yet more new words from classes and reading Flashcards

(201 cards)

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crujiente

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crisp

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landmark, heritage, estate, assets

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patrimonio

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asset

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bien patrimonial

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raise one’s spirits

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levanta el animo

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resign (as in a job)

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renunciar (general), dimitir (politicians), abdicar (kings)

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nuance

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matiz

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to do something regulatly

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soler + inf

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used to do something

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solía + inf

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palate, taste

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el paladar

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to pressure, put pressure on

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presionar

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deadline

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fecha limite

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pride, arrogance

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soberbía

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13
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so….

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conque, asi que, asi pues

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reader

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lector

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reading, reading matter

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lectura

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hit, strike, give, stick, move closer

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pegar

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flashback

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retrospectiva

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in this context

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dentro de lo que cabe

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gust, burst

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ráfaga

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reconcile

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conciliar

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resume, pick up, take up

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retomar

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hardware store

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ferretería

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to be needed, necessary

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hacer falta

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dodge, avoid

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esquivar

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pay attention
hacer caso
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constatación
verification
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confirm, verify
constatar
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made a good impression, look good
quedar bien
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whirlwind
vorágine
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reconcile
conciliar
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training (as in work)
formación
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crayon
cera
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feel affected, weaken, deterioriate, feel resentful
resentirse
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set back, support
respaldo
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turn signal
intermitente
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puddle
charco
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subject, course (in school)
asignatura
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training (education)
formación
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compensation
indemnización
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rock, mint, coin (v)
acuñar
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extensive, drawn-out
dilatado
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component
integrante
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sales person
vendedora
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trader (businessman)
comerciante
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hospitality business
hostelería
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colleague
colega
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stuck
atascado
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to disgust, nauseate, be disgusting
asquear
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self-pity
autocompasion
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dissident, nonconformist (n or adj)
inconforme
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course of study
carrera
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career
carrera professional
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killjoy
aguafiesta
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attached
adjunto
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to miss someone
extrañar (Lat Am), echar de menos, echar en falta (Esp()
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to take advantage of
tomar ventaja, aprovechar, sacar partido
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to have an appointment
tener hora, tener consulto con, tener turno + adj
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superimpose, overlap
superponer
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charcoal
caboncillo
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costumes (in a play)
vestuario
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string instruments
instrumentos de cuerdo
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brass instruments
instrumentos metales
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canvas (for a painting)
lienzo
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easel
caballete
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auction
subasta
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heir
heredero
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charity, benevolence
caridad
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to get up early
madrugar
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to stay awake all night
trasnocher
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attachments (to a document)
pertenencia, adjunto
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stand-alone wall
muro
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defensive wall
muralla
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to challenge
retar, desafiar
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whimsical
capricioso
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to sculpt
esculpir
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to be complicit
ser complices
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sunset (figurative)
ocaso
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bat (animal)
murciélago
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rigorous
pulcro
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script (n)
guion
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life experience
vivencia
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claim, assertion
aseveracíon
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cut out, cut halfway
entrecortar
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stumble, fall over, bump into
tropezar
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blur, fade, diffuse
difuminarse, esfumarse
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prominence
protagonismo
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join
empatar
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refute, reject
rebatar
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erode, wear down
desgastar
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dust, fluff, stuffing
borra
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to sight, make out (as in distance)
divisar
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shy
huidiza
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crowd, huddle (v)
agazapar
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wave, fan (v)
abandicar
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stubbornness
terquedad
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wax (n)
cera
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fleeting
fugaz
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pity
piedad
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blurred, hazy
borroso
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bleach (n)
lejía
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calm down, moderate
templar
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chance
azar
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ruthless
despiadado
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watery
aguado
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reduce, lessen
mermar
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adventure
andanza
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to be moved
conmoverse
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lure (n)
cebo
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to curl up
ovillar
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fasten, attach to, set fire to
prender
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howl
aullar
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feel sorry for
compadecer
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excuse, free
eximir
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rust, corrode, eat away
corroer
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rubble
escombros
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juggler
malabarista
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to juggle, to be hectic
hacer malabares
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sunglasses
lentes del sol
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goggles
gafas
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binoculars
anteojos
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subtleties
sutiliezas
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colonizer
colonizador
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illegally
desaguisado
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insult, affront
agravio
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score (music)
partitura
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cooking, boiling
cocción
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boil, cook, bake
cocer
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to eat away, be consumed
carcomer
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loud noise, racket
estruendo
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lightning
trueno
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pipe, tube
caño
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darkness, shadows
tiniebla
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ostentatious, grandiose
rimbombante
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ring (v)
repicar
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curfew
toque de queda
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slimy, perverted
baboso/a
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hamlet
caserío
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homebody, home-loving
casero/a
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sneakers
zapatillos
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expert
pericial
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screensaver
salvapantalla, guardapantalla
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to do without, get along without
prescindir
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essential, indispensible
imprescindible
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crumbs
migajas
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crust (as in bread)
corteza
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value, appreciate
preciar
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overflow, spill over
desbordar
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boundless, brimming over with
desbordante
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in other words
dicho sea de paso
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overbearing, forceful
prepotante
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native to
oriundo, autoctono
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crowded (physically)
apiñado
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quack
matasanos
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link (as in missing link)
esbalón
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shipyard
astillero
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gloomy, dark, dismal
tenebroso
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chip off the old block
de tal palo, tal astilla
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jagged, sharp
punzante
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fit, adjust, adapt, mold, shape
amoldar
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take ownership
adueñarse
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meaning, definition, sense
acepción
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cunning
mañoso
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advocate
incidir
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advocacy
incidencia
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squander
despilfarrar
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spendthrift
manirroto
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eat away, waste away, be consumed
carcomer
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hard to fine
rebuscada
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search, rummage
rebuscar
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cocoon
ovilla
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rarity, peculiarity
rareza
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heritage
acervo
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biased, slanted, inclined
sesgado
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wave, flutter
olear
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to surprise
pasmarse, sorprender
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to gossip, snoop
cotillear
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whim, fancy
antojo, capricho
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to feel like, to fancy, to crave
antojarse
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follow a trail, track
rastrear
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to skin
despellear, descuerar
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to like something
me alegra+sust o verbo; me alegra que+subj; me algegro de+inf
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article of clothing
prenda
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walk the dog
sacar al perro
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sled
trineo
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defrost (as in food)
descongelar
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ordinary, common
corriente
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dark skinned
prieta (Lat Am), moreno (Sp)
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emotional, moody, touching
emotivo
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a type of
una suerte de
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to brand, to qualify (in the sense of making more specific)
tildar
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must-see (also safety pin)
imperdible
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nanny, lullaby
nana
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babysitter
niñera
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overwhelm
abrumar
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slang, jargon
jerga
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emphasis, stress
hincapié
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to emphasize or stress
hacer hincapié en/sobre
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fit, be room for, be possible
caber
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alibi
coartada
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witness
testigo
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flirt
ligar, flirtear