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197 Cards in this Set
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taladrador
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drilling
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cuna
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cradle
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cuña
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wedge/bedpan
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"los intereses desvengados"
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the interests accrued
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parlanchín
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chatterbox/chatty
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imbatible
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unbeatable
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barreno
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large drill
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barreño
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wash-bowl
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sosiego
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calm (noun)
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inefable
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inexpressible
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mirilla
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spyhole
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apartado (sustantivo)
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section
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apartado (adjetivo)
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remote
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ponencia
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lecture/report
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ponente
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speaker/reporter
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parlante
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speaker
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fragua
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forge
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trueno
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thunder
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caoba
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mahogany
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empapelado
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papering/wallpaper
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escalinata
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staircase
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ponzoña
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venom
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trino
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chirp/trill
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engreído/a
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conceited person
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"se le trabó la lengua"
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"he got tongue-tied"
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parloteo
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chatter
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pudor
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(sense of) shame/bashfulness
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terrateniente
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landowner
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sediento (de)
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thirsty (for)
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limosna
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alms
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yegua
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mare
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antaño
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"in days gone by"
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pocilga
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pigsty
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aniquilación
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annihilation
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barrido
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sweeping/scanning/panning (cinema)
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milla
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mile
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zanja
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ditch
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antecedente
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precedent
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"antecedentes"
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record/background
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cavilación
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pondering
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avidez
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eagerness
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engorro
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nuisance
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remedo
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imitation/parody
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afonía
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loss of voice
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notorio
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obvious/widely-known
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cartero/a
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postman/postwoman
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buzo
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diver/tracksuit
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pompas fúnebres
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undertaker's/funeral
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antecedentes penales
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criminal record
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prolijo
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long-winded/exhaustive
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torbellino
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whirlwind
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aplomo
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composure
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averiado
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out of order/broken down
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inalámbrica
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wireless
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cajetilla
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pack of cigarettes
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halagüeño
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promising/flattering
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enano
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dwarf
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pochismo
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term borrowed from American English/Americanized person
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"¡adjudicado!"
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sold!" (at auctions)
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ponzoñoso
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venomous
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chapucería
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botch job
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gravamen
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burden/tax
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debidamente
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properly
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puntapié
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kick
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remolque
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trailer/"towing"
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desplazamiento
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journey/move
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vetusto
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ancient/very old
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acotar
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to enclose/demarcate/write notes in the margin of
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matizar
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to explain in detail/tinge/blend (art)
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taladrar
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to drill
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cavar
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to dig
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obviar
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to avoid/go around
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varear
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to beat (with a pole)
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devengar
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to yield/earn (often used to talk about money)
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entroncar (con)
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to connect/become related (to)
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mecer(se)
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to rock (back and forth)
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derrocar
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to bring down/oust
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fraguar
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to forge/think up/harden
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librar
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to free somebody from something/engage in (a battle, etc.)
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librarse
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to escape something/get rid of something or somebody
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fundir
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to melt/fuse
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bruñir
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to polish
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entrelazar
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to interlink/interlace
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urgir
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to urge/to be urgently necessary ("me urge hacerlo")
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trinar
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to chirp
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mecer(se)
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to rock (back and forth)
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derrocar
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to bring down/oust
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fraguar
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to forge/think up/harden
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librar
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to free somebody from something/engage in (a battle, etc.)
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librarse
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to escape something/get rid of something or somebody
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fundir
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to melt/fuse
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bruñir
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to polish
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entrelazar
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to interlink/interlace
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urgir
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to urge/to be urgently necessary ("me urge hacerlo")
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trinar
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to chirp
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claudicar (de)
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to give in (/renounce)
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amilanar(se)
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to scare/daunt (/to be discouraged)
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desdibujarse
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to become blurred
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trabar
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to join/shackle/strike up (iniciate)/impede
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antigüedad
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antiquity/antique
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cuneta
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ditch/curb ("street gutter")
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canalón
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gutter
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lapidación
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stoning
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lápida
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tombstone
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hollín/tizne
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soot
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turbiedad
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cloudiness/shadiness
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pudoroso
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modest/bashful
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"a propósito"
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on purpose/"by the way"
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"a propósito de"
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with regard to/concerning
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parabrisas
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windshield
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alfiler (sustantivo)
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pin
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rotulador
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highlighter/marker
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rótula
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kneecap
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"a saber"
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for example
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Ministerio de Hacienda
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the Treasury
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rebosante (de)
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overflowing (with)
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engorroso
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bothersome
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alcachofa
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artichoke/shower head
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aspersor
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sprinkler
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axila/sobaco
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armpit
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"con dos dedos de frente"
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intelligent
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"por doquier"
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everywhere
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pañal
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diaper
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panal
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honeycomb
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zarpa
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claw/paw
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rapaces
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birds of prey
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"como por arte de birlibirloque"
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"as if by magic"
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caimán
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alligator
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ráfaga
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gust (of wind)/flash (of light)/burst (of gunfire)
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voltereta
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somersault
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granero
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barn
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atavío
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attire
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talante
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mood/character
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rapaces
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birds of prey
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pavoneo
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showing off/boasting
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"como por arte de birlibirloque"
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"as if by magic"
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surtido
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well-stocked (adjetivo)/assortment (sustantivo)
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caimán
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alligator
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ráfaga
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gust (of wind)/flash (of light)/burst (of gunfire)
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voltereta
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somersault
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granero
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barn
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atavío
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attire
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talante
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mood/character
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pavoneo
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showing off/boasting
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surtido
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well-stocked (adjetivo)/assortment (sustantivo)
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escarcha
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frost
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alegato
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plea
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hebilla
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buckle
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neonato
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newborn
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pantano
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marsh
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esbozo
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sketch/outline
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vendaje
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bandaging
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enano
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dwarf
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trabarse
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to get tangled/thicken
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parlotear
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to chatter
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"pedir limosna"
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to beg
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aniquilar
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to annihilate
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rehusar
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to refuse
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remolcar
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to tow
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intercalar
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to insert/put in
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remedar
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to imitate/mimic
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cavilar
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to ponder
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convidar (a)
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to invite (/to be conducive to)
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"quedarse afónico"
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to lose one's voice
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"decir paridas"
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to talk nonsense
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"perder el aplomo"
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to lose one's composure
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aferrarse a
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to cling to
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averiar(se)
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to damage (/break down)
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adjudicar
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to award/allocate
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vagar
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to wander
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chapucear
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to botch up
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ir a remolque
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to go in tow (voluntary)/to be dragged along (obligated)
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merodear (por)
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to snoop/prowl (about)
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zanjar
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to put an end to/resolve
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lapidar
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to stone
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socavar
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to dig under/undermine
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tiznar
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to blacken
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alentar
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to encourage
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rayar
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to scratch
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remolonear
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to laze about (in a bed, normally)
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no dar crédito a algo
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to not believe something because it is so surprising
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no pegar ojo
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to not sleep at all
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"saber a poco"
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to not be sufficient
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enmarañar
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to tangle/complicate
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divisar
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to spy/make out
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barnizar
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to varnish/glaze
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ataviarse
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to dress up
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estar de buen talante
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to be in good humor
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encolerizar(se)
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to anger (/get angry)
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surtir a alguien (de)
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to supply somebody (with)
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surtirse (de)
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to stock up (on)
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cubrirse de escarcha
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to frost over/up
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aparentar
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to feign/show off
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estar macizo
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to be hunky/to be gorgeous
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emborronar
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to scribble on/smudge
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esbozar
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to outline/give a hint of
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agazaparse
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to crouch
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