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abandono
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abandonment
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abdicar
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to give up
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abertura
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opening
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abollado
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dented
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abra
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opening between mountains
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abrasado
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hot
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abrasador
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burning
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abrigo
al abrigo de |
shelter
in the shelter of |
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abrumador
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overwhelming
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abuchear
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to boo
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se acabó
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that's it!
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acaecer
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to occur
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acallar
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to silence
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acaparar
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to monopolize
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acariciar
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to caress
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accesso
acceso de tos |
attack (of fever, etc.)
coughing fit |
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accionista
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shareholder
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acelerar
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to speed up
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acepción
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meaning
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acercar
acercarse a |
to bring close
to approach |
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acero
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steel
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acertado
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correct, accurate
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achacoso
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ailing
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achaque
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ailment
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acidez
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ill humour, sourness
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acierto
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good idea
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acogedor
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welcoming
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acojinado
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padded, with many cushions
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acolchado
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quilted, padded
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acometer
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to attack
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acomodar
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to fit, to place
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acondicionado: mal acondicionado
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in bad condition
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acontecido
lo acontecido |
happened
what happened |
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acontecimiento
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(important) event
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acorazonado
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heart-shaped
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acortarse
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to become shorter
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acosar
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to hound, harass
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acostado
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lying
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acotación
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stage direction
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acrecentar
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to increase
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acribillar de
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to cover with
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activo
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budget
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acto: en el acto
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at once
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actuación
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action, performance, behavior
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actual
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present, current
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acuerdo
de acuerdo |
accord
in agreement |
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acumulador
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battery (also batería, pila)
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acusador
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accusing
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acusar recibo de
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to acknowledge reciept of
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acuse de recibo
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acknowledgement (of reciept)
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adelantado: por adelantado
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in advance
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adelantar
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to move ahead
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adelantarse
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to go ahead
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adelante
más adelante |
forward
farther, further |
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adelgazar
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to grow thin
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ademán
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gesture
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adepto
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follower, fan
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adivinar
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to guess
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adivino
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fortune-teller
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adjunto
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enclosed
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adoquín
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cobblestone
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adoquinado
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paved with cobblestones
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adormecerse
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to nod off
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adorno
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trimming, adornment
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adosado a
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leaning against
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adulador
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flattering
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adulón
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fawning
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afecto
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affection
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advertir
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to point out, to observe
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afirmar
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to place firmly
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afligido
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aching
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afluencia
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abundance
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agachado
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crowching, bent over
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agarrar
agarrarse |
to grab
to seize |
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agobiar a burlas
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to overwhelm with mockery
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agolpado
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compressed
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agotador
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exhausting
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agradecimiento
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gratitude
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agravarse
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to grow worse
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agredir
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to assualt, attack
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aquamanil
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washstand
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aguantador
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patient, capable of enduring
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aguantarse
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to restrain o.s., to keep o.s. under control
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aguardar
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to wait for
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aguardiente
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liquor made from sugar cane
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agudo
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sharp
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águila
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eagle
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aguileño
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sharp-featured
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agujereado
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full of holes
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aguzado (aguzao)
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crafty
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ahuyentar
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to drive away, chase off
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airado
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angry
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airoso
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elegant
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ajetreo
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hectic activity
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ají
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green pepper, chili
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ajuste
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adjustment
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alameda
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street lined with poplar trees
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alargar
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to extend
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alcance: de largo alcance
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long-range
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alcanzar
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to reach
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alejamiento
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aloofness
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alentar (ie)
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to encourage
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algo (adj)
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somewhat
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alimentarse
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to breath, consume
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aliviado
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relieved
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aliviar
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to relieve
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alivio
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relief
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allanar
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to break into (a house)
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de allí en adelante
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from then on
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alojamiento
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lodging
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alquiler (m)
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rent
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al su alrededor
alrededored |
around one
vecinity |
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altar mayor
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main altar
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altavoz
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loudspeaker
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alterado
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agitated
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alternar
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to socialize
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altiplano
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high plateau
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altivez
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arrogance
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altura
quedar a la altura de |
height, altitude
to be equal to |
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alumbrar
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to light
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aluvión
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flood
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alzarse
alzarse con |
to raise
to make off with, steal |
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amanecer
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to dawn
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amargo
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bitter
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amarillento
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yellowish, pale, sallow
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amarrar
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to tie
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amasar
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to knead bread
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amazacotado
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awkward
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amenazar
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to threaten
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amenguar
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to diminish
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amo
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master, owner
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amontonarse
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to pile up
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amoscadillo
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a little embarrassed
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amparar
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to protect
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anaquel
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shelf
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anaranjado
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orange-coloured
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andamio
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scaffold
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andanzas
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adventures, activities
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andar
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to rummage, poke around
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andén
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sidewalk (col)
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anegarse de
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to be flooded with, flood
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anexo
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enclosure
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anditrión
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host
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angosto
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narrow
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animar
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to enliven, give life to, encourage, urge
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anís
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anisette
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anochecer
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nightfall
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ansia
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desire
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antaño
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long ago
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antepasado
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forefather, ancestor
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anteponer
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to place before
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antier
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the day before yesterday
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antigüedad
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antique
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antojársele a uno
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to seem like to one
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anudar
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to tie
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añoso
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old
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apacible
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peaceful
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apagarse
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to turn off
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apagón
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blackout
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aparecerse
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to come to one's mind
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aparentar
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to look, appear
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apartado
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section, PO box
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apartar
apartarse de |
to withdraw, separate
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aparte de que
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aside from the fact that
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apedrear
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to stone, throw rocks at
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apiñarse
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to crowd together
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aplastante
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overwhelming, crushing
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aplazar
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to delay, put off
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aplicación
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use, implementation, diligence
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apodar
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to give a nickname to
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apología
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defense, eulogy
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aportar
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to contribute
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aporte
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contribution
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aposento
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room
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apoyarse en
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to lean on
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apreciarse
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to be visible
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aprecio
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esteem
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apresuradamente
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hurriedly
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apresurarse
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to hasten, rush
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apretar
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to squeeze, clasp
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aprobado
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passing grade
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apuntador
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prompter
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apuntar
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to jot down, aim, appear
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apuñalar
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to stab
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apurarse
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to worry, hurry up
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apuro
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problem, difficulty
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arañazo
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scratch
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arboleda
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grove
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arder
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to burn
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armar
armar escándolo |
to set up, prepare
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armario
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closet
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arqueado
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bowed, curved
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arrancar
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to draw from, tear out, start, pull out
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arrasar
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to level, raze, demolish
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arrastrarse
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to drag, lead, pull, bring with it, possess, crawl
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arrastre
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rasping, dragging
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arrebatar
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to snatch, grab
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arriesgado
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risky, daring
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arrimarse a
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to join, cultivate, get close to
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arrinconado
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cornered
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arrogante
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imposing
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arrojar
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to throw (away)
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arrollador
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overwhelming, devastating
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arrugado
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wrinkled
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artesanalmente
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skillfully
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artesanía
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craftsmanship, handicraft
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asaltante
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robber
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asaltar
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to break into, raid, hold up
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asar
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to roast
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ascender (ie)
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to promote
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asediar
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to besiege
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asegurar
asegurarse |
to insure, secure
to ensure oneself of, make sure that |
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asemejarse a
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to be similar to
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asentir (ie)
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to agree
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asesinato
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murder
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aseverar
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to assert
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asilo
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orphanage
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asistente
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those present
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asomar(se)
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to appear
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áspero
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rough, harsh
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aspirante
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contender
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asqueroso
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filthy
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asumir
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to take on
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asustar
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to frighten (off)
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atajar
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to interrupt
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atardecer
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nightful
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atareado
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busy
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atascado
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stuck
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atender
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to pay attention to
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atentado
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attack, assault
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atestado
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packed, crammed-full
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atinado
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wise, sensible
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atónito
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suprised
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atracador
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hold-up man
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atracar
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to hold up, dock
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atrasar
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to set back
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atrevido
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bold, daring
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atropelladamente
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quickly
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audífono
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earphone
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auditivo
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hearing
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en auge |
increase, apogee
flourishing |
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aullar
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to howl
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avariento
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greedy
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ave de rapiña
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bird of prey
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avecinarse
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to come, approach
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avergonzar (ue)
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to make ashamed
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averiado
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damaged
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avinagrado
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bitter
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avispa
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wasp
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ayuntamiento
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municipal government
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azabache
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jet
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azahar
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orange blossom
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azotea
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flat roof
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azulado
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bluish
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bala
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bullet
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