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326 Cards in this Set
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apasionante
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exciting/thrilling
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astronauta
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astronaut
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atacar
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to attack
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camioneta
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pickup truck
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capítulo
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chapter
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cohete
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rocket
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concebir
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to conceive
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despegue
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launch, lift-off
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entrenamiento
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training
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escándalo
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racket
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garra
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claw
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grúa
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tow truck
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hito
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milestone
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Marte
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Mars
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monstruo
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monster
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nave
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spaceship
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perder(se)
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to miss (out)
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platillo volador
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flying saucer
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recuerdo
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souvenir
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riguroso/a
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thorough/rigorous
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velocidad
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speed
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acontecimiento
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event
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aterrizaje
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landing
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burlarse de
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to make fun of
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casco
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helmet
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choque
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crash
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decepcíon
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disappointment
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extraterrestre
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alien
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jugar a ser
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to play make-believe
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marciano
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Martian
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soñar con
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to dream of
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sueño
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dream
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atrasar
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to run behind/slow
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bichos
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stuff, things (bugs)
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correrse la voz
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to spread the news
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de buenas a primeras
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suddenly
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exigir
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to demand
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el fantasma
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ghost
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la muñeca
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wrist
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rodear
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to surround
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el suelo
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ground
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conmovido/a
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emotionally moved
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el encuentro
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meeting
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enterarse
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to find out
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imaginario/a
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imaginary
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la inocencia
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innocence
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la magia
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magic
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la pobreza
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poverty
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advertir
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to warn
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las células madre
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stem cells
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clonar
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to clone
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curar
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to cure
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el embrión
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embryo
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en peligro de extinción
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at risk of extinction
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la enfermedad
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illness, disease
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el/la escéptico/a
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skeptic
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la eugenesia
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eugenics
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genético/a
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genetic
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inaudito
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unheard of, unprecedented
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la infertilidad
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infertility
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el órgano
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organ
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prometedor
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promising
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el riesgo
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the risk
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el ser humano
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human being
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el tejido
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tissue
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temer
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to fear
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terapéutico/a
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therapeutic
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A D N
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DNA
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asombroso
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amazing/astounding
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el avance científico
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scientific breakthrough
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la bioética
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bioethics
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el derecho
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right
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el descubrimiento
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discovery
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la manipulación genética
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genetic modification
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oponerse
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to oppose
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la polémica
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polemic, heated debate
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prohibir
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to prohibit
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ser ético
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to be ethical
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animar
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to cheer up
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arrebatar
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to snatch
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la amargura
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bitterness
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el aspecto
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appearance
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la cicatriz
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scar
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descuidado/a
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careless
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dilatar
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to prolong
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disiparse
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to clear
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hendido/a
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cleft,split
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insólito/a
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unusual
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lentitud
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slowness
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moribundo/a
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dying
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el presagio
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omen
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el relámpago
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lightening
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la tormenta
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storm
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la venganza
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revenge
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anunciar
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to foreshadow
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la aparición (de un fantasma)
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apparition (of a ghost)
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asustarse
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to become frightened
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escéptico/a
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skeptical
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inmortal
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immortal
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el miedo
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fear
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la sangre
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blood
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podrido/a
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fed up
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el ratón, la ratona
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mouse
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aplastar
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to squash
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aterrizar
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to land
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la cueva
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cave
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deshabitado/a
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uninhabited
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la escoba
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broom
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la linterna
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flashlight
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matar
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to kill
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la nada
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nothing
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el pasadizo
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passage
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el recogedor
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dustpan
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la viñeta
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vignette
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Es un poco a trasmano
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It's a little out of the way
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Los autos se siguen quedando
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Cars still break down
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Qué humor!
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What a mood!
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Ya están por llegar
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They are about to land
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el anuncio (de television)
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tv commercial
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atropellar
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to run over
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el cajón
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drawer
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el capricho
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whim
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la consulta
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question
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el DNI
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ID
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facilitar
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to provide
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la factura
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bill
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hueco/a
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hollow
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el ordenador
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computer
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superar
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to exceed
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suplicar
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to plead
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el/la usuario/a
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customer
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vaciar
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to empty
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la incomprensión
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lack of understanding
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comportarse
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to behave
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conmover
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to move emotionally
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los datos personales
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personal information
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desesperar(se)
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to become exasperated
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desistir
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to give up
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la esperanza
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hope
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intransigente
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unyielding
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luchar por
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to fight for
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Ahora te la paso
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Hold on. (on the phone)
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Dar de baja
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To cancel (a service)
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Figúrarte qué ambientazo
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Imagine the mood
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Indicarle que…
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I must inform you that…
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Me pones con un supervisor?
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Can I speak with your supervisor?
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No constar
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to be unavailable; to no appear
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Saltarse una norma
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To break a rule
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la ambición
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ambition
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asequible
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attainable
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la autoestima
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self-esteem
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el bienestar
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well-being
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la clave
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key (not to the door)
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desgraciado/a
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unhappy, unfortunate
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la ecuación
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equation
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entristecerse
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to become sad
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la estupidez
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stupidity
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la expectativa
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expectation
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el/la investigador(a)
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researcher
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la meta
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goal
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el olvido
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oblivion
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la seguridad
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safety
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sumar
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to add
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la amabilidad
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kindness
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duradero/a
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lasting
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el entusiasmo
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enthusiasm
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evadirse
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to escape
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la generosidad
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generosity
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la humildad
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humility
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la infelicidad
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unhappiness
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la integridad
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integrity
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la lealtad
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loyalty
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arrastrar
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to drag along
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bruja
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witch
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combatir
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to fight
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conocerse
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to know each other/oneself
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el cruce
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crossroads
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empeñarse en
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to insist
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el furor
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fury
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el hechizo
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spell
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poderoso/a
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powerful
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repeler
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to repel/resist
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superar(se)
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to overcome
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transformar(se)
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to transform (oneself)
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vacilar
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to hesitate
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volverse
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to become
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comprenderse
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to understand each other
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la empatía
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empathy
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la lucha
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fight
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la maldad
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evil
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reconciliarse
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to reconcile
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el rencor
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bitter
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tregua
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truce
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adivinar
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to guess
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alimentar
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to feed
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aparentar
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to feign
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complacer
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to please
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complicar
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to complicate
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confesar
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to confess
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desaparecer
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to disappear
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dulcemente
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sweetly
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el arma de fuego
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firearm
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el disparo
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shot
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fingir
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to pretend
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permanecer
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to remain
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sufrir
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to suffer
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tener celos
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to be jealous
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el/la amante
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lover
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engañar
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to cheat
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extrañar
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to miss
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la infidelidad
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infidelity
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la pareja
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couple; partner
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la rutina diraria
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daily routine
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sobrevivir
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to survive
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sospechar
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to suspect
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el/la bombero/a
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firefighter
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darse cuenta
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to become aware of something, to realize
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desilusionar
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to disappoint
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odiar
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to hate
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saborear
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to savor
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tanto
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so much
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apreciar
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to appreciate
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arrepentirse
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to regret
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despreciar
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to despise
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la época
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time (period)
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(in)maduro
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(im)mature
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tolerar
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to tolerate
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valorar
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to value
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la cola de conejo
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rabbit's foot
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ensayar
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to rehearse
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el/la facha
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fascist
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tratar a (alguien)
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to treat (someone)
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animar
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to encourage
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aspirante a
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aspiring to
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avergonzado/a
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ashamed
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de camino a
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on the way to
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desilusionado/a
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disappointed
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el embotellamiento
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traffic jam
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fiarse de (alguien
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to trust (someone)
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fortuito/a
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fortuitous
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rechazar
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reject
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surgir
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to arise
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a por todas
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Knock 'em dead
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dar calabazas (a un pretendiente)
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to reject (a suitor)
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decir algo de carrerilla
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to reel off spoken lines
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en el fondo
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deep down
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estar coladito/a por alguien
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to have a crush on (someone)
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menudas vueltas da el destino
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funny how life goes around
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tener para rato
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to be stuck
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alcanzar
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to achieve
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el alivio
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relief
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cimentar
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to establish
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la consegración
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professional recognition
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estrenar
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to premiere
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el fracaso
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failure
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el internado
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boarding school
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interpretar
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to interpret (a role)
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mascullar
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to mumble
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el rechazo
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rejection
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el reparto
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cast
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rodar
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to shoot (a film)
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vago/a
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lazy
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el premio
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award
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el estreno
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premiere
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acortar
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to cut short
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afrontar
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to face
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aislado/a
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isolated
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carecer
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to lack
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desterrar
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to exile
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dispararse
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to skyrocket
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el disparate
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nonsense
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evitar
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to avoid
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impedir
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to impede
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llamativo/a
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catching/striking
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la preocupación
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concern
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el/la telespectador(a)
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tv viewer
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las tonterías
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idiocies
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atrofiar
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to degrade
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distraer
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to distract
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el la extrmista
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extremist
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indefenso/a
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defenseless
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polémico/a
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controversial
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la prensa amarillista
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sensationalism
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sedentario/a
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sedentary
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el/la teleadicto/a
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couch potato
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alterarse
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to get upset
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anonadado/a
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overwhelmed
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el arrebato
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fit-tantrum
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bostezar
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to yawn
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la butaca
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seat
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la chispa
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flicker
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clavar
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to drive something into something
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el/la comediante
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comedian
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defraudado/a
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disappointed
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desaprovechar
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to waste
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desengañado/a
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disillusioned
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el desenlace
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ending
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engañoso/a
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deceiving
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la estrella
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star
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el galán
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heartthrob
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hogareño/a
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domestic
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ignorar
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to be unaware of
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malvado/a
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evil
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novelero/a
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fickle
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la pantalla
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screen
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el/la principiante
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beginner
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la puñalada
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stab
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el rollo
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roll
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la sala
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movie theater
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la sesión (cinematográfica)
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showing
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tomarse la molestia
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to bother
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trastornado/a
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disturbed/deranged
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el/la acosador(a)
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stalker
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acosar
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to stalk
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la envidia
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envy
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la fama
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fame
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renombrado/a
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renowned
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la apatía
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apathy
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el/la guardia urbano
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city police
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el humor gráfico
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comics
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el/la humorista
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humorist, cartoonist
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la inercia
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inertia
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el letargo
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lethargy
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la multa
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fine
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la sátira
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satire
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el señal
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sign
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