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abarcar
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to cover, embrace, get one´s arms around
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acido/a
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acidic, sharp, harsh
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acorralar
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to corner
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acuerdo (el)
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agreement
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afilado/a
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sharpened
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agenda (la)
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diary
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agotado/a
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exhausted, worn out, empty, extinguished
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agradecer
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to thank for, be grateful for
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agregar
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to add, to gather
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aguantar
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to hold back
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aguardiente (el)
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liquor, spirit
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agujero (el) negro
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hole , black hole
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ajeno/a
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not connected to, detached, not involved
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alba (la)
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dawn, daybreak
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alcanzar
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to reach, achieve, attain, to hand over
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alejarse
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to move away from
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aletear
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flutter, flap its wings
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alimento (el)
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food
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almacén (el)
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storeroom, warehouse
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alzar
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to gather
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aplastar
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squash, crush, destroy
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apretura (la)
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opening?????
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arranque (el)
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starter, starting mechanism
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asomo (el)
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sign, trace
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asunto (el)
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matter, affair, business
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aterrar
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to terrify
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atreverse
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to dare, venture, to be cheeky, insolent
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atropello (el)
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accident, collision
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axila (la)
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armpit, underarm
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azorado/a
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embarrased
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balbucear
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to babble
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bizcocho (el)
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sponge, sponge cake
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bocanada (la)
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puff
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bocina (la)
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horn
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bofetada (la)
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slap
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borde (el)
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edge, rim, side
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broma (la)
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joke
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brotar
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to sprout, spring, break out
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bulto (el)
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bulk, volume, size, form
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burlón
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mocking
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bursátil
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stock exchange
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caber
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to fit
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cálculo (el)
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calculation, estimate, conjecture
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caño de escape
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exhaust pipe
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cansancio (el)
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tiredness, weariness
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cantinplora (la)
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water bottle
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carrocería (la)
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body, bodywork
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cazadora
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hunting
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ceder
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to cede, give, yield
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chaparrón (el)
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downpour, torrent
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chirriante
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squeaky, creaky
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cifra (la)
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cipher, figure, number, code
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colchón (el)
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mattress, air mattress
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cólera (la)
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bile, anger, rage
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colmado/a
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filled with
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colmo - para colmo
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full-to top it all, to make matters worse
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colonia (agua de)
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cologne
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condenado/a
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condemned, damned
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constituir
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to comprise, to be , constitute
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corear
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sing in chorus
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cucheta (la)
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cuentakilómetros (el)
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speedometer
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desbordar
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to overfow
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descolgar
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to turn up
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deslizar
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to slide, to slip
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desmentido (el)
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denial
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despejado/a
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clear, as in sky
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despejar
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to clear
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destemplado/a
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out of tune, sharp, snappy, untempered
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diarios locales
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local news reports
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dilatar
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to dilate, expand
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disponible
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available, spare, free, on hand
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doceno/a
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dozen
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dudoso/a
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doubtful, suspicious
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emisión (la)
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emission
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empeñar
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to insist
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embotellamiento (el)
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traffic jam
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encierro (el)
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bull pen, confinement
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encoger
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to contract, shrink
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encogerse de hombros
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to shrug one{s shoulders
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enderezar
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to straighten out , put right, guide
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enervante
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enervating, irritating, esasperating
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ensayar
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to rehearse, practice
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enternecer
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to soften, to be moved, to touch
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envidiar
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to envy, be envious of
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erigirse
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to establish, promote, to set OS up as
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escocesa
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espuma (la)
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foam, head, lather
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estallar
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to explode, blow up, burst, erupt
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estirar
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to stretch
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exigir
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to demand, insist on
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exponer
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to expose, risk, endanger
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facciones (las)
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features, facial features
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franja (la)
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band, strip, fringe, border
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franja de Gaza
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Gaza strip
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frazada (la)
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blanket
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furgón (el)
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van, truck
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golosamente
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eagerly, with relish
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granja (la)
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farm
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grieta (la)
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crack, crevice
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grisalla (la)
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chiaroscuro
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harto de
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fed up, tired
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hastío (el)
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boredom
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hortaliza (la)
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vegetable
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hostigar
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to whip, to plague, persecute, pester
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inalcanzable
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unattainable, unreachable
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insoportablemente
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unbearably, intolerably
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iracundo/a
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irrate, irritable
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jamás
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never
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juicio - a juicio de ALGN
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in somebody´s opinion
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lentitud (la)
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slowness
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ligeramente
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lightly
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lloriquear
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to whimper, weep
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lograr
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to reach, achieve, attain
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macadam (el)
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asphalt
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maduro/a
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mature,
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malezas (las)
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weeds
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mandar
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to give orders, to be in charge
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mechón (el)
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lock, strand, tuft
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mejilla (la)
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cheek
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mezquino/a
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stingy, low, base
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midieran (medir)
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to measure, gague, weigh
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millares
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thousands
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mordisquear
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to nibble
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muñeca (la)
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wrist
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muro (el)
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wall
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neumático (el)
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tire
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ofuscar
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to blind, dazzle, obfuscate
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onda (la) corta
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wave (short wave radio)
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pañuelo (el)
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handkerchief, shawl
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perfil (el)
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profile
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piar
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to chirp, tweet
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planeador (el)
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glider
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portezuela (la)
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car door
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posar
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to pose, perch, sit, settle
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precipitar
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to rush, push, precipitate, be hasty
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procedente de
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coming from
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quebrar
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to break, bent, alter the coures of
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quejarse
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to complain, to moan, groan
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ráfaga (la)
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gust, squall, burst, flash
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ras - a ras de
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on a level with
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rasgo (el)
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feature, characteristic, trait
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reanudar
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to renew, resume, re-establish
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reborde (el)
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edge
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rebotar
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to bounce, rebound, repel
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recalentado/a
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overheated
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recalentar
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to reheat, overheat, warm up
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reojo - de reojo
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out of the corner of one´s eye
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repantigar
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to lounge, loll
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reposo (el)
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rest, peace
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resbalar
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to slide, to slip
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retaguardia (la)
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rearguard
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rezar
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to pray
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rezongar
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to grumble, groan
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risotada (la)
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guffaw
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rozar
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to rub, brush, lightly touch
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saborear
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to savor, relish
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sacudida (la)
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shake, jolt, jerk
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seto (el)
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hedge
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sien (la)
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temple ( on one´s head)
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sigiloso/a
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stealthy, secretive
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sobrenadar
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to float
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sobrevolar
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to fly over
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soltar
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to let go of, release, drop
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someter
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to subdue, put down, submit
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sopor (el)
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drowsiness, sleepiness
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suceder
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to happen, to occur, to succed, to follow one another
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suceder (por lo que pueda)
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just in case
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sujetar
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to secure, hold, hold down, restrain
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sumar
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to add, add up, sum up, summarize
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superponer
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superimpose, to put before, come before
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tachar
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to cross out, to accuse
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tamborilear
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to play the drum, to drum
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tantear
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to guess, estimate, size up, put to the test
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teñir
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to dye, tinge
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tiritar
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to shiver
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todavía
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stil, yet, even
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trago (el)
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swig, drink
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trapo (a todo trapo)
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full blast, full sail
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travesura (la)
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mischief, prank
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trecho (el)
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stretch, distance - at intervals
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trepar
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to climb
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treta (la)
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trick, ruse
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tripular
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to man
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tropezar
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to trip, stumble
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vejación (la)
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vexation, humiliation
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viajante (el)
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travelling salesman
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vigilia (la)
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wakefulne,, sleeplessness, vigil
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víspera (la)
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day before, eve, vespers
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volcar
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to pour out
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vuelco (el)
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overturn
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zigzaguear
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to zigzag
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