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129 Cards in this Set
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higado
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liver
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rencorosa
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spitefull/malicious bitter
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entre la espada y la pared
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between sword and a wall ( don't know what to do)
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arrancar
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to tear off, to pull off to snatch
arrancar algo a alguien arrancar de las manos also to boot up for computer (poner en marcha) |
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desahogar
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to releive to ease to vent
desahogarse con alguien is to let off steam |
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descargo
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en su descargo (in his defense)
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calaña
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gente desa calana (people of that sort) / character or quality
hombre de buen o mala calaña |
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estorbo
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obstacle / hindrance obstruction nuisance
no hay estorbo para que se haga |
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Ataud
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casket, coffin
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suceder
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to happen
suceda lo que suceda (whatever happens) |
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desquiciado
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deranged, crazy
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olfato
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smell
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asustar
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to scare
me asuste al verlo i got a shock no te asustes don't get worried |
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chamaco
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kid
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mezquita
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mosque
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condenado
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convicted condemned
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aturdido
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stunned, dazzled
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difunto
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deceased
el difunto sr. perez the late... |
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vibora
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viper
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madrastra
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stepmother
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achacoso
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ailing
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terco
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stubborn
terco como una mula |
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milagro
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miracle
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atreverse
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to dare
atreverse a algo o con alguien atrevete y veras! |
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ladrido
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barking of a dog outcry
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alterada
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altered
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condenada
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sentenced
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fulana
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slut whore
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umbral
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threshold. el umbral de la pobreza
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servidumbre
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servants; servitude
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esquero
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a leather bag
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pendiente
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estar pendiente de (keep an eye on)
pending to be resolved, outstanding (deuda) earring slope: el terreno esta en pendiente |
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sudor
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sweat
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alarde
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display, show
manifestation hacer alarde to boast or brag |
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piltrafa
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wretch
estar hecho una piltrafa (to be a wreck) to be worn out (chaqueta) |
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bruja
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witch
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castigar
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to punish / penalize
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chulo
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cocky / pimp
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chiflado
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crazy nuts
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chava
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girl (centra america / mexico)
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fallecido
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descease
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exitosa
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successful
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derrota
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defeat
road path sufrir una grave derrota (serious defeat) |
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triunfo
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triumph victory
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amparar
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to protect
ese derecho lo ampara la constitucion |
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sermonear
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to lecture
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joyas
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jewel
el nuevo empleado es una joya la joya de mi coleccion las joyas de la corona / the crown jewels |
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zorro
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fox.
no tengo ni zorra (idea) foxy crafty |
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raya
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line stripe scratch
a rayas striped una camisa de rayas mantener o tener a raya a alguien is to keep somebody in line stroke/dash/line drawn with a pen |
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riesgo
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risk / correr el riesgo de is to run the risk of
un riesgo calculado |
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obrero
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worker
clase obrero |
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atrevido
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bold audacious daring fearless
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rapiña
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robbery
vivir de rapina |
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garra
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claw
caer en las garras de alguien tener garra (informal) to have charisma |
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semejante
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similar, alike
son de una edad semejante (of similar age) jamas aceptaria semejante invitacion |
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casco
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helmet
cacos azules (un peacekeeping troops) |
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rollo
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roll
rollo de papel higienico (toilet roll) rollo de primavera (spring roll) |
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apestosa
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foul-smelling / sickening
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envidia
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envy of tener envidia de
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piojoso
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lousy / filthy person / miserable
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maloliente
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smelly
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mujerzuela
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slut / whore
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asunto
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issue
necesitamos hablar de un asunto importante no es asunto tuyo (it's none of your business) el asunto es que.... the thing is... |
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encargar
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to order - encargar a alguien de algo
si no lo tienen, encargalo (order it) |
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baratijas
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junk
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bochornoso
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embarrassing
es un espectaculo bochomoso |
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mañosa
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clever, vicious
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mugroso
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dirty
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desvelar
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to keep awake
to reveal |
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jaque mate
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check mate
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alboroto
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disturbannce
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rebajar
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to reduce / put down
te rebajo 10 euros rebajarse a hacer algo to lower oneself |
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aguantar
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to put up with
no lo aguanto : i can't bear him esta aguantando bien las presiones |
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desechable
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disposable
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escarpado
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steep
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enloquecido
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mad
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cretino
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cretin / idiot
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pueblerino
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rustic, provincial villager
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acobardar
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to frighten / scare
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rezar
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to pray
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empotrado
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built-in
muebles emportrados (fixed) |
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ajedrez
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chess
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ajeno
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alien foreign
es un problema ajeno a la sociedad de hoy (no longer exist) |
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hundir
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to sink
hundio el cuchillo es su espalda devestate el anuncio de su muerte hundio a la familia |
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coronilla
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crown
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aprobar
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to approve
me han aprobado en quimica |
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aterrar
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to terrify
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cabida
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room
tener cabida para, to have room for |
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predilecta
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favorite, darling
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compuesto
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composed of
interes compuesto (compound) |
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huraño
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shy
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mañoso
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crafty / cunning
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bobada
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silly thing
decir bobadas (non sense) |
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ciada
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maid
criada de menaje housemaid criada por horas hourly-paid woman |
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emprendedor
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entrepreneur
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lograr
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to acheive
lo logramos ! we did it |
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calamidad
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calamity
pasar calamidades to suffer great hardship |
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rebuena
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very good / excellent
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espanto
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terro
le tiene espanto a las arañas |
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bobo
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stupid / fool
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tedio
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boredom
me produce tedio |
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adular
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to flatter / to court / compliment
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temores
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fear
por temor a o de sin temor a |
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mequetrefe
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good for nothing
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condado
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county
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paradero
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whereabouts
bus stop (chilie colombia mexican) estan en paradero desconocido |
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pisen
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to step on , to walk on
pisar el freno (to put one's foot on the brake) prohibida pisar el cesped (keep off grass) |
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soberbio
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arrogant,
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perversa/o
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evil
perverse |
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alborotado
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excited
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despecho
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spite
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enredado
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entangled
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baratija
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cheap stuff
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tumbar
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to knock down,
tiene un olor que tumba |
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amarrado
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tied / mean / stingy
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oculto
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hidden
en oculto in secret permanecer oculto to stay hidden |
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asombrar
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to amaze to astonish
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achaque
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ailment
achaques de la vejez weakness defect |
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chasco
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joke / disappointment
trick dar un chasco / to play a trick |
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titiritero
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puppeteer
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cotorra
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parrot
chatterbox (hablar como una cotorra) |
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esconder
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to hide
rapido, escondete / quick hide |
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ilusa
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deluded / deceived
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presa
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prey
ser presa de / to be prey to |
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espina
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spine
me da mala espina (it makes me uneasy) a thorn |
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honrada
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honest, honorable
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mesero
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waiter
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estanque
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pond
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vividor
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opportunist
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