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50 Cards in this Set
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la subasta; subastar
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auction
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el pudor
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shame
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el ceño
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scowl, frown, frunció el ceño
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el cabildero
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lobbyist
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involucrar (en)
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involve (in)
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el escudo
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shield; coat of arms
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el acoso; acosar
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harassment; to harass; Por acoso sexual, alto funcionario de Pemex podría ser destituido de su cargo
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harto/a
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full; fed up
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hartar (hartarle de)
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to annoy; satiate; (overwhelm with) me hartaron de comida
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la bajaza
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baseness, meanness, abjectness
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la culata
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butt (of a rifle)
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salirle a alguien el tiro por la culata.
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to backfire (for someone)
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difundir
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to spread (news, rumors)
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la salva
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salute
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los comicios
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election(s)
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el hito
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milestone
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desatar
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to untie, to undo
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derrotar
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to defeat, to beat
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el/la cuñado/a
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brother/sister in-law
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padecer
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to suffer from: padece una extraña enfermedad; to endure, put up with: tiene que padecer a su marido
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empeñar
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to hock, to pawn; to pledge/give one's word
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estar empeñado/a en hacer algo
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to be determined to do something
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empeñado/a
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in debt; determined, está empeñado en ser actor; pawned, todas sus joyas estaban empeñadas
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diestra/o
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right-handed; skillful
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a diestra y siniestra
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left, right, and center; every which way; in all directions
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siniestro/a
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sinister, evil
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zurdo/a
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left-handed
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el/la bombero/a
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fireman
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las filas
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ranks (military)
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nutrir
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to nourish, to feed
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apaciguar
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to pacify, to appease
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fracasado/a
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unsuccessful
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tildar (de)
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to brand, label (as); lo tildó de cobarde
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desvariar
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to talk nonsense, rave: después de dos copas empezó a desvariar
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el campamento
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camp
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letal
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lethal
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aislante
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insulator, insulating
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los escombros
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debris, rubble (used as pl.)
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de antemano
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beforehand, before, in advance
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derrumbar
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to knock down, to pull down
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a dedo
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arbitrarily, without democratic selection; hand-picked; ser nombrado (alguien) a dedo
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la locución
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Idiom, colloquialism
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la cosecha (cosechar)
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harvest (to harvest; to achieve (éxitos etc.)
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el trámite
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(procedimiento administrativo) procedure; (formalidad) formality: la boda fue un mero trámite
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el/la familiar
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relative: vamos a ver a unos familiares
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regañar
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(en una discusión) to argue, quarrel; (romper una relación) to split up, break up; verbo transitivo to scold, tell off
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fomentar
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to promote: fomentar tensión racial.
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la tacha
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(imperfección) flaw, stain, defect: una reputación sin tacha, an unblemished o spotless reputation
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las tijeras
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scissors, unas tijeras-a pair of scissors
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la enmienda (enmendar)
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amendment, correction (to ammend, to correct)
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