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Drug smuggling
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contrabando de drogas
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beverage distributing company
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compañía distribuidora de bebidas
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confidential informant
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informante confidencial
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various government agencies
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varias dependencias del gobierno
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to fight crime
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combatir la delincuencia
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Drug Enforcement Agency
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Administración de Control de Narcóticos
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If I'm not mistaken
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Si no me equivoco
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contribution
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aporte
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murder
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crímen
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to be witness to
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ser testigo de
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you have been reimbursed by the DEA
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la DEA le ha reembolsado
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Federal Witness Protection Program
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Programa Federal de Protección de Testigos
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income
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ingresos, renta, entrada (wages)
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a shipment of cocaine that was to be dropped off at a secret landing strip
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un cargamento de cocaína que se debía dejar en una pista secreta de aterrizaje
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I found out by chance
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fue por una casualidad que me enteré
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My cover was blown
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quedé quemado
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you have been involved in drug trafficking yourself
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Ud. mismo ha estado involucrado en el tráfico de drogas
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you have been offered immunity from prosecution
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se le ha ofrecido inmunidad penal
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I've gotten myself into a lot of jams
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me he metido en muchos líos
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I've decided to turn over a new leaf
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He decidido hacer vida nueva ahora
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Be that as it may
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sea como fuere
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you were not entirely honest with
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Ud, no fue completamente sincero con
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the drug kingpins
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los capos del narcotráfico
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middleman
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traquetero
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the goods (drugs)
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la merca
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he's a countryman of mine
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es un paisa mío
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devices (drugs)
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aparatos
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I was wired
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traía micrófono
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they had me under surveillance
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me estaban vigilando
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tapping my phone calls
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interceptando mis llamadas
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safe house
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bodega, caleta
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the stuff/the goods
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la cuestión
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to cut
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cortar
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rock cocaine
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roca
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crack
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crack
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raided
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invadieron
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paraphernalia
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implementos, adminículos de uso
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to swear
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jurar
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to swear someone in
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hacer el juramento, juramentar
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police report
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informe de la policía
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the objection is sustained
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se permite la objección
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the objection is overruled
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la objección está denegada
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back (door)
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trasera
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burglary
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entrada ilegal (con fines delictivos)
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clerk
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secretario
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oath
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juramento
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do you mind if I call you
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está bien que le llame
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It is so stated on
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Así consta en
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If i may
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si me permite
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right next door
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en seguidita
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single-family home
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casa unifamiliar
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duplex
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casa para dos familias
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separate little house
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casita aparte
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whenever anything comes up
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cada vez que se ofrezca algo
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confine your answer to what is asked of you
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limite su respuesta a lo que se le pregunte
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Why should I make something up?
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Pa' qué echar mentiras?
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we have the weekends off
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los fines de semana descansamos
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that's of the utmost importance to my client
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es de sumamente importancia para mi cliente
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alibi
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coartada
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prosecuting attorney
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el fiscal
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will clear itself out
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se aclarará
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securely bolted from the inside
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bien trabada por dentro
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screen
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escrín
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were also locked
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también tenían llave
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strike that
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me corrijo
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as far as you recall
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que Ud. recuerde
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right after the incident
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luego luego del incidente
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Was it still daylight?
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Todavía era de día?
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No foundation has been established
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no se ha establecido ningún fundamento
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Counselor, ask the question without leading the witness
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Licenciado, haga la pregunta sin sugerir la respuesta a la testigo
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I almost died
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casi me muero
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hanging open
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entreabierta
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the lock had been forced
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habían forzado la cerradura
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I got really scared
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se me metió un susto muy grande
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My daughter had run off into the bedrom
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mi niña se me había ido para mi recámara
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I found the room all topsy turvy
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encontré todo el cuarto revuelto
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what a mess there was
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que lío había
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I hadn't gotten around to making the bed
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yo no había alcanzado a estirar la cama
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dresser
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cómoda
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drawers
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cajones
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jewelry box
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joyero
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I get goosebumps
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se me pone la piel de gallina
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alien smuggling
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introducción ilegal de extranjeros
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I work in the fields
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trajabo en el fil
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engage in farm labor
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se dedica al trabajo agrícola
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I never went to school
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no tuve escuela
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immigration status
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estado migratorio
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did Immigration pick me up?
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que si la Migra me agarró?
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ID card
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cédula
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friend
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compadre
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coyote
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coyote
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scraped together the dough
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reunieron la plata
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I agreed to
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yo quedé en
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friend/associate
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socio
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tractor trailer rig
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camión remolque
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get this
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imagínese
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the one-eyed one
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El Tuerto
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fingerprints
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huellas (tomar huellas)
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cargo
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cargamento
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hiding place
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escondite
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shed
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cobertizo
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I think
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se me hace que
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to work at whatever we could find
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a trabajar en lo que fuera
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room and board in the house
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la cama y la comida en la casa
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each
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por cabeza
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if all I had was the shirt on my back
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si venía con lo puesto
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foreman
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mayordomo
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we would have to take a cut from our first check
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había que mocharse algo del primer cheque
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Did you agree to pay
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Accedió Ud. a pagar?
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right on the border
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en la mera frontera
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what finally interrupted your sojourn?
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qué fue lo que interrumpió su estancia?
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Your Honor
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Su Señoría
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moustache
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bigote
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they banged on the door so hard they practically broke it down
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tocaron a la puerta que casi la tumbaron
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you can imagine how scared we were
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imagínese el susto que sentimos
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escopeta
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shotgun
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police station
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comisaría
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they took our pictures
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nos tomaron los retratos
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juvenile court
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tribunal de menores
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gangs
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pandillas
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you've just taken an oath to tell the truth
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acaba de prestar juramento de decir la verdad
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15 years
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quince años cumplidos
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dad
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apá
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I play hooky with my buddies
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ando pintiando con mis camas
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I hardly ever go
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casi no voy
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they're probably going to hold me back again
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a la mejor me van a reprobar otra vez
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I don't give a damn
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no me importa madre
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aging
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envejecimiento
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we came across the border
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cruzamos la línea
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He leaves to follow the crops
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Él se va pa' seguir la corrida
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buddies
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cuates
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he beats me
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me madrea
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knifed
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picaron
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brother/buddy
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carnal
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confidential proceeding
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proceso confidencial
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Juvenile Hall
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Centro de Detención de Menores
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Juvenile Court, rather
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digo, el Tribunal de Menores
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you don't have to worry about reprisals
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no hay que preocuparse por represalias
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I copped a key chain
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me volé un llavero
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tag
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plaquear
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we paint the number 13 and the M, and we wipe out the Norteños' stuff, the number fourteen
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pintamos el número trece y la M, y borramos lo de los norteños, el número catorce
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se apuñaló a Paco
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Paco was stabbed
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they knifed him
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lo filerearon
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the stabbing
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el apuñalamiento
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Whitey
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El Güero
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curly hair
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pelo chino
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goatee
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barbita de chivo
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gang gathering
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palomilla
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kid/guy
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chamaco
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Watch out
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Trucha
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dudes
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vatos
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sellout
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vendido
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homeboys/gang members
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cholos
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I know your game/I've got your number
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Ya te conozco mosco
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traitor
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canijo
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you squealed to the cops
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te rajaste con la jura
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trying to pick a fight with him
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animándolo para que peleara con él
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they were cussing eachother out for a while
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estuvieron echando madres buen rato allí
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drew a knife
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sacó una fila
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they were slashing at each other
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estuvieron echándose cuchillazos
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got him with his blade
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le dio con el filero
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and that was it
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y ya estuvo
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I thought he had bit the dust
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pensé que había tirado la vuelta
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all hell broke loose
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se armó todo un mitote
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they were beating eachother up
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se estuvieron tronando
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swinging fists and knifes like all get out
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echando golpes y cuchillazos a toda greña
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they were having it out
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se las peleaban
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I didn't want them to call me chicken
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no quería que me tomaran por correlón
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brawl
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mitote
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just a few scratches
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Nomás unos rasguños
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the next day I woke up with a black eye
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al otro día amanecí con el ojo morado
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they didn't waste me too bad
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no me jodieron mucho
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nunchuk sticks
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chacos
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clubs
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porras
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guns/pieces
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cuetes
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Watch out, he's carrying a piece!
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Huáchalo, trae fusca
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the head honcho
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el mero mero
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pistol
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escuadra
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I decided to split
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decidí largarme de allí
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the cops
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la julia
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when the cops came
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cayó la ley
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Robbery
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asalto
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theft
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robo
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West Ina road
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el camino Ina Oeste
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fare
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pasajero
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When he came out of the bank, what did he do?
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Cuando salió él del banco, qué hizo él?
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Just then, a patrol car pulled in front of me and cut me off
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En eso, una patrulla se me metió en frente, cortándome el paso
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I was scared to death
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a mí me dio un susto mortal
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my heart was in my throat
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tenía el corazón en un puño
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I didn't move a muscle
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no me moví ni un dedo
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kicked open the door
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abrió la puerta con una patada
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shot at him
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le disparó
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HIs hands were in his lap the whole time
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tenía las manos en el regazo todo el tiempo
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fired his weapon
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disparó el arma
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i was terrified
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yo con el alma en un hilo
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he had been shot
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le había tirado un balazo
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From your vantage point at the wheel of the taxi
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Desde su punto de vista al volante del taxi
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could tell where, if anywhere, the passenger had been hit
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supo Ud. dónde le alcanzó el balazo al pasajero, si es que le alcanzó
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draw a weapon
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sacar un arma
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either prior to or subsequent to the police officer's approach to your vehicle
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o anterior o posteriormente a que el agente de policía se acercara a su vehículo
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I can't figure out
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no me explico
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give him a chance to do anything
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darle chanza para nada
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shots
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balazos
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was enough to, well
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fue suficiente para, pues
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It was completely shattered
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se estrelló completamente
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alboroto
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uproar/confusion
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they haven't paid me a penny
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no me han pagado ni un cinco
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the first indication that something was wrong
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el primer indicio de que algo andaba mal
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delivery truck
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camioneta de entregas
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car (SW usage)
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mueble
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shouting at me to pull over
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gritar que me hiciera a un lado
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sidewalk
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banqueta
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exit the vehicle
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bajarse del vehículo
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questioned
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interrogado
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released
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liberado
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they let me go right away
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me soltaron luego luego
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to wait for further word
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que estuviera al pendiente
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they would probably call me again
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a lo mejor me llamaban otra vez
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testify
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declarar
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state victim compensation fund
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fondo de indemnización de víctimas
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I'm sorry for the inconvenience
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perdone la molestia
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they've given me the run around
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me han traído pa' acá y pa' allá
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I'd be better off not saying anything
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mejor no decir nada
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God forbid
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no lo permita Dios
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defendant
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acusado
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my in-laws
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mis suegros
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The Embassy
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la Embajada
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they still had not granted me it
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no se me había concedido todavía
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mi cuñada
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my sister
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they vanished without a trace
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se esfumaron sin dejar rastro
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they left me holding the bag
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me dejaron con la carga en las costillas
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I began the proceedings
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empecé los trámites
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had come to the embassies
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habían acudido a las embajadas
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it's not like I tried to dodge or sidestep anything
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no es que esquivara ni soslayara nada
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let me go/fired me
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me desocupó
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now I am remembering
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ahora me estoy acordando
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a certain Mr. Buchanan
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un tal Señor Buchanan
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pillows
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almohadas
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sheets
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sábanas
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blankets
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cobijas
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they sent me running all over
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me traían corriendo pa' acá y pa' allá
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they were such a nuisance
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daban mucha lata
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more than the usual
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más de la cuenta
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we didn't involve ourselves in the complaints
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no nos enterábamos de las quejas
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bleach
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a lejía
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stinky
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apestoso
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shift
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turno
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tight
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apretado
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high heel
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de tacón altísimo
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she covered her head
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se tapaba la cabeza
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scarf
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pañuelo
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rather odd
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bien rara
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jacket
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chamarra
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kicked the door down
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tumbaron la puerta a patadas
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agarrar
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grab
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pony tail
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cola de caballo
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pressed the button
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oprimió el botón
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driver's license
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licencia de manejar
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PO box
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apartado postal
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mailing address
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dirección postal
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registered owner
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dueño registrado
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plaintiff
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demandante
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headlights
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focos delanteros
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Exhibit
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prueba documental
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intersection
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intersección
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decedent
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difunto
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lane
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carril
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caray
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good heavens
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northbound/southbound
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hacia el norte, hacia el sur
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poniente
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west
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oriente
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east
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as far as you recall
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lo más que recuerde
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the lane closest to the curb
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pegado al cordón de la banqueta
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stoplight
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semáforo
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car lengths
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longitudes de coche
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bumper
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defensa
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hood
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el cofre
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windshield
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cristal delantero
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I approached
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me acerqué
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went to take a pulse
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fui a tocarle el pulso
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waiting
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pendiente
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took a blood sample from me
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me tomó muestra de sangre
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