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126 Cards in this Set
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to become partners
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asociarse
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to rent
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alquilar
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to overthrow
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derrocar
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business owner
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empresario
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to be ready or willing to do something
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estar dispuesto a + infinitivo
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railroad
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ferrocarril
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affiliate
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filial
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director/owner of an industry
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industrial/industrialista
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manual labor
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mano de obra
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union
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sindicato
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number
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la cifra
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hill
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la colina
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corn
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el choclo
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sales contract for a house
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la escritura
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signature
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la firma
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lawyer/notary
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el notario
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petroleum
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el petroleo
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property
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la propiedad
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individual/subject
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el sujeto
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surface
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la superficie
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terrain
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el terreno
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valley
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el valle
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to decide/make up one's mind to
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animarse a
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to lean out
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asomarse
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to lose the enthusiasm
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desanimarse a
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to propose a question
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plantear
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to travel/tour
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recorrer
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square
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cuadrado
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after
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al cabo de
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from time to time
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de cuando en cuando
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to die of laughing
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morirse de risa
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to believe a liar
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tragarse la pildora
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theme
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tema
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subject (as in class)
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asignatura
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to caress
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acariciar
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within reach
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al alcance
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stream
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el arroyo
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alibi
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la coartada
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cheek
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la mejilla
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chest
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el pecho
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review
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el repaso
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witness
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el/la testigo
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plot
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la trama
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threat
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la amenaza
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debt collector
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el/la cobrador/a
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to carry out
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cumplir
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to owe
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deber
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to leave alone
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dejar en paz
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to humiliate
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humillar
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debtor
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el/la moroso/a
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clown
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el/la payaso/a
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base salary
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el sueldo fijo
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stubborn
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tozudo/a
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plot
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el argumento
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characterization
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la caracterizacion
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stanza
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la estrofa
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narrator
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el/la narrador/a
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character
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el personaje
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protagonist
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el/la protagonista
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point of view
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el punto de vista
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rhyme
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la rima
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line (of poetry)
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el verso
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to take place
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desarrollarse
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to skim
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hojear
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to narrate
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narrar
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o be about/deal with
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tratarse de
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educational
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didactico/a
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humorous
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humoristico/a
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satirical
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satirico/a
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tragic
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tragico/a
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auto/biography
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la auto/biografia
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science fiction
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la ciencia ficcion
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children's literature
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la literatura infantil/juvenil
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romance novel
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la novela rosa
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poetry
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la poesia
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prose
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la prosa
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classic
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clasico/a
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horror
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de terror
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historical
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historico/a
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detective
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policiaco/a
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artisan
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el/la artesano/a
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playwright
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el/la dramaturgo/a
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essayist
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el/la ensayista
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sculptor
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el/la escultor/a
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muralist
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el/la muralista
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novelist
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el/la novelista
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painter
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el/la pintor/a
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poet
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el/la poeta
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watercolor
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la acuarela
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self-portrait
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el autorretrato
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fine arts
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las bellas artes
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painting
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el cuadro
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sculpture
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la escultura
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still life
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la naturaleza muerta
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work of art
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la obra de arte
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oil painting
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el oleo
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paintbrush
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el pincel
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paint/painting
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la pintura
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canvas
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la tela
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to draw
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dibujar
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to design
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disenar
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to sculpt
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esculpir
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to reflect
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reflejar
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abstract
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abstracto/a
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contemporary
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contemporaneo/a
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disturbing/unsettling
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inquietante
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intriguing
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intrigante
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striking
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llamativo/a
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bright
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luminoso/a
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realistic/realist
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realista
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in the style of
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al estilo de
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in good/bad taste
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de buen/mal gusto
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movement
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la corriente
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cubism
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el cubismo
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expressionism
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el expresionismo
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impressionism
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el impresionismo
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realism
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el realismo
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romanticism
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el romanticismo
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surrealism
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el surrealismo
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allusion
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la alusion
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literary canon
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el canon
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stereotype
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el estereotipo
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narrative work
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la narrativa
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story/account
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el relato
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to publish
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editar
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aesthitic
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estetico/a
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