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el árabe
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Arabic-referring to the ethnic origin of the Arabian Peninsula.
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el castellano
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Spanish-The official language of Spain is Spanish (español or castellano), the standard language based on the medieaval dialect of the Castilians of central Spain.
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el celta
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Celtic-Celtic is the term for a subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages which is subdivided (Welsh, Irish Gaelic and more).
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el espanglish
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Spanglish-refers to the blend of Spanish and English, speaking parts of two languages, half and half sentences or overall speaking ability.
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el francés
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French-of France or people having origins in France.
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el godo
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Gothic-an extinct East Germanic language, spoken by the Goths (the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes).
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el griego
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Greek-may refer to anything related to Greece, a country in south-eastern Europe, like a language.
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el guaraní
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Guarani-may refer to may refer to anything related to South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia), like a language.
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el hebreo
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Hebrew-may refer to anything related to Israel, like a language.
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el inglés
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English-may refer to something of, from, or related to England, a country of the United Kingdom. A West Germanic language that is the primary one spoken in the U.S.
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el lengua franca
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lingua france (working/bridge/vehicular language)-a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a mother tongue, in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both mother tongues.
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el/la maya
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Maya-refers to a people of southern Mexico and northern Central America.
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el náhuatl
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Nahautl-language spoken in Central Mexico. It was the language of the Aztecs (who dominated what is now central Mexico).
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el ambiente
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atmosphere
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el anuncio
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advertisement
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al autor/la autora
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author
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el borrador
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draft
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el bosquejo
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outline
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la comunidad lingüística
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linguistic community-a group of people who share a set of norms and expectations regarding the use of language.
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el desenlace
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outcome, ending
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el dialecto
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dialect-a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. Applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class.
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el ensayo
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essay
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la entrevista
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interview
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el escritor/la escritora
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writer
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la fábula
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fable, tale
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el folleto
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brochure
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el formulario
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form
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el genio
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genius; spirit
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el gesto
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gesture
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la gramática
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grammar
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el/la hablante
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speaker
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el idioma
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language
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los medios de comunicación
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media-(communication), tools used to store and deliver information or data.
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la novela
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novel
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la poesía
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poetry
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el préstamo
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loan
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el significado
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meaning
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el uso
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use
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la variación
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variation
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la variedad
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variety
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el modismo
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idiomatic expression-a word or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made.
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el auxilio
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help
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la ceniza
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ash
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la guerra
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war
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la hazaña
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deed; achievement
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el huracán
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hurricane
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el incendio
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fire
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la lluvia
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rain
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el/la sobreviviente
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survivor
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capaz
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capable
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cosmopolita
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cosmopolitan-A city/place or person that embraces its multicultural demographics. A world citizen.
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distinto/a
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different
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extranjero/a
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foreign
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imprudente
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unwise
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precavido/a
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cautious
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semejante
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similar
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asociar
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to associate
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cabiar de código lingüístico
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to code-switch (the concurrent use of more than one language, or language variety, in conversation).
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conllevar
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to entail, to imply
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conseguir (i, i)
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to get, to obtain
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entenderse (ie)
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to communicate, to understand each other
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establecer (zc)
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to establish, to settle
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evolucionar
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to evolve
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llegar
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to arrive
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ocurrir
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to occur
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optar por
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to choose
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regresar
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to return
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relatar
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to tell, to report
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respirar
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to breathe
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sentirse (i, i)
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to feel
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soler (ue)
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to be accustomed to, to have the habit of
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tardar
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to take a certain amount of time to do something
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traer (g)
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to bring
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tratar
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to be about; to handle (de) - to try
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variar
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to vary
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a través de
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through
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la nación
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nation
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pasarlo bien
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to have a good time
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el portal
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vestibule, entrance hall
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el pueblo
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people; town
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la propiedad
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ownership
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la regla
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rule
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el territorio
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territory
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el ventanal
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large window
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