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185 Cards in this Set
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angosto(a)
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narrow
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el apuro, apurar, estar apurado/a
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to rush, to hurry/ to be in a hurry
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la basura
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garbage, trash
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ceder
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to yield, to give in, to give up
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la ceguera, ciego/a
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blindness; blind
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el compromiso
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the commitment
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el gesto
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gesture
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meterse
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to get involved
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mosquearse
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to get annoyed, or to get suspicious
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alzar la vista
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to raise one's eyes, to look up
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correrse la voz
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to spread the rumors
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mirar de reojo
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to look at someone out of the corner of his or her eye
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pisarle los talones a alguien
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to be hot on someone's heels
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arisco/a
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unfriendly or unsociable
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el azar, por azar
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chance, fate
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la casilla
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small house, hut; square (in a chessboard)
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dar por sentado
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to take for granted
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derrochar
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to waste, to squander money, to throw money away
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descartar
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to rule out, to dismiss, to reject the possibility
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el desperdicio
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the waste
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escatimar
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to skimp on, to be sparing with
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el foco, enfocar(se)
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focus, to focus on
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el fondo, al fondo, en el fondo
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background, at the end or back of, deep down
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el hacinamiento, hacinarse
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overcrowding, to crowd together
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hurgar
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to poke, to stir
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maloliente
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smelly, stinking
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andarse con miramientos
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to treat someone or something with consideration and respect
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al fin
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at last, when all is said and done
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al final
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at the end, conclusion
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caer en la cuenta
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to realize
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el disgusto, dar un disgusto
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upset, displeasure, grief, to cause an annoyance
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enterarse de
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to learn about, to come to know, to find out, to hear
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estar implicado/a en
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to be involved in
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impune
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unpunished
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ni siquiera
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not even
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perturbado/a
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disturbed
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la pesadilla
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nightmare
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tambaleante; tambalearse
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staggering, swaying, lurching; to stagger, to reel (?)
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tener que ver
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to have to do with
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el tipo
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guy
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superponer
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to overlap
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derrumbarse
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lit. to collapse, to be shattered; fig. to go into pieces, to break down (people) (emotionally....???)
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distraído/a, distraerse
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distracted, to be distracted
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equivocarse, la equivocación, estar equivocado/a
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to make a mistake, a mistake, to be mistaken
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(estar/sentirse) fuera de sí
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out of control
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fijarse en
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to pay attention to
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harto/a
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fed up, tired
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la mirada
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the look
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reflejar, el reflejo
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to be reflected, reflection (of images)
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reflexionar, la reflexión
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to reflect on, (mental) reflection
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tirarse de
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to throw, to throw oneself from (?)
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el vidrio
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glass
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la visión, la vista
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vision, eyesight; view, sight
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estar en babia
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not to know what is going on
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estar hecho/a una furia
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to be infuriated
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hacer las paces
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to become friends again after a disagreement, to make it up, to make up
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poner a prueba
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to put something to the test, to test
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tantear el terreno
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to see how things stand (before doing something) (???)
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irado/a de los pelos, traído/a por los pelos
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farfetched
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abrumado/a
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overwhelmed
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la advertencia
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warning, note, forward
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el colmo, para colmo
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full up, culmination, to top it all
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con/sin fundamento
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with/without motive/cause
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de antemano
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in advanced
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de pronto
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suddenly
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demostrar vs. mostrar
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demostrar= to demonstrate, to prove vs. to show, to indicate, to point out
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desaliento
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dismay
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descabellado/a
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farfetched, mad, ridiculous, absurd
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el duende
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elf, goblin, imp, gnome
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emprender
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to begin, to embark on, to undertake
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hechizado/a
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bewitched
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meter la pata
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to mess up, to screw up
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atreverse a
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to dare to
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el desamparo, desamparado/a
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abandonment, abandoned
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evolucionar
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to evolve, to change, to develop
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llevar a cabo
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to carry out
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la madrugada, madrugar, madrugador/a
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dawn, early morning, daybreak; to get up early, early riser
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por poco
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nearly, almost
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la prueba
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proof, test, evidence
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el resultado
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the result
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tropezar con
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to bump into, to run into (an animal por ejemplo...0
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ubicar
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to locate (a place...a thing...), to know where something is located, situated
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el chichOn
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bump
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el desmayo, desmayarse
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fainting fit, to faint
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difundir(se)
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to spread out, to diffuse, to disseminate
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engancharse
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to get hooked (on a drug etc.)
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estremecerse
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to shudder, to tremble, to shiver
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halagar
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to flatter
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malgastar
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to waste, to misuse
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el la/socio/a
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member (ex. of a group etc.)
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el taburete
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stool
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el vestuario
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locker room
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estar en la luna
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to be distracted
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estar tirado/a (en el suelo, piso)
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to be lying down on the floor
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irse por las ramas
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to beat about the bush, to go off at (on) a tangent
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el cierre relAmpago
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zipper
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macanas
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nonsense
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clavarse
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to stick something in oneself (ex. a pin, a needle etc.)
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la cuadra
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(city) block
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la demora, demorarse
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delay, to delay, to take long
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el fracaso
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failure
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girar
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to turn around
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malsano/a
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unhealthy
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la pista
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clue, hint
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el pinchazo
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prick, puncture
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la vereda
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sidewalk
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echar a perder
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to ruin ( a plan); to waste (an occasion)
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(dejarse o quedarse algo) en el tintero
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to leave something unsaid; to forget something entirely
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tomarle el pelo a alguien
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to pull one's leg
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papirolas
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paper figurines or objects
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bochar
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to flunk
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campera
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jacket
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una cagada
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a stupid mistake
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llevar el apunte a alguien
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to take notice or keep tabs on somebody
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no dar bola a alguien
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to ignore
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turritas
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whores
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atropellar
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to run over
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borroso/a; borrar
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blurry, to blur, to erase
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chillar, el chillido
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to scream, scream
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empapar, empapado/a
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to soak, soaked
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frenar, el freno
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to break, brake
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inundar
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to flood
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mojar(se)
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to get wet
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la tormenta
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storm
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por lo visto
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apparently
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chuparse el dedo
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not to be born yesterday
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estar hecho/a (una) sopa
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to be absolutely drenched
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chivo expiatorio
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scapegoat
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boludo/a
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idiot, stupid (colloquial)
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un cana
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police officer (colloquial)
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a fin de cuentas
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at the end of the day
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acorralar, acorralado
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to corner, cornered
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el aguacero
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downpour, rainstorm, cloudburst
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la bala
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bullet
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la explanada
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leveled; open area
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la gota
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drop
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implacable
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relentless
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el legado
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legacy
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la pantalla
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screen
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resultar + adj. or adv
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to find, to seem, to be
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el/la televidente
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TV viewer
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(no) dar tregua
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(not) to give somebody a respite (a reprieve- relief)
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dar un paso en falso
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to make a false move
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pasar despercibido/a
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to go unnoticed, to keep a low profile
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una vuelta de tuerca
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a turn of the screw
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el/la notero/a
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reporter
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agarrar
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to catch (a thief), to get hold of, to grab
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asombrar, asombroso/a
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to amaze, to astonish, amazing, astonishing
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embobado/a
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spellbound, fascinated, captivated, lost in your own thoughts
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merecer(se)
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to deserve
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el suceso, suceder
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event, to happen
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el susurro, susurrar
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a whisper, to whisper
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jugarse el destino en una sola carta
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to bet everything on the same number
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tenerlo al alcance de la mano
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to have something within your reach
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fuera como fuese
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be it as it may
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"quE guacha"
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originally referring to someone of illegitimate origin, but used here to designate a bad person
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ahogar(se)
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to drown
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la baldosa
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floor tile
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delatar
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to denounce, inform on or against
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despistado/a
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absentminded, forgetful
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inofensivo/a
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harmless
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quisquilloso/a
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fussy, picky, touchy
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el temor; temer
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fear, to fear
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el malhechor
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wrongdoer, criminal, delinquent
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el suspiro, suspirar
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a sigh; to sigh (of relief)
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verse arrastrado/a
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to be dragged or swept away
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(ser) tal para cual
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to deserve eachother, to be two of a kind
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fruncir el entrecejo
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to frown
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tenerse en pie
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to stand (on foot); to keep on one's feet
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la almohada
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pillow
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la bocacalle
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entrance to a side street; intersection where a secondary street meets a main street
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el consumo
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consumption (of a product)
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despistar(le a alguien)
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to purposely lead astray; to throw (someone) off track; get (someone) lost; to confuse, disorient, disconcert (someone)
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el encadenamiento, encadenar
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chaining/linking (of things together); a series (of things); to chain, to link
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envolver
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to wrap (ex. a package)
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estirar
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to stretch (an arm...legs...etc.)
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la frazada
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blanket
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la sAbana
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bedsheet
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el soNador/a
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dreamer
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el truco
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trick, gimmick
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el usuario
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user, end-user
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clavar la vista en
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to fix one's gaze on (something); to stare (at)
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en la vigilia
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awake; while awake
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no bien
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as soon as; the moment when
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poner en marcha
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to start (car, motor); to set in motion
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