de camping/ la carpa
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el canotaje
kayacking
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compass
la brújula
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device, gadget
el aparatoN
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sleeping bag
el saco de dormir
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waterproof
impermedable
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rope
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it doesn't make sense
no tiene sentido
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No hay que dar papaya
Don't put yourself in a position where people can easily take advantage of you
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las navajas
knives
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la moneda tiene dos caras
there are two sides to it
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heads or tails
cara o sello
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slow it down
reducir la velocidad, ralentizarlo
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year after year
año tras año
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survey
el sondeo, la encuesta
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I just did it
Lo acabo de hacer
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mesquino
mean
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cobarde
cowardly
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stuck
estancado
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trip
el tropiezo
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climate change
el cambio climático
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cobarde
cowardly
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to be fed up
estar harta
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failed completely
fracasado
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homeless
sin techo
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to find, discover
hallar
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Crete
la Creta
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half term
las vacaciones de mediados del trimestre
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committee
el comité or la comisión
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West Bank
Cisjordania/ Ribera Occidental
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atrapar
to trap, capture
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residents of Gaza
los gazastíes
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quedar en agua de borrajas
ot come to nothing
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bombing
los bombardeos
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to glimpse
vislumbrar
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el paso de Fafah
Rafah crossing point
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displaced persons
los desplazados
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agolparse
1) to throng, crowd together. 2) to come in a flood
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Jordan
Jordania
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on the verge of collapsing
al borde de colapso
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prisoner
el preso
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to have fun
divertirse
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mail box
el buzón
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to export
exportar
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a big advantage
una gran ventaja
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pour mémoire
Para que conste
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planning to
pensar + verbo
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period
el periodo
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air conditioning
el aire acondicionado
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to make progress
hacer progreso
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treasurer
el tesorero
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Middle East
Oriente Medio
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candle
la vela
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dead
el fallecido, muerto, difunto
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grave
la tumba
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marigold
el compasúchil
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to recover
recuperar
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hobby
el pasatiempo
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capital markets
el mercado de capitales
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transladarse
to move
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subsidiary
la sucursal
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to retire
jubilar
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I retired ten years ago
desde hace 10 ańos que me jubilé
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ticket (to a show)
el entrado
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choir
el coro
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battery
la pila
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el profesor suplente
supply teacher
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CV
hoja de vida
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reponer
to catch up
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ponernos al día
to catch up
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estar muerto de la risa
to die of laughter
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hard drive
el disco duro
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software
el sistema informático
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to condemn
condenar
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desmayarse
to faint, to droop
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una tobillera
ankle bracelet
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lidiar
to put up with
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las esposas
handcuffs
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post office
la oficina de correo
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house arrest
el arresto domiciliario
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help desk
la linea de ayuda
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por lo tanto
therefore
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controlar
to control
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el asalto
assault
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cabe resaltar
it is worth nothing
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not at all
para nada
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the routine
la rutina
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to remove
quitar
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!Ojo!
Look out!
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Ouch!
!Ay!
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to hire
contratar
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a bright colour
un color vivo