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122 Cards in this Set
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efectuar
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to effect, to cause to occur
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ejercer
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to exercise
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el ejército
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the army
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eliminar
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to eliminate
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fracasar
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to fail
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modificar
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to modify, to change
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pertenecer
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to belong
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reforzar(ue)
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to reinforce
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sacrificar
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to sacrifice
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el apoyo
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the support
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la dictadura
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the dictatorship
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el éxito
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the success
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tener éxito
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to succeed
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el fracaso
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the failure
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la fuerza
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a force
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la huelga
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a strike, employee revolt
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en huelga
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on strike
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la ideología
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ideology, political belief
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el poder
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the power
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el (la) rebelde
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the rebel
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el sequestro
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kidnapping
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algo
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something, somewhat
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autocrático(a)
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autocratic, dictatorial
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poderoso(a)
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powerful
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sugieren
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suggest
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golpe de estado
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leadership change,
coup de etat |
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radical
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basic
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milenio
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millennium
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elegido
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duly elected
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llevó a cabo
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carried out
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tuvo que dimitir
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had to resign
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medidas
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measures
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para que les otorgue
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in order to grant them
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alegando
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claiming, alleging
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pacíficamente
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peacefully
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se levantó
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rose up
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carisma
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charisma
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rige
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rules
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promulgaron
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they passed (laws)
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suelo Mexico
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Mexican soil
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incluso
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including
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petróleo
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crude oil
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alfabetismo
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literacy
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restringido
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restricted
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desafío
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challenge
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a la vez
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at the same time
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a mediados
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around the middle
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puerto marítimo
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seaport
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el estaño
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tin
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redujo
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reduced
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ingresos
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income
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la barba
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beard
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la gorra
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cap
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el rechazo
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rejection, refusal
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las maquinarias
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machinery
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impuesto
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imposed
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a petición de
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at the request of
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presionó
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pressured
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que cuenta con
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depends on
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consulta
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consent
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el brote
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outbreak
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(he, has, ha, hemos, han) agotado
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exhausted, sold out,
out of print, tired |
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denominar
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to designate
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grado
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degree
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estallan (estallar)
explotan (explotar) |
they explode
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ilustres
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famous
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sindicatos
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unions
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término despectivo
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a pejorative, derogatory, disparaging, or contemptous term
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colocando
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placing
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pese al riesgo
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despite the risk
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la banda
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the group
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sindicalistas
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union officials
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empresarios
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entrepreneurs
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destabilizar
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destabilize
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regir
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to govern, to be in force, be valid;
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ese horario ya no rige
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that timetable no longer applies /
is no longer valid |
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regirse POR algo
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to be governed BY something
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me di un golpe en la cabeza
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I got a knock on the head
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darse un golpe contra algo
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to bang or knock into something
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dio unos golpes en la mesa
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he tapped on the table;
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dio unos golpes más fuerte en la mesa
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he knocked on the table;
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dio unos golpes (aún más fuerte) en la mesa
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he banged on the table;
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a golpe de (Ven),
alredador |
around
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de golpe (y porrazo)
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suddenly
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se abrió/cerró de golpe
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it flew open/slammed shut;
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de un golpe (de una vez)
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all at once;
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de un trago
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in one go or gulp
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otorgar premio
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to award
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otorgar favor/préstamo
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to grant;
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otorgar poderes
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to bestow, to give
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puedo ir ahora o mañana
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I can go now or tomorrow;
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no puedo pagar tanto
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I can't pay that much;
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no podía dormir
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I couldn't sleep;
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no va a poder venir
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he won't be able to come;
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no pudo asistir
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he was unable to or
he couldn't attend; |
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¿pudiste hacerlo sola?
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were you able to do it on your own?
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¿podría irme más temprano hoy?
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could I leave earlier today?;
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puedes hacer lo que quieras
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you can do whatever you like;
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no puede comer sal
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he isn't allowed to eat salt
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¿se puede? — ¡adelante!
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may I? — come in
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aquí no se puede fumar
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smoking is not allowed here
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(solicitando un favor): ¿puedes bajar un momento?
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can you come down for a moment?
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¿podrías hacerme un favor?
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could you do me a favor?
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(expresando derecho moral): no podemos hacerle eso
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we can't do that to her
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(en quejas, reproches):
podías (or) podrías haberme avisado |
you could or might have warned me!
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poder CON algo/algn: ¿puedes con todo eso?
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can you manage all that?
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no puedo con este niño
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I can't cope with this child;
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estoy que no puedo más (cansado)
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I'm exhausted;
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ya no puedo más
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I can't go on like this
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(con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad):
te podrías (or) podías haber matado |
you could have killed yourself!;
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no podía haber estado más amable
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she couldn't have been kinder;
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podría volver a ocurrir
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it could happen again;
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no pudo ser
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it wasn't possible;
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puede (ser) que tengas razón
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you may or could be right;
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puede que sí, puede que no
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maybe, maybe not
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(Méx) (doler): nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio
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we were terribly upset by Julio's death
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tiene mucho poder
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he has a great deal of power
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estamos en su poder
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we are in her power
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a pese mío (or)
muy a mi pese |
much to my regret
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a pese de
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despite, in spite of;
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a pese de todo
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in spite of, or
despite everything; |
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a pesar de que
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even though
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