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Amazon Basin
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la Amazonia
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reef
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el arrecife
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bay
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la bahía
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forest
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el bosque
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waterfall
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la catarata
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hill
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la colina
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(mountain) range
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la cordillera
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island
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la isla
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plain
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el llano
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shore, (river) bank
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la orilla
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(tropical) jungle/forest
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la selva (tropical)
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mountains
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la sierra
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earthquake
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el terremoto
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land; earth
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la tierra
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canyon
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el cañón
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central America
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Centroamérica
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(water) current
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la corriente
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coast
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la costa
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desert
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el desierto
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gulf
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el golfo
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hemisphere
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el hemisferio
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lagoon
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la laguna
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peninsula
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el península
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valley
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el valle
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vegetation
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la vegetación
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volcano
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el volcán
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warm, hot
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caluroso
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sky
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el cielo
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overflow (n)
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el desbordamiento
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frost
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la escarcha
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humidity
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el humedad
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flood
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la inundación
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drizzle (n)
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la llovizna
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to drizzle
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lloviznar
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rain
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la lluvia
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fog
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la neblina
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cloud
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la nube
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to forecast (weather)
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pronosticar
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lightning
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el relámpago
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dew
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el rocío
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sunny
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soleado/a
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storm
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la tormenta
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thunder
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el trueno
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air
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el aire
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cyclon
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el ciclón
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humid/damp
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húmedo/a
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hurricane
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el huracán
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tornado
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el tornado
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celsius
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el centigrado
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degree (temperature)
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el grado
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to rain
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llover (ue)
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to snow
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nevar (ie)
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cloudy
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nublado/a
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forecast (n)
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el pronostico
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high/low temperature
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la temperatura mínima/maxima
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Stop! (Mex.)
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Alto!
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seat
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el asiento
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freeway,expressway
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la autopista
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highway
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la carretera
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cruise ship
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el crucero
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sign
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el letrero
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fare, ticket price
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el pasaje
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passenger
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el pasajero/la pasajera
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by plane (train)
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por avión (tren)
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wheel
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la rueda
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signal (light)
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el semáforo, la señal
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ferry
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el transbordador
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cable car, street car
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el tranvía
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taxi
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el taxi
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to transport
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transportar
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vehicle
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el vehículo
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boat
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el barco
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bicycle
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la bici(cleta)
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car
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el carro, el coche
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motorcycle
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la moto(cicleta)
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hole in the ozone layer
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el agujero en la capa de ozono
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canvas bag
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la bolsa de lona
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hunt; hunting
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la caza
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(nuclear) waste
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los desperdicios (nucleares)
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in danger of extinction
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en peligro de extinción
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renewable energy
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la energía renovable
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packing, packaging, bottle
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el envase
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scarcity, shortage
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la escasez
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birth rate
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la natalidad
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recycling
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el reciclaje
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(natural) resource
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el recurso (natural)
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(fishing) net
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la red (de pesca)
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drought
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la sequía
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glass (material)
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el vidrio
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biosphere
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la biosfera
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fluorocarbon
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el carburo fluorado
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contamination
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contaminación
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destruction
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la destrucción
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smog
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el esmog
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species
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las especies
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habitat
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el hábitat
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pesticide
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el pesticida
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petroleum
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el petróleo
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planet
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el planeta
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nuclear plant
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la planta nuclear
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reservation
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la reserva
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chemical residue
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el residuo químico
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use (n)
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el uso
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bee
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la abeja
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eagle
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el águila
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whale
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la ballena
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dolphin
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el delfin
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sponge
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la esponja
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(sea) star; starfish
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la estrella (marina)
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parrot
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el guacamayo
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(sea) lion
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el león (marino)
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wolf
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el lobo
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mammal
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el mamífero
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butterfly
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la mariposa
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bird
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el pájaro
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fish
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el pez (los peces)
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shark
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el tiburón
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tortoise; (sea) turtle
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la tortuga (marina)
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gorilla
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el gorila
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insect
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el insecto
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leopard
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el leopardo
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reptile
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el reptil
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snake; serpent
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el serpiente
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to lower; to come down
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bajar
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to correct
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corregir
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to create
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crear
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to raise (animals, children)
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criar
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to develop
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desarrollar
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to waste
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desperdiciar
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to take a tour
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hacer una gira
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to impose
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imponer
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to call attention
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llamar la atención
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to get seasick
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marearse
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to bother
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molestar
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to seem
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parecer
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to worry
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preocupar
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to protect
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proteger
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to require
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requerir
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to solve
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resolver
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to save
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salvar
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to plant
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sembrar
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to be urgent
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urgir
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to anticipate
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anticipar
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to cause
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causar
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to compare oneself
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compararse
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to connect
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conectar
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to control
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controlar
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to eliminate
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eliminar
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to establish
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establecer
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to float
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flotar
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to encourage
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fomentar
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to generate
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generar
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to be of interest to someone
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interesar
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to limit; restrict
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limitar
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to observe
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observar
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to happen
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ocurrir
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to pass
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pasar
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to produce
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producir
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to recycle
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reciclar
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to reduce
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reducir
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to restrict
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restringir
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increase (n)
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el aumento
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diving (underwater swimming)
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el buceo
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(skin) cancer
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el cáncer (de la piel)
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quantity
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la cantidad
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cardboard
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el cartón
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helmet
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el casco
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citizen
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el ciudadano/la ciudadana
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damages
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los daños
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disappearance
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la desaparición
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(dis)advantage
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la (des)ventaja
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army, military
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el ejercito
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effort
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el esfuerzo
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government
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el gobierno
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leaf; sheet (of paper)
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la hoja (de papel)
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printer
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la impresora
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thought
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el pensamiento
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styrofoam
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el poliestireno
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theme
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el tema
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trip
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el viaje
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abundency
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la abundancia
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agriculture
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la agricultura
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article
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el articulo
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bamboo
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el bambú
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concentration
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la concentración
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consequence
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la consecuencia
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consumption
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el consumo
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diversity
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la diversidad
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electricity
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la electricidad
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space
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el espacio
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exploitation
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la explotación
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exportation
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la exportación
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extension
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la extensión
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fauna
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la fauna
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flora
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la flora
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shape
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la forma
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incident
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la incidencia
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industry
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la industria
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letter
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la letra
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locomotive
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la locomotora
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million
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el millón
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missile
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el misil
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organism
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el organismo
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plutonium
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el plutonio
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portion
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la porción
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problem
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el problema
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production
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la producción
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product
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el producto
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the rest
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el resto
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restriction
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la restricción
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system
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el sistema
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substance
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la sustancia
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tank
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el tanque
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uranium
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el uranio
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pertaining to air
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aéreo/a
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environmental
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ambiental
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both
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ambos/as
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beautiful
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bello/a
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covered
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cubierto/a
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harmful
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dañino/a
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injured
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lastimado/a
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light
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ligero/a
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full
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lleno/a
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deep
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profundo/a
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rocky
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rocoso/a
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surrounded
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rodeado/a
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serious
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serio/a
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warm
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tibio/a
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connected; unified
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unido/a
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arid; dry
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árido/a
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Caribbean
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caribeño/a
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colorful
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colorido/a
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disasterous
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desastroso/a
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ecological
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ecológico/a
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excessive
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excesivo/a
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steady; hard
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firme
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serious
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grave
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hybrid
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híbrido
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damp; humid
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húmedo/a
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impressive
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impresionante
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immense
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inmenso/a
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organic
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orgánico/a
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plastic (adj)
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plástico/a
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positive
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positivo/a
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favorite
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preferido/a
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principal; main
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principal
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situated; located
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situado/a
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subterranean
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subterráneo/a
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toxic
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toxico/a
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used; secondhand; worn
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usado/a
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comfortably
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cómodamente
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daily
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diariamente
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slowly
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lentamente
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completely
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completamente
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drastically
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dramáticamente
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punctually
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puntualmente
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about
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acerca de
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How many....!
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Cuanto/a/os/as....!
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toward
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hacia
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thousand(s)
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mil(es)
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What a + adjective + noun!
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Que + noun + tan/mas + adjective!
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to (in the direction of)
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para
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