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A cuánto estamos?
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what's the date?
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a menudo
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often
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a partir de ahora
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from now on
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acabar una tarea
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to finish a task
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anoche
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last night
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durar
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to last
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el cuarto de hora
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quarter of an hour
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anteayer
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the day before yesterday
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en mil novecientos
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in the year nineteen hundred
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en seguida
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immediately
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estamos a dos de septiembre
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it's the 2nd sept
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la era
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era
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antes de ayer
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the day before yesterday
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el calendario
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calendar
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mucho tiempo después
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long afterwards
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con frecuencia
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frequently
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después de las siete
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after 7 o'clock
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entretanto
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meanwhile
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el plazo de tiempo
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length of time
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la pausa
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break, pause
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llegar temprano
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to arrive early
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luego
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then, afterwards
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matar el tiempo
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to kill time
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el mes
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month
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la fase lunar
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lunar phase
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la fecha
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date
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el fin de los vacaciones
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end of the holidays
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el futuro incierto
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uncertain future
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hoy
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today
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el instante
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instant
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la semana que viene
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next week
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la semana próxima
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next week
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la próxima semana
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next week
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llegar a tiempo
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to arrive in time
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llegar tarde
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to arrive late
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la luz del día
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the light of day
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el momento en que
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the moment when
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el momento presente
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the present moment
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nunca
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never
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la oscuridad
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darkness
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el pasado
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the past
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a partir de mañana
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starting tomorrow
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pasado mañana
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the day after tomorrow
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pasar el rato leyendo
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to spend the time reading
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pasar un rato agradable
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to spend a pleasant time
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acaban de dar las siete
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it has just struck seven
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al cuarto para las cinco
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at quarter to five
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el despertador
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alarm clock
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Es media noche
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it's midnight
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Es mediodía
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It's midday
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están dando las cinco
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five o'clock is striking
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la hora exacta
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exact time
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la hora punta
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rush hour
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la hora suprema
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hour of death
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el horario
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schedule, timetable
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llegar a deshora
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to come unexpectedly
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el huso horario
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time zone
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el reloj
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clock
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una hora fija
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a fixed time
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por primera vez
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for the first time
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cien libros
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a hundred books
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cien casas
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a hundred houses
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cientas de chicas
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hundreds of girls
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cientos de árboles
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hundreds of trees
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centares de chicos
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hundreds of boys
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por última vez
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for the last time
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a continuación
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then, afterwards
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a finales de mes
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at the end of the month
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a la larga
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in the long run
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a los pocas días
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a few days after
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a principios de año
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at the beginning of the year
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la actividad diurna
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daytime activity
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el abono trimestral
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three-monthly pass
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al anochecer
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at night fall
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al caer la noche
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at nightfall
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al mismo tiempo que
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at the same time as
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al salir el sol
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when the sun comes out/came out
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la alba
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dawn
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Antaño
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in days gone by, formerly
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anteceder
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to precede, come before
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antiguamente
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formerly
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el año bisiesto
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leap year
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el arreglo duradero
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lasting arrangement
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el cambio de horario
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timetable change
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el coetáneo de alguien
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to be a contemporary of sb
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conmemorar
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to commemorate
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el contemporáneo de alguien
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to be a contemporary of sb
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continuo
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continuous
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entre dos luces
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by twilight
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el crepúsculo
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twilight
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cuanto antes
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as soon as possible
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de ahora en adelante
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from now onwards
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de vez en cuando
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from time to time
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de vez en vez
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from time to time
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el decenio
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decade
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la década
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decade
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dentro de un plazo de...
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within a period of..
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despuntar
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to dawn, to break
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dos veces a la semana
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two times a week
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durante su estancia
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during her stay
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caducar
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to expire, pass its use-by date (passport/food)
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el empleo estacional
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seasonal work
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en aquel entonces
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at that time
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en aquellas fechas
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at that time
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en el siglo dieciocho
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in the eighteenth century
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el la tarde (bit colloquial)
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in the afternoon
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en pleno día
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in the middle of the day, in broad daylight
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la víspera
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eve, day before
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en vísperas de
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on the eve of
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época de entreguerra
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the period between the wars
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la época estival
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summer period
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érase una vez
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once upon a time
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érase una vez una princesa
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once upon a time there was a princess
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Es de día
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it's day time
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la estación
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season
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estar al día
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to be up to date
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fecha de caducidad
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expiration date
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fecha límite
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closing date (for application)
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fecha tope
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closing date (for application)
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fecha posterior
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later date
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el fin de semana
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weekend
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hacía un año
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a year before (with ref to point in the past)
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hace un año
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a year ago
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perecedero
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transitory
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más vale tarde que nunca
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better late than never
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una milenaria costumbre
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a million-year old custom
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el milenio
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millenium
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el mueble anticuado
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antique furniture
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la novedad
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novelty
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nieves perpetuas
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eternal snow
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pagar por trimestre
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to pay every three months
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un/a noctámbulo
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night owl (person)
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el permiso semanal
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weekly permit
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poner al día
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to keep informed, keep up-to-date
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por aquellas fechas
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at that time
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el porvenir
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future
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previamente
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previously
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prolongar
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to prolong
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la puesta del sol
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sundown, sunset
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el retorno eterno
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eternal
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la reunión semestral
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twice-yearly meeting
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la revista mensual
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monthly review
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saber de antemano que
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to know beforehand that
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la salida del sol
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sunrise
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el semestre
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semester, term
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tarde o temprano
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sooner or later
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el trabajo temporal
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temporary, seasonal work
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transcurrir
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to pass (time)
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un día sí, otro no
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alternate days
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vacaciones veraniegas
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summer holidays
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adelantar
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to put forward the clock
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las agujas del reloj
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the hands of the clock
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atrasar el reloj
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to put the clock back
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el cronómetro
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stopwatch
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dar cuerda a
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to wind up (clock)
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la manecilla de un reloj
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the hand of a clock
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el movimiento
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movement (of a clock)
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el muelle
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spring
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pararse
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to stop
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el reloj de arena
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egg timer, hour glass
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el reloj de bolsillo
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pocket watch
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el reloj de pulsera
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wrist watch
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reloj de sol
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sundial
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el resorte
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spring
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el ritmo acompasado
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regular rhythm
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el segundero
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second hand
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a medida que trabajaba
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while she worked
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acto seguido
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immediately
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al amanecer
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at dawn
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al atardecer
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in the evening
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al cerrar la noche
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when it got dark
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al oscurecer
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as darkness fell
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al quebrar el alba
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at daybreak
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al rayar el alba
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at daybreak
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al romper el alba
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at daybreak
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atrasar el trabajo
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to delay the work
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el bienio
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two-year period
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cesar de llover
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to stop raining
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el centenario
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centenary
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con anterioridad a su llegada
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before his arrival
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con posterioridad a su salida
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after her departure
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conforme pasaba el tiempo
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as time went by
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consultarlo con la almohada
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to sleep on it
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a buenas a primeras
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suddenly, unexpectedly
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de repente
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suddenly
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de pronto
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suddenly
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demorar
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to delay
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el despuntar del día
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daybreak
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día de asueto
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day off (from work)
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en espera de su llegada
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awaiting her arrival
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en el acto
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immediately
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en tiempos remotos
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in far-off times
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es muy trasnochadora
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she stays up all night/goes to bed v. late
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ideas desfasadas
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old-fashioned ideas
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el lapso de tiempo
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space of time
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la vida es breve
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life is short
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llevar un retraso de dos horas
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to be two hours late
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el lustro
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period of five years
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la muerte prematura
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premature death
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necesidad perentoria
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pressing need
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para la posteridad
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for posterity
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paulatinamente
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slowly
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los quehaceres cotidianos
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daily tasks
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retrasar el reloj
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to put the clock back
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raro
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unusual
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tardar una hora en
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to take an hour to..
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las tinieblas
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darkness
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la velada agradable
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pleasant (social) evening
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una visita fugaz
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a flying visit
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una visión fugaz
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a momentary sighting
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última novedad
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latest innovation
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