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272 Cards in this Set
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crecer
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to grow
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un nivel
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a level
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mejorar
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to improve
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superar
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to go beyond/above
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centrarse en
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to focus on
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el engaño
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A trick
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gozar de
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to enjoy
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el/la portavoz
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spokesperson
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la dotación
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gift
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facilitar
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to make easy
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las piezas (para coches)
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parts
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un promedio
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average
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sobrepasar
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to surpass
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el acero
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steel
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el sueldo
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wage
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quitar
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to take away
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un dineral
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loads of money
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ceder
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to give way
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el peaje
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toll (road)
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fijar
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to fix
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la suministración
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supply
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paternalismo
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state run/paternalism
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el bienestar
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well being
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contar (ue) con
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to count on/have
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asequible
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accessible
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un funcionario
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civil servant
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fomentar
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to encourage
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el infarto
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heart attack
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un chiste
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joke
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risible
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laughable
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animar
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to encourage
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otorgar
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to guarantee
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huir de
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to flee from
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incertidumbre
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uncertainty
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proporcionar
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to give way
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la osadía
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daring
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intentar
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to try
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la formación
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training
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conseguir
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to manage to get
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aprovechar
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to make the most of
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precioso
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lovely
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sobrar
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to have left over
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imprevisto
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unforseen/unexpected
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un rincón
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a corner
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asegurar
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to affirm
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ceder
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to give up
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la circulación
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driving
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dar asco
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to disgust
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dar con
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to come across, to run into
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negarse a
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to refuse to
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pese a
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despite
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reclamar
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to demand
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ni siquiera
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not even
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estresado
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stressed
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la lealtad
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loyalty
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medir
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to measure
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nutrir
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to feed
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el cabello
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hair
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calvo
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bald
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un casco
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a helmet
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la potestad
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authority
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el recelo
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misgivings, suspicions
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la tutela legal
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guardianship
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un arma de doble filo
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a double-edged sword
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quejarse de
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to complain about
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estar harto de
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to be fed up of
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convertirse en
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to become
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miles de
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thousands of
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lanzarse
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to throw oneself
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pisar
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to tread on
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el aporte
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contribution
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en lugar de
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instead of
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la rueda de prensa
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press conference
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hacer frente a
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to face/confront
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la mancha
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stain
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despreciar
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to scorn, look down on
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la matanza
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killing/slaughter
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la acogida
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welcome
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la estancia
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stay (time)
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maduro
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mature
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llevar a cabo
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to complete
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la jornada
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(working) day
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la factura
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bill
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el ladrillo
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brick
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colocar
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to place
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el mármol
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marble
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el escaparate
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shop window
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suele ir
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usually goes
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devolver
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to hand back
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apuntarse
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to sign up
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viejo
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old
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tan (bonita)
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so (pretty)
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alejarse
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to move away
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todavía
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still
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aún
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still
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incluso
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even
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aun
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even
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el alcance
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reach
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prestar
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To lend
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de tacón alto
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high heeled
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solicitar
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to ask for
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el andén
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platform (train)
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descarrilar
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To de-rail
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los faros
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headlights
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el aterrizaje
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landing (plane)
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la sombra
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shade
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un cadáver
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corpse
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el amanecer
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dawn
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un envoltorio
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wrapping (of food)
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el litoral
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coastline
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poner fin a
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to put an end to
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el despegue
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to take off (plane)
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a partir de
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from (time/date)
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las reivindicaciones
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grievances
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sordo
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deaf
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llevar a cabo
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to complete
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puesto que
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since
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ya que
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since
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merecer (la pena)
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to deserve it
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desnudarse
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to strip
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el encierro
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the running (of the bulls)
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un cartel
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billboard
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un letrero
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signpost
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una decena
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ten
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inaugurar
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to inaugurate
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la aportación
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contribution
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los ingresos
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income
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las divisas
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foreign currency
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tanto... como
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as much...as
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un paso
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a step
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hacia
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towards
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estival (adj)
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summer (adj)
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acogida
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welcome
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un balneario
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health spa
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el alojamiento
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lodging, accommodation
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carecer de
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to lack
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frenar
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to brake
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los grifos
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taps
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el abastecimiento
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supply
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entre
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between or among
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el asunto
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matter
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la eficacia
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efficiency
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aprobar
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to approve
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reconocer
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to recognise
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un colectivo
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group
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la sensibilización
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awareness
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aportar
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to contribute
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regresar
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to go back
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los suyos\as
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his\hers
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tropezar con
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to bump into
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rehusar
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to refuse
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la azafata
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air hostess
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espeso
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thick
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una mascota
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a pet
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la ola
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wave
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el rescate
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rescue
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la herramienta
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tool
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salado
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salty
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un terremoto
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earthquake
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la persiana
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blinds
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la cortina
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curtain
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el sudor
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sweat
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trajabar de canguro
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to babysit
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la repatriación
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repatriation
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el infierno
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hell
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una pesadilla
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nightmare
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a punto de
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on the point of
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estallar
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to explode
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tardar
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to take time in doing something
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derribar
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to knock down
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asaltar
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to attack
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prestar
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To lend
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un testigo
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a witness
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aportar
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to contribute
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Un suceso
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an event
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to happen
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suceder
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llorar
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to cry
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negar
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to deny
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echar de menos
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to miss (a person)
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la despedida
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farewell
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soportar
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to bear or put up with
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ciego
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blind
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un ramo de flores
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a bunch of flowers
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la ausencia
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absence
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el artilugio
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gadget
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lucir
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to shine
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la muchedumbre
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crowd
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atreverse a
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to dare
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unir
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to join
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me falta
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I need (it is lacking to me)
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fruncir el ceño
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to frown
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acabo de + inf
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I have just + done
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acababa de + inf
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I had just + done
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volver a + inf
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to do ___ again
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recordar
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to remind
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en salto
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a jump
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dar la vuelta
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to turn around
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empujar
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to push
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ambos
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both
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listo
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ready
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el rechazo
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rejection
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la escasez
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scarcity
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mezclar
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to mix
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aguantar
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to bear or put up with
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aliviarto
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relieve
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prentender
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to hope, to plan to
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junto a
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next to
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fallecer
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to die
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una quiebra
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break or division
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el siglo
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century
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alcanzar
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to reach
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escondido
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hidden
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avisar
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to warn
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plegable
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folding
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empujar
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to push
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debido a
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due to
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Al + inf
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on doing...
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pedir
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to ask for
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quitar
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to take away
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dentro de
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inside or within
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luchar
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to fight
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acabar
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to end
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el deseo
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desire
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exigir
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to demand
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la muerte
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death
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tomar prestado
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to borrow
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padecer
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to suffer
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desarrollarse
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to develop itself
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dar por supuesto
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to take for granted
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amenazar
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to threaten
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merecer
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to deserve
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boicotear
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to boycot
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el rostro
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face
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por el momento
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for now
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despertar(se)
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to wake
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según
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according to
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entero
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whole
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determinado
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certain
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ya
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already, now
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ya que
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since
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ya no
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no longer
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conseguir
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to manage to get
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lograr
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to manage to get
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procurar
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to try
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el gasto
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expenditure
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es preciso
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it is nesessary
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el hombro
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shoulder
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el tobillo
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ankle
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engañarse
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to trick yourself
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la prenda
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garment
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la rueda
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wheel
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el bicho
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insect
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por consiguente
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therefore
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en cuanto
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as regards
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apuesta por
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it's on the side of
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no quedar
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to not have left
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ha que
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one has to
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hay que
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one has to
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aislamiento
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isolation
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aclarar
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to clarify
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no... sino
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not... but
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el arraigo
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(to have) roots in
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señalar
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to point out
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pretender
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hope or plan
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separar
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to separate
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da los últimos retoques a
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to put the finishing touches on
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norma
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rule or regulation
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pretender
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to expect, try or hope
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lúdico
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ludic, playful
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flujo
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flow
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rango
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rank or level
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farolas
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streetlight or lamppost
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