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cornamenta
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antler (not sure about usage, but also: cuerno, asta)
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codicia
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avaricenouss, covetousness
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cuartel
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barracks - seems to refer to military academy here in Bolivia
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esmero
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care, precision quiero agradecer a mi esposa por su esmero
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cotorrear
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chatter, gossip
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clavo de olor
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cloves
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cimientos
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concrete something or other
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eye contact
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contacto visual
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chiflado
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crazy, mad
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dientes torcidos
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crooked teeth
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cuajo de sangre
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curdled blood? (does that make sense?) cuajar is "to curdle"
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cubierto
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cutlery - silverware?
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delegate
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delegar
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destacamento
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detachment (as in military detachment or unit)
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despojado
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divested of, deprived of
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esfuerzo por doblegar
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doblegar = to bend
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data entry
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entrada de datos
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estar viejo?
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es viejo (edad), se podría decir de una persona que ESTÁ vieja, aunque sea joven, para indicar que se comporta como un viejo, o sea, que ya es pasivo, lento, etc..
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disimular
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esconder, camuflar
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está bueno vs es bueno
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está bueno (resultado) es bueno (inherentemente)
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estadio supremo de historia
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estadio = stadium or stage, so "supreme state"?
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equipo de rodaje
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filming team
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egresar
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graudate?
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de no ser por
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had it not been for (could this also be "si no fuera por"
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dormant
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inactivo
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enlightened - as in an enlightened perspective
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inteligente, culto
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estar interesado vs ser interesado
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is "es interesado" possible?
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dejar varado (¿sinónimos?)
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leave stranded (dejar tirado, en la estacada?
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don't make it more difficult for me
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no me lo pongas difícil
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escalinata vs escalera vs escalón
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outdoor staircase vs indoor or ladder vs step or rung
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deja de ser un penal de máxima seguridad
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penal seems to be used as "prisión" here
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drippy nose
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rinorrea
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escarapela
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rosette (a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge. )
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como persona está muy equivocada
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she's mixed up
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edilicio
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should be etílico - ethyl
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diapositiva
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slide, transparency
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desglosar
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to break down, to itemize
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contravenir
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to contravene, violate, infringe
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enviciar (enviciarse)
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to corrupt (to become addicted to)
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escurrir
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to drip, to drain
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Estamos haciendo caso omiso a la población latina nacida aquí
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to ignore
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desembocar
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to lead to, resut in, flow into
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escurrirse
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to ooze out, to trickle, to sneack out
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comulgar
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to receive communion
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espolvorear
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to sprinkle, to powder
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desgarrar
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to tear, rip
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everything doesn't revolve around x
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todo no gira a su alrededor
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farra
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wild merrymaking
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cheap sentiment
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chimney
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chimenea
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