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42 Cards in this Set
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arrepentirse
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to regret, to be sorry, or to have second thoughts
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estar frito/a
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to be screwed, to be sunk/in trouble
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creerse la divina garza
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To think you're hot stuff (the divine heron)
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pesado/a
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heavy, boring, a drag
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fatal
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terrible, the pits
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pronto
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soon, quick
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de pronto
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suddenly, quickly
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por lo pronto
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for now, for the moment
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requete
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an intensifier
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echar chispas
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to fume, be angry (throw off sparks)
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(ser/estar) fatal
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to be awful/the pits
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estar en la olla (sacar a alguien de la olla)
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to be in hot water, in trouble (to be in the pot)
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hostigar
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to annoy, badger, bug
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volver a + infinitive
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(to return to + inf), to do (something) again
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cuate/cuata
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Good pal/friend (Mexico and Central America) - comes from the word twin, which comes from the Náhuatl (Aztec) word cóatl from Quetzalcóatl
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O sea
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that is...
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porfa
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por favor
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chasgracias
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muchas gracias
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chogusto
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mucho gusto
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la tele
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televisión
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ñero/a
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compañero/a
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el/la profe
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profesor/a
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la u
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universidad
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la depre
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depresión
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la sobremesa
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(on top of the table) Spanish custom of sitting around after a meal talking
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¿cómo cree(s/n)?
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(How can you think that?) A modest way to respond to a compliment, since "Thank you" is not often used
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el piropo
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street compliments/cat calls
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nada de eso
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Not at all/none of that.
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de remate
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(terminally) hopelessly, completely
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tocayo/a
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a person with the same first name as yours
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ahorita
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right now in Peru, Mexico, and Central America; in a little while in Cuba and Venezuela
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chapado/a la antigua
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old-fashioned
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chupar
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to drink alcohol (considered vulgar in some regions)
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echar flores
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to compliment (to throw flowers)
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guapo/a
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good-looking, attractive
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las ínfulas (tener ínfulas de)
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airs, pretentious attitude
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paracaidista
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freeloader (parachutist)
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caer bien
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to like
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caer mal
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to dislike
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pueblucho
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one horse town
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-ucho/a
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negative, usually something large, ugly or bad in some way
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al tiro
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(at the throw) right away (Chile)
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