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Dicho, a
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Mentioned before
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Entregar
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To deliver
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Fija
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Fixed
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Disminuir
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To decrease
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Aumentar
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To increase
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La aparición
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Appearance
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La desaparación
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Disappearance
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Guiño
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Wink
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Cercania
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Closeness
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Asentir
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To agree
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Acercar(se)
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To bring closer
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La palmada
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Slap
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Darle la mano
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Give a hand; to clap
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La alabanza
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Praise
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Merecer
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To deserve
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Respecto de
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In regards to; with respect to
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Necesariamente
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Necessarily
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Desincentivar
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To discourage
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Incentivar
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To encourage
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La tarea es en sí interesante
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The task in itself is interesting
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Desempeño
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Performance
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Alabar
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To praise
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Retar
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To challenge
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Rasgo
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Feature; characteristic
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Un método
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Method
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Claridad
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Brightness; clarity
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Una oblea
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Wafer; thin slice
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Delgada
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Thin
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Hecha
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Made
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La tinta
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Ink; tint; hue; color
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Un colorante
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Dye; coloring
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Cefálico
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Cephalic; belonging to the head
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Tragar
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To swallow
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Que no fuera
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That wasn't, anything that's not
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Digerir
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To digest
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Consigo
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With him/her; with them; with Usted
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Consigo mismo
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Alone; by oneself
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Ascender
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To climb up; to rise; to ascend; to be promoted
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El resultado
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The result
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Por ahora
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So far; by now; for the time being
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Éxito
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Success
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La posología
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Dosage
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La composición
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Composition; essay
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La perversidad
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Wickedness; perversity; malignity
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El mozalbete
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Young lad
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Nauseabundo, -a
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Nauseating, sickening
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La bolita
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Ball; marble
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Hurtadillas
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Stealthily; on the sly
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Expulsar
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To throw out; to eject; to expel
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Persuadir
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To persuade; to convince
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La abstinencia
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The abstinence
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La receta
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Recipe; prescription
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La sonrisa
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A smile
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Compasiva
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Compassionate; merciful; tender-hearted; humane
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La doctrina
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Doctrine; teaching
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Lastimosamente
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Miserably; pitifully; grievously; lamentably
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Metafísico, -a
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Metaphysical
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Apresurado, -a
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Brief; hasty
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Siguiente
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Following; next
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Mantecón
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Dainty person; sweet-tooth; milk-sop
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Refutar
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To refute (to prove to be false or erroneous); to confute; to convict; to control
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La refutación
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The rebuttal
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Mejorar
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To improve; to make better
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La eficacia
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Effectiveness; efficiency
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Aprendices
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Learners
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Tomen conciencia
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To become aware; to take conscience
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La conciencia
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Awareness; conscience
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La vía
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Via; route; way
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Superar
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To overcome; to beat; to overtake
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Tender
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To lay; to stretch; to hang out; to tend (to do something)
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Tender a _______
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To be prone to ______
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Conjugar
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To combine; to conjugate
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Lo que es peor
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What is worse
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La extensión
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Extension; area; length; extent; scope; range
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Decidido, -a
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Decided; determined; resolute; wholehearted; purposeful
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Requerir
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To need; to require; to demand; to order
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La resolución
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Decision; solution; resolution; determination
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Enfrascar
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To bottle
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Así
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Like this; like that; in this way
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El juicio
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Trial; judgment; sanity; reason; opinion
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Perder el juicio
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To lose one's reason; to go mad
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El encantamiento
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Enchantment
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La pendencia
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Quarrel; affray; dispute; feud; jangling contention
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La batalla
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Battle
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El desafío
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Challenge; struggle; combat; duel
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La herida
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Wound; injury; offense
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El requiebro
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Flirtatious remark; quiver; trill of the voice; endearing expressions
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La tormenta
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Storm
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El disparate
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Nonsense; foolish remark
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Asentar
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To fix; to lay down; to set up; to secure
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Asentarse
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To settle down; to settle
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El modo
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Mode; way
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De tal modo
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Thereby; in such a way
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Aquel, Aquellos, Aquella, Aquellas
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That; those
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El lamento
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Lament; moan; cry of pain
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Lamentar
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To regret; to be sorry about
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Lamentarse (de o por)
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To complain (of or about)
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Pleno, a
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Full; complete
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El movimiento
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Movement; motion; activity; turnover
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Un folletín
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Writing, sometimes inserted in the bottom of the pages of the newspapers, which deals with matters beyond the present; such as essays, novels, etc.
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Antaño
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Long ago; in days gone by
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Apenas
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As soon as; hardly; scarcely; only
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Pese a
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Despite; in spite of
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El odio
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Hatred
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Un quiosco
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Kiosk
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Llegar a; Llegar hasta
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To last until
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Imitar
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To imitate; to mimic; to copy; to impersonate
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La proyección
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Projection; screening; showing
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Al tiempo
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At the time; at the same time
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Plantear
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To suggest; to outline; to lay out; to raise; to pose; to propose
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Situar
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To place; to put; to locate
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Aparente
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Apparent; visible; striking
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El deterioro
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Deterioration; damage
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La destreza
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Skill
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El/la ciudadano, a
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Citizen
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Exigente
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Demanding
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El/la exigente
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Demanding person
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La demanda
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Demand; lawsuit; request; claim
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Desesperado, a
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Desperate
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El ritmo
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Rhythm; pace; rate; beat
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Acelerado, a
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Rapid; quick; accelerated
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Continuamente
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Constantly; continually
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Disponer
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To have; to arrange; to order; to lay on; to decide
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Disponer de
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To have; to make use of
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Relativizar
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To play down; to diminish the importance of
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El fracaso
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Failure; downfall; ruin; destruction
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Perentorio, a
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Urgent; pressing; peremptory
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El paquete
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Package; bag; parcel
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Desencadenar
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To unleash; to trigger; to unchain; to give rise; to spark off
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La pauta
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Standard; guideline; model; pattern
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Conductual
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Behavioral
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Sin apenas
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Without just; without barely; without scarcely
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El reconocimiento
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Recognition; gratitude; examination
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El/la depredador, a
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Predator
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Huido, a
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Fugitive; runaway; elusive
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Incapaz
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Unable; incapable
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El plazo
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Term; period (of time); installment; due date
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A plazo
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On time
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De largo plazo
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long-term
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Se ha cumplido el plazo
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Time is up
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Enfrentar
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To confront; to face
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Enfrentarse
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To confront; to face; to meet; to clash;
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Cambiante
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Changeable
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La inmadurez
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Immaturity
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Prolongado, a
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Long; lengthy; prolonged; extended
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Añadir
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To add; to exaggerate
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Acumular
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To accumulate; to amass; to pile up; to build up
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El riesgo
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Risk; danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy
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Consolidar
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To consolidate; to compact; to close; to strengthen; to harden
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Mediante
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By means of; through
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Convertir
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To convert
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Convertirse (a)
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To convert to; to become; to turn into
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Un apoyo
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Support
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Sino
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but (used in contrasting an affirmative idea with a negative); except, besides; solely, only (always proceeded by a negative proposition)
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El sino
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Fate; destiny
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Hasta el punto
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To the extent that; to the point
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La propiedad
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Ownership; property; accuracy
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Adaptativo, a
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Adaptive
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Adornar
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To decorate; to garnish; to furnish
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El núcleo
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Nucleus; core; center
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El acervo
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Heritage; common property; a heap
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Imprescindible
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Essential
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Razonablemente
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Reasonably; moderately
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Inmediato
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Immediate; next; adjoining
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Rodear
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To surround; to go around; to skirt around
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Rodearse
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To surround oneself with
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Adquirir
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To purchase; to acquire; to obtain; to get
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Interiorizar
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To internalize; to investigate closely; to look into
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Incorporar
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To add; to mix in; to incorporate
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Incorporarse
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To join; to start; to sit up; to mingle
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La medida
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Measurement; dimensions; moderation; extent; degree
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Voracear
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To challenge in a loud voice
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La lágrima
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Tear; drop
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Esforzar
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To strain
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Esforzarse
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To make an effort
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El funcionamiento
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Operation; action
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El/la arquitecto, a
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Architect
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La adquisición
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Acquistion; purchase; accomplishment
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El promedio
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Average; middle
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La nostalgia
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Nostalgia; homesickness
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Agradablemente
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Merrily; graciously; pleasantly; agreeably
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El círculo
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Circle; club; group
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Vicioso, a
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Depraved; addicted; spoiled; faulty; defective
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El/la vicioso, a
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Depraved person; addict
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La meta
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Goal; finishing line; aim; boundary; limit
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Derivar
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To derive; to drift; to divert
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Derivarse
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To change direction; to drift
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Impuesta
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Imposed
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Mediada
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Mediated
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El paisaje
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Landscape; scenery; view
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Lograr
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To achieve
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Integral
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Complete; whole; total
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Brindar
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To drink a toast; to offer; to give
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Fortalecer
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To strengthen
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Indagar
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To investigate; to inquire into
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Vinicular
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To link
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A través
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Through
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El imperio
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Empire; rule; emperorship
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Desmesurado, a
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Excessive; disproportionate; enormous; immeasurable; endless
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Tamaño, a
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Such; showing the size, shape; very little
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El tamaño
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Size
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Coincider
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To agree; to coincide
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Dilatado, a
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Dilated; expanded; extensive; numerous
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Predurar
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To last
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Despedazar
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To tear to pieces; to shatter; to destroy; to mangle
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El/la mendigo, a
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Beggar
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Mendigar
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To beg; to crave
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La reliquia
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Relic; heirloom
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Remitir
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To remit; to send; to slacken
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El remite
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Sender; sender's name and address
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Mítico, a
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Mythical
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Irremediable
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Irremediable; incurable
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La marca
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Mark; track; brand; stamp; scar; time; record
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Lejano, a
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Far off
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La certeza
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Certainty
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La certidumbre
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Certainty; conviction
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Cimentar
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To lay the foundations of
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Recatado, a
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Modest; demure; cautious
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La lucidez
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Lucidity; clarity; brightness; brilliancy
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Nombrar
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To name; to designate; to appoint; to mention
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La infancia
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Childhood; infancy; the first part of life
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Recuperar
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To recover; to make up
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Griego, a
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Greek
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Transitar
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To pass by; to walk; to go (from place to place)
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Paralelo, a
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Parallel
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Hecho, a
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Complete; mature; deed; act; fact
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De hecha
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In fact; as a matter of fact
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Provechoso, a
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Beneficial; useful; profitable
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Remontar
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To go up; to get over; to overcome; to pull back; to catch up
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Remontarse
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To amount to; to go; to date back to; to go back to; to soar; to climb high
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Asentado, a
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Settled
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El mito
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Myth
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La caverna
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Cave
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La sombra
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Shadow; shade; background; stain; blemish; trace; darkness
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El esclavo
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Slave; to be a slave (to something- addicted to)
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Retomar
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To resume; to take up again
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Sin medida
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Without moderation
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Engañoso, a
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Deceitful; artful; false; misleading; fraudulent
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Encadenar
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To chain (up); to link (together)
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Capaz
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Capable; able
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Tabular
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To tabulate; to count; to record
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Rasar
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To skim; to graze
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La tablilla
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Small board; splint
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La cera
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Wax
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La huella
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Footprint; track; trace; mark
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Semejante
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Similar; alike; fellow man/creature
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Conductismo
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Behaviorism
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Inmaculado, a
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Immaculate; holy; pure; spotless
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El término
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End; term
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El estímulo
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Stimulus; incentive; encouragement
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Desplazado, a
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Displaced; misfit; out of place
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Someramente
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Superficially
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El fiel
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Inspector; supervisor; the faithful
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Reflejo, a
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Reflected; reflex
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El reflejo
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Reflection; glint; gleam; reflex
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Basar
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To fix; to base; to rest upon
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El refuerzo
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Reinforcement; support; help; aid
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Adecuado, a
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Appropriate; suitable; fit
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Eficaz
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Effective; efficient; active; powerful; forcible
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Equipotencialidad
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System where the elements function
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Moldeamiento
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Action and effect of molding
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La paloma
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Dove; pigeon; meek, mild, dove-like person
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Tercamente
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Stubbornly
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Adiestramiento
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Training; drilling; practice
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Circense
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(Adj.) Circus
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Redondo, a
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Round; circular; categorical; excellent
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El redondo
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Topside (cooking); specie; hard cash
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Someterse
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To subdue; to submit
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Reforzar
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To reinforce; to strengthen; to stress; to fortify
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La canasta
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Basket
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La hucha
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Piggybank; money box; savings
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Encestar
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To score; to put into a basket
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La cabra
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Goat
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Dotado, a
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Gifted; blessed with; equipped with
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La aparición
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Appearance; apparition; publication
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Sostenible
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Sustainable
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La peonza
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Spinning top; busy bee; noisy little fellow
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El/la lanzador, a
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Pitcher; thrower; launcher
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El martillo
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Hammer; person who perseveres in something
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El campeonato
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Championship
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Arraigado, a
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Deeply rooted; established; fixed
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La fuerza
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Force; strength; loudness; intensity
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La intuición
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Intuition; to have a gut feeling
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La bola
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ball; fib; rumor
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La flecha
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Arrow
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El empirismo
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Practice of relying on observation and experimentation especially in the natural sciences
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Soler
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To usually do; to be used to; to be accustomed
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A priori
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In advance; beforehand; a priori
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Vincular
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To link; to tie; to bind; to entail
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Debatir
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To discuss
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Inmenso, a
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Immense; deep; marvelous; wonderful; unlimited; unbounded; infinite
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La fijación
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Fixation; fixing; stability; firmness
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Alejarse
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To keep away; to move away; to grow apart
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La mera
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Mere; an expanse of standing water
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El plano
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Plane; flat; plan; level; shot (movie)
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Reflejar
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To reflect; to show
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Callejear
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To wander, to loiter about the streets
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Recoger
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To pick up; gather; clear
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Siquiera
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At least; even
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Infinitesimal
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Infinitesimal (quantity or variable)
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La etiqueta
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Label; tab; badge; etiquette
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Aludir
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To allude
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Estático, a
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Static; motionless; stationary/unchanging
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Matizar
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To tone down; to match; to clarify; to explain; to tinge; to blend
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Basado, a
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Based
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El combate
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Fight; battle; combat
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El/la heredero, a
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Heir, heiress; inheritor
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Fiel
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Faithful; loyal; accurate
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El/la contrincante
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Opponent; rival
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Inveterado, a
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Deep-rooted
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Ambicioso, a
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Ambitious
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El/la ambicioso, a
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Ambitious person
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Desempeñar
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To carry out; to perform; to play; to redeem
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Negar
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To deny
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Únicamente
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Only; solely; simply
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El revés
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Back; setback; hitch
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Epistemológico
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One who studies human nature
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Cifrar
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Code; encode; cipher
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Cifras significativas
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Significant figures
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Adecuar
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To adapt; to fit; to accommodate
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Adecuarse
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To be appropriate
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La dinámica
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Dynamic
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Costoso, a
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Expensive; difficult to be obtained
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El riñón
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Kidney
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Pernicioso, a
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Pernicious; damaging; harmful
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El planteamiento
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Approach; raising; posing; elevating
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El ajedrez
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Chess
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El/la lector, a
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Reader; language assistant
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El dominio
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Control; command; domain; authority; power; mastery
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El esfuerzo
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Effort
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Seriar
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To mass produce; to arrange
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La apertura
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Opening; beginning
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Ligar
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To bind; to pair up; to have sex
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La síntesis
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Synthesis; summary
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Jerárquica
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Hierarchical
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La complejidad
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Complexity
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Jerárquicamente
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Hierarchically
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La reestructuración
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Restructuring; reorganizing
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Ejercer
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To practice; to hold; to use; to perform
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Pladur
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Plasterboard
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Rutinario, a
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Routinary; done by routine
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El/la asesor, a
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Advisor
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Ingenioso, a
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Ingenious; clever; witty; inventive
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La triquiñuela
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Trick; cheat; fraud
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El rasgo
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Feature; trait; characteristic
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Al menos
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At least
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A la vez
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At the same time
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Verdadero, a
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True
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Nuevamente, otra vez, de nuevo
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Again
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El comportamiento
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Behavior; conduct
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Aquejar
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To afflict; to trouble; to worry
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El pensamiento
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Thought; mind; idea
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En un pensamiento
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In a jiffy; in a moment
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El orden
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Order (sequence); type
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La orden
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Order (command); order (organization); order (to ask for)
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El condicionamiento
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Conditioning
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El método
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Method
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La claridad
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Brightness; clarity; light; candidness; clearness
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La oblea
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Wafer; thin slice
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Delgado, a
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Thin
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Hecha
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Made
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La tinta
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Ink; tint; hue; color
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El colorante
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Dye; coloring
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Cefálico
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Cephalic; belonging to the head
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Tragar
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To swallow; to put up with; to devour; to guzzle
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Que no fuera
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That wasn't; anything that's not ____
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Digerir
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To digest; to assimilate; to take in
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Consigo
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With him; with her; with Usted; with them
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Ascender
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To climb up; rise; ascend
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Por ahora
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So far; by now; for the time being
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El éxito
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Success; bestseller; hit; result; outcome
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La posología
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Dosage
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El mozalbete
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Young lad
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Nauseabundo, a
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Nauseating; sickening
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La bolita
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Ball; marble
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La perversidad
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Wickedness; perversity
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A hurtadillas
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Stealthily; on the sly
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Expulsar
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To throw out; to eject; to expel
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Persuadir
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To persuade; to convince
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La receta
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Recipe; prescription
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La sonrisa
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Smile
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Lastimosamente
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Miserably; pitifully; grievously; lamentably
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Apresurado, a
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Hasty; quick; hurried; brief
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Siguiente
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Next; following
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El/la siguiente
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The next one
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La refutación
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Rebuttal
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Mejorar
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To improve; to make better
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El/la aprendiz, a
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Learner; apprentice; trainee; beginner
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La conciencia
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Awareness; conscience
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La vía
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Route; way
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Superar
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To overcome; to beat; to overtake
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Tender
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To lay; to stretch; to hang out; to tend (to do something)
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Conjugar
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To combine; to conjugate
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Lo que es peor
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What is worse
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La extensión
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Extension; area; length; extent; scope; range
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