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Hoy es viernes trece, pero Anita y Daniel no son supersticiosos.
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Tody is Friday the thirteenth, but Anita and Daniel are not superstitious.
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Anita va a su clase en la universidad y Daniel tiene una entrevista con un cliente.
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Anita goes to her class at the university and Daniel has an interview with a client.
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Vamos a seguir a Anita, que está en la esquina esperando el ómnibus.
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We are going to follow Anita, who is at the corner waiting for the bus.
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¡Policía! ¡Socorro! ¡Ese hombre me robó la cartera!
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Police! Help! That man stole my purse!
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Aquel hombre que va corriendo es un ladrón.
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That man who is running is a thief.
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Hay un teléfono público en la esquina si Ud. quiere llamar a la policía.
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There is a public phone at the corner, if you want to call the police.
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¿Sabe Ud. dónde queda la estación de policia?
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Do you know where the police station is located?
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Sí siga derecho hasta llegar al semáforo y entonce doble a la izquierda.
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Yes, continue straight ahead until you get to the traffic light and then turn to the left.
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En la estación de policía.
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At the police station.
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¿En qué puedo servirle, señora?
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What can I do for you, madam?
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Vengo a denunciar un robo.
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I've come to report a robbery.
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Acaban de robarme la cartera.
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They have just stolen my purse.
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Era una cartera roja, de cuero y con las iniciales A. L.
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It was a red purse, made of leather, with the initals A. L.
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Cálmesa, señora.
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Calm down, madam.
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Tome asiento y digame lo que pasó.
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Take a seate and tell me what happened.
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Yo estaba esperando el ómnibus en la Calle Quinta cuando vino un hombre y me quitó la cartera de la mano.
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I was wating for the bus on fifth Street when a man came and took my purse from my hand.
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¿Cómo era?
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What was he like?
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¿Puede describirlo?
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Can you describe him?
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Sí, era joven, gordo y pelirrejo.
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Yes, he was young, fat and redheaded.
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¿Cuánto media, más o menos?
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How tall was he, more or less.
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Unos cinco pies y seis pulgadas.
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About five feet six inches.
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¿llevaba lentes?
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Was he wearing glasses?
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Sí, y tenía barba y una cicatriz en la frente.
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Yes, and he had a beard and a scar on his forehead.
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Llevaba un pantalón azul y una camisa blanca.
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He was wearing blue pants and a white shirt.
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Muy bien, señora. Firme aquí.
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Very good, madam. Sign here.
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Mientras tanto, Daniel está hablando con un policía de tránsito.
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In the meantime, Daniel is talking with a traffic officer.
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Arrime el carro a la acera y pare el motor.
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Pull over to the curb and stop the motor.
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Déjeme ver su licencia para conducir.
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Let me see your driver's license.
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¿Que Hice?
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What did I do?
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Soy extranjero y no conozco las leyes de tránsito
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I am a foreigner and I don't know the traffic laws.
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Ud. iba muy rápido, señor.
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You were going very fast, sir.
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Además iba zigzagueando y no paró en la señal de parada.
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Besides, your car was weaving and you didn't stop at the stop sign.
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Iba zigzagueando porque casi atropellé un gato negro.
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I was weaving because I almost ran over a black cat.
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Lo siento, pero tengo que ponerle una multa.
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I'm sorry, but I have to give you a ticket (fine).
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¡Meneje con cuidado!
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Drive carefully!
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Esa noche, Anita y Daniel estaban invitados a una fiesta, pero no quisieron ir.
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That night, Anita and Daniel were invited to a party, but they refused to go.
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La fiesta está en case del director de la compañia.
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The party was in the house of the director of the company.
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Tú lo conociste el mes pasedo
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You met him last month.
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¿Recuerdas?
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Remember?
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Sí, pero para un viemes trece ya tuvimos bastante mala suerte.
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Yes, but for a Friday the thirteenth we (have already) had enough bad luck.
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¡Vamos a quedarnos en casa!
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We are going to stay home!
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el cliente
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the client
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la cliente
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the cliente
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público(a)
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public
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la inicial
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initial
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residencial
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residential
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supersticioso(a)
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superstitious
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la acera, la vereda, la banqueta
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sidewalk
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la barba
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the beard
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el barrio
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the neighborhood
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la cartera
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the purse
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la cicatriz
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the scar
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el cuero
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the leather
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la entrevista
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the interview
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el (la) extranjero(a)
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the foreigner
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la frente
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the forehead
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el ladrón
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the thief, the burglar
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los lentes, los anteojos, los espejuelos, las grafas
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eyeglasses
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la ley
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the law
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la multa
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(traffic) fine, ticket
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el oficial de guardia
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the officer on duty
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el policía de tránsito
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traffic police officer
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la pulgada
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the inch
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el robo
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the robery
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el semáforo
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the traffic signal
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la señal de parada
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stop sign
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la certa
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the luck
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atopellar
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to run over
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calmarse
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to calm down
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denuncial
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to report (a crime)
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describir
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to describe
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gritar
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to scream
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manejar, conducir
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to drive
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parar
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to stop
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robar
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to steal, to rob
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gordo(a)
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fat
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invitadorf(a)
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invited
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joven
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young
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pelirrojo(a)
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redheaded
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arrime el carro a la acera
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pull over to the curb
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bastante, suficiente
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enough
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casi
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almost
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¿como es?
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What is he (she, it) like?
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¿ciánto mide Ud.?
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how tall are you?
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déjeme ver
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let me see
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despacio
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slow, slowly
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ir zigzagueando
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to weave (car)
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las leyes de tránsito
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traffic laws
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llevar puesto
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to have on
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¡maneje con cuidado?
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drive carefully!
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parar (apagar) el motor
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to stop the motor
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poner (dar) una multa
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to give a ticket
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po aquí
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around here
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rápido
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fast
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¡socorro!, ¡auxilio!
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help
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tan
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so
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la velocidad máxima
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speed limit
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Robo
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robbery
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desconocido
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stranger
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amenazó
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(he) threatened
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sospecha
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suspects
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mismo
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same
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muerto(-a)
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dead
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Incendio
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Fire
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prender fuego
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to set fire
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cobrar
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to collect
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seguro
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insurance
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bomberos
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fireman
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quemaduras
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burns
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