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the riot
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el motin
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in motion commotion
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to plot
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tramar
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traumatic
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the attack
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el atentado
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attention
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to link, connect
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vincular
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connect easier with vin
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to bind
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comprometer
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compromise and bind to silence
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to throw
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arrojar
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chuck rocks for example
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the toilet
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el indoro
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now all indoors
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prominent
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destacado
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destined
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respected honoured
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respetado
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respect
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award winning
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galardonado
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garlanded
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to miss
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perder se
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to lose oneself
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the draft ( document)
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el borrador
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hopefully not boring
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the neighbourhood
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el vencidario
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the parade
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el desfile
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file
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dazzling
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deslumbrante
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take the light out
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international government organisation
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la organización gubernamental internacional
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headed by
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encabezada por
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the military ruler
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el mariscal
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martinet
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the escalation
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el agravamiento
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make more grave
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to risk
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arriesgar
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the trial
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el juicio
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to interfere
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interferir
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to make between
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the challenge to challenge
to challenge so leadership challenge & vb |
el desafío desafiar
desafiar a alguien el intento intentar |
de confidnce take confidence out of
intent for power |
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the precinct
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el recinto
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re enter the pre cinct
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to storm, burst into
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irrumpir
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errupt into
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the bang, din
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el estruendo
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to debut
the debut |
el estreno
estrenarse el debut debutar |
bit of a strain
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lost - geographicaly
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extraviado
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out of the road
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the paragraph
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el párrafo
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restricted
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restringido
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ring restricts blood to finger
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to urge
urged |
instar
instado |
insist in a star
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the international criminal court in the Hague
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la Corte Penal internacional en la Haya
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to adjust, fit , balance
his declaration does not fit the truth |
ajustar
su declaración no se ajusta a la verdad |
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the bush, thicket - 2 words
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la mata
el matorral |
matters to progress
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the heather
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el brezo
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breezy on the heather moors
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the stretch ( eg of land)
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la franca
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the shooting
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el tiroteo
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to supect F
the suspect |
sospechar
el sospechoso |
soupconner suspecter
douter le suspect |
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the conduct F
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la conducta
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la conduite
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deadly F
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mortífero
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mortel mortelle
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to train
trained |
entrenar
entrenado |
s'entrainer
qualifíe |
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the outbreak
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La Oleada
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Ole
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to beat
to whip a storm beats/lashes the city famine ravaged the region |
azotar con la mano
azotar con el látigo un temporal azota la ciudad el hambre azotaba la zona |
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the size
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el tamaño
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the average
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el promedio
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to achieve
the achievement |
lograr
el logro |
log achievements
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throughout history
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a lo largo de la historia
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the political flavour
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el sabor político
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taste
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remains strong
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sigue estando arraigado
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to qualify for
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calificar
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the cut
has called for a cut of 95% |
el recorte
ha pedido un recorte de noventa y cinco por ciento |
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presumed, alleged
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presunto
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drive Putin away
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llévate a Putin lejos
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the perfromance
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la actuación
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of Algerian origin
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el origen argelino
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the psychological profile
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el perfil psicológico
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carribean
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caribeño
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to exempt
to get an exemption this releases me from all respnsibility |
eximir
eximirse esto me exime de toda culpa |
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to approve, sanction, pass
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aprobar
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the catwalk
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la pasarela
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the commercial
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el anuncio publicatorio
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to appear underweight
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parecer por debajo de su peso
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the advertiser
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el anunciante
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the body mass index
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el índice de masa corporal
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otherwise
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de lo contrario
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a note from the doctor
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un justificante médico
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to hire, take on, sgn up, contract
hired for a modelling job |
contratar
contratado para un trabajo de modelaje |
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the spread of anorexia
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la difusión de la anorexia
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the disorder
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el trastorno
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to reduce
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reducir
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to cut off, expell
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expulsar
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under
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en vertud de
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in virtue of
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to design
destined, meant teh design |
diseñar
destinado el diseño |
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exempt F
to exempt |
exento
eximir |
exempter, exempt
exonérer etre dispensé de |
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to shoot, fire
the shoot out the shot a I look awfull in this shirt a stone's throw away |
tirotear, disparar
el tiroteo el tiro esta camisa me sienta como un tiro a tiro de piedra |
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a neighbughood watch patrol volunteer
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un vuluntario de la patrulla de vigilancia del vecindario
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to ignore the suggestion
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hacer caso omiso de la sugerencia
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a scuffle
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el forcejeo
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to play a roll in
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desempeñar un papel en
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the prosecution
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el enjuiciamiento
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under discussion
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bajo el punto de mira
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to gather togethr, satisfy, meet
the meeting |
reunir
la reunion |
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the west
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el occidente
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to deal with
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hacer frente a
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the hostage
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el rehene
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to move, transfer
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trasladar
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the kidnapping with extortion
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el sequestro extorsivo
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the income
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el ingreso
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the setback
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el revese
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touching
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conmovedor
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to carry out
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llevar a cabo
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retail adj or retailer
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minorista el minorista
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over the years
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con los años
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the abuse of immigrants
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el abuso de inmigrantes
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that could carry criminal charges
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que puede conllevar cargos criminales
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to move ahead
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para sequir adelante
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the bribe
to bribe |
el soborno
sobornar |
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in size
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en tamaño
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only exceeded by
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solamente se ven superados por
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the controversy
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la contrversia
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have been related to
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han estado relacionadas con
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one expects
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se espera
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to mark, commemorate F
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conmemorar
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commémorer
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a record amount
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un importe sin precedentes
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the bidder
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el posore
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to collect
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recaudar
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the company plans to sell
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la compañia tiene previsto vender
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the trap
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la trampa
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the challenge
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el reto
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retribution
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GDP
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PIB
el producto bruto ? |
Fr PIB
le produit interieur ? |
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argue as in quarrell
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duscutir
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argue as in put forward an argument
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sostener
razonar por contra abogar |
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the first 30 minutes belonged to Romney
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Los primeros treinta (30) minutos del debate pertenecieron a Romney
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el impuesto
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tax
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medical care
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la atención sanitaria.
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the ferderal budget
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el presupuesto federal
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face to face
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cara a cara.
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with confidence and fluidity
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con confianza y fluidez
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the presidencial record
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el historial del presidente
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the defecit
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el déficit
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Obama's responses seemed slow, dry and cautious
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Las respuestas de Obama parecían lentas, secas y cautelosas.
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a task
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un reto
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teh news coverage
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los informativos
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to outline
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esbozar
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the unemplymemnt rate
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la tasa de desempleo
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the national debt
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la deuda nacional
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election day
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la jornada electoral
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the gadget
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el artilugio
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the womaniser
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el mujeriego
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the reappearance
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la reapetura
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the renovations
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las renovaciones
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the total cost
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el coste total
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the dream come true
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el sueño hecho realidad
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elegir
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to elect
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experimentar
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to experience
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constar
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to consist
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el recinto
el recinto cerrado el recinto abierto al recinto al aire libre |
the area
the enclosed area the open area the outside area |
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embadurnado
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smeared
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el significado
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the significance
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hacer frente
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to address
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oponer resistencia
oponer dificultades oponer oponerse |
offer resistance
rise difficulties to resist to be against, to disagree with |
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los escoltas armados
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the armed escort
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una central de gas
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a gas plant
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el rehén
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the hostage
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el sequestador
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the kidnapper
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en represalia
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in reprisal
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la presentación del revisado Plan de Energía Limpia |
the unveiling of a revised clean power plan
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el impago de la deuda |
the default on the debt
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un llamamiento realizado por unos activistas
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a call made by activists
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que le será atribuido |
to be attributed to
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