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unas cuantas cositas
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a few (little) things
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tengo no más ____ años
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I am only ___ years old
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hacía el norte
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towards the north
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al cruzar
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up(on) crossing
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triques(m)[mex}
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personal things
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por eso
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that's why, therefore
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propósito
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purpose, intention
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oeste, este, sur , norte
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west, east, south, north
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luego
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then
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los/las dos
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both
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ayuda
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help, assistance
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el rumbo; la vereda/pista, el sendero
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the route; the trail
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haciendas
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farms, estates
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documentos propios
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proper documents
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dificultades
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difficulties
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oro
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gold
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ofensa
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offense
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ejército
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army
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traques de ferrocarril
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railroad tracks
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como
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since, as, about
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déjeme ver
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let me see
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todos los
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everyone
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tal mentira
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such a lie
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deje de tratar
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quit (stop) trying
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mentiroso(-a)
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liar
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podemos cancelar
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we can cancel
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de todos modos
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anyway
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por la necesidad
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through/by necessity
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lo más pronto posible
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as soon as possible
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mediodía
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noon
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período
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period, period (of time)
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lo siento
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I regret (am sorry)
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muchísimo
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very much
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a pie
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on foot, afoot
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casi todas mis compras
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almost all (of) my purchases
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debiera pensar en eso
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you should have thought of that
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(Ud.) tiene razón
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you are right
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no parecía haber nada más
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there didn't seem to be anything else
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como visitante
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as a visitor
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librito
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little book
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negocio
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business
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bastante tiempo
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long enough
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unas cuantas hectáreas de tierra
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a few hectares of land (1 hectare = 2.47 acres)
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ya no
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no longer; anymore
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yo había de encontrarlos
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I was/had to meet them
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cocinero
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cook
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lavaplatos
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dishwasher
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aquí
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here
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acá
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(over) here
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allí
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there
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allá
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(over) there
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pedí prestado
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I borrowed
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bien vestido
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well dressed
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credenciales
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credentials
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cualquiera, alguien, alguna persona
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anyone
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la frente
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the forehead
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el frente
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front, in front of
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estar dispuesto
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be willing
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algo más
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anything more/else
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de nuevo, otra vez
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again
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lo(s)/la(s) demás
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the rest
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de criada
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as a maid
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maestro
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teacher
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tarjeta de seguro social
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social security card
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mica (slang)
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card (immigration)
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pies de altura
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feet tall
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mis propios gastos
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my own expenses
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dias después
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days later
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escuela católica
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Catholic school
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cuarto y comida
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room and board
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el/la ayudante
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assistant
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la próxima mañana
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the next morning
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placa
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badge
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cicatriz largo
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long scar
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caso
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case
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vámonos
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let's go
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llevar puesto
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have on, wear
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privado
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private
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el norte de texas
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North Texas
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de regreso
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on the way back
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a fines de
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at/towards the end
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el/la siguiente
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the following
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oveja
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sheep
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pasaporte local
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local passport
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a su campo
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to his camp
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yo no iba a recibir
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I was not going to receive
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nada más
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anything/nothing else
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sueldo
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wages, salary
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¿Quiere ud. decir?
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Do you mean to say?
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amnistía
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amnesty
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medianoche
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midnight
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viajes regulares
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regular trips
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el cruce
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the crossing
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poquito después del o(b)scurecer
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a little after dark
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claro
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certainly, clearly, of course
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el/la tractorista
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tractor driver
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granero
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barn, granary
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apenas fuera de
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just outside of
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el/la inmigrante
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the immigrant
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al mismo tiempo
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at the same time
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el monte
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the high brush, mountain
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correctamente
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correctly
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ser culpable
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to be guilty
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un trabajo
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a job
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con mucha urgencia
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with great urgency, very badly
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poco después de eso
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shortly after that
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agricultura
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agriculture
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generalmente
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generally
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el camión
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the truck
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en seguida
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next, following, right away, immediatley
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tan pronto
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so soon
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tener suerte
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be lucky
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cita
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appointment, date
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libre y voluntariamente
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freely and voluntarily
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verdadero
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true
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el/la único(-a)
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the only one/only
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archivos
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records, files
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tarjeta residencial alterada
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altered resident alien card
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el reporte
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the report
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hacerme preguntas
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to question me/ask me questions
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ocasión
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occasion
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hacer compras
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to make purchases, shop
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había hecho mis compras
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I had made my purchases
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la labor de cebolla
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the work in the onion fields
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el caminero
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the trucker, truck driver
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de altura
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in height
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bigote chiquito
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small mustache
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muy feo
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very ugly
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cara picada de viruelas
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pock marked face
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zapatería
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shoe shop/store
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de otro modo
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otherwise
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el taller
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the shop
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edificio de madera
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wooden building
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sobre
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about, over, on(top of),upon
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*hacer la lucha
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to make the effort
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el/la comerciante
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a businessman/woman
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exactamente
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exactly
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de vez en cuando
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from time to time, once in a while
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hasta la capital
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to Mexico City (common usage)
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cabra
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female goat
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yo pensaba mandar
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I intended/planned to send
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lancha
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the boat
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pescador
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the fisherman
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banco/orilla del río
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bank of the river, river bank
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el árbol
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tree
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vereda
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the trail, path
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entre
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between, among
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molina (de viento)
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windmill
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tuna de los nolpales
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prickly pear apples
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conejo
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rabbit
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tener miedo
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be afraid
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morir de hambre
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starve to death, die of hunger
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dar de comer
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feed, give to eat
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amable
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kind, friendly
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necesitan mucho
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need badly/a lot
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mula
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mule
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piedra
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rock
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ranchita
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(little) ranch
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estar ubicado
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be located
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hogar (m.)
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home
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de vera
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really, truly
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la multa
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the fine
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favor de + inf.
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please do something
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cajuela [Mex.]
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car trunk
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garita
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entrance gate, port of entry
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barra
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bar (iron, soap,etc.)
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adentro, adv.; dentro de, prep
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inside (of), within
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tener éxito
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to succeed
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tarjeta residencial/de residente
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resident alien card
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¿De qué marca y modelo es el carro?
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What make and model is the car?
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muy amigo mío
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a very good friend of mine
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aunque
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although, even though
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todavía
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still; yet
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peligro
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danger
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oferta
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offer
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niñito
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baby, little boy, little child
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permiso de vistitante/para visitar
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visitor's permit
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válido
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valid
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visita
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visit
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verdadero propósito
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true purpose
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naranjo
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orange tree
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marrano
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hog
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un poco de feria
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a little change
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verano
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summer
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barrio
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neighborhood
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se me perdió
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I lost it
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extensión
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extension
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vuelo
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flight
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están muertos
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they are dead
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toda la vida
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all (his, her, your, our)their life
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rió arriba
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upriver
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comoquiera
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however, anyway
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hacer caso a
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heed, pay attention to
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por parte de
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through, on the part of
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chiquito
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(very) small/little
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pues
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well
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no le hace/no importa
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It doesn't matter
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hecho
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fact
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encontrarse con
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meet
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de vuelta
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back (return)
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molestia
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trouble
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¡Qué mala suerte!
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What bad luck!
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tisis (f.)
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tuberculosis
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tísico
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tubercular
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el/la bebé
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the baby
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el/la infante
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the infant
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hondo
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deep
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río abajo
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downriver
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juntos
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together
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desconocido
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stranger
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el/la informante
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the informant
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contrato
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contract
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mordida [Mex.]
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bribe, graft
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tan seco
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so dry
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orrila
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edge, riverbank, embankment
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valor (m.)
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value
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de costumbre
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usually/customarily
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remate (m.)
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swapmeet
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ratito
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little while
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lechuga
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lettuce
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casa en ruedas
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(house) trailer (house)
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oferta
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offer
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tener vergüenza
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be ashamed
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paga
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pay
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solitario
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solitary, lonesome
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triste
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sad, glum, downcast
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vecindad
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the vicinity, neighborhood
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bote (m) de remos
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a rowboat
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venganza
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revenge, vengeance
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juicio
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trial
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penitenciaria
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the penitentiary
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condena
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sentence, judgment
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solicitar de nuevo
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reapply
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sentencia
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sentence, judgment
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comisionado
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commissioner
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poner una queja
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to file a complaint
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par(m)
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pair
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pedacito
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small/little piece
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procurador general
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Attorney General
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la fianza
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the bond
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los archivos
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the records, files, archives
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poner una fianza
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set/place/put up a bond
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echar mentiras
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lie
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él está enojado
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he is angry
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antecedentes penales
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criminal record
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andar a pie
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to travel by foot; walk
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rama
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branch, limb
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por ciento
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percent
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agricultor
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farmer
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pizcador[mex]
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picker
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cosecha
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crop/harvest
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daño
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harm, injury
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melón(m)
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melon, canteloupe
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empacadora
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packing plant/shed
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tren de carga
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freight train
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requisito
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requirement
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de visitas
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for visits
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tienda de abarrotes
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grocery store
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robo
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robbery, theft
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mitad(f)
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half
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riesgo
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risk
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permanentemente
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permanently
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naturalización
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naturalization
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el/la electrista
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electrician
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salir mal
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fail (a test, course etc...), turn out badly
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fundición de acero
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steel factory
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soplón
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stool pigeon
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conductor
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the conductor, driver
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semanario (adj)/ por semana (adv)
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weekly
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respeto
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respect
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estudios
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studies
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gemelos
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twins
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tranvía
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steetcar
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en total
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in total
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dentro de un ratito
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within (in) a little while
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seis u ocho
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six or eight (prior to vowel o or ho, o becomes u)
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tubo de llanta
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inner/tire tube
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a traves de
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across/through (a field, e.g.)
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(a mi) no me importa
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it doesn't matter to me / it is not important to me / I don't care
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estar fallecido
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to be deceased
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balsa
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a raft
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hondureño
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Honduran
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salvadoreño
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Salvadoran
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la mayoría
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the majority
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mitad (f)
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half
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bajo / debajo de
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under
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o(b)scuro
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dark
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hacer amenazas
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threaten, make threats
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a media distancia
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halfway
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estar enojado
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be mad
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ambos
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both
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asilo político
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political asylum
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discurso
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speech
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a mediados de
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the middle (part) of
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política
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politics
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a pie
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afoot, on foot
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quizá(s)
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perhaps
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archivo
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record, file
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aventón (m)
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ride
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divorciado
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divorced
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poner una queja
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to file a complaint
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deportaciones anteriores
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previous deportations
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apenas chamaco
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just a boy/child
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al sur
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to the south
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la única vez
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the only time
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así es la vida
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such is life, that's life
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con todo
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in all
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ante el juez
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before the judge
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ambos
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both
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de costumbre
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usually
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cualquier
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any, whatever (employed as a limiting adjective)
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cualquiera
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whichever, whatever, either (employed as a pronoun)
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mi paga
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my pay
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tan pronto como
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as soon as
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albañil
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bricklayer, mason
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sostenimiento
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support
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trago
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drink
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propina
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tip (money)
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están enterrados
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they are burried
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residencia permanente
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permanent residence
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de noche
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at/by night, during the night
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de dia
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at/by day, during the day
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miembro
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member
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tripulación
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crew
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polizón
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stowaway
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tripulante
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crewman
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marinero
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sailor
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capitán
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captain
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a bordo
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aboard
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novio(-a)
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boyfriend, girfriend, fiancé
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(a)fuera
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out(side)
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bandera
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flag
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artículo de tocador
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toilet article
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cepillo de dientes
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toothbrush
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navaja de afeitar
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(shaving) razor
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hablar
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to talk, speak
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dentro de un mes
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within a month
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placa
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badge, licence plate
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costa
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coast
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cajón(m)
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box
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centro
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downtown, center
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parpardear
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blink, wink
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queja
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complaint
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mentiroso
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liars
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pena
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penalty
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multa
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fine
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veredicto
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verdict
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decente
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decent
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inmoral
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immoral
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tener que ver con
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to have to do with
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detalle(m)
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detail
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perjurio
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perjury
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ser enjuiciado
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to be prosecuted
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magistrado
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magistrate
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designado
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appointed, designated
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absurdo
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absurd
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mero
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real
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un poco pelón
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a little bald
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desde que
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since (that)
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regalar
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to give. present (a gift)
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el/la que
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the one that[los/las que - the ones that]
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historia
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story, history
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juntos
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together
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andar borracho
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to be drunk
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tan duro
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so hard
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labor(f)
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farmwork, fieldwork
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actualmente
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actually, at present
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estar cansado
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to be tired
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