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212 Cards in this Set
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la bolsa
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raft
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el balsero
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rafter
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el bloqueo
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blockade
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el bloqueo económico
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economic sanctions
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el caserío
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country estate
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la caña de azúcar
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sugarcane
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la cosecha
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harvest
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el ejército
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army
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la escasez
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shortage
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la finca
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estate
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el hacendado
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landowner
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la guerilla
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armed guerilla warfare
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el jornalero
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day laborer
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el inmigrante
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immigrant
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la lancha
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motor boat
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el latifundio
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large estate
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la plantación
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plantation
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el propietario
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owner
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la remesa
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money sent back to country of origin by immigrant
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ahogar
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to drown
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asimilar
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assimilate
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cobrar dinero
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to collect or to charge money
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estar vinculado
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to be connected
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estar involucrado
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to be involved
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justificar
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to justify
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nacionalizar
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to nationalize
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padecer: padezco, padeces, padece
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to suffer
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repatriar
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to repatriate
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el Malecón
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famous pier in la Habana
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VISA Waiver
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entry agreement given to Cuban children during Operación Pedro Pan
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Bahía de Cochinos
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Bay of Pigs
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chivo expiatorio
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scape goat
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Gusano
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palabra usada por Castro para hablar de los anti-Castristas y también la maleta que llevaban los que emigraron.
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cotidiano
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daily
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subalimentado
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undernourished
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Así de improviso
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just off hand
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a fines de
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around the end of
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al fin
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finally
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al fin y al cabo
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after all
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por fin
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at last
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hasta ahora
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until now
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hasta entonces
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until then
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a hora(s) fija(s)
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right on time, at a fixed time
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a la hora
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on time
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a la hora de verdad
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at the moment of truth
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a primera hora
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early
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a última hora
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late, last minute
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en hora buena
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luckily
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horas libres
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free time
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marcar la hora
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to keep time
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de hoy en adelante
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from now on, henceforth
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hoy (en) día
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nowadays
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hoy mismo
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this very day
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hoy por hoy
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under the present circumstances (as of right now)
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de improviso
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offhand
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acabar por
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to end up by - he ended up believing him.
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en la actualidad
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presently
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más adelante
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farther on
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de ahora en adelante
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from now on
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desde ahora
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from now on
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por ahora
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just now, for the present
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de antemano
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ahead of time
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con anticipación
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ahead of time
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por los años de
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around (time)
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de aquí en adelante
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from now on
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al cabo
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at last
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al cabo de un rato
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after a while
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de continuo
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continually
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cuanto antes
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asap
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en cuanto
en cuanto salgan, venga a vernos. |
as soon as
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un día de éstos
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one of these days
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de entonces
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of that time/era
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para entonces
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by that time
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desde entonces
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ever since then
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por (en) aquel entonces
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at that time
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aficionado
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fond of
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amigo de
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fond of/friend of
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(in)capaz de
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(in)capable of
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difícil de + inf.
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hard to
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enemigo de
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opposed to
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idéntico a
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identical to
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parecido a
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similar to
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posible de + inf.
also im,im |
possible to
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asomado (a la ventana)
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looking out (the window)
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arrodillado
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kneeling
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ausente
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absent
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colgado
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hanging
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de acuerdo
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in agreement
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de buen,mal humor
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in a good/bad mood
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de moda
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fahionable
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pasado de moda
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out of style
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de vacaciones
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on vacation
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descalzo
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barefoot
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escondido
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hiding
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presente
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present
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satisfecho
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satisfied
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sentado
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sitting
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acostumbrado a
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accustomed to
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ansioso por (de)
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anxious to
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cansado de
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tired of
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cubierto de
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covered with
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decidido a
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determined to
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(des)contento de (con)
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(un) happy with
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disgustado con
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annoyed with
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dispuesto a
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willing to
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enamorado de
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in love with
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encargado de
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in charge of
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enemistado con
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estranged from
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libre de
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free from
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listo para
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ready to
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loco de
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crazy with
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loco por
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most anxious to
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lleno de
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filled with
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peleado con
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not on speaking terms with
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rodeado de
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surrounded by
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vestido de
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dressed in, dressed as
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conocía
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i knew, i was acquainted with
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conocí
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i met
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costaba
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it cost (before purchasing)
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costó
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its cost (after purchasing)
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podía
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i was able to/in a position to
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pude
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i was able to and did
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no podía
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i couldn't
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no pude
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i tried, but couldn't
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quería
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i wanted to
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quise
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i tried to
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no quería
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i didn't want to
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no quise
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i tried to
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sabía
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i knew; knew how to
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supe
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i learned, found out
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tenía
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i had in my posession
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tuve
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i had received
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tenía que
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i had to (but didn't necessarily do it)
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tuve que
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i had to and did do it
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soler
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to be in the habit of
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por poco + presente del verbo**
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almost + past verb**
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tiempo
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time (in general)
i.e. it's been a long time |
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hora
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time (clock)
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vez, veces
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time for occasion or frecuency
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a la vez
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at the same time
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anticuado
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old fashioned
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a tiempo
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on time
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de vez en cuando, de cuando en cuando
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from time to time
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decir la hora
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to tell time
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en muy poco tiempo, en seguida
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in no time
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edad
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time of life
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hora de verano
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daylight savings time
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nuestra época
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our times
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pasar un (buen) mal rato
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to have a (good) bad time
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ser hora de
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to be time to
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una y otra vez
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time after time, over and over
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ya es (era) hora
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it is (was) about time
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andar de boca en boca
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to be the talk of the town
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en boca cerrada no entran moscas
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silence is golden
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hacérse(le) la boca agua (a uno)
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to lick one's lips, to make one's mouth water
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quedarse con la boca abierta
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to be flabbergasted
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no dar (el) brazo (de uno) a torcer
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to insist on one's opinion
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ser el brazo derecho de alguien
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to be someone's right hand side
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cruzarse de brazos
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not to do anything
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perder la cabeza
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to lose one's head
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romperse la cabeza
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to rack one's brain
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ser un cabeza dura
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to be heard-headed
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dar la cara
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to face; to be responsible for something
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echar en cara
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to throw in one's face
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tener cara de pocos amigos
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to have a very unfriendly expression
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tener la (ser) cara dura
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to be shameless
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tener el (ser) codo duro
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to be tight-fisted
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tener buen diente
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to be a good eater
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decir algo de dientes afuera
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not to mean what one says
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hablar entre dientes
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to mumble or to talk to oneself
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tener la lengua dura
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to be a bigmouth
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no tener pelos en la lengua
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to be very frank
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al alcance de la mano
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at one's finger tips
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coger (a alguien) con las manos en la masa
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to catch someone red-handed
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dar (echar) una mano
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to lend a hand
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írsele la mano (a uno)
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to wash one's hands off
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costar un ojo de la cara
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to cost an arm and a leg
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mirar con buenos ojos
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to liek
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echar mal de ojo
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to give the evil eye
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Mucho ojo!
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watch out!
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con pelos y señales
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with many details
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ponérsele los pelos de puntas
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to have one's hair stand on end
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tomarle e pelo
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to pull one's leg
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andar con pies de plomo
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to be very cautious
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de pies a cabeza
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from head to toe
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entrar con el pie derecho
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to start off on the right foot
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poner los pies en el suelo
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to plant one's feet firmly on the ground
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saber + infinitivo
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to know how (cf. saber)
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saber(se) de memoria
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to know by heart
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saber a + nombre especifica
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to taste like...
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saber a gloria/ a rayos
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to taste like heaven, awful
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reconocer
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to recognize
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agradar(le) a uno
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to like
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alcanzar(le)
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a uno
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caer(le) bien
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to create a good impression
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convenir(le) a uno
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to suit one's interests
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costar(le) trabajo (a uno)
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to be hard (for one)
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dar(le) lástima (a uno)
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to feel sorry for
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disgustar(le) (a uno)
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to dislike
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encantar(le) (a uno)
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to delight
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extrañar(le) (a uno)
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to be surprised
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fascinar(le) (a uno)
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to be delighted, to fascinate
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hacer(le) falta a uno
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to need
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importarle a uno
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to matter to someone
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preocuparse(le) a uno
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to worry
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quedar(le) a uno
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to have left
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quedar bien/mal
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to fit well/badly
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resultar(le) agradable
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to turn out to be pleasant
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sobrar(le) (a uno)
nos sobró el tiempo |
to have in excess
i.e. we had more than enoughtime |
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sorprender(le) a uno
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to be surprised
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tocar(le) el turno
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to be one's turn/to win
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poner(lo) a uno
montar en avión me pone muy nervioso. |
to make ________
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