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1
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A thin wire that is stretched across a musical instrument and is used to produce a range of notes depending on its thickness, length, and tightness. (Cuerda)

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String

2
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(Exactitud, precisión)

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Accuracy

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Lazy and not willing to work.

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Idle

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A very small spot of something. (Puntito)

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Pinpoint

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(Idiom) Said when you want to give further details or be more exact about something.

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That is (to say)

3
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An over in cricket in which no runs are scored.

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Maiden / Maiden over

4
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A movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea or feeling. (Gesto)

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Gesture

4
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To say something officially or certainly. (Pronunciar, declarar)

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Pronounce

5
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Without any particular purpose.

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Idle

6
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The ability to use good judgement.

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Senses

6
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Clearly and intentionally stated. (Expreso)

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Express + noun

7
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To feel or experience something without being able to explain exactly how. (Detectar, sentir)

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Sense

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To make a public expression that you are not satisfied about something, especially by marching or having a meeting. (Protestar)

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Demonstrate

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  • To show or make something clear. (Manifestar, expresar) - To show something and explain how it works. (Hacer una demostración, mostrar)
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Demonstrate

9
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Moving or being sent very fast. (Urgente)

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Express + noun

10
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A guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof. (Conjetura)

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Conjecture

10
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The ability to remember things. (Memoria, recuerdo)

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Recall

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To move a hand, another part of the body, or an object gently over something or someone, usually repeatedly and for pleasure. (Acariciar)

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Stroke

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(Idiom) Something that happens or succeeds suddenly because of luck, intelligence, etc. (Golpe de suerte, ser genial)

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A stoke of luck, genius, etc.

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A friend you know very well. (Amigo de confianza)

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Intimate

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(Lingüista, políglota)

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Linguist

14
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  • To recognize how good someone or something is and to value them. (Apreciar, agredecer) - To understand a situation and realize that it is important. (Apreciar)
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Appreciate

15
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To show clearly the edge of something. (Delimitar, determinar)

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Define

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To refuse to stop believing or hoping for something. (Agarrarse, ser fiel a una idea)

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Cling to something

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(Phrasal verb) To put an object that you are holding onto the floor or onto another surface, or to stop carrying someone. (Dejar)

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Put down something / somebody

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To be a sign of something; to mean. (Significar)

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Signify

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A small amount of work.

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Stroke

18
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(Vagabundo, errante)

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Wanderer

19
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To repeat the main points of an explanation or description. (Recapitular, resumir)

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Recap

20
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To put new strings onto a racket used in sport.

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String

21
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To have as a plan or purpose. (Destinarse)

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Intend for

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An often unpleasant characteristic that is very different from other.

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Streak

21
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(Tartamudeante)

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Stuttering

22
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(Illustrar)

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Illustrate

23
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Conversation that is funny and not serious. (Cháchara, cotorreo)

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Banter

24
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A general feeling or understanding. (Sensación)

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Sense

24
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A girl or young woman. (Señorita)

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Maiden

25
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To tell a story, often by reading aloud from a text, or to describe event as they happen. (Narrar, relatar)

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Narrate

26
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To work or happen in a way that is not smooth or regular.

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Stutter

27
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Importance.

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Significance

28
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To match or be similar or equal. (Corresponder)

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Correspond

29
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To look at, or tell someone else to look at, a book or similar record in order to find information and help

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Refer (somebody) to something

30
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(Idiom) Said to mean that something has advantages.

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There’s something/a lot to be said for

31
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The person that you are going to marry. (Prometido)

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Intended

32
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(Expression) (A las (hora en punto)

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On the stroke at _

33
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To tell a story or describe a series of events. (Relatar, contar)

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Relate

34
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(Interactuar)

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Interact

35
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  • To bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember. (Recordar, rememorar) - To cause you to think of a particular event, situation, or style. (Recordar)
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Recall

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(of babies) To make a happy sound with the back of the throat, or (of water, especially small streams) to flow quickly while making a low, pleasant sound. (Gorjear, gorgotear, gorgoteo)

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Gurgle

37
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  • The area around a fireplace or the area or floor in front of it. (Chimenea) - (Literary) A home, especially when seen as a place of confort and love. (Hogar)
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Hearth

38
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A long thin mark that is easily noticed because it is very different from the area surrounding it. (Raya)

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Streak

39
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The opposite. (El contrario, el opuesto)

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The converse

39
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To put a string through a number of objects. (Conectar, ensartar)

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String

40
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A type of large monkey, found in Africa and Asia, with a long, pointed face like a dog and large teeth. (Babuino)

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Baboon

41
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To make something clear or easier to understand by giving more details or a simpler explanation. (Aclarar)

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Clarify

42
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A very small amount or number. (Pizca)

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Smattering

42
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To have as a plan or purpose. (Pensar, intender, planear)

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Intend to

43
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(Gruñido)

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Grunt

44
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Another count, especially of the number of votes in an election. (Recuento)

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Recount

45
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To become friends with a child, especially over the internet, with the intention of commiting a sexual offence.

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Groom

46
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(Idiom) Used to show that you completely agree with what someone has said.

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You can say that again!

47
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To prepare someone for a special job or activity. (Arreglar, acicalar)

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Groom

48
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(Distinguir)

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Distinguish

49
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(Insinuación)

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Intimation

49
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To count something again. (Recontar)

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Recount

50
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To say or write something, especially clearly and carefully. (Expresar, declarar, exponer)

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State

50
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(Idiom) Used to show that what you are describing is in fact much more serious or important that you have suggested.

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To say the least

52
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(Comunicar(se))

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Communicate

53
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  • A group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims. (Alianza, coalición) - An agreement to work with someone else to try to achieve the same thing. (Alianza, relación)
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Alliance

53
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A sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of the body. (Derrame cerebral)

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Stroke

54
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An act of moving your hand, another part of the body, or an object gently over something or someone, usually repeatedly and for pleasure. (Caricia)

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Stroke

54
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(Idiom) To be completely different from something. (No tener nada que ver, no tener punto de comparación)

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Be a far cry from something

55
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(Tartamudo)

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Stutterer

57
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To make something necessary, or to involve something. (Conllevar, implicar)

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Entail

58
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To intend to do something. (Proponerse, tener la intención de)

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Propose

60
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To express or show that you have a particular feeling, quality, or ability. (Mostrar, demostrar)

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Demonstrate

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Unite and working together effectively. (Cohesivo, unido)

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Cohesive

63
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To become known, especially as a result of examining something or asking questions about it. (Resultar)

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Emerge

64
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(a particular movement that is usually repeated in) a method of swimming. (Brazada)

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Stroke

66
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To guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof. (Conjeturar)

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Conjecture

67
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To express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form. (Resumir, sintetizar)

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Summarize (UK usually Summarise)

68
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(Idiom) Thinking about something in one way, but not in every way.

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In a sense / In one sense

68
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  • Not working or being used. (Parado, inactivo) - An _ moment or period of time is one in which there is no work or activity. - Without work. (Parado, desempleado)
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Idle

68
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To express ideas, opinions, or emotions in words. (Verbalizar)

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Verbalise

69
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(Idiom) Despite what has just been said

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Having said that

71
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To get out of bed. (Levantarse)

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Arise

71
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  • An act of hitting a ball when playing a sport. - (old-fashioned) An act of hitting someone with a weapon.
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Stroke

72
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To move somewhere extremely quickly, usually in a straight line.

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Streak

74
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To stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding them. (Agarrarse, aferrarse)

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Cling

75
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To make clear what you think or want without saying it directly. (Insinuar)

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Intimate

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The group of instruments that have strings and are played with a bow or with the fingers, or the players in a musical group who play these instruments. (Instrumentos de cuerda)

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Strings

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(Expression) The ability to enjoy life and not be serious.

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Sense of fun

79
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To be connected to, or to be about someone or something. (Relacionarse)

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Relate to somebody / something

81
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An action that expresses your feelings or intentions, although it might have little practical effect. (Gesto)

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Gesture

82
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(Idiom) Not at all.

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In no sense

83
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To happen. (Surgir, presentarse una ocasión)

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Arise

84
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(Idiom) In every way or feature.

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In every sense

85
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One of the sounds the some clocks make at particular times, especially by ringing a bell once for each number or the hour. (Campanada)

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Stroke

86
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To increase in value. (Revalorizarse)

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Appreciate

87
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To judge or decide something after thinking carefully about it. (Decidir)

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Conclude

87
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Consisting of or relating to string instruments. (De cuerda)

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String

88
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Very exactly. (Preciso)

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Pinpoint + noun

89
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To communicate by writing a letter or sending an email. (Escribirse)

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Correspond

90
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An occasion when someone orders the return of a person who belongs to an organisation, or order the return of products made by a company.

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Recall

92
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To use a gesture to espress or emphasize something. (Gesticular)

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Gesture

93
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To direct someone or something to a different place or person for information, help, or action, often to a person or group with more knowledge or power. (Referir, remitir)

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Refer somebody to something

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(Comunicación)

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Communication

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  • To find out or say the exact position in space or time of something. (Ubicar, localizar) - To discover or describe the exact facts about something. (Determinar, identificar)
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Pinpoint

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  • To appear by coming out of something or out from behind something. (Aparecer, emerger) - To come to the end of a difficult period or experience. (Salir, resultar)
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Emerge

99
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(Expression) Your ability to understand funny things.

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Sense of humour

100
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The things that you do to make your appearance tidy and pleasant, for example brushing your hair, or the things that you do to keep an animal’s hair or fur clean and tidy. (Aseo, acicalamiento)

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Grooming

101
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(Expression) (UK) The feeling people have when there is a very important event or celebration.

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Sense of occasion

103
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One of the possible meanings of a word or phrase. (Significado, sentido)

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Sense

104
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  • A train or bus that takes less time to do a journey that other trains or buses. - A service that does something faster that usual.
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Express

105
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To develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually. (Desarrollar(se))

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Evolve

106
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A series of related things or events. (Cadena)

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String

107
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To have importance or to matter. (Importar)

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Signify

109
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(of knowledge or understanding) Detailed, and obtained from a lot of studying or experience. (Profundizado)

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Intimate

110
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  • (of a pig) To make a low, rough noise. (Gruñir) - (of a person) To make a short, low sound instead of speaking, usually because of anger or pain. (Gruñir, refunfuñar)
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Grunt

111
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Using a service that does something faster that usual.

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Express

112
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(Idiom) To be involved in making a decision about something.

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Have a, some, etc. say in something

113
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To clean an animal, often by brushing its fur. (Cepillar)

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Groom

114
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To send something somewhere very quickly.

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Express

115
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(Hueso Hioides)

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Hyoid

115
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If an engine or machine _, it runs slowly but does not move or do any work.

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Idle

116
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  • To talk or write about someone or something, especially in only a few words. (Referirse) - If writing or information refers to someone or something, it relates to that person or thing.
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Refer to somebody / something

117
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To hit a ball.

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Stroke

119
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To understand a situation or someone’s feelings because you have experienced a similar situation or similar feelings. (Identificarse, enterder)

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Relate to something

120
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A short period of good or bad luck.

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(Winning, lucky, losing) Streak

122
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To find or show the connection between to or more things. (Relacionar)

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Relate

123
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(Paseo sin dirección)

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Wander

124
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(Apellido de soltera)

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Maiden name

125
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(Phrasal verb) To make a record that someone has promised to pay a particular amount of money as part of a collection to help people in need. (Apuntar, inscriber)

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Put somebody down for something

126
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To describe how something happened, or to tell a story. (Relatar)

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Recount

127
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The characteristic of having good judgement, especially when it is based on practical ideas or understandings.

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Sense

129
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  • (a line or mark made by) A movement of a pen or pencil when writing or a brush when painting. (Trazo de un boli, pincelada) - Used in spoken English to mean an oblique or slash symbol. (Barra oblícua, /)
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Stroke

130
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To walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction. (Deambular, vagabundear)

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Wander

132
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To say a word or a letter in a particular way. (Pronunciar)

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Pronounce

134
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(Idiom) Used to show that the name, etc. of something tells you something about it.

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As something implies

136
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(Phrasal verb) To make someone feel silly or not important by criticizing them. (Menospreciar)

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Put somebody down

137
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(Idiom) Said when you are about to tell someone the most important fact they should remember in a situation.

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When all is said and done

139
Q

To show a feeling, opinion or fact. (Expresar)

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Express

140
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To put strings on musical instrument. (Encordar)

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String

141
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(Recapitulación)

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Recap

142
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(Expression) To have a long, thin noticeable line of a different colour.

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Be streaked

143
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To talk to someone in a friendly and humorous way. (Cotorrear)

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Banter

145
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Of or about the first of its type. (Inaugural)

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Maiden

146
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Having or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship. (Íntimo)

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Intimate

147
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Opposite. (Contrario, opuesto)

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Converse

149
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(Linguistica)

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Linguistics

150
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A ship or vehicle that is built to carry liquid or gas. (Tanque, camion cisterna)

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Tanker

151
Q

A person whose job is to take care of and clean horses. (Mozo de cuadra)

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Groom

152
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(Phrasal verb) To think that someone is a particular type of person, especially when you do not know them very well.

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Put somebody down as something

153
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(Tartamudez)

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Stutter / Stammer

154
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  • To start talking about a different subject from the one you are originally discussing. (Divagar, desviarse) - If your mind or your thought _, you stop thinking about the subject that you should be giving attention to and start thinking about other matters. (Divagar) - If you say that an old person’s mind is beginning to _, you mean that they are starting to get very confused because of their age.
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Wander

156
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To remove water and unwanted substances from fat, such as butter, by heating it. (Clarificar)

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Clarify

156
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To have a conversation with someone. (Conversar, charlar)

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Converse

157
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  • To communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly. (Insinuar) - (Formal) To involve something or make it necessary. (Implicar)
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Imply

158
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The criminal activity of becoming friends with a child, especially over the internet, in order to try to persuade the child to have a sexual relationship with you. (Acoso sexual a menores)

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Grooming

159
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(Idiom) As you would expect; added to, or used to introduce, a remark giving information that is expected and not surprising. (No hace falta decir)

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Needless to say

160
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To make something known; to show. (Indicar, mostrar)

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Signify

161
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To order the return of a person who belongs to an organization or of products made by a company.

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Recall

163
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To speak or say something, especially the first part of a word, with difficulty, for example pausing before it or repeating it several times. (Tartamudear)

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Stutter / Stammer

164
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(Phrasal verb) To spend a period of time relaxing and doing very little.

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Idle something away / Tick over

165
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  • To offer or suggest a possible plan or action for other people to consider. (Proponer) - To suggest someone for a position or as a member of an organization. (Proponer) - To ask someone to marry you.
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Propose (+noun / + that / +ing)

166
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  • To end a speech, meeting, or piece of writing. (Concluir, finalizar) - To complete an official agreement or task, or arrange a deal. (Llegar a un acuerdo, pactar)
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Conclude

167
Q

A feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word’s meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation. (Connotación)

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Connotation

168
Q

To run naked through a public place in order to attract attention or to express strong disapproval of something.

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Streak

169
Q

Special meaning.

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Significance

170
Q

To unserstand someone and be able to have a friendly relationship with them. (Relacionarse)

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Relate to somebody

171
Q

An ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste and feel. (Sentido)

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Sense

172
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  • To say what the meaning of something, especially a word is. (Definir) - To explain and describe the meaning and exact limits of something. (Explicar, determinar)
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Define

173
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  • To stay close or near. (Aferrarse, pegarse) - (Disapproving) To stay close to someone who is taking care of you, because you need their support. (No separarse)
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Cling

174
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  • (A piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and typing things. (Cuerda, cordel) - A set of objects joined together in a row on a single rope or thread. (Hilo, fila, ristra)
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String