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75 Cards in this Set
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those
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aquéllos
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they plan/to plan
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piensen/pensar
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spirit
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espíritu
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adventurous
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aventurero
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cannot miss
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no se pueden perder
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unique
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singular, la
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experience of traveling
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experiencia de viajar
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named
to name |
bautizado
bautizar |
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it covers
to cover |
recorre
recorrer |
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a distance of
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un trayecto de
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600
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seiscientos
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it takes/to take
it lasts/to last (as in "duration" or "length of trip") |
tarda/tardar
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it crosses/to cross
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atraviesa/atravesar
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the border
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la frontera
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long journey
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largo recorrido
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landscapes
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paisajes
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from (...to; connoting distance) large extremely humid swamps
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desde pantanales extremadamente húmedos
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to (from...; connoting distance) dry lands
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hasta tierras áridas
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desert-like temperate zones
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zonas semidesérticas
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[they] appear to be constant and immutable
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paracen ser constantes y inmutables
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the oppressive heat
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el calor agobiante
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prodigious
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prodigioso, -a
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all sizes
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todas tamaños
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these soon become companions
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estos pronto se convierten en compañeros
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...since the windows of the train cars, where they have them, can't close.
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...ya que las ventanas de los vagones, donde las hay, no se cierran.
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or plague, as the more exaggerative ones will say
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o plaga, como dirían los más exagerados
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the bugs
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los bichos
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is the humanity
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es la humana
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they fill up with
to fill up with |
se llenan de
llenarse de |
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bolsas, sacos y cajas
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bags, sacks and boxes
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pets and farm animals
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animales domésticos
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diverse foods
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alimentos variados
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in the end
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al final
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everyone and everything
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todo y todos
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to be able to settle down
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ser capaces de acomodarse
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spacious, roomy
able, capable |
capaz, capaces
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so
in such a way |
así
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it is very packed
to be very packed |
va hasta arriba
ir hasta arriba |
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they get on
to get on |
suben
subir |
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on the stops, in order to sell...
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en las paradas para vender...
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like those traveling on the same train offering soft drinks...
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como los que viajan en el mismo tren ofreciendo refrescos...
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they manage
to manage |
se arreglan
arreglarse |
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the macabre nickname
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el macabro sobrenombre
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drug dealers
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traficantes de droga
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for their illegal purposes
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para sus fines ilegales
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with the resulting danger...
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con el consiguiente peligro...
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they would arise
to arise |
surgían
surgir |
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there would be armed confrontations....
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había enfrentamientos armados...
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authorities
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autoridades
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they insure
to insure |
aseguran
asegurar |
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on the roofs of the train cars...
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en los techos de los vagones...
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from time to time, occasionally
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de vez en cuando
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(someone) would fall off
to fall off |
se caía
caerse |
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with the train running
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con el tren en marcha
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to fall asleep
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quedarse dormido
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(it) would suffer derailments, breakdowns and delays...
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sufría descarrilamientos, averías y retrasos...
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that to take it was almost like playing a game of railroad russian roulette.
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que tomarlo era casi como jugar a una ruleta rusa ferroviaría.
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halfway through (the trip)...
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a mitad de camino...
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where the biggest of seven missionaries can be found (is located)...
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donde se encuentra la mayor de las siete misiones...
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true architectural jewels...
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verdaderas joyas arquitectónicas...
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of an indigenous and mixed baroque...
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de un barroco indigenista y mestizo...
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(hey) keep on
to keep on |
siguien
seguir |
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fulfilling
to fulfill |
cumpliendo
cumplir |
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an imposing tower
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una imponente torre
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they are (made) of stone and not of wood...
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son de piedra y no de madera...
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they have been preserved
to preserve |
se han conservado
conservar |
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and they have not needed as much restoration...
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y no han necesitado tantas restauraciones...
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There it takes place every two years....
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Allí tiene lugar cada dos años...
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to take place
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tener lugar
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Renaissance
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renacentista
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it brings together
to bring together |
congrega
congregar |
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orchestras from around the world...
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orquestas de todo el mundo...
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which were composed
to compose |
que fueron compuetas
componer |
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due to...
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debido a...
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their high artistic level..
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su alto nivel artístico...
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