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155 Cards in this Set
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¡maldita sea!
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damn it!
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a la vejez viruelas
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there's no fool like an old fool
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A lo sumo
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at the most
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abrigado/a
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wrapped up, protected, sheltered
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acaso
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perhaps,
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afición
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affinity
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ahogar
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to suffocate, to drown or choke
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aislado/a
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isolated, insulated
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aliento (el)
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breath, breathing
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aminorar
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to reduce, decrease, lessen
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apego (el)
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attachment, devotion, affection
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arcón (el)
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large chest
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arrancar
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to snatch, grab, derive
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asaltar
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to assault, attack, assail
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asunto (el)
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matter, issue
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atreverse
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to dare, venture
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azotea (la)
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flat roof
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bien criado
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well-bred
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bizco/a
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cross-eyed
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bofetada (la)
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slap, slap in the face
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brotar
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to sprout, shed
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caballete de la nariz
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bridge of the nose
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cacho (el)
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bit, piece
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cántaro (el)
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pitcher
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caracol (el)
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snail
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cartapacio (el)
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briefcase, notebook, folder, file
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caserón (el)
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big rambling house
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chirriar
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to sing out of tune, squak
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chouctout
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French for sauerkraut
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cincelar
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to chisel, engrave
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clavado/a
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nailed
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concebible
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conceivable
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consiguiente
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consequent
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corriente
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ordinary, common, average
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costado (el)
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side, flank
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cotidiano/a
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daily
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criado (el,la)
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servant
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cubrir el expediente
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to keep up appearances
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de hecho
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in fact
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delatar
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to inform on, to suggest
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derecho mercantil
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commercial law
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descabellado/a
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wild, crazy, whacked-out
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descompuesto/a
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decomposed, decayed, rotten
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descortés
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impolite, rude, discourteous
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descreído
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non-believer
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desesperado
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desperate
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desfilar
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to march, parade
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deshacerse de
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to get rid of
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desleal
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disloyal
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despedir
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to dismiss, fire, sack
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desprender
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to detach, remove
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destripado/a
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disemboweled
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diluir
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to dissolve, dilute
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disfrazar
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to hide, conceal, disguise
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doblegar
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to bend over, bow down, give in
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embarrar
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to smear, smudge
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embelesado/a
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fascinated, delighted
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empapar
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to soak, drench
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encaminar a
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to head for, towards
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endurecer
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to harden, make hard
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enervar
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to enervate, irritate, get flustered
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erguido
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upright, erect
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escalafón (el)
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roll - payroll
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escritura (la)
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handwriting, writing
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espada (la)
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sword
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espantoso/a
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frightening, dreadful
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estar al tanto
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to be informed of, to be aware of
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estar mal de la azotea
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to have a few screws loose
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estridente
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strident, harsh, loud, grating, shrill
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expediente (el)
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brief, record
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féretro (el)
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coffin
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foco (el)
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spotlight, floodlight
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fogoso/a
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fiery, spirited, lively
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fonda (la)
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inn, restaurant
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fulminar
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to strike dead
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garrafón (el)
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large carafe, water cooler
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girar
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to issue
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grifo (el)
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faucet, tap, also griffon
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guasón (el)
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jester, joker, prankster
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hedor (el)
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stink, stench
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huáchales y fardos
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baskets and bundles
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hueso (el)
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bone
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huir
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to flee, run away
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incauto/a
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gullible, incautious
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jadear
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to pant
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latir
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to beat, as in pulse
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librar batalla
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to fight, wage war
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llover a cántaros
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to rain cats and dogs
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lona (la
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canvas, tarp
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lúgubre
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bleak, lugubrious,
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macizo/a
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solid, well -built
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maldito/a
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damned, cursed, wretched
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marchante (el)
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merchant
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matutino/a
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morning
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mediar
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intercede, intervene
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mirada (la)
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look, gaze
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mirada de soslayo
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sideways glance
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monzón (el)
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monsoon
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mostrenco/a (el,la)
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thick, thickhead
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orden de pago
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purchase order
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padecer
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to suffer, suffer from
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palpar
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to feel
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para colmo
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to top it all, to make matters worse
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parpadear
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to blink, wink, flicker, twinkle
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pasta (la)
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paste
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pegar
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to stick, fit, match
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penumbra (la)
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semidarkness
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percatar
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to notice, realize
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pertenencia (la)
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property, belongings
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perturbación (la)
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disruption, disturbance, disorder
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pesadilla (la)
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nightmare
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pesar - a pesar de
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in spite of
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peyorativo/a
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pejorative
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proponer
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to propose, intend
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quebrar
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to break, bend, go bankrupt
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quejido (el)
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moan, groan
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raspar
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to scrape, sand
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reblandecerse
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to soften, become soft
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rechazar
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to reject, turn down, refuse
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recompensa (la)
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recompense, payback, reward
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recorrer
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to scan, look over,
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recriminar
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to reproach, reprimand
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relato (el)
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story, tale, account, report
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risilla (la)
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giggle, titter, laughter
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rodillas (las)
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knees
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rompecabezas (el)
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puzzle, riddle, conundrum
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ronco/a
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hoarse
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sauce (el)
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willow
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sinfonía (la)
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symphony
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sobrar
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to suffice
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sobresaltar
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to startle, be startled
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tamaño
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size, dimension
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tentación (la)
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temptation
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tergiversar
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to twist, distort
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tertulia (la)
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get-together, gathering
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timar
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to swindle, cheat, trick
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tomar apego a
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to become attached to
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torcido/a
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twisted
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traslado (el)
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move, transfer
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trecho (el)
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distance, way, stretch
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tubería (la)
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plumbing
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túmulo
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mountain
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vejez (la)
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old age, antiquity
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vello (el)
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down
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venerar
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to venerate, worship, revere
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vespertino (el)
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evening
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vianda (la)
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food, victuals (vittles)
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yeso (el)
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gypsum, plaster, chalk
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zanja (la)
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trench
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zanjar
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to settle, to clear a matter up
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topar
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to bump into, run into
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inerme
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unarmed, defenceless
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trueno (el)
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thunder
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adueñarse
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to take posession, to seize
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balde (el)
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bucket, pail
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