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167 Cards in this Set
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diseñar
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to design
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reciclar
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to recycle
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resolver (ue)
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to solve, resolve
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tener en cuenta
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to take into account; to keep in mind
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urbanizar
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to urbanize
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la alfabetización
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literacy
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el analfabetismo
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illiteracy
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el/la arquitecto/a
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architect
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el barrio bajo
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slum
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la desnutrición
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malnutrition
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la despoblación rural
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movement away from the countryside
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el diseño
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design
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el edificio
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building
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el hambre
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hunger
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el medio ambiente
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environment
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la modernización
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modernization
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la población
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population
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la pobreza
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poverty
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el reciclaje
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recycling
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los recursos
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resources
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el afotamiento de los recursos naturales
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exhaustion/consumption of natural resources
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la sobrepoblación
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overpopulation
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el suburbio
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slum
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la tecnología
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technology
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el urbanismo
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urban development; city planning
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el/la urbanista
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developer; city planner
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la ubranización
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migration into the cities; subdivision or residential area
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el vecindario
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neighborhood
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la vivienda
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housing; dwelling place
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analfabeto/a
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illiterate
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culto/a
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well-educated
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desnutrido/a
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undernourished
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en vías de desarrollo
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developing
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almacenar
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to store
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imprimir
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to print
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navegar la red
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to surf the net
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programar
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to program (with a computer)
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trabajar en red
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to be networked
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las aplicaciones
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computer applications
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la autoedición
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desktop publishing
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la autopista de la información
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information superhighway
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la base de datos
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database
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el correo electrónico
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e-mail
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el mensaje (de correo electrónico)
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e-mail message
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el disco, el disquete
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diskette
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el disco duro
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hard drive
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el e-mail
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e-mail
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el hardware
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hardware
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la hoja de cálculo
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spreadsheet
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la impresora
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printer
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la informática
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computer science
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el internet
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internet
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la memoria
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memory
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el módem
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modem
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el monitor
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monitor
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la multimedia
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multimedia
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la pantalla
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screen
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el procesador de textos
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word processor
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la programación
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programming
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el ratón
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mouse
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la red
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net(work)
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la red local
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local area network (LAN)
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el software
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software
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el teclado
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keyboard
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en línea, on-line
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on-line
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atrevesar (ie)
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to cross
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aumentar
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to increase
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crear
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to create
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crecer
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to grow, become larger
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cultivar
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to grow, cultivate
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dificultar
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to make difficult
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disminuir
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to decrease, diminish
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poblar (ue)
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to populate, settle
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subir
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to go up; to climb
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el aislamiento
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isolation
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la barrera
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barrier
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el camino
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road
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el/la ciudadano/a
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citizen
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el control de la natalidad
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birth control
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la convivencia
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living together with others
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la cordillera
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mountain range
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la cosecha
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harvest
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el crecimiento
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growth
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la escasez
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scarcity
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la esperanza de vida
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life expectancy
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el índice (la tasa) de mortalidad
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death rate
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el índice (la tasa) de natalidad
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birth rate
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la periferia
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periphery
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el/la poblador(a)
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settler
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el regionalismo
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regionalism
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la selva
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jungle; forest
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actual
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current
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despoblado/a
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uninhabited
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fértil
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fertile
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lleno/a
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full
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paradójico/a
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paradoxical
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a pesar de
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in spite of, notiwithstanding
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aspirar a
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to aspire to
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desempeñar un papel
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to play (fulfill) a role
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educar
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to rear, bring up (children)
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socializar
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to socialize
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el amo/a de casa
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homemaker
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la aspiración
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aspiration, goal
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el cambio
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change
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la carrera
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career, profession; university specialty (major)
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la custodia
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custody
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la educación
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upbringing; education
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la expectativa
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expectation
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el/la feminista
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feminist
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la igualdad
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equality
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la infancia
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infancy
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el juegete
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toy
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la juventud
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children; youth
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el/la machista
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male chauvinist
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la meta
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goal, aim
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la muñeca
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doll
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el papel
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role
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la pelota
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ball
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el prejuicio
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prejudice
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el puesto
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job; position
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los quehaceres domésticos
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household chores
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la responsabilidad
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responsibility
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la sensiblidad
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(emotional) sensativity
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la socializatión
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socialization
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el sueldo
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salary
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la vejez
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old age
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feminino/a
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feminine
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feminista
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feminist
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machista
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male-chauvinistic
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masculino/a
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masculine
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alguna vez
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ever (used in a question with present perfect tense)
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en cuanto a...
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as far as... is concerned
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en estos días
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these days
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recientemente
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recently
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últimamente
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lately
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aborrecer
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to hate, abhor
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amenazar
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to threaten
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atar
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to lace up
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comprobar (ue)
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to verify, ascertain
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convidar
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to invite (to a meal)
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dar pena
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to cause grief, pain
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odiar
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to hate
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salvar
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to save
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el alrededor
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surroundings
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el amanecer
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dawn
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el asiento
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seat
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el cansancio
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fatigue
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el carnicero
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butcher
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la cinta
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ribbon
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el collar
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necklace
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la lágrima
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tear
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el lujo
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luxury
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la mariposa
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butterfly
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la naturaleza
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nature
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la paliza
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beating
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el pelo
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hair
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el pendiente
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earing
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la plata
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silver
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asombrado/a
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astonished
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borracho/a
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drunk
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celoso/a
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jealous
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desdichado/a
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unfortunate
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estrafalario/a
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odd, strange
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flaco/a
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skinny
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necio/a
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foolish, stupid
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soñador/a
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dreamy
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tosco/a
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rough, coarse
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