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89 Cards in this Set
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a favor y en contra
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for and against
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ajudicarse
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to apropriate
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los altibajos
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ups and downs
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el bienestar
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well-being
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criollo
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Creole
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cruento
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bloody
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derrocar
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to overthrow
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destacar
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to stand out, to be highlighted
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exterminado
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exterminated
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el temor
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fear
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el yacimiento petrolífero
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oil field
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el albañil
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bricklayer
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el barrio
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neighborhood
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el campesino
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peasant
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el campo
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countryside
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la ciudad
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city
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el descendiente
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descendent
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el empleo
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job
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la expedición
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expedition
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el gerente
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manager
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el gobernador
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governor
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la lavendera y la planchadora
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laundress
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la mediación
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mediation
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el patrón (la patrona)
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boss
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las teclas
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keys (on a keyboard)
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el venderor
la venderora |
salesman
saleswoman |
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el viudo
la vuida |
widower
widow |
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atender (ie)
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to pay attention; to wait on, help (a customer)
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dar de comer
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to feed
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disculpar
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to excuse, to forgive
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disimular
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to hide
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disputar
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to dispute
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ganar
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to earn (money)
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progresar
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to progress, to make progress
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vender
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to sell
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amable
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nice
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autoritario
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authoritarian
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cariñoso
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affectionate
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contestador
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billigerent; cheeky
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fraudulento
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fraudulent
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ligero
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light
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manuscrito
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handwritten
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ocupado
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busy
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trabajar de sol a sol
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to work from sunrise to sunset
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el desconsuelo
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sorrow, grief
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el esqueleto
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skeleton
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el hambre
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hunger
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el llanto
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cry
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el luto
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mourning
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la mirada
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look
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la nostalgia
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homesickness
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la sed
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thirst
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la tierra
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land
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emocionarse
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to be moved
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homenajear
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to pay homage
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llevar
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to bring; to carry
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lucir
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to show off
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roncar
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to snore
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corriente
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normal
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cuarteado
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quartered
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exhausto
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exhausted
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melancólico
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melancholic
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seco
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dry
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superpoblado
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overpopulated
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vulgar
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vulgar; common
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al azar
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at random
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no estar para (+sustantivo)
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not to be in the mood for (something)
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no ser para tanto
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to be not that bad, not to be for nothing
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para siempre
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forever
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para toda la vida
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for the rest of his/her life
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por ahora
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for now
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por casualidad
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by chance, by coincidence
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por cierto
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by the way
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por completo
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thoroughly, completely
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por ejemplo
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for example
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por fin
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finally
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por lo general
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generally
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por lo menos
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at least
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por lo visto
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as can be seen
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por poco
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almost
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por primera vez
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for the first time
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por una parte/por otra
por un lado/por otro |
on the one hand/on the other
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por un día/una noche/una semana
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for a day/a night/a week
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por la mañana/la tarde/ la noche
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during the morning/the afternoon/the evening
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acabar por (+infinitivo)
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to end up (doing something)
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disculparse por (algo)
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to apologize for (something)
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interesarse por (algo o alguien)
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to be interested in (something or someone)
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preguntar por (algo o alguien)
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to ask/inquire about (something or someone)
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procuparse por (algo or alguien)
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to worry about (something or someone)
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