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45 Cards in this Set
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el/la oficial de inmigación
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immigration official
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la oficina de inmigración
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immigration office
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la oficina de aduana
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customs office (like in an international airport)
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detectar
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to detect
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el contrabando
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contraband
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la empacadora de flores
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flower packer
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rociar
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to water/spray
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las espinas
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thorns
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trabajar en la línea
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to work on a factory line/production line
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la fábrica
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factory
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el empleado/a
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employee
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el/la empleador/a
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the employer
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estar atrapado/a
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to be caught
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atrapar
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to catch
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el destino/el destino final
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destiny/final destination
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quiubo/¿qué hubo?
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hey, what's up?
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mula
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drug trafficer/person who carries drugs
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una vaina
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a problem/lie (mentira)
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mamón
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someone who bothers you (or you complain about)
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mira que asco
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algo que te hace sentir mal o es feo
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quicena
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un pago semi-mensual (semi monthly)
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chau
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adiós
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el camellito
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franklin (little camel)
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te lo juro
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i swear/te digo la verdad
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no sea boba
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no sea estúpida (bob, sonso, tonto)
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la carga
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the load
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tener náuseas
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to be nauseous/morning sickness
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estar embarazada
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to be pregnant
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estar descompuesto/a
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to be decomposed/rotten, contorted/distorted
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un altercado
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una discusión
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rechazar
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negarse a
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un cambio
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a change
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una salida
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date
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(no) llevarse bien con
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to not get along with
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tragar
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to swallow
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las pepas
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las semillas (seeds)
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dar aliento
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dar apoyo, esperanza
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el codo
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elbow
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el ciclo
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cycle
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el círculo vicioso
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a vicious circle/cycle
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estar harta/o de
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to be tired of/fed up with
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la religiosidad
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religiousness (but not in practice so much as beliefs)
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ser religioso/s
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to be religious (in terms of practice)
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impedir
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to impede/prevent
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ser sospechoso/a
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to be suspicious
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