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acostar
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to lie down
me voy a acostar |
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actual
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current or present
la actual administración |
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actualmente
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currently
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afección
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medical condition
tiene una afección cardiaca |
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americano
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a person from the americas
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argumento
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a logical process
what lawyers present |
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asistir
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to attend
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atender
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to attend to
atender a patient |
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audiencia
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private interview
nos concedió audiencia |
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balde
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bucket
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balón
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ball
grapefruit size up smaller = pelota |
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billón
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trillion
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bizarro
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brave/chivalrous
from Basque "bearded" raro = strange |
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cargo
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job position or post
El encargado = guy in charge |
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carga
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cargo
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chocar
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to crash
English morphed it into "shock" |
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Me choca...
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I hate...
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complexión
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general physique
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compromiso
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commitment or appt.
tengo un compromiso (I have an appt.) |
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copa
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stemmed glass or goblet
taza = cup vaso = glass |
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corriente
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adj. cheap
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decepción
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disappointment
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decepcionar
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to disappoint
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disgustar
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to cause displeasure
Me disgustan los pepinos |
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embarazado
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pregnant
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dar pena
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to embarrass
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en absoluto
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absolutely not
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enfrente de
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"in front of" as in:
across the way, facing |
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excitado
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aroused (sexually)
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emocionado
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excited
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éxito
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success
Los grandes éxitos de... |
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fábrica
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factory
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tela
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fabric
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gentil
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kind or courteous
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informal
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adj. to describe people means:
unreliable |
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injuria
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insult or offense
(more a moral/pshchological hurt) |
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intoxicado
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poisoned
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introducir
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like "meter"
to insert or add something in |
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presentar
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to introduce an amigo
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largo
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long
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libería
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bookstore
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media
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stocking
pl. pantyhose |
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los medios
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collective sense of newspapers, radio, TV, etc...
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molestar
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to bother (no sexual overtones)
no me molestes |
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ordinario
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for people:
rude, vulgar, common Es un tipo muy ordinario ; he's a slob |
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parientes
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relatives
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pena
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sorrow & embarrassment
use dolor for physical pain |
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primer piso
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one flight up
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la planta
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ground floor
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quitar
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to take something off
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realizar
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to achieve, attain, accomplish, realize
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receta
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medical prescription or cooking recipe
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ropa
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clothing
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cuerda
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rope
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sano
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healthy
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cuerdo
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sane
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loco
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crazy
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sensible
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sensitive
una persona sensible |
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sopa
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soup
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jabón
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soap
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soportar
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to tolerate
often used in negative constructions no soporto la tv |
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sumar
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to add or to add up
Cuánto suma? How much does that add up to? |
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para resumir
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to sum up
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suplir
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to supply or fill-in for
suplo en la oficina a mi hermana |
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tremendo
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outrageously... (good or bad)
un jefe temendo bad... |
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tuna
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prickly pear
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atún
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tuna fish
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últimamente
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recently
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vacunar
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to vaccinate
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vago
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think vagabond for people; a bum
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voluble
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unreliable, fickle
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zorra
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slang...foxy lady, slut
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