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suele, soler
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usually, generally, often
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yo suelo levantarme tarde
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I usually (often) get up late
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un duende
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an elf, goblin
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especie
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a type
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pájaro
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bird
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la naturaleza
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nature
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zonas
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areas
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a cambio de
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in exchange for
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cultivos
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crops
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la finca
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farm, property
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a lo lejos
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in the distance (also, far away)
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sólo basta
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it's enough
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con poner
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to put
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dientes de ajo (ajillo)
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garlic cloves (garlic)
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para que tome distancia (see hint)
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for him to step back (see hint)
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Does anyone have any idea on how to say in English "tomar distancia", for example "el autor toma distancia con respecto a las teorías contructivistas...."
He distances himself from those theories |
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guardar las distancias
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to keep one's distance
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chatos y redondos
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flat and round
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cejas
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eyebrows
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una lechuza
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an owl
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alargada (boca)
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elongated (mouth)
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simpatía
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friendliness
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deja ver
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reveal (leaves to see)
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la altura
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the height
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huesos largos
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long bones
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con tal de
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in order to
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al iqual que
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just like
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seres fantásticos
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fantastic beings
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al revés
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facing backwards, the other way around
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impide que quien
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prevents whomever
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impedir
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to prevent, to stop
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persiga
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is chasing
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perseguir
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to chase, pursue
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lo busque
(subjunctive: busque, busques, busque, busquemos, xxx, busquen |
is looking for him
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hacia donde
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in what direction (or, toward where)
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ha ido
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he has gone
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despistar
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to lose, to shake off
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yurumé
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anteater
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yacaré
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caiman
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pájaro campana
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bell bird
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intente
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tries
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acercársele (see note)
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to come near him (see note)
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a·cer·car §70
transitive: to bring near reflexive: 1. to approach, draw near 2. politics to make a rapprochement |
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de acuerdo a
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according to
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creencia
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belief
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embarzos extramatrioniales
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extramarital pregnancies
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mujeres solteras
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single women
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el vientre
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belly
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embarazandolas así
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thus getting them pregnant
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¡se acabó!
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That's it!
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la bautizó (bautizar) el nombre
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gave it the name
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ambicioso
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ambitious
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lugarteniente
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lieutenant
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para hacer frente a
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in order to face
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la amenaza potencial
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the potential threat
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muros de 6 metros de espesor
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6-meter-thick walls
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se alojaron (alojar)
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(they) were lodged (to lodge, to quarter)
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posteriormente
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later
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muralla
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wall, rampart
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colonizadores
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colonizers
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sus buques
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their ships
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a diferencia de
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unlike
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sobre todo
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mostly
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se inspira en
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is inspired by
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el vínculo
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the bond
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con la llegada
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with the arrival
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se añadió otro elemento a la cultura
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another element was added to the culture
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histórica entremezcla
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historic intermingling
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casi por completo
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almost completely
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el escaso oro
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the little gold
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se agotó
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(it) was exhausted
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economia agrícola
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agricultural economy
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la ganadaría
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the farming, stockbreeding
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la caña de azúcar
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sugar cane
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el intento de hacer
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the intent to make
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fracasó
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(it) failed
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concedió, conceder
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granted, to grant
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fue invadida por
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was invaded by
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a través de
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by means of (through, by)
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dando fin a
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bringing an end to
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pasó a ser (pasar a ser)
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became (to become)
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Estado Libre Asociado
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Commonwealth
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