Most Common Spanish Words (Paragraph 1)

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a partir de.

"A partir de hoy voy a hacer mi tarea",


"A partir de este punto voy a empezar a correr",

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"From now on"
or
"Starting from/at"

meaning: "From now on I will do my homework."

meaning: "Starting from this spot I will start to run."

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a través de

(Two meanings)

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Across:
"A tree had fallen across the road."

Through:
"We went through the woods."

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Two other meanings for "a"

Me caí al río/mar.

Se subieron al tejado

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Into or onto.

I fell into the river/sea.

They climbed onto the roof.

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Dos significados alternativos de "abajo":

Abajo en el río.

En la foto de abajo.

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Down:
"Down at the river."

Below:
"In the photo below."

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Tu personal abandoned. (preterite)

"You (personal) abandoned me"

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Abandonaste.

"Me abandonaste"

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Dos significados de "abrir".

"Abre la ventana"

"No encuentro la llave para abrir la puerta

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Open:
"Open the window."

Unlock:
"I can't find the key to unlock the door."

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Psalm 19:7a
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.

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La ley de Jehová, que convierte el alma.

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I converted

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convertí

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converting

Back 9

convertir

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the soul

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la alma

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the heart, spirit, core, crux

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la alma

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Colloquial expression for fiend or villian

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Alma de Judas

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Dearest, darling

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Alma mía

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With all ONE'S heart

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con toda el alma

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to be heartless

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no tener alma

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Two tenses of the past you have learned

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preterite & past participle

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Big or little

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Grande o pequeño

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Puente

"puente de peaje"

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Bridge.
"Toll bridge"

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Preterite is used to describe something that happened in the past when....

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when a time period is given.

Ex: "LAST WEEK I went to the cinema."

"La semana pasada FUI al cine."

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Regular verbs in the past participle take this format:

Show on hablar, comer, & vivir

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hablado
comido
vivido

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The past participle is used in a few ways, but the one you may want is...

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You probably want perfect tense.

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When using past participle perfect tense, verbs are preceded by one of the following for:
I
You personal

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(yo) He
(tu) Has

"I studied Spanish for many years."
"He estudiado español por muchos años."

"You have eaten."
"Has comido."

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When using past participle perfect tense, verbs are preceded by one of the following for:

He/she/it/usted
We

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Ha.
"Ha comido" (He has eaten)

Hemos
"Hemos comido." (We have eaten)

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When using past participle perfect tense, verbs are preceded by what for they/ustedes form?

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Han.
"Han comido" (They have eaten)

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The perfect tense of past participle form is used to describe actions in the past that happened recently. In English this tends to be like...

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I have eaten.
"He comido."

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Guerrero(a)
"Un pueblo guerrero"

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adj. Fighting
"A warlike people"

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Fighting spirit

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Espíritu guerrero
"Espíritu guerrero marciales" (martial arts group)

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Reto
"Reto de eliminación"

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Challenge.
"Last one standing challenge"

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La colina.
"La colina del perro"

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Hill.
"The hill of the dog"

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Una casa en lo alto de una colina

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A house at the top of a hill

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Vamanos!

Back 31

Let's go!

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Claro que sí

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Of course

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Flashcard

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Tarjeta de memoria. Yo uso tarjetas de memoria para ayurdarme. La computadora me muestra la tarjeta, y yo le contesto. Si tengo la requesta correcta, the putadora me dice. Si no, tambien me lo dice. If you just walk up to someone and say tarjeta de memoria, I guess they would look at you a bit crazy. But if you were explaining something, and you filled out what you meant, they'd know.

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Tarjeta de memoria.
"Yo uso tarjetas de memoria para ayurdarme. La computadora me muestra la tarjeta, y yo le contesto. Si tengo la requesta correcta, the putadora me dice. Si no, tambien me lo dice."

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Flashcard

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Abrazar

"Me abrazas y no siento tu calor"

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To hug or embrace.

"You hug me and I feel no warmth"

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Diferente
" Me miras diferente"

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Differently
"You look at me differently"

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Present indicative tense?

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The first tense you learned.
Hablo, tengo

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Sentir

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To feel

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Siento
No siento tu calor

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I feel.
"I don't feel your warmth" (hugging in a relationship gone downhill)

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Te digo lo que siento

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I express my feelings
(I say to you it that I feel)

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Me interrumpes

"Me interrumpes y terminas la oración"

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You interrupt me

" You interrupt me and end the discussion."

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Interrumpir

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To interrupt

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La oración

"Me interrumpes y terminas la oración"

Back 43

The discussion

"You interrupt me and end the discussion."

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Terminar

Back 44

To end

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Terminas

"Me interrumpes y terminas la oración"

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You end.

"You interrupt me and end the discussion."

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Usted tiene razón.

Back 46

Usted tiene razón.
You are correct.

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razón (f)

Back 47

correctness

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Siempre tienes la razón

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Siempre tienes la razón.
You're always in the right.
(You always have the correctness)

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libreto

"Tuu... libreto de siempre tan predecible."

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Script

"your...script is always so predictable."

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Predecible

"Tuu... libreto de siempre tan predecible."

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Predictable

"Your... script is always so predictable."

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Tan

"Tuu... libreto de siempre tan predecible."

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As.

"Your... script is always as predictable."

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"Tuu... libreto de siempre tan predecible."

Back 52

"Your... script is always so predictable."

(Your... script of always as predictable)

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Another meaning for "ya".

"Yaaa... ya me lo se"

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Already

"Already... I know it."

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Ya me lo se.

Back 54

I know it already.

(Remember MeLody numonic? And "ya" can mean already")

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así que

"Así que corre corre corre corazón"

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So.

"So the heart runs runs runs"

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Corre

"Así que corre corre corre corazón"

Back 56

Run (usted)

"So the heart runs runs runs"

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De los dos.

"De los dos tu siempre fuiste el mas veloz"

Back 57

Of the two of us.
(Of the two)

"Of the two of us, you were always the faster."

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Fuiste.

"De los dos tu siempre fuiste el mas veloz"

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You were.

"Of the two of us, you were always the faster."

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El mas veloz.

"De los dos tu siempre fuiste el mas veloz"

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The faster.
(The more fast)

"Of the two of us, you were always the faster."

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"De los dos tu siempre fuiste el mas veloz"

Back 60

"Of the two of us, you were always the faster."
(Of the two you always were the more fast.)

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Tomar.

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To take

"Toma todo lo que quieras"
(Take all that you want)

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"Ya", predicable

{pero vete ya}

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Ya usually equals "now".

{Pero vete ya}
{But go away now}

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Dos clases de {past tenses}

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Imperfect & Preterite

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Que {letter} mirar por identificar imperfecta {tense}.

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aba
abas
aba
ábamos
abais
aban

"Las chicas hablaban en inglés."
"The girls USED TO SPEAK in English."

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Las chicas hablaban en inglés

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Las chicas hablaban en inglés.
(The girls used to speak in English.)

Notice that this is past imperfect tense because of "used to".

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Juan habló de la una hasta las dos.

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"Juan habló de la una hasta las dos."
"Juan spoke from one until two o'clock."
Notice that because of the clearly stated beginning and end, this is PRETERITE past tense.

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Juan habló dos horas.

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Juan habló dos horas.
Juan spoke for two hours.

(implied beginning and end shows us that this is PRETERITE past tense)

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Juan habló con la estudiante.

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Juan habló con la estudiante.
Juan spoke with the student.

(implied beginning and end tell us that this is PRETERITE past tense)

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{The rule} por identificar preterite {tense}.

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Generally speaking, the preterite is used for actions in the past that are seen as completed. Use of the preterite tense implies that the past action had a definite beginning and definite end.

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{Something} recuerdar cuando identificar verbos tan preterite {past tense}:

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It is important to realize that the beginning and the end may not always be clearly stated.

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{The rule} por identificar {imperfect past tense}.

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Generally speaking, the imperfect is used for actions in the past that are not seen as completed. Use of the imperfect tense implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end.

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La diferencia {between the past imperfect y past preterite tenses}:

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•The preterite tells us specifically when an action took place.
•The imperfect tells us in general when an action took place.

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"?Que esta haciendo?"

Back 73

"?Que esta haciendo?"

What is he/she/it doing?

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estábamos.

"No estábamos"

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We used to be.

"We were not"
(We did not used to be- imperfect)

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Nos.

"nos lo compró"

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Us.

"He bought it from us."

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Dos significados de "ni".

Aqui estan los dos:
"Ni mañana ni pasado"

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Neither and nor.

"Neither tomorrow nor the day after."

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Acostar.
"Nos acostamos tarde"

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To lie down or to go to bed.

"We went to bed late."

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Casar.
"Ya ha casado a todas sus hijas."

Back 78

To marry.
"She's married off all her daughters."

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"I'll get him!"

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¡Voy por él!
( I go for him!)
Why not "para"?
Maybe cuz not "in order to"

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Run!!

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¡Corre!

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"Are you warm enough? Very good."

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¿Estás bien abrigada? Muy bien."

Abrigo = coat. Hm.

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Mujercita

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mujercita
girl

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Something

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algo

Do you want give something to the doctor?
¿Desea entregar algo al doctor?

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Past tense

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tiempo pasado

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Absolute

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absoluto/a

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Grandfather

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Abuelo
Grandfather

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To finish

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Acabar
To Finish

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To approach

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acercar
to approach

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Toll Bridge

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Puente de peaje
Toll Bridge

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ready
or
clever (adj.)

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Listo

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safe

Back 91

segura