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court
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tribunal de justicia
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poster
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afiche, cartel, postér
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pedestrian precinct
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zona peatonal
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outskirts
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alrededores; arrabales
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parking lot
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aparcamiento
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avenue
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avenida
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city/town hall
|
ayuntamiento
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to notify the police
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avisar a la policía
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road sweeper
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barrendero
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bureaucracy/bureaucrat
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burocracia/burócrata
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garbage truck
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camión de la basura
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telephone booth
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cabina telefónica
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civilian (as opposed to a soldier)
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civil
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roadway
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calzada
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committee
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comisión
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crossroads
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cruce, encrucijada
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side of a block of buildings
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cuadra
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to widen the street
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ensanchar la calle
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railroad station
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estación de ferrocarril
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division into lots on a housing development
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fraccionamiento
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citizen
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cuidadano
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municipal policeman
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guardia urbano
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district, private
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colonia
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waterfronty
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muelle
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city walls
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muralla
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courtyard
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patio
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pedestrian
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peatón
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bullfighting ring
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plaza de toros
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small square
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plazuela
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ask the way
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preguntar el camino
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town council
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consejo
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to call a meeting
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convocar a una reunión
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fire brigade
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cuerpo de bomberos
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report, complaint (to police)
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denuncia (denunciar)
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office employee
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empleado de oficina
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marital status
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estado civil
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statute
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estatuto
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employee, civil servant
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funcionario
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to take steps to
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hacer gestiones para
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meeting, assembly, council, committee, territorial government
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junta
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to demonstrate (in street)
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manifestar
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parking fine
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multa de estacionamiento
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standard, rule, norm
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norma
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obey the law
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obedecer la ley
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rule, regulation
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reglamento
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cleaning department
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servicio de limpieza
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to request a permit
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solicitar un permiso
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to accuse of
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acusar de
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traffic cop
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agente de tráfico
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loudspeaker
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altavoz
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hands up!
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arriba las manos!
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jailer
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carcelero
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precinct, police station
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comisaría
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to arrest
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detener
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to imprison
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encarcelar
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to lock up
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encerrar
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handcuffs
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esposas
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to escape
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ecadirse; fugarse
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getaway, escape
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evasión
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body guard
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guardaespaldas
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to investigate
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indagar
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to shoot down
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matar a balazos
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to fine
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multar
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arrest warrent
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orden de detención
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track, trail, clue
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pista
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prisoner
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preso
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police custody
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prisión provisional
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to prove
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probar
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proof
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prueba
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swoop, raid
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redada
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to search a house
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registrar una casa
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bum, tramp
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vagabundo, vago
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to pass, to overtake
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adelantar
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to catch the bus (long distance)
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agarrar el autobús
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to double-park
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aparcar en doble fila
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to get stuck in a traffic jam
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atascarse
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to get stuck in a traffic jam
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atascarse
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to get stuck in a traffic jam
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atascarse
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to increase speed
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aumentar su velocidad
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to increase speed
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aumentar su velocidad
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to increase speed
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aumentar su velocidad
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traffic jam
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atasco, congestión, congestionamiento, embotellamiento
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traffic jam
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atasco, congestión, congestionamiento, embotellamiento
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traffic jam
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atasco, congestión, congestionamiento, embotellamiento
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(long distance) bus, coach
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autocar
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(long distance) bus, coach
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autocar
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driver
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automovilista
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driver
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automovilista
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(long distance) bus, coach
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autocar
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fork, junction
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bifurcación
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driver
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automovilista
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fork, junction
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bifurcación
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beltway, ringroad
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carretera de circunvalación
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fork, junction
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bifurcación
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beltway, ringroad
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carretera de circunvalación
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traffic
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circulación
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traffic
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circulación
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beltway, ringroad
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carretera de circunvalación
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to travel, to drive/cycle/walk around
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circular
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traffic
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circulación
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to give way to
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dejar el sitio a
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to travel, to drive/cycle/walk around
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circular
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to give way to
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dejar el sitio a
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to travel, to drive/cycle/walk around
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circular
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to give way to
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dejar el sitio a
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detour, diversion
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desvío
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detour, diversion
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desvío
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no entry
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dirección prohibida
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no entry
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dirección prohibida
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detour, diversion
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desvío
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one way
|
dirección única
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no entry
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dirección prohibida
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to slow down
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disminuir se velocidad
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one way
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dirección única
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line of cars
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fila de coches
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one way
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dirección única
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to slow down
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disminuir se velocidad
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to slow down
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disminuir se velocidad
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line of cars
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fila de coches
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line of cars
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fila de coches
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wrecker, breakdown van
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grúa
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commute hour, rush hour
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hora punta
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city plan
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mapa/plano de la ciudad
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pedestrian crossing
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paso de peatones
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surface (of road)
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pavimento, piso
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yellow/white line
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raya amarilla/blanca
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to take out a ticket
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sacar un billete/boleto
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no parking
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se prohibe estacionar
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traffic signs
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señalización
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to turn [the corner]
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torcer [la esquina]
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section (of road)
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tramo
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passer-by
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transeúnte
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traffic
|
tránsito
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to break down
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averiarse
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pothole
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bache
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driving in an intoxicated state
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conducción en estado de embriaguez
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damage
|
daños
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to turn over, to somersault
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dar una vuelta de campana
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to smash into
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estrellarse contra
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injured person
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herido
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road works
|
obras
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level crossing
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paso a nivel
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to skid
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patinar
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skid
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patinazo
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long decent
|
pendiente prolongada
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to withdraw the driving license
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retirar el permiso de conducción
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to run off the road
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salirse de la calzada
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to run a red light
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saltarse un semáforo en rojo
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strong wind
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vendaval
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lively, bright
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animado
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to applaud
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aplaudir
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perfect, just right (of guess)
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atinado
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pickpocket
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carterista
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swing
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columpio
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attractions
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diversiones
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entertaining
|
entretenido
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mask
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máscara
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it's my turn
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me toca a mí
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band, orchestra
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orquesta
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theme park
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parque de atracciones
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competitor
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participante
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pastime
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pasatiempo
|
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refreshment stall
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puesto de refrescos
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to whistle at
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silbar
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to draw lots (drawing of lots)
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sortear (sorteo)
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full of people
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atestado de gente
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crammed full of customers
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atiborrado de clientes
|
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clientele
|
clientela
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busy, crowded
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concurrido
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to choose a menu
|
elegir un menú
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at reception
|
en (la) recepción
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to choose
|
escoger
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cheap hotel
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hostal
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high-quality hotel
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hotel de primera
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hotel manager
|
hotelero
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book of complaints
|
libro de quejas
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poor service
|
mal servicio
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landlord
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patróna
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rooming house, guest house
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pensión
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full board
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pensión completa
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what's the date
|
a cuánto estamos?
|
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from now on
|
a partir de ahora
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the day before yesterday
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anteayer, antes de ayer, antier
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before the meeting
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antes de la reunión
|
|
in the year nineteen hundred
|
en mil novecientos
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immediately
|
en seguida
|
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what's the date
|
a cuánto estamos?
|
|
meanwhile
|
entretanto
|
|
it's the second of september
|
estamos a dos de septiembre
|
|
from now on
|
a partir de ahora
|
|
lunar phase
|
fase lunar
|
|
the day before yesterday
|
anteayer, antes de ayer, antier
|
|
before the meeting
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antes de la reunión
|
|
most of the time
|
la mayoría de las veces
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to arrive in time
|
llegar en tiempo
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in the year nineteen hundred
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en mil novecientos
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what's the date
|
a cuánto estamos?
|
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those who have just arrived
|
los recién llegados
|
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immediately
|
en seguida
|
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from now on
|
a partir de ahora
|
|
what's the date
|
a cuánto estamos?
|
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meanwhile
|
entretanto
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|
day after tomorrow
|
pasado mañana
|
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what's the date
|
a cuánto estamos?
|
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the day before yesterday
|
anteayer, antes de ayer, antier
|
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it's the second of september
|
estamos a dos de septiembre
|
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to spend the time reading
|
pasar el rato leyendo
|
|
from now on
|
a partir de ahora
|
|
from now on
|
a partir de ahora
|
|
space/length of time
|
plazo de tiempo
|
|
the day before yesterday
|
anteayer, antes de ayer, antier
|
|
before the meeting
|
antes de la reunión
|
|
the day before yesterday
|
anteayer, antes de ayer, antier
|
|
lunar phase
|
fase lunar
|
|
most of the time
|
la mayoría de las veces
|
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before the meeting
|
antes de la reunión
|
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in the year nineteen hundred
|
en mil novecientos
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before the meeting
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antes de la reunión
|
|
in the year nineteen hundred
|
en mil novecientos
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to arrive in time
|
llegar en tiempo
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immediately
|
en seguida
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in the year nineteen hundred
|
en mil novecientos
|
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those who have just arrived
|
los recién llegados
|
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immediately
|
en seguida
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meanwhile
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entretanto
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immediately
|
en seguida
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day after tomorrow
|
pasado mañana
|
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it's the second of september
|
estamos a dos de septiembre
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meanwhile
|
entretanto
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to spend the time reading
|
pasar el rato leyendo
|
|
it's the second of september
|
estamos a dos de septiembre
|
|
meanwhile
|
entretanto
|
|
lunar phase
|
fase lunar
|
|
space/length of time
|
plazo de tiempo
|
|
lunar phase
|
fase lunar
|
|
it's the second of september
|
estamos a dos de septiembre
|
|
most of the time
|
la mayoría de las veces
|
|
most of the time
|
la mayoría de las veces
|
|
lunar phase
|
fase lunar
|
|
to arrive in time
|
llegar en tiempo
|
|
what's the date
|
a cuánto estamos?
|
|
those who have just arrived
|
los recién llegados
|
|
from now on
|
a partir de ahora
|
|
to arrive in time
|
llegar en tiempo
|
|
day after tomorrow
|
pasado mañana
|
|
most of the time
|
la mayoría de las veces
|
|
to spend the time reading
|
pasar el rato leyendo
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|
the day before yesterday
|
anteayer, antes de ayer, antier
|
|
those who have just arrived
|
los recién llegados
|
|
space/length of time
|
plazo de tiempo
|
|
to arrive in time
|
llegar en tiempo
|
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before the meeting
|
antes de la reunión
|
|
day after tomorrow
|
pasado mañana
|
|
to spend the time reading
|
pasar el rato leyendo
|
|
those who have just arrived
|
los recién llegados
|
|
in the year nineteen hundred
|
en mil novecientos
|
|
space/length of time
|
plazo de tiempo
|
|
immediately
|
en seguida
|
|
day after tomorrow
|
pasado mañana
|
|
meanwhile
|
entretanto
|
|
it's the second of september
|
estamos a dos de septiembre
|
|
to spend the time reading
|
pasar el rato leyendo
|
|
space/length of time
|
plazo de tiempo
|
|
lunar phase
|
fase lunar
|
|
what's the date
|
a cuánto estamos?
|
|
most of the time
|
la mayoría de las veces
|
|
from now on
|
a partir de ahora
|
|
to arrive in time
|
llegar en tiempo
|
|
the day before yesterday
|
anteayer, antes de ayer, antier
|
|
those who have just arrived
|
los recién llegados
|
|
day after tomorrow
|
pasado mañana
|
|
before the meeting
|
antes de la reunión
|
|
to spend the time reading
|
pasar el rato leyendo
|
|
in the year nineteen hundred
|
en mil novecientos
|
|
space/length of time
|
plazo de tiempo
|
|
immediately
|
en seguida
|
|
meanwhile
|
entretanto
|
|
it's the second of september
|
estamos a dos de septiembre
|
|
lunar phase
|
fase lunar
|
|
most of the time
|
la mayoría de las veces
|
|
to arrive in time
|
llegar en tiempo
|
|
those who have just arrived
|
los recién llegados
|
|
day after tomorrow
|
pasado mañana
|
|
to spend the time reading
|
pasar el rato leyendo
|
|
space/length of time
|
plazo de tiempo
|
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to take so long in
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tardar tanto tiempo en
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to take a second to get ready
|
tardar un segundo en prepararse
|
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it has just struck seven
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acaban de dar las siete
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at a quarter to five
|
al cuarto para las cinco
|
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spring of clock
|
cuerda del reloj
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|
five o'clock is striking
|
están dando las cinco
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exact time
|
hora exacta
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the hour of death
|
hora suprema
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time zone
|
huso horario
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to come unexpected
|
llegar a deshora
|
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my watch isn't working
|
mi reloj no anda
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it's twenty to nine
|
son viente para las nueve
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a fixed time
|
una hora fija
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hundreds of boys
hundreds of girls/trees |
centenares de chicos
cienta/os de chicas/arboles |
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a hundred books/houses
|
cien libros/casas
|
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seven hundred
|
setecientos
|
|
nine hundred
|
novecientos
|
|
a thousad soldiers
|
un millar de solados
|
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eleven hundred men
|
mil cien hombres
|
|
eleven hundred plus
|
mil ciento y pico
|
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a thousand million
|
mil millones
|
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first chapter
|
capítulo primero
|
|
first book
|
primer libro
|
|
first page
|
primera página
|
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third child
|
tercer niño
|
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third part
|
tercio
|
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fourth
|
cuarto
|
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fifth
|
quinto
|
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sixth
|
sexto
|
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seventh
|
séptimo
|
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eighth
|
octavo
|
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ninth
|
noveno
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|
tenth
|
décimo
|
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eleventh
|
undécimo
|
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twelfth
|
duodécimo
|
|
thirteenth girl
|
niña trece
|
|
hundredth girl
|
centésima niña
|
|
thousandth woman
|
milésima mujer
|
|
last knife
|
último cuchillo
|
|
digit five
|
cifra cinco
|
|
about ten girls
|
decena de muchachas
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|
to double a bet
|
doblar una apuesta
|
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dozen eggs
|
docena de huevos
|
|
to double investments
|
duplicar inversiones
|
|
number, figure
|
guarismo
|
|
couple of eggs
|
par de huevos
|
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pair of socks
|
pareja de calcetines
|
|
abundance of flowers
|
sinnúmero de flores
|
|
to triple sales
|
triplicar las ventas
|
|
what's half of fifteen?
|
cuál es la mitdad de quince?
|
|
what's a third of thirty?
|
cuál es la tercera parte de treinta
|
|
how much is three times two?
|
cuánto son tres por dos?
|
|
sixteen minus five equals eleven
|
dieciséis menos cinco igual a once?
|
|
one times one is one
|
uno por uno es uno
|
|
needle on scales
|
aguja de la balanza
|
|
height of two meters
|
altura de dos metros
|
|
thick
|
espeso
|
|
hollow
|
hueco
|
|
measure
|
medida
|
|
nuatical mile
|
milla marina
|
|
two kilos in weight
|
peso de dos kilos
|
|
ton
|
tonelada
|
|
what's the height of the pyramid?
|
cuál es la altura de la pirámide?
|
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how wide is...?
|
cuál es la anchura de...?
|
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how long is...?
|
qué longitud tiene...?
|
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surface
|
superficie
|
|
to be two meters long/high/wide/deep/
|
tener dos metros de largo/alto/ancho/profundidad
|
|
i've got more than a thousand euros
|
tengo más de mil euros
|
|
glasses case
|
estuche de gafas
|
|
jewel case
|
joyero
|
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trunk
|
maletero
|
|
container
|
recipiente
|
|
dipolmatic bag
|
valija diplomática
|
|
barrel of wine
|
barril
|
|
barrel of oil
|
tonel de aceite
|
|
handle
|
asa
|
|
bucket
|
cubo
|
|
washbowl, washbasin
|
palangana
|
|
basket
|
canasto
|
|
first aid kit
|
botiquín
|
|
toilet kit/bag
|
neceser
|
|
saucepan
|
cacerola
|
|
colander
|
colador
|
|
pressure cooker
|
olla a presión
|
|
salad bowl
|
ensaladera
|
|
pitcher, jug
|
jarro
|
|
pepper shaker
|
pimentero
|
|
saucer
|
platillo
|
|
salt shaker
|
salero
|
|
gravy boat, sauce boat
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salsera
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dinner service
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servicio de mesa
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cup
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taza
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mug
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tazón
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milk bottle
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envase de leche
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jar of jame
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tarro de mermelada
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thermos flask
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termo
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reservior
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alberca
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sink
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fregadero
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swimming pool
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pileta, piscina
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container
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contenedor
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bottle bank
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contenedor de vidrio
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contents
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contenido
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key ring
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llavero
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clothes hanger
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percha
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roof rack, trunk
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portaequipaje
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tray
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bandeja
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store window
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escaparate, vidriera
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shelf
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estante
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show case, display cabinet
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vitrina
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piggy bank
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alcancía
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wallet
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cartera
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check
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cheque
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to waste money
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derrochar el dinero, malgastar
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debt
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deuda
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to impoverish
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empobrecer
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to make rich
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enriquecer
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aquisition of wealth
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enriquecimiento
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money doesn't grow on trees
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esto no es Jauja
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poverty, wretchedness
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miseria
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purse
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monedero
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to pay cash
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pagar al contado, pagar en efectivo, pagar en metálico
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to pay in kind
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pagar en la misma moneda
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to borrow a hundred dollars
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pedir prestados cein dólares
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jackpot
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premio gordo
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to loan
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prestar
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prize draw
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sorteo de un premio
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checkbook
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talonerio
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to be worth a fortune
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valer en perú
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brightness
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claridad
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moonlight
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claro de luna
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twilight
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crepúsculo
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to go around the sun
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dar vueltas al sol
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to spin around (on itself)
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girar
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horizon
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hirozonte
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space ship
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nave espacial
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to set (of sun)
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ponerse
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sunrise
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salida del sol
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to come up (of sun)
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salir
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southeast
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sudeste
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southwest
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sudoeste, suroeste
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in the distance
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a lo lejos
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in the open air
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al aire libre
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mountain range
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cadena de montañas
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hill
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cerro
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top (of hill or mountain)
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cumbra
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slope, flank
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ladera
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plain
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llanura
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countryside
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paisaje
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pass, col
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puerto
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rock
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roca
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savannah
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sabana
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mountians, mountain range
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sierra
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fresh water
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agua dulce
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bay
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bahía
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mud
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barro
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cape
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cabo
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rise (in water levels)
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crecida
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mouth (of river)
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desembocadura
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dike
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dique
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gulf
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golfo
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river bed
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lecho del río
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jetty
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malecón
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marsh
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pantano
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well
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pozo
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dam
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presa
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undertow
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resaca
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shower
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aguacero, chubasco
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rainbow
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arco iris
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bochornoso
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sultry
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breeze
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brisa
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heavy short down pour, cloudburst
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chaparrón
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clear sky/overcast sky/bright sky
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cielo claro/cubierto/despejado
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snow flake
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copo de nieve
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to melt
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derretirse
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to clear up
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despejarse
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deluge (flood like noah)
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diluvio
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frost
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escarcha, helada
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raindrop
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gota de lluvia
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hailstone
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granizo
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humidity
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humedad
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drizzle
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llovizna
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mist
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neblina
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snowfall
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nevada
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dew
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rocío
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drought
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sequía
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storm
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tempestad, tormenta (suggests thunder and lightening)
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snow storm
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temporal de nieve
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thunder/claps of thunder
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trueno
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soil depletion
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agotamiento del suelo
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drinking water
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agua potable
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contaminated food
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alimentos contaminados
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ozone layer
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capa de ozono
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electric/nuclear power station
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central eléctrica/nuclear
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environmental pollution
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contaminación ambiental
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environmental damage
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daños y perjuicios ambientales
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to pollute the water
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degredar las aguas
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trash, rubbish waste
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desechos
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greenhouse effect
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efecto invernadero
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source of pollution
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emisor de contaminantes
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soil erosion
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erosión de los suelos
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endangered species
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especies en peligro de extinción
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fertilizer
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fertilizante
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insecticide
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insecticida
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atmospheric pollution
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polución atmosférica
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felling of trees
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tala de bosque
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waste dump
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vertedero de basura
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indiscriminate dumping
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vertidos industriales
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environmental conditions
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condiciones ambientales
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ecological balance
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equilibrio ecológica
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water treatment
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tratamiento de aquas
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cotton
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algodón
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limited resource
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bien limitado
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coal
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carbón
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cardboard
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cartón
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to dig
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cavar
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oil company
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compañía petrolera
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energy consumption
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consumo energético
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alternative/hydroelectric energy
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energía aternativa/hidroelétrica
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factory
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fábrica
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unleaded gas
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gasolina sin plomo
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wood
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madera
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opencast mine
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mina a cielo abierto
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miner
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minero
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straw
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paja
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natural resources
|
recursos naturales
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thermal insulation
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aislamiento térmico
|
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waste paper container
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contenedor de papel
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bottle bank
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contenedor de recogida de vidrio
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to waste
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desperdiciar/malgastar
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windmill
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molina de viento
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wind farm
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parqu eólico
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responsible city planning
|
urbanismo responsable
|
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use of clean energy resources
|
utilización de energías limpias
|
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harnessing of solar energy
|
utilización de la energía solar
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energy efficiency
|
eficiencia energética
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