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196 Cards in this Set
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era incierta
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she was uncertain
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ardiendo
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burning
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tener exito
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to be successful
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un saldo de
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a balance of
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demencia
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madness, insanity
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desplomarse
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to collapse
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letanía
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litany
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el resquicio
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the gap
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confiable
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reliable
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entregar
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to give
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Puede correr, pero no puede ocultarse
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He can run, but it cannot hide
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deslizamiento
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landslide
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promovido
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promoted
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luciendo unas gafas con lentes color rosa
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looking at the world with rose colored glasses
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los berinches
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tantrums
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fehaciente
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reliable, irrefutable, dependable, verified
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canjear
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to exchange
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precisó
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needed
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dejó de lado
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left aside
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contrincante
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opponent
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dulcificar
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to sweeten, to make more palatable (can apply to conditions and things other than food), to make milder or more mellow, to make less harsh
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la escala
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the scale
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rapto
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kidnapping
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afilar
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to sharpen
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un centenar
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a hundred
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el traslado
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the removal
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la advertencia
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ad
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desamparado
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abandoned
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dispuso que
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it arranged that
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apretado
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tight
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respaldo
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endorsement
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recaudación
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collection
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los escombros
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the rubbish
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dulcificar
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to sweeten, to make more palatable (can apply to conditions and things)
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retirada
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retired
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destacó
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it emphasized
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colmados
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overwhelmed
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previsto
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anticipated
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sondeos
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soundings,polls
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retrasados
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delayed
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el arraigo
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the root
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allanamiento
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levelling
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al retomar
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when retaking
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chaparito
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shorty
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impedir
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to prevent
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desacuerdo
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discord
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obuses
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howitzers
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abastecimiento a largo plazo
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supplying in the long term
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desempeño
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performance
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distraido
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absent-minded
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iracundo
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angry, irate, irascible
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se dispara
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one goes off
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una leve ventaja
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a small advantage
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boicotear
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to boycott
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revisar
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to review it
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el derrumbe
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the landslide
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errónea
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erroneous
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empates
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ties
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entregarselo
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give to someone
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el suplente
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the substitute
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escatimar
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to be stingy with, to skimp on, to use very sparingly
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funcionaria
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an official
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recurrir
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to resort
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atemorizar
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to frighten
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la escasez
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the shortage
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entretanto
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meanwhile
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mortíferas
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deadly
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previamente
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previously
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trató de borrar
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tried to erase
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temporada de gripa
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flu season
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un mitin
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a meeting
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una de sus metas
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one of their goals
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un alza en las primas de Medicare
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a rise in the premiums of Medicare
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cabello cano
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White-haired
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de inmediato
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immediately
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ahijado
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godson
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anglosajona
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Anglo-Saxon
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le hace falta una revolución
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it needs a revolution
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refugiados económicos
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economic refugees
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provenientes
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originating
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respaldo
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endorsement
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superando por mucho
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surpassing by much
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por otra parte
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On the other hand
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no se equivoca
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is not mistaken
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Buen provecho
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bon apetit
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reemplazar
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to replace
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burócrata
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bureaucrat
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ambientalista
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enviromentalist
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antecedente
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antecedent
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se destacan
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they stand out
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metas
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goals
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eficiente
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efficient
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carecer
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to lack
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promover
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to promote
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temporal
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temporary
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ahorrar
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to save
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los rubro
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the heading
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costeable
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affordable
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escombros
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rubbish
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azotar
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to whip
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jubilados
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pensioners
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terrorífico
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terrifying
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azar
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chance
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rescatar
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rescue
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las tasas de graduación
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the rates of graduation
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abatir
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to lower
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cifras
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numbers
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encrucijada
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crossroads
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desventaja
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disadvantage
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superación.
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overcoming
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compromiso
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commitment
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indocumentados
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undocumente
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Es frustrante
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It's frustrating
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carece de documentos
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tengo fe.
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I have faith
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destreza
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skill
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no involucra
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does not involve
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muñeca de trapo
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ragdoll
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platillo
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subject of gossip
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ovni
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ufo
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atascado
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clogged
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las franjas del arco iris
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stripes of the rainbow
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rifas honestas
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honest raffles
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a precio de una rebanada
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price of a slice
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salpicado
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sprinkled
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cobrar
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to receive
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atraer
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to attract
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tripular
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to man
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abatidos por balines
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cazar
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to hunt
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deslumbrante
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dazzling, brilliant
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estruendo
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(ruido) clamor, noise
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peluches
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textiles plush
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ricino
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castor oil
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girasol
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sunflower
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testarudo
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stubborn
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envejecerse to age
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to grow old,
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rebelde
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rebelious
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verraco
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male pig, hog
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capricho
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whim
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labriego
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farm hand
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villancico
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(Christmas) carol
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juego de naipes
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cards
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peleon
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quarrelsome, pugnacious
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a pesar de lo que
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in spite of which
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formulario
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form
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sin embargo
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nevertheless
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ni siquiera
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not even
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la tapa
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the cover
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etapa
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stage
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impresionante
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impressive
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guajalote
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turkey
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un paso mas alla
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another step forwa
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pacheco
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marijuana user
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peliroja
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redhead
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chévere
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excellent
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chispa
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spark
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entregar
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hand over, deliver
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acudir
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to go, come
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variantes
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varieties
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verdicto
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verdict
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montaje
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assembly
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no gastes energias
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don't waste your energy
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enderezar
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to straighten
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carrasposo
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chronically hoarse
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no me hizo caso
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empujon
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shove
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esto es guerra
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no te demores
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don't delay
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contundente
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forceful
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como te aplasta
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enganar
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to deceive, trick
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algarabia
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uproar
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alboroto
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uproar
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comprometido
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embarrassing, compromising
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simplon/a
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simpleton
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se hunda
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goes down
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nuez moscada
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nutmeg
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chasco
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disappointment
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un aplauso
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applause!
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alquilado
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rented, leased
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gracia en accion
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grace in action
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hablé furioso
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I spoke in anger
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rechion/a
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cry-baby
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soberbia
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pride
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avaricia
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avarice
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pereza
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laziness
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gula
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gluttony
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lujuria
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lust
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envidia
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envy
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ira
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wrath
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mazmorro
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dungeon
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apuñalado
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stabbed
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desamparado
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helpless
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subestimar
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to underestimate
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el hampa
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Conjunto de delincuentes, pícaros y maleantes que viven al margen de la ley.
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