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34 Cards in this Set
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a pesar de
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in spite of
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animar
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to inspire, to urge
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aprobar
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to pass
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el ara (f)
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altar
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en aras de
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for the sake of
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asimilar (tener asimilado)
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to take in fully, to realize, to accept
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conseguir
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to get, to obtain
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descuidar
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to ignore, to be careless with
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el don
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a natural gift or talent, instinctability
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empollon, empollona
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bookworm
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empollar
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to hatch or breed bees
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exito
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success
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fallo
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flaw, failure
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negar
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to deny
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obsequiar
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to give as a gift
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las oposiciones
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competitive or professional exams such as the SAT or the Bar exams
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el peor de los casos
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"the worst"
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en el peor de los casos
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if the worst happens...
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la prueba
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the test, the proof
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renunciar
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to refuse or reject, to give up
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semejante
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similar
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suceder
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to happen
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suspender
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to fail
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probar
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to try/attempt
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notas
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grades
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matriculas de honor
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honors classes
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curso, asignatura
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classes or courses
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expediente academico
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transcript or academic record
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el derecho
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law (as in law school, la degree)
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enviable
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enviable
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pasos
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footsteps
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salir de paseo
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to go out, to "hang around"
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carrera
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major (for a college degree)
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seres humanos
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human beings
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