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303 Cards in this Set
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repartidor
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messenger boy
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tele'grafos
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telegrams
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latas
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cans
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estanteri'a
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bookshelf
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saltarse (me los salto)
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to skip (i skip them)
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partidario
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supporter (political)
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peloteras
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fights
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de repente
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suddenly
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ero'ticas
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erotic
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alcoba
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room
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evacuar
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to evacuate
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pareja
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pair/couple
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carteles
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billboards
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mani'a
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habit, whim
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so'tano
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basement
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echando leches
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estar furioso
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jornada (de trabajo)
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work hours
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ha crecido
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has raised (kids)
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pecado
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sin
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hacer falta
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ser necesario
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mentiras
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lies
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a quie'n se lo ocurre
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who could be so dumb
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riqueza
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wealth
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abanico
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handheld fan
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perderle de vista
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no verlo ma's
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incautacio'n
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seizure
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aprovechar
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to take advantage of
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di'scolo
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disobedient
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desgracias
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misfortunes
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a estas alturas
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after all these years
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monserga
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sing-sing
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prometida
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fiance'e
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suministros
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supplies
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de ahora en adelante
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from now on
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se porta
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behaves
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engan~ada
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deceived
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a solas
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alone
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no tiene nada que ver
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has nothing to do with
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espantada (<espantar)
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to be shocked
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enredo (<enredar)
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mixed up
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locuras
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tonteri'as
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oficio
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trabajo
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despechado
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vindictive, resentful
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suen~os
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dreams
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soltera
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single
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contable
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accountant
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amontonados
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piled up
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arrodillarse
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to kneel
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aprovisionamiento
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supplies
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que viene
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pro'ximo
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acostumbarase
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to be used to
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apoderardo
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taken over
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acuerdo
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agreement
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escayola
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plaster
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a tientas
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by touch
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abastos
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food (almace'n de)
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alborotar
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stir up trouble
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picos
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pickaxes
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palas
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shovels
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desentendido
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ignorant, fool
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recompensarle
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to reward/pay back someone
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llevar la contraria
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to be different
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atreverse
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to dare
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mandama's
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jefe
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cerditos
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little pigs
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rozagantes
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splendid-looking; with a healthy glow
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robo'
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to rob
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va para largo
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it's going to stay around a while
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fideo (el nin~o esta' hecho un fideo)
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noodle (the child is a stick)
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sollozos
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sobs
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a hacer mis necesidades
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to go to the restroom
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por si' o por no
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just in case
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soltarle a la pelma cuatro frescas
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to give that idior a piece of my mind
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lentejas
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lentils
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a lo mejor
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maybe, perhaps
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combustible
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gasoline
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que' ma's da
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so what?
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que' ma's da que lo comamos
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what's the difference between eating…
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el camio'n
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truck
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hambre
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hunger
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no faltaba ma's
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of course, that's the least she can do
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hecho un sol
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looks beautiful
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menos mal
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afortunadamente
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seco (estar seca)
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dry (to be dry)
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polvo
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dust
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cola
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line
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bocinas
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car horn
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lo pasa
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whats up
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veraneo
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go on vacation
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verdes
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of color
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un tostonazo
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pain in neck
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trincheras
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trenches
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afueras
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outskirts
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cabrear
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irritate
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chalado perdido
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completely crazy
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la mar de
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more than
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cargaron
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to fail
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alemanes y frenceses
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german and french (people)
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hacen gracia
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amusing
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frescachona
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younger looking
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las faltas
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mistakes
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agorera
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kitchen
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hecha
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done
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por mas que tire de la cuerda, no llego
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no matter how much I pull in, its not enough
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anIs
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flavored liquer
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guisar
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to cook
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de buenas a primeras
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in a hurry
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coser
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to sew
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envidia
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envy
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orgullosa
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proud
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sereno
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guard
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catedra'tico
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university professor
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se haga ilusiones
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don’t get your hopes up
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ladrones
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thiefs
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botones
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bell boy
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no hay mal ue por bien no venga
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every misfortune has its bright side
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disgusto
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irritation/problem
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despierta
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more awake
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alquiler
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to rent
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aumenten
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increase
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ha puesto
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had set
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pone
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put
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da un vuelco
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heart leaps
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dejan fija
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give a permanent job
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cocido
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boiled dinner
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paro
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unemployment
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miseria
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small amount
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a duras penas
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differently
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dicta
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speaks to them
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natilla
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custard
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porvenir
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future
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formal
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behaved
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disculpas
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excuses
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han suspendido
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had failed
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panda
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group of friends
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sudoroso
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sweaty
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Falange
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government group
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enfadado
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mad
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plazos
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installments
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(pagar) al contado
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(to pay) in cash
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dan a luz
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gives light
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ajenas
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others
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quemado
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burned
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memo, pelma
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joke
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pretendientes
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suitors
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rabiar
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get mad
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a punto
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about to
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han cebado
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they took revenge
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untaba
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bribed
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le haga caso
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pay attention
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se atreve
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he doesn’t dare
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de vez en cuando
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from time to time
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golondrina
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swallow (bird)
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titubea
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to hesitate
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romance
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poem
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efi'mera
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ephemeral
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entrega
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to give
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bicicleta
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bicycle
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ca'lido
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hot
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mariposa
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butterfly
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cuartillas
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sheets of paper
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pares
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even numbers
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nunca le entro'
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he/she never understood
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la letra
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handwriting
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nido
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nest
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soberia
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pride
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la salida
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la salida
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abatidi'simo
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extremely upset
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vete a la mierda
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go to hell
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mala leche
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jerk
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a escondidas
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behind their back
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agradece
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to thank
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han cargado
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they have killed
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tiene razon
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to be right
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bollitos
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little bread
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borrachos
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drunk
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echarle a vistazo
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give him a glance
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lo'brego
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somber
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represalia
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retaliation
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sirve
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good
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estar colado por alguien
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to have a crush on someone
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regan~ara'n
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will scold
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habra' enterado
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suppose that he found out
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han sublevado
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they have risen
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largado
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to leave
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puso mala cara
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don’t seem to mind
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golpe estado
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coup d'etat
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tiene la culpa
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to be at fault
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da igual
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its all the same
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un pronto
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outburst
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da pena
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it’s a pity
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dar voces
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shout
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pegados
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glued
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a lo mejor
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maybe
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frei'r un huevo
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to fly a kite
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escabullirse (escabulle'ndose)
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to sneak away (sneaking away)
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maricas
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fags
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encendido < encender
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lit/on < to turn on
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gente corriente
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everyday people
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latas de conserva
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canned goods
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con el alma en un hilo
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muy preocupada, ansiosa
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comestibles
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comida, alimento
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no se gana una gorda
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you don't earn a penny
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apagado > apagar
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off < to turn off
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encargado < encargarse de
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in charge < to be in charge of
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coplas
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verses, ballads
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estar quieto
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to keep still
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escondite
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hide and seek
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las persianas
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blinds
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a tientas
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in the dark, just by feeling
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la buhardilla
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attic/guardilla
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el escaparate
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shop window
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paisano
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una persona que es de la misma regio'n
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estar hecho an~icos
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to be torn/broken in a million pieces
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putas
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prostitutes
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picardi'as
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roguish remarks
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echadas
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cerradas
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entretenerse
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divertirse
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rezar
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to pray
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meter mucho ruido
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to make a lot of sound
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las sen~ales
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signs
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el lavabo
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sink
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los sobacos
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armpits
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la bata
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some kind of dress
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disparos
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shots
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ametralladoras
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machine guns
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darle una bofetada
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pegarle en la cara
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pellizcar
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to pinch
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impedirlo
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to stop/prevent him
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ventanuco
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pequen~a ventana
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forcejear
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intentar prevenirlo fi'sicamente
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prestarle atencio'n
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to pay attention
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hacerle dan~o
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to hurt someone
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cajas de puros
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cigar boxes
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las brigadas de extranjeros
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international brigades (a favor de rep.)
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ojo de la cerradura
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keyhole
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de que' trata
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cua'l es el tema de
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una lucha
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fight
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tropiezan < tropezar
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trip/bump into each other
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ensayo
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rehearsal
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llegado a mayores
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gone all the way
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estar con el agua al cuello
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to be in hot water
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ha huido < huir
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has fled < to flee
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evacuados
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refugees
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guardilla
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attic/buhardilla
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la trai'a frita
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was driving her nuts
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echarla
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to get rid of her
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de pie
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standing
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darle un no se' que'
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makes one feel awkward
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techo
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roof
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vergu"enza
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shame
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para no gastar luz
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to save energy
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estar saca'ndole de quicio a alguien
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to be driving someone crazy
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ha trasladado < trasladarse
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has moved < to move/transfer
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encantada
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delighted
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tramos
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sections
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no estar para esos trotes
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to be too old for this kind of stuff
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octavillas
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flyers
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lloverle los encargos
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to be swamped with orders
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devolverse
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to be returned
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embajada
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embassy
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pisotones y cardenales
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trampled feet and bruises
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herederos
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heirs
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coger
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tomar
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fieras
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animales salvajes
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aso'mate < asomarse
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go see < to see
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tirando < tirar
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to throw
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barras
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loaves
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peligro
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danger
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sindicato
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labor union
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recie'n casados
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newlywed
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pegarle
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to hit/beat
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estampitas
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little stamps
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personas que nacen de pie
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gente con mucha suerte
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preso
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prisoner
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tener a'nimos
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tener energi'a
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depurar
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to process
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meterle mano
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to get ones hands on something
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estar deshecho
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to be a mess
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estar ma's desahogado
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to have more room
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le ha hecho falta
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ha sido necesario
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en la gloria
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in heaven/muy contento
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fusilarle
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to shoot
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aconsejar
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to advise
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milagro
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miracle
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por lo visto
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aparentemente
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no vale < valer
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doesn't count < to count
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piso
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apartment
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aprovechar
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to take advantage of
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hacerle una charranada
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to play a dirty trick (on someone)
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(lo) estropear
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to ruin (it)
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despedirse
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to say goodbye
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apechugar
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to put up with
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detener
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to detain
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abastecimiento
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supply
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acabar solta'ndolo
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in the end, they'll let us go
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a los pocos di'as
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and a few days later
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animarlas
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to cheer them up
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minada
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mined
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en cachondeo
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half-jokingly
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paquetes
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packages
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chico de los recados
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messenger boy
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colocar a alguien como…
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darle el trabajo de…a alguien
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