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86 Cards in this Set
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Calvario
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suffering
(stations of the cross) (lit: Calvary) |
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media vida
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half a lifetime
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mitad
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half
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acogedora gama
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welcoming variety
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se advertira
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one sees
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terrífico
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horrible
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Correr
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to flow, to run (it was)
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en auge
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flourishing
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aún
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yet,still, even
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módica
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modest
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sanandresitos
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grandes centros comercios columbianos
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equiparable
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comparable
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fresquito
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very fresh
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suceder
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to happen, to succeed
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trago
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Swallow (drink)
drink - the noun meaning liquor |
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entre
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between, among
meanwhile (colloq) |
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pudor
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modesty
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recato
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modesty, demure
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sin ningun pudor ni recato
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without shamefacedness
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Siguiente
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next
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DIAN
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Direccion de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales
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arriesgar
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to risk
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arriesgarse
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to take a risk
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mancha
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stain, mark
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asqueroso
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filthy, disgusting, revolting
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berrinche
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tantrum
Also: foul smell? |
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vendrían
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would come
Conditional venir |
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te hace grande
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to make you big/tall, (help you grow)
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te ves como una nina
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(makes) you look like a girl
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no te hace ver sexy
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does not make you look sexy
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colillas
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cigarrette butts
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La meta
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goal
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De todas formas
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anyway
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diario
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daily
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escasear
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to be scarce, to run short
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anaquel
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shelf
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estante
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shelf
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el arribo
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the arrival
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acaparar
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to hoard
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con sendas campañas publicitarias
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with individual publicity campaigns (senda = path)
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menear
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to wag, shake, wiggle
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menearse
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to wiggle provocatively
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regalar
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to give away
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ubicar
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to locate
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ubicarse
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to be situated
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colocar
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to place, to put
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apoderar
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to empower, to grant power of attorney
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apoderarse
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to seize, to take over
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barriga
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belly
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daño
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harm
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inmutar
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to perturb
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inmutarse
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to become flustered, perturbed
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el devenir
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evolution, state of becoming
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demandar
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to sue
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el tratado
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treaty
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involucrar
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to involve
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pertenecer
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to belong to
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la demanda
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the lawsuit
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vicio
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vice
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aprobar
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to approve, to pass
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medida
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measure
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derivar
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to derive
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sustento
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a living
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plantear
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to set out
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un fondo
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a fund
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raspachine
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farmers, cultivators (Col.)
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desplazar
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to displace
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contentillo
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appeasement
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multa
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a fine
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tinto
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black coffee (Col.)
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vasos desechables
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paper cups
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En menos de lo que canta un gallo
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in less than a jiffy
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reemplazar
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to replace
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Las pepas
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drugs
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se venden como pan caliente
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"selling like hotcakes"
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he vivia en carne propia
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through personal experience, firsthand
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haganse amigos del dueño
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make friends with the owner
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parado
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standing
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andén
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platform
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acera
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sidewalk
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hogar
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home
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sufragar
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to defray
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averiguar
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to find out, ascertain
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gana
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craving
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cuarzo
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quartz
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intentar
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to try
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